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At a different time and a different space, Wang Lin stood at this exact same spot. It was a very rare moment, and Wang Lin didn't know if others had experienced this, but he knew he was experiencing it.

He stood like he did when he entered the dream on planet Suzaku. He was in an enlightened state under the rain, and although his eyes were closed, the world was there in his heart.

It was like a child who had left home and, after decades, suddenly saw something that looked very familiar. No matter how much the child tried, they couldn't remember where the feeling of familiarity came from.

Wang Lin closed his eyes and connected the familiar feeling to the scene back in the cave world. His body became a connection that connected the cave world and the Immortal Astral Continent.

"This rain is very familiar… The sound of the rain landing on the green stone slabs is also very familiar…" Wang Lin muttered to himself. After a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at the mountain, temple, square, and the furnace above the square. This scene made him vaguely understand something.

"Life is like a dream and dream is like life… I comprehended this in the dream dao on planet Suzaku…. I know this is not the end…" Wang Lin calmly stood there and didn't create any ripples.

Liu Jinbiao was standing behind Wang Lin, and his eyes were filled with confusion. Wang Lin wasn't thinking silently but voicing his thoughts. When Liu Jinbiao heard this, he seemed to comprehend something.

"I use my left hand as life and right hand as death… My open palm is karmic cause and my closed palm is karmic effect… My open eyes are truth and closed eyes are false. I used these three things to create a world of my own… A dream world…

"In the illusion, I saw rain at the same location. Here in the real world, standing here, I also see rain...

"The world is being seen by my eyes… Because I see it, it exists…" The rain made everything look hazy. Some disciples quickly traveled down the mountain and walked past Wang Lin. The rain had come too suddenly, so most disciples were not prepared.

However, these people seemed to be unable to see Wang Lin and Liu Jinbiao. They walked by as if the two of them didn't exist.

"I use my eyes to see the world, and the grass and trees reflect in my eyes. I thought that with my eyes opened, the world was real, and if my eyes were closed, everything was fake… This was true and false, an expression of the heart. I thought that after I closed my eyes, the grass and trees would disappear… But will they really disappear…

"What exists and what doesn't exist. I look at the world with my eyes and the world looks back at me…. When I close my eyes, everything becomes false, but if the world close its eyes… will i become false…" Wang Lin looked at the rain falling from the sky.

"I don't understand what Master said, but I felt that the reincarnation made me understand the second step of deception. Deceiving oneself doesn't just end once you believe it. You must make the world also believe it...

"To deceive yourself is, in truth, to deceive the cycle of reincarnation! Since I deceived reincarnation, then I can do as I wish. The heavens can't go against my intent and the reincarnation cycle can't stop my soul. To cheat the world, to cheat time...

"I didn't understand this before, but after awakening from reincarnation, I understood…" Liu Jinbiao muttered behind Wang Lin.

"Who set the 3,000 grand dao? Who chooses these things in the world? The dao of deception was rejected by people as shameless, but they don't know that the dao of deception has to be among the 3,000 grand daos!" Liu Jinbiao's dream was to make the dao of deception one of the 3,000 grand daos!

Even in this life, he was still the same.

"The heavens and earth created essences, and cultivators like us cultivate essence. Master said that once you obtain an essence, you can enter the third step! In my opinion, the dao of deception is also three steps. The first step is to cheat others, the second step is to cheat oneself, and the third step is to return to the source to devour yourself to deceive others!

"The other was just a collective name but in fact it contained the heaven, the earth, time, reincarnation, everything! To deceive the world, to deceive time, to deceive the grand daos of the world!!

"Even daos can be cheated, and I'll become a celestial!

"All daos return to the same origin. My third step of returning to the origin is the same as what Master said before. If you close your eyes, does everything around you dissipate? If the heavens close its eyes, do you and I stop existing?" Liu Jinbiao muttered. The confusion in his eyes from his awakening gradually became clear. It was as if thunder had light up the darkness in his eyes.

His words fell in Wang Lin's ears and caused Wang Lin's heart to tremble. He vaguely understood something.

Whether it was him or Liu Jinbiao, both were struggling to confirm their daos. The path of dao was lonely, but if one could see another's struggle, then the path would no longer be lonely, and they could confirm their own dao!

"You use deception as dao to cheat the world. I use my life as dao to defy the world and confirm my dao shadow… In truth, both of us are cultivating our hearts…" Wang Lin closed his eyes.

"In my eyes, the world is my appearance… If I close my eyes, the world no longer exists… If the world closes its eyes, I still exist! If I can reach a state where I open my eyes the world closes its eyes and the world remains dormant as long as I live, then I will have ascended." Wang Lin took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

"I have experienced life and death, walked through karma, and searched through true and false for me, who sank into the sea… If there is a fourth ethereal essence, it is reincarnation...

"This reincarnation is not the life and death reincarnation, but the reincarnation of the world. Not the lives of souls, but dao… The reincarnation of everything…" Wang Lin took a deep breath as he raised his feet and walked forward under the rain.

"Restrain the heavenly dao. All souls beneath the heavens must suffer divine tribulation. Free thyself from convictions that lead only to destruction and walk the path of the true dao!

"Facing the boundless unknown, all souls must resolve their questions in life and break free from the machinations of heaven. Obtain the path of life and walk the path of the true dao!

"Lock down the fortune of heaven and seal the underworld. Those who do not achieve the true dao will sink into a sea of suffering and forever lose the path of the true dao. Walk the path of true dao!"

He understood.

This dao scripture was complicated, and he barely understood it back then. However, here, under the rain on a mountain at the Dong Lin Sect, he understood its meaning.

"Those who do not achieve the true dao will sink into a sea of suffering and forever lose the path of the true dao…

"All souls beneath the heavens must suffer divine tribulation. Free thyself from convictions that lead only to destruction…

"I have comprehended life and death, and life and death is a rope. One end is life and the other end is death. Connected together, it forms a circle.

"I have comprehended karma, and karma is like a net. It is a large net formed by countless lives and deaths. All lives inside would find it difficult to break free.

"I comprehended true and false, and true and false is like a dream barrier. Everyone has a dream barrier in their heart, and when you thought you were awake, you didn't realize your world was just a dream...

"Everything around you is just a part of your dream… All beings are in their own dreams they can't awaken from. It is like a circle that was layered around you. When you thought you had awakened and walked out from a circle, you were just in another circle.

"I how have an answer to Li Qianmei's three questions…

"I connect life and death to form a large net of karma. I open my eyes in the dream and use true and false to cast the net into the dream to catch a fish… That fish is me!" Wang Lin's eyes shined brightly and he walked forward.

He understood that this was related to Liu Jinbiao. If not for his dao of deception, Wang Lin would still be confused and would be unable to completely see through his three ethereal essences.

Liu Jinbiao followed behind him and seemed to gain enlightenment. When he looked at Wang Lin, he felt like Wang Lin was different, but he didn't know why.

It was as if there was a layer of fog around Wang Lin. This fog couldn't be seen, but it made him feel like he was from a dream, very unreal.

However, now it was as if Wang Lin had awakened from a dream and everything was clear.

"This Dong Lin Sect was very mysterious to me. The disciples almost never leave and only cultivate inside the sect… I thought this was the rule and custom of the sect...

"But after I entered this place, I felt something familiar and gained enlightenment about my dao. This is related to my state of mind, but it is also related to this place!"

Standing on the hill, Wang Lin appeared on top of the palace. He stood there and allowed the wind to blow on his white hair and clothes. He looked down on the world, on more than half of the Dong Lin Sect.

From his view, the entire Dong Lin Sect was extremely large. He saw the disciples of the Dong Lin Sect move through the rain and many cultivators cultivating in their residences.

He also saw the beauty of the mountains under the rain and the vitality of the trees...

As he watched, sadness appeared in Wang Lin's eyes.

"Su Dao… I don't know if it was like this when you were here… but right now, the Dong Lin Sect… is a dead sect!

"All of this is just a dream… No wonder the Dong Lin Sect is mysterious and their disciples rarely go out…" Wang Lin let out a sigh. He closed his eyes and then slowly them.

He saw the Dong Lin Sect that outsiders could not see!

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The green mountain was no longer there… It had become a bare and dead mountain.

The water was no longer clear and gave off a foul smell...

Even the wind that blew by was filled with sorrow and the smell of decay.

Also, the intricate pavilions were covered in dust. They had lost their sense of vitality and looked fallen.

The stone steps that led up the mountains were mostly damaged. The howling wind played a sad tone.

Those Dong Lin Sect disciples Wang Lin had seen walking through the sect became skeletons scattered across the square, pavilions, and stone steps. They had long decayed and only skeletons remained.

The Dong Lin Sect disciples inside the residences that were sitting there cultivating were all the same. They were merely skeletons...

This was a dead sect!

There was no trace of vitality and it was filled with a powerful death aura...

But there was a dream that existed over this powerful death aura. This dream contained the illusion of the countless people that had died here. It was as if the disciples of the Dong Lin Sect didn't know they had died...

They were still cultivating in that dream.

This was also why when Wang Lin and Liu Jinbiao stood there, all the Dong Lin Sect disciples just walked past them. It wasn't that Wang Lin didn't exist, but they didn't exist.

It would not be appropriate to call them ghosts, because Wang Lin saw no ghosts. It was only a dream that didn't know death… In this dream, even if an outsider came, they would find it difficult to notice. It was as if they had become part of the dream and had integrated with it.

This place had been destroyed for countless years. He didn't know how long it had been… But he understood that people came without noticing that this was a dead sect. They stayed as guests and then left….

But it was impossible for him to the first person to see through this place!

Because he saw that there was a large temple at the center of the Dong Lin Sect, and a powerful vitality filled with sadness silently existed there.

That vitality was filled with loneliness and sorrow. It was like a child that had lost their family and all relatives. After crying for a long time in the ruins, the child silently guarded this place.

With no one to accompany them, all they had left were the ruins and the dead bodies. In that loneliness and sorrow, a dream was formed. In this dream, the mountain was green and the water was clear. The sect was filled with the vitality of the Dong Lin Sect disciples to accompany them...

If Wang Lin had come here before he comprehended his own ethereal essences, he wouldn't have been able to see anything. But at this moment, he saw it and he let out a sigh as he closed his eyes.

When the wind passed, he opened his eyes and the death and decay disappeared from the Dong Lin Sect. Instead, it was filled with life as the countless disciples moved about.

"Let's go," Wang Lin slowly said and then walked forward. Liu Jinbiao couldn't see the change here, but he could feel that something was wrong. He followed behind Wang Lin.

Moving forward, ripples echoed around Wang Lin. Other people couldn't see these ripples. This was Wang Lin allowing himself to become part of the dream.

When he and Liu Jinbiao landed, two rays of light flew over from the distance, revealing two cultivators, one man and one woman.

These two cultivators were very young. The man was very handsome and quickly showed his respect. The woman next to him was very beautiful and looked at Wang Lin with a curious gaze.

"Senior, Junior came under orders from the ancestor to invite Senior to the Dong Lin Temple." The young man smiled and clasped his hands. His words were very respectful and so was his expression.

The woman beside him also clasped her hands, and her gaze swept by Wang Lin.

Wang Lin looked at the two Dong Lin Sect disciples before him. He let out a sigh in his heart as he revealed a gentle expression and nodded.

Under the guidance of the Dong Lin Sect disciples, Wang Lin flew toward the center of the Dong Lin Sect. The Dong Lin Sect was very large, and along the way, Wang Lin saw the Dong Lin Sect filled with vitality.

He also saw many cranes flying in the sky. On the ground, whether it was the alchemy yard or the residences, there were disciples sitting there, cultivating or chatting.

When the wind blew, it was filled with dense celestial energy, as if it was a paradise.

Along the way, Wang Lin saw Dong Lin Sect disciples who passed by him introduce themselves and clasp their hands at him.

The people of the Dong Lin Sect were very gentle and very polite, as if Wang Lin was a treasured guest.

When they got close to the Dong Lin Temple at the center, two rays of light closed in. When they arrived before Wang Lin, a hearty laughter echoed.

"Dong Cun, Xiao Yan, the two of you can leave." The laughter echoed as two cultivators were revealed inside the two rays of light. The speaker was an old man, and beside him was a middle-aged man who smiled and clasped his hands at Wang Lin.

The two of them were Golden Exalts and extraordinary. The old man's hearty laugh echoed as he clasped his hands toward Wang Lin.

"My name is Xu Tiannian, the head elder of the Dong Lin Sect. I'm on the ancestor's order to invite Senior to the Dong Lin Temple."

"Junior is He Dao, the Dong Lin Sect's sect master. Greetings, Senior." The middle-aged man smiled and was very polite.

Looking at the two of them, Wang Lin's eyes were filled with sadness. What kind of loneliness would make someone create a dream to accompany them...

Wang Lin sighed and said to the two of them, "Let's go."

The two Golden Exalts accompanied Wang Lin and gave him respect worthy of his status. They came to the center of the Dong Lin Sect, the holy land of the Dong Lin Sect - the Dong Lin Temple!

The old man clasped his hands at Wang Lin and respectfully said, "The ancestor is inside. We don't have a summon and therefore can't go in, so, Senior, please proceed on your own."

Wang Lin nodded and looked at the door of the Dong Lin Sect. In truth, after he had seen through the dream, he could have come here himself and walked through the ruins to this temple filled with sorrow.

There was no need for him to talk to some illusions from the dream.

But he didn't do this, as he could feel the sorrow and loneliness. He respected the Dong Lin Sect's old ancestor, and what he got was the respect of the Dong Lin Sect's old ancestor.

"Jin Biao, wait for me outside," Wang Lin softly said before walking toward the Dong Lin Temple.

Liu Jinbiao respectfully nodded and subconsciously looked around. He felt like something about this place was strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Wang Lin slowly walked toward the Dong Lin Temple. Once he completely entered the temple, an ancient voice filled with loneliness and sorrow echoed inside.

"You came…"

In the temple, directly before Wang Lin, there were three large statues of two men and one woman. They were all looking toward the east with smiles, exuding an aura of pride.

Under the statues, there was an old man wearing a grey rob. His face was filled with brown spots, like a mortal who was in his twilight years. His expression was miserable and was filled with endless sorrow.

Aside from the sadness, there was a powerful aura buried deep inside his body. This aura was beyond that of any Empyrean Exalt Wang Lin had met.

"I'm here…" Wang Lin let out a sigh and walked up to the old man. He sat down and waved his right hand to take out a jug of wine.

"Want some?" Wang Lin handed the wine jug to the old man.

The old man silently pondered for a while. He then took the wine jug and took a sip.

"I feel a familiar aura from you. It should not be your first time here." The old man looked up at Wang Lin.

"I came in a dream." Wang Lin took out a second wine jug and took a sip.

The old man looked at the great temple in the distance and slowly said, "Perhaps… I have sat here for a very long time. Perhaps you really came here in your dream."

The old man softly asked, "Was the Dong Lin Sect in your dream the same as now?"

"The same." When Wang Lin looked at the old man, he could feel his sadness.

"Thank you…" The old man closed his eyes. Two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks. With his cultivation level, he should not know what tears were, but when Wang Lin said "the same," the tears just flowed down.

"I have been sitting here for a long time. You're the only one who has given me a sense of familiarity… This is my home… I left a long time ago, when I became an Ascendant Empyrean, and when I came home, it was already like this…" The old man opened his eyes, and they were filled with dense pain and sorrow.

Wang Lin silently pondered.

"I don't know who did it… I can't find out. Not even Grand Empyreans can find out… I can only sit here with my memories and create this dream- allow this dream to accompany me and let the Dong Lin Sect to exist… until the day I die…" the old man whispered, his voice turning hoarse.

Wang Lin looked at the old man and didn't speak.

What kind of emotion could make a person like this? What kind of sadness could make one deceive themselves with a dream? What kind of loneliness would make a person create an illusion to accompany them?

"If Wan Er still can't awaken… If Ping Er can't open his eyes… If Planet Suzaku was destroyed… Perhaps I would be like him. A person sitting in the void in his own cultivation planet, numbing myself with a dream. In that world, there would be my parents, me, Wan Er, Ping Er, and all the faces I'm familiar with...

"If that day really comes, perhaps I will do the same…"

The old man suddenly spoke, and what he said caused Wang Lin's heart to tremble! "Lock down the fortune of heaven and seal the underworld. Those who do not achieve the true dao will sink into a sea of suffering and forever lose the path of the true dao. Walk the path of true dao!

"This was written on a stone tablet with the blood of my Dong Lin Sect by the culprit…"

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"Over the countless years, I have studied this line. I want to know who destroyed my Dong Lin Sect and what his thoughts were!

"My Dong Lin Sect never entered disputes with the world and has always had strict sect rules. Disciples rarely go out, let alone create feuds with others. Even I have a lot of friends and focused solely on cultivation.

"Even so, the Dong Lin Sect, my home… was destroyed… I went to a Grand Empyrean to help me divinate, but even they couldn't divinate the cause of my Dong Lin Sect's destruction...

"I visited the five Grand Empyreans and even the Imperial Teacher, but none of them could find anything. Only the Imperial Teacher coughed out a mouthful of blood during the divination, and his eyes were filled with fear…. However, that fear lasted for a moment and then was replaced with confusion...

"He was confused for three days, and I watched him for those three days. When he became sober, he had forgotten what he had divinated for me. It was as if an invisible force had wiped away his memories of these three days…" the old man murmured as his sad eyes revealed unimaginable hatred and madness.

"I can't understand that stone tablet… but I imprinted that handwriting into my soul. It is my only clue to finding that person.

After a long time, he said in a horse voice, "Do you want to look at the stone tablet…"

Wang Lin calmly nodded.

The old man with his eyes closed seemed to be able to notice the nod. He raised his right hand and waved. With this, an aura of death quickly filled the temple. It was as if the temple had aged countless years. It went from its state of glory to a state of decay.

The temple was covered in dust and there were cracks on the pillars. Even the three statues behind the old man changed and became broken.

Cracks appeared on the ground under the old man, showing signs of ruin. This wind of decay spread out across the entire Dong Lin Sect, with the temple as the center.

Outside the temple, the square was broken and the decay spread. The mountains were no longer green and became dead. The water was dried up and what water remained gave off a foul smell.

The Dong Lin Sect disciples, including the two Golden Exalt cultivators, disappeared without a trace. The entire Dong Lin Sect became a dead land.

Only those skeleton-like corpses filled the entire sect...

Liu Jinbiao stood outside the temple and stared at everything before him dumbfoundedly as his pupils shrank. Now he knew why he had such a strange feeling. Beside him was a skeleton that seem to be looking at him or at the sky...

A huge, stone tablet standing outside the Dong Lin Temple was swept with the wind of decay. It was more than 1,000 feet tall and seemed to appear out of nowhere!

There was a line of words in blood on the stone tablet!

"Lock down the fortune of heaven and seal the underworld. Those who do not achieve the true dao will sink into a sea of suffering and forever lose the path of the true dao. Walk the path of true dao!"

The words written in blood were no longer bright red but had long dried into dark brown. An aura of terror spread out from the stone tablet and shrouded the entire Dong Lin Sect. The sky darkened as if a large hand had covered the sun above the Dong Lin Sect.

It was as if this force was blinding the heavens themselves!

"This is the stone tablet…" The old man stared at the stone tablet outside the temple behind Wang Lin.

Wang Lin turned around and looked at the stone tablet. When he saw the stone tablet, a thunderous rumble echoed inside his head.

He had seen this stone tablet before! He had seen it inside the Seven-Colored Realm in the cave world!

He originally thought that the stone tablet in the Seven-Colored Realm was something the Sovereign had set up, but it seemed like it was completely different from what he expected!!

What shocked Wang Lin was the handwriting of the words on the stone tablet. The more he looked, the more familiar it felt. It was as if he had seen someone personally write it!!

Handwriting could be imitated, but the aura from the handwriting was extremely difficult to imitate. Wang Lin was not only familiar with the handwriting, but he was also familiar with the handwriting's aura!!

"All… All-Seer…." Wang Lin was startled. How could he forget this aura? This was a person he dreaded greatly in the cave world.

This person was part of the Heavenly Dao, and he had already been destroyed by Wang Lin, but Wang Lin suspected that the All-Seer wasn't dead!!

The handwriting and aura here were not the same as the ones on stone tablet inside the Seven-Colored Realm. However, the appearance of the stone tablet caused Wang Lin's understanding of the cave world to blur.

"Cave world… Immortal Astral Continent… Dong Lin Sect… The only thing that connects the three places is the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign!! But his soul was divided into three and they were sealed by me… The third soul is Su Dao… I even came to the Dong Lin Sect in the cave world...

"But why… Why did this line appear here? This stone tablet, why does the cave world have this stone tablet as well? What the hell is going on…" As Wang Lin looked at the stone tablet, confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Who destroyed the Dong Lin Sect and left this stone tablet here?

"The handwriting and aura belong to the All-Seer, but how did he come to the Immortal Astral Continent and why did he destroy the Dong Lin Sect!?

"Also, the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign. I thought he was dead, but… is he really dead…

"The cave world is definitely not that simple. What kind of secret is hidden inside!?

"I thought I had learned everything back then, but was what I learned merely the edge of the hidden truth? I stood on the peak of the mountain and thought I saw the world, but I didn't know that there was a pair of eyes in the sky behind the mountain, looking at my world!" Wang Lin instantly felt a chill.

"If you have seen this handwriting and aura in your life, please tell me…" The old man's hoarse and sad voice echoed behind Wang Lin.

"You must tell me. If I can take revenge, then I'm willing to become a slave until I die to those that provide me with the clue…" The old man spoke slowly and his words were filled with startling faith and determination.

After the old man spoke, he waved his right hand and a breeze blew by. The temple returned to its original appearance. The mountain was still green, the water clear, the birds sang, and the fragrance of the flowers filled the sect. The disciples that didn't know they were already dead lived happily in the Dong Lin Sect that was filled with vitality.

The stone tablet outside the temple disappeared and the piles of bones could not be seen. Liu Jinbiao looked at where the stone tablet was, and he felt his hair standing up.

"This… What kind of damn place is this…" Liu Jinbiao's heart skipped a beat as he looked around. When he looked at some of the Dong Lin Sect disciples, the feeling of fear became even stronger.

In the temple, Wang Lin didn't reveal any of the shock he had felt in his heart as he answered calmly, "I will."

The old man looked at Wang Lin. After a long time, he lowered his head and hid the sorrow and loneliness in his eyes. However, even with his head lowered, it wasn't able to dispel any of this sadness.

The old man said with a hoarse voice, "Did you pass by the Dong Lin Sect, or did you come with a purpose…"

"I want to borrow the Dong Lin Pool!" Wang Lin suppressed the waves in his heart. These things gave him a strange feeling and shocked him at the same time.

"Dong Lin Pool…" The old man pondered for a bit and then gently nodded.

"The water in the Dong Lin Pool is connected to the soul sealed in the Great Sage Continent… The soul sealed here is not a beast, but a foreign cultivator...

"This person lost to the Celestial Ancestor and was sealed here. He has long died, but his soul didn't disappear. Instead, it fused with the underground river in the continent. The Dong Lin Pool is one of the places it flows out from...

"A cultivator can only enter the Dong Lin Pool twice. Once you enter for the third time, you will immediately die. Not many outsiders know my that Dong Lin Sect has the Dong Lin Pool. Those that know would pay a great price to be allowed to enter the Dong Lin Pool.

"Rumors outside and even inside the sect say that the Dong Lin Pool can help form essence true bodies, but that is false… If that was the case, my Dong Lin Sect would have long become the number one sect of the celestial clan. We also wouldn't be able to keep it, and the Dong Lin Pool would've long been taken by a Grand Empyrean.

"Even so, it has caused a lot of concern, but on the reputation of the Dong Lin Sect's first ancestor, Grand Empyrean Dong Lin, and the fact the pool can't be moved, and how the effect weakens with the passage of time, no one has come to steal it."

"Grand Empyrean Dong Lin?" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed. It was the first time he had heard this name.

"The celestial clan's five Grand Empyreans aren't eternal, and some fall… My Dong Lin Sect's first generation ancestor was a Grand Empyrean, but he fell… No one even knows where his body went… Many people have searched for his body, including some of the later Grand Empyreans, but no one could find it...

"There was a rumor saying that if one can find the ancestor's body, it is possible to become a Grand Empyrean without going through the test in the Immemorial God Realm… But this is just a rumor," the old man calmly said.

Wang Lin took a deep breath. He didn't expect the Dong Lin Sect to have such a background, and a Grand Empyrean had appeared in the sect before!

"The effect of the Dong Lin Pool is very weak now. The rumor is that it can help you form an essence true body, but the real effect is to put you into a strange state and then you will have a certain chance of comprehending the special essence that belonged to the foreign cultivator!

"If it fails, it will only make your essences a bit stronger."

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The Dong Lin Sect in the illusion was beautiful under the early morning sun. The sunlight covered the sect and caused the shadows outside the Dong Lin Temple to continue to shrink.

The members of the Dong Lin Sect were silently cultivating. They were all absorbing the power of the world to cultivate their bodies.

The entire Dong Lin Sect was like a bubble blown by a mortal child. It shined brightly in the world but was also fragile. It was as if it could break with the touch of a hand.

The more beautiful something was, the more illusory it was.

In the back mountain of this illusion, the birds sang and the fragrance of the flower drifted by. There were bursts of cheerful roars from small beasts, and there was a mighty altar built here.

This altar was like a tower. It was 10,000 feet wide and 1,000 feet tall. It was made of blue stone and gave off a distinct sense of coldness.

Above the altar, there was a platform about 1,000 feet wide, and there was a small pool at the center. The pool looked dry but still had a shallow layer of water. Ripples echoed in the water as the wind blew by.

Some vegetation floated on the surface and moved with the ripples.

Wang Lin stood outside the pool and looked at it with confusion in his eyes. Liu Jinbiao stood behind Wang Lin, and his eyes turned as he looked around, but there was fear in his eyes.

"This damn place is not what I see now. Perhaps there is a skeleton under my feet… That pool of water seems clear, but it may actually be foul water with corpses soaking inside…" The more Liu Jinbiao imagined, the more terrified he felt.

He was not afraid of the corpses, but of the unknown.

While fearing the unknown, he didn't notice that the confusion in Wang Lin's eyes had become even stronger. Wang Lin looked at the pool and pondered for a long long time.

"Why is it like this…" Wang Lin closed his eyes and pictured the Dong Lin Sect and the Dong Lin Pool he saw in the dream!

"Why is this Dong Lin Pool completely different from the dream realm created by the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign!?!

"The Dong Lin Pool in the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign's memory was also here, but there was no altar and it was a large pool. However, this place… which is real which is fake…" Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked around with a gaze that could break all illusions.

What he saw was greatly different from before. When he looked at the altar, it was ancient and covered in cracks. There were even dried spots of blood everywhere.

Under his gaze, this area was surrounded by an aurea of death. When he saw the pool, his gaze eased slightly. The pool hadn't changed.

Aside from the pool of water, everything else around it changed.

"This should be the real Dong Lin Pool… Looking at the altar, it has existed for a long time, but if so, why it is different from the memory of the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign...

"If this place never changed, then what changed was the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign!" Wang Lin silently pondered.

When he stepped into the Dong Lin Sect on the Immortal Astral Continent for the first time and not in the dream, a layer of fog appeared in his mind. He began to question his understanding of the cave world.

"Did I really control everything inside the cave world… The All-Seer's aura, those stone tablets… The Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign's false memories… What kind of secret is hidden in all of this?

"This Dong Lin Sect is no ordinary place. Grand Empyrean Dong Lin appeared here and then fell. Not even his body can be found...

"Who destroyed the entire Dong Lin Sect… Was it the All-Seer? Was it the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign? Or was it someone with deep connections to the cave world that I missed…" Wang Lin silently pondered.

Wang Lin looked at the Dong Lin Pool for a long time before he took a deep breath and walked toward it. Outside the pool, he looked down on the water's surface and saw his own reflection.

When he saw himself with his white hair and white robe, his body trembled. A rumble echoed through his mind and he seemed to remember something.

"One thing was very strange. I used to speculate about it… About my Heaven Defying Bead. Why was the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign able to take the Heaven Defying Bead from Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Teacher without attracting their attention...

"Why is it that in the cave world, Blue Dream and company, including the Seven-Colored Daoist, could see that I have the Heaven Defying Bead… But on the Immortal Astral Continent, even now, no one has noticed it...

"Why did even my teacher, Xuan Luo, not see through it when he went to the cave world? Perhaps he saw through it but didn't speak?

"If that is really the case, I have also met Grand Empyrean Dao Yi. Why did he not say anything or steal it… I'm more convinced they didn't see through it!

"What exactly is the Heaven Defying Bead? Who created the compass for the Heaven Defying Bead, and what is its use… Why can some people in the cave world see that I have it, but no one on the Immortal Astral Continent can..."

"When I absorbed the scorpion soul, the scorpion said 'white bead…' White bead… Does that mean there is a black bead? What is inside it?

"If I can connect this matter with the destruction of the Dong Lin Sect, perhaps I'll know what shocking secrets are hidden in the cave world!" Wang Lin's expression changed as he looked around.

"In truth, I do have another method to see what happened to the Dong Lin Sect, who destroyed it… But even Grand Empyreans can't divinate it. Even the Imperial Teacher was confused for three days and lost his memory of it. I… Can I do it…"

Wang Lin hesitated for a moment, but soon, his eyes were filled with determination. This was not just something related to the Dong Lin Sect, it was also related to him. After all, he came from the cave world and had the Heaven Defying Bead.

Wang Lin originally thought he had removed the curtain, but he had only lifted a corner - it still covered his eyes. He was now going to pry open the invisible hands blocking his eyes and allow himself to see through the gap!

Taking a deep breath, Wang Lin sat down next to the pool. He didn't look at the Dong Lin Pool but at the Dong Lin Temple in the distance. His aura seemed to disappear and he entered a strange state.

Liu Jinbiao was beside Wang Lin and suddenly turned around. Wang Lin had disappeared from his senses, but when he looked back, he could see him. However, he felt like Wang Lin didn't belong here, as if this world was rejecting Wang Lin.

"With my body fused with this world… With my divine sense assimilated with the void… With my soul, create a world; with my dream dream of the change in time…" The fusion of Wang Lin's dream dao and Flowing Time created a mysterious power that would allow him to return to the past like in the cave world!

Wang Lin didn't know if others could do this, but out of all the people he had met, only he could use it, and he had to borrow the power of the Great Soul Sect's Ghostly Sail!

When Wang Lin was immersed in the dream dao, he silently lifted his right hand and waved. The Ghostly Sail appeared and rotated around him.

A dream of thousands of years...

In Wang Lin's dream, time reversed a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years… Until even he forgot how much time had passed. The Dong Lin Sect was still the Dong Lin Sect...

The mountain was still the same and the water was still clear. Countless disciples of the Dong Lin Sect were cultivating in the same morning, causing the entire Dong Lin Sect to be covered in a hazy mist.

It was calm, it was peaceful. There were sounds of dao lectures coming from the great hall, where many disciples were listening.

In the distance, rays of light flew between the mountains and large amounts of celestial cranes were flying in the air… On the ground, there were small, captured beasts letting out cheerful cries. A beautiful woman was smiling as she fed the small beasts pills.

Even further away, in the herb garden of the Dong Lin Sect, the disciples were taking care of the herbs according to their teacher's commands.

There were Dong Lin Sect disciples walking up and down the stone steps of the mountain. When they met, they would respectfully bow if it was a senior. At the foot of the mountain, a few outer sect disciples were laughing as they carried buckets of water. They wiped the sweat off their foreheads.

This quiet Dong Lin Sect gave Wang Lin a familiar feeling. It was like a bubble that emitted a brilliant light...

At the next instant, the sky darkened, but this didn't attract the attention of any of the Dong Lin Sect disciples. However, at the next instant, the several disciples carrying the buckets of water trembled and fell to the ground.

The fellow sect members greeting each other all let out let miserable screams and then their bodies became bloody messes and corpses… In the sky, the herb garden, the small beasts, and the dao lectures, miserable screams echoed.

The entire Dong Lin Sect was like a bubble, but at this moment, it was like a hand had touched the bubble, causing this beautiful bubble to pop… As soon as the bubble popped, all life inside died!

As the people of the Dong Lin Sect died, a blurry figure appeared in the sky, under the sun. This figure had the sun behind it, making it impossible to see clearly...

Wang Lin raised his head in the dream to see the appearance of the figure. However, he only saw a blur and then intense pain filled his head. This pain was something he had never experienced before and was far more intense than anything he had ever felt!

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Wang Lin suddenly opened his eyes. They were now bloodshot. His clothes were covered in sweat and his face was pale, as if he had lost some strength. A sense of weakness spread across his body.

"Master!" Liu Jinbiao quickly walked up. His eyes were filled with shock and panic.

"How long were my eyes closed for?" Wang Lin's breathing was rough, as if even breathing was difficult. He was like a mortal, and after a long time, he raised his hand, signaling he was fine.

Liu Jinbiao hesitated for a moment and spoke the truth. "You… You just closed our eyes and seemed to stop existing. I turned around to look at you and then you… Woke up…"

"An instant?" Wang Lin was startled. He had used the dream dao many times, and he was always immersed for a long period of time, never just an instant. He looked at Liu Jinbiao and silently pondered.

The blurry image from the dream dao appeared in his mind. He couldn't even see the other person's appearance, only an outline… He could only vaguely remember that a person had appeared… But thinking about it carefully, it was vague, as if he was remembering it wrong.

He felt like someone had changed his memory. His mind trembled.

"If what I saw in my dream dao is real, then who… is he…" Wang Lin thought about the pain and powerlessness he felt after awakening. He had never felt that kind of feeling before. He felt the illusion of death, and not even the Three Life Spell could help. If he died, he would have really died...

After a long time, Wang Lin gradually recovered. He sat there, looking at the Dong Lin Sect, and his eyes slowly shined.

"One day, I'll know what secret is hiding inside!"

Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he stepped into the Dong Lin Pool. When he sat down in the pool, the water was up to his waist. Wave of coldness entered Wang Lin's body.

Inside the pool, Wang Lin took a deep breath and no longer thought about the secrets of the Dong Lin Sect. He began to cycle his cultivation and seemed to fuse with the pool.

He had experienced this kind of feeling before. However, now that he was actually integrated, Wang Lin suddenly entered a strange state.

This strange state was similar to the state he was in when he created Sundered Night; however, now he had entered it by force with the help of the pool.

In this state, Wang Lin was immersed in a sense of confusion. It felt like a long time had passed, or maybe just an instant.

Wang Lin opened his eyes and there was a hint of confusion in them. He recovered a moment later and looked down at the pool below him. It had lost 30% of its water.

Before Wang Lin asked, Liu Jinbiao said, "Master, three breaths of time has passed, from closing your eyes to awakening."

Wang Lin nodded.

"Failed… I only stayed in that state for three breaths, but nothing…" Wang Lin frowned. He faintly felt that the many essences in his body had gained a bit of strength, but not much.

"The Dong Lin Sect's ancestor said that the Dong Lin Pool is related to the foreign cultivator sealed here. There is a chance to comprehend the special essence that foreign cultivator had...

"I didn't even see what his essence was and I failed the first time… The Dong Lin Sect's ancestor said that one only has two chances to enter the Dong Lin Pool and will die on the third time… Why will you die? If I can figure that out, perhaps I can try a few more times…" Wang Lin pondered as he sat inside the pool and closed his eyes again.

The moment he closed his eyes, he entered that strange state once more. This time, Wang Lin seemed to enter a state of confusion. Everything became a blur and even his mind became muddled.

He could vaguely feel a strange force enter his body. However, he could only feel it but had no chance of catching it.

After an unknown amount of time, the confused Wang Lin suddenly saw a ray of light in his left eye. This light was very weak - if one didn't look closely, it would be impossible to see. This light immediately attracted Wang Lin's attention, but he could only see it in his left eye. The vision in his right eye was still blurry and he couldn't see anything with it.

This strange change caused Wang Lin's heart to tremble, but he still focused on the light in his left eye.

However, the light was very far away. Before he could clearly grasp it, he awakened from that state.

The moment he opened his eyes, Liu Jinbiao's words entered his ears.

"Master, this time it was five breaths…"

Wang Lin looked at the sky in the distance and pondered for a long time. The light he saw with his left eye was still in his mind.

"My left eye could see, but my right eye couldn't… This Dong Lin pool is more difficult than I imagined." Wang Lin looked at the pool. Now it had less than 30% of its water left.

"I wonder if this pool water will appear again when it's used up… In addition, I have tried to comprehend twice and failed both times. On the third try, I wonder what kind of danger there will be." Wang Lin pondered and then waved his right hand. The Golden Exalt sea dragon flew by and hovered around him. It had shrunken a lot.

The Golden Exalt sea dragon appeared and immediately stared at Liu Jinbiao viciously. It let out a low growl and looked very proud.

Liu Jinbiao was startled. Looking at the sea dragon, he gasped. However, his eyes turned and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It was unknown what ideas had appeared in his mind.

Wang Lin didn't pay attention to them. He sent out a message to the sea dragon to immediately pull him out if something seemed wrong. He closed his eyes and immersed himself in that strange state for the third time.

When Wang Lin entered the strange state and the strange force inside the water entered his body, a rejection force gathered. This turned into a roar that echoed through his mind.

This roar was extremely loud and contained a sense of madness and unwillingness!!

"Lian Yunjue, you're despicable!" This voice echoed inside Wang Lin's mind rapidly. It seemed to turn into a roaring thunderclap, causing his body to tremble. He felt like this voice was going to make his mind collapse.

Under the interference of this sound, he was unable to immerse himself in this state and was unable to comprehend.

Just at this moment, a powerful force came from the outside. It was as if a giant claw had grabbed Wang Lin and pulled his body out from the Dong Lin Pool.

After leaving the pool, the voice in Wang Lin's mind disappeared. Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked at the pool. His expression became gloomy.

"It is indeed impossible to comprehend a third time. If I hadn't prepared in advance and hadn't been warned by the Dong Lin Sect's ancestor, although it wouldn't have been dangerous, it would've still taken some effort to leave." Wang Lin frowned as he looked at the little remaining water left in the Dong Lin Pool and pondered.

"Why were the first and second times different from the third time… That voice came from the mysterious force that entered my body from the pool after cycling once… Could this be the key? The force is checking how many times I have entered the pool?

"Then how does it judge how many times I have comprehended? And also, that Lian Yunjue, surname Lian… Could that be the madman's ancestor, the name of the Celestial Ancestor?" Wang Lin's eyes shined and he looked at the pool. As he pondered, water slowly appeared in the pool until all the lost water had recovered.

"Jin Biao, go down and try." Wang Lin was confident that he could protect Liu Jinbiao even if he went down a third time. He told Liu Jinbiao of the danger to pay attention to.

Liu Jinbiao didn't hesitate to step forward and sit down inside the pool.

After four breaths of time, he opened his eyes in confusion.

"I saw a ray of light…" Liu Jinbiao muttered and then closed his eyes again. This time, he spent five breaths. When he opened his eyes, there was a clear flash of light in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Very close to that light, but couldn't grasp it…" Liu Jinbiao pondered for a bit and then closed his eyes again. He attempted to comprehend a third time, following Wang Lin's order.

Wang Lin watched Liu Jinbiao closely, and time slowly passed. One breath, two breaths, three breaths… Until the tenth breath, when Liu Jinbiao's body began to tremble violently. Wang Lin moved Liu Jinbiao out of the pool without hesitation.

While trembling, Liu Jinbiao's left eye shined brightly. Even when Wang Lin looked at it, it felt like he was looking at the sun.

"I touched the light and a voice echoed inside my heart, telling me the name of the light. This is the absolute beginning… The beginning of everything… But my cultivation level is not high enough, so I only comprehended a little before I couldn't bear it anymore." Liu Jinbiao took a deep breath and looked at the Dong Lin Pool.

"Master, I feel that the reason I was able to comprehend it a third time was because of my dao of deception. In that instant, I deceived myself, telling myself it was my first time entering… By doing this, I deceived the search from the pool. Ever since I awakened from my reincarnation, I've been able to exert my dao of deception on others. Does Master want to try?" Liu Jinbiao seemed to have comprehended something, and he looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin pondered for a bit and then shook his head. He had an understanding of the dao of deception and had also comprehended a bit in the dream dao. He knew the method, and with his cultivation level, he didn't need Liu Jinbiao's help.

With one step, Wang Lin immersed himself in the pool of water for the fourth time. When the strange force entered his body, he used the dao of deception to deceive the water and immersed himself in that strange state.

Soon, he saw the light in his left eye… The light moved closer and closer to him.

A low voice muttered in Wang Lin's mind, "I have walked through the world and watched hundreds of millions of sunrises and comprehended the absolute beginning essence…"

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As the voice echoed in Wang Lin's mind, the light he saw in his left eye became even brighter. It was as if his whole body was shrouded by this shining light.

A comprehension toward the absolute beginning gradually emerged as Wang Lin was shrouded by this light.

This was not an inheritance, but a display of the complete absolute beginning essence before Wang Lin. How much one could comprehend had nothing to do with the Dong Lin Pool, it all depended on the individual.

Perhaps some people could see the light the first time and would gain a comprehension of the absolute beginning. Perhaps after they left, a seed of the absolute beginning would appear in their heart.

Some people would be like Wang Lin, who obtained nothing and their essences' strength increased a bit.

But some people might obtain a majority of the comprehension of the absolute beginning essence in just two attempts. They wouldn't just take away a seed, but a germinated seed.

Wang Lin didn't know if anyone had ever taken away the complete absolute beginning essence. At this moment, he was immersed in a strange state and seemed to have forgotten everything around him. The vision of his left eye was blurry, but his left eye contained the stages of the special absolute beginning essence.

Wang Lin had forgotten the passage of time. When he was forced to awaken by the force inside the Dong Lin Pool, the light in his left eye lasted one breath before disappearing.

"Still need a bit more…" Wang Lin eyes shined brightly as he closed his eyes to comprehend inside the pool for the fifth time.

He immersed himself and used the dao of deception to avoid the inspection of the pool. This time, Wang Lin instantly saw the endless light before his left eye.

"Absolute beginning was born from the void. A long time ago, before there were celestials, the ancients looked at the sun and worshipped it to obtain its heat….

"As a result, the power of absolute beginning appeared. This power is very mysterious. It manifested when the ancients worshipped the sun for the first time and when the sun first appeared...

"The absolute beginning power gradually changed. As the time passed and mysterious people appeared, the ways of the heavens changed until the law of absolute beginning appeared.

"The law of absolute beginning caused the sun to rise and fall. However, as I observed, I comprehended that the rise and fall of the sun was due to one's heart. Because the heart moves, the earth moves, so the sky moves. Then even the immobile sun began to move up and down.

"I continued to comprehend and watch the sun rise countless times. I comprehended the origin of the rising sun...

"This absolute beginning essence was the source of all heat from light…" Wang Lin was immersed in this voice, and he clearly saw the light in his left eye completely shroud him. In that light, it was as if he was watching hundreds of millions of sunrises.

During the hundreds of millions of sunrises, Wang Lin felt an aura. This aura was a straightforward and righteous existence!

Those that were immersed in this aura had to be a righteous people. They might not hold up the world, but they would be people who could live with all their decisions!

After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes from the fifth comprehension. When he opened his eyes, the light in his left eye lasted for dozens of breaths before slowly dissipating.

When Liu Jinbiao saw Wang Lin's light, his heart trembled, not daring to look at it. Even the Golden Exalt sea dragon avoided the light.

In Wang Lin's left eye, under the light, the outline of a sun slowly formed. However, when the light dissipated, the outline was unable to take shape.

"I'm not a stranger to the absolue beginning… Back in the cave world, when I created Sundered Night, it contained the power of the absolute beginning… Since then, my comprehension gradually increased. Then, when I arrived on the Immortal Astral Continent, my Sundered Night contained faith...

"I didn't expect this absolute beginning to also produce an essence… An essence is something that you understand to such a profound degree that you see through it and use it with a wave of your hand…" Wang Lin muttered as he immersed himself in the Dong Lin Pool for the sixth time.

Time passed. Wang Lin immersed himself in the Dong Lin Pool. As the amount of time increased, the time he stayed each time increased greatly.

On the second day, right before daybreak, while the sky was still dark, Wang Lin opened his eyes inside the Dong Lin Pool. His left eye released endless light and a sun appeared inside it!

The sky was originally dark and the sun hadn't appeared yet; it would still need some more time to appear. However, when Wang Lin's eyes opened, the light from his left eye shined. It was as if Wang Lin had replaced the sun and dispelled the darkness from the world half an hour early.

"Comprehending the absolute beginning essence means you can control the rising of the sun and reverse night and day! My Sundered Night was only a spell before, but now, after comprehending the absolute beginning, it can replace the run!" Wang Lin muttered as the light from his left eye enveloped his entire body.

Liu Jinbiao and the sea dragon had both long retreated and didn't dare to get close. Wang Lin was covered in the light that was bright like the rising sun as he flew up into the sky.

In the process of rising, the darkness in the sky dissipated layer by layer as if it were retreating. The darkness over the earth seemed to melt under the rising sun formed by Wang Lin, revealing the earth below.

When the sunlight from Wang Lin's sun swept over the Dong Lin Temple and shrouded it in light, the Dong Lin Sect's ancestor sitting inside opened his eyes. He looked at the light outside the temple and silently pondered.

"Even I can't tell if this light that dispelled the darkness is the real sun or a spell… He has comprehended it…"

As Wang Lin rose into the air, the world became bright and all the darkness dissipated...

This process lasted about one incense stick of time, then the real rising sun slowly appeared in the distance. At this point, two suns were in the sky.

Wang Lin turned around and looked at the rising sun behind him, and his eyes shined brightly. He watched the sun rise high up into the sky before he closed his eyes.

"Is this the absolute beginning essence… I understand." The light around Wang Lin dissipated and he closed his eyes. He stood in the sky for a whole day.

Only after the sun fell and the world was gradually engulfed by the darkness of night did Wang Lin's body slowly sink back into the pool.

"If the absolute beginning is the sunrise, then there must be another special essence that controls the sunset…" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he immersed himself inside the Dong Lin Pool.

This time, when he used the Dong Lin Pool, his left eye shined brightly, but the vision in his right eye was still blurry. Nothing could be seen.

"If what I see in my left eye is the light of the rising sun, then my right eye must see the darkness of nightfall." Soon, Wang Lin awakened, but he didn't give up and tried again and again.

It wasn't until it was late into the night, when the entire world was silent, that Wang Lin closed his eyes and immersed himself in the Dong Lin Pool.

The vision in his right eye was no longer blurry but gradually became dark… This darkness formed a sharp contrast with his left eye.

In this contrast, Wang Lin's mind seemed to be divided in half. One represented the light of the rising sun and the other represented the darkness after the sun sets.

"I walked through the void and saw the darkness after the sun sets. After the absolute beginning comes the absolute end… The absolute end essence represents all darkness…"

The low voice echoed inside Wang Lin's mind again and lingered.

Time passed. Wang Lin had stayed in the Dong Lin Pool for three months. During these three months, whenever the sun rose, he would rise into the sky and turn into the sun that dispelled the darkness. When the sun set, he would silently sit in the pool, watching the night devour the light.

Three months of time, hundreds of sunrises and sunsets. Thanks to the strange sensation from the Dong Lin Pool, Wang Lin slowly gained a profound understanding of the absolute end essence.

However, unlike the absolute beginning, three months was far from enough for him to obtain the absolute end essence. Due to this, he had gained initial mastery over the absolute beginning essence, and his understanding became even more profound after three months.

However, he was still sensing and grasping the absolute end essence.

Wang Lin was in no rush to leave. He decided to live here and observe the changes of day and night. Sometimes, he would immerse himself inside the Dong Lin Pool to comprehend.

Just like this, eight years passed in a flash.

During these eight years, no new guest had come to the Dong Lin Sect, and the Dong Lin Sect's ancestor hadn't come to disturb Wang Lin. Wang Lin passed these eight years in peace.

During the eight years, Liu Jinbiao had used some unknown method and got along with the Golden Exalt sea dragon very well. It even allowed Liu Jinbiao to sit on its back and take him out to see the world.

After eight years, five more years passed...

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For cultivators, 13 years was just a flash. For the past 13 years, Wang Lin had comprehended the absolute beginning essence, so he now had one more special essence!

As for the absolute end essence, after 13 years and watching the night devour the light more than 4,000 times, Wang Lin hadn't fully mastered it, but he had gained some understanding with the help of the Dong Lin Pool.

In these 13 years of comprehension, that low voice never appeared again.

Wang Lin was sitting outside, on the altar outside the Dong Lin Pool. His cultivation level had remained the same for the last 13 years, but for some reason, as he observed the sunrises and sunsets, his hair slowly grew longer.

After a long time, he opened his eyes. His left eye contained a rising sun, while his right eye was filled with darkness. These two strange eyes caused Wang Lin to look very strange.

"The absolute beginning essence can fuse with the slaughter and restriction essences to become the fourth essence inside the thunder essence true body. As for the absolute end essence… I haven't fully comprehended it and have only gained small completion, but I can still fuse it. Perhaps my cultivation will make a breakthrough because my thunder essence true body will have five essences…" Wang Lin's expression was calm. The reason he had come to the Dong Lin Sect was to find a chance to find a breakthrough in his cultivation level.

Once he found this opportunity and his cultivation level rose, he could head to the Empyrean Trial to complete his preparation to head to the imperial capital.

As Wang Lin sat there, a shadow appeared on his body. Thunder arched as his thunder essence true body walked out and sat across from him.

The thunder essence true body had a cold expression and thunder covered its body. When Wang Lin looked at this essence true body, he couldn't help but feel a sense of destruction in his heart.

"The slaughter thunder inside this thunder essence true body contains an indescribable force of destruction I'm very unfamiliar with…" Wang Lin looked at his thunder essence true body. It was wearing the same white robe as him.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved at the thunder essence true body.

"Since you contain the slaughter essence and the thunder is filled with destruction, you should wear my black robe from my early days. Be the incarnate of darkness and make it easier to comprehend the mysterious absolute end essence."

With a wave of his hand, the thunder essence true body's white robe turned black as if darkness had devoured all light.

When the robe of the thunder essence true body turned completely black, the destructive force inside seemed a bit more intense.

As Wang Lin silently looked at his thunder essence true body, the absolute beginning in his left eye silently flew out between him and the essence true body. After a moment, it flew into his thunder essence true body.

The thunder essence true body trembled and piercing light shined from his body. The light seemed to trigger a rejection force with the destruction inside the thunder essence true body.

Wang Lin observed for a moment but didn't pay attention to it. His right eye instantly turned dark like ink and the darkness condensed in his right hand into the outline of a sun. Only, this was a black sun.

With a wave of his hand, the black sun flew toward his thunder essence true body and began fusing with it.

However, just as the black sun fused with the thunder essence true body, Wang Lin's divine sense suddenly spread out. It exerted a powerful pressure on the thunder essence true body so the essence would fuse according to his will!

Although the dark sun didn't have much essence, perhaps it was immediately absorbed by the slaughter thunder because it was similar to destruction. The slaughter thunder changed once more!!

The slaughter thunder was an existence that could destroy the world and tear the void apart. After integrating with the absolute end essence. a destructive aura spread from the thunder essence true body. and even Wang Lin's divine sense felt like he could no longer suppress it.

Slaughter all life and destroy a world. Tear apart the light so that night shrouds the world and turns everything into ruin. This was the full force of the thunder essence true body Wang Lin had made!

However, this force was trapped inside the essence true body due to the restriction essence, like a seal. Once this force escaped, it would created a terrifying calamity.

The thunder essence true body was barely in balance with the restriction essence that was sealing the body. However, now that the absolute end essence was added, this already cracked balance collapsed directly .

However, Wang Lin didn't expect any of this. When the restriction essence could no longer contain the destruction and collapsed, the light from the absolute beginning essence fused with the restriction essence. A new seal was created to form a balance against the destruction once more.

Under this constant sealing and resisting, Wang Lin's thunder essence true body was like a fire ready to erupt. It was like a mortal holding fire in their hand.

You either completely controlled it, or got burned by the fire.

Destruction and seal, darkness and light. At this moment, the thunder essence true body barely reached a balance. Although the absolute beginning essence had fused with the restriction essence, it was not strong enough to resist the slaughter and absolute end essences. The danger had not disappeared yet, but Wang Lin had to do this.

From the moment he accidently created the slaughter thunder, it was destined that this essence true body would be very different from the five-element true body.

In the thunder essence true body, the four special essences had fused together to resist it. When they barely managed to fuse into one, the essence true body opened its eyes. Its left eye was light and its right eye was dark. It stepped toward Wang Lin and overlapped with him as if it were transparent. Then it sat down and fused with Wang Lin.

At this instant, Wang Lin's cultivation level suddenly increased from early stage Void Tribulant. When his cultivation level increased, the world changed colors and the clouds above him scattered. The sky above the Dong Lin Sect was some times dark and sometimes bright. It alternated between light and dark until a rumble came from Wang Lin's body. A powerful gust of wind caused his hair and clothes to flutter. He had broken through to the mid stage of Void Tribulant!!

Wang Lin suddenly stood up and the changes in the world disappeared without a trace. Everything returned to normal - there was no wind, nothing moved, and it was silent.

He stood there, and after a long time, he moved. The Golden Exalt sea dragon that was even more in awe of Wang Lin flew forward, so Wang Lin stepped on its head.

Liu Jinbiao swallowed and also looked at Wang Lin with awe. This awe was the same way he felt back in the cave world, and it was no different here on the Immortal Astral Continent. He quickly arrived on the back of the sea dragon and respectfully stood behind Wang Lin.

His cultivation had mostly recovered during the last 13 years because of his memories and pleasing the sea dragon to get its help.

The sea dragon rose into the air as Wang Lin stood on its head. He looked down at the Dong Lin Sect and the Dong Lin Pool below. After a moment, he clasped his hands and bowed at the Dong Lin Pool!

"Although Senior is already dead, the grace Senior has given me is something I won't forget." Wang Lin's gaze fell on the Dong Lin Temple, and for an instant, he saw the lonely and sad old man.

Wang Lin let out a sigh and the sea dragon flew off into the distance under Wang Lin's command.

Behind Wang Lin, a sigh containing countless years of loneliness and sadness, along with an even more powerful sense of persistence, echoed...

Due to his loneliness, he had created a dream from his memory to accompany him.

Because of his sorrow, he stayed in this dead sect as he recalled his memory and silently stood guard.

Due to his persistence, even if tens of thousands of years passed, the deeply hidden hatred and madness was ingrained in him like those words on the stone tablet!

Wang Lin left.

But he didn't leave the Great Sage Continent, he just sat down on the peak of a mountain. With the Golden Exalt sea dragon as a guard, he laid down restrictions around him. As the sun rose in the east, he closed his eyes.

"I'm going to attempt the Empyrean Trial! Back then, I got through the fourth palace. I wonder how many I can break through this time…" Wang Lin closed his eyes and calmed the violent fluctuations from his increase in cultivation level. After three months, he got familiar with his current cultivation level. He raised his right hand and waved, causing spells to appear.

"In the early stage of Void Tribulant, due to the limit of my cultivation level, I could only fuse 13 spells. Now that I'm at the mid stage of Void Tribulat, how many can I fuse… How many would it be with the help of the essence true bodies and essences…" Wang Lin's eyes lit up in expectation.

After taking a deep breath, Wang Lin closed his eyes and his divine sense gathered at his head. He formed an invisible body and charged into the sky.

"This time, I must become famous in one move! This time, I must make all the Empyrean Exalts look up and watch… This time, I'm going to become rank one among Empyrean Exalts!

"This time, I'm going to become the 49th Ascendant Empyrean!! This time, I'm going to use the power of the Heavenly Bull soul armor!!"

Wang Lin's divine sense went into the sky like an invisible column of gas. He continued to climb until his mind trembled. When his vision became clear again, he saw the familiar Empyrean Trial!

He saw the palaces floating in the sky and the hundreds of Empyrean Exalts sitting outside the first palace!

Similarly, these Empyrean Exatl saw Wang Lin, who had arrived at the ancient transfer array!

"White=Haired Empyrean Exalt!"

"I remember that he passed through the first four floors back to back before. I thought he would try the fifth palace, but he gave up and left…"

"He probably knew he couldn't pass and left on his own. This time, he must have gained some insight and found some confidence to pass the fifth palace…"

"It's him!" Outside the first palace, there was a middle-aged man in black. He seemed to have an arrogant personality, so there was no one around him. He was the first to see Wang Lin arrive.

His name was Zhu Lin! Back then, he had passed through the seventh palace but stopped at the eighth.

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Empyrean Trial had existed since ancient times in this strange space. Only when an Empyrean Exalt cultivator's divine sense flew straight into the sky could they enter this place.

Very few people could see through the principle of the structure of this place. They only knew that the Celestial Ancestor had created this place imitating the Immemorial God Realm. This was to allow the the celestial descendents to get used to the Immemorial God Realm in advance so there was a higher chance of Grand Empyreans appearing.

Over the countless years, the many Empyrean Exalts would come here many times to attempt the palaces to prove their strength and become famous across the celestial clan.

The Empyrean Trial was a place the five Grand Empyreans put a lot of focus on. Almost 90% of the Empyrean Exalts they took under them had passed a certain palace.

Before the gazes of the hundreds of Empyrean Exalts outside the first palace, Wang Lin arrived in a ray of light. When he got close to the first palace, the light disappeared and he landed on the ground.

When he stepped onto the area outside the first palace, the gazes of all the surrounding cultivators landed on him.

Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked around. He had met some of these Empyrean Exalts, but he had never seen most of them before. After all, over the years, people came and went. Some left and others came back to try again.

Those that knew him smiled and clasped their hands at Wang Lin. Wang Lin would respond with a smile as well. Unless there was a feud between two Empyrean Exalts, they would often make friends, unless one had an arrogant personality.

Although Wang Lin had disappeared for a few decades, he had caused a small sensation when he passed several palaces in a row, so some Empyrean Exalts were willing to make friends with him.

However, passing through four palaces was not enough in the eyes of some Empyrean Exalts. Some of them had slightly cold gazes.

"A few years ago, I heard that this White-Haired Empyrean Exalt entered the first palace and failed but then passed four in a row. He is not ordinary!"

"Four palaces? So what if it was only four palaces? Who among us can't pass through four palaces? It's just a gimmick he pulled by failing the first palace and then passing the first four in a row."

"That's true. I estimate this White-Haired Empyrean Exalt will at most pass the fifth palace."

The surrounding Empyrean Exalts all looked at Wang Lin. Those that were friendly talked with their minds. Among them, some recognized Wang Lin, while others felt contempt - each had their own thoughts. However, at the Empyrean Exalt stage, they wouldn't show any of it on their faces.

In the distance, Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin was sitting there, looking at Wang Lin. A moment later, he closed his eyes and no longer looked.

He would not look down upon any Empyrean Exalt cultivator, but he didn't think Wang Lin could pass the seventh palace. Although he paid attention to those below the seventh palace, it was limited.

Wang Lin didn't immediately attempt the Empyrean Trail but stood outside the first palace and looked up. Each palace was higher than the other, and the ninth palace was blurry.

Over the years, Wang Lin already understood that the Empyrean Trial had a total of 19 palaces. Less than 60 Empyrean Exalts could break through the ninth palace. Those people were at the peak of the Empyrean Exalt stage. With one more step, once they passed the 10th palace, they would become Ascendant Empyreans!

Every one of them who entered the Empyrean Trial could set off a huge wave. After all, witnessing the appearance of an Ascendant Empyrean was extremely rare.

This could even attract the attention of Grand Empyreans to personally come and watch.

However, the celestial clan only had 48 Ascendant Empyreans, and over the countless years, there hadn't been a 49th. This showed how difficult the 10th palace was.

Only Ascendant Empyrean cultivators could attempt to break through the 11th palace after the 10th palace. If you could pass the 19th palace, rumor had it that you would have a great chance of becoming a Grand Empyrean! An Ascendant Empyrean that could break through the 19th palace had battle power not even a Grand Empyrean would dare to casually mess with!

However, no Ascendant Empyreans had broken through the 19th palace. The most powerful Ascendant Empyrean, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, had stopped at the 16th palace and couldn't pass.

For tens of thousands of years, no one could surpass Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. Right now, he was the most likely person to become the next Grand Empyrean, and some called him the celestial clan's sixth sun!

Although his name was not as great as that of the Grand Empyreans, he was the most famous below the Grand Empyreans. The Eight Extreme Grand Empyrean had spent a great price to attract Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao to work under him. He didn't treat Ming Dao like any other Empyrean Exalt or Ascendant Empyrean, but with even more courtesy.

"I might meet the famous Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao on my trip to the imperial city. This person is the number one Ascendant Empyrean and must be extraordinary…" Wang Lin's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"This time, I must shock everyone with one move! This time, I want to see how far I can go without the soul armor!" Wang Lin was calm as he closed his eyes. A moment later, his eyes opened and shined brightly. He flew past the first palace and quickly flew upwards.

When he flew into the air, some of the Empyrean Exalts looked up, but most of them kept their eyes closed and didn't care too much.

Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin also cultivated with his eyes closed and didn't look.

Once you passed through a palace, you could directly pass it and not be suppressed by the pressure from the previous palaces.

Wang Lin's body quickly flew into the sky and passed the first four levels. He stopped before the fifth palace and stepped inside without hesitation.

The moment he entered the fifth level of the Empyrean Trial, his vision became blurry. It was the same feeling he had when he last came here. A moment later, his vision became clear and he was in a star system.

"The fourth palace had 36 planets and a golden planet! That golden planet had power no weaker than all the other planets combined. I wonder how many golden planets this level will have!" Wang Lin looked at the star system before him and his eyes lit up.

Before him, 45 planets changed their trajectories and flew toward him from all directions. A thunderous howl echoed.

As they closed in, five planets suddenly turned golden in the blink of an eye. These five golden planets released a powerful pressure as they flew at Wang Lin.

"Five…" Wang Lin stood in the void and his expression was calm. As the planets flew toward him, he suddenly raised his right hand and his Void Tribulant cultivation erupted.

"One, two, three… 11, 12, 13!" Wang Lin clenched his fist and popping sounds echoed as 13 spells appeared around his hand. At this moment, his cultivation aura was still at early stage Void Tribulant, but it was still rising.

"I haven't gone all out after reaching the mid stage of Void Tribulant. Let's see how many spells I can fuse into my punch now." Wang Lin's white hair and clothes danced as a powerful gust of wind swept by. His full cultivation erupted and his aura went from early stage Void Tribulant to mid stage Void Tribulant!

"The 14th spell!" Another spell appeared in Wang Lin's fist. Following that, the 15th, 16th, and 17th spells appeared without pause as his aura reached mid stage Void Tribulant.

In the blink of an eye, there were 21 spells!

"According to my expectations, each level of Void Tribulant can increase the number of spells fused by nine… The limit at the early stage of Void Tribulant is nine, and after reaching the mid stage, it should be 18. However, due to the metal and wood essences, my cultivation level increased a little and I can forcibly condense four more to reach…. 22 spells!" Wang Lin's eyes shined as the 45 planets closed in on him.

"The 22nd spell!" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed as a rumble came from his fist and the 22nd spell formed!

A shocking power came from this fist; it was as if this punch could destroy anything.

"Should be able to do more… the 23rd!" Wang Lin roared but didn't immediately attack the incoming planets. He leaped upward and his right arm bulged. A powerful force seemed to replace the rapidly flowing blood in his body and gathered in his fist, creating a thunderous rumble.

As the rumble echoed, Wang Lin's hair seemed to dance. His eyes shined as the 23rd spell formed in his hand!

"23 spells is the limit of my current cultivation level! This extra spell was due to my time spent inside the Dong Lin Pool that strenghthened all my other essences slightly."

Wang Lin lowered his head. Below him, the 45 planets flew toward him and the five golden planets gave off a powerful pressure. They were now only a few thousand feet from Wang Lin.

"Only one essence true body is enough for this fifth palace!" A shadow seemed to overlap with Wang Lin's body as his five-element true body appeared. Wang Lin punched at the incoming planets!!

The punch containing 23 spells combined with the avatar was equal to 46 spells, and this punch flew toward the 45 planets!

As the thunderous rumbles echoed, the void collapsed and endless golden light pierced through the void. The golden light penetrated the fifth palace and covered the sky. It was seen by the hundreds of Empyrean Exalts below!

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The golden light shrouded the Empyrean Trial and colored the ground golden. The Empyrean Exalts were all calm, as if they weren't surprised at all.

Many people didn't even look up and were focused on their cultivation. They didn't even open their eyes as if the golden light from passing the fifth floor couldn't attract their attention at all.

In the distance, Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin also didn't open his eyes. He was immersed in his own world, pondering how to pass the eighth palace. With his cultivation level, he should have the power to pass the eighth palace, but he was stopped there...

"It took this White-Haired Empyrean Exalt some time from entering the fifth palace to the golden light appearing… It was far slower than the rumored speed in which he passed the first four palaces… It seems like he spent some effort to pass the fifth palace."

"Although the time was still very fast, it is very similar to ordinary Empyrean Exalts attempting the fifth palace. There is really nothing worth noting."

"I wonder if he will choose to leave like before and try the sixth palace now… But he shouldn't be able to pass the sixth palace…"

Those Empyrean Exalts that looked up and secretly pondered. Some of them were a little disappointed. After all, the reason they cared was because they had heard of or seen the speed at which Wang Lin passed the first four palaces!

If that wasn't the case, then merely passing the fifth palace, although shocking, wouldn't attract too much attention.

Wang Lin's figure flew out from the golden light of the fifth palace. He was calm and he didn't look down, but instead turned toward the sixth palace. His eyes shined and he charged at the sixth palace without hesitation.

This was seen by the Empyrean Exalts below, and they all focused on him.

"He is really trying to pass the sixth palace. I was stopped at the sixth palace. He spent so much time on the fifth palace, even longer than me. If I can't pass the sixth palace, he will definitely fail!"

"The White-Haired Empyrean Exalt didn't leave?"

"The sixth palace, this is somewhat interesting. If he can pass it, it will be worth befriending him."

Almost none of the Empyrean Exalts below believed Wang Lin could pass the sixth palace. After all, the amount of time he had spent on the fifth palace was simply too ordinary - there was nothing shocking about it.

Some of the Empyrean Exalts that didn't open their eyes when the golden light shined from the fifth palace opened their eyes and looked at the sixth palace.

Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin in the distance opened his eyes and was about to close them when suddenly, a dazzling golden light came from his eyes!

The moment the golden light appeared, Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin's expression became serious.

He wasn't the only one whose eyes lit up. Outside the first palace, every Empyrean Exalts here had golden light appear in their eyes!!

This golden light was not from their bodies, but the reflection of the light from the sixth palace!

The sixth palace released shocking, golden light less than seven breaths after Wang Lin entered. The light connected with the golden light from the fifth palace, reproducing the glory from the past!

"This… This…" Some of the Empyrean Exalts below suddenly stood up and shock filled their eyes.

"He passed through the sixth palace!! It only took seven breaths of time!!"

"Dozens of years ago, he passed the first four palaces back to back and now he has passed through the fifth and sixth palace. His cultivation is definitely not ordinary!"

"To be able to pass the sixth palace means he can at least fuse 50 spells into his body. In the entire celestial clan, there are less than 400 Empyrean Exalts who can do this!"

The Empyrean Exalts below all had series expressions and were looking at the sky. Even those who previously had their eyes closed and thought that this wasn't worthy of their attention opened their eyes. They looked up at the figure that was rushing from the golden light of the sixth palace.

Those that could pass the sixth palace were considered powerful among Empyrean Exalts!

Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin stared at Wang Lin's figure, and his expression was serious. The current Wang Lin couldn't help but remind him of the figure that he didn't care about at first but then attracted his attention by passing through four palaces in a row.

"The seventh palace, he is going to attempt the seventh palace!!"

"He is going to try the seventh palace. There are less than 200 people who can pass the seventh palace! Although he passed the sixth palace easily, the seventh palace will not be so easy!"

"Perhaps… he can really break through!" The Empyrean Exalts below looked at Wang Lin, who hadn't come down but was flying directly toward the seventh palace.

His figure was being watched by almost all the gazes below. Some of them were filled with expectation, suspicion, and even disdain. It was clear that although Wang Lin had the strength to pass the sixth palace, many thought it would be extremely difficult for Wang Lin to pass the seventh palace!

Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin no longer cultivated but watched Wang Lin's figure disappear into the seventh palace. Now his expression was extremely serious. If Wang Lin could pass through the seventh palace, it meant Wang Lin was on the same level as him. He was personally witnessing such a cultivator attempt the Empyrean Trial twice, how could he not care?

When Wang Lin entered the seventh palace, the surrounding cultivators were all silent and they all looked up.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths, four breaths, five breaths… After the fifth breath passed, many of the Empyrean Exalts exclaimed in disbelief!!

The seventh palace in the sky shined brightly after the fifth breath. This light connected with the light from the sixth and fifth palaces. It was like a sun that completely lit up the Empyrean Trial!

The white hair of the figure that walked out from the seventh floor seemed to turn golden. The aura this figure released even caused some of the Empyrean Exalts below to stop breathing!

"He… He passed the seventh palace…"

"Five breaths of time, even faster than the sixth palace! What kind of combat power does he have to pass the seventh palace? His name will shake the entire celestial clan in a short period of time!!"

"Five breaths of time to pass the seventh palace… I have never heard of this speed before…" The hearts of the hundreds of cultivators below trembled and there was no longer any disdain. Instead, there was respect in their eyes.

Some of those that were stopped at the fourth or fifth palaces looked at Wang Lin with complicated gazes.

The gap between the strong and weak Empyrean Exalts was extremely wide. Those that could pass the seventh palace needed to be respected even by Empyrean Exalts! For example, Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin. Although he was arrogant, whenever he attempted the Empyrean Trail, everyone would watch.

"The seventh palace…" Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin silently pondered. He didn't think Wang Lin had such strength.

"Will he try the eighth palace… The eighth palace is difficult!"

In the sky, Wang Lin was standing inside the golden light from the seventh palace and was very calm. In this palace, he had used the thunder and five-element true bodies. Only with two true bodies was he able to pass the seventh palace with an overwhelming advantage.

"The higher I go, the more difficult it becomes. I wonder how the eighth palace will be…" Wang Lin looked up at the eighth palace and flew toward it!

He was bent on going through the trial and didn't care about the actions of others. He didn't know what kind of storm he had set off below!

"The eighth palace… He went to try the eighth palace!!"

"What an arrogant person. Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin failed at the eighth palace. This person… Ah, I can't guess accurately!"

"In the celestial clan, there are less than 150 people who can pass the eighth palace, and this is due to the accumulation of time. This palace is very difficult, and once someone passes it, all the Grand Empyreans will know!" At this moment, almost all the cultivators present stood up. Going through the fifth, sixth, and seventh palaces was enough to cause a clamor.

Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin stood up and no longer sat there as he stared at the eighth palace. He had tried the eighth palace many times but failed each time. Now that someone else was attempting the eighth palace, he flew into the air to watch.

"The eighth palace, he… can he pass it?"

These people thought the passage of time would be slow, but after just three breaths, golden light erupted from the eighth palace. The sudden burst of light startled everyone.

The golden light from the eighth palace hadn't shined in many years. However, right now, the golden light from the eighth palace fused with the light below and covered everyone inside the endless golden light.

"He passed the eighth palace…" Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin's face was pale and his eyes were filled with shock. He had tried the eighth palace many times but always failed. However, now he had personally seen someone calmly pass it in just three breaths of time!

The hundreds of Empyrean Exalts shrouded by the golden light all forgot to think as they silently looked at Wang Lin in the sky.

A loud voice came from Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin that awakened the hundreds of Empyrean exalts. "Your excellency, what is your name!" Some knew Wang Lin's name, but most of them only knew him as White-Haired Empyrean Exalt!

Wang Lin looked down below in the light of the eighth palace and calmly said, "Wang Lin!"

After he spoke, his gaze suddenly looked up at the ninth palace that was somewhat blurry due to the clouds!

Passing through the ninth palace meant the peak of Empyrean Exalts!

Passing through the ninth palace meant he could become famous across the entire celestial clan!

Passing through the ninth palace meant he was infinitely close to becoming an Ascendant Empyrean!

Wang Lin's time at the Immortal Astral Continent was not short. It had taken him hundreds of years to arrive at this point. He was no longer excited and was as calm as an ancient well.

Under the gazes of all the Empyrean Exalts below, Wang Lin flew toward the ninth palace that hadn't lit up for tens of thousands of years.

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Southern Continent, Dao Yi Sect.

This sect was the number one sect in the Southern Continent; it was even famous across the entire celestial clan. This was because a Grand Empyrean named Dao Yi was from this sect!

In the back mountain, there was a waterfall where the sound of water falling could be heard. There was a pond next to the waterfall, and a young man in a daoist robe was quietly sitting there. He held a willow branch in his hand and was hanging it over the pool as if he was fishing.

The moment Wang Lin passed through the eighth palace, the young man in the daoist robe opened his eyes. He raised his head to look at the blue sky and white clouds. He was calm.

"Passed the eighth palace…" The young man in the daoist robe smiled. He moved the willow in his hand and a ripple was set off in the pond. The scene of the Empyrean Trial appeared.

Most of the Northern Continent was covered in ice and snow year-round. The wind that caused the snow to dance howled like the cries of ghosts. This caused the hearts of most cultivators who came to the Southern Continent for the first time to tremble.

There was a mountain range in the northernmost part of the Northern Continent. The mountain was a huge glacier that hadn't melted for tens of thousand of years. It was irregular and looked like swords piercing into the sky. The ice shined brightly under the sun and gave off a cold intent.

This place was the Northern Continent's Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's cave.

Under one of the glaciers sat a bald, middle-aged man who was extremely tall. The sun refracted off the glacier, and there was an illusion in the refraction. It showed the scenes inside the Empyrean Trial.

The tall, bald cultivator was calm and looked at the figure rushing toward the ninth palace. His eyes gradually lit up.

Once a cultivator passed through the eighth palace, the Grand Empyreans would know. At this moment, far away, on Mount Emperor on the Central Continent, a beautiful woman was standing among the falling, autumn leaves. One of the leaves was not moving and revealed the scenes of the Empyrean Trial.

Beside the beautiful woman sat an old man. The old man looked lazy as if he had no energy. Even though he looked over, he had no spirit. It was as if what was happening inside the Empyrean Trial couldn't attract his interest.

The beautiful woman looked at the autumn leaf before her and softly said, "Teacher, if he passes the ninth palace, will you recruit him?"

The old man beside her opened his eyes and his gaze swept the autumn leaf.

"If Teacher recruited everyone that passes through the ninth palace, wouldn't Mount Emperor become very noisy? The ninth palace is enough to attract the attention of Dao Yi and Wu Feng because they became Grand Empyreans later on and are eager to expand their power. Aside from cultivating the sixth Grand Empyrean, they also need to find someone to guard their reincarnation.

"But to Teacher, passing the ninth palace is like the ants on the ground. So what if one ant is slightly larger than the others? Only if he could pass the 15th palace like Ming Dao would teacher consider recruiting him," the old man slowly said.

The beautiful woman silently pondered and bit her lower lip. She looked at the autumn leaf and didn't speak.

Also in the Central Continent, in the imperial city, there was a rather luxurious palace. There was no one inside the palace, but there was a water curtain clearly revealing the scene of Wang Lin inside the Empyrean Trial.

Eastern Continent, the number one sect among the nine sects and thirteen factions. The Purple Yang Sect.

In the forbidden land of the Purple Yang Sect, in a stone room, a middle-aged man was looking intently at a huge mirror that showed the scene inside the Empyrean Trial. However, the golden light filled the mirror and the figure was a blur.

Beside the middle-aged man were two little girls, one wearing red and one wearing purple. Both were around seven or eight year old girls. Both looked like little jade dolls and their eyes shined brightly. They both looked lovely. At this moment, the little girl wearing red held her chin in her hand while playing with her hair and looked at the mirror. But in truth, she was thinking about going out to play. She looked at the girl in purple and the two winked at each other.

There was a cultivator beside the girl in purple. This cultivator had a bitter face and was crouched there with a chain around his neck. It looked like tears were about to flow out from his eyes. This came from years of depression, and he was in a sorry state.

"Eh, Little Wolf, what kind of expression is that? Little Wolf, be good, don't be disobedient." The girl in purple looked at the bitter-looking cultivator and raised her hand to pat his head. Every pat caused the cultivator to lower his head even more, and more tears built up in his eyes.

"Two little ancestors, ah… Don't always think of playing… Alas, look at this person. I have investigated this person - he also came from the Eastern Continent. Whether or not he can pass the ninth palace, he needs to be recruited." The middle-aged man was filled with bitterness as he spoke softly to the two little girls beside him.

"Ah, you deal with it as yourself. Han Han, you have to teach this disobedient Little Wolf. We should throw him into the Nine Yin Pool like the last time he was disobedient. After a few days, he became honest and even found a fun bell for us to play with." The little girl in red smiled at the middle-aged man but walked next to the bitter-looking cultivator. She mercilessly patted the cultivator's head with the girl in purple.

The middle-aged man watched this dumbfoundedly and smiled bitterly. He got up and bowed at the two little girls that were playing around, his expression very serious.

"Grand Empyrean Gemini!!"

The two little girls were still patting the head of the cultivator named Little Wolf. The cultivator's tears finally began to flow.

"Ah, Wa Wa, is he crying?"

"He's faking it. This Little Wolf is being disobedient, he must be faking it!"

The middle-aged man felt like he was going to become crazy and roared at the two little girls, "Grand Empyrean Gemini!!!" His voice was like thunder and the world trembled. The two little girls finally turned and looked at him.

"Little Gu Ya, are you also being disobedient?" The little girl named Wa Wa frowned and looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man ignored her as he took a deep breath and said with a serious tone, "Grand Empyrean Gemini, this person needs to be recruited!"

"Then go recruit him. You can go, bring him back, and let us see him." The little girl named Han Han waved her hand and grabbed the cultivator named Little Wolf. Then she disappeared into the stone chamber with the other little girl.

The middle-aged man was left there. He mercilessly grabbed his own hair and smiled bitterly.

As the golden light from the eighth palace shined in the Empyrean Trial, Wang Lin flew toward the ninth palace under the gazes of all the cultivators below. After a moment, he stepped inside without hesitation.

The moment he entered, all the cultivators held their breaths and stared at the ninth palace!

"The seventh palace has 63 planets, but the eighth palace has 81 planets! The ninth palace is considered the peak of Empyrean Exalt and therefore likely contains 99 planets!" Wang Lin stepped into the ninth palace and stared at the star system before him.

In the star system, 99 planets suddenly changed trajectories and flew toward Wang Lin. Nine of them released a bright, golden glow.

Wang Lin's eyes narrowed and he didn't hesitate to use not only his five-element true body and thunder essence true body, but also his three ethereal essences. He could fuse up to 23 spells into his body, so, with the help of his true bodies and essences, the total now was 92 spells!

This was Wang Lin's limit before wearing the the soul armor. Just one punch or finger contained 92 spells. This made him infinitely close to an Ascendant Empyrean.

He raised his right hand and his eyes shined brightly. A sharp pain came from his right arm as it turned into the Yin Blade and he chopped down on the 99 planets in the simplest way possible!

This chop created 92 blade shadows, and they fused into one before sweeping across the star system.

Thunderous rumbles echoed and 92 of the 99 planets suddenly exploded. Before they completely collapsed, two shadows overlapped with Wang Lin's body and then his five-element true body and thunder essence true body walked out. They flew toward the remaining seven golden planets.

The five-element true body flickered and turned into the water essence true body, fire essence true body, and the earth essence true body. Each of them charged toward a planet. Not far away, Wang Lin's thunder essence true body released a powerful roar that shrouded the remaining four planets. Destructive thunder descended on the four planets and then they collapsed.

Although there was a gap between the destruction of the 99 planets, Wang Lin had done his best to reduce that gap greatly. From afar, it looked like the 99 planets had exploded at the same time.

The moment they exploded, a golden light spread out like a golden wave!

Before the gazes of many people, the ninth palace that had not shined for many years erupted with golden light to the shock and disbelief of the cultivators below!!

"He has passed the ninth palace!! After today, Wang Lin's name will definitely shock the five major continents!"

"The ninth palace… The ninth palace!! Passing the ninth palace means the peak of Empyrean Exalt and only one step away from Ascendant Empyrean. Could it be that today I will see the birth of the 49th Ascendant Empyrean?!"

"I fear that all the Grand Empyreans are watching this place!!"

The cultivators below all gasped. Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin bitterly lowered his head.

"Fellow Cultivator Wang Lin, congratulations on passing the ninth palace!" It was unknown who started it, but all the cultivators below clasped their hands at the sky.

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"I knew that this child was extraordinary. In less than 100 years, he even passed through the ninth palace. He is worthy of being recruited! Forget it, although he refused once, this time I'll go with one of my avatars and he will know how much importance I attach to this!" Sitting under the waterfall, the smile on Dao Yi's face became even wider.

In the glacier in the Northern Continent, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng looked at the glacier and closed his eyes.

"This child passed the test in the Mountain Sea and broke through the ninth palace. His battle power is similar to an Ascendant Empyrean… Dao Yi saw him, but Dao Yi is arrogant and prideful. Although he won't go with his divine sense, at most he will send an avatar… This time, I'll personally go with my original body. This child should be able to tell who attaches more importance to him!"

On Mount Emperor, the beautiful woman revealed a happy smile. It was as if she was even happier than Wang Lin when he broke through the ninth palace.

However, the old man beside her glanced at the autumn leaf and still didn't care.

The old man shook his head and said, "It is only the ninth palace, peak of Empyrean Exalt. After breaking through the 10th palace, he will be an Ascendant Empyrean, but the 10th palace is only the bottom of Ascendant Empyrean. He is far from Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao."

The beautiful woman turned around and said, "Teacher!!"

The old man stopped and bitterly said, "If he can pass the 10th palace, I'll go ask if he is willing to join me.

"Ah, the first nine palaces in the Empyrean Trial are for Empyrean Exalts. The 10th palace is the boundary between Empyrean Exalt and Ascendant Empyrean. From the 11th palace onward, aside from cultivation level and combat power, one needs understanding and enlightenment of dao.

"In the Empyrean Trial, the word 'trial' is the key for the last nine palaces! Every palace will give you a fortune, and this Wang Lin…" The old man looked at his disciple and stopped speaking.

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was filled with excitement. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as her divine sense shot into the sky.

In the imperial city of the Central Continent, there was an empty, luxurious palace. As the scene of Wang Lin passing the ninth palace appeared, a cold laughter echoed through the palace.

"Is this the person Dao Fei can't forget… I have underestimated him…"

Eastern Continent, Purple Yang Sect. The middle-aged man was looking at the mirror before him alone. He completely ignored the miserable screams coming from outside and his eyes were bright.

"I must recruit him! Last time Grand Empyrean reincarnated, she separated. After many years, due to the lack of prestige, many of the Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans left… Right now, the Grand Empyrean is about to reincarnate again. If this person can be recruited, he can be a powerful guardian!"

At the same time, in the Empyrean Trial, after Wang Lin passed through the ninth palace, everyone below bowed at him. Nearly 100 Empyrean Exalts quickly left and returned to their bodies. They quickly used their connections and informed the Empyrean Exalts they knew about what had happened.

After all, someone passing through the ninth palace was extremely important within the celestial clan - it could be considered a holy event. Shortly after, even more Empyrean Exalts rushed to the Empyrean Trial from all over the celestial clan.

Wang Lin walked out as the ninth palace shined. He sat in the air and didn't continue to the 10th palace, but he also didn't give up.

The entire Empyrean Trial was filled with golden light. All the Empyrean Exalts that had heard the new arrived in the transfer array and immediately saw the golden light. They looked up to see the ninth palace releasing endless golden light and the figure sitting inside the light.

Their expressions were all serious, containing a hint of expectation!

At this moment, none of the Empyrean Exalts here had any mocking intent, and any thoughts of disdain were crushed. They respected the strong, and anyone who could pass the ninth palace was at the peak of Empyrean Exalts!

Time slowly passed and even more Empyrean Exalts arrived here. Rays of light arrived at the transfer array, and it seemed like it would never stop.

Soon, there were nearly 700 Empyrean Exalts present, almost 70% of all Empyrean Exalts in the celestial clan.

There were still Empyrean Exalts rushing here after receiving the news.

"This matter has caused a great stir. Even more people are coming to the Empyrean Trial…"

"Once he passes the 10th palace, he will become an Ascendant Empyrean. But this 10th palace is more difficult than the previous nine combined. Otherwise, the 49th Ascendant Empyrean wouldn't have taken tens of thousands of years to appear…"

"I think there will be some difficulties. Although very few people have passed the ninth palace, there were still some. Which one of them is not famous, or at least caused a stir? Many people had high expectations, but they failed at the 10th palace in the end… This time, it will likely be the same."

More than 700 Empyrean Exalts were scattered across the Empyrean Trial. They were all talking to each other, some inquiring about Wang Lin's name and what happened before.

Among the more than 700 Empyrean Exalts, there was a group that was very calm and very different from the others. Even when they were just standing there, the other Empyrean Exalts were extremely polite to them.

There were less than a few dozen people in this group. They were all people who had passed the ninth palace but were stopped at the 10th palace. They had all come to see if Wang Lin could take the step they all dreamed of!

"Brother Zhao, do you think this person can pass the 10th palace?"

"Difficult! Both of us have tried the 10th floor. If he had the confidence to attempt the 10th floor, he wouldn't be cultivating there."

Another half an incense stick of time passed and now nearly 800 Empyrean Exalts were here. More than half of the Empyrean Exalts had dropped everything they were doing and rushed here with their divine senses to witness this important event.

Among the crowd, there was a very beautiful woman. She was Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. She didn't want to watch through the autumn leaf on Mount Emperor, so had come here personally. She looked up at the golden light in the sky and smiled.

"This fellow, after leaving the Mountain Sea, he disappeared for more than 10 years. I didn't expect him to be so amazing after reappearing!"

Just as almost 800 Empyrean Exalts waited for Wang Lin to attempt the 10th palace, the transfer array flashed constantly. A middle-aged man in white walked out. He looked cold and didn't even look at the crowd. He leaped into the air and looked at Wang Lin.

"Ascendant Empyrean Snow Rain!!"

"Even Ascendant Empyreans came here!"

"Not only Ascendant Snow Rain, look, that's Ascendant Empyrean Dao Wheel!" The appearance of Ascendant Empyreans attracted the attention of all the Empyrean Exalts here. This person was an old man. He was frowning as he flew into the air. He looked at the middle-aged man and they nodded to each other. Then both looked up at Wang Lin in the sky.

"Ascendant Empyrean Meng Shuang!"

"That is Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child. He has the appearance of a child year-round, so that must be him! Rumors say that he passed the 12th palace!!"

Divine sense messages were being silently passed between the 800 or so Empyrean Exalts here. A total of four Ascendant Empyreans had appeared in the ancient transfer array. They did not talk to each other, they just immediately looked up at the sky.

Just at this moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet because Wang Lin, who was sitting in the golden light of the ninth palace, suddenly stood up. His actions attracted everyone's attention.

Wang Lin looked at the large amount of people and frowned, but he soon relaxed. His goal was to become famous, so the more people, the better the effect.

There were four people that caught Wang Lin's attention below: the four Ascendant Empyrans. When Wang Lin looked at them, they also looked back. They were very calm and showed no emotions.

Wang Lin withdrew this gaze and looked up at the 10th place. He took a step and quickly flew toward the 10th palace and disappeared!

"He's attempting the 10th palace!!"

"The 10th palace can be described as the dragon's gate. Once he passes through, he will be the 49th Ascendant Empyrean in my celestial clan!"

All the cultivators below stared intently and were afraid of missing anything.

At this moment, on the Immortal Astral Continent, Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and the powerful existence inside the imperial city looked at their own displays of the Empyrean Trial as Wang Lin walked toward the 10th palace!

In the Purple Yang Sect, the middle-aged man took a deep breath and didn't even blink once.

"Can he pass…" This was the thought that appeared in almost everyone's minds!

Time passed. It had been eight breaths since Wang Lin entered the 10th palace!

Ninth breath, 10th breath...

All the gazes gathered on the fuzzy 10th palace. This palace had not released golden light in tens of thousands of years!

However, every time it released golden light in the past, it meant there was one more Ascendant Empyrean in the celestial clan!

The celestial clan only had 48 Ascendant Empyreans. Once another appeared, it would be a joyous event for the entire celestial clan. Even the Ancient clan would know of their name. This kind of cultivator was enough to cause a commotion across the entire Immortal Astral Continent!

The 11th breath, 12th breath, 13th breath… Until the 20th breath!

"Must have failed…" Some of the Empyrean Exalts below immediately signed.

But just at this moment, cries of shock echoed in the silent Empyrean Trial, until it became a monstrous wave!!

"Golden light!! That's golden light!!!"

"The 10th palace's golden light!!! It has been tens of thousands of years and now golden light has come from the 10th palace once more!!!"

"He… passed!!!"

After 20 breaths, the fuzzy 10th palace covered by the clouds released a startling, golden light before everyone's gazes!!!

The expressions of the four Ascendant Empyreans immediately became serious.

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In the blurry sky of the Empyrean Trial, the 10th palace that hadn't shined for tens of thousands of years erupted with bright, golden light. The golden light spread out and filled the eyes of all the cultivators below.

As the golden light spread out, a giant figure seemed to appear. This figure wasn't Wang Lin, but a shadow filled with endless majesty.

This shadow was very large, like a giant standing in the world. It appeared from the golden light from the 10th palace and soon became more solid.

In a flash, this shadow became clear. He was very handsome, and aside from an ancient aura, he exuded a force that made all celestials worship him.

He wore a golden robe and there was even an emperor crown on his head. It looks like he was looking down upon the world.

The moment this figure appeared, the hearts of the 800 Empyrean Exalts and four Ascendent Empyreans all trembled.

"It is the shadow the Celestial Ancestor left here at the Empyrean Trial!! It is said this shadow separated from the Celestial Ancestor. Even if the Celestial Ancestor dies, it will still exist after being fused with the Empyrean Trial!"

"The 10th palace is the line between Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans. Rumor has it that each Ascendant Empyrean is personally titled by the Celestial Ancestor. I didn't expect it to be true!!"

"He has passed through the 10th palace and the Celestial Ancestor's shadow has appeared. This Wang Lin had passed the dragon's gate and from now on is no longer the same rank as us Empyrean Exalts!"

"I got to personally see someone become an Ascendant Empyrean and the Celestial Ancestor personally title them. This trip to the Empyrean Trial was not a waste of time!"

When the giant, golden figure appeared, all the cultivators below became very respectfully and all of them bowed. No one forced any of them to bow, but it was something all the cultivators did out of respect!

"We descendents of the Celestial Ancestor greet Ancestor!!" The voice of all the cultivators echoed in the Empyrean Trial.

Just as all the cultivators below bowed, a figure flew out from the shining, golden 10th palace. This figure was Wang Lin.

This scene seemed to become eternal in the eyes of all the cultivators below.

In the sky, a large and a small, golden figure less than 1,000 feet away from one another were looking at each other.

Wang Lin's face was slightly pale. When he appeared, he immediately saw the giant, golden figure before him. When he saw the figure, his heart trembled. This was the Celestial Ancestor he had seen twice before!!

His pair of golden eyes were filled with endless majesty, and his gaze landed on Wang Lin. This gaze was filled with an indescribable power and seemed like it was going to completely see through Wang Lin's every secret.

Wang Lin's heart trembled. He felt naked under this gaze. He also felt like all his secrets were revealed before this gaze!

Wang Lin didn't expect this at all. Not even his teacher, Xuan Luo, had expected Wang Lin to arrive at this point in the celestial clan!

As a result, Wang Lin had made no preparations, so all his secrets were going to be revealed. A giant hand appeared in Wang Lin's mind and quickly flipped through his memories. There was no way to hide anything!

It began searching his memories from his birth!

The entire celestial clan only had 48 Ascendant Empyreans. For the celestial clan, Ascendant Empyreans were very important, second only to the Grand Empyreans.

Even the Celestial Ancestor would have paid attention to these cultivators. Back then, he had already considered that members of the Ancient clan or foreign cultivators would change their aura to come here and even obtain the title of Ascendant Empyrean.

How could the Celestial Ancestor allow this? Being an Empyrean Exalt was fine, but Ascendant Empyreans had to be Immortal Astral Continent cultivators! They had to have been born and raised on the Immortal Astral without any problem. This was also the reason behind the saying that one must pass the 10th palace in the Empyrean Trial to become an Ascendant Empyrean!

Every Empyrean Exalt that had turned into an Ascendant Empyrean had experienced this. All 48 of the current Ascendant Empyrean had gone through this.

This was a test, and if the shadow judged Wang Lin as a foreign or ancient cultivator, the news would immediately spread across the celestial clan. Forget Wang Lin, not even a Grand Empyrean could escape!

The Celestial Ancestor's shadow wouldn't attack, but once his secrets were found out, the Ascendant Empyreans or even Grand Empyreans would attack!

Under the gaze of the Celestial Ancestor's shadow, Wang Lin's memories from his childhood were being observed. The Heaven Defying Bead that had fused with this soul appeared once more and slowly rotated. A gentle light was released and surrounded Wang Lin, and the bead created false memories for the Celestial Ancestor's shadow to watch.

No one knew what the Celestial Ancestor's shadow had seen, but soon, the gaze on Wang Lin became gentle.

After a long time, as all the cultivators below watched, the shadow of the Celestial Ancestor waved his left hand. A scroll appeared out of nowhere and opened like a holy edict.

There were 48 names on that scroll. Eache name shined brightly, and there was pressure coming from the names.

"Ascendant Empyrean List!!"

"This is the legendary Ascendant Empyrean List!!"

"Rumor has it that every single Ascendant Empyrean is personally appointed by the Celestial Ancestor and has their name added to the list. This list only appears when someone successfully passes the 10th palace!"

"It's the Ascendant Empyrean List! Everyone on the list receives the Celestial Ancestor's protection. They are the glory of the celestial clan!!"

Aside from those four Ascendant Empyreans, everyone else gasped, and their eyes were filled with desire. They all wanted their names on the list, but even though they were Empyrean Exalts, this wasn't possible. This list was only for Ascendant Empyreans!

The Celestial Ancestor's shadow raised his left hand and a brush seemed to appear. The brush moved and wrote down a line of celestial characters!

"Number 49, Wang Lin."

After finishing the last stroke, the Celestial Ancestor's shadow dissipated into a golden light that lit up the entire Empyrean Trial.

Even after the Celestial Ancestor's shadow completely disappeared, everyone was still silent. A moment later, they all bowed.

"Greetings, Ascendant Empyrean!" This included Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin and all those that doubted Wang Lin could pass the ninth and 10th palaces!

Within the crowd, there was an extremely beautiful woman. She suddenly felt like the distance between them was too large now. One was in the sky and one was on the earth, very far, very far...

This sudden change made her feel an unspeakable sense of melancholy.

Wang Lin silently pondered in the sky with his eyes closed. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes again. He had just experienced life and death at that moment. He didn't expect the Empyrean Trial to have such an implication.

"The Heaven Defying Bead appeared once more by itself and saved me… This thing has its own spirit, but what is it… Where did it come from… It was able to fool the Celestial Ancestor's shadow!

"The 10th palace had 99 golden planets, no wonder so few people have passed it. Even I had to use the Heavenly Bull soul armor for an instant to pass!"

While Wang Lin was pondering, three people flew into the sky and stopped beside him. It was the three Ascendent Empyreans, Snow Rain, Dao Wheel, and Meng Dao.

As for Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child, he calmly remained below. He looked at Wang Lin but didn't say a word.

"Congratulations, Fellow Cultivator Wang. Haha, now my celestial clan has one more Ascendant Empyrean!"

"It won't take long for every Ascendant Empyrean in the celestial clan to know. Fellow Cultivator Wang has become famous in an instant. If there is a chance to meet in the Northern Continent, we have to debate dao."

"Fellow Cultivator Wang, after entering the Ascendant Empyrean stage, I fear you will face the recruitment of the Grand Empyreans. My name is Rain Snow and I'm under Grand Empyrean Wu Feng. I wonder, has Fellow Cultivator have decided on where to go?"

The three of them smiled and clasped their hands at Wang Lin. Wang Lin smiled back and clasped his hand back in response.

"As for the choice of which Grand Empyrean to go with, I haven't made up my mind yet and I haven't decided to leave yet…" After Wang Lin spoke, he looked up at the 11th palace that was completely covered by the clouds!

Him looking up immediately caused the expressions of those three to become serious.

"Could Fellow Cultivator Wang want to try the 11th palace?"

"I do!" Wang Lin nodded and smiled.

All the three had different expressions, and after looking at Wang Lin, Ascendant Empyrean Snow Rain hesitated before speaking.

"The three of us haven't passed the 11th palace. Since Fellow Cultivator Wang wants to try, I have some experience that might help you.

"The difficulty of the palaces past the 10th is far higher than the first nine for Empyrean Exalts. And once you fail, it is not without danger - you will be injured. Although it's not serious, you still have to be careful.

"In addition, above the 10th palace, it is difficult to pass with a short period of cultivation. This is why Ascendant Empyreans rarely come here. Unless we are 80% confident, we won't casually try...

"As far as I know, among the 49 Ascendant Empyreans, including Fellow Cultivator Wang, 27 people stopped at the 11th palace. Aside from those 27 people, 13 people stopped at the 13th palace. Fellow Cultivator Tiny Child below is rumored to have passed the 12th palace, but in truth was stopped at the 12th palace."

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"There are seven people that stopped at the 13th palace. Aside from these 47 Ascendant Empyreans, there are two more who are considered the strongest Ascendant Empyreans. The first is Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei, who stopped at the 14th palace! The other is Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who stopped at the 16th palace!

"From the 11th palace onward, every palace is very difficult. It is no longer simple like breaking the planets in the first 10 palaces, but… doing battle against the 72 foreign beasts the Celestial Ancestor faced!

"Among the 72 foreign beasts, there are strong and weak ones. Although their presence in the Empyrean Trial is only an illusion and they are greatly weakened, they are, after all, beasts that battled the Celestial Ancestor!

"If you can beat the 72 foreign beasts and walk the path the Celestial Ancestor walked, then by the time you pass the 19th palace, you will naturally have the strength that not even a Grand Empyrean would act casually against!

"And from the 11th palace onward, there are great fortunes, but not everyone can obtain them. There are those that have passed the 11th palace but obtained nothing.

"As for the specifics, I don't know, but I know that someone has obtained a spell from the Celestial Ancestor in the 11th palace!

"But only one Ascendant Empyrean has passed the 19th palace and then became a Grand Empyrean. Aside from him, no one has passed the 19th palace!

"Even the current Grand Empyreans can't! Even the current Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Grand Empyrean Eight Extreme were only Empyrean Exalts back then. Only with a stroke of luck did someone become a Grand Empyrean through the Immemorial God Realm and the other though inheriting the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline!

"Grand Empyrean Gemini and Grand Empyrean Jiu Di are rumored to be from the same generation, and they were under the Celestial Ancestor. As for whether this is true or not, I don't know. Grand Empyrean Wu Feng was also an Ascendant Empyrean, but he only passed the 14th palace and couldn't compare to the current Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!

"I chose to follow him precisely because of this. After all, us Ascendant Empyreans have our own pride. Even if one becomes a Grand Empyrean through luck, if we aren't willing, we won't follow them!" Ascendant Empyrean Snow Rain slowly said to Wang Lin.

"Which Grand Empyrean was the only one to reach the 19th palace as an Ascendant Empyrean?" Wang Lin had never heard of any of this and his expression became serious.

"The Dong Lin Sect's Grand Empyrean Dong Lin! Before he fell, he was the number one Grand Empyrean in my celestial clan. Even Grand Empyrean Jiu Di dreaded him… He was the only one who completely relied on his own strength to become a Grand Empyrean, but…" It was obvious Grand Empyrean Dong Lin was someone who Snow Rain respected a lot. When he talked about Grand Empyrean Dong Lin, his expression was a bit crestfallen.

Wang Lin silently pondered and he recalled the lonely old man in the Dong Lin Sect who was relying on a dream to accompany him. Grand Empyrean Dong Lin's descendant...

Wang Lin took a deep breath and clasped his hands at Snow Rain and company. "Many thanks!"

He moved very fast as he pierced through the clouds and arrived at the 11th palace! He looked up at the 11th palace and then charged up without hesitation. Under the gaze of Snow Rain's group of three, under the gazes of all the cultivators below, and as the eyes of the cold-looking Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child lit up, Wang Lin pierced into the clouds toward the 11th palace.

The 11th palace was the goal and desire of all the Empyrean Exalts here. Whether they passed or not, it was a symbol of strength and power!

The 11th palace was different from the 10 below. It was larger, and even the pressure it gave off was stronger. It was completely black and gave off a cold aura.

"Including those nine, only 22 people have passed the 11th palace! One move will make me famous… Passing the 10th palace is not enough!" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he entered the 11th palace without hesitation!

When he entered the 11th palace, all the Empyrean Exalts below gasped and their faces filled with fear and excitement. These kinds of expressions should normally not appear on them; after all, any one of them could cause the world outside to tremble. However, at this moment, they were filled with fear and excitement due to Wang Lin's crazy action.

"I thought he would stop after the 10th palace, but he is going to continue!"

"He… How many palaces is he going to pass?? How many can he pass?"

"He's gone mad, unless this Wang Lin has enough confidence or he is blinded by the glory of becoming an Ascendant Empyrean! Passing multiple palaces at once like this is extremely rare!"

Snow Rain's group of three also looked over. They were not optimistic about Wang Lin's chances. They thought Wang Lin had a 90% chance of failing. After all, they had tried the 11th palace but failed. More than half the Ascendant Empyreans were stuck here!

They didn't believe Wang Lin, who had just become an Ascendant Empyrean, had the strength!

"He has some momentum, but the 11th palace is not so easy. Back when I passed the 10th palace, I attempted the 11th palace as well but failed… It wasn't until many years later that I successfully passed the 11th palace."

"Among the more than 40 Ascendant Empyreans, only Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei and Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao continued. Cai Wei stopped at the 12th and Ming Dao stopped at the 13th!

"The reason the two of them have the fame they do now and are considered the strongest Ascendant Empyreans is largely because of this. It is impossible for this person!" the child-like Ascendant Empyrean looked calm, but he sneered in his heart.

At this moment, the cultivators here were not the only ones observing this place. Aside from the Grand Empyreans, even more Ascendant Empyreans were using different methods to observe the Empyrean Trial. They had found out that there was a 49th Ascendant Empyrean, and he hadn't left, but was instead going to try the 11th palace!

In the Dao Yi Sect, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi seemed to have forgotten everything and was focused on the pool before him. He looked calm, but a strange light shined from his fists.

"This child, I must recruit him to work under me!!"

There was also Grand Empyrean Wu Feng inside the glacier in the Northern Continent. He stared at the glacier, his eyes filled with determination!

As for the middle aged man inside the Purple Yang Sect who could occasionally hear miserable screams from outside, he was very excited. He stared at the mirror and muttered to himself.

"If he can be recruited under Grand Empyrean Gemini, he will definitely be a great help to the Grand Empyrean!!"

Central Continent, Mount Emperor. Grand Empyrean Jiu Di was lazily sitting under the sun like an old man unwilling to move. When Wang Lin passed the 10th palace, he opened his eyes.

"He passed? Even though he passed the 10th palace, he is just a bigger ant… Can't be compared to Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei and definitely can't compare to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. Ah, what did the Celestial Emperor promise him to recruit Ming Dao…" The old man sighed and still felt pity that he couldn't recruit Ming Dao back then.

In the empty palace in the imperial palace, a voice muttered.

"Ming Dao, what do you think?"

As the voice echoed, ripples spread out inside the palace and a person walked out. This person was a young man in black who had a cold expression. He looked at the illusion in the empty palace.

"I only need one breath to kill him!"

At this moment, Wang Lin stepped into the 11th palace. His vision became blurry and he appeared in a star system again.

However, this star system had no planets but was covered in fog. The fog was very dense; it seemed impossible to split apart and surrounded the area.

"What is dao?" A majestic voice rang out in the star system and set off countless echoes. The voice echoed in Wang Lin's heart and ears.

"What is dao?"

"What is dao?" That voice was even more intense now. It seemed to be muttering and also roaring. It caused Wang Lin's body to tremble, and he even felt his like his soul was going to collapse.

Wang Lin's face turned slightly pale, but his eyes shined brightly. His understanding of dao had formed three ethereal essences. His enlightenment in dao was far superior to that of most people on the Immortal Astral Continent. Even some Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans couldn't compare to Wang Lin!

This enlightenment of dao was something othersiders couldn't see at all; it was an evolution of one's own thought process.

Wang Lin slowly said, "Life and death are the restraints, this is dao!"

The moment he opened his mouth, his comprehension of his life and death dao appeared around him. At this moment, the sound disappeared and chains appeared around him. The chains began to spread, pushing away the fog, revealing the bright star system. There was a figure wearing a golden robe and a crown before him.

There was a giant scorpion before the shadow. This scorpion was hundreds of thousands of feet large and it gave off a chilly aura as it roared.

Wang Lin's vision became a blur. When he regained his vision, he seemed to replace the golden figure and was battling the scorpion!

"Green Devil Scorpion!" At this moment, Wang Lin didn't hesitate to put on the soul armor!!

Time slowly passed. This was different from passing one palace in several breaths. It had been half an incense stick of time since Wang Lin entered. The place was completely silent as they waited, watching the palace in the sky.

"Attempting the 11th palace is good. Once he fails, he will understand that the Empyrean Trial is not something he can attempt in a craze." Ascendant Empyrean Snow Rain still sighed in his heart. Even now, he didn't believe Wang Lin could pass.

"Does he think he is Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei or Ming Dao? I struggled a lot to barely pass through the 11th palace. Battling against the foreign souls is very difficult… He definitely can't pass!" Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child had just sneered in his heart when his body suddenly trembled and his eyes overflowed with disbelief!

A burst of golden light erupted from the 11th palace that was surrounded by clouds!!

"Impossible!" Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child's eyes widened.

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In the Empyrean Trial, as the golden light spread out from the 11th palace, Wang Lin stepped out. His face was pale and he immediately sat down inside the golden light. Everything that happened inside the 11th palace replayed in his mind.

The Green Devil Scorpion was the first spirit to appear, and after that, eight more foreign souls appeared with no break in between. If not for the fact that Wang Lin had put on the soul armor right away, it would have been difficult to pass the 11th palace!

In particular, the last soul, a giant elephant the size of a planet, had great strength!

Wang Lin could feel that the nine foreign souls were all illusions that couldn't match their original bodies but were still extremely powerful. Every one of them was at peak Empyrean Exalt level, and the last four were strong enough to battle ordinary Ascendant Empyreans!

Wang Lin didn't have time to waste. After he put on the soul armor, he had a time limit, so he took off the soul armor immediately after he finished the 11th floor to extend its usage.

When he walked out from the 11th palace, a majestic voice appeared in Wang Lin's mind as the golden light spread out from the palace.

This voice was inaudible to outsiders, only he can hear it.

"I'm Lian Yunjue, and my divine sense was left here in the Empyrean Trial. I also left my spell, the Eight Extreme Dao, here. If the future generation is fated, they can obtain it here...

"You have passed my test and therefore can obtain my Extreme Fire Dao! This is not a spell, essence, or dao spell; it was not created by me, it inherited from the Immemorial God realm…"

As the voice echoed in Wang Lin's mind, an image appeared in his mind. There was a palm, but it contained no trace of fire. The hand rose and green smoke appeared around its finger. The smoke circled the finger nine times and formed nine smoke rings. The smoke rings grew and gave off a terrifying aura!

Wang Lin sat inside the golden light with his eyes closed as the image and voice appeared in his mind. He had seen this before and had even borrowed his avatar in the void to use it.

But right now, he didn't borrow the power from his avatar at all. He raised his right hand subconsciously and green smoke circled his finger!

This scene shocked all the cultivators below!

"He really passed the 11th palace!"

"Not many Ascendant Empyreans can pass the 11th palace. He went from the fifth palace and in such a short period of time passed through the 11th palace!"

"I can no longer guess his limit…" After Wang Lin passed through the 11th palace, he had completely separated himself from Empyrean Exalts. The Empyrean Exalts below couldn't even see the green smoke on the tip of Wang Lin's finger due to the dense clouds.

But Snow Rain and company saw it clearly!

The three of them had complicated expressions as they looked at Wang Lin, feeling startled.

"To pass through the 11th palace in the first attempt… That green smoke, I have seen it on Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei. It is clearly the Extreme Fire from the Eight Extreme Dao!"

"We thought he was the same as us, but I didn't expect him to have the power to pass the 11th palace… Among Ascendant Empyreans, the gap between every palace is extremely large!"

The three of them pondered and silently sighed. Unlike the three of them, in the distance, Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child's expression constantly changed. He looked at Wang Lin with hatred in his eyes.

"11th palace… Damn it, it took me a long time to pass through it back then. He also obtained the Celestial Ancestor's spell!!! And I didn't obtain it after passing...

"The 11th palace must be his limit. It is impossible for him to pass through the 12th palace. Over the countless years, even Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei was stopped at the 12th palace! Only Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao has passed it!

"This person definitely can't pass!" As Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child stared at Wang Lin, a rare trace of jealousy appeared in his heart.

After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked at the circles of green smoke on his finger. There was a flash of coldness in his eyes and then the green smoke dissipated. He looked up and never once look down, but all the cultivators felt their hearts tremble. He looked up at the 12th palace high above him!

"Snow Rain Ascendant Empyrean said that from the 11th palace onward, each palace has its own fortune… Sure enough, this Eight Extreme Dao is different from what I thought. I thought the Celestial Ancestor had created it, but he inherited it from the Immemorial God Realm!

"What exactly is this Immemorial God Realm? It seems like all signs point to the Heaven Defying Bead being from there, and the method of becoming a Grand Empyrean also comes from there...

"Even the Celestial Ancestor's spell was inherited from the Immemorial God Realm… What kind of existence is that place?!" As Wang Lin pondered, his eyes shined brightly.

"In this Empyrean Trial, reputation isn't the only thing that can be obtained here. One can also obtain fortunes left by the Celestial Ancestor… Lian Yunjue… That really is the Celestial Ancestor's name…" Wang Lin took a deep breath and his body trembled. At the same time, bursts of exclamations came from below as he rushed toward the 12th palace.

He vaguely heard the excitement and deep expectations from the cries below. However, he didn't care about any of this. He was focused on his original goal in coming here!

He was going to become famous with one brilliant move!!

He felt that just passing the 11th palace was not brilliant enough! He felt that even matching the second strongest Ascendant Empyrean, Cai Wei, and stopping at the 12th palace was not brilliant enough!

He felt that perhaps surpassing the strongest Ascendant Empyrean, Ming Dao, could just barely counts as brilliant!!

What's more, from the 11th palace and above, there were fortunes to obtain. Wang Lin was very interested in the Eight Extreme Dao that the Celestial Ancestor had obtained from the Immemorial God Realm!

"Mad, mad, he is indeed going to attempt the 12th palace!"

"12th palace! I don't know how many Ascendant Empyrean passed it, but these people are extremely rare!!"

"He will definitely pass. I don't think he will fail this time!"

Wang Lin's action caused Snow Rain and company to stare dumbfoundedly at his figure disappearing into the clouds. After a long time, their gazes were filled with an even more complicated feelings, along with admiration!

"Someone once said that there are those that know not of the limit of ambition. Today, I understand… His pursuit is something we can only watch from afar."

"Snow Rain, do you think he can pass the 12th palace?"

"Yes! Although this is the first time we've met, this person would obviously not do something he has no grasp in. Since he dares to step into the 12th palace, he must be confident!"

"It's unlikely. Only Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was able to pass through the 12th palace when he became an Ascendant Empyrean. If he passes it, doesn't that mean he will set off the same storm as Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao?"

"Back when Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao became an Ascendant Empyrean, he passed through the 12th palace and caused the Grand Empyreans to come to watch personally. Even most of the Ascendant Empyreans came. All the Grand Empyreans gave very attractive conditions, and he chose the Celestial Emperor in the end."

As Snow Rain's group of three were talking, intense light came from the ancient transfer array and figures began to appear.

These figures made all the Empyrean Exalts below become extremely respectful, but they were not shocked that these people that were extremely difficult to meet had all appeared now!

"Ascendant Empyrean Heavenly Flame!"

"Ascendant Empyrean Chen Fan!"

"Ascendant Empyrean Shattered Dream!"

"That is Ascendant Empyrean Han Dan!"

In a moment of silence, almost 30 Ascendant Empyreans came here with their divine senses. When they appeared, they all looked up with serious expressions.

It was extremely rare for this many Ascendant Empyreans and Empyrean Exalts to appear. Over the countless years, the only other time this happened was when Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao became an Ascendant Empyrean!

Even Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei didn't set off such a storm.

After several breaths, the ancient transfer array shined brightly. The light became even more dense and, a moment later, a tall figure walked out.

This shadow was bald, and after he appeared, the entire Empyrean Trial became silent. Whether it was the Empyrean Exalts or Ascendant Empyreans, they all bowed at the bald figure.

"Greetings, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng!"

This tall figure was Grand Empyrean Wu Feng! After he appeared, he was calm as he stepped forward and floated into the sky. He ignored all the people below and looked at Wang Lin, who was pondering.

"Wang Lin, it doesn't matter if you pass through the 12th palace or not. If you follow me, I'll agree to any condition you request!" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's voice was not loud, but it echoed through the Empyrean Trail and entered Wang Lin's heart.

Wang Lin stopped for a moment outside the 12th palace. He bowed and looked down.

"Thank you, Grand Empyrean, but I still need to pour my full attention on attempting the Empyrean Trial. How about we talk about this later?"

"Good!" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng didn't mind at all. The more he looked at Wang Lin, the more he intended to recruit him.

This was seen by all the surrounding cultivators, and their expressions changed. There was a strange feeling in their hearts. Such a scene, this many Ascendant Empyreans. This was almost comparable to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao back then!

"Little friend Wang Lin, do you still remember our agreement?" Just at this moment, a voice that made Grand Empyrean Wu Feng frown came from the transfer array.

The transfer array lit up and Grand Empyrean Dao Yi walked out.

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Grand Empyrean Dao Yi was wearing a simple daoist robe, and he smiled as he walked out. He looked at Wang Lin, who was outside the 12th palace.

Wang Lin's expression was calm, and he also looked at Grand Empyrean Dao Yi. He also pondered a bit before he clasped his hands.

"I remember. If I pass the ninth palace, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi will come to recruit me again."

"This matter is not urgent. Little Friend Wang Lin can first attempt the 12th palace." Grand Empyrean Dao Yi smiled and looked at Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, who was not far away.

Their gazes collided and seemed to solidify.

This was seen by all the cultivators present. The Empyrean Exalts all had strange gazes in their eyes. Aside from Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, this was the second time they had seen Grand Empyreans fight over someone!

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng revealed a flash of coldness and slowly said, "Dao Yi, I have my sights on his child. Don't fight with me!"

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi smiled and sent out a divine sense message. "Wu Feng, even we can't force Ascendant Empyreans. It all depends on his own choice. You eyeing him doesn't mean he will follow you!

"Moreover, he is about to attempt the 12th palace. Once he passes the 12th palace, he will be comparable to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. Forget you and me, even that old fellow Jiu Di might be moved to come...

"And there is also that Celestial Emperor. I don't know what he promised Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao to recruit him."

As the two chatted with their divine senses, in the sky, Wang Lin took a deep breath and stepped into the 12th palace!

The moment he entered the palace, Dao Yi and Wu Feng stopped talking and looked up. All the cultivators here, whether it was Empyrean Exalts or Ascendant Empyreans, looked up.

Only the few people watching from outside of the Empyrean Trial had different thoughts. The middle-aged man in the Purple Yang Sect looked at the mirror bitterly and sighed deeply.

"Ah, how did he pass through the 11th palace… The 11th palace is fine, but he can't pass the 12th palace… Once he breaks through, what can I use to recruit him...

"I fear he will immediately be pulled to the Celestial Emperor and Grand Empyrean Jiu Di. Even Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Wu Feng would find it difficult to match those two...

"Unfortunate. If my Purple Yang Sect's Grand Empyrean Gemini hadn't encountered an accident during the last reincarnation, we could compare to the Celestial Emperor and Jiu Di…"

This middle-aged man let out a bitter sigh and was about to give up on the idea of recruiting this person. However, at this moment, the door was kicked open and a little girl in red ran in.

"Little Gu Ya, why are you still looking at the broken mirror? Come out and help me and Han Han teach this Little Wolf a lesson. Today, this Little Wolf is being very bad! I'm going to each him a lesson today!"

"Little Ancestor…" The middle-aged man looked like he was about to cry.

"Eh? The person inside the broken mirror seems familiar…" The little girl in red looked at the mirror and frowned as if she was thinking.

"Eh… Little Ancestor, of course you are familiar with them. They are Grand Empyrean Wu Feng and Grand Empyrean Dao Yi…" The middle-aged man sighed and planned on giving up recruiting.

"Let's go, Little Ancestor, I'll help you deal with that… that Little Wolf…" The middle-aged man sighed. He pitied the poor cultivator named Greed.

"Not that dead baldy and that fake mask guy, it's this person!" The little girl raised her right hand and pointed at Wang Lin, who had stepped into the 12th palace.

"Eh, he entered this hall. Very familiar… Let me think…" The little girl pondered for a moment and then her eyes suddenly lit up!

"His name is Wang Lin!! I remember that when I found Little Wolf, I also saw him. I remember that Han Han and I helped him once… And I seem to have seen him before!

"The person you said you want to recruit was him. Good, good. Me and Han Han will go with you." The little girl blinked and clapped her hands as she laughed.

The middle-aged man swallowed and stared at the little girl dumbfoundedly. After a long time, his expression became excited.

"Little… Little Ancestor, are you certain you guys know him from before and even saved him?"

The little girl frowned and pointed at the excited middle-aged man as she said in an old fashioned tone, "Little Gu Ya, are you going to be disobedient?"

"It is indeed worthy of Grand Empyrean Gemini to have the foresight to have rescued him before. With this, perhaps we can really recruit him!" The middle-aged man laughed in excitement and his face seemed a bit more rosey. He even coaxed the little ancestor before him like a child.

As soon as the little girl heard this, she immediately smiled and looked very proud.

"Hmph, this is what Little Gu Ya gets for being disobedient. Now you know how powerful me and Han Han are and how far sighted we are. I already told you to forget about those that left, but you won't listen.

"I, Grand Empyrean Gemini, never force anyone to say. If they want to leave, they can leave. Who controls the flow of fate? How can you, or them, understand this?" The more the little girl spoke, the more proud she felt.

"Yes, yes, yes. Grand Empyrean Gemini controls the flow of fate. Gu Ya admires, admires…" The middle-aged cultivator quickly smiled and looked at the little girl before him with a loving gaze.

Although his cultivation was lacking, when Grand Empyrean Gemini went through an accident during her reincarnation, he chose to stay to take care of the two little girls when everyone else left. Everything he had done until now was for that grace she had given him during her peak.

Back then, he was just an unknown Empyrean Exalt under Grand Empyrean Gemini, but now he was the only one.

While laughter echoed in the Purple Yang Sect, on Mount Emperor in the Central Continent, the originally lazy Grand Empyrean Jiu Di was now staring intently at the autumn leaf before him.

"Attempting to the 12th palace after passing the 11th palace… This one… This one barely counts as a person. I could begrudgingly give him an offer… But with Hai Zi there, if I go, it will seem to not quite match what I said before…" Although the old man muttered this, he didn't even blink as he stared at the autumn leaf.

"Forget it, it is only the 11th palace. This child is far below Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao." The old man turned his head and closed his eyes, but a moment later, he opened them again and looked at the autumn leaf.

"Can he pass or not…"

Also in the Central Continent, in the imperial city, in the luxurious palace, the black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao stared at the illusion and frowned.

"Can you kill him in one breath?" A calm breath echoed in the hall.

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao silently pondered and a moment later said, "One breath is enough!"

A laugh seemed to echo, and the voice came again.

"He can't pass through the 12th palace. His Heavenly Bull soul armor will meet the Heavenly Bull on the 12th palace! Let the others fight over this person, this emperor has no interest…" Just as his words echoed, he suddenly stopped talking before he finished. Ripples echoed on the dragon throne and a middle-aged man who looked extremely similar to the Celestial Ancestor appeared.

There was a hint of shock in his eyes as he looked at the illusion in the palace. The 12th palace in the illusion suddenly erupted with blinding, golden light!!

This golden light was clearly coming from the Empyrean Trial, but it seemed to penetrate the void through the illusion, lighting this palace up!

"He passed the 12th palace!" The middle-aged man in the golden robe was rather surprised.

The young man in black beside him suddenly released a shocking killing intent. He stared at the illusion and his eyes revealed a monstrous chill.

He understood that Wang Lin had passed through the 12th palace and would be like him in the past. Wang Lin would have the attention of everyone and all the Grand Empyreans would strive to recruit him. He could obtain better conditions to get even stronger.

Wang Lin passing through the 12th palace meant that whenever someone talked about him, Wang Lin's name would be brought up! This naturally made him, who was always considered the number one Ascendant Empyrean, very unhappy!

The black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao pondered a bit and said, "A mere 12th palace, there are a few people in the Celestial Clan who can do it. Killing him still would only take one breath!"

But the golden robed middle-aged man was staring at the illusion. It was unknown what he was thinking.

At the same time, on Mount Emperor, the old man stood up and his eyes shined with a strange light. However, after hesitating a bit, he slowly sat down.

"I have seen him once before, and this child has the Heavenly Bull soul armor… Passing the 12th palace with the power of the soul armor means he still can't compare to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao… Unless he can pass the 13th palace with the soul armor… he is just a normal Ascendant Empyrean." The old man pondered as he sat down and closed his eyes.

"Ah, tired… Really tiresome… Should I recruit him or not… He should not be able to break through the 13th palace and should give up… Eh!" The old man immediately opened his eyes. He saw Wang Lin outside the 12th palace, surrounded by an invisible layer of water vapor. The pressure the ripples created could even be felt through the autumn leaf.

"Extreme Water Dao!"

Just as the old man was observing the invisible water ripples around Wang Lin's body in the autumn leaf, he saw Wang Lin move. Wang Lin hadn't given up and was rushing toward the 13th palace!

In a flash, his figure disappeared into the cloud as he rushed toward the 13th palace.

This scene caused the black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao to let out a cold snort, and there was a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

"Celestial Emperor, I'm going to the Empyrean Trial to attempt the 16th palace!"

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Almost all the Empyrean Exalts, Ascendant Empyreans, and Grand Empyreans of the celestial clan were attracted by Wang Lin's seemingly mad action.

This kind of thing was very rare in the celestial clan. Only Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had received this kind of attention in the past.

However, this focus would no longer only belong to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. A part of it would split and descend upon Wang Lin!

From now on, in the history of the celestial clan, Wang Lin's name would shine brightly and be known by all those that were qualified!

Even in the near future, it was likely even the Ancient clan would hear about this!

The celestial clan's 49th Ascendent Empyrean. After becoming an Ascendant Empyrean, he passed the 11th and 12th palaces and was attempting the 13th palace!

Grand Empyrean Jiu Di on Mount Emperor was no longer lazing around but staring intently at the autumn leaf before him. His expression was serious.

He understood that passing through the 13th palace, even with the soul armor, meant that this person was too not worthless...

As for the Celestial Emperor, who had revealed himself in the imperial palace, his eyes contained a strange light. He looked at the illusion ahead as he watched Wang Lin rush into the 13th palace.

Beside him, the black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had already sat down. His divine sense had gathered on his forehead and he was about to head to the Empyrean Trial!

At this moment, in the Empyrean Trial, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi frowned and sighed. He knew that the current Wang Lin had already set off a storm. If a Grand Empyrean wanted to attract such a cultivator, it would require a certain price.

But no matter how great the price, it would be worth it. Once this person became a Grand Empyrean, the benefits would be well worth it. To have another Grand Empyrean as a friend and also having a previous relationship would help any Grand Empyrean's status increase greatly.

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng also let out a sigh. He foresaw Wang Lin reproducing the scene of the four Grand Empyreans beside Gemini all fighting for the same person.

Unless some unknown accident happened...

The Empyrean Trial was completely silent and the Empyrean Exalts were silently looking up at the sky. Throughout the day, they felt the gap between them and Wang Lin, who had gone from the fifth palace to the current 12th palace.

They recalled the thoughts they had when Wang Lin had just passed the fifth palace and how that seemed like a joke now. With their cultivation level, they were qualified to comment on an Ascendant Empyrean, much less one that had just passed the 12th palace!

Now they could only look up at the figure in the sky!

Even Snow Rain and company silently pondered, but their complicated feelings decreased greatly. After all, the gap was too big - big enough to erase all other thoughts.

"Back then, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao stopped at the 13th palace… I wonder if this person can surpass him…"

"If he passes the 13th palace, he will completely suppress Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao in the past, becoming the strongest person who just became an Ascendant Empyrean! Although he can't compare to the current Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who can pass the 15th palace, he's not far away!"

As for the Ascendant Empyrean Tiny Child, his face was pale after everything he had witnessed. At this moment, he should change his mindset, but he couldn't help but reveal a complicated expression.

"The 13th palace… He definitely can't pass it!!"

There were more than 20 Ascendant Empyreans who had come here with Snow Rain and company. They were scattered across the Empyrean Trial as they looked up, witnessing this event!

"I wonder if he can pass the 13th palace…"

"My celestial clan has a total of nine people who stopped at the 13th palace, including Cai Wei and Ming Dao. Even if Wang Lin can't pass the 13th palace, he will be in the top 10 among Ascendant Empyreans!"

"The 13th palace, he should not be able to pass. In the end, he still has his limits."

There were some Ascendant Empyreans that were friends who talked to each other through divine sense. They looked up at the outline of the 13th palace that was hidden in the clouds.

Inside the 13th palace, Wang Lin's face was pale. When he entered, the foggy star system appeared before him again. The fog here seemed more intense than the previous two palaces.

Wang Lin silently pondered inside this fog.

"The Heavenly Bull appeared among the nine spirits in the 12th palace… I could feel that passing the 12th palace was the limit of the soul armor...

"The soul armor is not omnipotent. It can raise my cultivation level and increase my combat power, but as my cultivation increases, its effect gradually reduces. After all, all it can do is make me infinitely close to the Heavenly Bull...

"However, in truth, there is still a gap.

"Fortunately, I learned the Extreme Fire Dao in the 11th palace and obtained the Extreme Water Dao in the 12th palace. Out of eight extreme daos the Celestial Ancestor inherited from the Immemorial God Realm, I now control two!

"This 13th palace, should I pass or not…" Wang Lin stared at the palace and pondered.

"What is dao?" As he pondered, the same voice he had heard inside the previous two palaces echoed. This voice echoed through the void and was filled with endless pressure.

As the voice echoed, Wang Lin's eyes gradually became calm. He had already answered this question twice, and his response was different each time. He answered "life and death are dao" the first time and "karma is dao" the second time.

The third time, Wang Lin understood that the answer was "true and false are dao!"

This test of enlightenment of dao might be difficult for others, but Wang Lin had already begun pondering these matters back in the cave world.

"One move to become famous… I should have barely counted as having done that. After the 13th palace, I should stop. Even if the Grand Empyreans know that I have the soul armor, this should be enough." Wang Lin pondered and made up his mind.

As the voice echoed, Wang Lin's mind was clear. He thought about his dream on planet Suzaku and slowly said, "Life and death are chains, this is dao. The chains connect together to form a circle that is karma, this is dao! People have a dream barrier; they can't tell if they are awake or in a dream. This dream barrier hinders all life from seeing the world. They are immersed in the true and false and are unable to pull themselves out. The power to break the dream barrier and open your eyes is true and false, this is dao!"

As his words echoed, the fog that covered the area dissipated, revealing the complete star system...

Time passed. The people at the Empyrean Trial had waited for an incense stick of time, and now their gazes toward the 13th palace were gradually becoming filled with regret and hesitation.

"This is taking much longer than the 12th palace. This shows how difficult the 13th palace is…"

"It looks like he will stop at the 13th palace. After all, he must have a limit!"

"That's right. Becoming one of the top 10 most powerful Ascendant Empyreans the moment he became an Ascendant Empyrean is enough for his fame to sweep the celestial clan!"

"If he could pass the 13th palace, he would become the third most powerful Ascendant Empyrean, just after Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei…"

"In the end, he still hasn't surpassed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao…"

The Ascendant Empyreans sent out divine sense messages to each other - some felt regret and some felt relief.

"Is this the limit?" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi looked at the sky and relaxed a bit. Not being able to pass the 13th palace would make it easier for him to recruit Wang Lin.

Just as everyone was speculating if Wang Lin would stop at the 13th palace, the ancient transfer array in the distance lit up. A figure began to condense, and after the light dissipated, a young man in black appeared before everyone.

His appearance stirred the crowd no less than Dao Yi and Wu Feng. It was as if his appearance would set off a new storm in the Empyrean Trial!

"Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!!"

"He is Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao?"

"Even he came. If Wang Lin passes through the 13th palace, what kind of expression will Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao make?" Many of the Empyrean Exalts here hadn't seen Ascendant Empyrean Ming Do before, but as they talked to each other, they learned who he was. They all looked at him with respect, but even more so with a sense of expectation.

They were waiting for what would happen once Wang Lin appeared and their gazes met!

"The strongest Ascendant Empyrean, number one under the Grand Empyreans. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao decided to come here now! This is interesting!"

"This Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao clearly can't calm down. After all, Wang Lin is about to surpass him. If he didn't come, then it would be contrary to his personality."

"This Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had always been arrogant, but no one could challenge him. Even Ascendant Empyrean Cai Wei can only be suppressed by Ming Dao."

Only the Ascendant Empyreans had some understanding of Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. They looked at each other and their expression remained the same, but their expectations also built up in their hearts.

"Ming Dao greets Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Wu Feng." The cold-looking youth in black didn't look at the Empyrean Exalts or Ascendant Empyreans but clasped his hands at the two Grand Empyreans.

Wu Feng looked at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao and sighed in his heart. He had offered excellent conditions, but Ming Dao still chose the Celestial Emperor. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly looked up.

Not only him, but everyone's hearts trembled and they stopped paying attention to Ming Dao. They all looked up in the sky.

The 13th palace covered by clouds suddenly erupted with golden light. This golden light soaked into the clouds, causing the entire sky to become golden!

"He has passed the 13th palace!!"

"In the past, when Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao became an Ascendant Empyrean, he was stopped at the 13th palace. Now this Wang Lin has passed the 13th palace and surpassed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!!"

The black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's eyes shrank as he stared at the sky, and his expression became a bit gloomy.

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At this moment, the entire Empyrean Trial seemed to boil. All the Empyrean Exalts here were shocked by Wang Lin passing the 13th palace. They thought they had overestimated Wang Lin, but they were wrong.

"13th palace! How much battle power does this Wang Lin have? Could it be that he wants to break through all the way to the 19th palace!?!"

"This person has already shaken the whole world in just a day!

The Ascendant Empyreans all looked up at the sky with eyes filled with shock. They had good reason to be shocked by Wang Lin!

The moment the golden light came from the 13th palace, it was unknown who had turned to look at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao first, but a moment later, more than half the gazes were locked onto him.

Wang Lin passing the 13th palace was an invisible challenge toward Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao looked calm, but a coldness spread out like a cold storm was brewing inside his body. As this coldness spread, the surrounding uproar immediately stopped.

In the sky, Wang Lin's figure appeared outside the 13th palace. His face was extremely pale, and after he appeared, he didn't attempt the 14th palace but slowly sank.

As he sank, the surrounding cultivators were all silent.

"Are you not going to keep going?" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's voice echoed in the silence of Wang Lin's descent.

As the voice echoed through the Empyrean Trial, the hearts of all the cultivators who heard it trembled. A sense of expectation appeared in their hearts; they felt a storm was coming!

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's expression remained calm and he didn't speak. Grand Empyrean Wu Feng smiled as if he hadn't heard anything. These two Ascendant Empyreans were both excellent, and they wanted to see what they would do next.

This scene was even more interesting to the surrounding cultivators than Wang Lin attempting the Empyrean Trial.

The people who were far from the Empyrean Trial who saw this were also very interested. As Grand Empyrean Jiu Di looked at the autumn leaf before him, his eyes shined brightly.

"Being able to pass through the 13th palace means that this person is worthy of being recruited. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's action is interesting. I wonder how this Wang Lin will reply. From his appearance, the 13th palace was not easy, ah… But it's enough to make him famous across the celestial clan."

In the imperial palace, the Celestial Emperor was sitting on the dragon throne as he looked at the illusion, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"He has only passed through the 13th palace - that's nothing to worry about! Ming Dao is a bit too arrogant and won't allow someone to surpass him, even though it's only the achievement of someone who has just become an Ascendant Empyrean. Normally, having this kind of personality is not good, but he channels this bad trait into his cultivation, so it's fine.

"Forget it, just let Ming Dao teach this Wang Lin a lesson. Even though he has passed the 13th palace, he has to bow if he comes to my imperial city!"

Eastern Continent, Purple Yang Sect. The middle=aged man looked at the mirror before him and frowned.

"Ming Dao... This person is a bit too much. How could he speak like this before all the Empyrean Exalts? He is clearly showing his contempt!"

In the Empyrean Trial Wang Lin, who had sunk to the ninth palace, suddenly stopped. He looked at the black-robed young man who was looking coldly at him.

"Who are you?" Wang Lin slowly asked. He naturally saw the party's hostility.

"Ming Dao!" The black-robed young man's expression was cold and arrogant.

"I'm asking why you are stopping!"

Wang Lin frowned, and after pondering a bit, he guessed why Ming Dao was acting like this. It seemed that when he passed the 13th palace, he had surpassed this person's past achievements.

"It's rare to have this kind of personality after reaching Ascendant Empyrean. This person…" Wang Lin looked at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao and his eyes lit up an undetectable amount.

"To enter dao with pride and use a heart full of pride to cultivate. Not allowing other to surpass him… This pride fills his heart and soul. No wonder he could become number one among Ascendant Empyreans. He likely does not care about anything but single-mindedly focusing on dao!" Wang Lin smiled and ignored the black-robed young man. He flew toward where Dao Yi and Wu Feng were located.

"Wang Lin greets two fellow Grand Empyreans. After this Empyrean Trial, I still have an urgent matter to attend to and have to leave." Wang Lin ignored Ming Dao and bowed before Dao Yi and Wu Feng.

"Being able to pass the 13th palace means that you can be considered to be at the peak of my celestial clan. I'll come find you!" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng smiled and nodded at Wang Lin.

"Haha, Little Friend Wang Lin, since you remember our previous agreement, then I'll also go find you. As for the specific conditions, we can talk about them in detail after we meet." Admiration appeared in Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes.

Wang Lin clasped his hands at Dao Yi and Wu Feng once more. He continued to ignore Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao as he flew toward the ancient transfer array to leave.

He felt like he had already shocked everyone and achieved his goal. In the 13th palace, if he hadn't used some power from the avatar in the void, he could not have passed it with the soul armor alone.

At this moment, he decided to stop here. The 13th palace was enough to attract great attention from the Grand Empyreans.

When all the cultivators saw Wang Lin leaving, they felt slightly disappointed in their hearts.

"It looks like this Wang Lin doesn't dare to provoke Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao."

"This means he knows his limits. After all, he has only passed the 13th palace, and Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao is the number one Ascendant Empyrean who passed through the 15th palace!"

"However, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao is a bit too aggressive. His words earlier were not polite at all, as if he was questioning Wang Lin."

"What do you mean, 'too aggressive?' Cultivators like us respect the strong. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao is number one under Grand Empyreans and should act like this. On the contrary, it is Wang Lin ignoring him that seems arrogant."

The surrounding discussions were no longer via divine senses but with voices, as if there was a purpose. The discussions became louder and louder. Even Wang Lin, who had arrived next to the ancient transfer array, could hear some of it.

Wang Lin frowned and looked at the cultivators behind him. Under his gaze, all the chattering stopped. Wang Lin turned back and was about to leave the Empyrean Trial through the transfer array.

But just at this moment, there was someone who didn't want him to leave like this!

"Are you just going to leave like this? I have already asked you twice!" A cold voice came from the black-robed young man, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao.

Wang Lin stopped, after pondering a bit, he turned to look at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao.

"That's right, I'm no longer going to attempt the trial. What do you want?"

"Nothing, I just want you to try the 14th palace. Once you fail, you can leave," the youth in black slowly said, the arrogance on his face becoming even stronger.

After Wang Lin heard this, he suddenly laughed and no longer paid attention to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. He stepped into the transfer array and it lit up. However, at this moment, there was a flash of killing intent in the the black-robed young man's eyes.

"Arrogant!" As he spoke, he raised his right hand and pointed at the transfer array. With this, the entire Empyrean Trial seemed to tremble. A giant finger appeared and flew toward the transfer array!

Fighting was not allowed in the Empyrean Trial- this was a long-standing rule of the Empyrean Trial. However, right now, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had attacked with no regards to this rule!

This rule was not set by the Celestial Ancestor, but by later generations. Therefore, attacking someone here wouldn't provoke the Empyrean Trial, but people rarely dared to disobey it!

The moment the giant finger appeared, it stirred up the energy here. All the cultivators gasped and fear appeared in their eyes as they retreated.

"He dares to act here!"

"Indeed worthy of being number one under Grand Empyreans - he even dares to violate the rules here!"

"These rules were set by the Grand Empyreans. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao has guts!"

The giant finger created a heaven-shattering howl as it flew toward Wang Lin. If Wang Lin didn't move, his divine sense would likely be damaged during the transfer and would likely collapse.

But if he hid, he would be forced out from the transfer array and would be unable to leave.

This was the same as killing Wang Lin's momentum and would seriously damage Wang Lin's face of passing through the 13th palace.

It would show everyone how strong Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was, right after Wang Lin had gained his fame! Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao also knew that although fighting between Ascendant Empyreans was rare, as long as he didn't go too far, the Grand Empyreans wouldn't interfere.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Wu Feng frowned. Dao Yi hesitated and didn't speak, but Wu Feng let out a cold snort.

"Ming Dao, you have guts! You dare to attack here?" As he spoke, he waved his right hand. At this moment, a laugh came from a cultivator below. Golden light surrounded one of the Empyrean Exalts below and an image appeared around him. It was a shadow wearing a golden robe and a crown - it was the Celestial Emperor!

This Celestial Emperor appeared here using his own special spell! He waved his right hand at Wu Feng and defused the power from Wu Feng's wave.

Inside the transfer array, Wang Lin looked up and killing intent appeared in his eyes! He originally didn't want to create too much trouble here, but Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's actions had caused killing intent to appear in his heart!

He wouldn't allow the goal he had achieved to be destroyed by this person

When the finger arrived, Wang Lin walked out from the transfer array. The finger stopped before Wang Lin and dissipated. It was as if the party had no intention of actually attacking and was just mocking Wang Lin.

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"Celestial Emperor, what is the meaning of this?" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng stared at the Celestial Emperor's shadow around the Empyrean Exalt.

"Wu Feng, no need to be angry. Ming Dao didn't hurt anyone and didn't break any rules." The Celestial Emperor's shadow around the cultivator smiled, but he had an expression as if he couldn't be questioned. He didn't even look at Wang Lin, who was outside the transfer array.

"Not to mention, if Wang Lin didn't leave the transfer array and the finger landed, his divine sense would have been damaged during the transfer. Forget violating the rules, this kind of behavior is extremely shameless!" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng waved his sleeve and showed no sign of retreat.

Celestial Emperor Wu Feng smiled and said, "Wu Feng, your words are a bit too much. Is the child injured?"

Wu Feng coldly looked at the Celestial Emperor but didn't speak.

"Since no damage was done, what need is there to act like this? Wu Feng, I know you want to recruit this child and I won't fight with you. This kind of cultivator…" The Celestial Emperor lowered his head to look at Wang Lin.

"Is worthless. He has the soul armor, so he can pass the 13th palace. But without the soul armor, it would've been difficult for him to become an Ascendant Empyrean!" the Celestial Emperor said in a casual tone.

He was the Celestial Emperor, Grand Empyrean Eight Extreme. His words meant more than any Ascendant Empyrean's. His words set off a storm in the Empyrean Trial!

Almost no Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans here knew that Wang Lin had a soul armor. They thought Wang Lin had passed through the 13th palace with his own strength. However, after the Celestial Emperor spoke, a buzz of discussion erupted!

"He has a soul armor!!! This man is actually so shameless!"

"I was wondering how he could climb from the fifth palace to the 13th palace. It turns out that he relied on the power of the soul armor. Even I can do that!"

"No wonder he passed through the palaces so fast. His actual power is only at the fifth palace, but because of the soul armor, he was able to get this far. He can deceive us, but he can't deceive the Grand Empyreans!"

"We were almost cheated by him. This Wang Lin is shameless!! What Ascendant Empyrean? He is simply a common Empyrean Exalt. Without the soul armor, I can kill him in one breath!"

"Hmph, I suspect he doesn't even have the cultivation of an Empyrean Exalt, and the reason he can come here is due to the power of the soul armor! Look at his cultivation level, he is clearly only at the mid stage of Void Tribulant and not even a Golden Exalt. I thought he was deliberately hiding his cultivation level, now it seems like he is merely a tiny mid stage Void Tribulant cultivator!"

"No wonder only Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Grand Empyrean Wu Feng came after he broke through the 13th palace. Grand Empyrean Jiu Di never appeared. Clearly, he has long seen through this person's shamelessness and felt too much disdain to recruit him!"

"What kind of talent does this person have? He is clearly a cheater. He deceived us all. If I knew this, I wouldn't have come to watch!"

The reason the Empyrean Exalts were so angry was mostly due to jealousy. Before, it had mostly dissipated due to the large gap, but now that they had learned that it was all fake, their jealousy broke out.

The Ascendant Empyreans all had strange expressions as they looked at Wang Lin.

"He's actually using a soul armor… But even with the soul armor, to be able to pass the 13th palace means he has some skills…"

"Ah, I didn't expect it to be like this!"

"This person's reputation had just reached its peak after becoming the third strongest Ascendant Empyrean, but then the Celestial Emperor pointed out the soul armor. Could the Celestial Emperor have a grudge against him…"

"There is something wrong with this matter. If it was so simple, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Grand Empyrean Wu Feng wouldn't have come to watch."

The surrounding discussions buzzed and entered Wang Lin's ears. He stood there silently, pondering, and his face was a little pale. He still had everyone's attention, but compared to before, it was like night and day!

This was the purpose of the Celestial Emperor - he wouldn't let Wang Lin gain fame so easily. That's why he pointed out the critical point. Now he listened to the discussions of the surrounding cultivators and smiled.

"So you wore the soul armor to pass the 13th palace. I was wondering why you were rushing to leave after the 13th palace and did not attempt to pass the 14th palace. It seems the time on your soul armor ran out, so you could no longer fool everyone and had to leave immediately.

"Forget it, a cultivator like you is not qualified for me to take another look at. Scram!" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao sneered at Wang Lin and waved his sleeve.

"What a disappointment!"

Facing all the discussions and contempt of all the surrounding cultivators, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi opened his mouth to say something, but he just let out a sigh in his heart. He knew that the cultivator named Wang Lin was notorious in the celestial clan.

"For the Celestial Emperor to speak like this at this moment means that he has some sort of relationship with this child. This person… He is not infamous, this person… It's best not to recruit him. Although his child's understanding is somewhat different, it is now all a waste." Dao Yi sighed and didn't speak. He had given up on Wang Lin.

Just at this moment, the voice of an angry woman came from the crowd. This voice contained her full cultivation and echoed across the Empyrean Trial.

"All of you, shut up! You don't know anything. More than a decade ago, Wang Lin could battle against me without the soul armor. How could he be anything like what you say!?

"Even with the soul armor, so what? That just means he has obtained the recognition of the foreign souls to grant him power. It is also part of his own cultivation!

"13th palace, he has the power to pass the 13th palace. Do any of you who mock him dare to go up against him!? If you are all jealous, you can all go obtain soul armors and see how difficult obtaining the recognition of a foreign soul is compared to the Empyrean Trial!" This voice came from Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was very famous across the celestial clan. Part of it was because her teacher was Grand Empyrean Jiu Di, and part of it was her own strength.

After her words echoed, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Wang Lin was still silently pondering as he stood outside the transfer array with a pale face. Under the doubtful gazes of everyone present, he looked at the excited and angry Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi in the distance.

The Celestial Emperor shook his head and said, "Little Fellow Hai Zi, don't speak nonsense. Whether it's you Empyrean Exalts or Ascendant Empyreans, the focus on your own cultivation is key. There is a limit to relying on external power! This Wang Lin's limit is the 13th palace. I fear that for the next hundreds of thousands of years, it will be difficult for him to take another step forward. What's the point of temporarily reaching this level?"

"This is the truth all you cultivators need to remember, because relying on external power just delays your own cultivation. This Wang Lin is an example for you all!"

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "External force? The title of Grand Empyrean is also an external force. It is an inheritance from the Immemorial God Realm. If it is really as you say, which one of us hasn't obtained help from an external force?"

"Even you, Celestial Emperor, Grand Empyrean Eight Extreme. I remember when you were only an Empyrean Exalt. If not for your bloodline inheriting the legacy of the Celestial Ancestor, do you think you could have inherited the title of Eight Extreme?

"External force is another force. As long as this power can blow away everything in your path, who would dare to say anything?" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng coldly stared at the Celestial Emperor and spoke once more.

"You call him worthless, then, in the eyes of the Celestial Ancestor, a descendent like you is also worthless!" Wu Feng was not holding back anymore.

The Celestial Emperor stared at Wu Feng, and his expression gradually became cold.

"How can the title of a Grand Empyrean be compared to a soul armor? Wu Feng, I'm surprised you can still value such a person. Even when this child put on the soul armor, the 13th palace was his limit. But if he got the title of Grand Empyrean, he could easily pass through the 19th palace. Do you think these two are the same thing?

"Forget the 19th palace. If he can pass through the 15th palace, I'll help him today. I'll pass down a holy edict telling the world that he is the number one person in the celestial clan below Grand Empyreans!

"That is, if he can!"

Wu Feng silently pondered.

The Celestial Emperor smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about what Wu Feng had said. He turned around and his shadow was about to dissipate.

"Ming Dao, return to the palace. The matter here is over."

Dao Yi let out a sigh and was about to turn to leave. Even the Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans turned with the thoughts of leaving. This show was over.

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao coldly looked at the silent Wang Lin. He sneered and was about to leave.

But just at this moment, Wang Lin suddenly let out a sigh. He looked up at the Celestial Emperor that was about to dissipate.

"15th palace? Celestial Emperor, take a good look!" Wang Lin's expression was calm, but inside his body, a force was gathering. At this moment, it erupted and he flew into the sky.

His action suddenly caused Dao Yi to pause and the Celestial Emperor to frown. His dissipating body solidified once more and he looked toward Wang Lin.

Wu Feng's eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Lin, who had charged into the sky like a dragon.

Not only them, but everyone in the Empyrean Trial raised their heads and looked up at Wang Lin's figure!

"What is he going to do?"

"Is he really going to continue? His soul armor is already at the time limit, how can he continue?"

As Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao looked at Wang Lin's figure, his heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling.

At the same time, outside the Empyrean Trial, on Mount Emperor, Grand Empyrean Jiu Di suddenly stood up and stared at the autumn leaf before him.

He had seen everything that had happened and agreed with the Celestial Emperor's words. When he saw Wang Lin fly up, he showed a rare sign of surprise.

"What does this child have up his sleeve to continue?"

At this moment, in the Purple Yang Sect, Grand Empyrean Gemini had played enough and had returned to the side of the middle-aged cultivator. They saw Wang Lin being belittled and was very angry. When they saw Wang Lin flying into the sky, they were filled with expectation.

"Wang… Wang Lin?!" Greed, who was being tortured by Grand Empyrean Gemini, stared at the mirror, and his mind was blank.

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At this moment, Wang Lin was charging into the sky. He didn't want to do this, he wanted to stop at the 13th palace. However, the appearance of the Celestial Emperor and what he had said caused rage to brew inside Wang Lin's heart.

This rage was proof of his earlier speculation - the trip to the imperial city would be extremely dangerous!

The reason the Celestial Emperor had come to destroy Wang Lin's momentum was so that no Grand Empyreans would recruit him. Even if they did recruit him, they wouldn't give him the treatment he should have for passing the 13th palace.

This method was the most direct, but it was extremely effective!

To plummet to the abyss from the top of his glory, to go from the peak of respect to being looked down upon by all. This kind of contrast was nothing to Wang Lin; he was never one to care about such things. However, this would not only destroy his goal of becoming famous, but also make his name notorious across the celestial clan.

He would never allow such a thing to happen! Even if it was the Celestial Emperor, he was going to fight!

"15th palace, good. Since all of you think my limit is the 13th palace, then today I'm going to be thoroughly arrogant and show off. Celestial Emperor, for you to be despicable, I can see the shamelessness in your bloodline!

"No wonder the person sealed under the Dong Lin Pool would have resentment that still hadn't dissipated after death. No wonder he would called Lian Yunjue despicable!" Wang Lin's eyes became cold. He instantly rushed past the 13th palace and moved like a dragon toward the 14th palace.

At the 14th palace, when Wang Lin was about to enter, he stopped and looked down.

"Celestial Emperor, open your eyes and watch carefully for me!"

"Arrogant!" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao roared as he stood before the Celestial Emperor. However, the Celestial Emperor remained the same and smiled.

"I'm waiting for you to pass the 15th palace!" However, his pupils shrank an undetectable amount.

Wang Lin sneered. Since all pretenses had been torn apart, he no longer needed to act polite. The more he acted like this, the more safe his trip to the imperial city would be after this affair was over.

He stepped into the 14th palace!

"The soul armor doesn't have much time left. Since I want to shock everyone, I have to use the avatar formed by the law of the Immortal Astral Continent!! Avatar, use the soul as a guide and fuse!!" Wang Lin's figure disappeared into the 14th palace.

After Wang Lin entered the 14th palace, the cultivators below all went silent. This change was no less sudden than when they learned that Wang Lin had used the soul armor to pass the 13th palace.

"Among the current Ascendant Empyreans, only Cai Wei and Ming Dao have passed the 14th palace… This Wang Lin is a mere cheater, it is impossible for him to pass!"

"The reason he is doing this is likely due to anger from shame. He is going to risk it all try attempt it."

"Interesting. What has happened here was full of twists and turns. I wonder how the final twist will turn out."

"No need to think about this - this person can't pass it! His soul armor is out of time, what plan does he have to pass?"

The Empyrean Exalts coldly looked at the sky and felt contempt toward Wang Lin. As for the dozens of Ascendant Empyreans, they all looked at the sky with different thoughts. Most of them had decided that Wang Lin would fail and thought that what Wang Lin was acting like a trapped beast going insane.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi looked at the sky and frowned. He also didn't think Wang Lin could pass the 14th palace.

"Being pushed into desperation by the Celestial Emperor with only a few words shows that his heart is not determined enough. This child is not worth recruiting."

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao continued to sneer, as if this was the only expression he had. However, there was a hint of fear in his gaze as he looked at the sky. He didn't know why, but he felt like there was something wrong.

Beside him, the Celestial Emperor was silently pondering. He was calm, but he hesitated a bit in his heart.

"From my understanding of him, he would rarely do something he is not confident in… However, passing the 14th palace without the soul armor is very difficult. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to leave before.

"He is just digging his own grave!"

However, just as the Celestial Emperor thought about this, it had only been a mere nine breaths. This was also when a dazzling, golden light erupted from the sky!!

This golden light came from the 14th palace. It penetrated the clouds and enveloped the area.

This golden light was extremely dazzling, enough to penetrate the eyes and hearts of the cultivators below!

"Nine breaths!! Impossible, he spent a long time in the 13th palace. How could he only take nine breaths to pass the even more difficult 14th palace!?"

"He… He… He actually passed it! Isn't his soul armor unusable?! Doesn't he only have fifth palace strength without the soul armor!?"

"Could have have another soul armor?"

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi was startled, and he flew into the sky to watch the golden light from the 14th palace close up!

"He actually passed the 14th palace!" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's eyes were filled with killing intent as he stared at the sky.

"No problem, it's only the 14th palace." The Celestial Emperor looked at the sky and his pupils shrank once more. He then slowly closed his eyes.

In the sky, Wang Lin's figure appeared outside the 14th palace. He didn't pause to rest and flew straight for the 15th palace!

When he entered the 15th palace inside the golden light, a huge wave was set off among the people below.

"He went into the 15th palace right after passing through the 14th palace in nine breaths. Did we misunderstand him before?"

"Even with a soul armor, it is extremely shocking to reach the 15th palace!"

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi stared at the sky. He had given up on recruiting Wang Lin, but now the intent had returned.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths… After Wang Lin had been in the 15th palace for nine breaths, dazzling, golden light erupted from the 15th palace!

This golden light penetrated the clouds and rapidly spread out. The appearance of the golden light was like a huge slap on the Celestial Emperor's face. This caused the Celestial Emperor to open his eyes and reveal a rare sign of shock.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi took a deep breath and golden light shined from his eyes.

"This child, we all misunderstood him. He has even more terrifying potential than Ming Dao. Even the soul armor is just another power for him! If it was someone else with the same soul armor, who would dare to say they could pass the 15th palace?"

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng looked calm, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he didn't hide the admiration in his eyes. He didn't hesitate to go against the Celestial Emperor, because he was making a bet. Wang Lin would remember what he had done, and even if Wang Lin didn't choose to follow him, they would have a good relationship if Wang Lin became a Grand Empyrean one day!

"15th palace… He passed the 15th palace…" Killing intent appeared in Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's eyes. His pride wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. He rushed into the sky.

This was seen by everyone, and these cultivators suddenly cried out!

"Again, nine breaths to pass one palace. This Wang Lin is definitely not what we thought before!"

"This person has a powerful cultivation and is not someone we can comprehend. He was clearly hiding his strength and didn't want to show off too much. If he had not been forced by the Celestial Emperor, he would not have attempted more!"

"Yes, there must be some unspeakable secret between him and the Celestial Emperor, which is why the Celestial Emperor attacked him so!"

Similar thoughts appeared among the Ascendant Empyreans as well. At this moment, they no longer felt contempt toward Wang Lin, only some complicated feelings, along with admiration!

No matter what method, passing the 15th palace meant strength!

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi looked at this from among the crowd and smiled as she looked at the sky. Although she knew that the gap between them had grown even wider, like now, where she could only look up at him, she still felt very happy.

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao flying up caused this excitement to reach a new height. He flew straight into the sky, and the moment Wang Lin arrived before the 16th palace, the two of them stepped into the 16th palace at the same time!!

The Empyrean Trial was not limited to one person at a time. Both could enter at the same time and would not meet each other. They would each attempt it on their own!

The 16th palace hadn't lit up in countless years. It was not like the 15th palace, which had lit up once before.

"Empyrean Ascendant Ming Dao and Wang Lin are both attempting the 16th palace at the same time. Who can pass?" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi looked at the sky and anticipation appeared in his heart.

After all, between the two, one had been famous for many years and one had just begun to rise up. Both of them attempting the 16th palace was a big deal for the celestial clan!

Wu Feng's expression also became serious. Each layer of the Empyrean Trial was more difficult than the one before. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had attempted the 16th palace twice before and failed both times.

The Celestial Emperor was watching from the distance and was feeling extremely gloomy. The words he had just spoken had been blown away by Wang Lin and he had been hit in the face with an invisible slap. At this moment, coldness appeared in his eyes as he looked at the sky.

In a flash, nine breaths passed. Just as the 9th breath passed, the 16th palace that hadn't lit up in countless years released a dazzling, golden light!!

"Golden light, this is the 16th palace!! The 16th palace has been passed!! Before today, no Ascendant Empyrean has passed the 16th palace!"

"Who is it? Among the two of them, which one passed?"

"Nine breaths, it must be Wang Lin!"

"Not necessarily. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao has been famous for many years. If he was not confident, why would he attempt it? In my opinion, it is Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao this time!"

Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and the Celestial Emperor all looked over with serious expressions. They also wanted to know who it was!

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi looked at the sky nervously but soon revealed a joyous expression!

Outside the 16th palace, Wang Lin walked out. His face was slightly pale, but he didn't immediately go to the 17th palace. He stood there, looking at the palace as if he was waiting for Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!

This scene caused Dao Yi's eyes to open wide. Wu Feng's eyes were filled with shock. And as for the Celestial Emperor, his expression constantly changed, trying to hide his disbelief.

Forget them, even Grand Empyrean Jiu Di at Mount Emperor gasped.

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The Empyrean Exalts below were completely silent. All the changes today made it so they no longer cried out and instead stared at the blurry 16th palace and the blurry white figure next to it.

Wang Lin's actions had completely reversed the disadvantageous situation from before. All the questions and doubts were swept away by absolute strength, leaving nothing behind.

Since the Celestial Emperor said that the soul armor and external forces were not perfect, then Wang Lin was going to tell everyone that the 13th palace was not his limit!

Wang Lin hadn't opened his mouth once to explain when thousands of words questioned him. Instead, he passed the 14th palace, the 15th palace, and now the 16th palace that hadn't been passed for countless years!!

This was more powerful and shocking than 10,000 excuses!

The entire Empyrean Trial was dead silent. Facing the countless gazes from below, Wang Lin remained silent and showed no emotion. His eyes were closed as he stood inside the golden light. It was as if he was cultivating and waiting for Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao.

This scene gave him the aura of a grand master, and all the cultivators who saw him felt respect in their hearts.

Time passed breath by breath… In a flash, more than one incense stick of time passed. Wang Lin was the only one outside the 16th palace, and there was no sign of Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao.

After another half an incense stick of time, the 16th palace that was shrouded in golden light released more golden light. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao emerged this golden light with a laugh.

This laughter contained his excitement. He had been waiting for so many years for this day, and now he had finally passed the 16th palace! He appeared before Wang Lin, revealing his black-robed figure.

"The 16th palace. Today, I, Ming Dao, have passed the 16th palace!! Which Ascendant Empyrean in the Celestial Clan dares to compete with me!? I have to thank you, who are good at deceiving. If not…"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped because everything was too quiet. There was no burst of cheers and cries after he passed the 16th palace, but instead complicated gazes from the cultivators below.

Wang Lin slowly said, "You're too slow.

"You… You passed the 16th palace?" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's face immediately turned pale. He stared at Wang Lin and powerful killing intent appeared in his eyes. He would never allow someone else be stronger than him. He couldn't do much against Grand Empyreans, but he had to be number one among Ascendant Empyreans!

But now the cheers and fame he should have obtained from passing the 16th palace had been snatched by Wang Lin. Looking at Wang Lin, he must have taken much less time to pass the 16th palace.

This caused Ming Dao to be filled with anger from embarrassment. His prideful heart would not allow such a thing!

"Do you want to try again?" Wang Lin was still calm as he looked at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, whose expression was constantly changing. The more he acted like he didn't care, the more unacceptable it was for Ming Dao. He stared at Wang Lin, and it looked like his eyes were about to spew fire.

"With a personality like this, how did he reach his current cultivation level? Perhaps it has to do with his arrogance. The more he loses, the more it stimulates him. This allowed him to comprehend a distorted sort of life as he suffered the pain of being surpassed.

"Like a bow, the more it bends, the stronger the potential power when it erupts, but… no matter how strong the bow is, I'll make it fold!" Wang Lin looked at Ming Dao. He hadn't forgotten the humiliation Ming Dao had brought upon him. Ming Dao had been very vicious, and Wang Lin would not let him go.

What's more, this Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was the person the Celestial Emperor valued the most. Destroying him would be a powerful blow to the Celestial Emperor's words about talent!

To destroy Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, he would have to completely destroy his confidence. He would have to make Ming Dao attempt the 17th palace with him and then trample him once more - make Ming Dao collapse and be forever under Wang Lin's pressure.

Like a bow, the more it bent, the stronger the potential power. But once it went beyond its limit, there would be no potential left, as it would be broken! Wang Lin was merciless and decisive. He was going to take this opportunity to destroy Ming Dao's heart!

"Since all pretense is torn, let's tear it even wider!" Wang Lin sneered in his heart as he looked at Ascendent Empyrean Ming Dao with contempt in his eyes.

This gaze of contempt caused Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao to clench his fist.

The Celestial Emperor below no longer looked gloomy. He calmly said, "Ming Dao, return to the imperial palace with me!" After that, he looked at Wang Lin with admiration in his eyes.

"Good, my celestial clan has one more powerful cultivator. Wang Lin, this emperor misunderstood you before. Once I return to the imperial city, I'll immediately send out an edict and announce this to the world!

"And you and I still have an agreement. This emperor has invited you to the imperial city, and it has now been many years. Now that you have become an Ascendant Empyrean, it would be the perfect time. All Ascendant Empyreans are titled by the imperial family. Come to the imperial city for this grand ceremony and this emperor will personally carry it out for you!" The Celestial Emperor smiled as if none of the anger from before existed. His smile was like a spring breeze that affected all the surrounding cultivators. They all bowed and clasped their hands.

Wang Lin remained calm and slowly said, "I'll be troubling the Celestial Emperor."

"No problem. Ming Dao, are you still not leaving!?" The Celestial Emperor smiled and suddenly looked at Ming Dao, who was struggling in the sky, before letting out a roar. This roar echoed in Ming Dao's mind like thunder and his heart skipped a beat. Then all of Ming Dao's anger suddenly disappeared and he was calm again. He stood there, looking at Wang Lin, and no trace of anger remained.

He looked at Wang Lin profoundly and then flew down.

Wang Lin frowned. This Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was able to suppress all that rage and even his unbearable pride. If he let this person go, he would likely have a breakthrough with his special dao!

Wang Lin didn't care about the angry Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, but when Ming Dao suddenly calmed down, Wang Lin felt a trace of danger.

"Are you not going to keep going?" Wang Lin's expression remained the same and his voice was cold.

The Celestial Emperor frowned slightly when he heard this. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao acted like he didn't hear it and walked toward the Celestial Emperor.

"So this is Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. What a disappointment! Doesn't even have the courage to attempt the 17th palace." Wang Lin had a strange feeling when Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao didn't even turn around. Perhaps it wasn't by accident that this person had become number one among Ascendant Empyreans.

If this was true, Wang Lin had to destroy his mind right here!

"Wang Lin, what is your intent?" The Celestial Emperor's gaze revealed pressure and he looked at Wang Lin.

Empyrean Ascendant Ming Dao pondered for a moment and closed his eyes as if he was struggling. However, this only lasted for one breath. He calmed down immediately afterward and silently walked toward the Celestial Emperor.

"I just want him to try the 17th palace. Once he fails, he can leave." Wang Lin smiled and his laughter echoed in Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's ears, stabbing at his heart.

This was what he had said to Wang Lin!

His breathing became rough and he stopped once more. His self-esteem wouldn't allow him to bear this, but at this moment, the Celestial Emperor waved his sleeve. A soft breeze wrapped around Ming Dao and threw him toward the ancient transfer array.

"Go back to the imperial palace!"

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao suppressed the urge to turn around and his eyes were bloodshot. The force from the Celestial Emperor had pushed him into the ancient transfer array and it began activating.

There was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin's eyes. He could not let Ming Dao leave like this! The moment the transfer array activated, he raised his right hand and pointed at the ancient transfer array!

With this, 99 afterimages appeared and condensed to form a giant finger that flew toward the ancient transfer array.

The Celestial Emperor was angry and was about to attack, but at this moment, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng laughed. He casually took a step forward, but this step caused the Celestial Emperor to pause.

Both of them were Grand Empyreans, and at this moment, their auras were locked. If he moved, Wu Feng would act as well. With such a delay, the finger closed in on the transfer array!

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao looked up and let out a roar. He was in the middle of being transfered, so he couldn't attack. He clenched his teeth and stepped out from the transfer array. The moment he walked out, the giant finger before him dissipated, as if mocking him!

This was exactly the same as what Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had done to Wang Lin!

"Wang Lin!!!" Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao walked out from the transfer array and stared at Wang Lin. The anger and humiliation he had suppressed were about to erupt.

"Wang Lin, you have guts. You have the courage to violate the rules here. Today, don't blame this emperor!" The Celestial Emperor obviously didn't think Wang Lin would dare to attack.

"Oh? Did I hurt anyone? Is he injured? Since there is no injury, how did I violate any rules?" Wang Lin smiled and countered with the same words the Celestial Emperor had used!

The Celestial Emperor was about to speak, but Wang Lin was even faster. He looked at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who was trying to suppress his anger, and his voice echoed across the Empyrean Trial.

"It looks like you no longer have any pride and have given up your self-esteem. I was wondering why you were in a rush to leave and not attempt the 17th palace. I fear that not only did you give up your self-esteem, but also lost your faith as well. You are just a walking body that listens to every command from the Celestial Emperor. He tells you to leave and you won't dare to not immediately leave.

"Forget it, a cultivator like you is not qualified for me to look at anymore. Scram!" Wang Lin waved his sleeve and he didn't hold back the contempt in his eyes. His gaze stabbed into Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's mind.

"What a disappointment!" This last sentence made it so Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao could no longer suppress it anymore. His body trembled as he let out a roar and charged into the sky.

"Wang Lin, both of us will attempt the 17th palace!!!"

"Good!" Wang Lin laughed and stepped into the 17th palace at the same time as Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!

The Celestial Emperor was about to stop them, but he was stopped by Wu Feng.

"Lian Daozhen, there is no need for us to interfere with a competition between Ascendant Empyreans."

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When they were outside the 17th palace, Wang Lin slowly said, "Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, wait for me outside. Don't leave by yourself before I come out."

His words were extremely vicious. Not only had he pointed out that Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao couldn't pass this palace, but he had also sealed his escape. If Ming Dao failed and left, then this would leave behind an inner demon in Ming Dao's heart!

But if he really left and waited, then although there wouldn't be an inner demon, he would suffer a major blow if Wang Lin really passed. This blow would be the equivalent of a bow breaking!

After Wang Lin said this, the two disappeared into the 17th palace.

The Empyrean Exalts could not hear this and the Ascendant Empyreans were too far away to hear it clearly, but the three Grand Empyreans heard it clearly!

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes narrowed as if it was the first time he had met Wang Lin. He looked at the 17th palace with a serious expression.

"This Wang Lin is very cunning!"

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's eyes also lit up as he looked at the sky, and he gradually smiled.

"It looks like he is determined to destroy Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!"

As for the Celestial Emperor, his expression was extremely gloomy. He waved his sleeve as if he was unwilling to keep watching. His shadow around the Empyrean Exalt gradually disappeared and he left the Empyrean Trial.

In the imperial palace in the imperial city, a cold laughter echoed through the palace!

Also, at the Central Continent, Grand Empyrean Jiu Di had stood up as he looked at the autumn leaf with a serious expression. His eyes revealed a strange light.

"What a character!! Not only is his enlightenment in dao high and combat power extraordinary, he is also very cunning… Good, good, this child is not worthless, but a seedling even better than Ming Dao…"

In the Empyrean Trial, after Wang Lin and Ming Dao entered the 17th palace, three breaths passed when a figure coughing out blood mist was thrown out.

This figure was pushed back thousands of feet before stopping. It was the black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. His face was pale, and after he stopped, he coughed out another mouthful of blood. His body trembled, as if he could not remain steady.

The light in his eyes had dissipated, as if he had lost all vitality. He stared at the 17th palace a few thousand feet away and was silent.

He had failed.

The moment he entered, he failed and was seriously injured as he was pushed out. He didn't look down, but he could feel the gazes of the cultivators below cutting bloody wounds on his body.

Time passed. The fourth breath, fifth breath, sixth breath… Until half an incense stick of time passed.

Empyrean Ascendant Ming Dao endured this whole time and looked at the 17th palace. He was waiting for Wang Lin to get pushed out.

The more time passed, the stronger his expectation became. In the end, this reached a peak and became his only faith!

"If I didn't succeed, then he definitely can't succeed! If he doesn't pass, I didn't lose!" This wait was enough to kill any cultivator. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's hair was a mess and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the 17th palace.

Time passed once more. Half an incense stick, one incense stick… Soon, half an hour passed!

Wang Lin had never been inside a palace for so long, but he was in the 17th palace now. The half hour of time allowed Ming Dao's faith to rise, as if he had regained hope.

"The longer it takes, the more difficult it becomes for him, and the chance of him succeeding decreases. This Wang Lin won't succeed, he can't succeed!!!" All of Ming Dao's energy was condensed in his eyes as he looked at the bleak 17th palace.

His fragile hope was the last barrier of his pride. If this was broken, his mind would collapse and sink into the despair of being completely suppressed.

"He won't succeed, he won't succeed!!!"

Too much time had passed. All the silent cultivators below were surprised and began to speculate.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi also frowned. He looked at the 17th palace and hesitation appeared in his heart. In this short day, he had changed his mind several times. This kind of thing should not happen with him, but it did.

"The Empyrean Trial only has 19 palaces and he passed the 16th palace. Even if doesn't pass the 17th palace, this is enough to show his power… But once he passes the 17th palace, then… I fear even Grand Empyrean Jiu Di will come to compete for him!

"People like him only come by once every tens of thousands of years! Also, this Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao has suffered continual blows from Wang Lin. If he can raise up again, it'll be fine, but if he can't, then… his dao heart will be done for."

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng also had a complicated expression as he looked at the 17th palace, but unlike Dao Yi, he still had some confidence.

"I have helped him before. This help can be considered big or small, but even when he was being suppressed, I still helped him… As a result, he will definitely choose me!

"That Dao Yi is hesitating. This is related to his personality. That kind of personality can only attract the weak. People with real strength have their own pride, so unless we show grace, how could they be willing to follow us?

"However, if this Wang Lin really passes through the 17th palace, it will be very difficult even for me to recruit him… If there are no accidents, he will have an 80% chance of becoming a Grand Empyrean in the future!"

The imperial palace in the imperial capital was dead silent and was covered in a powerful pressure filled with endless anger. In the palace, the Celestial Emperor was sitting on the dragon throne, looking at the pale-faced Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. There was a strange light in his eyes.

"I really should have listened to the Imperial Teacher and killed this Wang Lin! But I thought that with my status as a Grand Empyrean, whether it was acting on my own or sending someone else, I shouldn't make a big deal out of a small problem… I gave him the opportunity to grow, I thought everything was in my grasp!

"No matter how much he grows, once he comes to the imperial city, I will find an excuse to capture him and send him to the Imperial Teacher.

"But I didn't expect to grow to this state, enough to attract the attention of the other Grand Empyreans… He even had to destroy Ming Dao, who I have paid a great price to recruit…" The Celestial Emperor looked at the illusion as he muttered to himself, but his mouth revealed a faint smile that didn't match his words.

"If he passes the 17th palace, he will surely attract the attention of that old follow Jiu Di. Once he is recruited by Jiu Di…" The Celestial Emperor closed his eyes.

"It's been so long already, perhaps he won't pass!

"But… I hope he passes… And gives Ming Dao a merciless blow…" The Celestial Emperor opened his eyes and the strange smile on his face grew even stronger.

"Ming Dao, you can't let this emperor down. This king has done so much for you… Even allowed this Wang Lin to grow…"

Central Continent, Mount Emperor. Jiu Di was looking at the autumn leaf before him intently. While pondering, he saw a problem that the other Grand Empyreans seemed to ignore.

"If he passes the 17th palace, not only will he become famous, but more importantly… his combat power will be revealed. With that kind of combat power, he will be number one under Grand Empyreans in the celestial clan… Even if a Grand Empyrean acts against him, he might be able to escape...

"How much would it cost to recruit such a person? I'd prefer it if he didn't pass the 17th palace." Jiu Di pondered and, for the first time, looked at the autumn leaf with a complicated expression.

In the Empyrean Trial, as everyone watched the 17th palace, some had expectations and some hoped Wang Lin would fail after another incense stick of time passed.

After such a long time without any change, Ming Dao's face was no longer pale and was filled with hope and confidence. However, just as his hope reached its peak and he was about to recover, his whole body trembled violently as if he was hit by lightning.

Because he saw dazzling, golden light erupt from the 17th palace!!!

This golden light spread out like crazy and filled everyone's eyes. A white figure walked out from the golden light. His white hair became golden under the golden light.

Wang Lin walked out and didn't even look at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. As everyone watched, he walked past Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who had completely collapsed after that little rise of hope.

Total disregard!

He didn't attempt the 18th palace but sank step by step. He stopped before Grand Empyrean Dao Yi and Wu Feng and clasped his hands at them. He looked at Wu Feng before flying to the ancient transfer array and leaving.

As he left, he looked at Hai Zi among the crowd with a smile and nodded.

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao coughed out a mouthful of blood as he muttered, "He… passed the 17th palace…" This blood mist was also formed by origin essence. After all, he wasn't here with his physical body.

As the blood-like origin essence dissipated, Ming Dao looked like he had lost all vitality. His pride had collapsed.

His dao had been mercilessly destroyed by Wang Lin. He silently departed with a miserable smile.

But at this moment, no one cared about Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. After Wang Lin left, an unprecedented uproar echoed across the Empyrean Trial!!

"Number one under Grand Empyreans! Wang Lin!!"

"Today, the ranking of Ascendant Empyreans changed. This Wang Lin shocked everyone instantly!"

"From now on, my celestial clan will have one more supreme cultivator!! Number one Ascendant Empyrean, the strongest under Grand Empyreans!!"

"He can even be considered the sixth sun of my celestial clan! The cultivator most likely to become a Grand Empyrean!"

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Wang Lin left, but an even bigger buzz was set off here at the Empyrean Trial. Wang Lin breaking through the trials caused everyone to become very excited and feel differently.

However, they all remembered the name "Wang Lin," the name that replaced Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao as the number one below Grand Empyreans!

White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean!

Everything related to the soul armor was silently buried in the bottom of their hearts. No one mentioned it anymore and they also understood that even if they had a soul armor, they couldn't pass the 17th palace!

What Wang Lin had done set off a huge wave of people attempting the trial. After witnessing Wang Lin, many cultivators attempted the trials.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi silently looked at the departing Wang Lin. There was a flash of light in his eyes and he left. He wanted to immediately find Wang Lin. No matter how great the price, he was going to recruit Wang Lin!

Wu Feng let out a sigh. After Wang Lin passed through the 17th palace, he knew recruiting Wang Lin would be even more difficult than Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao!

"Fortunately, I formed a good relationship with him. Even if I fail, my relationship with him will be a lot better than the other Grand Empyreans." Wu Feng pondered and then disappeared.

In the imperial palace, there was a thunderous rumble. The dragon throne was turned to dust by the Celestial Emperor.

Beside him, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao opened his eyes. His eyes were without spirit and he silently lowered his head.

"Ming Dao, I will give you the opportunity to head to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation area. Whether you can wash away the humiliation depends on you! That Wang Lin should come to the imperial city. If you can kill him, you are still number one among Ascendant Empyreans!"

This time, Ming Dao didn't hesitate like before and silently nodded.

Central Continent, top of Mount Emperor. Grand Empyrean Jiu Di stood on top of the mountain and withdrew his gaze from the autumn leaf. After a long time, he opened his eyes and revealed a hint of light.

"I wasn't able to recruit Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, and now he has a grudge against the Celestial Emperor. I want to see who can compete with me!" Grand Empyrean Jiu Di turned as he looked at Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi, who was slowly opening her eyes, and laughed.

"Hai Zi, follow Teacher. Teacher will accept this Wang Lin as my disciple and make him your senior brother. How about it?"

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was startled and was filled with joy.

Eastern Continent, in the Purple Yang Sect. The middle aged man's eyes lit up and he continued to mutter.

"The 17th palace, this person actually passed the 17th palace. This person will definitely be fought over by the other Grand Empyreans!! Little Ancestor, you must divinate his location, we must quickly find him!"

The two little girls beside him blinked and immediately stood up. The three of them turned into a gust of wind and disappeared. However, just as they disappeared, a small hand appeared beside the joyous Greed.

"Ah, I forgot to bring Little Wolf. Little Wolf, don't worry, we wouldn't forget you. Your performance before was good, so come with us."

Tears flowed out from Greed's eyes as his neck was grabbed by the little hand and he disappeared from the stone room.

At the Grand Sage Continent, Wang Lin's body had been sitting inside the cave while he was in the Empyrean Trial. The sea dragon had shrunken a lot as it lazily lied there. Liu Jinbiao was jumping around the sea dragon's body. Sometimes he gently touched some spots and other times he scratched other spots as if there was an itch.

The sea dragon squinted its eyes as if it was very comfortable. It would even let out a few snorts as it twisted its body.

"Hehe, how is it? Comfortable? Your family's grandpa Jin learned this back in the cave world from a clan that specialized in breeding ferocious beasts. It's a set of massage techniques that, if used everyday, will accelerate your blood flow and give you the pleasure of feeling like your floating in the clouds! Endure, endure. Don't move, it's not finished yet!

"If you can't endure, I won't do it for you anymore!" Liu Jinbiao was covered in sweat, but he didn't feel tired. He continued for a long time before he lied down, gasping for air.

"Damn it, I'm tired to death. We are both sea dragons. I finished doing it for you, now it's your turn!" Liu Jinbiao looked at the sea dragon.

"I'm really a sea dragon. Didn't I tell you before, I was in an ancient place and was inflected with a spell that turned me into a person."

The sea dragon looked at Liu Jinbiao with hesitation and twisted its body as if it was reluctant. Seeing the sea dragon like this, Liu Jinbiao's eyes widened and he became filled with anger.

"Hey, are you going to talk reason, or not? I'm telling you now, if you don't do this, I'm not going to give you any more massages! This is a mutual exchange, you know! I can tell you, there is another guy following Master named Xu Liguo. He is very vicious, and if you don't cooperate, you will have to be careful once he gets here." Liu Jinbiao's eyes were filled with dread as he spoke to the sea dragon.

The sea dragon hesitated for a while and was filled with anger. During this time, Liu Jinbiao somehow instilled the fact that Xu Liguo was this terrible person who especially liked to bully sea dragons. Just the thought of Xu Liguo, someone who it had never met before, would make it very unhappy.

After a long time, it opened its mouth and let out a mouthful of origin essence. Liu Jinbiao immediately began to absorb it. His eyes were filled with hidden pride as he began to cultivate.

"Hmph hmph, it is still I, Jin Biaozi, who is stronger. This sea dragon is so dumb and easy to cheat. With its help, I can easily increase my cultivation level, then I have slowly train it to glare at Little Xu. Soon, even without me, the sea dragon will suppress him. Haha, just you wait, Little Xu!!"

While Liu Jinbiao was feeling proud, Wang Lin opened his eyes and they lit up. However, when he saw Liu Jinbiao and the sea dragon, he was startled for a moment.

Wang Lin frowned. He saw that the sea dragon was willing, so he ignored it.

After a long time, the sea dragon finished letting out the breath and lazily laid there.

After Liu Jinbiao finished cultivating and completely absorbed the origin essence from the sea dragon, Wang Lin stood up and glanced at him.

"Don't make a fuss, it's time to leave."

When Wang Lin glanced at him, Liu Jinbiao felt like all his thoughts were exposed. He blinked as he revealed an embarrassed expression and quickly stood up.

"Master is done? Yes, yes, we will go wherever you say. This… When will we go find Xu Liguo?"

The sea dragon was getting up, but when it heard the name "Xu Liguo," anger appeared in its eyes. It remembered the name "Xu Liguo" and felt deep hatred for this fellow that specialized in bullying sea dragons.

"Guests are coming. We will soon head to the Central Continent. As for finding Xu Liguo, it will all depend on fate." Wang Lin waved his sleeve and put Liu Jinbiao and the sea dragon away. He walked out of the cave and appeared at the top of the mountain. He stood there, facing the mountain wind as his white clothes fluttered.

"Who will be the first to arrive…" Wang Lin muttered. He wanted to shock everyone just for this moment!

While Liu Jinbiao was teaching the sea dragon to be angry at Xu Liguo, far away, in the imperial city at the Central Continent, there was a person in blue. He had the face of a villain and he suddenly sneezed.

The imperial city was the center of the celestial clan, and it covered a large area. It was almost the size of an entire continent. Such an extraordinary city would be impossible for mortals to build unless countless people spent tens of thousands of years building it.

This city was so large, it was endless and could be easily compared to a continent!

In the eastern part of the city, in a rather busy street, there was a young man in a flower shirt. This young man walked in big strides and wore a proud expression. He was being followed by more than a dozen guards. Each guard was a third step cultivator, and the purple-robed guard was actually a Golden Exalt!!

These guards were all male, and they silently followed behind.

Beside the young man were two others. One of them was a teenager. He had an arrogant look and wore blue, but he walked differently than others, as if he was holding something between his legs.

The other was a young man in red who looked like someone with ambition, and at this moment, he sneezed seven or eight times in a row.

"Yo, Lord Xu, did you get sick from yesterday's cold wind for us to hear you sneezing?" the haughty teenager said, his voice extremely sharp.

"Bah, you little fellow who is not male or female, your Grandpa Xu went out to have fun last night. What, do you want to come with me? Come, let us go tonight." The young man had a ferocious gaze.

"Hmph, you shameless thief!" The teenager rolled his eyes.

"I'm shameless? Your Grandpa Xu is shameless? You better be careful tonight. I'm going to your room tonight and then I'll be shameless. Hehe, you better be careful." The youth named Xu smiled with bad intent as he looked at the teenager.

"Don't quarrel. The two of you are so noisy, quarrelling endlessly. Little Red, you kick the door. Let that old Li family know how strong this king is. Damn it, to dare bully me!!

"And you, Little Qing, remember, if things go bad, crush the jade to get my big brother to teach them a lesson!" The young man in the flower shirt in front snorted and pointed at the giant mansion ahead.

The mansion was very large, and from a distance, it gave off a powerful pressure. The door was closed and there was no guard. On the door was a green plaque with a red background and two golden words written on it!

Li Mansion

These two words gave off a shocking sword auras that filled the world.

"Good!!" The youth named Xu became spirited, as if he loved doing this kind of thing. He rushed toward the door to give it a kick.

There was a bang, but the door didn't move at all. However, the youth named Xu didn't care at all, as if he knew it would be like this.

"People of the Li Mansion, listen well: your Grandpa Xu is here. Open the door and welcome your guest!!"

The young man in the flower shirt laughed after hearing this. He looked very excited and spoke to the young man in blue beside him.

"Do you see, do you see? Learn a little, this is why this king values this Xu. 'Welcome your guests,' what a good line!"

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Eastern Continent, Great Sage Continent.

Wang Lin was silently standing on top of an ordinary-looking mountain on this continent. He had his hands behind his back as he looked up at the blue sky and white clouds. The wind blew by, causing the corners of his clothes to flutter, but it wasn't able to make his white hair move at all.

His eyes were like stars, giving off a sense of profound depth. He stood there like an evergreen pine.

This mountain was not tall and was filled with trees. The wind caused the leaves to rustle, creating a wonderful song.

Wang Lin looked calm while standing at the top of the mountain. He didn't feel pride for passing the 17th palace or arrogant that Grand Empyreans would be coming to recruit him. Just like in the cave world, he silently looked at the sky.

After an unknown amount of time, when the sun was setting, Wang Lin stood there and the sky suddenly changed. The white clouds covered by the darkness appeared once more and the sun appeared in the dark sky!

The sun appeared out of thin air and emitted a dazzling light that made the earth look like day. Endless heat came from the sun, as if Wang Lin was extremely close to it, and a figure slowly walked out from the sun.

A daoist robe and a head of black hair. This person looked just like a young man who was rather handsome. Grand Empyrean Dao Yi was the first to appear before Wang Lin!

When Dao Yi appeared, everything froze. The wind stopped, the trees stopped, everything stopped. Even Wang Lin's clothes seemed to stop.

It was as if this world was frozen by an invisible force!

The only thing that could move was Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, who stepped out of the sun. He floated in the air 100 feet away from Wang Lin and looked down at him.

Just as he looked at Wang Lin, the void around Wang Lin crackled. This sound appeared suddenly and caused Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes to light up.

Countless cracks appeared in the void around Wang Lin, making it look like he was frozen and the ice was collapsing.

A few moments later, Wang Lin's frozen clothes began to move where there was no wind. He raised his head and looked at Grand Empyrean Dao Yi!

This scene caused a flash of golden light to shine in Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes. He didn't expect Wang Lin to recover so quickly from his pressure that could freeze anything in the world.

It has to be said that he was here with his true body. It was not a divine sense or avatar, but his original body!

"Indeed worthy of being the number one Ascendant Empyrean who passed the 17th palace! To be able to recover under my pressure is enough for you to qualify as the strongest under Grand Empyreans!

"Wang Lin, follow this lord. This lord once promised you back then that if I don't die, you won't die!" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi smiled. He seemed to have forgotten how he had given up on recruiting Wang Lin back at the Empyrean Trial.

Wang Lin silently pondered and clasped his hands at Grand Empyrean Dao Yi.

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi frowned slightly but soon loosened his brows. He looked at Wang Lin and began to speak. His voice was not loud and didn't echo, but each word seemed to contain law and made the world tremble.

"This is a treasure this lord personally refined!" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi said, then he raised his right hand. A ring appeared on his right index finger and then it flew into the air, forming a halo about 30 feet wide.

"I used materials from the Immemorial God Realm to create this ring, and it took me 100,000 years to refine. Its appearance is an imitation of a treasure from the Celestial Ancestor. Even if it was me, it would take a lot of effort to break!"

Wang Lin looked at the 30 foot halo and his eyes shined. This ring was extraordinary, Wang Lin couldn't see through it at all. It was as if it didn't belong to this world and was an illusion. The pressure it gave off made Wang Lin feel the illusion that he was facing a Grand Empyrean.

When Grand Empyrean Dao Yi noticed the light in Wang Lin's eyes, he waved his left hand. A piece of green bamboo appeared in his hand. The bamboo's color was bright and it emitted a fragrance.

"This piece of bamboo is a heavenly treasure. Once you fuse it with your body, your essences will evolve, and it also contains this lord's dao! If you can comprehend it, if you don't become a Grand Empyrean, you will be infinitely close!"

The moment the green bamboo appeared, Wang Lin's eyes became serious. Just by smelling the fragrance, the essences in his body seemed to become stronger. This item seemed to be more helpful toward essences than anything else.

If Wang Lin could fuse with it, it would benefit him greatly!

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi had been paying close attention to Wang Lin and smiled. His understanding of Wang Lin was that this person liked foreign treasures and such. These things held a strong attraction toward Wang Lin, so he had come with the intention of luring Wang Lin with treasures!

Moreover, these two treasures were nothing to him, and it would be extremely cost-effective to exchange them to recruit Wang Lin. However, he knew that Wang Lin was no ordinary cultivator and that he wasn't the only Grand Empyrean coming to recruit Wang Lin. If he didn't take out some real treasures, he would likely be suppressed by the other Grand Empyreans once they arrived.

"In addition to these two treasures, there is one more!" When Grand Empyrean Dao Yi spoke, even he felt his heart ache. This could be said to be a real treasure, and not even he had completely understood it.

With a wave of sleeve, a giant vortex appeared before him and a fist-sized skull slowly flew out. The skull was surrounded by a layer of light, and the moment it appeared, a shocking amount of death aura spread out.

This death aura swept the world and the world that was frozen due to Dao Yi's pressure collapsed. The moment everything regained their movement, they were contaminated by this death aura.

This skull didn't look like that of an adult, but that of a baby!

"This didn't come from the Immemorial God Realm, but a long time ago, when I left the Immortal Astral Continent, I found it on a ruined continent.

"When it was taken by me, the continent disappeared… This item contains a trace of power I don't understand, but I have a vague feeling that if I can absorb this power, perhaps I can break the limitation of Grand Empyreans to become an existence like the Celestial Ancestor...

"Perhaps I only had the fate of encountering it but not comprehending it. It has been in my hands for a long time… If you follow me, I'll give it to you!" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi revealed a decisive gaze. He was indeed willing to pay a certain price to recruit Wang Lin.

Wang Lin looked at the baby's skull. He could not see through the skull, but it brought about an indescribable feeling. It gave him a sense of familiarity. He felt like it had been forgotten by his soul, but he could not remember when he had seen it.

Wang Lin struggled, and after a long time, he spoke.

"Many thanks, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, but let me consider this matter!"

Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's brow wrinkled as he looked at Wang Lin and slowly nodded.

"That's fine. With your strength, there must be other Grand Empyreans recruiting you beside me. It is normal to consider it a bit."

Just as Grand Empyrean Dao Yi spoke, a roar came from outside the world shrouded by the death aura. The roar was like thunder and the surrounding death aura began to churn.

Ripples echoed in the sky and a person walked out!

This person was tall and bald. He wore a rough shirt and stepped forward. Each step created a thunderous rumble, as if no force in the world could stop him.

After he walked seven steps, the world seemed to collapse and everything retreated. The death aura was pushed back as if it didn't dare to block him at all. The bald man gave off the overbearing aura of a battle celestial as he closed in.

After seven steps, he was standing beside Wang Lin. Unlike, Dao Yi, floating in the sky, this burly man was standing on the mountaintop like Wang Lin.

"Greetings, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng. Thank you, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, for your help at the Empyrean Trial, I'll remember it." Wang Lin clasped his hands at the bald man.

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng laughed. His voice was like thunder and the sky trembled.

"Nothing to it. I already don't like that Celestial Emperor and was merely speaking my mind." This was another difference between him and Dao Yi. Whenever Dao Yi spoke, he always referred to himself with honor, whereas Wu Feng seemed much more relaxed.

"You must have guessed the reason I came here. Let's not talk about conditions, I have a good jug of wine here that I normally don't give others. Do you want a drink?" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng waved his right hand and a green gourd appeared in his grasp as he smiled at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin smiled and reached out at the void. The gourd flew toward him and he drank a big mouthful.

"Good. Whether or not you end up under me, you can come to the northern glacier at any time!" Wu Feng looked at Wang Lin and smiled. At this moment, he raised his head to look at Dao Yi.

"Dao Yi, if more than one Grand Empyrean wants to recruit an Ascendant Empyrean, according to the agreement, you only have the opportunity to give your condition once. Have you finished?" As he spoke, he looked at the three treasures. He ignored the ring and green bamboo - his gaze only narrowed a bit on the skull.

"That's all? If this is all you're taking out, then I'll give my offer."

As Wu Feng spoke, he looked at Dao Yi.

After Wang Lin heard this, his heart moved. It was rare for multiple Grand Empyreans to recruit one person, Wu Feng to pointing this out to Dao Yi meant that he had his own intent.

"Is he going to help me…" Wang Lin looked at Wu Feng.

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Grand Empyrean Dao Yi let out a cold snort. With his cunning, he naturally saw the meaning of Wu Feng's words. However, he was unwilling to give up like this.

"I came too early… I should have came a bit later… I could have had a better judgement of the situation after the others revealed their terms." The reason Dao Yi had come first was because he was the first to attempt to recruit Wang Lin. He felt that Wang Lin cared about treasures a lot, so he wanted to come early and shock Wang Lin right away. At this moment, his clothes began to flutter and then calmed down. He slowly opened his hand and a colorful crystal floated in his palm.

However, he didn't expect Wu Feng to say such words.

"Of course I'm not finished. This lord hasn't taken out the last item!" Dao Yi revealed a decisive gaze and raised his right hand. He mercilessly formed a fist.

"Wang Lin, this item was formed by my dao intent. If you die, this lord will be injured, and if I'm injured, you won't be affected. This will only have an effect on me.

"With this, anyone who dares to attack you will be my enemy!" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's heart ached. This was his bottom line and he hoped to not have to take it out. However, Wu Feng's words had forced him to take out his biggest ace!

When it appeared, Wu Feng's eyes narrowed. He looked at Dao Yi and then at Wang Lin.

"Grand Empyreans rarely take out such dao crystals, and it can ensure your safety, but I recommend you wait for Grand Empyrean Jiu Di."

"Wu Feng!! Could it be that you feel it's hopeless to try to recruit him!? Are you doing this to build a good relationship with him!?" Grand Empyrean Dao Yi roared.

"So what if I am?" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng laughed. He was indeed thinking of this. If Wang Lin followed him, he would treat Wang Lin sincerely. If Wang Lin didn't, then his help would create a good relationship between them. It was two birds with one stone, good for both sides.

"Then I wonder what you will take out!" Dao Yi was very depressed, but his status among Grand Empyreans was equal to Wu Feng's, so if Wu Feng was set on this, he couldn't say too much.

"I don't have as many benefits to give as you do, and my luck at the Immemorial God Realm isn't as good as yours." Wu Feng was calm as he spoke. He looked at Wang Lin in the eye, and his eyes were clear and sincere.

"But if you follow me, you will not be under me. I'll take you as a disciple for my teacher! Our cultivation levels are different, but our statuses will be the same!

"What's mine is yours! This is the only thing I can give you." Wu Feng looked at Wang Lin. He attached great importance to such a person. He felt that Wang Lin had a high chance of becoming a Grand Empyrean, and such a person was worth this kind of commitment.

Wu Feng's words startled Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, and he remained silent. Such a condition was indeed much better than the treasures he had offered.

"This Wu Feng is a reckless person. Although this child is excellent, he is not worth this kind of price. My dao intent is already my limit as a Grand Empyrean!

"However, it is interesting that he would dare to gamble like this, paying such a price to bet that this child can become a Grand Empyrean!

"Equal status… Take his teacher's spot and accept him as a disciple. If he had proposed this to Ming Dao, then even Ming Dao would've been extremely moved. He would likely not have followed the Celestial Emperor and would have become Wu Feng's junior brother!

"If Wang Lin agrees, he will gain many benefits!!"

Wang Lin took a deep breath. He didn't expect Wu Feng to say this. Wu Feng also had a sincere expression; he obviously wasn't saying this casually and had put thought into this.

"What I say is not false. I can make an oath with my bloodline!" Wu Feng said word for word to Wang Lin.

"Has this Wu Feng gone crazy?" Dao Yi's expression became even more gloomy and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

Wang Lin's expression was a little complicated as he looked at Wu Feng and silently pondered. If he intended to stay in the celestial clan for a long time, then Wu Feng's promise was his best choice, but...

"Thanks, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, for your care… Let me consider it." Wang Lin sighed and clasped his hands at Wu Feng.

"No problem. Grand Empyrean Jiu Di is the strongest among us. He may give you a better condition." Wu Feng let out a sigh as he looked at Wang Lin and smiled.

"He is here."

Just as Wu Feng spoke, a ripple of light appeared in the sky and two figures walked out. It was Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi and her teacher.

"Wang Lin!" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's voice was filled with joy. She stepped forward and arrived next to Wang Lin.

"You went missing for so long, and the moment you appeared, you went to the Empyrean Trial. You actually passed the 17th palace!" Empyrean Exalt

"Just lucky." Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was very close to Wang Lin, so her fragrance drifted over. Wang Lin didn't step back but remained standing. He still remember her words when everyone turned against him.

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi looked at Wang Lin and softly said, "OK, let's not talk about this. Do you remember when I told you about Mount Emperor? Let us go see the autumn leaves together, OK?"

Wang Lin hesitated a bit and let out a sigh as he looked a the absolute beauty before him.

"I will go."

"Not now?" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi bit her lower lip.

Wang Lin silently pondered. With his experience and age, how could he not see the meaning of her words? Although this beautiful woman didn't have feelings for him yet, she already had a good impression of him.

This good impression perhaps may turn into some kind of feeling.

However, Wang Lin could not allow this to continue. He didn't want her to become like those women in the cave world who ended up being unhappy.

Wang Lin's silence caused Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi to sigh in her heart as well, but she smiled. She raised her right hand and patted Wang Lin's back.

"You, ah, I just wanted to invite you to Mount Emperor and introduce you to a few women. Hmph, if you don't want to go, forget it. I'll go find someone else."

Wang Lin smiled bitterly.

"Hai Zi, don't mess around!" In the sky, Grand Empyrean Jiu Di still looked the same, but his expression was serious. However, there was no majesty of a Grand Empyrean emanating from him, so even when he was serious, he still looked ordinary.

"Wang Lin, this old man will accept you as a disciple. Do you agree?" Grand Empyrean Jiu Di was someone from the same time as the Celestial Emperor.

"If you agree, this old man can promise you that once the Immemorial God Realm opens, I can help send you inside! And help you become a Grand Empyrean!" This was a commitment only Grand Empyreans would dare to make because only Grand Empyreans knew the price.

This was what he said to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, but under the Celestial Emperor's unknown condition, he hadn't chosen Jiu Di.

"With my help, when the Immemorial God Realm opens, your chance of becoming a Grand Empyrean will increase by 30%! And if you are my disciple, then not even the Celestial Emperor would dare to act against you!

"No matter what grudge is between the two of you, with me here, I can help you settle it completely!

"Among the Grand Empyreans, aside from the dead Dong Lin, only Gemini can compare to this old man. However, after her last reincarnation, Gemini had an accident and her soul split back to her earliest stage. She is extremely weak.

"This old man is your best choice," Grand Empyrean Jiu Di slowly said.

Wang Lin looked at Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and Jiu Di. All three of them had given different conditions. Dao Yi's treasures, Wu Feng's equality, and Jiu Di's promise.

If he intended to stay in the celestial clan for a long time, then Jiu Di would be the most secure, and even choosing Wu Feng would mean that he could do as he wished. Only Dao Yi was someone Wang Lin wouldn't casually choice. After all, he knew that his teacher and Dao Yi had fought before, and the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign had obtained the Heaven Defying Bead during their battle.

But Dao Yi was also someone Wang Lin could choose and not feel bad about. His treasures were things Wang Lin wanted, but if the Celestial Emperor were to really act, Wang Lin wasn't certain if this person would help.

"Jiu Di is the strongest among the Grand Empyreans… I have to be careful at his place… But he is also at the Central Continent, so he would be a great help on my trip to the imperial city!" Wang Lin pondered. He clasped his hands at Jiu Di and was about to speak.

However, just at this moment, Jiu Di suddenly raised his head. Following that, Wu Feng and Dao Yi also looked up with serious expressions. Shortly after, three rays of light closed in.

"Little Wang Lin, ah, it's really you!" A burst of cheerful laughter came from the sky. Three lights closed in; it was Grand Empyrean Gemini and Empyrean Exalt Gu Ya.

As the laughter echoed, the little girl named Wa Wa appeared next to Wang Lin. She patted her hands and circled Wang Lin once.

"Little Wang Lin, do you still remember me?"

"Little Wang Lin, do you remember him?" The little girl named Han Han stood next to the girl named Wa Wa. She held up a cultivator who had covered his face with his hands and threw him to the side.

Wang Lin looked at the cultivator who was thrown to the side and moved his hands to reveal a bitter face.

"Greed…"

"Eh… Fellow Cultivator Wang, long time no see…" As Greed spoke, tears seemed to gather in his eyes.

"OK, baldy, fake mask guy, and you rotten old man, all of you can leave. This little Wang Lin is ours!" The girl named Wa Wa had her left hand on her waist and her right hand raised. She put up an act as if she was very old and wise as she pointed.

"Yes, he is ours. If any of you dare to be disobedient, then hmph, hmph… I'm going to hit you!" The little girl called Han Han raised her hand as if she was going to hit someone.

This sudden change startled Wang Lin.

Empyrean Exalt Gu Ya retreated a few steps with a bitter smile. With his cultivation level, he didn't have the qualifications to participate and could only watch the two little ancestors deal with it.

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Facing the two little girls, Dao Yi immediately frowned and Wu Feng's expression became serious. He understood the meaning of their words. It seemed they had known Wang Lin for a while and had even brought a cultivator Wang Lin was familiar with.

Jiu Di smiled bitterly as he looked at the two little girls. He decided to ignore them and spoke to Wang Lin.

"Wang Lin, tell this old man your choice!"

"Ah, rotten old man, you dare to be disobedient!?"

"Rotten old man, I remember you. You can't beat us!" The two little girls' eyes widened after they heard what Grand Empyrean Jiu Di had said.

"Gemini, after your reincarnation, your soul split - how is your personality still like this!? This person has passed the 17th palace and now we are all here, so we will all say our conditions one by one for him to decide. You…" Jiu Di frowned, but before he could finish, the two little girls jumped forward.

"Han Han, let us hit them!" the little girl named Wa Wa said angrily. Their two figures in the sky seem to overlap and a shocking aura erupted.

The two little girls raised their hands together and formed a circle with their bodies. Golden light came from the circle as if it had become a golden sun!

The light from the sun replaced all light in the world and shrouded the four Grand Empyreans. No one could clearly see inside.

Burst of rumbles came from the light. Grand Empyrean Dao Yi was the first to be knocked out. His face was filled with anger, but he didn't turn back. Instead, he flew off into the distance.

The second to fly out was Grand Empyrean Wu Feng. He had a bitter smile as he retreated from the golden light. He let out a sigh and disappeared without a trace.

"Clearly two unruly children, to actually use the power of the the nine suns on the Immortal Astral Continent… This… This is going to be a real fight… Ah!!"

The third to fly out was Grand Empyrean Jiu Di. He frowned as he left the golden light. He waved his sleeve and all the golden light disappeared.

"Wang Lin, this old man will wait for your reply at Mount Emperor!" Grand Empyrean Jiu Di felt rather helpless. His right hand reached at the void and he disappeared with Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi.

All of this happened in a flash. All three Grand Empyreans had been forced to retreat from Gemini's mad action.

The golden light dissipated and the two little girls floated proudly in the sky.

"Hmph, Little Gu Ya, see how strong we are? The three of them are afraid of using the power of the nine suns, but we aren't afraid!"

"I know, they didn't even dare to fight. We scared them away!"

Gu Ya quickly walked up and began to praise them.

"Grand Empyrean Gemini is really powerful. Gu Ya admires, admires, ah!" He really didn't have much to say. He finally understood what the two little ancestors had in mind when told him they had a method when he was worried about recruiting Wang Lin.

Now he knew that the method was the same as throwing a fit and scaring everyone away.

While speaking, Gu Ya looked at Wang Lin with embarrassment and clasped his hands.

"Gu Ya greets the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean. This matter… I'm helpless on this matter. Senior is very famous and you have many choices, but Grand Empyrean Gemini is pure and as kind as a child. If Senior is willing to follow, they will definitely be generous with Senior.

"We will try to satisfy any requirements Senior has to the best of our ability." Gu Ya bowed deeply and didn't get up.

Wang Lin silently pondered and looked at the bitter-faced Greed.

"Little Gu Ya, why are you talking so much? Little Wang Lin, now there are no other Grand Empyreans here. We ask you: you will come or not?" The little girl called Han Han pouted and glared at Wang Lin.

This made this little girl look very cute. As Wang Lin watched, he thought about how Zhou Ru looked when she was a child.

"Little Wang Lin, I saved you! Do you remember, do you remember? Hmph, hmph, if you're ungrateful, I'm going to hit you!" On the side, Wa Wa's eyes were wide open and she looked like she was angry.

Wang Lin smiled bitterly. Before him, Gu Ya's expression contained embarrassment. He knew that no Ascendant Empyrean would be recruited with a tone like this, especially someone like Wang Lin. Which one of those Grand Empyreans hadn't offered a large amount of benefits?

"This… Senior Wang…" Gu Ya was about to speak to ease the situation.

At this moment, the little girl named Han Han let out a snort and floated down to Wang Lin. However, she was too small, so she had to look up at Wang Lin. Feeling like something was wrong, she immediately flew up so she was a head taller than him. She looked proud as her innocent eyes blinked and she began to threaten Wang Lin.

"Little Wang Lin, if you don't agree, then I'll hit you. I'll get my father to hit you! Gu Ya said that my father is very strong. What Celestial Ancestor or Ancient Ancestor? Just write the worth 'death' and they are all dead."

Wang Lin was startled.

"Fake, fake…" Gu Ya's body trembled and thought, "Ah, little ancestors, you can't tell this to him." He couldn't care less about anything else and quickly sent a message to Wang Lin.

"These two little children… What Grand Empyrean Gemini is talking about is their mortal father after they reincarnated. They lost part of their memory after reincarnation, and I was afraid they would be sad, so I randomly said some things to them. Senior, please don't mind them… Alas."

"Eh, Little Gu Ya, what divine sense message are you sending? Let me listen." Wa Wa suddenly looked at Gu Ya with interest and wanted to listen. However, Gu Ya was very fast and was on guard all along.

"Hmph, Little Gu Ya, you are being disobedient and not letting me listen! My father is also very powerful, I'll get my father to hit you!" Wa Wa revealed a proud expression and patted Gu Ya's head.

Wang Lin revealed a bitter smile as he looked at the two little girls and sighed. He suddenly felt that compared to the other Grand Empyreans, it was these two little girls who gave him an amiable feeling.

In particular… Wang Lin's eyes lit up when he looked at Greed.

"I indeed ignored a problem before! Even with Teacher Xuan Luo's power, he couldn't take people out from the cave world - he could only protect them while they reincarnated. Even for me, Teacher had to pay a certain price to help me leave.

"But Greed's cultivation level is not high and he was effortlessly taken out from the cave world by Grand Empyrean Gemini." Wang Lin took a deep breath and his gaze swept by the two little girls before him. In particular, the little girl named Han Han. Her proud expression was very cute.

"Even after encountering an accident in reincarnation, Grand Empyrean Gemini still has such power. If they didn't have that accident… then they would have been the strongest Grand Empyrean in the celestial clan. I wonder how she compares to Grand Empyrean Dong Lin...

"Most importantly, I neglected the fact that in Grand Empyrean Gemini's Purple Yang Sect, there is a place connected to the cave world…"

"Hey, Little Wang Lin, you need to talk. If you don't speak, then I'm really going to get my father to hit you!" Han Han looked at Wang Lin angrily.

Wang Lin smiled bitterly again and nodded while Gu Ya was feeling embarrassed.

"OK, I'm willing to follow Grand Empyrean Gemini!"

Wang Lin's answer immediately made Han Han clap her hands, and she looked even more proud.

"That's right, you should have said that earlier. Forget it, I won't let my father hit you."

Wa Wa, who was on the side, was also very happy. Now that there was nothing left, she pulled Han Han to Greed, who was filled with fear.

"Little Wolf, your performance today was not good, but I can give you some small red flowers! Han Han, how many small red flowers should we give him?"

"Give him five. What do you think, Wa Wa?"

"Let's do six. I think six is easier to count. You get three and I get three."

Gu Ya ignored the two ancestors abusing Greed and the sounds he made. He stared at Wang Lin and couldn't believe Wang Lin had agreed just like that.

Even though he had arrived late, he could imagine that the offers Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and Jiu Di had made were all amazing and could tempt any cultivator.

"Senior, you…" Gu Ya suddenly felt like he was in a dream.

Wang Lin looked a the two little girl playing in the distance, patting Greed's head. Then he turned to Gu Ya and said, "However, I have a request. I can't stay with Grand Empyrean Gemini for long. I'm going to take a trip to the Central Continent… Then I'll go into closed door cultivation and ignore the outside world.

"When I leave, you can't stop me, and if a Grand Empyrean acts against me while I'm at the Central Continent, you need to help me. Perhaps I will only be under Grand Empyrean Gemini for a few years...

"If you agree, I agree!"

"So it's like this…" Gu Ya lowered his head to ponder. After a long time, he raised his head and his eyes were filled with determination.

"Yes, I can represent Grand Empyrean Gemini and promise you this! However, I hope that even if you go into closed door cultivation, no matter how long you…" Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Lin understood what he meant.

"Among the five celestial Grand Empyreans, I'll not follow another one in my life. In the celestial clan, I'll only follow Grand Empyrean Gemini!" Wang Lin personally made a promise.

"Good!" Gu Ya's face was filled with excitement and he took a deep breath. In his view, this was very good. Even if it was only a follower in name, it was better than not obtaining anyone.

After all, someone who was the number one Ascendant Empyrean and number one under Grand Empyreans would be difficult to keep at all times.

"Senior, let us return to the Purple Yang Sect. Whenever Senior wants to leave, you can leave at your leisure. Senior can go anywhere in the Purple Yang Sect, including the close door cultivation spot Grand Empyrean Gemini used before her accident!" Gu Ya clasped his hands and was very respectful.

"Let's go…" Wang Lin looked back toward the direction of the Dong Lin Sect. It was as if he was saying goodbye to the lonely old man there.

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In a flash, the four seasons went by. When the autumn leaves died and snow fell, the holy event that happened one year ago not only didn't die down, but spread even more.

One year ago, a white-haired cultivator appeared in the celestial clan. In the Empyrean Trial, he went from the fifth palace to the 17th palace and became the number one Ascendant Empyrean!

He completely replaced the fallen Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao and stood at the peak below Grand Empyreans!

This person had a head of white hair and was called the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean. His name was also spread out by others. This person's name was Wang Lin!

The name "Wang Lin" swept like a gust of wind this year. No Empyrean Exalt didn't know him, no Ascendant Empyrean didn't know him. Even most of the sects' Golden Exalt ancestors had heard of his name!

Aside from the ancestors, even the sect masters and elders all knew!

The 49th Ascendant Empyrean had appeared in the celestial clan. This Ascendant Empyrean had also passed the 17th palace, making him the strongest Ascendant Empyrean!

Rumors of this person spread across the entire celestial clan. They said that this person had a soul armor and had obtained a high degree of recognition from the foreign soul!

Rumor had it that this person's strength was supreme but low-key. After passing more than a dozen palaces, he didn't want to continue, but Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had provoked and humiliated him verbally. After that, he passed through the 17th palace and completely suppressed Ming Dao.

Rumors said that Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi admired him, but he had coldly refused her.

There were even more rumors that this person came from a small sect in the Eastern Continent. Most cultivators had never heard of this sect.

These rumors continued to spread across the celestial clan.

Such a figure would certainly attract the attention of all the Grand Empyreans. However, this person had turned down Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, and even Grand Empyrean Jiu Di to pick the weak Grand Empyrean Gemini!

Once this matter came out, all the people of the celestial clan that had heard about Wang Lin were confused. This set off another storm of rumors.

During this past year, Wang Lin had been inside the Purple Yang Sect and hadn't left. Many Ascendant Empyreans had rushed over regardless of distance to meet Wang Lin and debate dao.

Anyone who came and left greatly admired him and felt even more respect. However, some remained in the Purple Yang Sect. It seemed like their harvest was great in their dao debate with Wang Lin.

The Purple Yang Sect became the center of attention again because of Wang Lin!

The rumors of Wang Lin had slowly spread across the 36 countries of the Ancient clan through various methods over the year. The appearance of the 49th Ascendant Empyrean was extremely important to the Ancient clan. Not to mention the fact that this new Ascendant Empyrean replaced Ming Dao as the strongest under Grand Empyreans!

In the 36 countries of the Ancient clan, each of the three clans controlled 12 countries. When the news of Wang Lin reached Xuan Luo, he opened his eyes.

There was admiration and pride in his eyes.

He admired that Wang Lin was able to reach such heights in the celestial clan. What he felt most proud of was that he had found this person in the cave world and accepted him as his disciple.

"He should be coming back soon…" Xuan Luo didn't tell anyone about the matter with Wang Lin, not even the emperor of the Ancient Dao clan.

When this news entered the palace, the emperor was still selecting his queen. Women were brought from all over in an attempt to fuse with that wisp of soul.

However, even now, he still failed and no one had succeeded. However, he didn't give up and searched on an even larger scale for a woman that could fuse with the soul.

When the emperor learned about the news of Wang Lin, he didn't think this was the same Wang Lin that he hated so much. Although he attached importance to it, he didn't think too much about it.

But he cared enough to launch all forces to collect information about this person. After all, this person was likely the sixth Grand Empyrean of the celestial clan!

The difference between the Ancient clan and the celestial clan was the heavenly gap of a Grand Empyrean. If not for the transcendent being that was Grand Empyrean Guo Dao, who normally didn't get involved with the three clans, the Ancient clan would have already been destroyed.

Grand Empyrean Guo Dao lived on the peak of Mount Ancient year round. His cultivation was heaven-shattering and he was undeniably the strongest Grand Empyrean!

Even Grand Empyrean Dong Lin of the celestial clan was no match for him. In particular, Grand Empyrean Guo Dao was the only recorded person to kill another Grand Empyrean!

His existence could be traced back to the Ancient Ancestor. When he became a Grand Empyrean, Jiu Di was merely a Golden Exalt.

After the Ancient Ancestor and Celestial Ancestor disappeared, a war broke out between the Ancient clan and the celestial clan. During the war, the celestial clan had eight Grand Empyreans and the Ancient clan only had four!

But when the war reached its peak and the celestials had invaded halfway into the Ancient clan's territory, Grand Empyrean Guo Dao came out from closed door cultivation. He went and faced countless celestials alone and fought two celestial Grand Empyreans. In the end, he killed both, and on his way back, he was ambushed by another celestial Grand Empyrean, but he killed that Grand Empyrean as well!

After this battle, Grand Empyrean Guo Dao shook the Immortal Astral Continent! That battle forced the celestials to return, ending the war.

Countless years after, because Guo Dao still hadn't died, he was a deterrent to the celestial clan. Even though they had one more Grand Empyrean, they still didn't dare to invade the Ancient clan.

There was even a rumor stating that the celestial clan's Grand Empyrean Dong Lin had challenged Guo Dao and was killed!

The news about Wang Lin slowly spread out in the Ancient clan that was protected by Grand Empyrean Guo Dao. This was also the first time the name "Wang Lin" was remembered by many people.

During this year of time, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao seemed to have been forgotten. His everything was replaced by Wang Lin.

Land of the celestial clan, the basement of the palace in the imperial city. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was sitting in a pool of black water. The water constantly bubbled and emitted a black mist that shrouded the area.

Inside the pool of water, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao looked like he was in extreme pain. His body was trembling, but he never left the pool and had endured it for a year.

"Wang Lin… Wang Lin…" Whenever his pain reached a limit, whenever he couldn't bear it, he would roar this name. At this moment, inside the palace, his roar echoed once more.

"You took everything from me! I must personally take it all back!!!"

At this moment, as he continued to roar, the black water boiled even more rapidly. The black mist entered his orifices and slowly changed his body.

"Return to the celestial origin law. Not even this emperor with the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline has succeeded. This emperor promised you to give you the bloodline of the Celestial Ancestor when recruiting you…" A cold voice echoed in the room.

Ripples echoed beside the pool and the Celestial Emperor walked out.

"Since this emperor promised you, then I'll fulfill the promise. This is the key to why the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline can have a Grand Empyrean. Cultivating here will give you the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline, and whether you can return to the celestial origin will depend on whether the hatred and grievance in your heart is enough.

"If you can last long enough, you can return to the origin!!"

"Return to the origin… Return to the origin… Wang Lin, I'm going to kill you!" Ascendant Empyrean Ming dao's face was distorted and he roared like crazy. However, his eyes were dim, as if his consciousness was slowly dissipating.

"Kill him… Kill him…" As Ming Dao roared, the Celestial Emperor revealed that strange smile once more and then left.

"This emperor will reproduce the glory of the Celestial Ancestor this generation! That old fellow Jiu Di is already ancient, so I'll start with him. Once I succeed, who will dare to disobey?

"As for Dao Yi, that person is extremely cunning. Back then, the title of Grand Empyrean should have gone to his senior brother, but he got his senior brother killed and stole the qualification!

"This emperor admires such a person. He will be of great use!

"That Wu Feng doesn't respect the imperial bloodline at all. That kind of person should be killed! I'll take his Grand Empyrean qualification and gave it to Dao Fei! Although Dao Fei is my brother, I have spent a lot of effort on him and it is time to harvest.

"Finally, there is Gemini. As long as their soul doesn't fuse back to one, there is nothing to worry about!"

The Celestial Emperor smiled as he disappeared from the underground chamber.

The Purple Yang Sect of the Eastern Continent was where Wang Lin, who had shaken the entire celestial clan, was located. Right now, it was winter and the snow formed a layer of silver over the Purple Yang Sect.

Aside from when other Ascendant Empyreans came to debate dao, he had spent this whole year in one place. It was a restricted area in the Purple Yang Sect.

This was the Beast Farm Realm.

He had vaguely seen the Beast Farm Realm, but after coming to the Purple Yang Sect, it had changed a lot. Wang Lin had spent most of the year sitting at the edge of the Beast Farm Realm.

He could feel that there was an invisible barrier before him, and on the other side was a place he was familiar with: the hometown he missed… There were people he knew, the land he knew, and the planets he knew.

He raised his right hand and seemed to place it on the barrier. Wang Lin's eyes were filled with melancholy and reminiscence.

"The aura of home…" Wang Lin let out a sigh and closed his eyes. He had been here for a year and he knew he should leave...

In the distance, there was a burst of bell-like laughs. The laughter of the little girls filled with joy made Wang Lin's heart very calm.

"Little Biaozi, don't bully Little Wolf. Little Wolf's things have all been cheated away by you."

"Little Biaozi, let us go down the mountain to cheat people, it's too much fun."

"Please, two little ancestors, please don't call me 'Little Biaozi…' It's really… It's really not a good name…" Liu Jinbiao had a bitter face as he cried and begged.

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As the snow fell, two people walked down from the Purple Yang Sect one after the other. They were Wang Lin and Liu Jinbiao.

Wang Lin had cultivated silently for the year in the aura of his hometown that he missed. During this time, his wood essence had reached completion and was close to forming an essence true body.

His thunder essence true body that was fused with the special essences had been completed in the Dong Lin Sect. He would no longer have to comprehend more special essences, there were enough. As for this five-element essence true body, his wood essence was close to forming an essence true body. Only the remaining metal essence was still only at small completion. Wang Lin understood that if he could get another sword fragment, the metal essence would reach completion.

Once his metal essence reached completion, even without forming an essence true body, his five element essences could fuse into one. At that point, Wang Lin's cultivation level would increase from mid stage Void Tribulant to late stage Void Tribulant and he would become a Golden Exalt.

Finally, there were the ethereal essences. After true and false, life and death, and karma, Wang Lin comprehended the fourth ethereal essence in the Dong Lin Sect, reincarnation.

He had only comprehended a sliver of the reincarnation essence. It was as if he had just opened the door and obtain the seed. He would have to comprehend it time and time again to reach completion.

"Reaching Golden Exalt is not difficult… the difficult part will be the ethereal essences… The imperial city is the home of the Celestial Ancestor. Perhaps there I can find the aura of the Celestial Ancestor's sword…" Wang Lin faced the wind and snow as he walked forward.

Heading to the imperial city in the Central Continent from the Purple Yang Sect in the Eastern Continent was an extremely long trip. For ordinary cultivators, even flying at full speed would take a very long time unless they used transfer arrays.

Wang Lin's figure was covered by the wind and snow. He was gradually covered by the snow as he used Spatial Bending to leave the Eastern Continent with Liu Jinbiao and the sea dragon.

Behind them, at the Purple Yang Sect, stood Gu Ya, and beside him where two little girls. They looked into the distance with unwillingness in their eyes.

"Will he come back…" Wa Wa's spirits were a bit down.

"Can we still see him…" Han Han quietly asked while looking into the distance.

Gu Ya sighed and said, "It should… be possible… I already gave him the jade. If he faces danger in the Central Continent, you both will know immediately.

"This is our agreement with him. At that time, Grand Empyrean Gemini will need to go help him."

"Yes, that's for certain. Since Little Wang Lin chose us, then we won't allow anyone to bully him!" Wa Wa looked at Han Han, and both little girls nodded seriously.

The Central Continent, the center of the celestial clan. It was vast and filled with celestial energy. At the center of the Central Continent was the imperial city.

This city was very large, big enough to be comparable to a continent. It was endless and was the number one city in the celestial clan!

Even the royal capitals of the 36 ancient countries couldn't compare to the imperial city of the celestial clan. It was also referred to as the ancestral city in the celestial clan.

In the ancestral city, there was only one sect, and that was the sect the Imperial Teacher came from. It had taken root and merged with the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline. They suffered together and basked in glory together!

The sect was ruled by the Celestial Emperors. Each generation of Celestial Emperor would obtain the loyalty of the sect. Once their bloodline awakened and they inherited the title of Grand Empyrean Eight Extreme, they could change the name of the sect.

This generation's Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen had changed the name of this mysterious sect to the Dao Sect! This generation's sect master was the current Imperial Teacher, Shang Daoxuan!

This Shang Daoxuan's cultivation was mysterious and his divination power was shocking. By himself, he was able to resist the combined power of the three Imperial Teachers of the Ancient clan.

No one knew the exact location of the Dao Sect, and since ancient times, only a few people had found out. However, no secret in the world could resist the passage of time. After countless years, people had many speculations.

Some would say that the sect was located in a void that overlapped with the ancestral city.

Some would say that the sect was in a spatial rift in the ancestral city, and the entrance was in the imperial palace.

Some would say that the sect was deep underground below the ancestral city.

There were many speculations, and perhaps one of them was true.

The ancestral city was divided into east, south, west, and north. At the center was a restricted area. It was the imperial palace, and only those with permission could enter.

In the four sub cities, there were many mansions. Each mansion was a faction. They were not sects, but they had more power than most sects.

Among them there were four kings, crowned as the strongest one in each of the sub cities. The northern city's Li Mansion, southern city's Luo Mansion, western city's Shan Mansion, and the eastern city's Meng Mansion. These four behemoths suppressed the area.

In addition, there was a transcendent power that could compete with the imperial power. That was the mountain between the western and eastern cities. This mountain was named Emperor!

Mount Emperor!

One mountain, one person, one Grand Empyrean Jiu Dai made the entire ancestral city, palace, and millions of mountains feel like they could not breathe.

Regarding the mysterious dao sect, many people guessed that the purpose of its existence was to suppress Mount Emperor, which seemingly suppressed the imperial power!

This was an internal power structure in the ancestral city that most people didn't know about; only the Grand Empyreans could see it clearly. After Wang Lin had spent a year in the Purple Yang Sect, he wanted to head to the ancestral city. Grand Empyrean Gemini had used the soul fusion spell to find their memories of the ancestral city to give to Wang Lin.

The celestial clan's five large continents were split into 72 smaller continents. The four seasons there were also slightly different. It would take several months for the cold wind and snow that blew past the Eastern Continent to cover the Central Continent in snow.

This was the ancestral city's first snow. It was very large and seemed to cover the entire city. As the snow gathered over the eastern gate, even the lines of sight became a blur.

There were no mortals in this city. This was a rare place in the celestial clan where only cultivators lived. The celestial energy here was so dense, it formed a pressure that made it impossible for mortals to live here.

On this day, outside the eastern gate of the ancestral city, where the snow covered the endless plain, a figure gradually appeared. This figure wore a coat and faced the wind as he walked toward the gate.

His hood covered his appearance, but from his figure, it didn't look like an old man and instead was a young man. However, no matter how the blizzard blew on his body, it was unable to get rid of the ancient aura he emitted.

When he was several hundred thousand kilometers away from the ancestral city, the man stopped. He slowly raised his eyes, and his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the snow as he looked at the city in the distance.

"Celestial Emperor… I'm coming..." Wang Lin looked into the distance and allowed the snow to land on his coat and cover up his footprints.

"This should be my last battle in the celestial clan… I'm going to see if the madman remembers me… Then I'll have no regrets." Wang Lin silently lowered his head. The hood not only blocked the snow and wind, it also covered his appearance. He silently walked forward.

He didn't have to come to the ancestral city. He knew it was very dangerous for him, but he still came.

Some things had to be done in order to live life with no regrets! Some pursued their emotions and walked down their path with determination.

For their loved ones, even when facing a cliff, they would rely on their hands to slowly climb over the cliff.

Wang Lin cared about his feelings for his lover, family, and friends. These were all things he didn't have much of in his lonely life, and he cherished them…

Losing one would represent real loss.

The madman had helped him. After the time they spent in the dream dao, he couldn't leave without seeing the madman. He wanted to see if his old friend was doing well.

He had come here with such thoughts in mind.

The wind blew on his body and the snow blocked his way. On the dusk of this day, Wang Lin arrived outside the eastern gate. Compared to this proud city, he was small like an ant.

Unlike mortal cities, there were no guards at the city gate. This was the ancestral city with two Grand Empyreans and the mysterious Dao Sect. Not even Xuan Luo would dare to casually come here, only someone like Guo Dao would dare.

At dusk, the sky was grey, and as the wind and snow blew, Wang Lin stepped through the eastern gate. His foot landed inside the ancestral city.

A powerful celestial pressure pounced on him when he entered the city's gate. It was enough to make any mortal's body collapse, but cultivators could just barely withstand it. If one cultivated here, the effect was even better than the famous and big-name sects.

However, this celestial pressure had no effect on Wang Lin. He had no need to cultivate this celestial energy by force. Walking on the city streets, Wang Lin looked around.

Among the wind and snow, there were many pedestrians quickly walking by. Even if they had cultivation, none of them flew. They just walked around like mortals.

"Even dragons must coil up in the ancestral city. Even tigers must lie down in the ancestral city. Even the powerful Empyrean Exalts must abide to the agreement… Is this the case…" There was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin's eyes.

"This doesn't include me!"

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Deep in the eastern city of the ancestral city, there was an ordinary-looking mansion. However, it occupied a large area and looked like a ferocious beast from a distance.

It was completely silent outside this mansion; there was not a trace of a person. It was as if this was a forbidden land in the eastern city. If people saw it from afar, they would bypass it and not walk through this place.

The wind was blowing and a thick layer of snow had gathered on the ground. Silver light reflected off the snow, giving the area a cold feeling. The silver light shined on the gate of the mansion, giving off a powerful pressure.

Outside the gate stood two stone lions. Their eyes were closed, but they gave off a shockingly fierce aura. It was as if they would stare down anyone if they opened their eyes.

Above the gate, there was a green frame with red background, and there were two large golden words on it.

"Li Mansion"

A shocking arrow aura spread out from these two words. This caused the surrounding snowflakes to seem to be filled with killing intent as they fell.

There was a long hall inside the mansion. However, as the snow fell, there was no sound and there wasn't a figure to be seen.

After the hall, there was a green stone chamber. In the snow, this stone chamber seemed to be covered in silver. However, the moment Wang Lin entered the eastern city, the buzzing of a bow echoed from inside the stone chamber!

In this extremely quiet world, the sound of the bow was extremely clear as it spread.

There was an old man sitting in the chamber and there was a wooden shelf before him. This shelf was purple and looked extraordinary. This shelf was very strange and seemed to be missing something.

If you placed a bow on this shelf, it would be complete!

At this moment, the buzzing sound came from the purple wooden shelf. The fuzzy shadow of a bow appeared and continued to buzz.

The old man suddenly opened his eyes, and they seemed to be filled with a shocking arrow aura. He stared at the purple wooden shelf.

"The ancestor's bow shelf created a sound… This… This only happen when the ancestor's bow is close. Could it be… The ancestor's bow is nearby!!" The old man took a deep breath and waved at the shelf. A ray of purple light flashed and turned into an arrow. It flew out from the stone room. It wasn't fast, as if it were looking for something, and then disappeared into the distance.

The old man's eyes lit up and he immediately shouted, "Li Yun, Li Shan, the two of you follow the arrow and see if you can find the aura of the old ancestor's bow!"

As his voice echoed, two figures appeared like smoke from the quiet pavilion. They disappeared after the purple arrow.

At this moment, Wang Lin was facing the wind and snow as he walked through the eastern city. The snow on the ground was very thick. Wang Lin looked at the city. This city was very large, and just the eastern city was endless. Wang Lin had never seen anything like this before.

If the eastern city was like this, there was no need to mention the entire ancestral city. This was a rare city in the world!

Those that passed by quickly went by. Some noticed Wang Lin, but they only took a glance at him and left.

There were many shops around, and many mansion that gave off powerful celestial energy. They were extraordinary places. The entire eastern city under this celestial energy gave people a very unfamiliar feeling.

Wang Lin silently walked through the eastern city until the moon gradually appeared. He stopped before a large inn and took out some celestial stones to pay for a place to stay.

This room was not large and was very simple, but the celestial energy here was even denser than outside. Although it wasn't a cave, the walls, door, and window were covered in restrictions. These restrictions could be activated to make this a good place for closed door cultivation.

At this moment, Liu Jinbiao was beside him and was looking around. The Golden Exalt sea dragon had shrunk to the size of a finger and laid on Liu Jinbiao's shoulder. It looked very lazy.

The sea dragon and Liu Jinbiao's relationship was very good. Wang Lin was not surprised; after all, it was very normal for Liu Jinbiao to do this with his skill.

Night quickly came and the snowfall weakened a lot. Liu Jinbiao looked out the window and saw even more pedestrians outside. He looked at the bright lights in the distance and heard the faint sound of music, making him even more excited.

"Master, this is a good place, almost the same as a mortal city. You see there, I dare to say there must be beauties there!" Liu Jinbiao pointed to a place filled with light.

"Master, Xu Liguo's personality is difficult to change. He must be enjoying himself every night. If you want to find him, that is the place to look.

"Eh, I, Liu Jinbiao am a gentleman, this… I'm reluctant, but I'll go see if Xu Liguo is there. Master, what do you think…" Liu Jinbiao suppressed his excitement as he looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin looked at Liu Jinbiao and knew he was unwilling to say in the room. After pondering a bit, he nodded.

After he nodded, Liu Jinbiao immediately became excited and walked out with the sea dragon.

After Liu Jinbiao left, Wang Lin sat there by himself. He took out a wine jug and started to drink as he looked at the snow outside.

"Lian Daofei… Do you still remember the matter in the cave world…" The moonlight outside the window became even stronger and the snow intensified. The wine jug in his hand was empty.

With a sigh, Wang Lin put down the wine jug, got up, and went out. He put on a coat and walked toward the eastern city in the not-so-dark night.

Music and the sound of voices came in the night of the eastern city, but Wang Lin felt lonely as he silently walked through the streets. The number of people around him gradually decreased until Wang Lin was the only one left in the snow.

Want Lin stopped and slowly said, "You, what do you want?"

When his words echoed, a pressure came from his voice, causing the wind and snow to freeze. It was enough to force someone from hiding!

The void behind him distorted and a fuzzy figure appeared. Before the figure became clear, a purple arrow shot toward Wang Lin.

After this person appeared, his hands formed seals and a bow appeared. It looked like two invisible hands were holding the bow, and it shot another arrow!

This arrow flew toward Wang Lin following the purple arrow from before.

"Li family?" Wang Lin was wearing a coat with a hood, so the other party couldn't see his appearance. He turned around and pointed with his right hand.

With this, the incoming purple arrow collapsed and even the arrow after that trembled before disappearing.

All of this happened in a flash. Wang Lin hadn't even stepped back; he had just turned around and casually pointed.

The eyes of the person who shot the arrow widened and filled with disbelief. He didn't expect an arrow he had shot at full power with his Golden Exalt cultivation to be so casually negated by this person.

All his hair stood up and a sense of fear filled his entire body. He retreated without hesitation and even spat out blood to use blood escape. He turned into a red shadow and disappeared thousands of kilometers away.

If Wang Lin wanted to chase him down, this person couldn't escape, but he just stood there and watched the blood shadow leave.

"I have just entered the eastern city and have already caught the attention of the Li family… It must be the Li Guang Bow in my body that they sensed.

"They should have only sensed it and don't know my identity yet. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent two Golden Exalts to follow me." Wang Lin had no hatred against the Li family, so he didn't kill anyone.

"There won't be a next time!" Wang Lin muttered before turning around.

However, his words echoed like thunder in the escaping blood shadow's ears. It caused him to cough out blood again and his expression was filled with fear.

"He… What is his cultivation level!? What is his cultivation level?! This matter must be immediately reported to the old ancestor. This person must be an Empyrean Exalt, and not an ordinary one! Not good, Li Shan and I separated. I came to monitor this person and Li Shan went to capture his companion…" The expression of the blood-colored figure changed and he suddenly felt like the Li family's actions would cause a great disaster.

Wang Lin was still wearing his coat with his hood up as he walked on the street. He had no goal and just wanted to walk quietly by himself. As he walked, light and music came from before him.

He raised his head and looked at the palace-like place that was covered in light. He was about to leave when he looked up again and his eyes revealed a strange light as he looked a the bright palace.

His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate all existence, and he saw a proud-looking man in red. Wang Lin was familiar with this man's appearance and aura.

Behind the man in red, there were clearly several cultivators that were guards. They were all third step cultivators, and they seemed to look at the man in red with respect.

"Only at this distance can I feel his presence. Someone left a seal on him!" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed but a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Xu Liguo…" Wang Lin shook his head and was about to enter the palace. However, he frowned as he turned to look into the distance, and there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.

"Li Mansion, that's a bit too much!" Wang Lin's body flickered and he suddenly disappeared. The red-robed man in the palace ahead threw his wine cup on the ground and shouted at the people before him.

"What kind of wine is this?! Don't try to fool your family's Grandpa Xu. I know your family has thousand-year-old wine; quickly bring it here, or else your family's Grandpa Xu will talk about this place!"

The man in red had a fierce expression, but he didn't know a gaze was looking at him. That gaze might have aroused confusion within him.

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On the street of the eastern city, the narrow body of a 100-foot-long sea dragon quickly flew through the area. However, it didn't dare to fly too high, because there was a terrifying pressure here. If it flew too high, it would be fatal.

The sea dragon was covered in scars as it flew. There was a black arrow stuck its abdomen, and it was released power that was destroying its vitality. The sea dragon was covered in black gas.

On its back was an angry Liu Jinbiao. He was in a sorry state. The arrow from before had appeared very suddenly. If not for the sea dragon blocking for him, he would have already died.

"That arrow destroyed all of the sea dragon's spells and pierced into its abdomen. This arrow is too strong!! Who want to kill me? I have only cheated seven people, is there a need for this?!" There was no fear in Liu Jinbiao's anger.

He turned around and roared, "Damn it, you dare to provoke this me? My master will never let you go!"

There was a black figure that seemed to fuse with the night behind the sea dragon. It was impossible to see if the person was a man or woman, young or old. This person was very fast, even faster than the sea dragon. At this moment, the person moved their hands and a bow appeared, then they shot an arrow.

When the arrow appeared, all the surrounding celestial energy seemed to condense into it.

From the moment when Liu Jinbiao and the sea dragon began to escape, it had been only 10 breaths. The person chasing them had now shot a second arrow!

This arrow contained a cold killing intent, as if it was going to instantly kill the sea dragon and Liu Jinbiao.

Seeing the arrow closing in, Liu Jinbiao let out a roar and was going to use his full power to resist. The sea dragon below let out a hiss as ripples of water vapor rippled.

The figure chasing them revealed a cold smile. His arrow, once shot, was very difficult for a cultivator of the same cultivation level to resist. This arrow would be able to kill the sea dragon and seriously injure the little cultivator on its back. Once this little cultivator was captured and brought back home, it would be a great merit!

However, just at this moment, the sneer on this person's face suddenly disappeared. This person's pupils shrank and he was filled with fear.

The moment the arrow closed in on the sea dragon and Liu Jinbiao, a figure in a coat and hood suddenly appeared. This figure appeared very suddenly, as if it had forced itself into existence.

After he appeared, he only raised his head and revealed a dazzling gaze. The golden light from his eyes landed on the arrow before him and caused it to break.

The figure hiding in the dark felt his mind tremble, and his body was forced out of hiding. When he looked at the other person's gaze, he felt like countless swords were flying toward him.

He could not fight it at all. His mind rumbled as he coughed out blood and lost consciousness. He fell down on the ground and kicked up a lot of snow into the air.

Before he went into a coma, his body was filled with fear. The other person's gaze made him feel fear he had never felt before. It was beyond the family head and ancestor.

"Master! You finally came, he was going to kill me!! The sea dragon is injured!!" Liu Jinbiao became excited when he saw Wang Lin. The sea dragon turned and stared at the motionless figure ferociously.

Wang Lin raised his right hand and touched the sea dragon. The sea dragon trembled and all the black gas around it dissipated. The arrow in its abdomen fell out and its wound recovered rapidly.

The black arrow that flew out was grabbed by Wang Lin. After looking at it, he crushed it into dust that fused with the wind and snow.

Wang Lin calmly said, "The Li Mansion has gone a bit too far!"

"Li Mansion? Master, you know his origin? It's not because my deception was exposed?" Liu Jinbiao's anger turned into grievance as he looked at Wang Lin pitfuly.

"Let's go, follow me to the Li Mansion." Wang Lin looked calm and didn't even glance at the motionless figure. As he walked past him, he didn't even do anything and the person's body floated into the air, revealing his face. It was a middle-aged man whose eyes were closed. His face was ashen and he was completely passed out.

Wang Lin's divine sense gathered at this person's head. After obtaining the information he needed, Wang Lin waved his sleeve. He disappeared along with the sea dragon, Liu Jinbiao, and the unconscious man. When they reappeared, they were outside a silent mansion.

"Go knock on the gate and tell their master to come and see me." Wang Lin looked at the two words "Li Mansion".

"OK!" Liu Jinbiao became spirited. He loved doing these things. At this moment, he rolled up his sleeves and walked toward the closed gate.

The moment he walked through the two stone lions, they remained motionless, as if they were ordinary mortal decorations. They allowed Liu Jinbiao to swagger up to the gate.

At this moment, he looked almost exactly the same as a fellow that had been here more than a year ago. Even their expressions were similar.

Before the gate, Liu Jinbiao raised his foot and mercilessly gave it a kick. After leaving a snow footprint, he let out a roar.

"My master is here, quickly come out and greet him!!"

These words were very similar to those of the person that came here about a year ago. If the young man in red knew of this, he would be quite shocked.

But the difference was that Xu Liguo had kicked once and the gate hadn't move at all, while Liu Jinbiao's kick caused the gate to rumble. This kick actually opened the gate.

This scene startled Liu Jinbiao, and he retreated at his quickest speed. He secretly thought to himself that this kick shouldn't have that much force and that this gate is too weak.

As Wang Lin looked at the opened gate, his expression was neutral. After waiting for a moment, he shook his head and smiled.

"Since the master won't come out, I'll enter without being invited." With that, Wang Lin waved his right hand and the unconscious man beside him was thrown inside. Then Wang Lin calmly walked forward.

After he walked past the two stone lions, they suddenly opened their eyes and let out angry roars at Wang Lin. These roars spread across most of the eastern city. This caused all chatter and music to become silent!

Under these roars, two giant shadows flew from the two stone lions. They were two lions thousands of feet tall, and they rushed toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin didn't look up and still walked toward the open gate with his coat and hood on. In a flash, the two lions closed in, but when they got within 10 feet of Wang Lin, they howled miserably. They were scattered like fog facing a powerful wind.

Crackling sounds echoed and cracks appeared on the two stone lions around the gate before they shattered.

Wang Lin continued walking forward, and behind him, Liu Jinbiao gasped, but soon his eyes were filled with excitement. The stronger Wang Lin was, the more he could fake being a tiger, and no one would dare bully him.

When the sea dragon saw this, its eyes were filled with awe.

Just as Wang Lin's right foot stepped into the gate of the Li Mansion, howling sounds echoed. A large number of figures came out, and they all made the same motions. Their left hands held a bow and their right hands pulled the bow to a full moon before shooting an arrow!

Hundreds of arrows shot toward Wang Lin, who had just entered the gate.

Each arrow contained a powerful force. At this moment, hundreds of arrows condensed into a rain of arrows and, due to their positions, they seemed to form a formation!

This formation gave off endless red light and a shocking killing intent erupted as it closed in on Wang Lin.

Without stopping, Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved. At this moment, a giant palm print appeared before Wang Lin. This palm was extremely real and the pattern on it could be seen clearly. The moment it appeared, it collided with the arrow formation.

Thunderous rumbles echoed and the arrow formation collapsed, but the palm dimmed as well. Wang Lin stepped into the gate and went through the palm. The palm disappeared.

"They instantly condensed power equal to a sixth palace Empyrean Exalt." Wang Lin's coat remained the same as he walked into the mansion.

Those hundreds of figures comprised of men and women, but at this moment, they were filled with horror and disbelief. They were very confident in that arrow; even Empyrean Exalts would find it difficult to deal with, but this person before them had destroyed it with a wave.

Just as the hundreds of people from the Li Mansion felt fear rise in their hearts, nine arrows show out from nine different locations in the Li Mansion. Each arrow exploded into hundreds of arrows, and they were no weaker than the combined attack from the hundreds of people.

The power of the nine arrows that exploded was comparable to nine of the previous attacks. They fell like a rain of arrows!

It was like a giant hand that was mercilessly reaching toward Wang Lin, and if he was caught, he would die immediately!

Wang Lin didn't stop but raised his head. His right hand reached out and he pointed forward.

With one point, everything in the world stopped. The rain of arrows stopped before Wang Lin, and even after Wang Lin slowly walked past it, the rain of arrows remained motionless in the sky.

This terrified Liu Jinbiao. He was startled for a moment and then he quickly avoided the rain of arrows as he felt his scalp tingle. He was afraid they would suddenly start moving and injure him.

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"Nine arrows scattering into countless arrows to form a hand. This barely reaches the power of an Empyrean Exalt who passed the seventh palace… The nine of you should have the power of an Empyrean Exalt who passed the fourth palace.

"Worthy of the Li Mansion, your foundation is deep!" Wang Lin said slowly as he walked forward.

"And among the three of you are a 10th palace Ascendant Empyrean and two seventh palace Empyrean Exalts. With your combined power, you can reach the peak of the 10th palace. I didn't kill anyone along the way, but if you the three of you attack, I will not hold back!" Wang Lin's gaze swept past the hundreds of people before him and stopped at three different locations.

As his words echoed, three old men appeared in those locations. The old man right before Wang Lin was the person who was an Ascendant Empyrean!

This person's hair was half black and half white. He stared at Wang Lin with shock and hesitation in his eyes. He seemed to have some speculation about Wang Lin's cultivation level, but he was uncertain.

"I don't want to make an enemy out of your Li Mansion. After all, the Li Guang relic has helped me a lot." Wang Lin talked about how the Li Guang Bow had helped him escape many dangers in the cave world.

"Person who still hasn't show yourself, why don't you come out?" Wang Lin suddenly raised his head. Outsiders couldn't see his appearance, only the monstrous, golden light coming from his eyes.

This golden light contained a powerful pressure, one even more powerful than the pressure from the ancestral city. Everyone, whether it was the Ascendant Empyrean or ordinary family members, felt their hearts tremble.

After the pressure reached a limit, it would become suppression. The golden light from Wang Lin's gaze was suppression. He was using the power of the Celestial Ancestor's sword to suppress everything!

Thunderous rumbles echoed. As Wang Lin's golden gaze spread out, the bows in the hands of the Li Mansion people collapsed into countless pieces.

Even the bows held by the nine Empyrean Exalts broke into several pieces as if they could not withstand the suppression from Wang Lin's gaze.

As for the three strongest old men, aside from the Ascendant Empyrean, countless cracks appeared on the bows in their hands, and they snapped as well.

Only the Ascendant Empyrean's bow didn't break, but the bowstring turned to ashes.

Wang Lin's roar and suppression gaze made it so no one in the Li Mansion dared to look at him. They all subconsciously scattered, revealing the stone room in the distance.

At this moment, the surroundings became silent. There were no cries, but all the cultivators who had their bows broken all gasped. They were filled with endless fear from Wang Lin's gaze.

In particular, the Empyrean Exalts seemed to vaguely guess Wang Lin's identity, and their expressions changed in horror.

"White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean…" A bitter ancient voice came from the stone room after a long time. The door to the stone room was pushed over and a white-haired old man walked out.

This old man was wearing a golden robe and gave off pressure without being angry. Although his expression was bitter, he didn't avoid Wang Lin's golden gaze.

Wang Lin raised his right hand and took off his hood, revealing his snow-white hair. He calmly looked at the old man.

When Wang Lin took off his hood, the surrounding people gasped. All gazes gathered on him.

During this year of time, the rumors of Wang Lin had swept across the Immortal Astral Continent. In particular, these rumors were like a storm in the ancestral city, and anyone who should know had heard it many times!

The Li Mansion was one of the four kings of the ancestral city. Almost the entire family had remembered the name "Wang Lin" after hearing the rumors.

They could have never expected to see the strongest Ascendant Empyrean, the number one person below Grand Empyreans!

What worried them even more was that they had actually tried to kill this person!

"Give me an explanation," Wang Lin said calmly as he looked at the old man who walked out from the stone room. This old man was also an Ascendant Empyrean. Wang Lin estimated that he had passed the 11th palace and was one of the 13 people stuck at the 12th palace.

"The Li Mansion has two Ascendant Empyreans and 11 Empyrean Exalts… And there are three mansions like this in the ancestral city." After observing the Li Mansion, Wang Lin had an understanding of the four crowned kings of the ancestral city.

"Earlier, the old ancestor's bow shelf let out a buzz, which means the bow was near. Back then, the old ancestor's bow was passed to Li Guang and then it disappeared without any news… After noticing the sound from the shelf, this old man sent two Golden Exalts to check, but their behavior was a bit extreme. After all, the old ancestor's bow is very important to my Li family…" Although the old man was trying to stare into Wang Lin's eyes, he faintly felt that the suppression force from Wang Lin's eyes was too powerful.

Wang Lin didn't speak and still looked at the old man.

"There is nothing false under the fame… Sure enough, this Wang Lin is indeed worthy of being called number one under Grand Empyrans. I didn't see him pass the palaces myself, so I thought the rumors were exaggerated since I heard he had the soul armor's help… However, I didn't expect that just his eyes would produce such pressure!" The ancestor of the Li family silently pondered while being stared at by Wang Lin.

"My Li Mansion was reckless first… White Haired Ascendant Empyrean must have came to the imperial capital for the title ceremony. How about resting at my Li Mansion?

"Let my Li Mansion's people accompany Ascendant Empyrean to the royal palace as escorts… And since Ascendant Empyrean has the old ancestor's bow and the bow has helped you, then you are not an outsider.

"My Li Mansion has an Arrow Pavilion, which contains the Arrow Dao left by the old ancestor. Ascendant Empyrean can look at it as you will. How about it? To repay for our recklessness." The old man clasped his hands and bowed at Wang Lin.

He had brought himself very low, but no one in the Li Mansion felt any humiliation; they even felt that this was how it should be. After all, they were facing the number one person below Grand Empyreans!

This person had been fought over by the Grand Empyreans. Although their Li Mansion was one of the four kings of the ancestral city and was stronger than most sects, they still couldn't withstand one blow from Wang Lin.

If they injured Wang Lin, a Grand Empyrean would come forward, but if Wang Lin killed them, there was a good chance the Grand Empyreans wouldn't do anything… This was the gap between the strong and the weak on the Immortal Astral Continent. Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao rarely left the palace, but when he did, no one dared to be disrespectful!

Even the four kings would have to be very respectful to Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. After all, he was expected to the future sixth sun!

Now Wang Lin had suppressed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. If the Li Mansion knew that the bow was with Wang Lin, they would have pretended to not know and would not have dared to ask for it back.

"Arrow Pavilion?" Wang Lin's expression changed. He expected this from the Li Mansion. He could see that aside from fear in the old man's eyes, there was also longing for his ancestor's bow.

They couldn't take it, so they treated Wang Lin with respect in hopes that Wang Lin would return the bow.

"This bow…" Wang Lin raised his right hand, light gathered, and the Li Guang Bow appeared in Wang Lin's hand. The moment the bow appeared, there was a flash of excitement in the old man's eyes.

He had seen this bow in Li Guang's hand, but now it was in the hands of an outsider.

The Li family members all silently pondered and looked at the bow. Some of them had seen it, and many others had never seen it.

"I still have some use for this bow. Once I'm done with everything, I'll return it." Wang Lin waved his hand and the bow disappeared back into his body.

The old man from the Li family let out a sigh but wasn't disappointed. After all, Wang Lin had made a promise and stated his identity, so there was no need to lie. This meant that Wang Lin had the intention to return it, so he might as well consider it as lending him the bow for now.

Most importantly, the bow had been found by Wang Lin, so how could it be returned just because it belonged to them countless years ago? If he placed himself in Wang Lin's shoes, he feared he wouldn't even have made that promise.

Wang Lin didn't refuse staying at the Li Mansion. He now knew that Xu Liguo was at the ancestral city, so he was in no rush in unsealing his memory. He stayed at the Li Mansion to view the Arrow Dao.

Liu Jinbiao was extremely happy. With Wang Lin as his master, he was received as an esteemed guest and was very happy.

In a flash, three days passed. On the afternoon of the third day, snow was falling. Suddenly, a large amount of ripples appeared over the Li Mansion along with bursts of pressure.

This pressure surrounded the Li Mansion, causing the people of the Li Mansion to walk out and look at the sky.

There was a flash of golden light and a person walked out. He wore a green robe and looked somewhat arrogant. He held a scroll in his hand, and he looked down at the people of the Li Mansion.

"Where is Wang Lin? Why are not not quickly coming to accept the edict!"

"Read it!" Wang Lin's cold voice came from the depths of the Li Manison's Arrow Pavilion.

"You…" The green-robed person in the sky was startled. He was here to read the will of the Celestial Emperor, which was equal to the Celestial Emperor personally coming, but this Wang Lin wouldn't even reveal his face.

After hesitating for a moment, the man in the green robe let out a cold snort in his heart, but he didn't dare to show his displeasure. He opened up the edict in his hand and began to read.

Wang Lin didn't listen to the specifics and just heard that the Celestial Emperor had informed him to be at the celestial palace in seven days for the title ceremony!

Wang Lin had heard in the Purple Yang Sect that every Ascendant Empyrean would be personally titled by the current Celestial Emperor. This was a formality and a symbol.

During the ceremony, there was a possibility of being challenged, but in the past, it was mostly ignored. After all, Ascendant Empyreans were receiving the recognition of the Celestial Ancestor's shadow, and few people were that bored.

After the man in the green robe finished reading, he didn't see Wang Lin come out and felt even more dissatisfied. He left the edict behind and then went on his way.

"I wonder what Lian Daozhen will do at the title ceremony… I should be able to see the madman there…" Wang Lin silently pondered. He had spread his divine sense across the eastern city but didn't find Ling Daofei.

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The center of the ancestral city, the Celestial Imperial Palace!

In the early morning, when the first ray of light appeared over the horizon and pushed away the darkness, causing the palace to become visible, the various famous cultivators of the city and important officials all arrived.

The title ceremony for the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean. This event had set off a storm in the ancestral city seven days ago!

Over the years, everyone who was qualified had heard about the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean. This title had also become very famous and well known over the years.

All of the cultivation families came to the very large square after receiving permission from the Celestial Emperor to come to today's title ceremony.

At this moment, the sun fell and a large amount of cultivators gathered. At a glance, there were no less than 10,000 cultivators. They all had extraordinary cultivation levels, and there were even Empyrean Exalts among them.

There were even some Ascendant Empyreans. Even at the imperial palace, these people received the respect of the people near them.

In the early morning of this day, the transfer array outside the palace was being used constantly. The transfer array seemed to flicker nonstop as cultivators who came to see the ceremony arrived.

These people went through the nine doors and quickly walked toward the square before the Celestial Dao Temple.

More and more cultivators arrived in the square before the Celestial Dao Temple. They were not loosely scattered, but arranged in a certain order. There were three locations that were empty for 1,000 feet.

The cultivators at those three locations were three of the four kings of the ancestral city!

In the square outside the Celestial Dao Temple, aside from the tens of thousands of guests who had come to watch, there were also two long rows of soldiers in black armor.

These black-armored soldiers belonged to the imperial family and were only loyal to the emperor. Their cultivation levels weren't all that high and they only numbered 100,000. However, they had all mastered the ability to sacrifice their life force in exchange for a terrifyingly lethal force.

Few people knew the specifics, but at this moment, the two rows of black-armored soldiers gave off a monsterous killing intent and coldness.

These two rows seemed to cut open the square and directly extended beyond the nine doors!

Outside the square of the Celestial Dao Temple, there were nine doors placed 100,000 feet apart from each other. In truth, they were nine huge door-shaped buildings that were black and gave off a powerful killing intent. At the end of the last door, there was a flash as the Li family members appeared. They went through the nine doors and arrived at the square.

"The time is up, seal the nine doors!" Shortly after, a figure in green walked out from the temple. This was an old man who looked ordinary, but his eyes shined brightly. He looked around as he walked out from the temple.

As his words echoed, the tens of thousands of people from the ancestral city all came and looked at the nine doors of the square!

Thunderous roars came from the 100,000 black-armored soldiers, and their roars linked together. The world changed colors and the earth trembled. The nine doors gave off a strange, black light, and once the black light reached a certain density, they connected together to form a straight passage!

This passage was made by the black light and the 100,000 black-armored soldiers looked amazing!

At this moment, the tens of thousands of cultivators beside the square seemed to have stopped breathing. They looked at the passage formed by the nine doors and also at the transfer light coming from the first door.

There was a flash of light and then a calm young man in white with white hair walked out.

Standing there, Wang Lin had his hands behind his back. The early morning wind caused his robe and white hair to flutter.

In the wind, Wang Lin looked very young, but the tail of time was on his body. Even though his face remained young, his heart felt fatigue. As he walked forward, the tail of time slowly appeared.

His gaze penetrated through the black passage formed by the nine doors. He saw the tens of thousands of people in the distance and the towering grand palace behind them.

Behind the palace, Wang Lin could vaguely see countless of such palaces. These palaces formed the Celestial Emperor's Imperial Palace!

This palace was too big. Wang Lin couldn't see its end, but he could feel that there was an unimaginable restriction there. It wasn't active now, but if it was activated, the power would be heaven-shattering!

"Is the Celestial Imperial Palace…" Wang Lin looked into the distance and saw a stone statue far away, but because it was so far away, it looked fuzzy. The statue seemed to be eternally looking at the sky.

"White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean Wang Lin!" A cold voice filled with majesty roared like thunder from the temple ahead and interrupted Wang Lin's thoughts. Wang Lin frowned.

The person who spoke was the green-robed old man who had walked out from the temple. He looked through the nine doors at Wang Lin in the distance.

"Wang Lin, every Ascendant Empyrean will be titled by his majesty, but before the title ceremony, there needs to be a test. The test is these nine doors. Once you walk through the nine doors and stand before me, the title ceremony will begin!

"At that time, His Majesty will personally come to title you and the Imperial Teacher will come divinate your future! All your actions before the Celestial Dao Temple will recorded and displayed across all the sects across the 72 continents!" The old man's words were calm. When he finished, he closed his eyes and no longer paid any attention.

However, all the cultivators, including the four kings, looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin stood there. He had heard about the title ceremony from the old man from the Li family. Every Ascendant Empyrean would indeed go through the nine doors before the title ceremony.

However, this was only a symbolic gesture. After all, Ascendant Empyreans were recognized by the Celestial Ancestor and had to pass the 10th palace. The doors were just a show of imperial power and, in fact, had no power, so one could simply walk through them.

Wang Lin's gaze swept past the nine doors and he saw the two long rows of black-armored soldiers. The soldiers only revealed their cold gazes that stared at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin expression didn't change under the gazes of the 100,000 black-armored soldiers. He acted on his own principles. If these nine doors were normal, then it would be fine, but if there were hidden dangers, then Wang Lin wouldn't be polite.

Wang Lin calmly walked toward the first door. He was not fast. When he was about to step into the first door, the 100,000 black-armored soldiers let out another roar.

As the roar echoed, monstrous killing intent spread out from their bodies. They gathered to form an indescribable force that bombarded Wang Lin.

This killing intent came from the slaughter these 100,000 people had participated in and was also connected to their suits of armor. All this killing intent gathered together made Wang Lin feel like he was not facing the nine doors, but a slaughter celestial!

Wang Lin frowned!

"What the nine doors test is not cultivation, but killing intent… Since that's the case, I won't be polite." Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he slowly closed them. When he opened his eyes again, his thunder essence true body released the power of the slaughter thunder!

This force only existed within 100 feet of Wang Lin, but just this 100 foot space caused the passage formed by the nine doors to rumble loudly.

The passage before Wang Lin was suddenly pushed back 100 feet as if it could only retreat when facing Wang Lin's killing intent.

Wang Lin didn't stop and continued to walk forward. However, with every step he took, the 100 feet of killing intent moved with him and the passage was constantly pushed back. Even the black-armored soldiers inside were shocked and involuntarily retreated. It was as if Wang Lin contained a shocking momentum, and this momentum contained enough killing intent to make one surrender without fighting!

1,000 feet, 10,000 feet, 100,000 feet! Wang Lin calmly walked forward 100,000 feet. There was no black light behind him, only the stone door!

Before him, the passage formed by the black light that covered the remaining eight doors became unstable as Wang Lin pushed it back.

Roar!! The black-armored soldier inside the black passage that had been pushed back 100,000 feet let out a third roar. The black light expanded and formed a black tiger before the temple. The tiger pounced at Wang Lin.

"All of you, back down!" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and the Heavenly Bull tattoo on his face flashed. He then threw a punch with his right hand and the soul armor disappeared from his body.

When this punch landed, the world rumbled and the tiger shadow collapsed. The black passage formed by the remaining eight doors collapsed along with the black light. The 100,000 black-armored soldiers all coughed out blood and were knocked back, but no one died.

Wang Lin's pupils shrank an undetectable amount as he carefully looked at the 100,000 soldiers. He calmly walked passed through the remaining eight doors and arrived before the Celestial Dao Temple. His gaze sharply looked at the retreating old man in green!

"You, also back down for me!" Wang Lin coldly looked at the green-robed old man.

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The green-robed old man's eyes were filled with panic. He retreated several steps before everyone and his face turned green. He became angry from embarrassment and concluded Wang Lin won't dare to attack here. He stopped after three steps as he pointed at Wang Lin and began to shout.

"You…"

The green-robed old man had just started speaking when Wang Lin arrived before him. Wang Lin raised his right hand, grabbed the old man's clothes, and threw him aside. The old man let out a cry. He felt like he had been hit by an invisible palm as he flew several hundred thousand feet away.

"Wang Lin greets the Celestial Emperor!" Wang Lin clasped his hands before the Celestial Dao Temple. This place was still the imperial palace, and the other person was the Celestial Emperor. The respect he had to show was still necessary.

The gazes of tens of thousands of cultivators all focused on Wang Lin. There were also the 100,000 soldiers. They silently pondered and coldly stared at Wang Lin.

Among the four kings, aside from the Li Mansion, the other three families all looked at Wang Lin differently. In particular, the three ancestors looked at Wang Lin with complicated and helpless gazes.

After Wang Lin clasped his hands, the surroundings went silent. After a long time, a calm voice came from the Celestial Dao Temple.

"You pushed aside my official in charge of the title ceremony. How can it continue now?"

As the words echoed, the door to the Celestial Dao Temple silently opened inward, revealing what was inside. The depths of the temple had mountain-like stairs with a huge dragon throne that looked like a real dragon. The dragon's head was raised up and its eyes seemed to have spirit as it looked at Wang Lin, who was outside the temple.

A middle-aged man wearing a royal robe and a crown was sitting on the dragon throne. He had a hand under his chin and his body was slightly tilted. He gave off an aura of pressure without being angry.

Beside the middle-aged man stood a young man wearing rough clothes. The young man had white skin and thin eyes. He was holding two purple beads and they were turning in his hand. He had a smile on his face and his gaze was gentle as he looked at Wang Lin.

But this gaze caused Wang Lin's blood to freeze. Under this gaze, he felt like he had entered a trance and saw a life-changing image.

His heart was in chaos, but he soon recovered. His pupils shrank as he gazed at the rough-clothed young man.

The young man's eyes were filled with a hint of shock. He smiled and nodded at Wang Lin.

"Imperial Teacher Shang Xuandao!" This name appeared in Wang Lin's mind when he saw the young man. Although he had never met him, but for someone to make him feel like he had sunk into reincarnation with just a gaze, it was likely the Imperial Teacher!

As for the Celestial Emperor sitting on the dragon throne, he looked the same as when Wang Lin saw him in the Empyrean Trial. However, his majesty and pressure were much stronger now, as if he was part of the world.

Everything in this world had to kneel under his gaze.

"Forget it, you are the number one Ascendant Empyrean, and that slave was not respectful to you. I won't make this matter difficult for you. Xuan Dao, you preside over the title ceremony," the Celestial emperor sitting on the dragon throne said.

"Yes." The rough-clothed young man bowed slightly and walked toward the temple.

"It indeed is him!" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed.

When the rough-clothed young man walked past Wang Lin, he smiled and nodded at Wang Lin. Then he looked at the tens of thousands of cultivators in the square.

"I'll preside over the title ceremony. Next is to sacrifice the blood to open the Celestial Dao!" Imperial Teacher Xuan Dao said as he pointed at the sky with his right hand.

With this, a ray of red light flew off into the distance. At this moment, earth-shattering roars came from 99 corners of the palace. These roars sounded like the screams of beasts before death.

Immediately after, 99 pillars of blood shot into the sky from the palace. Wang Lin could clearly see that the 99 blood pillars contained 99 different beast souls!

"Blood sacrifice to the celestial. Kill 99 beasts and use their blood to open the ethereal Celestial Dao…" Wang Lin calmly looked at all of this.

The 99 blood pillars shot into the sky and caused the sky to turn blood-colored, then a door opened. The inside of the door was too chaotic to see where it led.

The beast souls inside the blood pillars let out silent roars and disappeared into the void. Then the entire imperial palace was dead silent!

At this moment, it wasn't the only place that was dead silent. All the old ancestors in the sects across the entire celestial clan were staring at the sky above the imperial palace!

In the previous title ceremonies, aside from passing the nine gates and the challenges from others, there was also the was opening of the Celestial Dao. This was using a blood sacrifice to lure a foreign spirits here that would then be killed by the Celestial Emperor. The blood will scatter across the palace and the souls will be refined into a treasure given to the Ascendant Empyrean being titled! Wang Lin knew the details of this ceremony so he was not surprised as he looked up at the sky.

"I wonder what kind of foreign beast this White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean will get!"

"Back then, when the blood sacrifice happened for Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, it was a sword-shaped spirit. The Celestial Emperor killed it and it turned into an extremely powerful sword!"

"This is all a matter of luck. I wonder how this Wang Lin's luck will be!"

The surrounding cultivators all looked up and began to speculate in their hearts.

At this moment, in the blood-colored sky, a lion-like beast flew out from the dark vortex. The lion-like beast had red eyes and its neck as a bloody mess. With a roar from it, a drop of golden blood fell.

It seemed to be escaping in the unknown void when it was suddenly sucked away by the vortex and appeared here.

Its appearance immediately caused the tens of thousands of cultivators below to cry out!

"Heaven Lion Beast!"

"This is the Heaven Lion Beast the Celestial Ancestor sealed!"

"It is rumored that the Heaven Lion continent was created from a Heaven Lion Emperor. This beast doesn't have golden hair, so it's not an emperor, but it should still be an adult battle lion!"

As cries echoed, the Imperial Teacher, Shang Xuandao, was calm. It was as if he knew this Heaven Lion would be lured out.

"The seal left by the ancestor makes it impossible for foreign beings that are too powerful to enter. If this lion wasn't injured, it wouldn't appear here… This Wang Lin's luck is good!" A thunderous roar suddenly came from the sky.

This roar shook one's heart and was enough to make mortals collapse. Even the weaker cultivators would tremble as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

It was a lion's roar. The lion beast with the neck injury suddenly rushed out from the vortex. It was filled with confusion about this strange place. However, the confusion instantly dissipated and was replaced by panic. It was going to escape back through the vortex.

But just at this moment, the Celestial Emperor's cold voice came from beside Wang Lin's ear.

"A Heaven Lion Beast…" At the same time, the Celestial Emperor still maintained the position of holding his chin with one hand while his other hand waved.

This wave caused a five-colored flame to appear. It released a powerful heat wave as it shot toward the Heavenly Lion Beast.

In the blink of an eye, the five-colored flame turned into a five-colored sea of fire and surrounded the wounded Heaven Lion Beast. A miserable roar echoed, followed by a large amount of blood that was like boiling oil scattering across the sky and falling into the palace.

This was seen by all the surrounding cultivators, and their hearts trembled. It was unknown who kneeled first, but soon, all the cultivators outside the Celestial Dao Temple knelt on the ground.

"My emperor's celestial might!"

"My emperor's celestial might!!"

The voice of tens of thousands of people linked together like thunder and echoed through the palace. The power of the Celestial Emperor was displayed before the celestial clan!

Wang Lin silently pondered. He also could have killed the injured Heaven Lion Beast, but not as casually as the Celestial Emperor. He would have to use the soul armor and even borrow some power from the avatar.

"Grand Empyrean…" Wang Lin's expression was calm, revealing none of his thoughts.

At this moment, the sea of fire dissipated and a strand of white hair fell from the sky. The appearance of the white hair caused the Imperial Teacher's eyes to narrow.

Not only him, but even the Celestial Emperor sitting on the dragon throne suddenly looked up. He looked at the falling strand of white hair and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes!

"A white hair not even my Extreme Fire Dao can burn… This thing…"

Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light. This white hair gave him a familiar feeling, but this feeling went by in a flash, like an illusion.

Wang Lin charged into the sky without hesitation!

The Celestial Emperor at the temple also raised his hand at the void. A giant hand made of five-colored fire appeared and reached for the white hair!

Wang Lin couldn't compete with the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor's five-colored fire palm appeared before the hair and grabbed it.

However, just at this moment, the five-colored fire palm trembled and the hair penetrated it as it continued to fall. Everyone saw this. Wang Lin didn't hesitate to appear beside the hair, and he grabbed it!

"Many thanks for the Celestial Emperor for bestowing this treasure!" Wang Lin turned and bowed at the Celestial Dao Temple.

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The strand of hair fell into Wang Lin's hair, and the familiar feeling became even more clear. Wang Lin didn't know why, but this strand of hair felt like part of his body.

This hair didn't bring him any kind of harm but looked like an ordinary strand of hair. The two ends drooped toward the ground, and it looked like a gust of wind would send it flying again.

After a few breaths of silence, the Celestial Emperor's voice came from the Celestial Dao Temple.

"This is not something I was going to award you, but if you want it, you can have it."

Wang Lin's thanks played a key role. After all, this was his title ceremony, and it was being witnessed by all the sects in the celestial clan.

In addition, the Heaven Lion Beast had been summoned in his title ceremony, so even if Wang Lin took the white hair, no one could say anything.

The Imperial Teacher Shang Xuandao looked at Wang Lin profoundly and spoke.

"The blood sacrifice is over. Now it's time for the last step of the title ceremony. Wang Lin, everyone here has the right to challenge you, but only three times. After three challenges, the Celestial Emperor will grant you the title!"

As the Imperial Teacher's words echoed, the three ancestors of the four mansions all looked up. They were all old men and they were all Ascendant Empyreans!

One person wearing a red robe flew into the sky in a flash. He clasped his hands 1,000 feet away from Wang Lin.

"This old man will be the first challenger, I hope White Haired Ascendant Empyrean can give me pointers!" The old man's eyes revealed a gloomy gaze as he looked at Wang Lin. He didn't wait for Wang Lin to answer before he sat down in the sky. He raised his right hand and his whole body bulged. Strands of black gas came out from his body and condensed into a large black shadow before him.

This black shadow seemed to be wearing black armor. Its face was a blur and its eyes were closed. However, its appearance caused the world to change colors and the clouds to scatter.

"Wang Lin, please teach me!" The old man bit the tip of his tongue and spat out blood. The blood spread out like fog and entered the blood shadow. The shadow seemed to be stimulated by the blood, and its eyes were red.

Muffled rumbles echoed as the black shadow raised the long, black lance in its right hand and rushed at Wang Lin!

Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He didn't know who this person was, but from his position, he could tell that he was one of the four kings!

The black shadow was filled with powerful strength, and it was closing in as if it was going to split the sky. Wang Lin didn't retreat. The Heavenly Bull Tattoo on his face covered his body as he threw a punch.

This punch landed on the black shadow's lance. The collision caused a thunderous rumble!

During the rumble, Wang Lin slowly withdrew his hand, but the black shadow suddenly collapsed. The old man sitting there turned pale, but he clenched his teeth and hit his forehead!

With this, he sacrificed his life force and even more intense, black gas came out of his body. As the black gas spread out, his face aged rapidly, as if he had just climbed out from his grave.

The powerful, black gas gathered, and not only did it cause the black shadow to recover, it also condensed into a war horse. The horse hissed as it carried the black shadow and charged at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression toward the black shadow became more serious as it charged at him. He put his hand on his head and bent slightly backward before he swung back as if he was doing a headbutt!

Heavenly Bull Charge!

This caused the giant Heavenly Bull shadow to appear behind Wang Lin. The bull let out a roar and its two large horns collided with the black shadow.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!

The black shadow and the war horse under it collapsed as if it could not withstand the force, instantly disintegrating. The Heavenly Bull penetrated the collapsing black shadow and flew directly toward Imperial Teacher Shang Xuandao!

All of this looked like a coincidence. As the Heavenly Bull rushed over, the Imperial Teacher remained calm. His right hand moved as if he was divinating, then he pointed forward.

This point touched the Heavenly Bull and the Heavenly Bull trembled violently.

The Imperial teacher slowly opened his mouth and then the Heavenly Bull disappeared. "Null is a kind of grand dao. Because there is existence, it will become null once it is lost."

Because there is existence, it will become none once it is lost. What had happened was exactly the same as his words.

Wang Lin's pupils shrank violently. At that moment, he felt an extremely terrifying fluctuation from the Imperial Teacher. This was an extremely high degree of enlightenment toward dao.

The Heavenly Bull dissipated and the black shadow the old man had sacrificed his life force to create also dissipated. He looked like he had aged a lot and had a bitter smile as he clasped his hands at Wang Lin. He didn't speak but flew back to his family.

"The second…." The Imperial Teacher smiled while standing before the Celestial Dao Temple. However, just after he spoke, he frowned.

Not only him, Wang Lin also looked into the distance. The cultivators below all noticed their gazes and looked over too. They all frowned.

"Hmph, hmph, you all have guts. This lively of an event is going on and you didn't invite this king. You…. Do I still existed in your eyes!?

"Little Red, Little Green, Little White, Little Blue, open the path for this king!" The transfer array outside the nine doors flashed and a crowd of people walked out.

The person leading these people was a young man wearing a flower shirt and holding a fan in his hand. His face was filled with anger and he was waving fan, causing his hair to rapidly flutter.

Beside him, Xu Liguo's face was deathly pale, as if just being here made his face pale. The young man in green was also pale, and he grabbed the young man in the flower shirt. He spoke in almost a begging tone.

"My… My king, this is the imperial palace!"

"What does the imperial palace count as? I'm the king!" The young man in the flower shirt was very dissatisfied with the young man in green and threw him forward.

"Little Red, bring out the majesty you showed when you went to the Li Mansion! Otherwise, this king will punish you!" The young man in the flower shirt walked forward and kicked Xu Liguo in the butt. Xu Liguo trembled as he was stared at by tens of thousands of cultivators. He clenched his teeth and walked forward as if he was going to give it his all. However, he soon coughed out a mouthful of blood and held his butt as he fell. He twitched a few times and then remained motionless.

"Ah? Is he dead?" The young man in the flower shirt looked down at his feet and was puzzled.

Wang Lin was standing in the air, looking at the young man in the flower shirt. His appearance had changed, but he immediately recognized him as the madman.

The young man in the flower shirt fanned with all his strength as he circled Xu Liguo's motionless body and kicked him a few more times.

"Hmph, pretending to be dead. You dare to pretend to be dead before this king? Let me tell you, this king has encountered a guy pretending to be dead before... Eh, who was he…" He pondered for a long time but couldn't think of anything. He forgot about Xu Liguo and walked forward in big steps with an arrogant expression. All the cultivators who saw him frowned bitterly and avoided him.

"Greetings, my king!"

"Greetings, my king!"

These voices echoed as he walked. The young man in the flower shirt was very proud and was still muttering.

The young man in the flower shirt stopped before the old man who had attacked Wang Lin. His eyes widened and he immediately began to roar, "Why are there so many people here? Could it be that my brother is picking a concubine? Hey, old man Luo, why do you look so much older? You look like you were beaten up!"

"Who would dare to bully my family's Little Flower's grandfather? I'm going to teach him a lesson! Old Man Luo, tell me who beat you up!" The young man in the flower shirt rolled up his sleeve and continued to roar.

"Was it him!? It must have been him! I already don't like him. He is clearly old but pretends to young. It must be you! I…. I'm going to strangle you!" The young man in the flower shirt pointed at the frowning Imperial Teacher and rushed over as if he was going to strangle him.

Seeing that he was about to rush over, the youth following this young man grabbed the young man's leg.

"King, King… He… He is the Imperial Teacher! Master, let us go back…" The youth's face was pale, and no matter how much the young man in the flower shirt shook his leg, he didn't let go.

"He bullied Little Flower's grandfather, how can I let him go?! Little servant, you're not going to let go? OK, I'll take you with me!" The young man in the flower shirt vigorously dragged the youth while revealing a ferocious expression. It looked like he was going to strangle the Imperial Teacher no matter what.

As Wang Lin looked at the madman below, he revealed a complicated expression. He had come to the ancestral city to see if this old friend still recognized him.

He watched him continue to fan while dragging the youth toward the Imperial Teacher. Xu Liguo, who had fallen on the ground, opened his eyes. He looked at the young man in the flower shirt in the distance but then closed his eyes without hesitation.

"Dao Fei!" Just as the young man in the flower shirt was dragging the youth toward the Imperial Teacher and had raised his hand to strangle the Imperial teacher, the Celestial Emperor's helpless voice echoed from the Celestial Dao Temple.

"What are you doing? You're choosing a concubine and you didn't tell me… You're too much!!" The young man in the flower shirt viciously looked at the Celestial Emperor sitting on the dragon throne.

"Dao Fei, don't make a fuss. Today is your benefactor's title ceremony. Why don't you go greet him?" The Celestial Emperor's words contained a gentle force that pushed the madman a few hundred feet from the Imperial Teacher.

"Benefactor?" The young man in the flower shirt was startled.

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"Benefactor, it's really you! I have looked for you for a long time, it's really you!" The flower shirt young man looked around at the crowd below and then at Wang Lin.

"Where are you? Brother, which one is my benefactor?"

Wang Lin silently looked at the madman before him. He could clearly see that the madman had no memory of him. Wang Lin let out a sigh as he descended from the sky and landed before the madman.

Wang Lin whispered, "Madman…"

The flower shirt young man stared at Wang Lin and roared, "Madman? You're the madman. You dare to curse this king? Let me tell you, this king is powerful!"

"Eh… Could it be that you are my benefactor?" The madman rubbed his eyes and circled Wang Lin a few times. The youth in green was no longer hugging his leg and was waiting on the side.

"OK, let's just say you are. Now that I greet my benefactor, I ask you, who beat up my Little Flower's grandpa? Was it him!" The flower shirt young man pointed at the frowning Imperial Teacher.

The Celestial Emperor's slightly angry voice came from the Celestial Dao Temple. "Dao Fei, if you continue to mess around, I'll lock you up again! It is the title ceremony and Luo Gong challenged but failed. It has nothing to do with the Imperial Teacher. Back down!"

"Ah?" The flower shirt young man was startled for a moment. He was confused and couldn't grasp the situation. He turned and grabbed the green-robed youth behind him.

"Help me organize things a bit, I'm a little confused… If Little Flower's grandpa was not beaten up by the Imperial Teacher, then who did it? He challenged Benefactor? It's a bit confusing… Quickly, help me analyze the situation."

The green youth had a bitter expression as he looked at Wang Lin and then at the flower shirt young man before he spoke.

"King, let us go… Ah, I remember that we still have a furnace of pills that is being refined. If we go back late, the pills will be wasted. It is a furnace of pills you were going to gift Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi."

"Pills? Yes, I'm still refining pills!" The flower shirt young man seemed to suddenly remember something and turned to leave. However, he suddenly stopped and turned around to roar at the youth in green.

"Something is wrong. Little Flower's grandpa was beaten, I still remember! You… You… Hmph, Little Red, stop pretending to be dead and find out who beat up Little Flower's grandpa. This king will reward you!"

The flower shirt young man continued to wave his fan as he roared at Xu Liguo, who was pretending to be dead.

Xu Liguo opened his eyes and jumped into the air. He revealed a flattering smile and quickly ran up. He quickly looked at the old man from the Luo family who had a bitter smile and then looked at Wang Lin.

However, when his gaze met with Wang Lin's gaze, Xu Liguo's body trembled. This tremble came from the depths of his soul. He stared at Wang Lin dumbfoundedly. It felt like a dream, as if he had met Wang Lin before. This person was so familiar...

"Fiend… Mas…" Xu Liguo subconsciously muttered as if some memory was about to awaken. However, at this moment, the flower shirt young man grabbed him and shook him.

This shake awakened Xu Liguo from his confusion. His face was pale as he pointed at Wang Lin and quickly retreated.

"It's him, it's him. King, it was him who hurt Little Flower's grandpa!"

"Good, so its you!" The flowered shirt young man let out a roar and stopped waving his fan. He grabbed Wang Lin's neck with a vicious expression.

"I'm going to strangle you to death, strangle you to death!"

Wang Lin closed his eyes and hid the sadness in them. He knew that the madman didn't have any memories of the cave world.

"Dao Fei, leave!" An angry voice came from the Celestial Dao Temple and the Celestial Emperor walked out. He waved his hand and the flower shirt young man strangling Wang Lin was blown away like a willow leaf. The green-robed youth and Xu Liguo quickly left; they didn't dare to stay.

The Celestial Emperor frowned and roared, "Black Armor Guards, send him out of the palace and don't allow him to enter!"

"Just you wait. You dared to injure Little Flower's grandpa. This king will remember it…" The voice from the flower shirt young man slowly disappeared. When Wang Lin opened his eyes, the madman was gone - there was only a flash of light from the transfer array.

"Dao Fei has been like this ever since he came back. Sometimes his memory is blurry and sometimes it is clear. Perhaps he will recognize you when his memory is clear." The Celestial Emperor let out a sigh. At this moment, he was not a Grand Empyrean or the Celestial Emperor, but a big brother.

Wang Lin silently pondered. He had come to the ancestral city to see the madman. Even though the madman had lost his memories, Wang Lin had no regrets. He now wanted to leave.

"There is no need for the challenge to continue. Wang Lin, since you can pass through the 17th palace of the Empyrean Trial, I grant you the title of the 49th Ascendant Empyrean of the celestial clan!

"Since you have white hair and have also obtained the strand of white hair from the Heaven Lion Beast, then I grant you the title of White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean!

"All Ascendant Empyreans of the celestial clan have a chance to enter the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation location. There, you will receive a great fortune and set a firm foundation for becoming a Grand Empyrean!

"Even your cultivation level will increase greatly there. Someone with the imperial bloodline only has three chances to enter that place in their life. As for those without the imperial bloodline, one will only obtain a chance after reaching the Ascendant Empyrean stage!

"This matter is extremely rare. Wang Lin, there has been some misunderstanding between us, and I hope this matter will be resolved. Cultivate well at the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot so you can strive to become the sixth sun of the celestial clan!

"Become a pillar of the celestial clan and spread the might of the celestial clan!" The Celestial Emperor's expression was very sincere as he looked at Wang Lin in the distant transfer array.

"I only have this one younger brother." The Celestial Emperor sighed.

"Go to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot. I'll let Dao Fei go there as well; perhaps you can help him recover his memories of the past. When I found him, there was a woman beside him. That woman has also awakened and is at the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot, comprehending." The Celestial Ancestor looked at Wang Lin gently.

"Many thanks to Celestial Emperor. I only came here for the title ceremony, and now that it's over, I need to leave. If I come to the ancestral city again, I'll head to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot." Wang Lin claspeds his hand and refused the reward of going to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot.

The Celestial Emperor silently pondered. He nodded and no longer tried to persuade Wang Lin.

The title ceremony ended at noon. As the cultivators left the square, Wang Lin also left. He had declined the Celestial Emperor's invitation to say in the palace and left the palace through a transfer array.

He also stopped by the Li Mansion and then took the sea dragon and Liu Jinbiao back to the inn in the eastern city.

"I saw him… Even though he lost his memory, he looks very happy right now, and that's enough…" Wang Lin stood by the window and looked out at the darkening sky. He had stood there for a whole afternoon.

"It's time to leave… Forget it, I'll take Xu Liguo and leave the ancestral city… Then to the… Ancient Clan!" Wang Lin let out a sigh. He was very tired. He had experienced a lot in the celestial clan, and now he had his current status and cultivation level. However, it was nothing compared to the lost memories of his friends.

"Perhaps I really misunderstood the Celestial Emperor…" Wang Lin silently recalled the title ceremony. In truth, he had no reason to be so against the emperor, but it was just an intuition.

"But no matter what, I can't go to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot. Misunderstanding or not, I can't lower my caution after hearing a few words." Wang Lin silently pondered as the snow began to fall outside the window. The snow drifted in the lights and then disappeared into the darkness.

The wind and snow silently arrived. As the wind and snow became intense, a soft knock came from his door.

This person did not speak fast or slow, and her voice was very gentle.

"Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi." Wang Lin turned around and the door was gently pushed open. Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was standing there, her long hair scattered behind her. There were some unmelted snowflakes in her hair, giving this already beautiful woman an extra hint of beauty.

"You came to the ancestral city, why didn't you come to Mount Emperor… Today, Mount Emperor doesn't have red leaves, but there is snow. Wang Lin, I came on Teacher's order to invite you to Mount Emperor."

"Since Grand Empyrean Jiu Di invited me, I'll naturally go." Wang Lin faintly smiled.

Through the wind and snow, the moonlight reached down. The snow piled higher and higher as people quickly passed by, but soon there were fewer and fewer people. Wang Lin and Hai Zi faced the snow as they walked down the street. They left behind four long lines of footprints, but they were soon covered by the snow.

"Aside from specific places in the ancestral city, you aren't allowed to teleport. There is a transfer array not far away, so we will soon reach Mount Emperor.

"From what you said earlier, you intend to leave. When will you leave?" Hai Zi asked softly as she walked beside Wang Lin.

"After Mount Emperor, I'll leave…" Wang Lin's steps in the snow created creaking sounds.

The surroundings were completely silent and only the sound of the snow remained. It felt like even the sound of the wind had disappeared. This was a long street and the houses on the sides were completely dark, making this street look shady. There was a hint of killing intent that seemed to be hiding in the snow!

Wang Lin suddenly stopped walking and a flash of coldness appeared in his eyes. He felt a powerful sense of danger. Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi also stopped and suddenly looked around.

"There is a fluctuation of a seal!"

"No one knows that I came looking for you!" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi quickly explained.

Wang Lin silently pondered, but the coldness in his eyes became even more intense as he looked into the distance.

The wind and snow became even more intense...

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The wind and snow sobbed like a woman's cry. The moon was covered by the wind and the stars by the snow. This long, ancient street was dark and there was shocking killing intent hidden here.

The moment Wang Lin and Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi stopped, the snow before him fell even faster. 9,999 snow flakes seemed to gather before Wang Lin due to some force and formed a square pattern!

The moment the square appeared, it flew toward Wang Lin and Hai Zi. Even more snow gathered and its size expanded to thousands of feel in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, a triangle pattern was formed behind Wang Lin and Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. It was filled with killing intent and charged forward after absorbing a large amount of snowflakes.

Everything happened in a flash!

"You cover the back, I'll cover the front!" Wang Lin felt danger in his heart. He didn't doubt Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. Even though it looked like this was related to Hai Zi, Wang Lin trusted his intuition more!

After Wang Lin spoke, he charged forward toward the square pattern ahead.

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's expression was extremely gloomy and her beautiful face was filled with anger. She was angry that someone had borrowed her inviting Wang Lin to Mount Emperor to kill him!

Once the other party was successful, this matter would shake the entire celestial clan and her teacher would be implicated!

She knew it was not the time to explain, and all words were pointless in the face of action. When she heard Wang Lin's trusting words, she felt warmth in her heart, but on her face, killing intent appeared. It was directed toward the person who had set this trap!

Without hesitation, Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi turned around, leaving her back to Wang Lin. She charged toward the three-sided deformed pattern!

Wang Lin took three steps toward the square pattern before him. At this moment, the Heavenly Bull tattoo appeared around him. Facing this situation, Wang Lin used his full power without hesitation!

With one punch, 98 afterimages appeared. It was a shocking sight on this long street. The 98 afterimages all threw punches! After fusing with Wang Lin's body, it was the same as 99 spells fused together!

This punch contained 23 spells! With 23 spells, a total of 99 times the power could not be used in full, so some power would be lost.

But Wang Lin's punch paused three times! After the first pause, his five-element true body overlapped with his body and the number of spells in his punch increased from 23 to 46!

There was a second pause and then the number of spells inside his punch increased to 69!

The moment he collided with the square pattern, Wang Lin's punch paused once more and the number of spells inside increased a third time to the 92 limit before he used his avatar in the void!

With the soul armor, the 92 spells in each punch with 99 punches fused into one before colliding with the square pattern!

Thunderous rumbles echoed and the world changed colors. All the snow within 1,000 feet of Wang Lin shattered, making it seem as if this area had become a black hole!

The square pattern trembled and suddenly exploded. It was destroyed by Wang Lin's punch!

Although it had collapsed, there was a strange force inside. This force entered Wang Lin's body when his fist touched the square pattern, causing him to suddenly stop!

This force entered Wang Lin's body and formed a fine net. This net seemed to be inside Wang Lin's meridians and blood, forming a seal inside his body!

Wang Lin couldn't figure out the mysterious power, but he had a vague feeling that this power was the power of null. Because there is existence, it will become null once it is lost.

This power of null was something Wang Lin had only seen from the Imperial Teacher Shang Xuandao!

The moment the seal appeared inside Wang Lin and he stopped, three figures appeared in the snow before him. The three of them were covered by the wind and snow. Their appearance couldn't be seen, as if they were an illusion. The three of them all formed seals and condensed the wind and snow into their right palms, then they rushed toward Wang Lin.

At the same time, three people appeared on Wang Lin's left and three more on his right. They were also covered by the wind and snow. The three on the left had their right thumbs out and the three on the left had their left pinky fingers out as they pointed at Wang Lin!

Three shadows also appeared behind Wang Lin. Their actions were the opposite of the three in front - their lands hands formed palms and they struck toward Wang Lin.

Above Wang Lin, three more people appeared. The three of them didn't form palms or point, but stabbed at Wang Lin with three silver swords!

Front, back, left, right, and up! A total of 15 people had appeared at the same time to kill Wang Lin!

All 15 people had Empyrean Exalt cultivation, and the moment of their attack was when Wang Lin's cultivation was sealed!

Wang Lin's eyes narrowed and he let out a roar at this moment of crisis. He didn't hesitate to use the full power of the soul armor, and the Ancient Dao power filled his body, making his body extremely powerful. His right foot mercilessly stomped the ground.

A thunderous bang rang out, sounding like a mountain was collapsing. Wang Lin moved at an indescribable speed from the borrowed force. He didn't charge forward but retreated instead. His back smashed into the hands raised by the three people.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!!

The three shadows behind Wang Lin coughed out blood. They suffered backlash from Wang Lin's powerful body. The veil covering their faces were blown away, revealing their identities.

They were three old men. Wang Lin had never seen them before.

The three retreated in horror. As they retreated, Wang Lin also retreated past the three of them. His hand reached out and mercilessly grabbed the heads of two of the old men. There was monstrous killing intent in his eyes as he squeezed.

In an instant, blood and flesh splattered and these two people were directly killed by Wang Lin. He inhaled their origin souls into his body. As for the last person, Wang Lin's body smash into him once more and his body shattered.

Out of the 15 people, three of them had instantly died, but the remaining 12 people didn't stop. They charged at Wang Lin at a very fast speed and arrived near him in a flash. The three in front coughed out blood in exchange for a surge in speed. In an instant, they were less than 5 feet away!

Wang Lin raised his left hand and waved. He used one arm to block their three palms!

The three of them all trembled and the wind revealed their faces. The six people on Wang Lin's left and right all pointed to the sides of Wang Lin's body!

Six fingers landed on Wang Lin and his face immediately turned pale. The restriction power in his body increased greatly and his cultivation weakened greatly. At the same time, in the sky, three swords shot toward Wang Lin. Wang Lin let out a roar and raised his left hand to punch the three of them. Two swords collapsed and the owners' bodies shattered. However, one person still closed in and stabbed the sword three inches into Wang Lin's forehead!

Intense pain filled Wang Lin's body and blood flowed down into his eyes. This caused the world before him to turn blood-colored.

The calmness in his eyes was blocked by the blood, so outsiders couldn't see his calmness! Without hesitation, Wang Lin let out a roar and dragged these 12 people toward the end of the street!

The wind and snow became even more intense.

Just at this moment, a thunderous rumble came from the earth below Wang Lin as three shadow rushed out from the ground. The three figures were completely black and seemed to be out of place in the snow. The three of them formed seals and pointed at their bodies. Popping sounds echoed and the three of them became like origin souls as they rushed at Wang Lin.

Nine more shadows appeared down the street. They charged toward Wang Lin without hesitation. Their hands formed seals and they used a special spell to fuse together into an ice dragon in the sky. The dragon let out a roar and rushed toward Wang Lin!

"Wang Lin!!" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's miserable voice came from behind. With her strength, she couldn't last long, but the nine of them didn't want to kill her - they just wanted to keep her trapped.

"Is this it?" Wang Lin's eyes hidden by the blood were still calm. There was a flash of killing intent and he suddenly stopped as the ice dragon closed in.

This pause caused a giant Heavenly Bull to appear around Wang Lin. This Heavenly Bull appeared so suddenly, it was startling. It was almost solid, as if the real Heavenly Bull had resurrected!

"All of you, die!" Wang Lin raised his head and the Heavenly Bull's head rose up and collided with the ice dragon. The ice dragon let out a miserable howl and cracks rapidly spread across it before it shattered!!

The nine figures appeared when the ice dragon shattered. Their faces were filled with fear as they coughed out blood and were knocked back with pale faces!

But the slaughter was not over!

And the wind and snow became even more intense!

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The Heavenly Bull appeared and knocked away the ice dragon. It also directly smashed into the 12 people closing in on Wang Lin!

From afar, this scene was like a picture. If someone could paint it, it would be passed down for ages!

On the picture stood a giant, golden bull with 12 cultivators around it. The six people on the left and right had their fingers pointed at the Heavenly Bull.

But their bodies trembled and they coughed out blood before being knocked back. Their fingers and arms collapsed into a bloody mess!

The three in front pressed their palms down, but their bodies erupted with blood mist and they rapidly retreated!

As for the three that had stabbed their swords into the Heavenly Bull's forehead, they began to retreat, but their swords collapsed and they were hit by the Heavenly bull. They coughed out blood and rapidly retreated.

The most miserable ones were the three black shadows. They might have attempted to possess Wang Lin, but at that moment, the Heavenly Bull appeared. The three shadows were swallowed by the Heavenly Bull!

The golden bull roared and Wang Lin's hands formed a seal before pointing forward. The golden bull charged forward and collided with the ice dragon that had been knocked back. The nine people that formed the ice dragon let out miserable screams. The golden bull didn't stop here; it rushed to the end of the street before exploding!

The power of the explosion was enough to shake the world and collapse the entire eastern city. However, its collapse only set off the wind and snow - the buildings weren't shaken at all!

Wang Lin's pupils shrank and he stepped forward. He appeared before the three people that had escaped the charge of the golden bull. He turned into fog and shrouded them. Endless cries echoed as Wang Lin absorbed their flesh and blood and devoured their origin souls. Then the fog spread out toward the rest.

The six people that had their fingers collapsed quickly retreated. They watched in despair as the fog split in two and devoured the six of them!

At the same time, a Yin Blade appeared inside the fog and chopped at the three retreating figures in the sky. Their bodies trembled and were split in half, then their origin souls were absorbed by the fog below.

The wind and snow howled along with a sobbing sound mixed in. The fog Wang Lin had turned into swept toward the nine people around Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi.

The nine of them had personally witnessed this terrifying scene and gave up surrounding Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. They retreated like crazy, but their speed was nothing compared to Wang Lin's fog, so he instantly caught up. The fog spread out and left only nine withered skeletons!

The surroundings were completely silent and covered in skeletons. The fog Wang Lin had turned into reformed next to Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. His face was pale and he coughed out a mouthful of blood. The blood was a shocking sight on the snow.

"Let's go!" Wang Lin stepped forward and rushed toward the end of the long street.

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi bit her lower lip and followed. This battle was something she would find difficulty participating in. More than 30 people had been mobilized for this, and each of them had Empyrean Exalt cultivation!

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi had many friends and had met most of the Empyrean Exalts. However, she had never seen these 30 people before - they were all strangers!

"They are not Empyrean Exalt cultivators, they had their cultivation levels increased to Empyrean Exalt by force! It won't last long!" The reason Wang Lin was sure was because he had devoured the origin souls of more than 30 of them. He wanted to use them to form another Spell Vein but found that their origin souls were not pure and would require some time to refine.

However, even after all of them were gathered, it was only enough to form one Spell Vein. And from absorbing their origin souls, Wang Lin was able to determine that they only had one hour to live!

They were paying a great price, their own lives, in exchange for one hour of cultivation boost!

Wang Lin now had five Spell Veins and could create 98 afterimages. If he could add one more, his combat power would increase greatly.

"There is the shadow of the Imperial Teacher in this trap. I still have not resolved the power from the square pattern, I only delayed it slightly. If I can't resolve this seal, then my combat power will be affected!" Wang Lin rushed forward in the wind and snow and got closer to the end of the street.

He had rapidly searched the memories of the origin souls, but it was a complete blur. Someone had already erased them.

"This place has been sealed. Earlier, I tried to use the power of the Heavenly Bull to break the restriction, but it wasn't shaken. The person who set this up has already considered possible help from the outside!

"As a result, there is no need to think about Grand Empyrean Jiu Di. If I was setting up this trap, there are two preparations I would make. One is to block all auras from this place, and the other would be to find someone to restrict Grand Empyrean Jiu Di!

"Of course, all of this is on the pretense that it wasn't Grand Empyrean Jiu Di who set it up, but my intuition tells me it's not Jiu Di! The person who set this up is perhaps waiting for the final blow to kill me!" Wang Lin mind went through all these thoughts rapidly as he rushed toward the end of the street with Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi.

But just at this moment, three figures appeared in the wind and snow. These three floated in the air and stared at Wang Lin. They turned into three red rays of light and closed in.

The three of them weren't close yet, but power close to that of an Ascendant Empyrean spread out from their bodies.

Behind the three of them, two more people walked out from the wind and snow. These two people had Ascendant Empyrean cultivation. They watched coldly as they raised their hands and black wind howled, forming two giant black pythons that coiled in the sky.

"Soul armor messenger!!" Wang Lin recognize them at a glance!

"These two are unfamiliar. I have seen the remaining 48 Ascendant Empyreans at the Purple Yang Sect, but I have never seen these two, and none of them have soul armors… They must have had their cultivation levels raised to Ascendant Empyrean through a special method and then given the soul armors!

"In the ancestral city, the only person that can do this is the Celestial Emperor!"

Wang Lin's eyes became cold. He raised his foot and his left hand pushed Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi aside.

"Hai Zi, back off, they won't hurt you. Don't participate in this battle!"

"Wang Lin…" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi looked anxious and wanted to explain, but Wang Lin's left hand pushed her a few hundred feet away. She watched Wang Lin charge at the five of them like a moth flying into the flame!

These five people, three in white and two in black, turn into five rays of light and rapidly closed in on Wang Lin!

The wind and snow raged in the long street that was covered in corpses. The wind and snow intensified as these six people began the second slaughter of this battle to the death!

"Kill!!" Wang Lin's eyes were red as he roared. His right hand turned into the Yin Blade as he charged at them.

There was nothing fancy about this battle to the death. The three people in white in front didn't use many spells, only two. The first was to gather power to turn into wind and snow to sweep toward Wang Lin!

The second was self-destruction!!

Thunderous rumbles shook the world. After Wang Lin cut open the wind and snow, he was faced with the self-destruction of the three people in white. Wang Lin waved his right hand.

99 War Spirit Prints materialized. 92 of them looked real and condensed together to resist the self-destruction of the three cultivators in white.

This huge shock and rumble still couldn't cause the restriction here to collapse. As Wang Lin charged out, the two people in black surrounded by the two black pythons also rush forward. The three of them collided.

Thunderous rumbles echoed and the two in black coughed out blood. One of them directly exploded and a line of blood appeared on the forehead of the other before being cut in half!

Wang Lin charged forward 100 feet and staggered. His Yin Blade stabbed into the ground as he coughed out a mouthful of blood that gave off white gas!

Just as Wang Lin held himself up with the Yin Blade, a hand appeared behind him. This hand silently appeared and directly pointed to the back of Wang Lin's hand!

This finger contained an unspeakable strangeness, as if it didn't exist. However, it appeared like how a Grand Empyrean could create something from nothing!

This finger pointed down, and when it was seven inches from Wang Lin, he didn't turn around. Instead, he charged forward and twisted his body. The Yin Blade that was stabbed into the ground swept back and collided with the finger!

Crackling sounds echoed and a large amount of cracks appeared on Wang Lin's Yin Blade. The countless fragments of the blade reflected the calmness in Wang Lin's eyes. It seemed like he wasn't surprised by the collapse of the Yin Blade, and at this moment, his eyes revealed a dazzling, golden light!

This golden light came from his strongest avatar in the void. He hadn't used his avatar yet because he had been waiting for this finger to appear!

It was also the owner of this finger that placed the square pattern that lowered Wang Lin's combat power!

When the golden light appeared, the restriction inside Wang Lin's body became extremely weak and shattered. All his cultivation recovered and the golden light that reflected off the fragments of the Yin Blade formed a formation!

Wang Lin's restriction essence was complete, so he could place formations any time he wished!

He used the fragments of the Yin Blade to reflect the light from his eyes to form a small formation. Wang Lin raised his left hand toward the golden light and pointed at the finger pointing at him!

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This point was Wang Lin's peak power. Not only did it contain his avatar in the void, but also the full power of his soul armor. Wang Lin's five-element true body and thunder essence true body appeared. Even his three ethereal essences appeared, forming three large vortexes behind him!

All the force entered his finger. Due to the formation created by the golden light and the sword fragment, Wang Lin could erupt the power of his avatar in the void to its limit.

Wang Lin wanted to use this to kill the person behind the finger. Wang Lin has always been like this - if someone tried to kill him, he would kill them!

The wind and snow echoed across the long street. The finger that appeared from the void suddenly collided with Wang Lin's finger filled with slaughter!

In the snow and wind, when the two fingers collided, Wang Lin's Ancient Dao power surged. It was the first to collide with the other finger.

Thunderous rumbles echoed. The 98 afterimages from the five Spell Veins fused into one and, along with the power of the Heavenly Bull, formed the second shockwave against the finger!

Thunderous rumbles echoed across the world like thunder in the silent night. This caused Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi, who was rushing in to help, to stop, and she was unable to move forward.

The finger paused for a moment and its veins bulged. It seemed like it could not withstand Wang Lin's finger.

However, this was not over. Wang Lin's five-element true body, thunder essence true body, and the three ethereal essences formed the third shockwave. This attack contained Wang Lin's lifetime of comprehension of dao!

Thunderous rumbles echoed and blood flowed down from Wang Lin's finger. However, he didn't flinch - he let out a roar and rushed forward!

The fourth wave came from Wang Lin's avatar in the void. This force came from Wang Lin's eyes and turned into golden light that shrouded his fingertip. Due to the surrounding Yin Blade fragments reflecting light, Wang Lin's finger became golden!

A golden finger!

The peak of power caused the other finger to resist for a moment and then suddenly collapse!

However, just as the finger collapsed, a calm voice echoed in the world.

"Because there is loss, once it reforms, there will be existence!"

As these words echoed, the collapsed finger reformed as if nothing had happened, and it collided with Wang Lin's finger once more!

"Because there is existence, it will become null once it is lost!"

The moment the two fingers touched, Wang Lin's Ancient Dao power disappeared as if it had turned to null! In addition, the spells he had gathered and the power of the Heavenly Bull also disappeared as if they had been blown out of existence.

Even his five-element true body and the thunder essence true body disappeared under this strange force. However, his three ethereal essences remained!

These three essences were the earliest of Wang Lin's essences. They represented Wang Lin's entire life of comprehension. This understanding of life and death, karma, and true and false was not something any force could dispel!

What also remained was the golden light from Wang Lin's avatar in the void!

Thunderous rumbles echoed and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. As he was knocked back, he waved his right hand and the Yin Blade fragment formation flew toward the finger that had collapsed, but it looked like it was going to reform a third time!

Thunderous rumbles echoed across the long street and the snow seemed to stop. The finger that was about to reform collapsed once more but showed signs of reforming for the fourth time!

Wang Lin retreated quickly and arrived at the end of the street. This was the edge of the seal - he just needed to break this spot to leave the street and escape this trap!

However, just as he closed in, there were ripples from the houses on both sides of the street and 100 figures appeared!

These 100 figures all revealed indifferent gazes. The moment they appeared, all of them raised their hands and bows appeared, aiming at Wang Lin. They all pulled their bowstrings and 100 snow arrows condensed on them!

As the 100 snow arrows condensed, the 100 people coughed out blood into their respective arrows. Then their bodies rapidly withered as if those mouthfuls of blood had absorbed all their life force!

"Death cultivators!" Wang Lin's pupils shrank. Everyone that had appeared in this trap, aside from the finger, was a death cultivator. They had all used death as the price to set up this terrifying trap!

Wang Lin had encountered this kind of situation many times before, but none of them were like this. In all those previous times, the people that were after Wang Lin cared about their own lives, but these people didn't care if they died!

In the blink of an eye, the bodies of the 100 figures disappeared; not even their bones remained. However, when they died, the arrows were released and 100 buzzing sounds echoed!

As the buzzing echoed, the 100 blood snow arrows flew toward Wang Lin from all directions. They turned into 100 rays of light and instantly closed in, giving Wang Lin no chance to dodge!

Wang Lin let out a roar. His hands formed a seal and he pushed them outward. His white hair went crazy and his clothes fluttered. A golden sun appeared in the windy and snowy night behind Wang Lin.

The moment the sun appeared, the long street disappeared and the entire world became the dark sea. The sun rose, releasing the power to dispel the darkness!

"Sundered Night!"

The moment this spell appeared, the incoming 100 blood arrows seemed to fuse with the darkness and were torn apart along with the darkness. Thunderous rumbles continued to echo.

Wang Lin's voice echoed in the rumble!

"I believe all darkness will be destroyed before the light!

"I believe all existence will go extinct under the rising sun!

"I believe that all void and null will be unable to enter reincarnation!"

As Wang Lin spoke, the golden sun around his body shined even more brightly and the 100 arrows collapsed. Even the finger that had reformed for a third time released hissing sounds and large amounts of black gas!

Wang Lin let out a roar and waved his hand. The sun formed by Sundered Night swept forward and bombarded everything in its path. The night dissipated and the figure that appeared collapsed after colliding with the sun!

As the rumbling echoed, the surrounding light disappeared and returned to normal. It was still the same long street, and the wind and snow covered the world!

However, there were seven gaps in Wang Lin's clothes. Seven of the arrow fragments hadn't collapsed in the sun, and they had pierced through Wang Lin's body.

Blood flowed out from his mouth and he staggered back a few steps. His right hand formed a fist and he punched the edge of the long street that was sealed. When his punch landed, the void around the long street began to distort.

A ring-shaped shield appeared like a bowl and shrouded the street. The moment before the ripples disappeared, Wang Lin saw that there were 10,000 cultivators in black sitting outside the street.

These black-robed cultivators seemed to be connected together through a kind of force. It was them that had sealed this place with this strange force.

"You can't escape!" A calm voice echoed across the street. As the voice echoed, the collapsed finger appeared once more.

"In order to kill you, I will send out my sect's strongest power!"

As the voice echoed, the ripples on the street disappeared. When the ripples disappeared, the outside world Wang Lin was seeing became blurry until it was a void with nothing inside.

However, the moment the images of the outside disappeared, Wang Lin saw that 100 people among the 10,000 had each devoured a pill. Their bodies collapsed and smoke-like origin souls flew toward the long street that had been sealed.

At the same time, 100 blurry shadows appeared in the wind and snow. They all released Empyrean Exalt cultivation and charged at Wang Lin while completely disregarding their lives.

Wang Lin's eyes were calm, but there a hint of light in them as he looked through the 100 figures rushing at him. His gaze fell on the finger that had reformed and was floating there motionlessly.

"Since you don't want me to leave, then I won't leave today! The best way to deal with this death trap is to kill all of you. This trap will break when I do that." Wang Lin's white hair began to extend and the roots turned black, looking as if his hair was going to turn black!

His eyes revealed a sense of ruthlessness in the calmness. This was an indifference to the world, and there wasn't any hint of emotion in them. At this moment, Wang Lin was like a piece of nevermelting ice!

"I originally didn't want slaughter to descend, but now all of you… must now suffer my slaughter!" Wang Lin closed his eyes. It was as if a battle celestial had descended. For the first time, his slaughter thunder avatar had taken control!

It was also the first time Wang Lin had released the restriction essence and the absolute beginning essence. This allowed the slaughter and absolute end essences to erupt!

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The roar of slaughter and destruction fused together to form the slaughter thunder that would erase all life!

This thunder contained destruction and was the framework of annihilation. Its existence was the source of all darkness in the world, the expression of all death and destruction.

When Wang Lin opened his eyes, they contained no light; they were completely dark. This darkness replaced his pupils, and his hair turned completely black!

Long, black hair and black eyes!

"I wonder if I can even pass the first palace in the Empyrean Trial in my current state…" There was a smile on the corner of Wang Lin's mouth, but if anyone saw this smile, they would feel a chill.

This was not a smile of joy, but cruelty!

When Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi saw Wang Lin's smile from a distance, her entire body turned cold. She felt like the Wang Lin she was familiar with had become a complete stranger!

The black-haired Wang Lin made her feel extreme fear, as if he was a natural enemy of hers. Her body trembled and she retreated several steps!

The finger that had appeared in the void slowly withdrew. It was as if the void contained a pair of eyes filled with shock!

"Let the slaughter begin." Wang Lin jumped into the air and a rumble echoed from his body. Countless bolts of black thunder appeared around Wang Lin. He let out a roar at the sky and they shot toward the hundreds of figures coming toward him.

These hundreds of figures normally wouldn't feel fear. They were death cultivators, and their goal was to die to complete their task; even their emotions were suppressed and almost erased!

However, at this moment, when they heard the black-haired Wang Lin's roar, their hearts trembled. However, they no longer had a path of retreat, so they charged at him together.

The black-haired Wang Lin's smile revealed cruelty and his eyes were filled with madness. As he stepped forward, he closed in on the hundreds of people. He waved his right hand and the black thunder formed a net.

Thunderous rumbles echoed as the dozens of people in front all self-destructed when the net closed in. The power of the self-destruction collided with the thunder net.

But the strange part was that although this force could destroy the world, it was very fragile before this net. The thunder net scattered into countless nets and shot forward.

Anyone who was touched by this thunder trembled and their body shattered!

Wang Lin walked like the wind. Facing these hundreds of people, thunder continued to spread out from his body. Anyone who charged at him was destroyed!

He moved very fast and appeared behind a figure in an instant. He raised his right hand and pointed at the figure. Black thunder shot out and the cultivator trembled before exploding.

Wang Lin's body trembled and he continued to kill. He seemed to no longer feel fatigue or know of injuries. The power of the self-destructions bombarded him, but it was not able to cause him to pause at all.

In a short period of time, more than half of the figures died to Wang Lin's thunder. The remaining hundred people gathered to form a formation when someone roared, "Bind Formation!" The earth trembled and energy seemed to erupt from below. The hundred people turned into a giant palm. This palm was black and reached directly for Wang Lin!

Wang Lin didn't pause. He raised his hand and hundreds of black thunderbolts appeared. The destruction and killing intent within them formed black gas that covered Wang Lin. They flew toward the palm like countless meteors.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!!

The palm suddenly collapsed and the hundred people inside all died. When Wang Lin walked out, blood was flowing out of his mouth, but the madness in his eyes had become even more intense. As he stepped forward, ripples echoed in the void before him. The finger that had disappeared suddenly reappeared and pointed to between Wang Lin's eyebrows!

"Every existence will become null…" When the finger landed, this mysterious voice echoed.

However, under the finger, Wang Lin suddenly looked up. The madness in his eyes became even stronger and showed no signs of dissipating.

"Destroying is to make all existence null. With your mere power, you dare to make me disappear!?" Wang Lin raised his right hand and threw a punch. With his punch, a large amount of ripples appeared in the void and a faint, muffled groan echoed, sounding as if someone was injured. The finger that was pointing at Wang Lin immediately collapsed.

Just as the finger disappeared, thousands of blurry figures appeared on both sides of the street. After they appeared, they all charged at Wang Lin!

The cruelty on his smile was strong and the madness in his eyes was monstrous. He turned and his black hair grew even longer. His hair split into countless strands and spread in all directions before touching the thousands of figures closing in.

Thunderous echoes rumbled. The moment the thousands of figures were touched by the black hair, they decided to self-destruct. This created a vortex of destruction that shrouded Wang Lin.

As the rumbles echoed, Wang Lin coughed out a large amount of blood, but the bombardment was being resisted by the countless slaughter thunderbolts around him.

Thousands of figures appeared on the street again, and another batch of thousands of people appeared behind them. They were intent on making this trap successful!

Wang Lin's expression was fierce and he let out a roar at the sky. His right hand grabbed something off his chest!

"Heavenly Bull soul armor, get out of here!" With a roar, his right hand pulled off the Heavenly Bull soul armor. He no longer had the Heavenly Bull soul armor on his body.

After the armor was thrown away, the madness in Wang Lin's eyes disappeared and turned into a dead calmness. However, that cruel smile still remained on his face.

After losing the soul armor, the black-haired Wang Lin's cultivation level decreased, but his slaughter gas increased several fold. In just a few breaths, the black gas around Wang Lin became even more dense, and he rushed toward the thousands of people!

The slaughter continued as Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's heart trembled. Wang Lin was like a demon god. For every person he killed, another strand of slaughter would appear around him.

Every person he killed made Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi feel even more unfamiliar toward Wang Lin!

Amidst this crazed slaughter, thousands of bodies were torn apart after just a moment. Wang Lin's body was surrounded by endless strands of black gas, and his body could no longer be seen.

Just at this moment, the disappeared finger appeared outside the black gas around Wang Lin and mercilessly pointed toward him. However, before the finger could land, Wang Lin grabbed it and mercilessly pulled it while laughing.

With this, half an arm was pulled out.

"Come out for me!" Wang Lin roared as he pulled the amr out. The world rumbled and the arm collapsed. That muffled groan came from the void again!

"Everyone, enter this place and kill this person!!" A voice filled with killing intent came from the void.

As the voice echoed, figures rapidly appeared from the side of the street. Tens of thousands of figures appeared. They completely ignored Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi and charged at Wang Lin.

The black-haired Wang Lin retreated a few steps, now surrounded by a large amount of black gas. The death in his eyes formed a startling contrast with the cruel smile on his face. He raised his hand and mercilessly hit his forehead!

"Five-element true body, get out of here!!" With this, Wang Lin's body trembled and an overlapping shape appeared over his body. His five-element true body was knocked out from his body!

The five-element true body was knocked out and its expression was extremely serious. He appeared beside Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi and gazed over.

After losing the five-element true body, Wang Lin's cultivation level decreased, but the slaughter aura around him became even more pure!

"Restriction essence, get out of here!!

"Absolute beginning essence, get out of here!!

"Thunder essence, also get out of here!!" The black-haired Wang Lin continued to roar until his essences were knocked out of his body!

At this moment, the tens of thousands of figures closed in. Inside the black gas, Wang Lin raised his head. The death in his eyes remained the same, but the cruel smile had dissipated a lot. He charged toward the tens of thousands of people and began a slaughter.

Thunderous rumbles echoed, and a moment later, Wang Lin was knocked back, coughing out blood. He felt like his body was going to break. No matter how strong he was, he could not survive the attacks of tens of thousands of people!

"Life and death, karma, and true and false, get out of here!!" The black-haired Wang Lin let out a roar and his body trembled. His three ethereal essences were forced out of his body as well!!

At this moment, the black-haired Wang Lin only had two essences - slaughter and absolute end! There were also no essence true bodies, only his original body!

The black gas around his body suddenly shrank into a black robe around him. His hair had turned completely black. His eyes were filled with death and there was no longer a smile on his mouth. He looked like the embodiment of death!

He calmly looked at the tens of thousands of people rushing toward him and closed his eyes. When he closed his eyes, the tens of thousands people trembled, and when he reopened his eyes, they all disappeared before him!

What disappeared was also the street and the houses on the side. They became ruins and dust in history. Even the snowflakes turned black as they fell.

"Restrain the heavenly dao. All souls beneath the heavens must suffer divine tribulation. Free thyself from convictions that lead only to destruction and walk the path of the true dao," Wang Lin muttered as he raised his right hand to grab the finger that had suddenly appeared beside him. Then he lightly squeezed it.

With a crackling sound, the finger was crushed! With one pull, a figure emitting white light was pulled out of the void.

"You're not the Imperial Teacher." Wang Lin didn't look at the figure emitting white light. He loosened his right hand and directly grabbed the figure's neck before squeezing again.

The figure trembled violently and suddenly collapsed.

"You… You're not Wang Lin!!! Who are you?!" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's voice was filled with fear as it echoed in this silent night.

The black-haired Wang Lin turned and coldly looked at Hai Zi as he walked over.

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"You… Who are you?!" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi was extremely pale. Her beautiful eyes were filled with indescribable fear. Her body subconsciously retreated as Wang Lin walked over.

"Wang Lin? I'm not called Wang Lin. My name… I should be… Slaughter!" The black-haired Wang Lin slowly walked toward Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. His expression was cold, without any emotion; it was extremely indifferent..

Wang Lin's five-element true body had an extremely serious expression. He was beside Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi, staring at the black-haired Wang Lin. Around him, the thunder essence, the absolute beginning essence, and the three ethereal essences lit up as if they were joining together to resist the black-haired Wang Lin.

"Slaughter has descended onto this world and replaced light to become destruction… All life must endure endless suffering…" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi retreated in fear when Wang Lin's five-element true body walked forward. He represented his many essences to confront the black-haired Wang Lin.

"You're just my five-element true body and essences, and you want to stop me?" The black-haired Wang Lin looked at the five-element true body.

"Since I appeared, I'll not return until the slaughter and destruction are complete! You… disappear!" The black-haired wang Lin's eyes contained no light as he waved his hand at the five-element true body.

With this wave, the five-element true body revealed a sign of struggle but instantly collapsed. The true body turned back into the five essences and flew toward black-haired Wang Lin's right hand before disappearing.

"Now, tell me who you are!" The black-haired Wang Lin stopped before Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi and looked at her. His voice was cold and contained killing intent.

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's face was pale and she opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, didn't say anything.

"Jiu Di didn't invite me to Mount Emperor, isn't that the case?

"This trap used you as bait to lure me out, isn't that the case?

"Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi, your identity, aside from being a disciple of Grand Empyrean Jiu Di, you should also be part of the Imperial Teacher's sect. Isn't that the case?

"Back at the Mountain Sea, the broken palm didn't go crazy. It chose to attack you because you are the same as me - neither of us belongs to the Immortal Astral Continent. I came from the cave world, and you… came from outside the Immortal Astral Continent…

"That is to say, the Imperial Teacher's sect came from outside the Immortal Astral Continent…" the black-haired Wang Lin said calmly, and every word made Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's face even paler. She bit her lower lip and remained silent for a long time before looking up at Wang Lin.

"My original body is still a bit too soft… He should have seen through it, but he chose not to believe it." The black-haired Wang Lin shook his head. His gaze was heartless as he raised his palm and smashed down on Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi.

He was going to kill her!

This palm was enough to destroy Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's body and origin soul!

Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi didn't dodge. She closed her eyes and tears flowed from the corner of her eyes. She didn't explain anything at all.

The palm closed in on Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. It was less than three inches away and she looked like she was about to collapse. At this moment, a sharp force that could break the world appeared out of thin air behind Empyrean Exalt Gai Zi. This force turned into a figure that had a slightly hunched back and looked like an old man. His left hand pulled Hai Zi back, and at the same time, he raised his right hand up to meet Wang Lin's palm.

A thunderous rumble echoed and the black-haired Wang Lin's body trembled as he was knocked back. Popping sounds echoed inside his body as if he was going to explode. After he retreated seven steps, his body collapsed into black gas but instantly reformed.

The black-haired Wang Lin stopped at the ninth step. His expression was neutral and he was not surprised at all as he coldly looked at the old man that had saved Hai Zi.

"Jiu Di!"

The old man was Grand Empyrean Jiu Di. His expression was serious. After saving Hai Zi, he also looked at Wang Lin.

The black-haired Wang Lin calmly said, "In this trap, aside from the Imperial Teacher's power, there is also you."

"Destruction and slaughter… I had wondered what you used to pass the 17th palace. With your cultivation level, just the soul armor is not enough to reach that level...

"So it turns out you have the power that represents slaughter and destruction!" Jiu Di's pupils shrank slightly. That palm contained the power of a Grand Empyrean, but it had only forced Wang Lin back nine steps!

"Is this the reason you participated in this trap… or did you only notice this trap and took advantage of the situation to resolve the doubts in your mind?" The black-haired Wang Lin's calm eyes became even more cold. After he spoke, he actually charged toward Jiu Di!

This was his first time attacking a Grand Empyrean!

However, his charge didn't cause Jiu Di to feel contempt - it made him become even more serious. He raised his right hand and the world changed colors. The wind and snow condensed into a huge snow sword that swept toward Wang Lin.

"I represent destruction and control slaughter…" The black-haired Wang Lin raised his hand and punched at the snow sword as it fell!

This punch collided with the snow sword and a thunderous rumble echoed. The snow sword collapsed, but Wang Lin's body also collapsed into countless strands of black gas. He suddenly changed directions and rushed toward Jiu Di.

Jiu Di frowned. As the large amount of black gas closed in, he raised his hand and formed a circle before him. In an instant, bright light shined like the sun had appeared. This light formed a seal, and it rapidly spread from his hand.

The light scattered and collided with the incoming black gas. It was like a confrontation between darkness and light. The light dissipated and Jiu Di didn't move at all, but his eyes revealed a monstrous light!

The black gas before him covered the light and reformed into the black-haired Wang Lin before Jiu Di.

"You can't beat this old man!" Grand Empyrean Jiu Di looked at Wang Lin. His old face showed signs of returning toward middle age as his eyes shined.

The black-haired Wang Lin slowly said, "You can't hide from destruction and slaughter."

"White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean… Black-Haired Ascendant Empyrean… Wang Lin, I underestimated you! This time, Hai Zi is innocent. I will give this to you and the matter today is over!" Jiu Di reached at the void and there was a flash of golden light. A palm-sized golden fragment appeared in his hand.

"I have observed your body and found traces of this sword. This fragment can help your metal essence reach completion!" Jiu Di waved his right hand and the fragment flew toward Wang Lin. It floated before him motionlessly.

After giving him the sword fragment, Jiu Di looked at Wang Lin profoundly. He then turned and left with Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi, who was still silently pondering.

After he disappeared, the seal around the street disappeared, but the ruins would remain eternally.

In the distance, the sun gradually appeared to dissipate the darkness and shroud the earth in light.

The black-haired Wang Lin stood there and looked up at the sky. He silently pondered for a long time.

As time passed, the sun rose into the sky and the light spread out like a ripple. The light rapidly spread across the eastern city.

When the ripples that represented the light arrived at the street, Wang Lin still didn't move. He looked at the light that got closer and closer until it swept past his body.

His hair gradually turned white from black as the light swept by. The coldness and indifference in his eyes turned into fatigue and bleakness.

Wang Lin didn't use any method to forcibly suppress the slaughter from descending on his original body, because he understood that once his slaughter descended, nothing could be changed.

"From now on, under the sun, I'm white-haired Wang Lin… In the dark, I'm black-haired Slaughter… Like the sunrise and sunset, it is very difficult to change. Fortunately, I have the power from the avatar in the void to suppress it slightly and remain conscious."

Black and white eternally remained on Wang Lin's body.

Wang Lin sighed. He no longer intended to pursue Hai Zi. He waved his right hand to take the sword fragment and picked up the Heavenly Bull soul armor before walking into the distance.

"It's time to leave… Everything in this celestial clan, whether it is its secret or origin, I no longer want to think about it."

Wang Lin's figure disappeared into the distance. It was now dawn and the snow continued to fall.

This snow lasted for a long time. In the early morning two days later, the snow had covered the earth like a thick layer of cotton clothing.

On the early morning after two days, Wang Lin, Liu Jinbiao, and the sea dragon stood outside the eastern gate. He looked behind at the ancestral city and calmly waited.

Shortly after, as Liu Jinbiao waited in excitement, he saw two figures appear in the distance. One of them wore a big red shirt, it was Xu Liguo.

Xu Liguo's face was filled with confusion. He felt like something had been calling him in these last few days. It was due to this feeling that he arrived at the eastern gate.

Beside him, the madman walked with swagger. He had also come here because he felt that something was calling him, like with Xu Liguo. It made him upset, so he had decided to come.

"Eh? It's you! Damn it, you still to appear before this king!?" When the madman saw Wang Lin, his eyes immediately widened. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward.

When Xu Liguo saw Wang Lin, he was also startled.

Wang Lin sighed as he looked at the madman charging at him. He looked at Xu Liguo and slowly said, "Xu Liguo, I'm about to leave. Are you going to stay here or come with me?"

When his words entered Xu Liguo's mind, they his mind to rumble. A layer of seal was loosened and the memories of the past appeared in his mind.

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