Renegade Immortal

by Srtyi

Wang Lin is a very smart boy with loving parents. Although him and his parents are shunned by the rest of their relatives, his parents always held high hopes that he will one day become someone great. One day, Wang Lin suddenly gained the chance to walk the path of an immortal, but found that he only had mediocre talent at best. Watch Wang Lin as he breaks through his lack of talen

63. 1983

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Xu Liguo's body trembled as he stared dumbfoundedly at Wang Lin. Everything that appeared in his mind made tears flow from his eyes.

He remembered Wang Lin and how he was refined into a devil by Wang Lin.

He remembered following Wang Lin for thousands of years, he remembered his everything and the words from his fiend of a master.

He remembered that he had fully awakened after leaving the cave world.

"Ma… Master!!" Xu Liguo's body trembled and his eyes widened. He quickly took a few steps and walked over from the madman to Wang Lin's side. He also pushed aside Liu Jinbiao, who was about to greet him.

After pushing aside the startled Liu Jinbiao, Xu Liguo stood where Liu Jinbiao stood, and the shock on his face turned into into the flattery face he was used to displaying.

"Master, Little Xu has finally met you again. Over the years, Little Xu has dreamed of meeting Master every night. I couldn't wait to reunite with Master again.

"Master, Little Xu's loyalty to you will not change because of the change of time. It will not change due to being a different life. You're my master this life, and the next life, and the next next life, and the next next next life!

"Master, you can't abandon me - let me follow you. Even if I have to ascend a mountain of blades or go down into a sea of fire, I, Xu Liguo, won't even frown!

"Master, although I met you late, I followed you the longest. Some might have been lucky to have been found by Master early, but how can my loyalty be compared? Master, I finally found you!!" As Xu Liguo spoke, he even squeezed out a few tears of excitement while Liu Jinbiao stared dumbfoundedly from the side.

While shouting excitedly about his joy, Xu Liguo didn't forget to viciously stare at Liu Jinbiao as if he was telling Liu Jinbiao he was the real number one servant to their master!

"Hmph, hmph. No one knews this fiend better than I do. When your Grandpa Xu was following this fiend, little Jinbiao, you were still off somewhere cheating people. You dare to steal Master's favor from me? Damn, this Liu Jinbiao must have thought he could surpass me!

"Hmph, I need to educate him that his Grandpa Xu is not to be trifled with!"

Being stared by Xu Liguo, Liu Jinbiao immediately felt his heart tremble. Xu Liguo had left a great shadow on him. He hesitated and was about to speak when a roar came from beside him!

The sea dragon that had shrunken into the side of a finger and was lazily laying on Liu Jinbiao's shoulder suddenly looked up when it heard the name "Xu Liguo." It stared viciously at Xu Liguo and let out a roar.

Its roar startled Xu Liguo.

Liu Jinbiao revealed a proud expression. If not for Wang Lin being here, he would have started laughing.

"Haha, fortunately, I prepared ahead of time and have this sea dragon. I want to see how Xu Liguo be arrogant now!" Liu Jinbiao revealed a proud expression and his right hand patted the sea dragon's back. He looked at Xu Liugo tauntingly.

Wang Lin ignored the sparks between their gazes and looked toward the madman, who was startled by Xu Liguo's words.

At this moment, the madman had already forgotten about looking for trouble with Wang Lin. Instead, he looked at Xu Liguo as if he was going to cry.

"Little Red… Little Red, you… What are you saying, ah? Am I not your master? How come he is your master? Am I your master or is he your master? Who is your master…" The madman became very anxious and grabbed Xu Liguo.

Xu Liguo just remember that such a person was with him and looked back at the madman. After his memories recovered, his gaze toward the madman was different from before. It was now similar to when he joined forces with Liu Jinbiao to steal the madman's blood.

"Let go of your hand, your grandpa's holy master is this fi…. This fine master who is wise and gives off a powerful killing intent!!" At this point, he quickly looked at Wang Lin, and his heart skipped a beat. He had been away from this fiend for too long and almost said something he wasn't supposed to.

"Go away for me! Don't pester your Grandpa Xu!" Xu Liguo quickly broke free and retreated a few steps. He raised his chest as a sign of loyalty.

Madman's face was filled with sadness and his eyes immediately turned red. He began to roar at Wang Lin.

"It's you, you injured Little Flower's grandpa and now you stole Little Red. Little Red, ah, Little Red, ah, Little Red, ah…" The madman rushed out to strangle Wang Lin's neck.

Wang Lin looked at the noisy madman before him with a complicated expression and let out a sigh.

"Madman… I came to the ancestral city to see you… Since you can't remember me, then you can consider the matter at the cave world a dream. Madman… I'm leaving." Wang Lin closed his eyes and allowed the madman to strangle him. A moment later, a soft force pushed the madman several dozen feet away.

Wang Lin opened his eyes and turned to walk toward the plain outside the city.

Xu Liguo and Liu Jinbiao quickly followed and completely ignored the the madman while staring at each other. However, compared to Liu Jinbiao's pride, Xu Liguo was quite angry because the sea dragon on Liu Jinbiao's shoulder was also staring at him viciously.

"Damn it, this is not suitable. Your grandpa only has one pair of eyes, but that damn Liu Jinbiao and the ugly snake have two pairs… I must think of a way… Otherwise, I can't maintain my status," Xu Liguo muttered in his heart.

As the three walked away, the madman stood at the gate, looking at the distant figures and continuing to mutter.

"Little Red… Little Red… Why are you leaving like this… Damn it, how dare you steal this king's Little Red. I'm going to tell my big brother, no, I'm going to tell my teacher!

"Hmph, hmph, my teacher is very powerful. He… He…" The madman was startled as he looked at the figure in white walking away.

"Wang Lin… Wang Lin…" Madman's body trembled as if some seal on his memory had loosened. He seemed like he was going to remember something.

"Cave world, Wang Lin… Void… Awakening…" The madman trembled more and more as images erupted into his mind.

In the image, he had saved the person before him and then they were immersed in a dream. In the dream, he kept looking for traces of the mark on his arm.

He subconsciously raised his arm and looked down. He saw a palm print mark slowly appearing on his arm where there was nothing before.

This palm print seemed to appear because someone had held his arm for a long time without letting go.

Tears flowed down from his eyes without him knowing. The tears flowed down his cheeks and dripped into the ground. He vaguely remembered!

He remembered, in the cave world, he had encountered a corpse in the cave world. He had used his own blood to revive that corpse...

He remembered that the corpse was named Wang Lin. After being revived, this Wang Lin was very good to him...

He remembered everything that had happened in the dream dao...

He also remembered that when he awakened once more, he saw his big brother. After that, everything was a blur, as if his memories were sealed. His big brother seemed to have cast some kind of spell on him!

He could only vaguely remember that there was a ruthless gaze from his big brother's eyes. That gaze made him feel fear, and he wanted to seek Wang Lin's help.

He remembered!!

The madman trembled and shouted, "Wang Lin… Wang Lin… Wang Lin!!!! Teacher!!!"

When his voice echoed in the world, it caused Wang Lin's body to tremble. The meaning of those words caused Wang Lin's heart to tremble, and he suddenly turned around.

When he turned around, his pupils suddenly shrank. He saw a golden vortex suddenly appear behind the madman, and a person walked out!

This person was wearing a royal robe and a crown. I t was the Celestial Emperor. He had a gentle gaze when he appeared, and his right hand landed on the madman's shoulder.

The madman's eyes became confused once more when this hand landed, and the palmprint on his arm disappeared without a trace.

"Wang Lin, since you intend to leave, I won't send you off. Dao Fei's memory seems to be recovering, so I'm going to take him to the Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot under the palace. Perhaps there he can fully recover." The Celestial Emperor smiled at Wang Lin and then stepped back into the vortex with the madman. They both disappeared.

The wind and snow continued. Everything was like an illusion, as if nothing had happened. Wang Lin stood there after witnessing everything. After pondering for a moment, his eyes revealed a monstrous golden light!

"The Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot again!! His words even reveal that it is under the palace! He did it to make me go!" Wang Lin's expression was gloomy as he stared at the ancestral city.

"The madman's call earlier was clearly his memory awakening… Perhaps all of this was the Celestial Ancestor's plan. He used the madman as a lure to force me not to leave, force me to go to the palace...

"First, I didn't go to the palace during the title ceremony. Then it was the trap at the street - the Celestial Emperor must have been involved in that. He wanted to capture me to take me to the palace but failed, resulting in my battle against Jiu Di...

"He was unwilling to act personally, so he used the madman to lure me to the place!

"The Celestial Ancestor's closed door cultivation spot, palace… What secret exists there that the Celestial Emperor keeps trying to get me to go? Should I go or not?" Wang Lin slently pondered before he suddenly raised his head. His eyes were filled with decisiveness!

Sometimes, even if one knows there will be danger, they will still continue down that path!

Wang Lin took a deep breath and waved his right hand to put Xu Liguo, Liu Jinbiao, and the sea dragon back into his storage space. The morning snow was falling, and this time, his target was the palace!!

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The snow covered the early morning in the ancestral city, making it so one couldn't see far away. The snow that made the world blurry revealed a sense of coldness that could penetrate one's heart.

Wang Lin turned around and walked against the wind and snow back toward the ancestral city.

There was a jade in his hand, and this was one of his ace for coming to the ancestral city. This was his agreement with Grand Empyrean Gemini and Empyrean Exalt Gu Ya.

When Wang Lin needed her, Grand Empyrean Gemini would come to help in person. This was Grand Empyrean Gemini and Empyrean Exalt Gu Ya's promise to Wang Lin!

It was also because of the existence of the jade that Wang Lin still came, knowing he would make an enemy out of the Celestial Emperor!

Under the eastern gate, the wind and snow were mostly blocked by the city wall. Standing in the shadow of the city gate, Wang Lin looked at the jade in his hand and crushed it!

The moment Wang Lin crushed the jade, purple and red light flashed, forming a strange array before him. This array looked ancient and was extremely complex; it looked like it was used for a transfer!

As the light from the formation flickered, the figure of two little girls appeared. Their eyes slowly opened as if they were being summoned during their sleep. One of them was still holding a doll.

"So sleepy, eh, what is this place?"

"Little Wang Lin!! It's you!"

The two little girls looked around and their gazes landed on Wang Lin. They immediately revealed looks of joy and surprise.

"Wang Lin greets Grand Empyrean Gemini!" Wang Lin clasped his hands and bowed.

"There is no need to bow, no need to bow. We missed you so much after you left. We didn't expect to see you so soon. Where is Little Biaozi? Quickly, call him out."

"That's right, I miss Little Biaozi." The two little girls were filled with excitement.

Wang Lin calmly said, "This place is the celestial clan's ancestral city. Does Grand Empyrean Gemini remember our agreement?"

"Agreement? Ah, I remember. You said that when you need it, we need to help you once. Do you need help now?"

"Who messed with you? Hmph, hmph, to dare to provoke our family's Little Wang Lin. We will settle this for you!" The two little girls immediately became spirited, as if they were very keen on fighting and such.

Wang Lin looked at the two little girls and softly said, "I'd like to ask Grand Empyrean Gemini to help me trap the Celestial Emperor for some time. I need to take a trip to the palace!"

"Celestial Emperor? No problem!" The two little girls' eyes moved and there was a hint of seriousness in their pure eyes. However, they didn't ask more. They withdrew their gazes and flew toward the palace.

In a moment, the earth shook faintly and there seemed to be a loud roar coming from the palace.

Wang Lin felt the earth tremble under the gate and closed his eyes.

"Let slaughter descend on this world to replace the light with destruction… I, Wang Lin, willingly sink into destruction…" Wang Lin muttered, and his long, white hair rapidly changed to black from the roots. As his hair turned black, the snow falling from the sky also changed.

The snow became black, and as the black snow fell, it turned into a storm that raged above. When Wang Lin's hair turned completely black, the snow also all turned black!!

Black snow descended from the air and covered the morning sky. This cased the eastern city to become completely dark!

In the sky, large amounts of black snow raged and covered most of the light. Wang Lin opened his eyes. They were filled with a ruthless sense of coldness. The black-haired Wang Lin should only appear when it was dark, but at this moment, he had used a spell to turn the snow black and used the black snow to turn light into darkness!

From a distance, the current ancestral city was extremely strange. The eastern city was covered in night, while the rest of the city was in day. The cultivators in the eastern city all charged out of their rooms and looked up at the sky. Every one of them was filled with shock and horror.

But soon, they instantly felt the ruthless destruction coming from the eastern city. This aura was not overbearing or lively, but the moment they felt it, they thought of destruction and the end!

Wang Lin slowly walked forward, strands of black gas surrounding his white robe. More and more gathered until outsiders couldn't see the figure inside, only a mass of black gas!

As Wang Lin advanced, the black snow invaded the light. Every time he took a step, the darkness would also spread one step!

"I originally put away the slaughter and destruction, I was ready to leave… But Celestial Emperor, since you want me to come, then today you must bear the beginning of destruction!" As Wang Lin stepped forward, the black gas rushed forward like black flames that would burn the world!

Any cultivator that saw him would feel their heart tremble and feel fear from their soul. It was as if the black gas was their natural enemy and the destroyer of life.

Wherever he walked, the black snow melted, turning the ground into ruins. It was uncertain if this was due to the erosion of killing intent, or the decay from the melting black snow.

The surrounding buildings all seemed to go through countless years in a short period of time as Wang Lin walked by. They turned into dust and scattered.

He walked step by step toward the central city from the eastern city. The distance was far too large, but at this moment, black ripples echoed with every step Wang Lin took. He seemed to be fully integrated with the darkness. Although he looked slow, he was moving very fast, and one could only see the dust flying.

The darkness devoured the light in the sky and covered the eastern city, moving toward the palace.

Very few cultivators dared to block Wang Lin right now. They were terrified as they watched the darkness descend and devour the light.

A line of ruins connected the eastern city and the palace. There was no longer a city behind Wang Lin, only the dust of time.

Outside the palace, tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers were lined up, staring at Wang Lin. Behind him, countless more figures flew out from every corner of the palace.

In the sky, the world changed colors. There were two suns in the sky, one purple and one gold! Inside the purple sun was Grand Empyrean Gemini, and inside the golden sun was the Celestial Emperor!

The battle of the two Grand Empyreans caused thunderous rumbles to echo and the world to become a blur. Ripples also echoed in all directions.

"Grand Empyrean Gemini, this Wang Lin is trespassing in the palace and doesn't respect the Celestial Ancestor. This is the behavior of a traitor!! Are you two going to continue to be stubborn!?" The Celestial Ancestor's voice echoed in the sky as thunderous rumbles accompanied shocking spells.

Wang Lin stood outside the palace and suddenly looked up. All the black gas gathered around him to form a black robe. His black hair even grew a bit longer. He looked at the golden sun in the sky and his eyes revealed an emotionless indifference.

As the black gas around Wang Lin condensed into the black robe, the darkness in the sky spread out like ink. The sky outside the palace was divided into three parts. One part was black, one part was golden, and in the middle was purple!

"I originally didn't want to pursue the trap at the street and just wanted to leave… I didn't want destruction and slaughter to descend on the world, but you… forced me here by using the madman… Now I'm coming!" Wang Lin's eyes were even more indifferent and there was no trace of any emotion in them now. He suddenly looked at the tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers and the figures flying out of the palace.

Wang Lin raised his foot and stepped forward. His body suddenly expanded into a black cloud and swept forward.

Those tens of thousands of soldiers all had serious expressions as they look at the black cloud formed by Wang Lin. They let out roars and black light came from their suits of armor, turning into a powerful aura. The aura of tens of thousands of people gathered together!

This mass of monstrous killing intent let out a roar and turned into a giant dragon turtle! This beast had the head and tail of a dragon but not the body. Its body was that of a turtle, and it had countless ghost tattoos on it.

This beast was not the Black Tortoise. In the celestial clan, it had a special name - it was called the Dragon Ghost!!

Turtle (gui) and ghost (gui), both had the same sound! [1]

The Dragon Ghost was formed by the killing intent the black-armored soldiers had gathered over the countless years. It let out a roar and rushed at the black cloud Wang Lin formed.

In an instant, it collided with the black cloud, but the moment it touched the black cloud, its body trembled and it let out a miserable roar!

No matter how powerful the killing intent, it would all disappear before slaughter and destruction!

The black cloud formed by Wang Lin swept by without pausing. The Dragon Ghost collapsed and the tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers coughed out blood. Their bodies seemed to be hit by a powerful force and were knocked back!

The gate to the palace seemed to go through countless years in an instant as Wang Lin passed by and it collapsed. The sky darkened as Wang Lin passed by, and the land of the palace turned black. The entire gate turned into ashes!

The tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers were terrified, but as the black cloud swept by them, miserable screams echoed. When the black cloud swept past them and reformed into the black-haired Wang Lin, the tens of thousands of black-armored soldiers had all turned into corpses.

As the wind blew by, they also turned to dust and scattered!

1. Both words have similar sound due to having the same ping ying in chinese.

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In the distance, the cultivators coming from the palace all stopped due to this change. Their faces turned pale and were filled with fear. Their gazes all gathered on Wang Lin.

"Black snow may have never fallen on the imperial palace," the black-haired wang Lin said as he waved his right hand. The darkness in the sky covered the palace and black snow fell inside and outside the palace.

As the snow fell, it seemed to sing the song of time. The huge palace began to rapidly decay.

However, at this moment, golden light came from the Celestial Ancestor statue in the distance. The golden light rippled and shrouded the palace.

This golden light was the strongest formation of the palace, and it wouldn't allow the palace to be destroyed!

In the golden light, there seemed to be someone sitting on the head of the Celestial Ancestor statue. He wore white and he looked at Wang Lin from far away.

"Wang Lin!" The person in white was the Imperial Teacher. He revealed a smile as he stood up and took a step toward Wang Lin.

With one step, the entire palace seemed to overlap with another space. This allowed the Imperial Teacher to arrive on top of the temple 10,000 feet from Wang Lin. As he stood there, the wind caused his clothes to flutter.

"I have waited for you for a long time… You finally came!"

Wang Lin looked up at the Imperial Teacher on the temple. In the sky, the battle between the Celestial Emperor and Grand Empyrean Gemini raged. It would be difficult for a victor to be decided, but Grand Empyrean Gemini could keep the Celestial Emperor busy so he couldn't act against Wang Lin!

Aside from the Celestial Emperor, the palace only had the Imperial Teacher, who had strange cultivation!

Wang Lin silently pondered and stomped with his right foot. Thunderous rumbles echoed and the surrounding cultivators all chose to retreat. They were not like the Ancient clan, where there were no sects, there was only the three countries and Ancient clan temple. Almost all the Ancient clan members had a crazed sense of loyalty to the royal family. In the celestial clan, the royal family was more of a symbol!

The true power was controlled by the Grand Empyreans and the many sects!

At this moment, when they faced Wang Lin, who terrified them, they didn't hesitate to retreat!

When Wang Lin's foot landed, the earth collapsed. Cracks spread out like crazy with his body as the center. The cracks rapidly rushed toward the temple the Imperial Teacher was standing on.

Strands of cracks spread out like dragons. When they closed in, the Imperial Teacher smiled and waved his right hand.

"Everything that exists can become null…" As he waved his right hand, the cracks on the ground healed like a wound and disappeared without a trace.

Wang Lin looked up at the Imperial Teacher and slowly said, "The person I killed at the street was not you!"

"The person you killed was me but was also not me!" As the Imperial Teacher smiled, he closed his right hand and slowly opened it. A small person made of white light appeared and kowtowed toward the Imperial Teacher.

"You went to the Great Soul Sect and learned his spell. The Soul Eye Dao and Dao Eye Soul look the same, but they are actually different…" The Imperial Teacher waved his right hand and the little person flew out. It immediately grew into the size of a normal person and rushed toward Wang Lin.

This figure moved very fast and merged with the world. However, when it closed in on Wang Lin, Wang Lin suddenly raised his right hand just like back at the street. Ripples echoed as he choked the white figure and crushed it!

"Why?" Wang Lin closed his eyes and opened them after several breaths.

"You are the first person to come out of a cave world… Cave world… Cave world… Whether it is the celestial clan or the Ancient clan, there are countless cave worlds!

"At the beginning, no one had the spell to open up their own cave world on the Immortal Astral Continent, including the Celestial and Ancient Ancestors… The spell to create your own world was a spell unique to my clan!

"After my clan followed the Celestial Ancestor, we spread this spell to allow any qualified sect to create their own cave world!

"Over the countless years, the countless cave worlds… provided large amounts of Joss Flames for my clan. Joss Flames were useful for others, but they were most useful for my clan. As long as one absorbed my clan's Joss Flames, they would become an outer member of my clan. And if there were no more Joss Flames, they would die!

"Joss Flames are poison but also beneficial! This is not too big of a secret, perhaps you also know.

"However, you came through the void not through reincarnation, but by walking out with your body from the cave world...

"This is impossible, it has never happened in the history of my clan!" The Imperial Teacher became excited as he stared at Wang Lin. The excitement in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

"It can be said that you don't belong to the Immortal Astral Continent… It can also be said that you were created by my clan on the Immortal Astral Continent…" As the Imperial Teacher spoke, his right hand formed a seal and he waved. The palace became twisted as if the space itself was changing. The sky dissipated and the earth changed; even the palace disappeared instantly.

Wang Lin clearly noticed that his position hadn't changed, but the space had transformed. Someone had obviously used a powerful spell to open up a similar space. They were clearly in the palace, but this was actually another world!

This was a large temple with large pillars supporting it. Each pillar has nine balls of fire around it, lighting up the temple.

Countless pillars and countless balls of fire. Each balls of fire contained a face with closed eyes that appeared and disappeared.

In the distance, there was a mountain-shaped altar. That was where the Imperial Teacher was. His body didn't move, as if he was in a different space. That was the imperial palace.

There was a large, blood-red pool before the altar, and there was a person sitting there. He was Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao! His eyes were closed and his expression fierce, as if he was enduring intense pain. His veins are swollen and there was a sense of age on his face.

There were nine pillars around this pool, and they were connected together with a brown chain that floated above the altar!

There was a person chained at the center of these nine chains - a man wearing a flowered shirt. He was in a coma and had the nine chains going through him.

This person is the madman.

"When the celestial clan invited my family to arrange the palace, they opened up this place. Everything here is connected to the palace." The Imperial Teacher smiled at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's gaze looked at the comatose madman and, after pondering a bit, he spoke.

"You and the Celestial Emperor used various methods to force me here. What for!?"

"Do you want the power of the Celestial Ancestor?" The Imperial Teacher looked at Wang Lin, and his eyes revealed a strange light.

"The Celestial Ancestor has infinite power. If you promise me one thing, I can help you inherit the power of the Celestial Ancestor. You will become the strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent!"

Wang Lin's expression was still cold and he wasn't moved at all. He only coldly stared at the Imperial Teacher.

"The Celestial Emperor has prepared for many years to complete the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell. Once it's successful, it will allow someone to have the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation level and become the second Celestial Ancestor!

"I can help you obtain this cultivation level without the Celestial Emperor knowing!" The Imperial Teacher licked his lips and looked at Wang Lin.

"You have the qualifications, you came from a cave world that provides Joss Flames for my clan, you…"

"You can't leave the ancestral city! More accurately, you can't leave the palace!" Wang Lin's words interrupted the Imperial Teacher. After he spoke, the Imperial Teacher's expression suddenly changed and he stopped speaking. His gaze became cold as he stared at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression remained the same as he met his gaze. After a long time, the Imperial Teacher began to laugh.

"That's correct. The Celestial Ancestor is strong, very strong. My clan is forced to serve him and a vast majority of the Joss Flames are refined by the bodies of the members of my clan before being given to the Celestial Ancestor!

"He left a seal that will be inherited for generations in my clan. Not only can the people of my clan not leave the ancestral city, we even have to be cautious without words. Every generation of Celestial Emperor can control the life and death of my clan! Once someone takes the risk of leaving, they die! The old ancestor of the Great Soul Sect was a genius of my clan, but after he left, he still found it difficult to avoid death!

"Therefore, my clan must be loyal to every Celestial Emperor! I want to change this, and now I have the chance to do so!"

"When I first learned that you came from a cave world, the Celestial Emperor wanted to kill you, but I understand Lian Daozhen. He is always suspicious of others and extremely cold, so I took the initiative to say that you will be a big problem and must be killed!

"Sure enough, the moment I said it, he had doubts, so when you arrived in the celestial clan, he didn't act. However, you grew too fast, fast beyond his expectations, but he had other plans. He wanted to use your power to complete Ming Dao!

The person he chose for the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell is Ming Dao, and the person I chose is you, Wang Lin!! Jiu Di is a great threat for the Celestial Emperor, so he doesn't wish to act personally and attract Jiu Di's suspicion. This is why he invited you during the title ceremony and set the trap at the street, but when your slaughter descended, it shocked him. Then he relied on Dao Fei's memory to finally successfully lure you here!

"The reason I wanted to you to come here is precisely because only when there is another Grand Empyrean battling him can I say these things without him knowing!" The white-haired Imperial Teacher's eyes lit up as he spoke to Wang Lin.

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"Is it me or Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao… Or should I say, the real winner would be the Celestial Emperor or the Imperial Teacher." Wang Lin remained calm as he silently pondered. His emotions didn't change at all due to the Imperial Teacher's words.

He looked at the Imperial teacher above the altar. His words were filled with truth and lies. However, Wang Lin was certain the so called inheritance would not be so simple!

Wang Lin looked at the Imperial Teacher and slowly said, "I wonder, how do you want me to cooperate so I can obtain the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation? Also, the Celestial Ancestor is rumored to have gone missing; it is unknown if he is dead or alive. How well can this inheritance be carried out?"

"This matter is complicated, but the Celestial Emperor has prepared extensively already. He found Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who, without the Celestial Ancestor bloodline, could already become the strongest Ascendant Empyrean after you. If he obtains the Celestial Ancestor bloodline, his cultivation level will increase countless folds!

"His hatred towards you will turn into an obsession to surpass you. This obsession can increase his vitality grealty and increase his chance of surviving the pain by 40% so he can successfully force out all his own bloodline and be transformed into the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline!

"At that time, he will become the second generation Celestial Ancestor, and the Celestial Emperor has spent many years scheming with Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao. I still don't know what the Celestial Emperor did to make him so confident he could control the powerful Ming Dao once he succeeds the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell!

"I attempted to divinate it, but it was a complete blur. I managed to find some clues, and it should be something similar to possession and puppet! The key is this blood pool!" The Imperial Teacher pointed at the pool before the altar.

"This thing is extremely difficult to obtain. A few generations of Celestial Emperors gathered enough blood to barely increase the success rate of the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell. If you agree, I'll preside over this and transfer the legacy to you instead!

Once you obtain this power, you will become the number one in the celestial clan, an existence beyond Grand Empyreans. At that time, you can save Lian Daofei with just one word!" The Imperial Teacher began to speak even faster.

Wang Lin calmly said, "What demands do you have?"

"I only have one condition. Once you obtain the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance and become the second Celestial Ancestor, you can replace the Celestial Ancestor to unseal my clan. Let my clan go free!" As the Imperial Teacher stared at Wang Lin, his eyes revealed a strange light.

"Then my clan will choose to leave the Immortal Astral Continent and go back to our hometown. As for you, you will become the most powerful person in the celestial clan. You will be able to enjoy endless power while reproducing the glory of the Celestial Ancestor!

"If you don't believe me, I can make an oath. If I violate this contract, let me be destroyed!" As the Imperial Teacher spoke, his last sentence appeared out of thin air and light condensed to form a complex seal. The seal floated there and then disappeared.

The Imperial Teacher quickly said, "This is an oath, and the law of the Immortal Astral Continent is the witness. With your cultivation level, you can naturally sense if this oath is real or fake!"

Wang Lin silently pondered.

Time passed breath and breath. For the first time, the Imperial Teacher became anxious.

"Wang Lin, I have no malice, and everything I have said is true. There is no feud between us, so I won't harm you. I just want to fight for a free future for my clan.

"Can you please help me!!

"No one wants to be a slave for their whole life, and even all your future generations will be slaves to another. Can you imagine that!? My children had their fates decided the moment they were born! This kind of thing has continued for countless years. We have to struggle, we want to struggle, we want to break free!

"But my clan has no strength to resist!! Wang Lin, you are my clan's only hope. Help my clan once, help my clan once!!" The Imperial Teacher looked sincere and was filled with a deep sense of sorrow. He clasped his hands and bowed deeply at Wang Lin.

However, Wang Lin's expression was still cold and hadn't changed at all, revealing ruthlessness. The black-haired him represented slaughter and destruction, so even if this matter was several times more sad, he wouldn't care. Not to mention, he wouldn't casually believe those words.

Wang Lin looked at the struggling Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao in the pool and felt the madness coming from his body.

"Has he lost his mind?"

"His mind has already been erased by the Celestial Emperor. The only thing that remains is his hatred and killing intent toward you!" The Imperial Teacher nodded.

From Wang Lin's view, this hatred wasn't that deep, but considering the dao Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao cultivated, he slightly understood.

Time slowly passed. The Imperial Teacher bitterly waited for a while. He looked at Wang Lin's indifferent expression and couldn't help but let out a sigh. He clenched his teeth and spoke once more.

"If Fellow Cultivator Wang agrees with me, I can give you all the Joss Flames provided by all the cave worlds on the Immortal Astral Continent. If Fellow Cultivator Wang absorbs it all, there will be many benefits!

"Regardless of cultivation level, spells, or lifespan, you will undergo a metamorphosis. After a long time, there is a chance you will reach a realm of void and destruction! This level is enough for one to stand at the top!" After the Imperial Teacher finished speaking, his right hand reached toward his forehead. A fist-sized black crystal slowly appeared. It gave off no light, but a powerful Joss Flame aura spread out.

"This item is the core of all the Joss Flames provided by all the cave worlds on the Immortal Astral Continent. With this, the entire continent will be constantly providing you with Joss Flames!

"The Celestial Ancestor was born from the void, and unlike my family, he couldn't absorb it himself, so it's necessary for my clan to transform it first. There are many people in this world who absorb Joss Flames, but because its not pure, they become a seed for Joss Flames for my clan once they absorb it!

"But you are different. You were born in a Joss Flame cave world. For you, you don't need my clan to transform it. Your soul and body can directly absorb it!!" The Imperial Teacher's eyes revealed a decisive gaze and he waved his hand. The black crystal flew toward Wang Lin!

The incoming crystal seemed to meet resistance before Wang Lin and floated before him. After taking out the crystal, the Imperial Teacher looked older, as if he was decaying.

"This item is my clan's life crystal. After losing it, I won't live for much longer. I give this to you in hopes that you will believe me. Help my clan gain freedom and leave here… Return home…" The Imperial Teacher's voice felt ancient.

Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he waved his right hand and immediately put the crystal away. He looked up at the Imperial Teacher and nodded.

"I don't understand the Immortal Astral Oath, I only know blood oath!" As Wang Lin spoke, he raised his hand and bit his finger. A drop of blood flew out, and this blood contained Wang Lin's aura. This aura was very powerful, and if it exploded into a blood mist, the aura it would give off would make it difficult for others to tell if this aura was the real Wang Lin or not!

"If what you say is true, then I can help you once!" Wang Lin words entered the drop of blood and it flashed. Wang Lin flicked the drop, and it stopped before the Imperial Teacher.

The Imperial Teacher became excited as he looked at the drop of blood before him. He pointed at the pool Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was in and spoke.

"Many thanks, Fellow Cultivator! At this moment, time is of the essence. I ask Fellow Cultivator to enter the pool so I can cast the spell while the Celestial Emperor is occupied and Ming Dao hasn't awakened yet to transfer the inheritance to you!

"This matter will be painful and will require your blood to be changed so that you have the blood of the Celestial Ancestor. I ask Fellow Cultivator not to resist, as once you resist, all the previous efforts will be wasted...

"Fellow Cultivator Wang…" The Imperial Teacher's expression was serious. He looked at Wang Lin with deep gratitude. He clasped his hands and bowed at Wang Lin for the second time!

"My clan will remember Fellow Cultivator's grace! I thank Fellow Cultivator on the behalf of all my clan members on the Immortal Astral Continent!"

Wang Lin's expression was cold as he slowly walked toward the pool. When he got near the pool, he suddenly looked up at the Imperial Teacher. The Imperial Teacher was still filled with gratitude, and Wang Lin could see the death aura around him. Like he had said, after losing the crystal, he didn't have much time left.

Wang Lin slowly said, "I must first rescue Lian Daofei!"

The Imperial Teacher revealed a bitter smile as he looked at Lian Daofei, who was locked by the nine chains. He shook his head and let out a sigh.

"Fellow Cultivator Wang, this old man doesn't want to deceive you. The chains on Lian Daofei's body were placed by the Celestial Emperor, so I can't remove them. Even though he is battling against Grand Empyrean Gemini, once it's touched, he will immediately notice… So this old man really can't open it.

"But once you obtain the power of the Celestial Ancestor, everything will be resolved! Believe me once, Fellow Cultivator, believe me once. I promise you this with the lives and the future of my entire clan!

"Believe me!" The Imperial Teacher was very sincere. He had paid with his life only for Wang Lin to believe him once.

Wang Lin looked at the Imperial Teacher and silently pondered for a moment before he nodded. He lifted his feet and stepped into the blood-like pool of water. However, just as his right foot was about to touch the pool, his right foot trembled slightly.

This action was very light, and the ripple from his foot touching the pool masked it so outsiders couldn't detect it. A strand of slaughter aura spread out from his right foot.

The moment this aura appeared, it shot directly Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, who had his eyes closed, and immediately drilled into his body.

The Imperial Teacher was very excited. When he sawWang Lin step into the pool, he raised his hand to form a seal and used the last of his life force to use the secret spell. However, at this moment, the entire palace suddenly turned cold!

Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao suddenly opened his eyes and his feelings of confusion were turned into madness. The coldness was coming from his body, and the moment he opened his eyes, the pool of water instantly turned to ice!

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Roar!!

Ming Dao let out a roar and his body stood up inside the frozen water, releasing cracking sounds. His hair grew rapidly until it was longer than his body and laid on the frozen body.

His hair moved as he stared at Wang Lin with monstrous killing intent!

This sudden change startled the Imperial Teacher, but before he could speak, Wang Lin's right foot rose up the moment Ming Dao awakened and the pool froze. His eyes were filled with killing intent and coldness as he looked at the Imperial Teacher.

"You are indeed deceiving me!"

"This…" Just as the Imperial Teacher was about to explain, Ming Dao's roar echoed, causing the entire place to tremble. He rushed at Wang Lin like a fierce beast!

"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, then our agreement from before is over!" Wang Lin's expression was extremely gloomy and angry. Facing Ming Dao, who was charging at him, he waved his right hand.

With this wave, his slaughter and destructive power appeared to form a black cloud that flew toward Ming Dao. As it closed in, Ming Dao let out a roar. His eyes were filled with madness. He raised his left hand and nine strands of green gas suddenly appeared around his five fingers. After forming nine circles, they expanded and flew toward the black cloud.

Thunderous rumbles echoed and the green gas erupted with extremely pure fire essence power. Each ring began to burn, shaking the black cloud.

The Imperial Teacher stared at this and began to ponder. He immediately guessed that this was related to Wang Lin, but he wasn't sure. Perhaps Wang Lin's arrival had stimulated Ming Dao to awakening early!

As he pondered, he raised his right hand and a small person made of white light appeared. Just as it was about bow to divinate, Ming Dao was knocked back toward the Imperial Teacher as the smoke rings and the black cloud collided.

Wang Lin also retreated and suddenly looked up after retreating several steps. He stared at Ming Dao, who had been knocked toward the Imperial Teacher. Killing intent appeared in his eyes as he stepped forward and the black robe around him erupted into a black cloud. Wang Lin became one with the black cloud and rushed toward the madman, who was trapped by the nine chains.

"You kill him or subdue him, then our deal can continue!" As Wang Lin's voice echoed, the blood that contained Wang Lin's blood oath erupted into a blood mist. This blood mist surrounded the altar and the Imperial Teacher.

When the blood suddenly erupted, it caused the Imperial Teacher to be shrouded by Wang Lin's aura. This aura was very powerful and would make it difficult for someone who could only detect auras to figure out the difference between real and fake!

Wang Lin was currently the black-haired version of himself and was hiding inside the fog, so his aura was completely hidden. Ming Dao, who had lost his mind, immediately felt the aura from the blood mist around the Imperial Teacher - the aura he hated to the bones!

Without hesitation, he immediately changed his target. His eyes were bloodshot as he charged toward the Imperial Teacher!

Ming Dao arrived with a sharp roar and interrupted the Imperial Teacher's divination. He looked at the blood mist around him and no longer needed to divinate as he had already guessed the answer. There was a flash of viciousness in his eyes as the little person in his palm flew out. It immediately turned into the size of a real person and pointed at Ming Dao.

Till the end, Wang Lin still didn't believe the Imperial Teacher's words. The reason he had even talked with the Imperial Teacher was to find a way to save the madman. The Imperial Teacher's power was very strange, and if he tried to stop Wang Lin, then Wang Lin would find it difficult to find spare power to save the madman.

Therefore, he first got the information that Ming Dao had lost his mind and then condensed his own aura before the Imperial Teacher in the guise of a blood oath. He wasn't worried the Imperial Teacher would have doubts, because, after all, it was normal for the blood oath to contain the user's own aura.

As time passed, the Imperial Teacher revealed his anxiousness several times. Wang Lin had used the blood oath as an excuse to place it near the Imperial Teacher, then he agreed without giving the Imperial Teacher time to think!

The Imperial Teacher was anxious, and much time had passed. Once Wang Lin agreed, The Imperial Teacher didn't suspect the blood, and he didn't bother to divinate it. His attention was focused on transferring the power to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin calmly executed this plan, and once Ming Dao was awakened by him, all of this took place!

What Celestial Ancestor inheritance, what saving the Imperial Teacher's clan? Wang Lin had no interest in any of this. He was currently the black-haired Wang Lin, who represented slaughter and destruction; how could he care about such things?

The only thing that remained was the obsession that remained when he turned into the black-haired version: save the madman!

He turned into black fog, and while the Imperial Teacher and Ming Dao were fighting, he charged toward the chains above. As soon as the black fog shrouded the chain and he was going to save the madman, a golden light came from the madman's body. This golden light was the same as the golden light from the Celestial Ancestor statue in the palace.

Under this golden light, a power that made his heart tremble, one that not even his slaughter could resist, spread out. The moment the golden light touched the black fog, the black fog began to dissipate. The black fog was turned into threads and was forced out of Wang Lin's body.

Under the golden light, the black-haired Wang Lin was surrounded by black gas. The moment the black gas appeared, it dissipated with a sizzle. A sharp pain came from Wang Lin's soul and shrouded his body, making it so he could not close in on the madman!

He suddenly retreated, but under the golden light, his hair rapidly changed. After retreating a few hundred feet, his black hair had dissipated and was replaced by white hair!

This power forced Wang Lin to turn back to his white-haired form from his slaughter and destruction! Even though his hair was no longer black, Wang Lin was still being rejected by the golden light. The blast caused him to cough out blood and his pupils to shrink. He stared at the chains around the madman with shock in his eyes!

"This… Is this the power of the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline!? Did the Celestial Emperor choose Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, or his little brother, Dao Fei!?" As Wang Lin retreated, the Imperial Teacher pointed at Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, causing Ming Dao's body to be pushed back.

However, the retreating Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao let out a roar and his skin rapidly decayed. Large amounts of wounds appeared on his body and golden light shined out from those wounds as they decayed.

This caused his body to be shrouded in a golden light no weaker than the one that had turned Wang Lin's hair white!

The appearance of this force caused Wang Lin to suspect his previous speculations. The appearance of this golden light made him uncertain if the Celestial Emperor had chosen the madman or Ming Dao!

"Wang Lin, you moved the chain, so the Celestial Emperor already knows - he could come at any time. Quickly, come help me suppress Ming Dao so I can transfer his power to you!" The Imperial Teacher's face was pale. He had lost the crystal and therefore didn't have much time left. His words were anxious, and at this moment, he didn't care about Wang Lin's scheme from before.

Ming Dao's body was covered in golden light, but the decay did not stop - it only intensified as the golden light became stronger. Pieces of rotten flesh fell off and he looked like he was in endless pain. His eyes were blurry, filled with only madness as he let out a roar and charged at Wang Lin.

He didn't use any spell as he closed in. The golden light coming from his body was the best spell and treasure. Wang Lin felt like a sun was rushing toward him to completely destroy him!

Wang Lin's expression changed and he retreated, activating the soul armor as he did so. He was now using his full power. Sundered Night appeared in his left hand and Ancient Dao No Celestials appeared in his right!

These were two were his most powerful spells, and he bombarded Ming Dao with them!

At the same time, the Imperial Teacher also jumped into the air and left the altar for the first time. He waved his right hand and nine white figures appeared. The nine figures turned into nine fingers and rushed toward Ming Dao!

As the rumble echoed, before Wang Lin could see the result, a muffled, angry roar came from outside the palace. The entire palace shook violently and the top of the palace collapsed. A large, golden palm seemed to have broken through space, descending on them.

"Shang Xuandao, you dare to betray this emperor?!"

The golden palm contained the destructive force of a Grand Empyrean. After it appeared, it immediately absorbed the golden light from Ming Dao and the madman. When all this power gathered together, the entire palace trembled!

The Imperial Teacher's face immediately turned pale. As the palm closed in, he immediately screamed.

"Wang Lin, into the pool!!" He only had time to say this one line before he rushed into the pool below.

Wang Lin hesitated, and after he gritted his teeth, he charged into the pool. When he entered the pool, the Imperial Teacher used some unknown spell that caused the pool of water to boil and turn into a vortex before collapsing. There was another space hidden under this palace!

The sky was blood-colored like the blood pool. At this moment, a crack opened up in the sky, then ripples echoed and Wang Lin and the Imperial Teacher fell through. The golden palm and Ming Dao's figure followed after them.

There were nine mysterious mountains on the ground!

One of the mountains was carved into the shape of a skull. The skull looked at the sky, and it looked like the Celestial Ancestor!

A skull turned into a mountain!

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Wang Lin's expression was serious as he fell from the crack in the sky. He immediately flew to the peak of one of the nine mountains and looked up.

The Imperial Teacher did the same thing as Wang Lin and, in a flash, appeared on top of another mountain.

The giant golden palm arrived and instantly replaced everything in the sky. The sky became golden, as if it were a sea of golden fire.

However, just as the golden palm arrived, the earth of this space trembled. The eyes of the mountain that looked like the head of the Celestial Ancestor lit up. The palm in the sky seemed to be attracted by this gaze. It melted into two strands and was quickly absorbed by the two eyes on the mountain. The golden palm print disappeared in an instant!

An angry roar faintly came from the sky. It seemed to come from the Celestial Emperor. This roar seemed to have passed through many layers of space, but it gradually became more clear, as if the Celestial Emperor was desperately rushing here.

However, shortly after, the angry roar stopped and was replaced by the crisp voice of two little girls. It was clear that the Celestial Emperor had been stopped by Grand Empyrean Gemini!

The Imperial Teacher's face was pale and he was panting. He seemed to have reached the end of his life, and he roared, "Wang Lin, the Celestial Emperor is stopped for now, but he is anxious to come here. We don't have much time left!! We must first work together to subdue Ming Dao!!!

"After we subdue him, I'll use a spell to transfer his inheritance to you!"

Although there was no golden palm in the sky, Ming Dao's body appeared. His body was rapidly decaying and a large amount of skin was falling off, exposing his black bones. His body was still giving off golden light that was corroding his flesh. This caused him to continue to roar in pain.

Because the Imperial Teacher had broken open the pool, there were cracks in the sky from which large amounts of red blood dripped down like rain.

The red blood fell on the nine mountains and on the ground. It was rapidly accumulating as if it were endless.

Under the blood rain, Ming Dao let out a roar and suddenly looked up. His eyes were turbid but filled with killing intent and madness. He stared at Wang Lin as he let out a roar and charged forward. He turned into a shadow and instantly closed in on the mountain Wang Lin was on, exuding his shocking pressure!

Wang Lin's pupils shrank. The instant Ming Dao closed in, he took a step back. With this step, 99 afterimages appeared.

As the thunderous rumbles echoed, the earth trembled. Ming Dao didn't use any spell, he just smashed head-first into the mountain.

The earth trembled, and if it was any other mountain, it would have collapsed. However, this mountain trembled violently and rocks fell, but it showed no signs of collapse. No cracks had even appeared on the mountain!

Out of the 99 Wang Lins, more than 70 collapsed in Ming Dao's crazed collision. The rest fused together in the distance to turn into his original body!

His expression was calm as he retreated and stared at the mountain with a strange light in his eyes.

"What kind of mountain is this… What is this place?" Wang Lin asked the Imperial Teacher!

"These are the nine celestial mountains that are the foundation of the celestial clan. They protect the celestial clan and suppress the 72 sealed souls. This also allows each generation of Celestial Emperor to inherit the title of Eight Extreme!

"This place is the forbidden palace under the imperial palace and the real closed door cultivation spot of the Celestial Ancestor!" the Imperial Teacher answered without hesitation.

"Wang Lin, attack!" The Imperial Teacher's eyes lit up and he flew toward Ming Dao. His right hand stretched out and a small person made of white light appeared and immediately turned into the size of a person. It charged forward with him.

Ming Dao hit the mountain, causing it to tremble, and let out a roar. He didn't care about the Imperial Teacher, he just charged at Wang Lin once more.

"All nothingness continues to exist because they exist!" The person made of white light before the Imperial Teacher walked forward and disappeared. When it reappeared, it was before Ming Dao, and it pointed at Ming Dao.

When the finger landed, a large amount of ripples appeared before the void around Ming Dao. These ripples were like chains and immediately caused Ming Dao to stop!

Wang Lin's eyes lit up. The golden light inside Ming Dao's body was too strong, and Wang Lin dreaded this power. Seeing the Imperial Teacher act, Wang Lin hesitated for a moment before he charged toward Ming Dao.

As he closed in, he raised his right hand and Sundered Night appeared. The earth became the sea and the sky turned dark, while he became the sun. Bright light appeared, containing the powerful force of Wang Lin's faith spell. He fused with the light that could tear apart the darkness and charged at Ming Dao.

At the same time, the Imperial Teacher, with his pale face, bit the tip of his tongue. He used his last remaining life to spit out a mouthful of blood that condensed into a blood man. The blood man let out a roar toward the sky and charged toward Ming Dao with a fierce expression!

Wang Lin and the Imperial Teacher both attacked Ming Dao with powerful spells!

Ming Dao was originally not this strong, but the golden light in his body was indestructible and could replace all spells. It was powerful enough to force anyone back and make them not dare to close in.

Like a fire, if a moth pounced at it or it pounced at the moth, the moth would be burnt to ashes!

As the blood man and Wang Lin's Sundered Night closed in on Ming Dao, he let out a roar at the sky. It was as if the pain had reached a peak. His body, which had mostly rotted, trembled and suddenly collapsed!

This collapse was a separation of flesh and blood! It was the force of his flesh and blood exploding in all directions!

The blood man charged forward into the explosion of Ming Dao's body!

Popping sounds echoed and the blood man let out a miserable scream. Ming Dao's flesh penetrated through the blood man, and it disappeared before it even got close to Ming Dao!

The power of the Celestial Ancestor was present inside Ming Dao's flesh and blood, making it comparable to all kinds of spells. Wang Lin's expression changed and he rapidly retreated. The flesh and blood rapidly dissipated under Sundered Night, but some still penetrated through. As Wang Lin dodged, three pieces landed on his body.

It was his chest, right leg, and left arm.

Intense pain came from his body and golden light shined from those places as if it were trying to burn his body.

"This is happening because he awakened early and hasn't absorbed enough of the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline. Following his flesh and blood, his bones will collapse. If he can persist, then he will complete the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell and his body will be reformed by the golden light!

"Wang Lin, we can no longer hold back - we must use our full force. We have to subdue him before he completes the spell or dies so I can transfer the power to you!" The Imperial Teacher's words were weak and anxious. He raised his hand and little light people started to appear in his palm.

He bit the tip of his tongue once again and, with a roar, his body rapidly decayed as if he was going to die. He spat out a mouthful of blood which then turned into a blood man. All the little people made of light rushed into the blood man. The blood man gave off a powerful aura and opened its eyes. There was no fierce gaze, only calmness as it charged at Ming Dao.

The Imperial Teacher's body trembled and his breathing became rough. His face was extremely pale and death shrouded his body.

Seeing the Imperial Teacher like this, Wang Lin clenched his teeth and activated the power of the Heavenly Bull soul armor to its peak. His hair moved without any wind as his Ancient Dao and celestial cultivation fused together and he threw a punch at Ming Dao!

This punch was the peak of Wang Lin's power. When he threw the punch, 99 afterimagnes condensed with his original body and smashed toward Ming Dao.

Ming Dao's body trembled and his body was like a skeleton. What little flesh and blood remained at this moment exploded once more. Now Ming Dao's body was all bones!

The bones were completely black, but there was a fist-sized ball of golden light that gave off endless golden light inside him. This was what he inherited from the Celestial Ancestor!

The power of the flesh and blood exploding could not stop the blood man formed by the life force of the Imperial Teacher or the spell formed with Wang Lin's Heavenly Bull armor. Thunderous rumbles echoed, and Ming Dao looked like he could not bear it anymore.

However, just at this moment, a roar that came from the soul echoed across the world from Ming Dao's skeleton body.

"I'm unwilling to give up!!"

As his divine sense echoed, two golden flame began to burn in his eye sockets, but an instant later, the fire showed signs of extinguishing. Cracks appeared on his bones and they collapsed in a flash!

The moment all his bones collapsed, an unimaginable shockwave spread out with him as the center. This powerful force caused Wang Lin to feel a powerful life or death crisis coming!

Not far away, the Imperial Teacher's dim eyes shined with a hint of hidden excitement. He had used the last of his life, so his body collapsed like his oath. At the same time, a ray of ghostly light flew out toward Ming Dao!!

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The impact from the explosion of Ming Dao's bones rushed toward the Imperial Teacher, but most of it shot toward Wang Lin. From a distance, this storm looked like a giant mouth that was going to devour Wang Lin!

The impact containing the power of the Celestial Ancestor made Wang Lin experience a life or death crisis. He could not dodge, and it would be difficult to resist, but Wang Lin's eyes revealed a decisive gaze. At this critical moment, he let out a roar.

"Heavenly Bull, soul collapse!!"

The Heavenly Bull soul armor that had been with Wang Lin for many years suddenly collapsed. The fragment turned into a vortex around Wang Lin and formed a giant Heavenly Bull around him!

Thunderous rumbles echoed as Ming Dao's exploding bones collided with the Heavenly Bull. This shocking sound set off a series of echoes that shrouded the world.

Wang Lin coughed out a mouthful of blood and retreated. The giant Heavenly Bull around him showed signs of dissipating but was still there. Wang Lin's eyes shined as he stared ahead. He saw that at the place where Ming Dao had disappeared, there was a golden ball of light. This ball gave off a bright light, and the shadow of a figure rapidly formed.

This figure was blurry but gave off a shocking pressure, and from its appearance, it seemed to be Ming Dao, who was going to reform his body!

"Following his flesh and blood, his bones will collapse. If he can persist, then he will complete the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell and his body will be reformed by the golden light!" The Imperial Teacher's earlier words echoed in Wang Lin's mind. His pupils shrank and he was about to attack when the Imperial Teacher's ancient voice echoed in his mind.

"Wang Lin, this old man will use his life to give you the inheritance. I can sacrifice myself only to ask you to release the seal on my clan!

"Ming Dao has already persisted to this point and had endured a majority of the pain for you. This will make the chances of you successfully obtaining the inheritance much greater!" The Imperial Teacher's ghostly light charged out after his body collapsed. His calm voice that was ready for death filled Wang Lin's mind.

The ghostly light rapidly closed in and collided with the shockwave created by Ming Dao's bones. The ghostly light immediately penetrated this shockwave and arrived at the golden figure that was forming. The ghostly light immediately circled around the figure sevens times and was still going.

Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he didn't listen to the Imperial Teacher's words. He clenched his right fist and the collapsed Heavenly Bull soul armor condensed in his hand. In an instant, the storm around him dissipated and the Heavenly Bull shadow that was about to collapse gathered inside Wang Lin's fist, then he threw a punch!

With this punch, the Heavenly Bull soul armor on Wang Lin's body shattered, but this punch moved extremely fast. It carried a destructive force and instantly closed in on the ghostly shadow the Imperial Teacher had turned into and the golden shadow.

"No!!!" A miserable divine sense message came from the ghostly light. Wang Lin's punch contained the last the Heavenly Bull soul armor. It created an impact that penetrated the eight layers of ghostly light and collided with the golden shadow!

"In the celestial clan, you're not one of the people I can trust!" Whether what the Imperial Teacher was saying was true or a lie, Wang Lin didn't care. He only knew that the Imperial Teacher had participated in the slaughter back on the long street. If his slaughter avatar hadn't descended, he would have without a doubt died!

In his heart, he also had a speculation. Although he couldn't confirm if it was true or not, once it was confirmed, then everything before him would be a lie!

The last power of the Heavenly Bull soul armor collided with the golden shadow. A thunderous rumble echoed across the world and the golden shadow directly collapsed!

During the condensing process, it was at its weakest, and this was a critical time where it couldn't withstand too much force. At this moment, the golden shadow collapsed, but the golden light itself was not damaged at all. It flew directly toward the sky.

The ghostly light the Imperial Teacher had formed after he died didn't dissipate but reformed into the Imperial Teacher. After he appeared, his face was filled with anger and pain. His hands formed a seal and he pointed at the earth.

"Celestial Ancestor!! It was my clan that found your head!!"

As the Imperial Teacher pointed at the earth, the mountain that looked like the Celestial Ancestor's head trembled. Large amounts of rocks fell and the entire mountain exploded before a dumbfounded Wang Lin.

As the mountain exploded, a monstrous golden light came from the mountain. After the mountain completely collapsed, Wang Lin saw something inside. Wang Lin stopped breathing and his body trembled. He was filled with disbelief and horror!

The thing inside the mountain was a head. A head 100 feet large with its eyes closed and a head of black hair!! The moment the head appeared, a shocking pressures spread out.

Under this pressure, Wang Lin felt the illusion that his body was being suppressed and his soul was going to dissipate!

The head was bleeding from its orifices, but his appearance was very clear. When Wang Lin was absorbing the earth fire vein at the Heavenly Bull Continent, he had seen this person seal the Heavenly Bull!

At the Empyrean Trial, he had seen this person's shadow! In the palace, he had seen this person's statue. He had heard about this person again and again over the past few hundred years!! He had even heard this person's true name in the Dong Lin Pool!!

He was the ancestor of the Celestial Ancestor, the ancestor of the entire Celestial Clan. The legendary strongest member of the Celestial Clan!

He had once sealed and suppressed 72 foreign souls to form the current 72 continents!

He had also created the Empyrean Trial and left behind a trial ground for the future generations!

He was the Celestial Ancestor - he was Lian Yunjue!

The Celestial Ancestor's head, Lian Yunjue's head!! This head came out of the collapsed mountain and slowly rose into the air. The wound on its neck was irregular, as if someone had forcibly torn his head from his body!

The blood that was dripping from his orifices was golden, but because too much time had passed, it contained faint hints of purple! There was no pain on his face, as if he was sleeping.

The moment Wang Lin saw this head, his mind rumbled as if countless bolts of thunder had exploded in his brain, completely startling him.

Wang Lin had many guesses about the Celestial Ancestor, and among the celestial clan, there were many different versions of the story of the disappearance of the Celestial Ancestor!!

Wang Lin thought that the Celestial Ancestor had left the Immortal Astral Continent. He also thought that the Celestial Ancestor was in closed door cultivation in some place, and he even thought that the Celestial Ancestor may have died!

But when he personally saw the Celestial Ancestor's head, the shock and horror he felt was something no speculation would reduce!

"Who killed the Celestial Ancestor?"

Wang Lin's heart trembled. What he saw today seemed to open a door to the ancient past of the celestial clan!! What happened back then?

If the Celestial Ancestor was dead, then what about the Ancient Ancestor...

All these thoughts instantly echoed through Wang Lin's heart. The ghostly light that was the Imperial Teacher let out a hiss after summoning the Celestial Ancestor's head. He closed his eyes, then his left hand covered his left eye and his right eye suddenly opened!

The Celestial Ancestor's head seemed to be affected by him. The moment he opened his right eye, the Celestial Ancestor's head also opened its right eye.

Its right eye was like a hole - there was no color!

The moment he opened his right eye, the rapidly ascending golden light stopped and charged direction toward the Celestial Ancestor's head. It instantly disappeared into the right eye.

Shortly after, the Imperial Teacher formed by the ghostly light angrily looked at Wang Lin and then pointed at him! He chanted a complex spell that Wang Lin could not hear clearly.

Wang Lin's face instantly turned pale and he retreated without hesitation. However, as the Imperial Teacher pointed, a monstrous golden light came from the Celestial Ancestor's right eye. Wang Lin immediately felt a great force drawing him in, and he was involuntarily pulled into the right eye of the Celestial Ancestor!

The moment he was sucked into the right eye of the Celestial Ancestor, the Imperial Teacher was surrounded by nine ghostly lights and rushed into the Celestial Ancestor's right eye after Wang Lin!

"You didn't listen to this old man's advice and interfered with my plan. Now the plan that had a 90% success rate is reduced to only 30%!

"You deserve to die!! This old man really intended to let you have the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance. I would have used its power to suppress your mind so that I could possess your mind after you obtained it. However, after I completed my plan, I would've considered giving you a chance at survival. Once you pledged your loyalty with your soul, I would have let you become my clan's Joss Flame guardian!

"But now this old man has changed his mind!! This is all because of your own doing!! Don't blame this old man for not keeping his promise!

"This old man has waited for too many years and couldn't leave this place. I also couldn't find the right person to possess, but your appearance gave me the opportunity. Your body is too suitable for this old man!!

"This old man will allow you to complete the inheritance. Once you have the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation, it will be the same as me obtaining the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation!"

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Ancestral City's forbidden palace!

There was a giant hole in the sky that emitted a faint light. There was a 100 foot head floating between the eight mountains below. The head was floating in the air motionlessly.

However, its right eye was open and contained a hint of light. It was still cloudy, and this light was like a vortex that rapidly rotated inside the Celestial Ancestor's right eye.

As the light rotated, there was a vague shadow inside. This shadow was Wang Lin!

The Celestial Ancestor's right eye was like another world. Wang Lin's eyes were closed as he floated in this dark world. This place was empty and filled with death aura.

Wang Lin's hair rapidly changed between white and black hair. He didn't seem to be aware of this change, and his eyes were closed.

Inside his body, golden light slowly dissipated as if it were penetrating his skin. This golden light was dim, like it could be extinguished at any moment. Wang Lin looked calm inside this golden light, as if he was asleep and felt nothing.

It was unknown how much time had passed when the golden light in Wang Lin's body became even brighter and spread outwards. Inside his body, there was an inheritance and a possession, suppression and rebelling!

Wang Lin looked normal on the outside, and inside his body, there was a ball of golden light. This ball of light contained the power of the Celestial Ancestor and emitted the golden light that spread through Wang Lin's body. It was changing his flesh, blood, and bones to something suitable for the existence of this golden light.

The golden light was extremely overbearing. It emitted an aura that controlled all life and could make one go crazy. This aura was powerful enough that even without the Imperial Teacher attempting possession, this inheritance was enough to make Wang Lin turn into a madman with no consciousness!

The overbearing golden light instantly destroyed any attempts Wang Lin made to resist. It completely occupied his arms and shrouded his body.

However, there was a place on Wang Lin's body that could not change no matter how much the golden light invaded. That was where the Ancient Ancestor's soul blood was located!

The Ancient Ancestor's soul blood was on the same level as the inheritance from the Celestial Ancestor, so the golden light couldn't do much. However, there wasn't much soul blood, so it couldn't spread out to resist. As a result, the two sides didn't touch each other.

"After the golden light suppresses his body, I can use this formation to suppress his soul and cause it to collapse. Then this old man will be able to control his body!" The Imperial Teacher's thoughts echoed in Wang Lin's body.

His body had already died and he only had a wisp of divine sense in Wang Lin's body. He was aware that taking over Wang Lin's body would not be simple, so he had used the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation as a lure. The purpose was to borrow the power of the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance to remove Wang Lin's struggle. This would allow Wang Lin's body to obtain the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation and then he would occupy it without any danger.

This golden light had occupied every part of Wang Lin's body, except where the soul blood was located and the head. The golden light from Wang Lin's body was so bright that it could even be seen from the outside. One could clearly see a faint, golden light coming from the Celestial Ancestor's right eye.

As the golden light spread out, it looked like the Celestial Ancestor's head had gained a hint of vitality!

"This Wang Lin's body is extremely strange; it contains the aura of the Ancient Ancestor. This aura can't be erased… But it can be sealed up so it doesn't interfere with my plans!" the Imperial Teacher thought to himself. Then the golden light in Wang Lin's body gathered around the soul blood. Although it couldn't erase the soul blood, it would no longer hinder the Imperial Teacher's possession.

"I have already occupied the body, so next is the head. Once I occupy the head, then I can suppress his soul!" The Imperial Teacher was very excited. He felt the golden light spread out in waves toward Wang Lin's neck after sealing the soul blood.

Wang Lin's body trembled, then golden light filled his head and spread out from his orifices.

The golden light spread through Wang Lin's head and used its unique, overbearing power to blast away any protection Wang Lin had set. It completely occupied Wang Lin's head and body!

After it completely took over Wang Lin's body, the golden light shined brightly. This caused the right eye of the Celestial Ancestor's head to glow.

"Suppress the soul!!" The Imperial Teacher immediately appeared and borrowed the golden light that was suppressing Wang Lin's body to search for Wang Lin's soul!

A moment later, he vaguely felt the fluctuation of a soul inside Wang Lin's body. He rushed over with excitement.

"All things that exist can become null because they exist! Soul, become null!" As the Imperial Teacher's words echoed, Wang Lin's soul immediately dissipated and ceased to exist.

"Eh, so fragile - not even any memories remained… It should be because the golden light from the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance was too strong and Wang Lin's soul became too weak and thus shattered with a touch!"

Without a soul, the body was like a deadman, but at this moment, the Imperial Teacher's divine sense spread out inside the golden light to control Wang Lin's body.

The moment he took control of Wang Lin's body, Wang Lin, who was covered in the endless golden light, opened his eyes. The golden light from his eyes was even more dazzling!

However, the current Wang Lin was not his own consciousness, but belonged to the Imperial Teacher!

"It worked!! This Wang Lin was cunning to the end and always doubted this old man. He didn't cooperate at all, but now, under the power of the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance, he was still taken over by this old man!

"This body is very powerful!! It can refine even more Joss Flame power!!" The Imperial Teacher was filled with excitement after taking over Wang Lin and clenched his fist.

"Unfortunately, the inheritance is not complete, but this is only the first step. Now for the second step. Once it succeeds, my clan will be able to rid itself of the Celestial Ancestor's enslavement and regain freedom!!

"I have waited far too long for this day. There is nothing in this world worth more than freedom!

"For my clan, even if I'm destroyed, I'm willing to do anything!!" The Imperial Teacher's eyes were filled with excitement but also melancholy. He saw memories of the past, of all his clan members that had their fate determined the moment they were born.

"Wang Lin… Don't blame me…" The Imperial Teacher let out a sigh, but his eyes shined brightly before decisiveness appeared in them. He didn't leave the Celestial Ancestor's right eye. Still inside, he raised both of his hands to form a seal. The golden light his body gave off changed drastically!

The golden light around his body increased ten fold, a hundred fold, a thousand fold, ten thousand fold. It spread like wildfire, and all of the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation inside Wang Lin's body rapidly erupted!

Under this ten thousand fold golden light, Wang Lin's body was like a sun that lit up the world inside the dark right eye. This eye was now completely illuminated and no longer dark!

This extremely bright light in the Celestial Ancestor's right eye shrouded the forbidden palace!

At this moment, the skull's right eye shined brightly. It was a shocking sight as it looked like the skull was being resurrected!

"Left eye!!" The Imperial Teacher that occupied Wang Lin's body in the Celestial Ancestor's right eye formed a seal and began chanting complex spells.

As the chanting echoed, the Celestial Ancestor's left eye suddenly opened. The left eye was turbid and filled with death. It was completely different from the right eye, which was now filled with golden light and vitality!

The moment the Celestial Ancestor opened his left eye, a powerful suction force shot toward the sky, toward where the hole had appeared!

At the same time, crackling sounds echoed. Outside the collapsed pool, the madman that was bound by the nine chains was being pulled down toward the collapsed blood pool by the suction force!

Cracking sounds came from the chains once they were pulled to their limit and could no longer bear it!

In truth, this suction force was not pulling the chains, but the madman tied up by the chains. The madman pulled the chains straight toward the collapsed blood pool. When he was only a few dozen feet away, the chains were not long enough and, a moment later, the chains that Wang Lin had found extremely difficult to destroy shattered!

The remaining six chains only lasted for a moment before they all collapsed!

After all the chains broke, the madman's body was sucked into the collapsed blood pool by the powerful suction force. He turned into a ray of golden light and flew directly toward the Celestial Ancestor's left eye!

In a flash, the madman's body closed in and was devoured by the Celestial Ancestor's left eye like Wang Lin!

Just at this moment, the madman's blurry body appeared in the left eye. His body gave off an even more powerful golden light that penetrated the left eye. As a result, both of the Celestial Ancestor's eyes were open and gave off endless golden light as if he had really resurrected!

"Celestial Ancestor, speak!! Release my Dao Wang clan's seal!!" the Imperial Teacher excitedly screamed, but he hadn't noticed that in a hidden part of the body, Wang Lin's soul was coldly watching everything from the Heaven Defying Bead.

With the Imperial Teacher's words, the Celestial Ancestor's eyes shined and its closed mouth slowly opened. An ancient voice that sounded like the Imperial Teacher's voice came out!

"Release… Dao… Wang…" The voice came out like a thunderous rumble.

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"So this was his plan! He said earlier that he wanted me to inherit the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation to become the second Celestial Ancestor to release the seal on his entire clan.

"I originally didn't believe it, so that's why I didn't resist once I was absorbed by the right eye. I hid my soul inside the Heaven Defying Bead and used a fake soul to fool him to see what kind of plan he had!

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"So this plan was this!" As Wang Lin watched all of this, he felt a hint of admiration for the Imperial Teacher, who had taken over his body.

"He will allow my body to gain some of the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance and then the madman and I will become the Celestial Ancestor's eyes. As a result, the Celestial Ancestor's head will have vitality and will no longer be dead. This power belonged to the Celestial Ancestor to begin with. Then, while inside the right eye, he will use some unknown method to make the Celestial Ancestor speak some words!

"With this method, he could perfectly release the seal on his entire clan! After all, this seal is a type of restriction and something the law of Immortal Astral Continent recognizes. In truth, releasing this seal means deceiving the law!

"After all, the law is dead and follows a set of rules. With the Imperial Teacher's method, he might really succeed!" Wang Lin had never thought about such a strange way to release a seal. After witnessing this, he couldn't help but admire the Imperial Teacher's wit.

"However… Is this person really the Imperial Teacher…" As Wang Lin pondered, the Celestial Ancestor's head was about to finish speaking.

"... Clan… All…. Clan… Seal…" The Celestial Ancestor's eyes shined and its mouth moved in a very lifelike manner. The voice was that of the Imperial Teacher, and just as he was about to say the last word, a shocking change occurred!!

A laugh echoed from the hole in the sky and a drop of golden blood fell from the hole. Just as the Celestial Ancestor's head was about to say the last word, the drop of golden blood landed on the Celestial Ancestor's head!

When the blood fell, the Celestial Ancestor's head trembled and the golden blood spread out, covering the entire head. The golden blood covered the mouth and forced the last word back in!

The Imperial Teacher, who had taken control of Wang Lin's body, let out a roar of anger. He wanted to rush out but was blocked by the golden blood!

At this moment, the Celestial Ancestor's head changed greatly and was covered in gold, looking like a head cast from gold!!

The Imperial Teacher roared, "Lian Daozhen!!!"

The Celestial Emperor's laughter echoed in the sky as he walked out from the hole. With one step, he landed on the head of the Celestial Ancestor!

At the same time, Grand Empyrean Gemini chased him through the hole. The two little girls' faces were pale but extremely serious. When they came in, their pupils shrank when they saw the Celestial Ancestor's head below the Celestial Emperor.

"Imperial Teacher, your scheme is deep! You know I have prepared Dao Fei for a long time for the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell. You also know that Ming Dao was just a double to help Dao Fei succeed!

"In your view, Ming Dao existed to resist the pain of the inheritance because his dao was extreme pride. You thought I had lured Wang Lin here to make Ming Dao go crazy so that he could last longer due to the madness, thereby increasing the chance of Dao Fei succeeding!

"You let me lure Wang Lin here, and I allowed it to make you happy. Did you really think you could hide your plan from me!?" The Celestial Emperor smiled and there was a sense of pride on his face. His eyes looked like there was nothing in this world that could escape his gaze!

"Back then, you wanted me to kill Wang Lin. Did you really think you understood me? That the more you want me to kill him, the more doubt I'd have? Did you think that I didn't know that Wang Lin was your most ideal target for possession?

"But I didn't kill him, I prepared him for you instead!" The Celestial Emperor smiled and looked down at the Celestial Ancestor's head. His words were filled with confidence!

This was the confidence one has when they controlled everything in their hands!

"Because I can control everything, I lured Wang Lin to the ancestral city and the palace as you wished!

"I wanted to see you make a fool of yourself!

"You wanted to transfer Ming Dao's inheritance to Wang Lin and seize his body, so you lured him here to become the Celestial Ancestor's head's right eye.

"You even divinated that Wang Lin would seek Grand Empyrean Gemini for help to rescue Dao Fei since they could hold me off for a while. You took the opportunity of me using Dao Fei for the Return to the Ancestral Origin spell to turn him into the left eye!

"Then you used your Dao Wang clan's special spell to make the Celestial Ancestor speak to release your clan's seal. Do you think I didn't know all of this?" The Celestial Emperor laughed.

Grand Empyrean Gemini had a serious expression and didn't act recklessly. They stared at the Celestial Ancestor's head. A rare trace of dread appeared in the hearts of the two little girls!!

It wasn't just a little, but a deep sense of dread!

Inside the right eye of the Celestial Ancestor, the Imperial Teacher that had taken over Wang Lin was deathly pale. He didn't expect the Celestial Emperor to have all of this in the palm of his hand!!

But Wang Lin, who was hiding inside the Heaven Defying Bead, was calm. If he wanted to, he could reoccupy his body at any time, but he didn't do so.

"This matter should not be that simple… This person seems to be the Imperial Teacher, but is he really the Imperial Teacher… If he isn't, then how will this matter turn out? This is very interesting…" Wang Lin's soul remained hidden and he didn't act recklessly. He was going to continue to watch.

The Celestial Emperor smiled proudly above the Celestial Ancestor's head.

"Imperial Teacher, I have seen through all of your plans, but how much of my plans have you seen through?

"Did you really think I was going to let Dao Fei obtain the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance?

"Did you really think I wanted this Wang Lin to come to the underground palace to stimulate Ming Dao to last a bit longer?

"I'll tell you today that you're wrong! All your speculations are completely wrong! No one in the world can see through my plan. You can't, Wang Lin can't, none of the Grand Empyreans can!

"My plan is the Celestial Ancestor's head! This head has been dead for many years and can't be resurrected. It can only become a mountain to suppress the 72 souls of the celestial clan!

"But it is the Celestial Ancestor's treasure, and it can also allow me to obtain the Celestial Ancestor's complete cultivation without any danger!

"I'll obtain it not inherit it!

"However, the Celestial Ancestor died and his body was split into pieces by someone. It is unknown who killed him, and even now, only his head has been found. A dead head!

"I thought for a long time and could not awaken its head, but I found a trace of hope in you. I gave you a reminder and you followed my hint to find any method possible to make the Celestial Ancestor's head speak!

"Very good, you've done very well!" The Celestial Ancestor laughed and he raised his right foot. He then stomped down on the Celestial Ancestor's head and golden light surrounded the Celestial Emperor!

"With this, I'm the strongest Grand Empyrean! Gemini, do you dare to battle this emperor again?" the Celestial Emperor looked up with self-confidence and charged at Gemini with the head below him.

Grand Empyrean Gemini, the two little girls, clenched their teeth, and behind them, a purple sun appeared. The sun emitted purple light that formed two purple swords that flew toward the Celestial Emperor.

The two purple swords fused together and instantly closed in. The Celestial Emperor waved his right hand and the eyes of the Celestial Ancestor shined brightly. The monstrous, golden light seemed almost solid as it looked at the purple sword light Grand Empyrean Gemini formed!

Thunderous rumbles echoed as the purple sword light suddenly collapsed when it collided with the golden light. The fragments created ripples that forced Grand Empyrean Gemini to retreat.

The Celestial Emperor smiled, and as the Celestial Ancestor's head shined, his right hand reached out at the void. A golden bird appeared in his hand.

He threw his hand and the bird flapped its wings as it flew toward Grand Empyrean Gemini!

Grand Empyrean Gemini retreated and the two little girls became serious. Without hesitation, they flew up and fused with the purple sun. Their bodies became like smoke and then turned into a very beautiful woman in her 20s!

This woman wore purple and her eyes contained fury. She raised her jade-like hand and the world become purple!

"Hand over Wang Lin and I'll leave immediately - I'll no longer participate in this matter. If not… The Purple Lin Sect will descend upon the ancestral city!" Purple filled this forbidden palace, and even the palace above was filled with purple. Even the sky was instantly covered in this purple light. This purple light shrouded every inch of the earth until it covered the entire ancestral city!

At the same time, in the sky above the ancestral city, a huge, purple meteorite comparable to half the size of the ancestral city appeared in the sky. It gave off a shocking pressure as it descended on the ancestral city. Countless cracks appeared on the ground and all the cultivators used various methods to escape the city.

The Celestial Emperor's eyes narrowed as he stared at the Grand Empyrean Gemini that had fused. The golden light from the head below him became even stronger and fought against the purple light. The golden light contained power of the Celestial Ancestor, and the purple light struggled as it was forced to retreat slowly.

"If the Celestial Ancestor's eyes hadn't opened and I couldn't control it, I may have compromised when facing your strongest spell, the Purple Lin Faith Spell… But now it is not strong enough!" The Celestial Emperor was filled with confidence.

But just at this moment, an ancient voice echoed inside this forbidden palace.

"If this old man steps in, will it be enough!?" As the voice echoed, Grand Empyrean Jiu Di stepped out from the hole in the sky. Behind him, the pale-faced Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi followed.

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Grand Empyrean Jiu Di's sudden appearance didn't surprise the Celestial Emperor. He was still confident as he stood on the head of the Celestial Ancestor and watched Jiu Di walk over.

"Jiu Di! You indeed came!" The Celestial Emperor smiled.

Grand Empyrean Jiu Di's expression was serious as he stared at the Celestial Emperor. His focus was on the Celestial Ancestor's head, and he revealed a complicated expression.

"The Celestial Ancestor's head… Back then, this old man followed the Celestial Ancestor, and now it has been countless years… Lian Daozhen, this old man has experienced several generations of Celestial Emperors, but you can be considered the most grandiose!

"Using the desire of the Imperial Teacher, you obtained the control of the Celestial Ancestor's head. If you had enough time to fully absorb the Celestial Ancestor's head into your body, then you would indeed be the number one Grand Empyrean in my celestial clan!

"But now you won't have the chance!" Jiu Di's voice was ancient, and he stepped forward. With this step, the woman formed by the fusion of Grand Empyrean Gemini was suddenly covered in purple light and she also walked toward the Celestial Emperor!

The three Grand Empyreans began a battle inside this forbidden palace!

The Celestial Emperor was still confident when facing Gemini and Jiu Di. He raised his right hand and pressed down on the head below him.

"Eight Extreme Dao, Extreme Fire Dao!"

With this, the Celestial Emperor's body was covered in a golden light which then spread across the entire head. While the golden light dissipated the purple light in the sky, the head opened its mouth and released the Celestial Emperor's voice!

"Eight... Extreme... Dao... Extreme... Fire... Dao!"

Although these words were stuttered, they were complete. After the words came out, nine strands of 10-foot-thick green smoke appeared. They circled around the Celestial Emperor and the head nine times before flying toward Jiu Di and Gemini.

Thunderous rumbles echoed in the forbidden palace. Wang Lin, still hidden inside his body, clearly saw everything happening outside.

Wang Lin didn't act recklessly due to this sudden change, he was still waiting! He didn't think everything was so simple. Jiu Di's appearance might cause some new changes!

Before Wang Lin fully understood the situation, he would not come out!

Thunderous rumbles echoed. Grand Empyrean Gemini's face was pale as purple light covered her body and she retreated a few steps. Jiu Di also retreated with a serious expression.

What they had just faced was not the Celestial Emperor, but the Celestial Ancestor! An attack from the Celestial Ancestor had forced even their combine attack back!

Jiu Di's eyes lit up and he said, "It is not the complete Celestial Ancestor's power, only about 10%!" Popping sounds echoed inside his body and his old face rapidly changed. He turned from an old man into a middle-aged man!

He looked very handsome and gave off the overbearing aura of an emperor! Jiu Di kept the appearance of an old man year-round, and only when his cultivation fully erupted would his appearance change like this.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen you like this, Jiu Di, but even so, you are not my match!" The Celestial Emperor smiled and simply sat down on the Celestial Ancestor's head. Both his hand pressed down on the Celestial Ancestor's head.

"With my blood, summon the ancestral spirit!" The Celestial Emperor bit the tip of his tongue and spit out a mouthful of blood.

The moment he spat out the blood, the Celestial Ancestor's head trembled and monstrous, golden light appeared. The golden light condensed into a huge, golden shadow. The shadow was wearing a royal robe - it was the Celestial Ancestor!

The head was real and the body was an illusion. At this moment, his eyes shined and his right hand rose into the air. A huge, golden sword appeared and the Celestial Ancestor's shadow grabbed it.

The Celestial Ancestor's sword!

The moment the sword appeared, Wang Lin heard something calling him.

"Back then, with one sword, many foreign souls were slain. Only those qualified were sealed into continents. Now the two of you have offended the might of the Celestial Ancestor - do you still refuse to back down when facing this sword?!" The Celestial Emperor's voice echoed as he raised the golden sword and waved at Grand Empyrean Jiu Di and Gemini!

The sword was silent, but the world changed colors, making it feel like the space here was about to be cut in half. Grand Empyrean Jiu Di's expression changed. His hands formed seals and a white sun appeared. The white sun hung in the sky with the purple sun. A white wolf rushed out from the white sun and let out a howl at the golden sword!

At the same time, Grand Empyrean Gemini's hands formed seals and purple light covered the world. Purple bamboo appeared behind her and instantly turned into a purple bamboo forest. The bamboo all flew into the air and shot toward the golden sword.

"Dao Yi, Wu Feng, if the two of you don't act, when will you!!" Jiu Di roared as the white wolf rushed forward. A shocking change happened on the Celestial Emperor's left and right sides!

The world on the left of the Celestial Emperor became still and nothing moved. Everything stopped and Grand Empyrean Dao Yi walked out. He raised his right hand and pointed at the Celestial Emperor. Everything looked calm, but this represented Dao Yi's dao!

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On the right side of the Celestial Emperor, the winds raged and clouds escaped. Thunderous rumbles echoed and the bald Grand Empyrean Wu Feng walked out. He didn't hesitate to throw a punch at the Celestial Emperor!

Grand Empyrean Wu Feng was someone who had passed through the 16th palace in the Empyrean Trial. He was someone who sought after martial arts and had completed his dao through it. This punch contained the peak of his faith in his own strength!

Four Grand Empyreans attacked at once!!

Wang Lin clearly saw all of this from inside the right eye of the Celestial Ancestor. His mind trembled. He didn't expect such a thing to happen on this trip to the imperial palace. Even Dao Yi and Wu Feng had appeared!

When the two of them appeared, Wang Lin understood that everything here was a chess game, and he was only a piece in the game. Even these Grand Empyreans were just pieces. This was a chess game with one side being the Celestial Emperor, but who was the other?

The golden sword collided with Gemini, Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and Jiu Die. Thunderous rumbles echoed and Dao Yi was knocked back. Wu Feng retreated with a pale face as popping sounds echoed inside his body.

Gemini and Jiu Di had higher cultivation levels than Dao Yi and Wu Feng, but even they were forced back by the golden sword.

Although the four of them had retreated, the combined power of their attacks was not simple. Aside from that one person in the Ancient clan, no one could resist the power of four Grand Empyreans at once!

Not to mention, this was only an illusion that contained about 10% of the Celestial Ancestor's true power. The sword collapsed and turned into countless fragments that fell to the earth.

At the same time, the Celestial Ancestor's shadow also disappeared, leaving only the real head. The Celestial Emperor's body trembled and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He suddenly looked up and stared at Dao Yi and Wu Feng!

Jiu Di looked at the Celestial Emperor and coldly said, "If this old man is not enough, then does the Celestial Emperor think adding Dao Yi and Wu Feng is enough!?"

The Celestial Emperor's expression was gloomy as slowly said, "What exactly do the four of you want me to do!?"

Grand Empyrean Gemini's goal was very clear. She stared at the Celestial Emperor and calmly said, "Release Wang Lin! Then I'll leave!"

Jiu Di looked at the Celestial Ancestor's head and slowly said, "This old man hopes the Celestial Emperor will reseal the skull that suppresses the 72 souls of the celestial clan. This skull is very important to the celestial clan, and it is not something the Celestial Emperor should have!"

"My thoughts are the same as Jiu Di's! Celestial Emperor, keeping the balance of power we had between the five of us like before is very good, there is no need to change!" Dao Yi's expression was gloomy. He looked at the Celestial Ancestor's head below the Celestial Emperor with dread.

Wu Feng pondered a bit and said, "This is also what I want!"

The Celestial Emperor began to laugh. His laugh was extremely cold. He raised his hand, causing Dao Yi and Wu Feng's expressions to change. He pressed his hand against his chest and golden blood spewed out from his mouth. The Celestial Ancestor's eyes revealed monstrous, golden light and it opened its mouth to released even more golden light. Even its ears and nose emitted endless golden light.

This golden light suddenly spread out, forming a golden wave. This caused Jiu Di and company's expressions to change, and they all retreated.

As they retreated, the Celestial Emperor revealed a fierce expression. At this point, he would not easily retreat; he would rather erupt with the full power of the Celestial Ancestor's head so that others couldn't get close for a while. Then he would use this time to forcibly absorb the power of the Celestial Ancestor. Once he succeeded, he wouldn't have the slightest fear when facing four Grand Empyreans!

As the golden light shined, the Celestial Emperor pressed his hands on the head and absorbed. However, he could not absorb any of the golden light, it was as if there was a layer of seals around the head that prevented him from absorbing the head's power.

"This is the Dao Wang clan's seal. That damn Imperial Teacher - when he made the Celestial Ancestor speak, he used his soul and left a trace of the Dao Wang clan's seal in it!

"But this seal can't stop me! I'm the Celestial Emperor. Normally, I might not be able to release it, but with control of the Celestial Ancestor's head, I can!

"Even if I release the seal on the Dao Wang Sect, it won't matter. The Imperial Teacher is dead and can't set off any waves!" The Celestial Emperor's mind raced. The situation was urgent and he didn't have time to think too much!

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Thunderous rumbles echoed as the four Grand Empyreans tried to break through the golden light. Time was of the essence, and the Celestial Emperor knew he hadn't given himself a lot of time!

If he was unable to absorb the power of the Celestial Ancestor by force before the four Grand Empyreans broke through the golden light, then everything he had done would be for nothing.

He would never allow such a thing to happen. Now that he had reached the last step, he was about to succeed and was unwilling to fail now!

"Not even the Imperial Teacher could see through my plan. Jiu Di only came because he is near the ancestral city, but Dao Yi and Wu Feng came so fast!"

The Celestial Emperor clenched his teeth and pointed at the head with his right hand. The moment his finger touched the head, it collapsed into a mess of flesh and blood.

"With my flesh and blood as the descendent of the Celestial Ancestor, activate the law of the Immortal Astral to release the eternal seal on the Dao Wang clan!!" The Celestial Emperor roared and his remaining fingers collapsed. Not only his fingers, but even his palm collapsed as well.

This collapse continued. By the time the Celestial Emperor finished speaking, half of his right arm had disappeared.

Large amounts of golden blood spread out and formed a golden rune before him. This rune burned into dust before him!

The moment the golden rune finished burning, the Imperial Teacher, who was possessing Wang Lin's body, trembled. The seal that had been suppressing his Dao Wang clan for countless generations disappeared.

The moment the seal was released, excited tears flowed down from the Imperial Teacher's eyes. This was his life's pursuit - he had paid everything to release this seal so that his clan could escape from being trapped in this doomed fate from birth!

The moment the seal was released, the power from the Celestial Emperor rushed in. It entered Wang Lin's body and easily erased the existence of the Imperial Teacher!

This was the Celestial Emperor's last ace - he would not let the Imperial Teacher continue existing after the seal was released. The moment the seal was released was the moment the Imperial Teacher would die.

When the Imperial Teacher was about to die, a memory that had been sealed for an unknown amount of time awakened.

He faintly remembered that the Dao Wang clan, after years of inheritance, was almost extinct. He remembered that long after his birth, including him, there were only three people left.

He didn't know who his parents were and no one had told him. He only knew that he was a member of the Dao Wang clan… Aside from him, he knew he had seen a woman and a baby girl.

This mother and daughter were equivalent to his relatives!

He remembered that woman was the previous generation's Imperial Teacher and that he was not the Imperial Teacher. The real Imperial Teacher was the baby girl.

He didn't know who the father of the baby girl was, and she had disappeared soon after birth. He was taken by the woman and was passed down the spells of the Imperial Teacher.

He slowly grew up and his memory was sealed. He still thought that he was the Imperial Teacher. He gradually grew up and the woman died. He then became an adult, and in his memory, there were many members of his clan sleeping. His mission was to release all the sleeping clan members from their fate.

He still believed that there were many members of his clan left… But now that his memory had awakened, he remembered that aside from the missing baby girl, he was the only one left in his clan...

"No wonder the Celestial Emperor dared to release the seal… Because the Celestial Emperor knows that I am the only one left in the Dao Wang clan… As long as I die, even if the seal is released, it will be fine.

"So it turns out I'm not the Imperial Teacher… So… Am I a member of the Dao Wang clan… Am I… I should be… Now that the seal is released, the missing baby girl should be the real Imperial Teacher. Where is she, who is she…" He had thought that he was the Imperial Teacher the whole time and was willing to give up everything for his clan to scheme against the Celestial Emperor. Now that he had failed, his memory was unsealed and his thoughts slowly dissipated.

Even when he died, he still didn't know who the real Imperial Teacher was...

But even at the moment of death, he didn't complain at all. He understood that perhaps this was his mission, to protect the real Imperial Teacher and release the seal on his clan. From the moment he was born, this was his doomed mission.

As this pitiful person died, the power of the Celestial Emperor swept through Wang Lin's body. After he determined that there weren't any soul fluctuations left, it swept through once more and then left.

However, even the Celestial Emperor didn't notice the Heaven Defying Bead inside Wang Lin, or Wang Lin's soul inside the Heaven Defying Bead!

After releasing the Dao Wang clan's seal, the Celestial Emperor became excited. He still thought everything was under his control. His strong self-confidence was still there and he quickly began to absorb the power of the Celestial Ancestor's head!

Strands of golden smoke came from the orifices of the Celestial Ancestor's head and entered the Celestial Emperor's body. This caused the Celestial Emperor's cultivation level to suddenly increase.

Excitement filled the Celestial Emperor, but he didn't see that in the distance, when he released the seal on the Dao Wang clan, Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi's body trembled violently.

Hai Zi's eyes were filled with confusion and struggle. A memory was awakening in her mind. When the seal on the Dao Wang clan disappeared, a source of power awakened inside her body!!

This power came from the Dao Wang clan - it belonged to the real Imperial Teacher of the celestial clan!!

Her eyes gradually revealed bright light and she subconsciously raised her hand. She pointed at the glowing Celestial Ancestor's head!

"Everything exists because it can be lost, this is death…

"All those that died due to the thoughts of the living form from nothing, this is dao…

"The Dao Wang clan takes the thoughts of the living, takes the existence of the dead, takes pursuit of one's hope, and takes the power of the afterlife to create Joss Flames. With this… we turn dao into death to let those that exist continue to exist and let the dead… return to nothing!" Hai Zi muttered as she pointed at the head. All the golden light rapidly contracted back into the Celestial Ancestor's head.

When the golden light dissipated, the Celestial Ancestor's head inside the golden light was revealed!

The Celestial Ancestor's head below the Celestial Emperor lost all its golden light and slowly closed its eyes. It was filled with death aura once more and it lost its power to fly, so it fell to the earth.

This interrupted the golden aura the Celestial Emperor had been absorbing, and now the aura's source was gone. The golden light scattered from the Celestial Emperor's body and went back into the Celestial Ancestor's head.

This sudden change startled the Celestial Emperor. His eyes widened with disbelief and he suddenly looked up. He immediately saw Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi!

"This… This is impossible!! The Imperial Teacher is dead, completely dead. You are not of the Dao Wang clan, how can you have the power of the Imperial Teacher!?" The Celestial Emperor almost went mad. He didn't dare believe what he was seeing - he didn't dare to believe and wasn't willing to believe!

"You are definitely not a member of the Dao Wang clan!! Under the Celestial Ancestor's seal, the Dao Wang clan can't leave the palace, the ancestral city… You didn't die, who are you!?" The Celestial Emperor's face was pale. He had thought that he knew everything and that no one knew his plans. He was filled with self-confidence.

Everything had played out according to his plan. Only Dao Yi and Wu Feng's sudden appearances had caused some changes to his plan, but everything else had remained the same!

But just as he was about to succeed in absorbing the power of the Celestial Ancestor's head so that he could become the second Celestial Ancestor, he found that everything was not what he had thought. He was actually inside someone else's scheme!

"I… am the Imperial Teacher…" Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi had a complicated expression as she spoke. Her memories had awakened along with her mother's memories and the inheritance of all the previous generations of Imperial Teachers.

"The person that died was the last member of my clan on the Immortal Astral Continent beside me…" Hai Zi sighed.

"What the hell is this? It's impossible. If you really are the Imperial Teacher, how did you leave the ancestral city?! Jiu Di, tell me!" The Celestial Emperor took a deep breath. He was a Grand Empyrean, and although he was about to go crazy, he still calmed himself down by force!

"This plan was created by a genius of my clan. He didn't hesitate to do something that made it seem like he was splitting from the clan. He tried many methods until he successfully left this place and created the Great Soul Sect...

"Although he died, he perfected the plan and passed it down. He also found the key to this plan - this person called Wang Lin! A cultivator from a cave world… Only his body could be perfectly possessed by my clan member to allow this plan to be perfectly carried out…

"As for why I can leave the ancestral city… That's because my soul belongs to the Dao Wang clan, but my body belongs to the Immortal Astral Continent…" Hai Zi said softly.

Jiu Di pondered a bit and then slowly said, "Celestial Emperor, she is my daughter!"

"The reason I've been able to live for so long with endless lifespan, and even became a Grand Empyrean, was due to the help of the Dao Wang clan!

The Dao Wang clan had been preparing for this for a long time, until they divinated Wang Lin's appearance. Then they put the plan into motion!" Jiu Di calmly looked at the Celestial Emperor, who was shocked by the truth.

Wang Lin also heard this from inside the Celestial Ancestor's head. While everyone was paying attention to Jiu Di and Hai Zi, his soul came out of the Heaven Defying Bead to take control of his body!

"So this is the truth!!" His eyes shined brightly!

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Jiu Di looked at the Celestial Emperor and explained the origin of all of this. "This plan was concocted by the genius of the Dao Wang clan, and it has been in motion for generations. He helped me become a Grand Empyrean as the condition for my help.

"When the previous Celestial Emperor died and before you took over the throne, the previous Imperial Teacher found me. According to the plan, we got married and gave birth to a baby girl.

"This baby girl would have the body from the Immortal Astral Continent but the soul of the Dao Wang clan… Originally, this couldn't happen under the Celestial Ancestor's seal as the power of the seal was too great!

"However, the Celestial Ancestor had been dead for many years at that point, and the seal was weakening. The genius of the Dao Wang clan came up with a plan, and in order to complete it, it required the entire Dao Wang clan to sacrifice their souls to fight against the power of the seal.

"Since then, the number of the Dao Wang clan members had been decreasing because of this. Until this generation, where only two remained… For countless years, the Dao Wang clan members that died used their unique methods to put their souls inside Hai Zi, which has protected her soul.

"The reason she can leave the ancestral city without dying is due to her body and also to the protection of the souls of all the Dao Wang clan members...

"The entire Dao Wang clan spent countless years completing this plan on Hai Zi's body, and she is the only one who can complete this plan." Jiu Di calmly looked at the Celestial Emperor as he explained the origin of all of this.

"Because she is your daughter, you were able to help her without reservation! You even became the godfather of the Dao Wang clan and obtained the Joss Flames only the Celestial Ancestor was eligible for… The Dao Wang clan actually paid such a price to release the seal…" The Celestial Emperor let out a sigh and revealed a complicated expression.

"Aside from Hai Zi, the last Dao Wang clan member was the Imperial Teacher that just died… In fact, you didn't have to release the seal on the Dao Wang clan, but the ancestor of the Dao Wang clan had already divinated your actions. He knew of your desire for the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance and that when facing the pressure of the four Grand Empyreans, you would not give up but choose to fight!

"The key to this plan was the Dao Wang clan's sealing power in the Celestial Ancestor's head. A person who could be possessed would have to be absorbed into the Celestial Ancestor's head.

"Therefore, Wang Lin was very important!"

The Celestial Emperor silently pondered for a moment. He bitterly looked at Jiu Di and Hai Zi before speaking.

"Then if I didn't insist on releasing the seal but instead to return the Celestial Ancestor's head back giving up on inheriting the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation, your plan would have been wasted?"

"I won!" The person who spoke was not Jiu Di, but Hai Zi. The current Hai Zi was completely different from before. She gave off a mysterious aura and calmly looked at the Celestial Emperor.

"If you had given up on inheriting the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation, then the ambush my Dao Wang clan had prepared would begin! All the spirit temples across the 72 continents obey my clan!

"All the spirit temples are prepared to awaken the spirits sealed in their continents. The cost of their awakening would shake the Celestial Ancestor's head, and at that time, only the Celestial Ancestor himself would be able to suppress it. You would've had to inherit the Celestial Ancestor's power, or the entire celestial clan would've gone into chaos! Once you tried to inherit the Celestial Ancestor's power, you would've had to release the seal on my clan!" Hai Zi spoke softly.

"Like the Green Scorpion Temple…" The Celestial Emperor's pupils shrank.

Hai Zi nodded.

"Dao Yi, Wu Feng, I assume you two knew about this?" The Celestial Emperor's gaze moved to Dao Yi and Wu Feng.

Dao Yi frowned and slowly said, "Grand Empyrean Jiu Di came to me and told me about the Dao Wang clan's plan. But I didn't know anything about this Wang Lin. I only just found out that this Wang Lin was a key part of his plan!"

Wu Feng silently pondered for a moment and nodded.

The Celestial Emperor immediately began to laugh, but his laughter was filled with extreme bitterness. He looked toward Grand Empyrean Gemini.

"What about you, Gemini? Did you know of this plan as well?"

Grand Empyrean Gemini's original body remained calm, as if she was not interested in any of this. She looked at the Celestial Emperor.

"I don't know and didn't want to know. I only came to take away Wang Lin! Whether it's you or Jiu Di, anyone who dares to stop me is my enemy!"

The Celestial Emperor's eyes lit up. "Wang Lin… Wang Lin… Since the Imperial Teacher was able to successfully possess him, then he is dead! I presume you all observed him when he was in the cave world!"

"The Dao Wang clan's ancestor only vaguely divinated a rough period of time where someone would come out of a cave world. He could not divinate who this person was or which cave world. We could only wait." Jiu Di shook his head.

"The genius of the Dao Wang clan created the Great Soul Sect on the Heavenly Bull Continent because it was divinated that Wang Lin would appear there. So the first step of the plan was to make contact with Wang Lin!" The Celestial Emperor was very smart and immediately pointed out the key.

The Celestial Emperor looked up, and his voice echoed like thunder. "However, I wonder if the Great Soul Sect's ancestor knew that this Wang Lin would die here at the forbidden palace as a price for releasing the Dao Wang clan's seal.

"Jiu Di, you used Wang Lin to lure Grand Empyrean Gemini here. Otherwise, with just the three of you, you wouldn't have had enough power to force me to try to absorb the Celestial Ancestor's power by force!

"You also used Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, Dao Fei, me, and the 72 sealed spirits! I don't believe you did all of this just for the Dao Wang clan, even if she is your daughter!

"And the two of you, Dao Yi and Wu Feng. For the two of you to come, Jiu Di must have promised you great benefits. You came for your own gains!

"The reason you are telling me the truth is to make me aware of the situation I'm in. You all must need something that requires my cooperation!

"Only Gemini didn't obtain anything and was used by Jiu Di and the Dao Wang clan!" The Celestial Emperor still fought by using his words to try to obtain help from Gemini!

Gemini silently pondered. How could she not see through it all after fusing?

"Celestial Emperor, we don't want to kill you. You just need to use your bloodline power to cut open the Celestial Ancestor's head. You will still be the Celestial Emperor, you will still be a Grand Empyrean!

"If you are unwilling, then don't blame us for killing you then drawing out your bloodline power to complete this step!" Jiu Di said calmly without any killing intent, but his words were extremely cold.

"Gremini, the Celestial Ancestor's eyes used to be one entity. If you absorb it into your body, it will reverse the accident you had during your reincarnation and even increase your power! It will also allow you to separate and merge at any moment rather than burn your Purple Yang force to maintain this fused state!

"Wu Feng, this old man can confirm that the Celestial Ancestor's ears can hear the sound of dao and track of the laws of the Immortal Astral Continent. This old man promises to give them to you. Fuse them with your dao and you can comprehend the peak of the martial dao!

"Dao Yi, the Celestial Ancestor's skull was born from the void, and over the past countless years, the essence of his power has gathered here. This old man promises to give it to you. With it, your body and soul can become one!

"This old man wants the Celestial Ancestor's brain - it is of great use to me. As for the Celestial Ancestor's head, we all… split it evenly!" Jiu Di calmly looked at the Celestial Ancestor.

"So you knew about the ancestral curse the Celestial Ancestor left before death!" The Celestial Ancestor's expression was gloomy.

"I had searched for many years and finally found a clue not long ago. Through it, I was able to determine that the legend was true. If the Celestial Ancestor was dead, then anyone who attempted to destroy his body would die...

"Unless it was a successor with the same bloodline. A successor can use their bloodline to bear the power of the curse so that the bloodline is cut off. Then there will no longer be any more Celestial Ancestor bloodline to be inherited, and only then can the curse be released! Celestial Emperor, now you have no choice but the bear the curse. You won't die, but the title of Eight Extreme will end with your generation. However, the Celestial Ancestor has been dead for countless years and his might still shrouds the celestial clan. It is time to change!

If you are not willing, then you will without a doubt die! If not for the fact that I'm worried about the situation with the Ancient clan changing after your death, this old man wouldn't waste so much time discussing this with you."

Jiu Di looked at the Celestial Emperor, and his voice was cold. "Make your choice!"

The Celestial Emperor silently pondered.

On the ground inside the dull right eye of the Celestial Ancestor's head, Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he hid his aura. He had heard everything that had happened outside. This trip to the palace had been filled with twists and turns. Wang Lin had guessed some of it before, but not everything.

"The Great Soul Sect's Esteemed Green Bull told me to return 300 years later to go to the top floor… The founder of the Great Soul Sect left something for me...

"The old ancestor of the Great Soul Sect, the genius of the Dao Wang clan. After using me to release the seal on the Dao Wang clan, what would he leave me…" Wang Lin had a complicated expression.

"He appeared in the Heavenly Bull Continent and founded the Great Soul Sect just to wait for me… Maybe I should be dead in his plan… But if he did divinate I would die in the palace, why leave me something in the pavilion, and why 300 years?

"You used me and schemed against me every step… You calculated my arrival, so I presume you calculated my personality as well. How could I let this matter go!?" Wang Lin silently pondered and sighed. There was a powerful shock from outside as the Celestial Ancestor's head flew into the sky.

The Celestial Emperor seemed to have made a choice after pondering for a long time. His right hand reached toward the earth and he raised the Celestial Ancestor's head!

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Wang Lin's expression was serious. He was hiding inside the head, so no one had noticed him. However, if the head was cut open by the Celestial Emperor, he would be noticed by the others.

Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he became focused.

The Celestial Emperor pulled the 100 foot Celestial Ancestor head up. When it floated before him, he suddenly looked up and revealed a decisive gaze.

His left hand rose up and his palm turned into a blade. Golden light shined and the veins on his face swelled. The blood in his body seemed to boil and gather inside his left hand. He cut down at the head and, after a loud rumble, a crack appeared on the Celestial Ancestor's head!!

Endless golden light came from the crack, and the Celestial Emperor's face was filled with pain. His body rapidly aged!

At this moment, Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and Jiu Di looked over. Only Hai Zi had a complicated expression as she looked at the head. It was unknown what she was thinking.

However, just as the Celestial Emperor revealed a painful expression, Jiu Di suddenly let out a roar. He charged forward at an extremely fast speed. Shortly after, Dao Yi and Wu Feng's expressions changed and they followed.

When the Celestial Emperor's right hand fell on the head, cracks appeared on it, but just at that moment, his hand had gone from a blade to a palm. He no longer cut open the head but instead pushed down. He didn't choose to compromise and instead completely cut the head open, pushing his Celestial Ancestor bloodline into the head!

"You all underestimated my guts!! What is there to fear about death? If I have to live like a dog, what's the point of being a Grand Empyrean?! Better to fight for a chance!" The Celestial Emperor laughed as the three Grand Empyreans closed in. The head absorbed the strength of the bloodline and then its eyes suddenly opened. Its mouth also opened, and golden smoke came out from its orifices!

When the golden smoke spread out, the Celestial Emperor opened his mouth and began to inhale it like crazy.

If the Celestial Emperor absorbed all this golden smoke, he could inherit the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation. He could even reverse the damage caused by the ancestral curse from cutting the head!

His cut had not only caused a crack to appear on the head, it also broke open Hai Zi's seal. Although a crack had appeared on the head, now the Celestial Emperor could absorb the inheritance by force again!

In the distance, Imperial Teacher Hai Zi's face immediately turned pale and blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth.

Dao Yi's eyes were filled with viciousness as he raised his right hand and a palm landed on the Celestial Emperor's body!

At the same time, Wu Feng also attacked. He threw a punch!

As Jiu Di closed in, a white wolf appeared around him and attempted to devour the Celestial Emperor!

Just as their spells appeared, the Celestial Emperor raised his head. Golden blood flowed out of his eyes and orifices. The blow rapidly changed color to bright red - this was the sign of his bloodline dissipating!

Those eyes covered in blood revealed madness.

"Not good!" Jiu Di's expression changed and he was about to stop his attack, but he was too late. The Celestial Emperor hadn't absorbed the golden smoke at all. Everything he done before looked real, but it was all fake. The golden smoke he had absorbed all spread out.

The Celestial Emperor let out a hysterical laugh and his body visibly expanded. He had chosen to blow himself up!! This was outside of everyone's expectations. Jiu Di thought that they hadn't pushed the Celestial Emperor to the point of self-destruction!

The self-destruction of a Grand Empyrean, although it was only his body, could shake the world. Even if he were to possess another body, he would no longer be a Grand Empyrean!

This self-destruction echoed toward the forbidden palace and destroyed it in a flash. This force spread out to the collapsed sky above and instantly disintegrated all the pillars in the palace above.

When the underground palace dissipated, this place that existed in an overlapping space with the imperial palace formed a connection. This collapsing force erupted out onto the square of the imperial palace.

The earth of the palace was scattered in all directions as everything collapsed. The entire palace that had existed for countless years in the ancestral city was completely destroyed as if a hand had swept by!

The beautiful palaces and all the cultivators inside them disappeared without a trace. The shocking explosion shook the entire ancestral city and caused it to tremble in fear.

Just as this destructive force closed in on the Celestial Ancestor statue in the imperial palace, the statue suddenly released blinding, golden light. The light and the impact collided to create a thunderous rumble.

This rumble became even more intense until it became a heavenly roar that echoed across the Central Continent!

At the source of this explosion, where the Celestial Emperor had exploded his body and his Grand Empyrean power, a large amount of flesh flew toward Dao Yi, Wu Feng, and Jiu Di.

The Celestial Emperor's self-destruction could collapse the palace but was not enough to destroy the three of them. This was especially true when the three of them worked together and their power increased several fold.

However, because they had attacked, their faces immediately turned pale and became filled with fear!

This was because the power of their spells had fused with the flesh and blood of the Celestial Emperor, causing their auras to fuse with his exploded flesh and blood. Due to their counter attack, they weren't affected as much, but the thing that was most affected was the Celestial Ancestor's head!

The Celestial Ancestor's head should not be so fragile, but when the Celestial Emperor's palm had descended, it had caused golden smoke to come out and also cracks to appear on the head!

As a result, the destructive force of the Celestial Emperor's self-destruction and Jiu Di and company's counter attack hit the Celestial Ancestor's head. This caused the head to rumble and crack open.

As the crack spread, it was equal to all four of them violating the ancestral curse at the same time. Dao Yi had the weakest cultivation, and he immediately let out a miserable scream. Large amounts of black gas surrounded him and his beautiful face rapidly decayed.

Wu Feng let out a muffled groan as his body was surrounded by black gas and began to decay.

Jiu Di had the highest cultivation level, and the ancestral curse was split among the four of them. He was able to resist the curse with his powerful cultivation. Strange runes appeared on his body, making for a shocking sight!

The Celestial Emperor had only exploded his flesh, so his soul still remained. As the skull cracked open, his soul was rapidly dissipating and he rushed toward the head. He was heading to the left eye, where Lian Daofei was!

"I'm the Celestial Emperor - I have wisdom beyond that of others; how could I not have a backup prepared? Dao Fei is my backup!! I'll take control of his body and use it to help me share the burden of the ancestral curse. He has also inherited some of the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation, so I can still turn this around!!" The Celestial Emperor's soul was burning, and while the other three were dealing with the ancestral curse, he rushed toward the left eye of the cracked head.

However, just as his soul neared the left eye and he was about to rush into Lian Daofei's body, a shocking change occurred!!

There was a flash of golden light from the Celestial Ancestor's right eye and Wang Lin walked out! He had waited a long time for this critical moment!

He was like a hunter who had waited until this moment to begin the hunt!

Wang Lin wasn't affected by the ancestral curse at all. At this moment, Dao Yi let out a tragic cry, Wu Feng retreated, and Jiu Di was resisting the curse. Wang lin charged directly into the left eye!

When Gemini saw Wang Lin, she immediately revealed a joyous expression!

There was also Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi. There were ripples in her eyes and a flash of excitement passed by.

Wang Lin moved extremely fast and entered the left eye in a flash. It was the moment when the Celestial Emperor, who was surrounded by the ancestral curse and whose soul was burning, was about to enter Lian Daofei.

Wang Lin's eyes lit up. There was no hesitation as he waved his hand at the Celestial Emperor. Although the Celestial Emperor was a Grand Empyrean, his body had exploded and his soul was damaged from the ancestral curse, so he was very weak. After seeing Wang Lin, he let out a scream that could pierce one's soul!

"You… You…" the Celestial Emperor screamed, filled with endless fear. He had accounted for everything; even at the last moment, he had gone all out like a true ruler, but he could not have expected Wang Lin to be alive!!

It wasn't only him, Jiu Di, Dao Yi, and Wu Feng didn't expect Wang Lin to still be alive either!!

With a wave of his sleeve, the Celestial Emperor's soul let out a scream, but instead of retreating, he rushed toward Lian Daofei. However, he stood no chance as he was pulled into Wang Lin's storage space.

The extremely weak Celestial Emperor, along with the ancestral curse, was no longer a threat to Wang Lin!

Just as Wang Lin put away the Celestial Emperor's soul, the Celestial Ancestor's head trembled. The crack from before was too large, and now it cracked open even more.

Wang Lin grabbed the unconscious Lian Daofei and walked out from the left eye. He stood in this collapsed world and stepped on top of the Celestial Ancestor's head!

His head full of white hair rapidly turned black at this moment! Black hair, black robe, black eyes!

"This thing, this person, I, Wang Lin, will take them!"

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Wang Lin's appearance, his clean actions, and his words caused everyone to become silent.

Grand Empyrean Jiu Di's expression was gloomy. He felt tearing and burning pain inside his body, but he suppressed it with his powerful cultivation. He stared at Wang Lin and killing intent appeared in his eyes!

He had calculated everything, but he hadn't expected the Celestial Emperor to give up his Grand Empyrean body and choose to self-destruct. This didn't match his understanding of the Celestial Emperor.

Even so, it was fine. Although the Celestial Emperor had exploded, the head had been opened. The ancestral curse was scattered between them, so it wasn't fatal. They also had no reason to fight each other, so they wouldn't make the curse worse. They would take what they needed and would then return to their caves to go into close door cultivation to slowly remove the curse.

However, what had caused Jiu Di to miscalculate again was that Wang Lin was still alive!

Not only had he not died, it looks like his cultivation level had increased, and now he had taken the initiative! Now that they were affected by the ancestral curse, they were in a passive position!

Not far away, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's face rapidly aged and his eyes dimmed. His body trembled and he looked at Wang Lin with a complicated gaze.

As for Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, he was covered by black gas and was filled with pain as he endured the ancestral curse that was trying to melt his body. Now that Wang Lin had appeared he felt anger along with the pain!

This anger came from an ant daring to bare its fangs against a lion!

"Arrogant, courting death!" Dao Yi let out a howl. He had the weakest cultivation among the Grand Empyreans and now he was under the ancestral curse, so he didn't have much time to think. Even if Wang Lin was number one among Ascendant Empyreans, he was still an ant!

As he spoke, Dao Yi turned the pain he felt into killing intent and rushed toward Wang Lin. As he closed in, he raised his right hand and black gas gathered around it. It was a shocking sight.

One palm fell and the world seemed to stop as if everything had fused into one and descended on Wang Lin.

The black-haired Wang Lin suddenly looked up, and his gaze was filled with indifference. As the palm descended, he put the madman down and waved. Thunderous rumbles echoed as the black slaughter thunder formed a net before Wang Lin.

The moment the net appeared, Wang Lin's black hair moved without any wind. An aura of slaughter and destruction spread out from his body. At this moment, Wang Lin was the spirit of slaughter and destruction!

When slaughter appeared, it was the beginning of the end!

This net had black thunder arcing across it and contained a destructive slaughter force. It immediately collided with Dao Yi's palm.

Thunderous rumbles echoed and the thunder net collapsed. Wang Lin's body trembled and split into countless strands of black gas. He recondensed in an instant, and his eyes were still as cold and indifferent.

Slaughter could not be destroyed!

Although Dao Yi was a Grand Empyrean, he was currently being affected by the ancestral curse and therefore could only use about 50% of his power. He also had to face Wang Lin's slaughter thunder, which caused him to tremble and retreat a few steps. His eyes were filled with disbelief, and he immediately felt the strange aura coming from the thunder net. This aura began raging inside his body, and he could not expel it. This was also the first time Dao Yi had been knocked back by a non-Grand Empyrean after he became a Grand Empyrean!!

He had almost forgotten this feeling, and when it washed over him, he felt disbelief. This slaughter aura also caused the ancestral curse inside his body to become more violent. Pieces of rotten flesh fell from his face.

The power of the ancestral curse became even more intense!

"You… You…" As Dao Yi spoke, his words became a hiss from the intense pain. If it was an Ascendant Empyrean, they would have already perished from this pain.

Wang Lin waved his sleeve and slowly said, "Dao Yi, if you still want to fight, I don't mind watching the ancestral curse become even more serious and seeing if you fall or not!"

Dao Yi stared at Wang Lin but didn't speak. For the first time, he felt a sense of fear even he himself could not believe. Even more pieces of rotting flesh fell from his face. He no longer looked as beautiful as he did in the past.

Jiu Di's expression was gloomy as his gaze fell on Wang Lin.

"Wang Lin, this old man admits that I have underestimated you again! You hid until now and appeared at this moment to take the initiative. Even this old man admires you!

"However, if you think you can use the fact that we have to deal with the ancestral curse to take away the Celestial Ancestor's head, it's impossible!

"Wang Lin, you are a smart person. This old man really doesn't want to act, as it would make the ancestral curse worse, but don't force me! Hand over the head and this old man will let you leave here safely. We will take an oath to not hurt you in the future and even help you become a Grand Empyrean. If you are still greedy, then this will be your grave!" Jiu Di said calmly as he looked at Wang Lin.

"Even Gemini is extremely weak now, so she is not this old man's match! In addition, there is also Wu Feng and Dao Yi. Although neither of them can display their full power and have to deal with the ancestral curse, they can still delay Gemini a bit!

"Besides, the Dao Wang clan's Imperial Teacher Hai Zi is here too. Wang Lin, don't seek death! What's more, any of the Grand Empyreans can burn some Grand Empyrean power to crush you!"

Wang Lin's expression was calm as his gaze swept past everyone.

At the same time, Grand Empyrean Gemini moved and arrived next to Wang Lin. Her face immediately turned pale and purple light covered her body. Her body seemed to melt and turned back into the two little girls.

The two little girls' faces were deathly pale and they looked very weak. It seemed fusing into one required them to pay a great price.

Wang Lin didn't hesitate. The moment they appeared beside him, he raised his right foot and stomped on the Celestial Ancestor's head. The head trembled and two eyes covered in golden light were knocked out from the head!

The Celestial Ancestor's head contained the ancestral curse, but this curse had been broken by the Celestial Emperor and company. Back when Wang Lin collected the Celestial Emperor's soul, he became aware of this and was not worried about the curse.

The Celestial Ancestor's eyes used to be one, and after they flew out, the two little girls immediately grabbed them.

"Since this item is useful to Grand Empyrean Gemini, then please accept it! Thank you for your help!" As Wang Lin spoke, Jiu Di's expression changed. He let out a roar and rushed toward Wang Lin.

Dao Yi's eyes were blood red as he rushed forward while covered in black gas!

"Wu Feng, Hai Zi attack at once!" Jiu Di felt extremely aggrieved. He was a Grand Empyrean who had lived for far too long, but now he had to summon others for help. This was a rare humiliation for him.

"This child can't be allowed to live!" Jiu Di was filled with killing intent. As he closed in, Grand Empyrean Gemini, who had turned back into two little girls, each held an eye. Although their faces were pale, their gazes were decisive. Their bodies trembled as they fused back into the real Gemini and rushed toward Jiu Di and Dao Yi!

Thunderous rumbles echoed. In the distance, Wu Feng hesitated. Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi bit her lower lip as she was clearly struggling.

As Grand Empyrean Gemini was resisting Jiu Di and Dao Yi, Wang Lin's eyes lit up. His right hand created two rays of black light that cut off the Celestial Ancestor's two ears!

Golden blood splattered as the pair of ears shined bright and flew toward Wu Feng!

"Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, this is what you need! I won't send you off!" Grand Empyrean Wu Feng raised his right hand and caught them. He silently put the ears away and took a few steps back. He had no need to participate, especially with the curse on him. He didn't want to act, and he needed to return to his cave to get rid of the curse!

While retreating, Wu Feng remained silent and only gave Wang Lin a profound look. He turned around and disappeared!

When Jiu Di, who was being blocked by Gemini, saw this, the killing intent in his eyes became even stronger. He clenched his teeth and let out a roar. White light erupted from his body and formed a white sun behind him!

The white wolf roared and its head penetrated Jiu Di's body, flying toward Gemini!

"Dao Yi, Hai Zi, steal the head!!" Jiu Di erupted his full power at the risk of the ancestral curse to fight against Gemini. In a flash, Dao Yi flew over Gemini and a sun also appeared behind him. He was also going all out at the expense of the curse worsening!

But he was the weakest among the Grand Empyreans and the ancestral curse on his body was extremely serious. At this moment, the sun was dim, as if it could dissipate at any time. He still could not use much of his power.

It was enough to kill an Ascendant Empyrean, but killing the black-haired Wang Lin in a short period of time was not possible! He would still need Hai Zi's help. If Hai Zi assisted him with her Dao Wang clan spells, they would have a chance to win!

Wang Lin's expression was calm and the Celestial Ancestor's head retreated with him. He raised his head and spoke to the struggling Hai Zi.

"I don't know if I should call you Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi or Imperial Teacher Hai Zi… Your Dao Wang clan used me to release the seal. Even if you join forces with Jiu Di, at most I give up the head, but it is impossible for me to die here!

"As a result, even if you participate, you won't gain anything and it won't do your Dao Wang clan any good. If you don't participate, then I can write off everything that has happened! As if it had never happened!"

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Hai Zi silently pondered and let out a sigh. She didn't attack and closed her eyes.

Jiu Di gritted his teeth due to Hai Zi's decision, and his expression became even more gloomy. However, he didn't try to persuade her. He began fighting against Gemini!

The thunderous rumbles from their battle spread in all directions. More thunderous rumbles echoed as Dao Yi closed in on Wang Lin. His eyes were filled with killing intent - he was going to kill Wang Lin and use Wang Lin's fresh blood to wash away his shame!

Wang Lin's expression was as cold as always. When Dao Yi arrived, a rare trace of battle intent appeared in his eyes. This battle intent had not appeared within him in a long time. This was from his comprehension of the battle intent essence he had obtained in the cave world!

This was the peak of "cultivators like us never shrink from a fight!"

"Dao Yi!" Wang Lin stood on the Celestial Ancestor's head and let out a roar at the sky. His black hair moved without any wind and he raised his right hand. A golden sword fragment appeared in his hand. This was the fragment of the Celestial Ancestor's sword that Jiu Di had given him on the long street!

At that time, Jiu Di could have never imagined that Wang Lin would have survived the Dao Wang clan's plan. If he knew, he would have never given Wang Lin this fragment!

After fusing this fragment into his body, the black-haired Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light. He stepped forward and hit his chest with his right hand.

"Five-element true body, get out!"

"Three ethereal essences, get out!"

"Restriction, absolute beginning, get out!"

With one wave, aside from slaughter, thunder, and absolute end, all of his essences left the body! Now the black-haired Wang Lin was like the incarnation of slaughter and destruction as he charged at Dao Yi!

The two of them began a thunderous slaughter in the sky!

Dao Yi let out a roar. Borrowing the power of his sun, everything in the world integrated into one. Each attack and movement contained the power of his faith spell, and he collided with Wang Lin. The black-haired Wang Lin collapsed again and again but looked immortal!

"Damn it, after this Wang Lin takes on this black-haired form, he is so difficult to deal with!" Dao Yi endured the pain of the ancestral curse and continued to attack, but he was forced back by the black-haired Wang Lin again and again. This caused the ancestral curse in his body to worsen!

As thunderous rumbles echoed, the black-haired Wang Lin's body collapsed once more into countless strands of black gas. They seemed to contain life and rushed toward Dao Yi. The black gas gathered before Dao Yi. A finger stretched out from the black gas, reaching toward Dao yi!

Dao Yi suddenly turned around, and his face was almost a complete skull now. Flesh and blood fell off as bloody water oozed out from his body. He threw a punch and the entire world seemed to stop moving, including the black gas. When his punch landed, Wang Lin's finger collapsed and the black gas was knocked back. The black gas reformed into Wang Lin's body 100 feet away.

But Dao Yi retreated three steps. The slaughter aura, which was already difficult to get rid of, seemed to have fused with the ancestral curse. This made him let out a painful howl at the sky.

The black-haired Wang Lin's eyes were cold and he rushed out once more.

At the same time, the five-element true body that he had forced out completed the last essence, the metal essence, after integrating the sword fragment!!

Although the completion of the metal essence hadn't formed an essence true body, it allowed the five-element true body to become complete. As the power cycled, the five elements perfectly fused into one. Wang Lin's five-element true body erupted with shocking power and looked up at Dao Yi. As he stepped forward, the five elements surrounded him. The five colors around his body were like a five-colored cape!

The black represented earth!

The yellow represented metal!

The green represented wood!

The blue represented water!

The red represented fire!

The five-element true body closed in and raised his right hand, causing the five elements to move. The black earth turned into a vast land. This land was an illusion, but it was filled with shocking earth essence. Thunderous rumbles echoed. It seemed like the earth had awakened and turned into an earth giant. It threw a punch at Dao Yi!

There was also metal. After it appeared, it shined brightly and turned into countless swords. Each of the swords was only an illusion, but they were filled with endless metal essence. They turned into a rain of swords that fell on Dao Yi!

The wood essence turned into a 1,000-foot-tall tree in the sky and smashed toward Dao Yi! This giant tree looked like it could break the world apart!

Water and fire turned into waves of fire and water that swept toward Dao Yi!

At the same time, the black-haired Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He stepped forward and his body exploded into countless black thunderbolts that rushed toward Dao Yi!

This was his strongest attack when the slaughter original body and the five-element true body joined forces!

Thunderous rumbles echoed across the world and Dao Yi let out a miserable scream. His clothes were broken and blood was flowing out from the gaps on his face. The blurry sun behind him suddenly collapsed!

The collapse of the sun created a powerful impact and caused the incoming wood to disintegrate and the earth man to shatter. The sea of water and fire was pushed back and the countless metal swords collapsed. The five elements scattered and reformed into Wang Lin's five-element true body!

It also caused the black-haired Wang Lin's countless thunderbolts to explode. Black gas appeared and retreated to reform the black-haired Wang Lin's body!

Dao Yi let out a miserable scream. The only things left on his face were his eyes. However, his eyes were like ghostly fire and were now filled with fear!

He feared not only Wang Lin, but also the ancestral curse that had completely erupted. He could clearly feel the ancestral curse was beginning to burn his soul. If he continued to fight instead of immediately leaving to adjust himself, he was likely to… fall!!!

"This sovereign is unwilling to let this be!!" Dao Yi let out a roar and rushed into the sky to leave. He no longer dared to fight, he felt the shadow of death shrouding over him.

"Restriction essence seal, the sky!

"Absolute beginning essence, Sundered Night!

"Life and death, karma, true and false, cover the world!" the black-haired Wang Lin and Wang Lin's five-element true body said at the same time!

Just as Dao Yi was about to leave, the destroyed sky above him suddenly flashed and a rune appeared. This was Wang Lin's restriction essence's sealing power!

After the restriction essence, a bright sun appeared. It released a dazzling light and fused with the restriction essence, creating the scene of the light sealing the world.

Shortly after, the three ethereal essences suddenly appeared and formed a fog that surrounded the seal. This fog contained Wang Lin's dao, and it spread across the sky. It contained a powerful sealing force!

"You want to leave!?" The black-haired Wang Lin and his five-element true body charged at Dao Yi!

In the distance, Jiu Di revealed a look of shock. As his attack collided with Gemini, he treated and was about to charge toward Wang Lin.

Gemini's face was pale, but she clenched her teeth and blocked him once more!

Jiu Di let out an angry roar. "Gemini, that's enough!! The Celestial Emperor is already dead. Are you going to allow Dao Yi to be destroyed by the ancestral curse as well!?"

Gemini stopped. After all, she belonged to the celestial clan!

Dao Yi's body also began to decay. Right now, he looked extremely terrifying. Pain and madness filled his eyes and an invisible flame appeared around his body. He let out a roar and punched at the sky.

The world rumbled and the seal created by the restriction, absolute beginning, and the three ethereal essences collapsed. Dao Yi, who had burned his own body to borrow power, immediately rushed out!

Seeing Dao Yi about to escape, the eyes of the black-haired Wang Lin and his five-element true body lit up at the same time!

"You can escape, but the Dao Yi Sect can't escape!" These words came from black-haired Wang Lin, and they were filled with slaughter and destruction.

"How can you fight whenever you want to fight and leave whenever you want to leave?" These were the words of the five-element true body.

Dao Yi's eyes were filled with madness. He didn't hesitate to burn his body in order to leave and go into closed door cultivation. What sect, what celestial clan? None of that mattered now. He rushed forward and his body became a blur.

At the same time, Jiu Di charged forward while Gemini paused. He looked like he was going to stop Wang Lin's pursuit but was actually filled with killing intent!

The black-haired Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he didn't hesitate at all. As Dao Yi escaped and Jiu Di closed in, his body turned into countless strands of black gas and flew toward the five-element true body. They fused into a blurry figure.

"Restriction essence, return!"

"Absolute beginning, return!"

"Life and death, karma, true and false, return!"

"Five-element true body, condense; slaughter thunder essence true body, condense; ethereal essences, condense!" The blurry figure rapidly changed to form Wang Lin's body!

His hair was not completely black and not completely white, but half black and half white. As he looked up, an aura that made Jiu Di's pupils shrink erupted from Wang Lin's body!

This was his strongest form aside from his avatar in the void! This was his peak form after he absorbed some of the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance and fusied his slaughter and five-element true bodies together!

Behind him, a large, strange black and white outline of a sun appeared. This sun was fuzzy and was a mere outline, but it caused the hearts of Hai Zi, Jiu Di, Gemini, and the escaping Dao Yi to tremble!!

"This… This is…"

"This is not formed by a spell, this is… the sun of the Grand Empyrean!"

"This is impossible. He never went to the Immemorial God Realm, how could he have a Grand Empyrean sun?! Although it's blurry, but it is indeed the outline of a Grand Empyrean sun!!"

"He… He actually used his own power to condense a Grand Empyrean sun by force! This person… This person…"

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Grand Empyrean sun was a mix of black and white. It gave off a strange light that lit up the world and shrouded the void behind Wang Lin!

This was Wang Lin's strongest power. When the Grand Empyrean sun appeared, Wang Lin stepped forward and rushed toward the shocked Dao Yi!

Jiu Di's eyes became serious and his pupils shrank as he charged forward to stop Wang Lin. He could not watch Dao Yi fall to the ancestral curse. He didn't want the celestial clan to be in a miserable state where the balance with the Ancient clan was broken!

Now that the Celestial Emperor had fallen, nothing could happen to Dao Yi!

As Jiu Di moved forward, white light covered his whole body. Behind him, a white sun appeared and formed a giant white wolf. It let out a roar and rushed forward to block Wang Lin.

The two of them got closer and closer!

"Wang Lin!!! Dao Yi can't be killed!!" Jiu Di let out a roar and the white wolf around him opened its mouth to devour Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was calm. As the white wolf closed in, the black and white sun released a dazzling glow. It rapidly shrank and entered Wang Lin's body.

This caused Wang Lin's body to contain the full power of the Grand Empyrean sun's outline. He turned his body and kicked the wolf!

At this point, one punch and one kick contained the power of the world and could trigger any kind of spell. With this kick, the void trembled!

From a distance, this was no longer a collision of a white wolf and Wang Lin's kick, but the collision of a white sun and a black and white sun!

Thunderous rumbles echoed in all directions. As the thunderous rumbles echoed, Grand Empyrean Jiu Di's white sun trembled. The white wolf howled as its huge body collapsed due to the impact. Only the head remained, and it was knocked back.

Jiu Di's expression was pale and his eyes were filled with shock. He was under the effect of the ancestral curse and therefore needed to divide his power to suppress it, and he had just battled Gemini, causing him to be in his weakest state, but he was still a Grand Empyrean. He was even extremely powerful among Grand Empyreans!

And although the other party had condensed the outline of a Grand Empyrean sun, it was only an outline. It was like a seed that had not flowered or bore fruit yet.

However, with just the outline of a Grand Empyrean sun Wang Lin had been able to force him back while he displayed the full power of what he could use right now!!

This made no sense. The only explanation was that the Grand Empyrean sun Wang Lin had condensed was not ordinary!!

"This is definitely not an ordinary Grand Empyrean sun!" Jiu Di rushed forward once more. When the two Grand Empyrean suns collided, Wang Lin was forced back and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. His body trembled and he rushed into the sky!

Jiu Di's hasty action was unable to block Wang Lin. In a flash, he rushed into the sky toward Dao Yi, who was covered in a large amount of black gas and whose body was rotting away.

With one step, he closed in. When Dao Yi saw that he couldn't escape, madness appeared in his eyes and he let out a roar as he raised his right hand. He reached into the void and a black half-moon blade appeared in his hand. This blade was covered in killing intent, and he turned around to cut Wang Lin!

"Wang Lin, if you want to kill me, then die with me!" In Dao Yi's madness, his blade descended on Wang Lin, but as the blade closed in, Wang Lin's body trembled and turned into 99 afterimages.

The 99 afterimages surrounded the area, and as the blade swept by, thunderous rumbles echoed. More than 90 were destroyed, but the remaining broke through and condensed into Wang Lin before Dao Yi.

Wang Lin's face was pale. After he appeared, he raised his right hand and pointed to the spot between the eyebrows of Dao Yi's skull.

With a bang, Dao Yi's body fell from the sky and a miserable scream echoed. The ancestral curse completely erupted, and as he fell, a large amount of flesh and blood fell. Now half of his body under his broken clothes were mere bones! With a bang, he landed on the broken ground.

"I'm unwilling to let this be!!" Dao Yi was filled with resentment. If not for the ancestral curse, he would not end up like this before Wang Lin! But right now, he was in such a miserable state!

Jiu Di turned around, gritted his teeth, and roared, "Wang Lin, enough!! You can take away the Celestial Ancestor's head! Hai Zi, you can not attack Wang Lin, but you have to save Dao Yi!"

Hai Zi silently pondered and raised her right hand. She waved at Dao Yi, who had landed on the ground.

"With the power of the Dao Wang clan, gather the thoughts of the living and the existence of the dead… Let those that exist to continue to exist, let those that are about to dissipate… stop!"

Hai Zi waved her hand and blue ripples echoed around Dao Yi. When Wang Lin closed in, he felt like he had entered quick sand.

Wang Lin's eyes lit up and a large amount of black threads spread out from his body toward Dao Yi. These black threads penetrated the ripples and reformed into Wang Lin's body before Dao Yi.

In Dao Yi's madness, he wanted to desperately resist, but his ancestral curse had erupted completely. Just as he was about to use a spell, it collapsed and his body decayed even more. He let out a miserable scream when Wang Lin appeared before him. Wang Lin's foot landed on his chest, making it impossible for him to struggle.

"You battle when you want to battle and stop when you want to stop. How can things go as you wish? This Dao Yi attacked me first. If you want me to stop, you have to pay the price!" Wang Lin had one foot on Dao Yi and calmly looked at the rapidly incoming Jiu Di.

Jiu Di's expression was gloomy and he stopped 1,000 feet away from Wang Lin. He stared at Wang Lin, and as time passed, the ancestral curse inside his body became violent.

Jiu Di took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. "What do you want?"

Wang Lin's right foot exerted a bit of force on Dao Yi's body and the black gas spread even more. This stimulation caused Dao Yi's madness to scatter and he experienced a sharp pain he had never felt before along with the sense of humiliation from being stepped on by Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed an undetectable amount and he said, "I want that baby skull!"

Jiu Di frowned.

"Dao Yi, give me that skull and you can leave." Wang Lin's expression was calm as he held the initiative. He had never thought about killing Dao Yi. After all, he had been able to seize control of the situation because all the Grand Empyreans were being affected by the ancestral curse, not because his power allowed him to ignore everything.

Dao Yi stared at Wang Lin as if he was going to memorize Wang Lin's appearance.

"Dao Yi, give it to him!" Jiu Di let out a cold snort.

Dao Yi knew he didn't have much time. With his current injuries, it would already be difficult for him to remove the ancestral curse. If it were delayed anymore, then even if he got rid of the curse, his cultivation would be damaged too much. With a howl, as Wang Lin's right foot loosened, his right hand reached at the void and took out a fist-sized skull.

Dao Yi released the skull in his hand and then charged into the sky. He broke the void and disappeared without a trace.

This skull looked like that of a baby and was filled with death aura. The feeling seemed to be fused with the void and surged in all directions.

The familiar feeling clearly appeared in Wang Lin's heart. He waved his right hand and the skull flew toward himself. He put it away inside his storage space.

After receiving the skull, Wang Lin retreated back next to the Celestial Ancestor's head. The madman was still in a coma on the head.

"Wang Lin, the Dao Wang clan and I lay out this plan, yet the person with the biggest harvest is you. This old man will remember this. Leave this place, and you better become a Grand Empyrean as soon as possible. Otherwise, once this old man gets rid of the curse, you will have to give me an account for this matter!" Jiu Di looked at Wang Lin.

"And you, Gemini. If Dao Yi doesn't recover and we go to war with the Ancient clan, then you can watch the blood of my celestial clan flow. Your Purple Yang Sect will not escape alone!

"This old man originally had a good plan. I was going to let all the Grand Empyreans divide the Celestial Ancestor's relics so we could become stronger. To make it so that there will no longer be a Celestial Emperor!

"But because of you, all of this changed. You have to bear the consequences of this matter!" Jiu Di sneered.

Gemini silently pondered and didn't speak, but there was a flash of confusion and complication in her eyes.

Wang Lin apologized in his heart. He looked at Grand Empyrean Gemini and made a decision in his heart!

"I owe Grand Empyrean Gemini a lot… I can only do my best to stop the war between the Ancient clan and the celestial clan to make it so she doesn't regret her decision today."

Grand Empyrean Gemini silently pondered for a bit and then coldly said, "Since have I decided to do something, there is no need for you to say more!"

"Good, good!" Jiu Di began to laugh. His eyes turned cold as he looked at Wang Lin.

"This old man can let you take away the Celestial Ancestor's head, but you can't take Lian Daofei!! This matter is not up for discussion. Take the head and leave!

"This old man is already backing down! If you still want to be stubborn about taking him away, then this old man will stop suppressing the ancestral curse. I'll risk a difficult recovery in the future to make you stay!

Gemini, you can help him obtain the Celestial Ancestor's head, but now the Celestial Emperor is dead and the Celestial Ancestor's head is broken. You should know Lian Daofei's role in this place," Jiu Di slowly said.

Wang Lin's expression was calm, but his pupils shrank.

Gemini silently pondered for a bit and then looked at Wang Lin. "Wang Lin… leave Lian Daofei behind."

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If only Jiu Di had asked, he could've ignored it. He had come to the palace to save the madman - how could he give up merely due to Jiu Di's threat?

And Wang Lin didn't believe that Jiu Di would stop suppressing the ancestral curse at the cost of an extremely difficult recovery!

However, Wang Lin could not ignore Gemini's words!

In his heart, he already owed Gemini. Since she had also asked, Wang Lin had to silently ponder.

After a long time, Wang Lin said with difficulty, "Give me a reason!" He didn't look at Jiu Di, but at Grand Empyrean Gemini.

"The Celestial Emperor has fallen. Lian Daofei is very important to the celestial clan…" Gemini sighed and looked at Wang Lin.

"Wang Lin… Lian Daofei must be left behind…" The person who spoke was Hai Zi, who had been silent.

She looked at Wang Lin and calmly said, "This place is the forbidden palace. Although it has collapsed, it will recover on its own… In the celestial clan, the forbidden palace is very important because the Celestial Ancestor's head is here...

"The Celestial Ancestor's head is used to suppress the 72 spirits of the celestial clan. It is because of this head that the 72 spirits have remained sealed. Once the head is damaged, it no longer has the power to suppress the spirits that are still alive. Even those that are dead will return back to the void once the suppression is lost...

"At that time, the entire celestial clan will go into chaos and the continents will collapse and dissipate. The entire celestial clan will face a catastrophe… According to my clan's previous plan, we didn't want to destroy the celestial clan, so after dividing the head, we were going to choose one person to sleep here. That person would replace the Celestial Ancestor's head and become the existence that would suppress the 72 spirits...

"The person we chose was Lian Daofei!

"He carries the Celestial Ancestor's bloodline and has inherited part of the Celestial Ancestor's cultivation. My clan has also planted a seed in him over the years. Once it's activated, he will become a Grand Empyrean due to the Celestial Ancestor inheritance he absorbed!

With his Grand Empyrean cultivation and my clan's secret spell, a suppression effect can be created. This is why you can't take him… If you try to take him by force, then… I'll have to stop you as well," Hai Zi softly said.

Gemini sighed as she looked at Wang Lin and spoke for the second time." Wang Lin leave Lian Daofei here. There will be no danger to his life, he will remain here and suppress the 72 spirits."

Jiu Di coldly looked at this and didn't speak.

Wang Lin silently pondered and looked at the madman that was laying on the Celestial Ancestor's head. He didn't hesitate when you spoke.

"I'll give up the Celestial Ancestor's head and only take away Lian Daofei!"

"Give up? Even if the Celestial Ancestor's head were placed back, it could not play the role of suppression because it has been cut open by the Celestial Emperor. The power inside it has already scattered and can no player be used to suppress the spirits!" Jiu Di let out a cold snort.

Wang Lin's face immediately turned pale and his eyes were filled with struggle and complication. Their words were simple and there wasn't much to think about. Wang Lin knew it was the truth.

"Wang Lin… Leave Lian Daofei here." This was the third time Gemini said this.

Time slowly passed and Wang Lin's struggle set off a huge wave in his heart. After a long time, he let out a sigh. He could not take away the madman by force. Grand Empyrean Gemini would stop him, and Jiu Di would act as well. Along with Hai Zi, Wang Lin could not take the madman away with the three of them joining forces.

What was more, taking away the madman would result in the celestial clan being in chaos. Wang Lin didn't care, but it would affect Grand Empyrean Gemini, who had helped him a lot… The Purple Yang Sect might even be destroyed.

While silently pondering, Wang Lin revealed a bitter expression. He looked at the unconscious madman and slowly closed his eyes.

"Madman, when I, Wang Lin, return to the imperial palace, it will be when I rescue you! I swear it!!" Wang Lin waved his right hand and put the Celestial Ancestor's head into his storage space. He then suddenly looked up.

"Jiu Di, there is no need for you to find me. I'll return in the future!" After Wang Lin spoke, he flew into the sky and didn't look back. Leaving the madman behind made his heart sting. He had gained the most on this trip to the imperial palace. He had obtained part of the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance, obtained the Celestial Ancestor's head, and even condensed the outline of his Grand Empyrean sun.

But in the end, he still couldn't take the madman...

If there was a choice, Wang Lin would give back all these fortunes to take the madman away, but all of this was already decided from the start.

"With the Dao Wang clan's ancestor's divination, he likely even saw the Celestial Emperor possessing the madman… Perhaps it was part of the plan, but it was broken by me...

"Even the Celestial Emperor's self-destruction and the ancestral curse being shared by the four Grand Empyreans was likely foreseen by the Dao Wang clan's ancestor. But he didn't tell them, nor did he try to stop it...

"Perhaps he did it for his clan member of this generation, Hai Zi… All in order to dissipate my anger toward his clan… Just what did he see to make him so kind to me… Is it because in his mind, my existence is more fearful than a Grand Empyrean…"

Wang Lin thought about the words left by the genius of the Dao Wang clan in the Great Soul Sect. All those respectful "yous" the voice used.

Grand Empyrean Gemini looked at Lian Daofei, who was in a coma, and let out a sigh. She followed Wang Lin into the distance.

After Wang Lin exited the broken sky of the forbidden palace, he could not bear it and looked down.

He saw Hai Zi use her clan's spell. The unconscious madman released bright golden light. As the golden light spread, a golden sun surrounded the madman. As the golden light spread out, Wang Lin felt the fluctuations of a Grand Empyrean spread out from his body.

This Grand Empyrean power was not an outline like Wang Lin's Grand Empyrean sun, but a completely formed sun. Lian Daofei became the 5th Grand Empyrean of the celestial clan after the Celestial Emperor fell.

However, the fifth Grand Empyrean would sleep forever and never awaken. The purpose of his existence was to replace the Celestial Ancestor's head to suppress the 72 spirits!

Wang Lin looked at the madman and watched him turn into a mountain as the golden sun shrouded his body. This mountain was completely golden and shot into the clouds!

When the mountain's peak appeared, the broken earth began to recover, but instead of the nine mountains before, there was only this golden mountain!

The sky also recovered and the entire world recovered eventually.

Wang Lin's gaze lingered on the golden mountain for a moment longer before he turned around. He remembered the oath he had made and suddenly left!

After leaving the forbidden palace and entering the collapsed palace, Wang Lin stepped forward and disappeared without a trace. When he reappeared, he was in the imperial palace in the ancestral city.

The imperial palace was in ruins, and at a glance, only the statue stood there alone. The statue was that of the Celestial Ancestor. He looked up at the sky with his arms stretched open as if he were casting a spell.

Wang Lin looked at the statue and silently pondered.

Ripples echoed beside him and Grand Empyrean Gemini walked out.

"The era of the Celestial Ancestor is over and his protection is gone… From now on, the celestial clan will no longer have any Celestial Emperor bloodline." Grand Empyrean Gemini looked at the statue and let out a sigh.

Wang Lin calmly said, "Thank you…"

"This was my promise to you, even though the cost was very high… but I have to thank you for choosing me when I was merely two little girls."

Gemini slowly said, "You indeed can't take Lian Daofei away, I hope you understand… After all, I belong to the celestial clan and you belong to the Ancient clan."

Wang Lin's expression remained the same and he turned around to look at Grand Empyrean Gemini. As for how she could see through his identity, Wang Lin didn't ask or try to cover it up.

"Thank you…" Wang Lin clasped his hands and bowed at Grand Empyrean Gemini.

"I have obtained the Celestial Ancestor's eyes, so now I will head back to the Purple Yang Sect. What about you? Will you leave or come back with me to the Purple Yang Sect?"

Wang Lin looked toward the Eastern Continent before he said, "I want to head back to the Great Soul Sect… Then leave the celestial clan…"

Grand Empyrean Gemini silently pondered for a moment and then let out a sigh.

"I don't know if helping you was right or wrong…" She shook her head and then purple light spread out from her body. She split back into the two little girls. They looked back at Wang Lin with their innocent smiles and waved goodbye at Wang Lin as they flew off into the sky.

"Wa Wa, after we return, I'm going to sleep. I'm so tired."

"Han Han, when we get back, how about we first see if Little Wolf has been obedient before we rest."

"OK, let's do that."

The crisp and tender voices of the two little girls echoed like bells. Wang Lin looked at the two little girls flying away and muttered.

"Thank you both…"

Wang Lin closed his eyes and then reopened them after a long time before flying off into the distance. He didn't see that in the ruins of the palace behind him, Hai Zi was silently looking at his back with a melancholy expression as he disappeared.

"Hai Zi, let's go…"

Behind Hai Zi, Jiu Di walked out with a tired expression. His body was covered in black gas and he could almost no longer suppress the ancestral curse.

"I don't blame you for not stopping him… That child is extraordinary… I'm old, and it will help you if your clan has ties with him." Jiu Di, who was surrounded by black gas, looked at Hai Zi with a kind and doting gaze.

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The destruction of the imperial palace and fall of the Celestial Emperor didn't spread due to the suppression from Jiu di. The ruined palace returned to normal as if nothing had happened.

The Celestial Emperor went into closed door cultivation once more.

This generation's Celestial Emperor, Lian Daozhen, often went into closed door cultivation, and the times were always uncertain. The entire celestial clan didn't think too much of it.

Wu Feng returned to the Northern Continent and immediately sealed himself in the nevermelting glacier. He silently dispelled the ancestral curse inside his body.

He had never attacked after being affected by the ancestral curse, so he would have a much easier time than Dao Yi and Jiu Di. In addition, he had obtained the Celestial Ancestor's ears. Once he dispelled the ancestral curse and refined the ears, his cultivation level would increase greatly.

Dao Yi dragged his mutilated body back to the Dao Yi Sect while enduring the intense pain and suppressing the humiliation in his heart. He immediately chose to enter closed door cultivation.

However, the ancestral curse had fully erupted in his body and could not simply be expelled. However, Dao Yi was a Grand Empyrean and was not as simple as he looked on the surface. Gemini had once called him "fake mask guy!"

In order to dispel the ancestral curse without affecting his cultivation later, he gathered all the Empyrean Exalts and several Ascendant Empyreans. He also called a lot of Golden Exalts and forced the curse to be split among everyone!

The ancestral curse was very strong, so the Golden Exalts immediately died after touching it. Even Empyrean Exalts immediately let out miserable howls as their bodies began to rot. Although they could last a bit longer, the final result was still death!

Only Ascendant Empyreans could survive thanks to their powerful cultivation, but the price was still great.

After all the Empyrean Exalts and Ascendant Empyreans under Dao Yi had helped bear the curse, Dao Yi searched for third step cultivators like crazy. Even if they could only help him bear a sliver of the curse, it would benefit him greatly.

This cruel method to share the burden of the ancestral curse made the Dao Yi Sect almost become a dead sect...

Jiu Di brought Hai Zi back to Mount Emperor and immediately went into closed door cultivation. He was powerful, so he could slowly dissipate the curse on his own. In addition, with Hai Zi's help, the power of the ancestral curse would gradually dissipate with time.

Only Grand Empyrean Gemini wasn't affected by the curse because they weren't greedy. The two little girls went into closed door cultivation once they returned to fuse with the Celestial Ancestor's eyes. Once they came out, they would be able to reverse the weakness caused by the accident in their reincarnation.

The celestial clan still had five Grand Empyreans, but the fifth Grand Empyrean only slept in the space under the palace. He had turned into a golden mountain and was suppressing the 72 spirits in the 72 continents.

Under this mountain, the madman still never awakened, as if he was awaiting for Wang Lin's next arrival.

Half a year later.

The celestial clan's Eastern Continent, Heavenly Bull Continent.

The Heavenly Bull Continent that was once covered in mountains had lost a lot during the war against the Green Devil Continent. This caused the landscape of the Heavenly Bull Continent to change.

However, the power structure of the continent didn't change much. The Great Soul Sect and the Gui Yi Sect were still the strongest, with many smaller sects under them.

The disciples that had been sent to the ancestral city had returned to their sect. They all obtained their own fortunes and would become the future of their sects.

Great Soul Sect.

After Wang Lin left, Esteemed Green Bull had gone into closed door cultivation, not caring about worldly matters. The matters of the sect were left to the elders, but he did set any conditions. The mountain given to Wang Lin was to be preserved and was made into a forbidden land that others would not enter.

Many people were confused about this. When Wang Lin became famous in the Empyrean Trial and rumors of the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean spread, the people of the Great Soul Sect were confused. They slowly figured out through various clues that Wang Lin was indeed the White-Haired Empyrean Exalt. They vaguely understood the meaning of Esteemed Green Bull's action.

Yan Luan, an elder of the past, now held a high position in the sect and could decide on some important matters. She could have moved from her mountain and gone into the depths of the Great Soul Sect for a better cave.

But she never left. At the peak of her mountain, she could see Wang Lin's cave in the distance. Whenever she recalled the past, she would stand at the top of the mountain and silently ponder as she looked at Wang Lin's mountain.

Fan Shanmeng and Fan Shanlu were still her disciples. Her personal grievances with Wang Lin had been resolved. Many years had passed - enough time for it to be forgotten.

In the Great Soul Sect, there was one more elder. His name was Du Qing. His body was not made of flesh and blood, but a piece of wood. After his origin soul condensed inside the wood, he made it into his body.

He was personally appointed by Esteemed Green Bull as an elder without the cultivation level of an elder. His life has been very comfortable, far better than before.

Time passed. As the countless sunrises and sunsets passed, the Great Soul Sect seem to not change much, just like the Heavenly Bull Continent. The mountains were still the same mountains and the pavilions were still the same as before.

Wang Lin stood outside the Great Soul Sect and looked at the familiar sect. When he first arrived here, he only had a vague understanding of the Great Soul Sect. He had slowly thought that he had gained an understanding of the sect until he left and experienced many things. Finally, at the imperial palace far away from the Great Soul Sect, he found a connection to the Great Soul Sect. He finally knew that even now, there was still something he didn't know about the Great Soul Sect.

"Dao Wang clan… A genius that no one could surpass… This Great Soul Sect's ancestor, perhaps he is dead or perhaps he is not dead… But his plan spanned across countless years and he divined the events of today back then. He had schemed against everyone. In his eyes, everyone was a pawn...

"In the end, his plan of releasing the seal on his clan and causing the Celestial Emperor's bloodline to disappear succeeded. To allow his last remaining clan member to gain freedom…"

Wang Lin looked at the Great Soul Sect and had a complicated expression. He had come to the Immortal Astral Continent long ago, but only now did he know that the remote Heavenly Bull Continent that the all powerful people looked down upon had a hidden secret that could be traced to countless years ago.

With a sigh, Wang Lin stepped toward the Great Soul Sect.

His current cultivation level was far above that of Esteemed Green Bull and all the members of the Great Soul Sect, so no one noticed his arrival.

In the Great Soul Sect, Wang Lin saw Du Qing and Yan Luan, who was standing on the mountain with a fiery red dress. He also saw Fan Shanmeng and Fan Shanlu.

Wang Lin didn't pause and walked into the depth of the Great Soul Sect. He went to the Soul Scripture Pavilion that he had gone to back then!

This Soul Scripture Pavilion had to be opened by Esteemed Green Bull back then. However, now, with one step, Wang Lin was already standing outside the Soul Scripture Pavilion.

This was a seven-story pavilion covered by a thin layer of mist. Outside the pavilion were two large beast status that were very life-like.

The pavilion's gate was closed and it was silent. There were three large words above the gate.

Soul Scripture Pavilion!

This pavilion looked like it had seven floors, but in truth, there was an eighth, ninth… and even 10th floor! Esteemed Green Bull had said that not even he could enter the 10th floor. That was where the Great Soul Sect's old ancestor was laid to rest.

Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked up at the top of the pavilion. He had come searching for the answer, for what the genius of the Dao Wang clan had left him.

Pushing open the closed door, Wang Lin walked in. He was familiar with this place, and he calmly walked up the stairs.

Creaking sounds echoed inside the quiet pavilion. Wang Lin walked up to the second floor, third floor… Up to the eighth floor, which he had managed to reach before.

There was no need for Wang Lin to break the restrictions here - they scattered as he walked by.

Looking at the stairs to the ninth floor, Wang Lin slowly climbed up. There were a few jades floating there. They contained the Great Soul Sect's greatest spells.

The complete multi-layered illusion spell Wang Lin wanted was here.

His gaze swept by the jades one by one. Wang Lin saw everything inside and then made his way toward the ancient stairs not far away.

This place led to the tenth floor!

A total of 13 steps. Wang Lin raised his foot and climbed up step by step. He arrived at the top of the Soul Scripture Pavilion, the tenth floor.

The moment he entered the tenth floor, Wang Lin saw something that made him silently ponder for a long time. He looked inside with a complicated feeling for a long, long time before he let out a sigh.

"So it turns out that this is what you left me… And something you had to make me come here to see… Dao Wang clan's genius… the matter of you using me just like I told Hai Zi is written off!" Wang Lin didn't look at the tenth floor but turned around and left.

After Wang Lin left, the complete scene of the tenth floor was revealed.

The tenth floor was not large, only 100 feet of space. There was a statue and a skeleton within.

The statue was that of a man. He stood there, looking down, and his eyes seemed to contain the power to destroy the world. He gave off a pressure without being angry and coldly stared at the skeleton before him.

The skeleton was kneeling before the statue with a look of pain and pleading. There was a crack on his head, but there was no brain… There was a hole in his chest, but there was no heart inside...

His hands were raised in the hair. In his left hand was his withered brain and in his right hand was his beatless heart. He looked at the statue as if he was asking for forgiveness and had knelt there for countless years...

This was no ordinary skeleton, but a prison for the man's soul. This soul prayed for forgiveness.

The statue was that of Wang Lin.

The skeleton was the Great Soul Sect's old ancestor, the Dao Wang clan's genius!

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The Immortal Astral Continent, the celestial clan's five major continents and 72 smaller continents occupied more than 50% of the Immortal Astral Continent. The remaining nearly 50% was the Ancient clan's 36 countries, with 10% being the endless sea that separated the Ancient and celestial clans.

This sea was the largest sea on the Immortal Astral Continent. It was covered in raging waves and fog year-round. It was impossible for mortals to pass, and even cultivators below a certain cultivation level couldn't breakthrough.

This sea was a natural barrier that made it difficult for the celestials and Ancients to go to each other's land.

Bordering the sea was the Northern Continent, and the most northern continent was the Cold Meng Continent. It wasn't very large and was mostly covered in snow.

The cultivators that lived on this continent were used to this climate, and most of them cultivated cold-related cultivation methods. There were few mortals here, and the further north one, went the fewer mortals there were.

At the northern end of the continent was a vast sea. If one looked at the Cold Meng Continent from high up, it looked like a piece of ice floating at the edge of the sea. It was being smashed by the sea day and night, but it never melted.

One could even see ice floating away in the water when the waves smashed into the continent.

10,000 kilometers from the edge of the continent, there was no trace of life, and even cultivators rarely came here. It was far too cold, and cultivators still had bodies. Their bodies would turn into ice here, so they wouldn't survive for too long.

The wind and snow howled in the sky. The snowflakes flew high into the air with the wind and then drifted down to the earth.

In this world of wind and snow, the land was endless. Hidden inside wind and snow were three figures walking over from the distance.

Among the three of them, the person at the front wore a coat and had a head of white hair. There was a lot of snow mixed into his hair and a thick layer of snow covered his coat. With every step he took, a lot of snow fell off and new snow landed on him.

One of the two people behind him looked like an old man, but upon closer inspection, he was a middle-aged man. He was covered in snow and looked frozen. His hands were before his mouth and white fog came out of it when he exhaled. Whenever he looked at the person beside him, he became filled with jealousy!

There was a small snake on the shoulder of this man, but this snake looked like a dragon. It laid lazily on the man's shoulder, and whenever the man was about to be frozen, it would let out a breath to allow the man to continue.

The last person was a burly man, but to be more precise, he was not a burly man, but a thin young man wearing layers of cotton clothes. He looked extremely bloated and walked with a swagger. He struggled to raise his feet once they sank into the snow.

This place was cold, but the young man had sweat on his forehead, giving off bursts of white gas. It looked very interesting.

The creaking sounds of feet stepping on the snow were covered by the howl of the wind. The three fuzzy lines of footprints were soon erased. Only their voices could not be devoured by the wind and pierced through.

"It's still your Grandpa Xu who is smart. In the cave world, it was like this, and on the Immortal Astral Continent Continent, it's still the same. Little Jinbiao, you want to take your Grandpa Xu's spot, but you can't even catch up!" The young man wearing layers of cotton clothes had a proud expression. He wiped the sweat off his face to show off.

"What a hot day, this hot day, it's really too hot. I can't stand it, it's too hot. Jin Biao, are you not hot? How am I so hot?"

The man beside him was Liu Jinbiao. He glared at Xu Liguo viciously. Just as he was about to speak, a cold wind blew by, causing him to shiver, and even his face turned blue.

"Eh, Jin Biao, why are you shivering on this hot day? Could it be that you're cold? Don't pretend, you can't fool me. Your Grandpa Xu has seen everything at the ancestral city. I have obtained a lot of treasures and have gotten to live well. I also got to warm the beds of Little Peach Flower, Little Peach Red, and Little Peach Blue. Such a good time. Jin Biao, how did you spend these years?" Xu Liguo squeezed out a friendly look, but the pride in his eyes and his expression made Liu Jinbiao want to fight him to the death.

"Ah, I'm wearing too much of these clothes when the day is too hot. I say, Liu Jinbiao, you really look cold. Don't worry, your Grandpa Xu is good friends with you, I'll give you…" Xu Liguo looked at Liu Jinbiao and deliberately stopped.

Liu Jinbiao was startled and revealed a look of shock when Xu Liguo revealed a mischievous smile and continued.

"Let me introduce these precious clothes to you. Once you listen, you can fantasize about them and perhaps you won't be so cold. Don't you have the dao of deception? Deceive yourself that you're wearing countless warm clothes, then you won't feel cold!" Xu Liguo looked emotional as he touched the clothes on his body and shook his head.

"These clothes are treasures; they are made of Heavenly Cotton and can produce a lot of warmth. Grandpa Xu stole them from the Chen family!

"This cotton shirt is also a treasure. Once you put it on, you feel like you're next to a fireplace. Grandpa Xu encouraged the king to steal it from the Zhao family!

"This one…

"This one…

"And also this…" Xu Liguo introduced them one by one. Before he finished speaking, Jiu Jinbiao roared.

"Xu Liguo!!"

"What are you calling your Grandpa Xu's name for? You dare to steal them before Master? You've gotten bold, Little Xu!" Xu Liguo's eyes widened and he rolled up his sleeve. However, he was wearing too many layers, so after he rolled up one layer, there was another, and he wouldn't finish in a short period of time.

"Master… Look at him… I… I…." Liu Jinbiao looked at Xu Liguo and then at Wang Lin, who was walking ahead, ignoring his begging expression.

"Master, just ignore him. It was him who wanted to improve his cultivation. Master, walk slower, the snow on the ground is slippery. There is nothing to worry about, Little Xu can take care of himself." Xu Liguo quickly walked up behind Wang Lin and massaged Wang Lin's shoulders through the coat. He turned around proudly and viciously stared at Liu Jinbiao.

Xu Liguo sent out a divine sense message. "You want to steal your Grandpa Xu's position with Master? Bleh, you aren't qualified. When your Grandpa Xu was following Master, you were still drinking milk somewhere!"

"You…"

"What about me? Wasn't it me who suggested to Master that because our cultivations were not high enough, we should walk through the north with our own strength. This will make our wills stronger, as well as improve our cultivation!

"It was me who said it, so what!? My cultivation level is not as high as yours and I don't have that silly dragon to help me. I'm afraid of the cold, so I put on some cotton clothes. What are you so angry about? If you have cotton clothes, put them on." Xu Liguo snorted.

Seeing that the two of them were going to continue to quarrel, Wang Lin frowned. Ever since the two of them had appeared, they had been quarrelling nonstop.

"Enough. Liu Jinbiao, if you can't hold on, I can send you back into the storage space." Wang Lin stopped and looked at Liu Jinbiao, who was shivering from the cold.

"I can't give Xu Liguo the chance to be alone with Master. This guy might say something bad about me!" Liu Jinbiao clenched his teeth and shook his head.

"Master, I… I can still hold on!" Liu Jinbiao's body shivered and even his voice trembled.

"Xu Liguo, take off a few layers of clothes and give them to Liu Jinbiao." Wang Lin could instantly see through their thoughts and then walked into the distance.

Xu Liguo unwillingly took off a few pieces and threw them at Liu Jinbiao. The two of them viciously stared at each other a few times and cursed each other with their eyes before following Wang Lin.

Time passed. Wang Lin wasn't in a hurry at all as he walked through the northern part of the Northern Continent toward the vast sea. The cold became stronger and stronger until not even Xu Liguo could bear it. Wang Lin waved his sleeve and he disappeared with the two of them.

When he reappeared, he was at the edge of the continent. Before him was a dark sea with raging waves. There were large pieces of ice that colliding with each other, creating thunderous rumbles.

"After crossing this, I will be at the Ancient clan…" Wang Lin waved his hand and Liu Jinbiao and Xu Liguo were put back into the storage space. He silently pondered for a moment before his body flickered and he appeared above a giant piece of ice.

Standing on the ice, Wang Lin looked back at the celestial clan.

Looking at the celestial clan, everything that had happened there flashed in his eyes. These memories were like the cold wind of the sea that caused his white hair to flutter and fly away.

The ice below Wang Lin rose and fell with the sea. It slowly drifted into the distance and away from the celestial clan. The celestial clan slowly became a blur in Wang Lin's eyes.

He stood there and stared at the blurry celestial clan as he drifted further away. as he drifted away, he saw a lot of familiar faces that seemed to dissipate .

"Madman… Once I return…" Wang Lin didn't mutter the second part of that sentence. His eyes were filled with determination and decisiveness!

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Lin could no longer see the celestial clan, only the waves of the sea. At the distant horizon, the sun slowly set, revealing a fiery red sun slowly descending. As the world turned dark, Wang Lin turned around.

"Teacher Xuan Luo… Disciple is coming." Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he raised his foot. He disappeared from the ice without a trace.

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Day and night alternated and the waves sobbed. These were the only changes and sounds on this vast sea.

The sea was no longer cold; it had become humid. The sea became even more violent and the waves looked like they wanted to smash the sky apart.

It was as if there was a powerful beast in the sea, and it was going to replace the sky with the sea!

The sea dragon moved through the sea and was extremely flexible. It was much faster in the sea than in the sky, and there was a white-robed figure sitting on its head.

Wang Lin didn't use Spatial Bending to rush to the Ancient Clan at his fastest speed. Instead, he let the sea dragon swim forward. He sat on the sea dragon and began to adjust his cultivation.

"This trip to the Ancient clan should have no life or death dangers. After all, Teacher Xuan Luo is there…" After a long time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. The sky was blue and clear, and the sun was warm as the light landed on his body.

"At the Ancient clan, I need to calm down. During my silent cultivation, I need to complete my promise to Teacher. I need to protect the Ancient Dao and guard Teacher's reincarnation.

"After all, I belong to the Ancient Dao…" Wang Lin looked melancholy as he let out a sigh.

"Unfortunately, in the celestial clan, I didn't find Qing Shui, Situ Nan… And I didn't find… Li Qianmei. This is a pity.

"Forget it. When I return to the celestial clan, I may find them." Wang Lin let out a sigh. Before leaving, he had spread out his divine sense to search, but he still didn't find them.

"I won't head to the Ancient Si or Ancient Ji, but head to the imperial city of the Ancient Dao. I wonder how it will compare to the celestial clan's ancestral city." Wang Lin silently looked into the distance.

"My cultivation is still lacking, so I need to go into closed door cultivation in the Ancient clan and strive to become a Grand Empyrean. When I complete my promise to Teacher, I'll go find Wan Er's soul…" Thinking of Li Muwan, Wang Lin's eyes were filled with sadness.

"Wan Er… Where is that sliver of your soul… Only when your soul is complete can I find a method to awaken you…" Wang Lin let out a sigh and his right hand reached at the void. A rift leading to Wang Lin's storage space opened.

He could not open it without damaging his storage space before, but now he could easily do it.

He could completely offset the force between the cave world and the Immortal Astral Continent so the storage space wouldn't be destroyed. The blood sword that had made Wang Lin famous in the cave world flew out and gave off a killing intent in the sun.

"This item belongs to the Ancient Dao clan…" Wang Lin held the blood sword and gently touched it. The killing intent seemed to be happy as it coiled around Wang Lin's fingertips.

"It belonged to Ye Mo… When I obtained Ye Mo's head, I promised to be kind to his descendents. In this trip to the Ancient clan, I need to find Ye Mo's descendants…" Holding the blood sword, Wang Lin waved and it flew into the sky. After a long time, muffled rumbles echoed.

"With my current cultivation level, I can easily release its full power." The blood sword trembled and popping sounds echoed. Countless cracks appeared on it as if the sword was shedding its skin and a layer fell off.

The blood red light from the sword became even more intense. Wang Lin didn't understand back then, but now he saw a seal on the sword. He broke the seal with a wave of his hand.

After breaking the seal, the killing intent the sword emitted became even more intense. It surrounded the surrounding 500 kilometer of sea. The killing intent seemed to form a storm and a huge shadow appeared. This shadow obviously belonged to the Ancient clan!

Its whole body was covered in armor and in its right hand was a slender blood sword. This sword looked like it could split the sky!

"Ye Mo's hometown, where Teacher is located, the Ancient Dao… The place I need to guard. I wonder what kind of place that is." Wang Lin looked at the blood sword and put it away. The shadow disappeared, revealing the clear sky.

"After absorbing the sword fragment, my metal essence was completed and the five elements fuse into one. My cultivation level has increased." Wang Lin's cultivation was different from that of others; he needed essences. Only with essences could his cultivation level increase.

When the metal essence was completed, Wang Lin climbed from mid stage Void Tribulant to late stage Void Tribulant. Then, with the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance, he was able to make the outline of the Grand Empyrean sun appear once he erupted his full cultivation.

"The slaughter thunder essence true body is complete with five essences. The five-element true body is also complete. What's next is my ethereal essences...

"If I can comprehend my other two ethereal essences, my cultivation can reach peak Void Tribulant! It's just that comprehending ethereal essences is very difficult… In my entire life, I only comprehended three." In this rare moment of calmness, Wang Lin began to analyze the future path of his cultivation.

"If I rely on ethereal essences to raise my cultivation level, then my future cultivation will be very difficult… It will take many years before it can improve again." Wang Lin frowned as the sea dragon below him swam. It broke through the waves, forming a line in the sea.

The waves raged, causing the sea to rise up and down. Wang Lin only took a glance before he began pondering the future path to take.

"This won't do. If this continues, I won't know when I'll have the power to return to the celestial clan. My cultivation is different from that of others, so perhaps I can find another way to increase my cultivation level." Wang Lin was immersed in his own thoughts as time passed.

A few days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes, revealing a hint of fatigue.

"I can't rely on ethereal essences. Even so, I'll put the ethereal essences as a long term goal. During that, I'll put my focus on the five-element true body and the slaughter thunder essence true body.

"Water, fire, and earth have formed essence true bodies. Now, only metal and wood need to condense their essence true bodies. According to my analysis, once the metal and wood essences have formed their essence true bodies, then the five-element true body will be complete!

"If this is the case, there is a 50% chance I can avoid raising my ethereal essences when increasing my cultivation level to peak Void Tribulant… Although my combat power would be a lot weaker due to the ethereal essences being incomplete, once the ethereal essences are completed, my power should increase grealy!

"Then it would be the slaughter thunder essence true body. Right now, only the thunder essence has formed an essence true body. The remaining four essences - slaughter, absolute beginning, absolute end, and restriction - are incomplete. If they could all form their own essence true bodies, then my slaughter thunder essence true body should be complete and allow my cultivation level to surpass Void Tribulant!

"However, I'll have to wait until my metal and wood essence true bodies appear before knowing if this road will be as I thought." Wang Lin pondered as he decided on his future.

"As for the outline of the Grand Empyrean sun… The reason it appeared was deeply related to the Celestial Ancestor cultivation I inherited.

"The Celestial Ancestor's inheritance didn't increase my cultivation level but allowed me to condense that sun once I erupt my full cultivation. With that sun, my combat power increases greatly!

"It makes up for the fact that my Heavenly Bull soul armor was broken. With my current cultivation level and combat power, I'm the strongest under Grand Empyreans. Even against Grand Empyreans, unless they burn their Grand Empyrean power, I can still fight them!

"If my analysis is correct, once all five elements form their true bodies and my cultivation level increases, I should be able to exchange blows with a Grand Empyrean who is burning his Grand Empyrean power!

"And once my slaughter thunder essence true body obtains essence true bodies, then very few Grand Empyreans can be my match! Then, if I can completely comprehend the fourth ethereal essence, which would be the reincarnation essence, I comprehended at the Dong Lin Sect, I can use it to break through the countless dream barriers to find my true self to obtain the fifth ethereal essence!

"At that time…" Wang Lin's eyes shined brightly.

"Grand Empyreans won't be my match! After all, Empyrean Exalt and Ascendant Empyrean are just a transition between Void Tribulant and Grand Empyreans. The transition could exist and also not exist!

"Furthermore, I still have the avatar in the void… That avatar is still growing, and unless it's the last resort, I can't use it!"

"Time… I need time!" Wang Lin closed his eyes and immersed himself inside the Celestial Ancestor's head in his storage space. Wang Lin had been studying it along the way, and he understood that once he could fully integrate the head into the Grand Empyrean sun outline, the sun would become solid. Once the sun was solid, Wang Lin would be able to truly become the 10th Grand Empyrean!

He had two more items in his storage space: one was a strand of white hair and the other was a fist-sized skull filled with death.

Both items gave Wang Lin a very familiar feeling, but he still couldn't figure out the source of this familiar feeling.

Time passed day by day and the waves became even more intense. There was also the power of the law of the Immortal Astral Continent. This power was the key to separating the celestial and Ancient clans.

However, for Wang Lin, this power was far too weak compared to what he had experienced in the void, so he could simply ignore it. His aura surrounded the sea dragon, allowing it to move even faster!

There was a black dot in the sky - it was the mosquito beast. Wang Lin released it and it let out a cheerful hiss in the sky as it followed Wang Lin toward the Ancient clan.

A few months later, when Wang Lin opened his eyes again, he saw the edge of the sea. The black earth was different from that of the celestial clan. The Ancient clan's black earth gave off a sense of desolation and recklessness.

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The Ancient clan's vast land was covered in black earth.

This place was different from the delicate beauty of the celestial clan. Here, it was vast and rough. In particular, the black earth would give people a sense of being suppressed.

But at the same time, the vast world would cause this suppression to spread as one looked into the horizon. It was as if breathing the aura of the Ancient clan could make one fuse with this place.

Unlike the celestial clan, the Ancient clan was a complete monarchy. The Ancient clan was divided into three countries: Ancient Shi, Ancient Dao, and Ancient Ji.

The power of the three Ancient emperors was not something the Celestial Emperor could compare to. Here, the power of the royal family reigned supreme. It created an invisible pressure that shrouded the land and the heart of every ancient clan member.

In the imperial palace of the celestial clan, when there was danger, everyone had chosen to escape without hesitation. They wouldn't risk their lives. However, in the Ancient clan, there were only two extremes.

One, the intruder dies.

Two, the entire clan goes extinct!

This was the Ancient clan - it was something inherited for countless years. It was even laughed at by the celestial clan, but this was the power every generation of Celestial Emperor wished for!

The emperor of the Ancient clan was the sky and represented the Ancient Ancestor. Their noble blood could not be erased by any force! The Ancient clan respected bloodlins the most!

Even Grand Empyreans had no right to remove an Ancient emperor. In terms of cultivation, the Grand Empyrean was the guardian of the clan, but in terms of power, the Ancient emperor could command every clan member!

If there was ever a conflict of order between the Ancient emperor and the Grand Empyrean, then far more people would listen to the Ancient emperor over the Grand Empyrean!

This was very different from the celestial clan. In the celestial clan, Jiu Di had dared to scheme against the Celestial Emperor, and even kill him!

But in the Ancient clan, although the Grand Empyreans were powerful, they would never hurt any Ancient emperors. This was because of a law set by the strongest Grand Empyrean on the Immortal Astral Continent!

He would protect the three clans of the Ancient clan, an existence that could become the sole Ancient emperor.

At the center of the three clans lay the holy land of the Ancient clan, where the strongest Grand Empyrean was.

Wang Lin had learned about the Ancient clan from Xuan Luo in the cave world and from the records at the Purple Yang Sect. As a result, Wang Lin wasn't as lost as when he first entered the celestial clan.

However, the Ancient clan was simply too big and Wang Lin didn't have the map to the Ancient Dao. He needed to find a map before he could head to the Ancient Dao.

"The Ancient clan's three clans are the Ancient Shi, the most powerful; Ancient Ji, the most united; and Ancient Dao, which has the most people but is also the weakest." Wang Lin walked on the black earth and took a deep breath.

He knelt down and grabbed a handful of dirt. He placed it next to his nose. He could feel that there was a force there that made his Ancient bloodline tremble.

"Teacher, disciple has arrived at the Ancient clan…" Wang Lin stood up and walked forward.

Before Wang Lin, there was a giant city. This city was made completely out of some kind of black stone. This stone was very rough but gave off a domineering feeling.

This sense of domineering seemed to be inside the core of every single Ancient clan member.

Inside the city, all the buildings were rough and very large. Members of the Ancient clan quickly moved through the city. There were burly men in the leather armor constantly shouting. Normal people who saw them would immediately reveal fear and avoid them.

There was a crowd outside the city; it was very lively.

Wang Lin was far from the city gate. He didn't choose to go in and instead stood there, looking at them. He saw ancient demons, ancient devils, and ancient gods! Although their sizes were the same, the stars between their eyebrows, in their left eyes, and in their right eyes gave Wang Lin a familiar feeling.

This was the first time Wang Lin had seen so many Ancient clan members.

There were seven burly men wearing leather armor outside the gate. Each of them had stars flashing between their eyebrows or in their eyes. They looked at the people outside the gate impatiently and would even shout at them.

"Hurry up. The ones in the back, move faster too! The city will be sealed in half an incense stick of time!"

"After entering Blackstone City, immediately scatter and stay in the city for three days! Without the city lord's order, no one is allowed out!"

As the burly man roared, the lively city gate gradually became quiet. Those that wanted to enter the city accelerated their pace.

In less than half an incense stick of time, the outside of the city was empty, creating a huge contrast compared to the lively scene from before. The Ancient clan members that had entered the city had quickly dispersed, so not many figures were seen inside the city. The only thing one could see were the nearly 100 burly men in leather armor standing in various critical corners of the city. Their gazes were sometimes on the city gate and sometimes on the towering building at the center of the city.

The emptiness of this place revealed Wang Lin's figure and attracted the attention of the seven burly men outside the city.

Wang Lin's expression was calm as he withdrew his gaze and turned to walk into the distance. There was no one strong in this city. The map jade Wang Lin wanted had to be as detailed as possible, and only the strong would have such a jade.

But just as he turned around, a voice came from behind him.

"Stop!"

Two of the seven burly men immediately walked over. They both had five ancient god stars between their eyebrows.

Wang Lin frowned. He stopped and turned to look at the two coming toward him.

The two burly men had fierce gazes. One of them looked unfriendly and shouted, "Who are you, where are you from?!"

Wang Lin slowly said, "Wang Lin."

"You have been standing here for a long time and still didn't enter the city. Take out your identification token!" The other burly man stretched out his right hand.

The burly man spoke once more. "Also, reveal your clan mark!"

Wang Lin faintly smiled and nine stars slowly appeared between his eyebrows. The nine stars gave off a ghostly light and made Wang Lin look no different from the members of the Ancient clan.

The moment the nine stars appeared, the two burly men were startled and their pupils shrank. They retreated a few steps and clasped their hands at Wang Lin.

"Greetings, God Lord. We didn't know Lord was coming and were disrespectful. Please punish us, God Lord." They were extremely respectful and contained a trace of excitement.

Their sudden change attracted the attention of the other five people outside the city gate. After seeing the nine stars between Wang Lin's eyebrows, they immediately walked up and clasped their hands.

"Greetings, God Lord!"

Wang Lin was quite shocked, but his expression remained the same. He didn't have much understanding of the Ancient clan. He knew about the landscape and simple structure, but not the traditions of the area.

"After I revealed my nine ancient god stars, they started referring to me as 'God Lord?' Does that mean 9-star ancient demons are called the Demon Lord and 9-star ancient devils are call the devil lord?" Wang Lin speculated on this matter.

"My inheritance from Ye Mo is incomplete and I don't have many of his memories. I only know that in the Ancient clan, no matter which of the three clans they come from, they are composed of ancient god, ancient demon, and ancient devil.

"I wonder what the title for someone who has nine ancient god, ancient demon, and ancient devil stars is…" Wang Lin pondered and remembered when he went through the second calamity of the third trial in the cave world and obtained the recognition of the Ancient Ancestor.

Over the years, although Wang Lin had cultivated his Ancient body by force, he had achieved nine stars for all three, but he rarely revealed it.

"From their appearance, there aren't many people with nine stars in the Ancient clan… Or perhaps this place is rather remote." Wang Lin revealed a faint smile.

"No harm. Do you have a map jade?" Wang Lin asked casually. Not many people could understand him in the celestial clan as this a language unique to the Ancient clan.

The burly man was startled but didn't ask any questions. He waved his right hand and a jade appeared. The jades were the same in the celestial and Ancient clans, but the auras required to open them were different.

"This little one's jade is incomplete and only has an approximate map." The burly man respectfully took out a jade. Wang Lin took it and his ancient power swept through it.

This jade was indeed very simple, like the man had said. It only had details about the nearby countries, and the further it went, the more blurry it was.

But through the map in the jade, and with Wang Lin's understanding, he now knew that the 12 countries at the northern part belonged to the Ancient Shi. Going south, splitting into two directions, were the Ancient Ji and Ancient Dao, forming a triangle.

This Blackstone City was at the edge of the Mu Sang Country of the Ancient Shi.

Wang Lin held the jade and slowly asked, "I wonder, why is the city being sealed?"

One of the two burly men responded to Wang Lin and held nothing back. "Reporting to God Lord. I received orders from the city lord to clear out the gates of Blackstone City in one incense stick of time to welcome Prince Ji Du and the Ancient Dao ambassadors' arrival."

"Ancient Dao ambassadors? I just came out from closed door cultivation and don't know about this. Tell me the details." Wang Lin's eyes lit up an undetectable amount.

The burly didn't hesitate to respond respectfully.

"This little one doesn't know much about the Ancient Dao ambassadors. But the rumor is that the Ancient Dao's royal family has been sending people out for hundreds of years in search of beautiful women. It is said that… the Ancient Dao Emperor is looking to choose a concubine."

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"As for whether this matter is true, this little one doesn't know. However, with the prince accompanying them, that means the Ancient emperor must have agreed, or else the city lord wouldn't order the city to be sealed," the burly man explained.

"Choosing a concubine?" Wang Lin was startled and didn't think too much. He just thought that the emperor of the Ancient Dao, the place he was going to protect, sending people all the way to the other two countries to choose a concubine was absurd.

"However, since I can meet the people of the Ancient Dao here, they must have a detailed map to head to the 12 countries of the Ancient Dao. This does save me some time in looking for a map." After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin was going to inquire more when he looked toward the city. Footsteps came from the city and then two teams of soldiers in green armor rushed out from the gate.

There were nearly 1,000 people among the two teams. They quickly came out of the city and gave off a killing aura. At the same time, three people walked out from the city.

The person at the front among the three was a burly man. He was nearly 10 feet tall and was obviously far taller than the others. He wore golden armor and had a red cape. He gave off a sense of pressure without being angry and walked forward in large strides.

Behind the burly man in golden armor, to the left, was a middle-aged man. He was a handsome middle-aged man who wore a blue shirt like a cultivator and exuded a celestial aura.

This man had three strands of beard on his chin, his skin was white, and he held a black fan. Although he gave off the aura of a celestial, his eyes were clearly demonic. His left eye had a strange fog swirling inside.

The last person stood on the right. He was a young man in black. He had a cold expression, but it could not hide the violence and killing intent in his eyes. He stood there as if there was a fire burning inside and outside his body, but this fire was cold.

The two of them obviously treated the burly man as their leader. He walked past the two teams of soldiers and looked into the distance. He seemed to detect something and turned to look at Wang Lin!

Not only him, but the two people behind him turned their heads at the same time. Their gazes locked into the nine stars between Wang Lin's eyebrows and their eyes lit up.

"Greetings, God Lord City Lord, Demon Lord, and Devil Lord!" The two leather-armored burly men next to Wang Lin and the five outside the gate all knelt down without hesitation. They were extremely respectful.

However, the burly man in the golden armor ignored them. He looked at Wang Lin in confusion.

"This fellow clan member is very unfamiliar. I'm Blackstone City's city lord. I wonder, does fellow clan member need help?" The burly man in the golden armor clasped his hand at Wang Lin.

"I'm Kong Shi." The middle-aged man in blue with demonic eyes smiled and clasped his hands at Wang Lin.

Only the black-robed young looked at Wang Lin and remained silent.

Wang Lin smiled and clasped his hands. "My name is Wang Lin. By chance, I heard that the prince and the Ancient Dao ambassadors are dropping by. I'd like to see them if you will, but if it's inconvenient, I'll leave."

He didn't have any sense of arrogance because of his cultivation level and high status. Wang Lin's personality was always like this. If others were respectful to him, he would naturally be respectful back.

"Since you came here, you are our guest. Brother Wang can stay and wait with us." The burly man in golden armor smiled.

Looking at the other party, especially when he felt the ancient god power from this burly man, Wang Lin felt a familiar feeling. He smiled as he stepped forward and arrived next to the three of them.

"Brother Wang is also a God Lord and presumably has also passed the second trial. You should have entered the stage of Fusing the Demon and Refining the Devil. How is your progress?" The burly man looked at Wang Lin and smiled.

"Fusing the Demon and Refining the Devil?" Wang Lin's heart trembled, but his expression remained the same. He shook his head with a smile and didn't speak.

"Connecting, fusing, and refining is very difficult. How could it be so easy? From his appearance, he gives off no demon or devil aura, meaning he is still figuring it out. Liang Yun, this is the same as not asking," the young man in black said coldly. His gaze swept by Wang Lin with a hint of disdain.

"Meng Luo!" The burly man in golden armor frowned as he looked at the young man in black. He clasped his hands at Wang Lin with a bitter smile.

"I presume Wang Lin has seen that this Meng Luo is a Devil Lord and that his personality is bad. I hope Brother Wang won't mind too much. This connecting, fusing, and refining is indeed too difficult. I haven't made much progress myself." The burly man in golden armor apologized.

"No problem." Wang Lin smiled. He really didn't care about these little things.

They chatted for a while longer. The burly man in golden armor and Kong Shi were trying to determine Wang Lin's origin, but in the end, they didn't get any answers.

They gradually lost the intent to talk and became silent.

The silence didn't last long before Wang Lin noticed something, and he casually looked at the sky. Kong Shi had been watching Wang Lin, and upon seeing Wang Lin's action, he also looked up but found nothing.

However, just as he was about to withdraw his gaze, his eyes narrowed. The burly man and the young man in black also looked at the sky with respect and excitement.

At this moment, the sky changed and layers of ripples echoed. A thunderous rumble echoed as a fist appeared out of thin air and punched the sky.

As the roar echoed, the sky seemed to collapse and even more ripples echoed. More and more cracks appeared, until it looked like the sky was going to collapse. Two giant hands broke through the sky and tore open a large rift.

A giant green shadow hundreds of thousands of feet tall with a horn on its head tore open the sky and stepped out!

This green shadow wore a green suit of armor and gave off monstrous demonic aura. This demonic aura turned into a fog that spread endlessly in all directions.

This was clearly an ancient demon!! Its eyes were blood red and filled with violent intent. It immediately let out a roar as it appeared. It took a large step out of the rift and landed on the earth!

When its foot landed, a shockwave spread in all directions, carrying dirt like a wave.

As Wang Lin looked at the ancient demon, his heart trembled and his eyes narrowed.

"This… This is no ordinary ancient demon!" Wang Lin immediately saw the problem at a glance. He had seen ancient demons in the cave world, but, like ancient gods, unless they revealed their true bodies, they look like ordinary people.

But even after revealing their true bodies, they would maintain their consciousness and not fall into madness. Most importantly, the demonic aura this ancient demon gave off was as powerful as that of Empyrean Exalt cultivators.

The moment the ancient demon stepped on the earth and let out a roar, the man in the golden armor, the Demon Lord, and the black-robed youth knelt down on one knee and respectfully said, "Greetings, Prince!"

Not only them, but the 1,000 soldiers on the side all knelt down and were all excited. Even the people inside the city that saw the ancient demon all felt their hearts tremble and knelt on the ground.

The only person not kneeling inside and outside the city was Wang Lin.

The golden-armored man immediately noticed that Wang Lin had remained standing. He was startled and was filled with disbelief. Kong Shi was the same, and even the young man in black revealed terror.

How could a mere prince make Wang Lin kneel? Not even a Grand Empyrean could make Wang Lin kneel. Even before the Celestial Emperor, Wang Lin only needed to clasp his hands.

Wang Lin calmly looked at the roaring ancient demon and saw the person standing on its head. He wore a royal robe and his black hair fluttered in the wind. He was a young man who looked ordinary but had an unspeakable temperament.

Behind him, there was a woman in blue. She looked fairly young, and when her gaze fell on Wang Lin, she was surprised.

The youth in the royal robe also saw Wang Lin, who was the only one standing. The sky rumbled once more. The young man raised his head and no longer looked at Wang Lin as he looked back at the sky.

Another huge shadow walked out from the rift that had been torn open. This shadow was slightly smaller, and when it stepped out, it revealed the two horns on its head and its body was black. It was an ancient devil!

This ancient devil's eyes were also red and filled with madness and violence, as if it was about to lose control. It let out a howl. There were seven people standing on its head.

Among the seven were five men and two women. They clasped their hands at the young man, and when they looked at the ground, their attention was attracted by Wang Lin, who was the only person standing.

"My clansman is disrespectful. You all saw something embarrassing." The young man smiled at the seven above the ancient devil. Then he turned to look at the burly man in the golden armor next to Wang Lin.

"Liang Yun, is he your new recruit?"

"Reporting to Prince. I don't know this person, he has just appeared here. He said… he wanted to see the prince. This humble one was wrong to let him stay… This humble one will kill him right now!" The big man in golden armor revealed anger and killing intent.

"No need!" the prince said coldly. His eyes lit up and gathered on Wang Lin.

"Tuo Luo, kill him!" After the prince spoke, the ancient demon hundreds of feet tall below him let out a roar. It raised its right claws and reached toward Wang Lin.

It looked like it wanted to grab Wang Lin and crush him! The sharp claws seemed like they would split open the ovid. They contained monstrous demonic aura and closed in on Wang Lin.

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Wang Lin's expression was calm and his white haired fluttered. He let out a sigh and walked forward. For the first time, he felt like he was not suited for the Ancient clan.

"I can see a lot about the Ancient clan's imperial power from this small matter…" Aside from getting a map jade, Wang Lin had stayed here to see just how strong the imperial power of the Ancient clan really was.

A mere prince, not even the Ancient Shi Emperor, would make an entire city kneel. And he merely didn't kneel and that already shocked everyone.

The golden-armored burly man was originally polite, but in a flash, he was filled with killing intent and anger. It was as if not kneeling was a great crime!

And as for the prince, just because he hadn't knelt, the prince was going to take his life. From the prince's expression, killing a clan member was as casual as breathing.

This would only happen when the imperial power had reached an extreme. Most importantly, all the people kneeling were looking at the prince with reverence and excitement from the bottom of their hearts. It was as they would do anything the prince told them to, even kill themselves.

"Since the Ancient Shi is like this, then the Ancient Dao must also be like this… Perhaps I'm not suited for this place…" Wang Lin silently pondered and stepped out. When he took the third step, the ancient demon's claws closed in. Everyone watched as the ancient demon's claws overlap with Wang Lin's figure!

It looked like Wang Lin was caught!

After everyone saw this, whether it was the golden-armored burly man, Demon Lord Kong Shi, the black-robed youth, everyone kneeling there, and even the leather-armored soldier who had given Wang Lin the jade, they all revealed cold gazes.

Their cold gazes seemed to condense into a sentence.

"All who disrespect the imperial power will die…" Wang Lin's voice echoed in the world. The ancient demon's claws, which had overlapped with his body, seemed to become transparent and he calmly walked through them.

Or it could be said that Wang Lin had become transparent and the ancient demon's claws had grabbed nothing. A rumble echoed as Wang Lin walked toward the ancient devil the Ancient Dao ambassadors were on.

When the ancient demon grabbed nothing, the madness in its eyes became even more intense. Its right hand reached for Wang Lin's back, but the eyes of the prince narrowed. He stared at Wang Lin with a serious expression.

Not only him, but all the people kneeling were startled. From their view, Wang Lin should have died, but he had somehow walked out.

The pupils of the golden-armored burly man shrank. He was also a 9-star ancient god, and he knew he couldn't do this. Perhaps only a Demon Lord's body could be so strange.

However, Kong Shi's heart was in chaos. The moment Wang Lin had walked out, he hadn't sensed any demonic power, but this just made it even more unusual!

"He… Who is he!?"

The young man in black was the most shocked. He was a Devil Lord, and he thought he had seen through Wang Lin. However, after seeing Wang Lin calmly walk out of the claws, he took a deep breath, but his eyes were filled with battle intent.

The seven people on the Ancient Devil had come here from the Ancient Dao on the order of the Ancient Dao Emperor. When they saw Wang Lin not kneeling, they thought they would get to watch a show. However, they couldn't help but be surprised when Wang Lin walked out, but they didn't take it to heart. After all, this was a matter within the Ancient Shi, and it had nothing to do with them.

However, when they saw Wang Lin walk toward them, they were puzzled.

Wang Lin was not fast or slow, and behind him, the ancient demon's claws had returned. It let out another roar and reached toward Wang Lin once more. Wang Lin frowned slightly and stopped. As the claws closed in, he turned to look at the ancient demon.

"You're courting death!"

His words didn't rumble like thunder and the world didn't change colors. However, the ancient demon shivered and the madness in its eyes disappeared, turning into fear. It was as if Wang Lin's gaze was enough to cause it to collapse and feel the shroud of death.

The ancient demon's roar stopped and it let out a miserable cry. It quickly retreated and knelt down on the ground. Its huge body started to kowtow at Wang Lin.

When this happened, everyone around gasped and revealed shock and horror. The battle intent in the eyes of the black-robed youth immediately dissipated. His body trembled and became covered in cold sweat.

The golden-armored burly man shivered. He thought about how he had said that he was going to kill Wang Lin. He could not have expected Wang Lin to terrify the ancient demon with just a gaze.

The prince and the woman next to the prince flew up into the air. They looked down in shock. The price was well aware of the strength of this ancient demon. It could even battle against an Empyrean Exalt in the celestial clan!

However, this powerful ancient demon was now terrified to this degree. This showed that this person who hadn't knelt had terrifying strength.

"You… You…" Prince Ji Du's expression was pale.

Wang Lin ignored everyone and withdrew his gaze from the ancient demon. As everyone's gazes gathered on him, he walked toward the ancient devil.

This ancient devil's eyes were originally red and gave off a sense of madness, but at this moment, it let out a whimper. Its whole body trembled and it crouched on the ground as a show of obedience. It didn't dare to move.

The seven people above its head were terrified as they watched Wang Lin walk over. Aside from an old man, the other six all retreated and erupted their respective Ancient clan powers.

Among the seven, four of them had reached nine stars and the other two had reached a certain degree in terms of crossing, fusing, and refining.

The strongest was the old man who hadn't retreated as Wang Lin closed in. His expression was extremely heavy as he let out a roar and nine stars appeared between his eyebrows and in both his eyes!

A total of 27 stars! These 27 stars emitted a ghostly light and three large shadows appeared behind the old man. They were an ancient god, ancient demon, and ancient devil!

These three shadows stood there and glared at the incoming Wang Lin.

"No matter what issue you have with the Ancient Shi, it has nothing to do with our Ancient Dao!" The old man felt bitterness in his heart. He didn't know why Wang Lin was walking toward them.

"Liang Yun's group of three has cultivation equal to Arcane Void. Perhaps due to the different in bloodline, there are some differences. As for this old man with 27 stars, his cultivation is equal to Void Tribulant.

"When I was in the cave world, my 27 stars were not complete and slowly become complete during my hundreds of years at the celestial clan, but the power I can display is far above that of this person.

"Perhaps this is the difference in bloodlines. Ye Mo's cultivation level was obviously higher than Seven-Colored's, so that's why Seven-Colored got Li Guang's help. Li Guang's cultivation level should've been Empyrean Exalt according to my understanding of the ancestral city. The chances of him being an Ascendant Empyrean is not high, or else he wouldn't have died.

"From this point of view, Ye Mo should have power similar to that of an Empyrean Exalt. He had all 27 stars integrated and had passed all three trials. Then this Ancient clan member is comparable to Empyrean Exalts.

"The Ancient clan should be similar to the celestial clan in this regard; there shouldn't be more than 1,000 people with this much power." Wang Lin stepped onto the arm of the ancient devil and arrived on its head. He looked at the old man, causing the old man's expression to change and sweat to appear on his forehead. The old man could not bear the pressure from Wang Lin's eyes and subconsciously retreated a few steps.

If he was like this, there was no need to mention the six people behind him. They all retreated with pale expressions.

"Did all of you come from the Ancient Dao imperial city?" Wang Lin's expression was calm as he spoke. He gave off the aura of a grandmaster and created an invisible pressure that made the old man's mouth dry up and his heartbeat accelerate. He only had this feeling when facing the Ancient Emperor, but what caused that feeling was the heritage of the Ancient Emperor.

The person before him replied on their own power!

"Yes… I was given the name of Ye Hai by the Ancient Emperor and this is my sixth trip visiting the Ancient Shi to help the Emperor look for a concubine." The old man took a deep breath and stopped trying to resist the pressure from Wang Lin, instead revealing respect.

"Hundreds of years to select a concubine?" Wang Lin heard it again and was still surprised.

The old man smiled bitterly and nodded.

Wang Lin casually asked, "It's a bit interesting. Has one been chosen yet?"

"This time, with Prince Ji Du leading us, we went to six countries and chose three women. The last one is at Blackstone City. After this, we will return to the Ancient Dao." The old man responded quickly and didn't dare to hide anything. He quickly slapped the ancient devil beneath him.

The ancient devil's body trembled and ripples echoed as two beautiful women walked out. Their eyes were filled with fear as they bowed at Wang Lin.

The old man respectfully said, "These two were the ones chosen."

Wang Lin's gaze swept past the two women and then he calmly said, "Since you came from the Ancient Dao, give me a map to the Ancient Dao imperial city."

The old man was startled. After hesitating for a moment, he took out a jade and respectfully handed it Wang Lin.

After taking the jade, Wang Lin took a look and walked off from the ancient devil's head. He was ready to leave. As for the prince, Wang Lin didn't consider him worthy of his attention.

"Senior, please wait!" the prince immediately said before appearing before Wang Lin. He gave Wang Lin a deep bow and his expression was very sincere.

"Junior Ji Du offended Senior earlier. I hope Senior doesn't mind. Please give Junior a chance to compensate you."

"Oh? How will you compensate me?" Wang Lin revealed a smile that wasn't a smile.

After seeing Wang Lin speak, the prince became spirited and he quickly clasped his hands.

"I ask Senior to please wait for a moment. Once I send off the Ancient Dao ambassadors, I'll definitely satisfy Senior." After Wang Lin nodded, the prince immediately sent out a message to the burly man in the golden armor below.

"Please invite Lady Song Zhi to go with the Ancient Dao ambassadors."

Shortly after, a woman wearing blue walked out from the city gate. Her appearance was not perfect, but she had a pure temperament. As she walked out, she raised her head, and it was at this moment that Wang Lin looked over.

Their gazes seem to collide in the sky.

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The autumn wind blew across the black earth. This was a season that was cold at first but then warm. There were mountains and forests outside Blackstone City, and dried leaves flew with the wind.

A dead yellow leaf flew in the wind and fell outside of Blackstone City, blocking the gazes from the man and woman from meeting.

When the leaf scattered, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. This was a very ordinary woman. She had the bloodline of an ancient demon but gave off no demonic aura. Instead, she gave off the aura of a pure white lotus.

Below the woman's right eye was a birthmark. Not only did this birthmark not destroy her purity, it added an extra touch. With it, even though she was not an absolute beauty, she still made one's heart pound.

Like her name, Song Zhi was as exquisite as someone in a painting.

"Song Zhi greets the prince and fellow lords of the Ancient Dao ambassadors." Her face was slightly red as she bowed at everyone.

"Your surname is Song? She is the person the prince spoke of?" The old man on the ancient devil recovered. When he looked at the woman, his expression became serious.

"That's right, her last name is Song." The prince smiled and continued, "Speaking of which, she is part of the Grand Empyrean's Song family. However, the Grand Empyrean's family is large and she is from a faraway branch family. However, at Blackstone City, her family is considered powerful."

The old man on top of the ancient devil pondered for a moment and then clasped his hands at the prince. "Many thanks for Prince's help. I'll take this woman away. If she doesn't get chosen, then we will send her back."

"Good. Song Zhi, follow the Ancient Dao ambassadors." The prince didn't care about this at all. He smiled as he gave the command and then looked at Wang Lin with fervor in his eyes.

The woman named Song Zhi seemed to let out a sigh, but her personality was very gentle and she could not refuse this matter. She bit her lower lip and walked toward the ancient devil.

Wang Lin was directly in the woman's path. When she got near him, she bowed slightly to show respect and then walked around Wang Lin toward the ancient devil.

A faint fragrance entered Wang Lin's nose and gradually dissipated as she left.

When she stepped onto the ancient demon and next to the old man, the wind caused her hair to cover up her face. However, it could not hide the look of melancholy and unwillingness in her eyes as she looked at her hometown.

"I hope I won't be picked… I'm not that beautiful, so I should… not be selected… Aunty Chang and Sister Dong are still waiting for me…" The woman lowered her head and her hair covered the faint tears in her eyes.

After the Ancient Dao ambassadors received Song Zhi, they politely clasped their hands at the prince and Wang Lin. The ancient devil suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a roar. It jumped toward the rift that had opened in the sky. It then turned into black fog and disappeared inside.

This place was very far from the Ancient Dao imperial city. Even with the ancient devil, it would take them several months to return home.

After the Ancient Dao ambassadors left, the golden-armored burly man led everyone back into the city. A moment later, the outside of the city was empty, aside from Wang Lin, the trembling ancient demon, the prince, and the woman behind the prince.

Prince Ji Du smiled and clasped his hands at Wang Lin. "I still don't know what Senior's name is. Can you tell me?"

Wang Lin looked at the prince and slowly said, "Wang Lin."

"So it turns out to be Senior Wang. Senior, this is not a good place to talk. Junior has a palace in the Dark Country. If Senior doesn't mind, we can go there and talk in detail about how Junior will compensate Senior for my reckless behavior before." The prince looked very sincere and clasped his hands at Wang Lin.

Looking at how the prince was so respectful now compared to the indifference before, Wang Lin's eyes lit up an undetectable amount.

"The imperial power… is still very weak before power… The reason the imperial family has so much power is mainly due to Grand Empyrean Gu Dao. Once Gu Dao is no more, the imperial family will lose power just like the celestial clan!" Wang Lin silently pondered and then nodded.

Prince Ji Du was very happy and respectfully moved aside, letting Wang Lin step onto the ancient demon first. The woman beside the price wanted to speak but was forced to swallow her words by the prince's gaze.

The ancient demon was very obedient when Wang Lin stepped on it. Although its eyes were still red, they no longer contained any madness and it didn't even howl. It jumped into the rift in the sky and disappeared.

After it disappeared, the rift in the sky dissipated as well and returned to normal. It was as if everything that had just happened never happened.

However, just as the ancient demon left, a cold and majestic voice entered the ears of Liang Yun, Kong Shi, and the black-robed youth.

"The three of you are not allowed to spread the news of Senior Wang being here, and don't allow others to spread this matter! If any information leaks out, the three of your families will be wiped out!"

This voice belonged to Prince Ji Du!

The Dark Country of the Ancient Shi. This country was covered by fog year-round, which was how it obtained its name.

Rumor had it that below the Dark Country was a fog-like lieform. After being captured by the Ancient Ancestor, it had been sealed to form this country.

Inside the fog, there was a horseshoe-shaped mountain. On it stood a large palace that gave off a powerful atmosphere.

There were many servants and guards living at the palace. On this day, the fog above the palace split apart, revealing the night sky. A huge rift appeared and a giant ancient demon came out!

The moment the ancient demon appeared, everyone inside the palace noticed it. The servants and guards all knelt on the ground.

"Welcome back, Prince!"

The neat voices, respectful gesture,s and their excited expressions all showed that Prince Ji Du was an extremely noble existence in their eyes.

The giant ancient demon landed on a large square. This square was obviously prepared for the ancient demon so it could land. The ancient demon landed and knelt down so its head was touching the ground.

Wang Lin calmly walked down. Behind him were the prince and the woman, who felt wronged.

After Wang Lin walked down, he looked at the submissive giant ancient demon. "This ancient demon is pretty good."

"It is this ancient demon's honor to receive Senior's praise. Father gifted it to me to help with travel and protect me. This kind of ancient demon is rare. He was a warrior of my Ancient Shi before, but, unfortunately, after his 27 stars fused, he failed to obtain the Ancient Ancestor's recognition. He degraded back into a demon and lost his mind." The prince sighed after he spoke.

Wang Lin nodded. His gaze swept the ancient demon again before he turned to look at the palace.

His actions were noticed by Prince Ji Du. After hesitating a bit, he clenched his teeth and spoke.

"If Senior Wang likes this ancient demon, then Junior is willing to gift it to Senior."

"Oh?" Wang Lin looked at Ji Du.

Prince Ji Du also looked at Wang Lin, and his expression was extremely sincere.

Wang Lin slowly said, "This is the compensation you were talking about?"

"Senior misunderstands. How can a mere giant ancient demon compensate Senior? Senior, let us head into the place to talk." The prince smiled and led Wang Lin forward. The three of them walked into the palace before the square.

This palace was very luxurious but still gave off an overbearing aura. After Wang Lin stepped into the hall, the prince quickly walked forward before Wang Lin. He clasped his hands with an extremely serious expression and suddenly bowed.

"Junior Ancient Shi Prince Ji Du greets White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean!" After the prince spoke, a cry came from the woman behind him. She was filled with disbelief and retreated several steps. She was completely shocked by her brother's words.

White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean!!

The Ancient clans were constantly spying on the movements of the celestial clan, especially news of new powerful cultivators appearing. The Ancient clan had naturally paid a great deal of attention to Wang Lin. They had paid even more attention to him than the five Grand Empyreans. After all, the five Grand Empyreans were known factors, but they knew very little about the number one Ascendant Empyrean!

There was a hint of surprise in Wang Lin's eyes, and his gaze toward Prince Ji Du gradually became cold.

"Junior is not testing Senior. Senior appeared in Blackstone City, where it is close to the sea that separates us and the celestial clan. Senior also has the power to terrify the ancient demon with a stare, and you didn't try to hide your identity by telling me your name.

"Moreover, Junior has a list of pictures of the powerful members of the celestial clan, and Senior's picture has been added. However, only the three imperial families have access to these pictures, so outsiders won't recognize Senior." The prince broke out in cold sweat from Wang Lin's cold gaze. However, he clenched his teeth and remained still. He took out the jade and respectfully handed it to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was still cold as he took the jade. His divine sense swept it and he immediately saw the portraits of the five Grand Empyreans and all the Ascendant Empyreans. There were a lot of Empyrean Exalts as well.

However, only his portrait and those of the five Grand Empyreans gave off a golden glow. All the other portraits looked very ordinary.

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"Prince Ji Du is very cunning… The picture in his jade is almost exactly the same as me, and it allows people to recognize me at a glance. So this means that when he saw me at Blackstone City, he already had his suspicion!

"But he hid it very well, to the point that not even I noticed." Wang Lin took the jade and looked at Ji Du. His face was still filled with respect, but it was now pale and covered in sweat.

"That's why he deliberately made the ancient demon attack, to verify his suspicion. Then, once he was certain, he revealed the right amount of shock. Finally, to make me stay, he asked me to stay so he could pay me respect.

"However, since he dared to point out my identity here and bow to me, it means he is trying to show he has no hostility towards me. However, why does he think that a celestial clan Ascendant Empyrean wouldn't just kill a prince like him...

"Unless…" Wang Lin's expression was calm. His gaze lingered on Prince Ji Du for a moment before retracting them.

Wang Lin slowly said, "Since you dare to say this before me, then you already know my identity."

After prince Ju Di heard this, he relaxed a bit. His action earlier was the same as walking into death, but he was determined. He would not give up this chance after meeting Wang Lin, especially when it would determine his fate!

"Ancient Dao Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo's only disciple is named Wang Lin. Although this matter is a secret, as a member of the royal family, we still found out. When Xuan Luo went to the celestial clan and came back, he immediately went into closed door cultivation. We began to investigate, and with the help of Grand Empyrean Song, we guessed most of it.

"However, even then, Father and Grand Empyrean Song Tian were not sure if the celestial clan's White-Haired Empyrean Exalt Wang Lin was the same person as Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo's disciple.

"Even Junior only realized it after seeing Senior at Blackstone City. It turns out that Senior is indeed Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo's disciple!" Ji Du sweated even more as he quickly spoke. Before Wang Lin, he felt a great pressure even stronger than when he faced his father; it was comparable to Grand Empyrean Song Tian.

The woman behind him turned pale after listening to all of this. Her eyes were filled with disbelief. However, for her to be allowed to stay, then she was obviously someone Ji Du trusted.

Wang Lin's gaze swept by the woman. She looked similar to Ji Du.

"This is my younger sister. She had the same mother as me," Ji Du quickly explained.

Wang Lin slowly said, "Since you know my identity, know I'm Xuan Luo's disciple, and saw me asking for the map to the Ancient Dao, you know I'm heading there, so why are you bowing to me?"

"Senior, the Ancient Dao is not a good place… Even if Senior is Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo's disciple, the Ancient Dao Emperor is very narrow-minded. If Senior goes, you will surely be suppressed…" Before Prince Ji Du finished speaking, there was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin's eyes and he let out a cold snort.

He waved his sleeve and turned to leave the palace.

"Senior!!" Prince Ju Di clenched his teeth and got down on one knee! As the prince, he only knelt to his father and mother and never anyone else, but today, he was kneeling before Wang Lin.

If it was in the celestial clan, this matter would not be a big deal, but in the Ancient Clan, where imperial power ruled supreme, Prince Ji Du's action was enough to shock everyone!

This royal sister was startled, and after hesitating a bit, she also knelt down.

"Senior, Junior is willing to become your adopted son and you will become my godfather. Once I become the Ancient Shi emperor, you would be the imperial father!!

"I ask Senior to help me! Father has seven sons, and I'm ranked fifth. If Senior is willing to help me, I'm willing to satisfy all of Senior's requirements!" Prince Ji Du said loudly. His voice was filled with sincerity and desire.

Wang Lin stopped and turned to look at Prince Ji Du. His eyes gradually revealed a ghostly light.

"As a prince of the Ancient Shi, whose imperial power rules supreme, to actually kneel to me… Answer me, who told you to accompany the Ancient Dao ambassadors?

"Who told you that if you meet me, you must be even willing to kneel to make me stay!

"And who told you that you would meet me in Blackstone City?" Wang Lin would not believe that this happened without some cause. Otherwise, this prince would not be kneeling. Someone must have told him ahead of time!

And this person had to be someone the prince believed in enough to follow their directions!

Prince Ju Di's expression was pale. Although he was very cunning, before Wang Lin, he felt like he was completely seen through.

"It… It was the imperial teacher… The imperial teacher is my uncle, my mother's younger brother… 10 years ago, he came out of closed door cultivation and divinated my future. He told me that when the Ancient Dao ambassadors come, I must accompany them. There, I'll meet a chance to change my fate...

"If I can grasp this chance, my fate will change and my future will be limitless… But if I can't grasp it, then I won't live more than 100 years… As for the specifics, he couldn't see clearly and only had a vague feeling. After that, he… he died."

Facing Wang Lin's powerful gaze, Prince Ji Du's mind trembled and he didn't dare to hide anything.

Wang Lin frowned. He had a deep dread toward the title of imperial teacher. These people were very good at divination, and Wang Lin had seen how terrifying they could be in the celestial clan.

However, this Ancient clan imperial teacher could obviously not compare the celestial clan and couldn't see things clearly. With Wang Lin's cultivation level, no matter how cunning the prince was, he could tell that he was not lying.

"If Godfather helps me, then everything will be complete! Now that Father is getting old and ready to retire, a new emperor will be chosen among my seven siblings… Godfather doesn't need to immediately make a decision, but if one day Godfather decides to leave the Ancient Dao and has nowhere to go, please come here so this child can fulfill his filial piety," Prince Ji Du quickly said.

"This child had prepared a gift for Godfather. This is my piety towards Godfather, please accept it." The prince raised his right hand and something appeared.

This item was a jade body, and he respectfully handed it to Wang Lin.

Wang Lin pondered a bit and then took the jade. He scanned it with his divine sense and saw a jade and a cylinder as thick as a finger.

"This jade is a powerful treasure of my Ancient Shi. This was given to me by my father when I was born. Only the royal clan of the Ancient Shi can obtain it, and they only get one in their life.

"This item is an ancestral jade, and the power of the Ancient Ancestor's finger is sealed inside. This item is very powerful, but its greatest role is to comprehend. If one can comprehend this finger, then it will be very useful.

"However, all the previous generations of Ancient Shi princes, and even the emperors, were unable to comprehend it. This is the most powerful treasure a prince gets. This child will gift it to Godfather.

"This cylinder contains a liquid. It is impossible to investigate its origins. The Ancient Ancestor left it, and it contains pure wood essence. This child knows that for Godfather to gain such reputation in the celestial clan, you had to cultivate essences, so I prepared this item.

This child is only the prince and not the Ancient Shi emperor, but if I become the Ancient Shi emperor, then I'll open the Ancient Shi's treasure room for godfather to choose. I'll use the full force of the Ancient Shi to repay godfather for helping me ascend to the throne!!" The prince's words were filled with determination and decisiveness.

Wang Lin held the jade box and silently pondered, but he didn't put it away.

As Wang Lin silently pondered, the entire palace was quiet. Prince Ji Du was extremely nervous, and he wasn't faking it - his heart was really nervous. He had already been very sincere and paid the price. He had even knelt down, hadn't hesitated to recognize Wang Lin as his godfather, and had given a heavy gift only to get Wang Lin's recognition and help.

He believed his uncle, who had died 10 years ago. What his uncle had told him before his death was imprinted in his heart.

"I can't divinate who this person is, but if he is willing to help, you will become the Ancient Shi emperor. There is even a chance you can unite the three clans and become the real Ancient Emperor!!

"I cannot be wrong. This is a trace of the future I divinated at the price of my life!

"If he doesn't help you, then… you won't live more than 100 years…" Ji Du thought about his uncle. His uncle's sad gaze as he gradually closed his eyes and released Ji Du's hands.

"Godfather!!" Ji Du knelt on the ground and kowtowed at Wang Lin.

The banging sounds echoed inside the temple and broke the silence. His royal sister's face turned pale. She felt that this matter was very important to her royal brother!

After a long time, as the banging sound echoed, Wang Lin's words echoed.

"Give me a jade that will let me find you!"

Ji Du's body trembled and joy filled his face. He quickly took out a jade and excitedly handed it to Wang Lin.

"If there is really a day when I'll leave the Ancient Dao, you can then call me 'godfather!'" Wang Lin decided that he couldn't solely bet his entire future on the Ancient Dao. He was going to take this chance and leave a backup!

After he finished speaking, Wang Lin put away the jade box and the jade Ji Du had given him. He turned and stepped outside. His figure disappeared into the fog.

After Wang Lin left, Ji Du was soaked in sweat, but he was very excited and vigorously clenched his fist.

"Royal sister, with my understanding of the Ancient Dao Emperor, Godfather will certainly be uncomfortable. A powerful person like him is not someone a mere Ancient Dao Emperor can hold down. Godfather will definitely come and help me… He must!

The woman stood up and softly asked, "Is it worth it…"

Prince Ji Du laughed.

"It's worth it! With his current strength, there is no need for him to go find Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo. This shows that Godfather cares about his relationships. Since I respect him and have taken him as my godfather, he will not harm me!"

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The Ancient clan's Ancient Dao was located to the southwest of the Immortal Astral Continent. The 12 countries were comparable to the continents of the celestial clan, but slightly larger.

If one didn't have spatial bending and relied on flying, it would take many years to cross this distance. However, the Ancient clan had the giant ancient gods, giant ancient demons, and giant ancient devils. These half-sentient existences could tear open the sky and greatly reduce travel time.

The Ancient Dao ambassadors only needed several months to return to the Ancient Dao imperial city from the Ancient Shi.

The Ancient Dao imperial city was a large city that floated in the air. From afar, this sky city looked amazing. It floated in the heavens and gave off a powerful pressure.

There were countless stones floating around the city. These stones had difference sizes, and they slowly rotated with the sky city as the center.

One month after the Ancient Dao ambassadors returned, Wang Lin crossed the vast Ancient clan land using the map and arrived here.

He looked at the city in the sky for a long long time.

Although this city was not as majestic as the celestial clan's ancestral city, it was still spectacular. In the center of the city, there was a huge statue of a man. He looked up at the sky in contempt, and even Wang Lin could clearly feel the contempt from this far away.

Wang Lin softly muttered, "Ancient Ancestor…"

Outside the sky city, the rotating stones formed a powerful protection. Everyone who wished to enter required an identity jade, or else they couldn't take half a step into the city.

This was the peak of the Ancient Dao's imperial power. This was where the Ancient Dao Emperor was!

The eastern part of the sky city was composed of magnificent palaces that formed the imperial palace! The palace was filled with guards and restrictions. There was also a faint layer of purple mist that gave people a feeling of being suppressed if they looked at it.

In Wang Lin's eyes, the purple mist around the palace seemed to condense into a vague figure. This figure was extremely large and looked like it could support the sky. It was impossible to see what this figure looked like, only the crown on its head was distinguishable.

This figure gave off a pure Ancient clan aura!

The Ancient Dao imperial city was not as big as the ancestral city, and its palace could not compare either. However, the amount of guards and suppression was far beyond the Celestial Emperor's palace.

Countless palace guards were inside and outside the palace. Even the servants inside the palace had decent cultivation levels.

Wang Lin stood there for a long time before he withdrew his gaze. He stepped forward at a pace that wasn't too fast, but his figure disappeared. He turned into a strand of smoke and floated into the sky city.

The layers of protection around the sky city would make it very difficult for normal people to enter. Even for the strong, they would frown and be stopped. They would have to follow the rules of the sky city and use their identity jades to enter.

In the eyes of the people of the Ancient dao, only nine people could ignore the protection around the sky city!

These nine people were the nine Grand Empyreans!

Only these nine people could calmly step into the Ancient Dao imperial city!

However, now there was one more person. The layers of restrictions could not stop Wang Lin's smoke-like body, allowing him to appear on the street of the Ancient Dao imperial city.

There were large numbers of Ancient Dao people living in the imperial city, making his place very lively.

Wang Lin stood there and looked at this place. He looked at the men and women of the Ancient Dao, but for some reason, he no longer had that sense of belonging like he did when he first arrived in the Ancient clan.

"Teacher should know of my arrival…" Wang Lin didn't need to spread out his divine sense to feel a mountain in the southern end of the city. Clouds covered this mountain and gave off the aura of a Grand Empyrean.

He could feel the softness in this aura. He let out a faint smile and walked south.

In the southern part of the city, the mountain pierced into the clouds. There was a set of stairs the winded up the mountain with handrails around it. It looked like a vacation spot.

Bursts of fresh aura spread out. Taking a breath here would make one more spirited.

There were many Ancient Dao people walking up toward the temple at the top. Everyone in the Ancient Dao knew of this temple!

This was the Ancient Dao Temple! This was where the only Grand Empyrean of the Ancient Dao, Xuan Luo, lived!

The Ancient Dao Temple was open to any member of the Ancient Dao. Anyone could come to the temple to seek help with a breakthrough in their cultivation, but they rarely saw Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo. The nine powerful Ancient Dao people that followed Xuan Luo would guide them.

At any given time, one of the nine was always in the Ancient Dao Temple to enlighten their fellow clan members!

There was a giant incense stove outside the temple. It required 10 people to surround it. There was white-grey sand inside, and nine huge incense sticks were stuck inside the stove. The smoke was floating into the sky.

Everyone Ancient Dao citizen who came to the Ancient Dao Temple for enlightenment would bow before it. The incense stove was very strange. The more people that bowed, the thicker the smoke would become. The nine incense sticks seemed to never burn out and had been burning since ancient times.

Wang Lin walked on the stone steps as he looked at the mountain and the smoke rising into the sky. The walked up step by step until he was at the top of the mountain and saw the incense stove. There were a few Ancient Dao citizens who had climbed got up and respectfully walked toward the Ancient Dao Temple.

After they finished worshiping the nine incense sticks in the stove, the smoke seemed to increase, but it was subtle, and unless one paid attention, it was difficult to notice.

Wang Lin looked at the incense stove and silently pondered. He slowly walked up to the stove. When he was next to the stove, he clasped his hands and bowed.

This bow was not toward the stove or the incense inside, but his teacher, Xuan Luo!

Since he had chosen to come to the Ancient Dao, chosen to follow his teacher, and chosen to fulfill his oath from the past, then Wang Lin wanted to take root here from the bottom of his heart. He had wandered for thousands of years, and now he wanted to live in peace here.

Guard the Ancient Dao, guard the reincarnation of his teacher.

It was also why Wang Lin had gone along with the custom and bowed at the incense stove. The moment he made up his mind and bowed, the incense rumbled and seemed to start burning like crazy. The green smoke instantly became 10 times, 100 times, 1,000 times, or even 10,000 times more intense!

This intense change caused the few that had finished bowing and were walking to the Ancient Dao Temple to stop. The turned around and revealed looks of horror.

The few Ancient Dao citizens behind Wang Lin also stopped and revealed looks of disbelief.

The incense stove rumbled and even more smoke rose into the sky. The intensity of the smoke was far more higher than before, to the point that was simply incomparable. It was like comparing the moon to the fireflies.

The smoke rose into the sky and was extremely powerful. All the people on the mountain, as well as the ones at the southern part of the city and even further, could clearly see this smoke!

This green smoke made it seem as if the mountain was burning as it rushed into the sky. It formed a mushroom shape in the sky and spread in all directions.

Even the imperial palace to the east could see it clearly!

Outside the Ancient Dao Temple, all the Ancient Dao citizens were startled and their eyes were filled with shock. Not only them, but everyone in the city in the sky that could see this was shocked.

And at this moment, Wang Lin's bow was only half way; he hadn't even finished the bow.

At the same time, in the Ancient Dao imperial palace, a man wearing a royal robe and a crown was standing in one of the highest pavilions. He frowned as he looked at the smoke in the sky.

There was an old man behind him, and the old man respectfully said, "Your Majesty, a total of 31 women were chosen in this selection. All of them have been arranged to attempt to fuse with the soul…"

However, before he finished speaking, he was also shocked by the raging green smoke in the distance.

"To make the incense stove at the Ancient Dao Temple release so much smoke… Check who this person is…" The man in the royal robe frowned and spoke, but before he finished speaking, his body trembled. His eyes revealed a monstrous light!

The old man behind him gasped and subconsciously took a few steps back. What he saw now shocked him even more than what he had seen before, and even panic appeared in his heart!

The raging, green smoke had actually bent down and drawn an arc as if it was unable to bear the power of the bow. It began to dissipate and looked like it was going to collapse!

This scene was heaven-shaking! Everyone in the Ancient Dao imperial city who saw this let out a cry!

This was beyond their imaginations; they had never thought anyone could make the green smoke before the Ancient Dao Temple bow and almost collapse. How was this bowing to the incense sticks? It was clearly the green smoke bowing to the person!

Before the Ancient Dao Temple, Wang Lin didn't continue his bow, because he saw that the green smoke could not withstand his bow. If he continued, it would certainly collapse!

"Wang Lin… There is no need to bow… Come to the back mountain…" A familiar voice came from Wang Lin's ears. That voice was very soft and was filled with kindness.

Wang Lin's body straightened and the green smoke stopped bending. Wang Lin walked past the incense stove and the raging smoke returned to normal.

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In the Ancient Dao imperial palace, the man in the royal robe clenched his hands and had a gloomy expression.

Behind him, the old man didn't dare to gasp. He was equally shocked, but due to the pressure, he didn't dare to reveal any of it.

"I felt the aura of the soul blood…" Killing intent appeared in the eyes of the man in the royal robe. He had a guess over the last few hundred years, and it was like a thorn in his heart!

After a long time, the man in the royal robe said, "Quickly, fuse those selected women with the soul!"

"As you command!" The old man immediately knelt down. His back was soaked in sweat. Facing this moody Ancient Dao Emperor, he had seen too many people executed for no reason.

The man in the royal robe waved his sleeve and disappeared.

In the southern part of the city, outside the Ancient Dao Temple, Wang Lin was surrounded by citizens of the Ancient Dao, who were looking at him in horror. He stepped toward the Ancient Dao Temple but didn't enter and instead disappeared before the temple.

When he reappeared, he was in the back mountain, in a palace that was like a paradise. Beside him was a clear stream that flowed along a rock path, and there were fishes happily swimming inside.

Beside the stream was a hut, and there was a stone table before the hunt along with a few stone chairs. There was a green-robed young man sitting on one of the stone chairs. Although he looked young, he gave off an ancient aura as if he had lived for countless years.

He looked at Wang Lin with a smile.

There was a teapot on the stone table, and the moment Wang Lin appeared, the water boiled and bubbled.

"Come, Teacher has boiled this pot of water for you so we can taste this tea together."

Wang Lin also smiled and walked up. He poured half a cup for each of them. He picked up one cup and handed it over with both his hands to the green-robed young man.

The man accepted with a smile and looked at Wang Lin with a kind gaze.

Wang Lin sat on the side and picked up his own teacup. He took a sip and closed his eyes as he felt the aroma fill his mouth. The hot air spread and made his whole body feel warm.

"How is it?" The green-robe young man smiled.

"There is warmth of home." Wang Lin opened his eyes and smiled.

When the green-robed young man heard this, he immediately began to laugh. He had waited here for his disciple to arrive and had even prepared a pot of hot tea. This was to tell Wang Lin that from now on, this was his home!

Because the tea could warm up the body and make people feel a sense of warmth.

The two hadn't met for hundreds of years, but at this moment, there was no barrier between them. The green-robed young man looked at Wang Lin, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

"When Teacher left the celestial clan, I was feeling very helpless, but when I noticed you appear in the celestial clan, I knew that the two of us would meet again one day!

"Teacher has been preparing this pot of tea since then!" The green-robed young man was Xuan Luo!

"Teacher watched everything you did in the celestial clan, but Teacher could not head over. If Teacher had, then all the Grand Empyreans in the celestial clan would have noticed…" Xuan Luo said as he looked at Wang Lin.

"But I believed that the only disciple I accepted would be extraordinary. He would walk out from the celestial clan and come to my Ancient Dao!"

Wang Lin put down the cup of tea and his gaze met Xuan Luo's gaze.

"Disciple promised Teacher to come here and guard the Ancient Dao…"

"White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean, number one under Grand Empyreans!" Xuan Luo laughed as he stood up.

"Wang Lin, rest for a few days. In three days, Teacher will take you to a few places that will help your cultivation greatly. They will be my first gift to you for taking me as your teacher!"

Xuan Luo looked at Wang Lin with a smile, then he disappeared.

"Wang Lin, I gift this place to you!"

Wang Lin stood up and bowed at the sky. After a long time, he raised his head and looked around with a complicated gaze. The complication in his eyes gradually disappeared.

"Forget it, let's stay at the Ancient Dao…" Wang Lin let out a sigh before he sat down on the stone chair and silently drank tea.

He decided to stay here for a long time. If there was no accident… he could guard the Ancient Dao until he fulfilled his commitment with Xuan Luo, even though he still felt unfamiliar here.

Three days of time passed by in a flash. Wang Lin stayed in this paradise-like place and watched the sunrise and sunset as he breathed the fresh air. After three days, Wang Lin felt Xuan Luo calling him. He took a step and ripples echoed. He then disappeared from this paradise.

When he reappeared, he was in front of the Ancient Dao Temple. This was the morning of the fourth day, and the mountain was covered in a sheet of green fog. Xuan Luo was standing before the Ancient Dao Temple, and behind him there were nine people.

Among the nine, there were seven men and two women. Their cultivation were extraordinary and all nine of them had obtained 27 stars to obtain the title of Ancient Dao. When Wang Lin appeared, their gazes all gathered on him.

Wang Lin's expression was calm and his gaze swept past the nine of them. The one with the highest cultivation level was an old man. This person actually gave Wang Lin a feeling equal to that of an Ascendant Empyrean of the celestial clan.

As for the other nine, they were comparable to Empyrean Exalts.

While Wang Lin was looking at them, they were also looking at Wang Lin. However, compared to Wang Lin's calmness, the moment the nine of them saw Wang Lin, their hearts trembled.

In their view, Wang Lin seemed to turn into a giant vortex that devoured their gazes. Even the ancient power inside their bodies seemed to be pulled in.

The nine of them silently pondered for a moment and then bowed at Wang Lin. "We greet the Young Master!"

"Wang Lin, these nine people are under my command and have followed me for many years. From now on, the nine of them will obey your commands." Wang Lin smiled and looked at the nine of them bow toward him.

Wang Lin calmly said, "Thank you, Teacher."

Xuan Luo smiled and was going to continue speaking, but he suddenly frowned and looked to the sky. Wang Lin also noticed something and looked at the sky.

As for the nine of them, they just felt the change in the sky and looked up.

A moment later, a large amount of ripples appeared in the sky and spread out. Purple light flickered and thick, purple mist spread out. Then a roar rang out and a pair of large hands came out of the purple mist. Following that, a large man a few thousand feet tall stepped out.

Behind him, another few ancient demons that were thousands of feet tall followed. A moment later, nearly 100 people walked out of the purple mist.

None of them had weak cultivation. Not many had Empyrean Exalt power, but almost all of them were comparable to Golden Exalts. There were ancient gods, ancient demons, and ancient devils.

After they appeared, they stood neatly in the sky and knelt down toward the purple mist.

"Welcome, Ancient Emperor!" A roar-like sound echoed through the world.

As the voices echoed, the purple mist violently churned and a person walked out. He was wearing a royal robe and a crown and gave off a pressure without being angry.

Behind him were two old men. The two old men's backs were bent as they followed him.

Wang Lin's gaze swept by the two old men and his pupils lit up an undetectable amount. These two had auras no weaker than Ascendant Empyreans!

"Welcome, Ancient Emperor!" The nine people under Xuan Luo immediately became respectful when they saw the purple gas. The moment the man in the royal robe appeared, they revealed excited expressions and immediately dropped down on one knee.

Only Xuan Luo and Wang Lin calmly stood there and watched.

"Ye Mo greets Lord Xuan." The man in the royal robe smiled and his imposing aura melted, becoming like a spring breeze. Anyone who saw it would feel a sense of familiarity.

Wang Lin stood there and looked at the man wearing the royal robe. From the people kneeling and their words, Wang Lin knew that he was the Ancient Dao Emperor!

Looking at this person, Wang Lin couldn't help but compare him to Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen. Whether it was cultivation or temperament, he could not compare to the Celestial Emperor. However, he had the respect of the people, which was obvious from seeing the nine people under Xuan Luo.

"His cultivation level is only at Empyrean Exalt." Wang Lin's expression was neutral. The power of the imperial family could affect everyone in the Ancient Dao, but it can't affect Wang Lin.

Xuan Luo's expression remained the same as he slowly said, "Why did you come?"

"Three days ago, Ye Dao noticed the raging smoke rising into the sky and guessed that a powerful person had appeared in my Ancient Dao, so I came to see. Is this the person?" The Ancient Dao Emperor nodded at Wang Lin.

"He is my disciple. I presume you have heard of him as well. The celestial clan's White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean, Wang Lin! He will replace this old man during my reincarnation to protect the Ancient Dao," Xuan Luo said calmly as he looked at the Ancient Dao Emperor profoundly.

"Wang Lin, he is the emperor of my Ancient Dao! He is also the person you need to guard in the future. If he retires, then you need to choose one of the many princes to become the new emperor. This is the right of a Grand Empyrean!"

Wang Lin's expression remained the same, but his heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had heard that each generation of emperor was chosen by the Grand Empyrean!

"The imperial family and the Grand Empyreans have coexisted since ancient times… Perhaps this is the reason! No wonder Prince Ji Du sought my help. My combat power is number one under Grand Empyreans. My help could allow him to gain the favor of the Grand Empyrean."

As Wang Lin pondered, a roar came from the old man next to the emperor.

"Although you are a disciple of a Grand Empyrean, you are still a member of the Ancient Dao. According to the rules, all clan members, aside from the Grand Empyrean, must kneel before the Ancient Dao Emperor!

"You, why aren't you kneeling!" The old man's eyes revealed a cold gaze and his words were cold.

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After he spoke, everyone became silent and everyone's gazes gathered on Wang Lin. It was as the old man had said - in the Ancient Dao, aside from the Grand Empyrean, everyone in the presence of the Ancient Dao Emperor had to kneel!

This was the embodiment of the imperial power. If one didn't obey, then it was disrespect to the imperial power!

And in the Ancient clan, there were few crimes more serious than disprect to the imperial power!

Even Xuan Luo was startled when he heard these words. Although he was a Grand Empyrean, he still belonged to the Ancient Dao. Before he became a Grand Empyrean, he still had to kneel to that generation's emperor to show respect.

The Ancient Dao Emperor smiled and looked at Wang Lin, but he sneered in his heart. He had come today to determine if the person that had caused the abnormality with the incense stove was the person he had guessed.

If not, then he would recruit that person.

But if it was the person he had guessed, he had to personally see what was so extraordinary about this person!

"What right do you have to become Xuan Luo's disciple when I was turned down by him? Why do I only have six drops and you… you have 10 drops!! And the last drop is a drop of soul blood!!"

"This matter was sealed by Xuan Luo, so my Ancient Dao doesn't know. Xuan Luo didn't even hesitate to say that anyone who violated this would be put to death no matter what their identity was!!

"A Grand Empyrean doesn't have the right to decide if I should live or die. The reason he said that back then is because he thought that his disciple would gain the recognition of Empyrean Exalt Gu Dao!

"But he can't be a descendent of the royal family. I don't believe he will obtain the recognition of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao!!" The Ancient Dao Emperor still had the gentle smile, but hidden beneath was hundreds of years of jealousy!

This jealousy had existed since Wang Lin obtained the soul blood all the way until now, when he saw that Wang Lin was indeed the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean, number one under Grand Empyreans. His jealousy was suddenly ignited, but he suppressed it.

Wang Lin's expression was calm and his gaze swept past the emperor. When his gaze fell on the old man who had roared at him, his eyes released a golden light.

Wang Lin slowly said, "What did you say? Repeat it again."

This old man had Ascendant Empyrean cultivation, but even so, under Wang Lin's gaze, his expression changed greatly.

His face immediately turned pale and his ancient power rumbled inside this body. He felt a pressure coming from Wang Lin's body, and he was unable to withstand it.

More importantly, under Wang Lin's gaze, he felt a tremor in his blood, as if Wang Lin had an unimaginably noble bloodline. This bloodline made the old man's body tremble.

"Enough. Did you come here to make my disciple kneel to you? He is the future guardian of the Ancient Dao that I have chosen." Xuan Luo revealed an unhappy expression.

The Ancient Dao Emperor smiled and turned to look at the old man with a cold gaze.

"Back down. Lord Xuan's disciple has the same status as me. You have no right to speak!"

The old man quickly nodded. He was covered in sweat. It was unknown if it was from the Emperor's roar or the fear from Wang Lin's gaze.

"Wang Lin, right, I have heard your name a lot, especially as the White Haired Ascendant Empyrean that shook the celestial clan! When I first heard of you, I felt regret that this kind of genius didn't appear in the Ancient Dao!

"But now I'm very happy!

"This powerful cultivator, number one below Grand Empyreans, is a member of my Ancient Dao! This is a joyous matter!" The Ancient Dao emperor smiled as if he was very happy.

"Chang Shi!" As the Ancient Dao Emperor smiled, another old man behind him immediately bowed.

"This humble one is here!"

"Inform the Ancient Dao clan that Wang Lin is the future guardian of the Ancient Dao and has status equal to mine. Aside the grand ceremony of the entire clan, there is no need to kneel! If anyone dares to disobey, their entire clan will be killed!"

The old man respectfully said, "As you command!"

"Wang Lin, I present this to you. With this, you can enter and leave the palace as you wish. I have a few sons I need you to personally see and select an heir for me!" The Emperor smiled and waved his right hand. A purple jade appeared and floated before Wang Lin, waiting for him to accept it with both hands.

Wang Lin silently pondered. The ancient emperor was not impatient and continued to smile as he waited.

Xuan Luo silently stood on the side. He knew that if Wang Lin wanted to stay, he would have to integrate into the Ancient Dao and accept the power of the imperial family.

In fact, at the beginning, Xuan Luo was not worried about this because Wang Lin was very weak back then. And right after leaving the cave world, it would've been easier for Wang Lin to accept the power of the imperial family.

However, Wang Lin's growth was beyond Xuan Luo's expectations. Although he was pleased with Wang Lin's change, he also felt regret because at Wang Lin's cultivation level, it would take him more time to accept the power of the imperial family.

"This is my commitment… I can endure this matter!" Wang Lin sighed. He naturally saw through the meaning of the Emperor, but he didn't want to say more. With a sigh, Wang Lin took a few steps forward and accepted the jade. He then clasped his hands at the Emperor.

"Thanks… Emperor." Wang Lin held the jade and his expression didn't change. He retreated a few steps and stood beside Xuan Luo.

The Ancient Dao Emperor nodded with a smile. He looked at Xuan Luo and clasped his hands.

"I'm going to leave now. I'm very happy to meet you today, Wang Lin. Lord Xuan's choice is for the future of my Ancient Dao!" After seeing Xuan Luo nod, the Emperor waved his sleeve. He didn't even look at Wang Lin as he turned and left. His guards bowed at Xuan Luo and quickly left.

Soon, the purple mist in the sky dissipated and returned to normal.

In the palace of the sky city, the Emperor appeared in his favorite pavilion. A smile appeared on his face and he began to laugh.

"So what if he is Xuan Luo's disciple? So what? He has 10 drops of the Ancient Ancestor's blood, so what? And even if you have a drop of soul blood, so what!? Wang Lin, before me, you still have to kneel!

"And not only once, but all the time! You won't dare to hurt me, because I have Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's protection. Once Xuan Luo goes into reincarnation, I want you to know that if I wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as raising my hand!"

Outside the Ancient Dao Temple, Xuan Luo looked at Wang Lin with a complicated expression and silently pondered.

On the contrary, after the Ancient Dao Emperor left, Wang Lin smiled and softly spoke to Xuan Luo.

"Teacher, I have waited three days for the gift you promised." Wang Lin's smile made Xuan Luo's expression even more complicated.

"You came from the cave world and your status there was very high. In the celestial clan, you are the White-Haired Empyrean Exalt, number one under Grand Empyreans! But in the Ancient clan, because of the supremacy of the imperial power, you have to lower your head...

"Teacher expected this before, but now I feel like I have wronged you…" Xuan Luo looked at his disciple.

"Teacher doesn't need to think too much about it, there is no harm. Since Disciple decided to come here, then Disciple can ignore these vain matters.

"Since the imperial power is supreme in the Ancient clan and the Emperor want to suppress me, then Disciple will kneel during the clan ceremony. If he can bear it, then disciple will kneel.

In the cave world, Disciple had promised Teacher to protect the Ancient Dao. This matter… Disciple will fulfill it." Wang Lin smiled as he spoke.

Xuan Luo remained silent. After a long time, he made a decision.

"You are Teacher's only disciple. If you feel like this place is not suitable for you, then you don't have to keep the promise from the past. You can leave at any time!

"No matter what you choose, no matter where you are, I, Xuan Luo, am your teacher!"

Xuan Luo's words were sincere and caused a surge of warmth in Wang Lin's heart. This warmth was like the tea from three days ago, and it made Wang Lin feel warmth again.

He nodded.

"OK, let's not talk about this matter. Teacher will take you to a few places that will be of great help for your essences!" Xuan Luo smiled and waved his sleeve. He took Wang Lin and they disappeared.

Ancient Dao, Ping Tian Country!

This country was a plain and had no mountains! The plain was covered in grass, and as the wind blew, a wave of rustling sounds would commence. It was very pleasant to the ears.

In the northern part of this plain, there was a deep pool that gave off the smell of decay. It was a stark contrast with the rest of the plain, as if it shouldn't exist.

"This was found by the Ancient Dao's previous generation Grand Empyrean and was sealed to preserve it. After it was passed to me, I intended to use it to refine a faith treasure in the future, but after taking you as a disciple, I found that this place would be of great help to you, so I gift it to you!

"This pool has existed for a very long time. I investigated it once and determined that this place is likely an ancient battlefield. This pool contains powerful killing intent and should help your slaughter essence grow stronger!

"There are several places like this that contain different essences, and I'll take you to them one by one. Many of them are in the other two clans, but reached an agreement with the other two Grand Empyreans hundreds of years ago for you to go there to refine and absorb them." Beside the pool, Xuan Luo smiled at Wang Lin.

He didn't tell Wang Lin what price he had paid for the other two Grand Empyreans to agree, but the price couldn't be small!

"Finally, I'll take you to see my Ancient clan's ancestor, Grand Empyrean Gu Dao! It is precisely due to his existence that the celestial clan doesn't dare to invade!

"Grand Empyrean Gu Dao is in closed door cultivation year-round. I reported your situation to him back then, so when I take you there, he should see you.

"Perhaps it will be a great fortune for you!" Xuan Luo looked at Wang Lin kindly. He had paved a road for Wang Lin in the last several hundred years!

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In the land of the Ancient Dao, the restriction valley hidden inside the mountains, the pool in the plain, and the huge underground burial ground were three places containing great fortune. Xuan Luo had prepared these three places for his disciple, for Wang Lin.

In the mountains stood Wang Lin and Xuan Luo's figures. Their figures also appeared outside the pool and inside the burial ground.

The pool on the plain contained powerful killing intent, and Wang Lin immersed himself inside for three months!

Xuan Luo stayed outside the pool the whole time. While protecting Wang Lin, he also silently looked at his disciple and revealed a kind smile.

The cliffs of the valley were engraved with runes, and each contained restrictions. As the years passed, the valley slowly became a famous place in the Ancient Dao: the prestigious Restriction Valley!

Ordinary people couldn't enter as this place had been sealed by Xuan Luo hundreds of years ago. It became a place he especially prepared for his disciple to comprehend the restriction essence.

Wang Lin comprehended for three months inside the Restriction Valley.

There was another very mysterious place in the Ancient Dao. It was an underground burial ground. No bodies were buried here, but it was filled with abandoned treasures. They were useless and had no value, but at an unknown time, someone had buried them here like a sacrifice.

Due to the existence of the treasures, this area was enveloped in the power of the five elements. This aura had become more and more dense until the aura of essences began to appear.

Wang Lin also sat in this burial ground for three months. He was unwilling, but he decisively stopped absorbing the five elements essences and left with Xuan Luo.

In the Ancient Shi, Wang Lin saw the Grand Empyrean of the Ancient Shi. He went to three places to cultivate and comprehend. This lasted for five months.

In the Ancient Ji, Wang Lin didn't see the Grand Empyrean but went to various places across the 12 countries to comprehend for nearly half a year.

In a flash, from when Wang Lin and Xuan Luo left the Ancient Dao imperial city, it had been one and a half years.

In this one and a half year period, Wang Lin faced no danger and didn't have to struggle between life or death. He just had to absorb essences and increase his cultivation level.

He didn't have to think too much, as everything was taken care of by his teacher, Xuan Luo!

Wang Lin could feel that Xuan Luo was really treating him as a direct disciple without any schemes. The warm gaze Xuan Luo gave him when he cultivated felt like home.

Wang Lin hadn't experienced this much in his life, but the more rare it was, the more he cherished it. He cherished this time, he cherished Xuan Luo as his teacher, and he cherished these rare moments of happiness in his life.

In his heart, he wanted times like these to continue forever. Wang Lin could even ignore the suppression from the Ancient Dao Emperor.

"Teacher has treated me this well… I must protect the Ancient Dao…" Wang Lin said in his heart once more.

He cared a lot about his relationships. Xuan Luo had helped him in the cave world and was his teacher. He saw all of it and remembered it in his heart.

He didn't want to disappoint Xuan Luo.

One and half years of travel ended this way. After the two had gone through most of the Ancient clan, Wang Lin and Xuan Luo arrived at Mount Gu Dao!

Mount Gu Dao was the intersection of the three ancient clans and where Grand Empyrean Gu Dao was!

This mountain was also referred to as the holy mountain and holy land. All of this was because of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao.

Below Mount Gu Dao, even Xuan Lou became respectful. He didn't fly or teleport up, but walked up the this holy mountain like a mortal with Wang Lin.

These steps seemed to lead to the sky and were covered by clouds. One could not see the end, but a vague shadow could be made out.

At the bottom of the mountain, Xuan Luo walked in front and kindly looked back at Wang Lin. "If Grand Empyrean Gu Dao sees you, remember to be respectful. Grand Empyrean Gu Dao is a senior, and even Teacher has to bow to him."

"Teacher, rest assured, Disciple understands." Wang Lin's expression was serious and his heart felt warm. Along the way, Xuan Luo had admonished him a lot like a real old man who was worried about his descendant making a mistake. Even though Xuan Luo had the appearance of a young man and didn't look much older than Wang Lin.

"Grand Empyrean Gu Dao is someone who came from the same era as the Ancient Ancestor and is also the guardian of the Ancient clan. If he didn't exist, I fear my Ancient clan would have been devoured by the celestial clan and would no longer exist." Xuan Luo looked up at Mount Gu Dao with respect coming from his heart.

"When Disciple was at the celestial clan, I saw some descriptions of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao in some books. They said that Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's cultivation level is higher than that of other Grand Empyreans and is the only one who has killed multiple Grand Empyreans. Disciple respects such a powerful person." Wang Lin walked up the steps and looked at the top of the mountain.

"Even Teacher doesn't know what Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's real cultivation level is, but before him, Teacher found the feeling of being a mortal…" Xuan Luo shook his head and sighed.

"Aside from Grand Empyreans, Senior Gu Dao won't casually summon anyone. Only when a new generation of ancient emperor is selected will they be summoned here." Xuan Luo silently walked up the steps, feeling a little uneasy.

"I wonder if Grand Empyrean Gu Dao will meet Wang Lin now that I have brought him here. I had reported to Senior Gu Dao about Wang Lin obtaining 10 drops of ancestral blood and the 10th drop being a drop of soul blood. Grand Empyrean Gu Dao should meet my disciple." Xuan Luo was silent as they walked up. The closer he got to the top, the more uneasy he felt.

"If Grand Empyrean Gu Dao summons Wang Lin, then the matter of Wang Lin being the guardian of the Ancient Dao will be smooth. With the recognition of Gu Dao, Wang Lin's status in the Ancient Dao will rise. No matter how much Ye Dao hates Wang Lin, he wouldn't dare to say more.

"However, if Grand Empyrean Gu Dao doesn't summon him…" Xuan Luo sighed. In truth, he had brought Wang Lin here at the risk of making Gu Dao angry. He had brought Wang Lin here without a summon.

He had done all this for the Ancient Dao and also for his disciple to protect the Ancient Dao without suffering humiliation.

One side was the clan he had protected his entire life, and the other was the disciple he was very satisfied with and viewed as his own descendent. Xuan Luo wanted to keep the two sides at a balance.

Wang Lin followed Xuan Luo and looked at Xuan Luo's back. This back was not tall, but it made Wang Lin feel a rare sense of warmth. This warmth had accompanied him for a year and half.

"I feel no sense of belonging to the Ancient clan. I came here for Teacher Xuan Luo and I'll protect the Ancient Dao for Teacher Xuan Luo…" Wang Lin silently walked.

Their steps were silent, as if mixing in with the silence of the mountain. When they got close to the peak of the mountain, Wang Lin saw a tower!

This tower had nine layers and there were four huge pillars tied to it with chains. There were a lot of bells hanging on the chains, and when Wang Lin and Xuan Luo got close, the bells gave off crisp sounds.

These sounds were very pleasant to hear, and when they entered one's mind, their mind would become clear. It would even make the ancient power inside their body cycle faster.

Standing here, Wang Lin's face became slightly pale. He clearly felt that his cultivation was being suppressed. However, his ancient power was only not suppressed, but was filled with vitality.

The suppressed cultivation and essences made Wang Lin feel like he was holding up several mountains. It made him feel a bit breathless, but he gritted his teeth and stood behind Xuan Luo.

There were four people sitting on the four huge pillars. They were middle-aged and very thin, wearing grey robes. Their robes fluttered with the wind, but their eyes remained closed.

Not even Xuan Luo's arrival would make the four of them open their eyes.

Wang Lin's face was pale and his gaze swept past the four of them. He was a bit shocked. The four of them looked like mortals without any ancient power inside them.

"Junior Xuan Luo requests to meet Grand Empyrean Gu Dao." Xuan Luo clasped his hands and bowed at the tower.

Wang Lin also clasped his hands and bowed behind Xuan Luo.

The surroundings were completely silent. Only the sounds of wind and bells echoed. They didn't stop and the sounds revealed a strange force. This suppressed Wang Lin's essences and cultivation even more, causing cold sweat to appear on his forehead.

After a long time, the door on the first floor silently opened and a person walked out. This person was a bald young man wearing the same grey robe. After he walked out, he bowed at Xuan Luo.

"Lord Gu is still on a mental journey. Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo, please wait for a moment." The young man had a respectful attitude.

"No problem, I'll wait here." Xuan Luo didn't mind at all as he smiled and nodded.

The young man looked a Wang Lin, and after withdrawing his gaze, he bowed at Xuan Luo once more. He returned back into the tower and the door slowly closed.

Time slowly passed. In a flash, three days went by. During these three days, Xuan Luo had stood there without any impatience and was as respectful as he was at the beginning. Wang Lin stood behind Xuan Luo. These three days felt like three years to him, like 300 years!

Because the sounds of the bells were continuously echoing in Wang Lin's mind as if they wanted to melt his celestial cultivation and all his essences.

They seemed to force him to scatter his essences and cultivation so that only the power of the Ancient clan would remain in his body, to allow the drop of soul blood in his body to spread through his whole body.

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Xuan Luo was calmly standing there, but he began to struggle in his heart. He knew that this was Grand Empyrean Gu Dao being dissatisfied with him and making him wait outside.

He also knew that the source of this dissatisfaction was became his disciple, Wang Lin, had celestial cultivation and essences!

Grand Empyrean Gu Dao was someone who upheld tradition. He cared about the bloodline of the Ancient Ancestor, he cared about the generations of ancient emperors, and he also cared about the Ancient Ancestor's bloodline!

But he obviously could not allow someone who had the soul blood to also contain the aura of the celestial clan.

Wang Lin's body trembled. During the three days of time, the sounds of the bells entered his mind and rumbled. They suppressed his cultivation and tried to erase it.

"Whether it is the power of the Ancients or the celestials, they both belong to me and were obtained through my hard work. I refuse to lose my celestial cultivation!" Wang Lin's eyes were bloodshot. His determination was firm and he continued to struggle against the bells!

The celestial power inside his body continued to attack in an attempt to scatter the bell sounds in his mind.

As Wang Lin's body trembled violently, Xuan Luo's eyes lit up. He turned around and raised his hand to help Wang Lin resist the bells. After all, Wang Lin was his disciple!

But just as Xuan Luo turned around, the door to the tower opened once more and the young man walked out.

"Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo, Ancestor Gu is summoning you."

Xuan Luo paused for a moment and then silently pondered for a long time. With his right hand still pointed at Wang Lin, he turned toward the tower. The young man looked at Wang Lin profoundly before going back into the tower and closing the door.

Xuan Luo's point had caused Wang Lin's heart to suddenly rumble. This aura made Wang Lin feel warmth inside his body. It didn't suppress his cultivation but resisted the sound of the bells inside his body.

It allowed Wang Lin's cultivation and essences to relax a bit. His cultivation and essences quickly gathered. As Xuan Luo's power permeated and the sound of the bells canceled out, they gradually faded after an unknown amount of time. Wang Lin's cultivation and essences were rapidly cycling through his body when the bells began to move once more without any wind and another wave of sounds rushed into Wang Lin's mind.

They began another confrontation with Wang Lin's cultivation and essences.

Wang Lin coughed out a mouthful of blood and his body trembled. He retreated back down the steps from the top of the mountain.

"Dissipate your celestial cultivation, erase your essences, forget the memories of your past, awaken the inheritance of your bloodline… After that, I'll grant you the title of guardian of the Ancient Dao and Grand Empyrean cultivation!" A cold and ancient voice echoed in Wang Lin's heart along with the bells.

Wang Lin suddenly looked up.

His eyes were bloodshot and his cultivation suddenly activated. Along with his ancient power, he reached the peak of his cultivation.

"I don't have have any celestial clan cultivation, what I have is my own strength that I obtained over my 3,000 years of life! What right do you have to make me dissipate it?!" Wang Lin roared and the bell sounds inside his body erupted. They collided with his cultivation and he coughed out a mouthful of blood. He continued to retreat as if something was pushing him, until he was standing on the middle of the mountain.

"My essences are my perceptions of life. They are the fruits of my life's struggle. What right do you have to make me dissipate them!?" Wang Lin looked up and his eyes became even more bloodshot. He let out a roar of life.

As he roared, Wang Lin coughed out a third mouthful of blood. His body trembled as the sound of the bells collided with his cultivation once more. He retreated to the foot of the mountain. There were only 19 steps behind him!

"My memories are even more important than my cultivation, my essences, my bloodline, and the Grand Empyrean power you can give me! I live for my memories. What right do you have to make it forget them?!" Wang Lin let out his strongest roar. The bell sounds inside his body roared as if they had exploded.

Wang Lin coughed out the fourth mouthful of blood and retreated back 18 steps. At the last step, Wang Lin's right foot stepped down with a bang and he forced himself to stop there.

Looking up, his eyes were bloodshot and his expression was fierce, but the power of the bells inside his body was being completely suppressed by him. With the power of the bells suppressed, Wang Lin's cultivation erupted. His hair suddenly turned half black and half white, and behind him, the outline of a Grand Empyrean sun appeared!

This Grand Empyrean sun was also half black and half white. It gave off a strange light and allowed Wang Lin to display his strongest strength, strength comparable to a Grand Empyrean!

The moment Wang Lin's Grand Empyrean sun appeared, the sky above Mount Gu Dao changed!

An indifferent voice came from the tower in the sky and echoed throughout the world. "Mount Gu Dao has a total of 999 steps. If you can get through 300, I can spare your sin of disrespect!"

At the top of the tower sat a figure covered in fog, and before him was Xuan Luo.

"Senior Gu Dao…" Xuan Luo became anxious.

"I don't recognize your disciple!" An indifferent voice came from the shadow covered by the fog.

"But since you've brought him here, if he can walk up 300 steps, I'll let you take him away. However, I won't help awaken that drop of soul blood inside his body.

"As for protecting the Ancient Dao… Since you chose him, then he will do. However, from now on, he can't leave the Ancient clan; otherwise, I'll act." The words from the figure were cold and contained no emotion.

Xuan Luo had a bitter expression. He had brought Wang Lin here with good intentions, but he hadn't expected Gu Dao to say such things. He silently pondered before he revealed a decisive gaze and clasped his hands at the figure inside the fog.

The figure inside the fog slowly said, "If he can't pass 300 steps, he needs to stay."

Xuan Luo silently pondered.

Wang Lin stood at the bottom of Mount Gu Dao and looked up. He knew that his teacher was up there and perhaps was watching him.

"Wang Lin, use your strongest cultivation and walk past 300 steps! Let Grand Empyrean Gu Dao see if my disciple is worthy!" Xuan Luo's voice came from the top of the mountain and contained a hint of anger.

This was Xuan Luo's anger. He had said these words at the top of the power and completely ignored Gud Dao who was next to him.

Xuan Luo's looked at the figure inside the fog and said, "I brought him out of the cave world and led him here. The only way I won't take him away is if I die!" His back was straight and he no longer bowed.

The figure inside the fog didn't speak. The top of the tower was completely silent.

Xuan Luo had special feelings toward Wang Lin. He had watched Wang Lin struggle inside the cave world and had witnessed Wang Lin's persistence and decisiveness. He had even seen Wang Lin's feelings for the woman called Wan Er.

Xuan Luo could not forget the tears and reminiscence Wang Lin had for his wife in the cave world.

This made him think about himself and his own past. Even what Wang Lin had experienced in the celestial clan made Xuan Luo think of himself. It was as if their histories had overlapped.

Wang Lin was standing on the first step when his teacher's words echoed in his ears. His eyes revealed a decisive gaze. He didn't like Mount Gu Dao and he would never respect Grand Empyrean Gu Dao again!

"In this world, the strong control the fate of the weak… Grand Empyrean Gu Dao's cultivation is strong and he is the strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent, so he can impose his will on me… but one day, if I, Wang Lin, become strong and replace Gu Dao, I'll be the heavens!" Wang Lin's eyes lit up and the outline of the Grand Empyrean sun behind him shined. The light fused with his body and made him seem taller.

He suddenly raised his foot and stepped forward!

This step was Wang Lin's first resistance against the Ancient clan! This was the first defiant action he had taken against the Ancient clan. This was the first crack in his relationship with the Ancient clan!

He originally intended to stay in the Ancient clan due to his teacher's grace. He was willing to endure kneeling to the Ancient Dao Emperor and endure the helplessness of not being accustomed to the imperial power of the Ancient clan.

However, even though he would still endure, now there was a crack between him and the Ancient clan. Perhaps, if nothing else happened, this crack would slowly heal due to Xuan Luo...

But...

This chance completely disappeared as an important event was taking inside the Ancient Dao imperial city!

Inside the palace of the Ancient Dao imperial city, the Ancient Dao Emperor was sitting on his throne. Before him were three old men in purple, and they were kneeling in excitement.

"Your Majesty, for hundreds of years, we have searched for countless women to fuse with the soul, but none of them could do it. There was great rejection and they could not nourish the soul at all.

"But now there is a woman who has successfully fused with the soul!!" The old man's voice was filled with excitement. They had been secretly carrying out this plan for hundreds of years. What awaited him had to be a great reward!

"Where did the woman come from and what is her name?" The Ancient Dao Emperor looked calm but was filled with expectation. He could not forget what the imperial teacher had said. This soul could allow him to become a real ancient emperor that ruled the entire Ancient clan!!

One of the other old men quickly said, "She came from the Ancient Shi, her name is Song Zhi!"

"Let that Song Zhi enter the palace. I want to meet this woman in person. You all tell the world that in three months, I'll hold a grand ceremony! I'll take Song Zhi as my wife and make her the ancient empress!" The Ancient Dao Emperor laughed as he got up. His eyes were filled with monstrous light.

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The sky was blue and there were many pavilions below, like a sect. However, the name of the sect was blurry, making it impossible to see. The more one tried to get a better look, the more blurry it would become.

In one of the pavilions, there was a woman. This woman was very familiar, very familiar. She bit her lower lip as she looked into the sky as if she was looking for something...

"Who is she… Who am I…"

The land was vast, the sky was dark, and the surroundings were filled with a bloody aura, as if there had been a battle here. A woman was escaping through the sky and her face was pale from panic. She would occasionally look back to see a cultivator with lecherous eyes casually chasing her.

At the most critical moment, she saw a familiar man hiding below...

"Who is she, who is he… Who am I…"

A fog-like sea and an ordinary-looking cave. A man was sitting inside the cave as if he was at the most critical moment of forming his core.

The woman stood outside the cave. Although she was filled with fear, her eyes were filled with determination. Before her, many cultivators were using spells, trying to break the formation to enter the cave.

She gritted her teeth and controlled the formation to resist until she used up all her strength. Her body went limp, but she found herself leaning on a warm chest.

"I'll take you to kill!"

This sentence seemed to penetrate the sky and thus connected the two lovers for a lifetime...

"Who is she, who is he… Who am I…"

Still under the blue sky, there was a familiar yet unfamiliar sect. The woman was silently sitting outside a pavilion, holding a zither. Sad zither music echoed. She was going to get married.

However, when she walked out of the pavilion to face everything, a man appeared with his supreme cultivation and walked before her.

The gentle smile startled her.

She wanted to know who he was, who she was, and who exactly herself was...

A ray of light that made one feel warmth shined down in a quiet valley. There was a wooden house there, and cheerful song came from a woman playing a zither within. She looked at the man leaning on her and revealed a tender gaze.

She seemed very happy… however, who was she, who was this man, who… am I.

She seemed like she was going to remember something but could not remember it. Her mind was blurry, as if she had slept for a long time...

In a blur, the tender image cracked and slowly collapsed. It turned into a stormy day. The man was holding the woman with tears flowing down his eyes, and he let out a startling roar. This roar contained pain, it contained a commitment!!

"Even if heaven wants you to die, I'll take you back!!!"

In the Ancient Dao imperial capital, in a luxurious room in the imperial palace, a woman was lying on a soft bed. She was not an absolute beauty, but she was pleasing to the eye. However, she was struggling and her face was pale. Her eyelashes trembled as if she was having a nightmare and was trying to awaken from her dream.

Tears appeared on the corners of her eyes and flowed down her cheeks, wetting the white pillow.

In her dream, that heart-wrenching roar echoed in her heart. It was a roar directed at the sky that defied fate, defied the world - it was a defying will!

This voice caused even more tears to flow out...

However, she couldn't remember who this woman was, nor who the man who let out the heart-wrenching scream was… She wanted to remember, but now she couldn't even remember who she was.

In her dream, she vaguely saw the man appear next to a coffin after some years. He caressed the coffin and his face gently leaned against it. The gentle expression on his face made her heart ache...

The tears that fell on the coffin made her sad… She had the impulse of opening her eyes to touch the man's face and wipe away his tears.

In her struggle, everything in the dream was broken. The woman dissipated and the man seemed to disappear into the fog. Everything became blurry.

She opened her eyes.

"You've awakened…" A soft voice came from beside her.

She looked at the exquisite pattern on the bed and there was confusion in her eyes. Everything from the dream still existed, but it was a blur.

Turning her head, she followed the voice and saw a man with long hair in a royal robe. Although he was already middle-aged, he was rather handsome and had a noble temperament. He was also smiling at her.

"Who… Are you… Who… Am I…" The woman's eyes became even more confused and she felt intense pain. It was as if there was an invisible force preventing her from finding herself.

"I'm the Ancient Dao Emperor, the supreme existence of the Ancient Dao. I am your husband! You are called Song Zhi, you come from the Ancient Shi and you are my empress!" The man smiled as he spoke, and the aura of an emperor spread out from his body.

"Husband…" As this word echoed, another figure appeared in her mind. This figure was looking at the sky and let out a painful roar.

This figure sat with her and listened to her play cheerful zither music.

The figure carried her and told her that he was going to bring her to kill...

The figure… Was blurry and seemed to overlap with the royal robe, and they slowly did overlap… It's just that she felt like it was out of place, and after overlapping, they scattered.

The intense pain came from her mind once more. The woman closed her eyes and passed out due to the pain.

The man in the royal robe immediately became gloomy and said, "Tell me the reason!"

Ripples echoed behind the man and an old man walked out and dropped down to one knee. "Your majesty, Song… After the Empress fused with the soul, her body became weak. She already has her own soul, and fusion caused a disorder in her memories.

"But there is no harm. The Empress only needs to rest for a period of time to recover, but her memory will still be in disarray. However, this is a good thing as Your Majesty can introduce memories to gradually fill her mind and become her real memories.

"This body is very suitable for the soul and continues to nourish it. Within a few years, this soul and her body will completely fuse. At that time, not even the soul's real body could fuse with the soul anymore."

The man in the royal robe slowly said, "You can leave."

The old man quickly nodded before turning into smoke and disappearing from the room, leaving only the Ancient Dao Emperor and the woman.

The Ancient Dao Emperor sat beside the woman and looked at her with a strange light in his eyes.

"The imperial teacher once said that this soul can make me the true ancient emperor that will unify the three clans… The imperial teacher can't be wrong… Then making this woman my empress is the best reward."

As he muttered, he raised his right hand and gently stroked her face. He revealed a faint smile.

"Although this woman is not beautiful, she has her own charm. I've always wondered where the imperial teacher got this soul, but he wouldn't say… However, the soul was also a beauty… She may have her own lover, and perhaps her lover felt extreme pain after she died...

"Unfortunately, he will never know that this woman is in my hands… If there was a chance to see who her past lover was, it would be very interesting.

"Perhaps this person is long dead. If he is not dead and they meet, will they recognize each other…" The man in the royal robe smiled even more.

"I'm looking forward to it… But thinking about it, there will be no such day." The man's right hand gently pinched her face, leaving behind a bruise on her face.

The woman's body trembled as if she felt pain in her coma, and tears flowed down the corners of her eyes.

"If not for the fact that she must be a virgin to be titled my empress, I really would want to turn her into a woman now. However, there is no rush. Once the ceremony is over, I'll take my time to enjoy this soul." The man in the royal robe stood up with a smile and waved his sleeve as he left.

As the woman's tears flowed, far away, at the bottom of Mount Gu Dao, Wang Lin looked up at the top of the mountain with coldness in his eyes.

Grand Empyrean Gu Dao obviously didn't recognize him, but he also didn't recognize the entire Ancient clan. The only person he respected was Xuan Luo!

Without Xuan Luo, he would never have come here!

"300 steps…" The Grand Empyrean sun behind Wang Lin released a powerful black and white light. Wang Lin raised his foot!

He didn't take just one step, but dozens!

The moment his feet stopped, Wang Lin stood on the 39th step, and a powerful pressure smashed down on him, causing him to pause. It was as if countless mountains were pressing down on top of him.

In his eyes, the staircase leading to the top of the mountain became twisted as if it was alive.

With a cold snort, the Grand Empyrean sun outline behind Wang Lin shined even brighter. With one step, he leaped forward once more.

The 42nd step, 57th step, 69th step, 83rd step… Thunderous rumbles echoed in his ears as he faced the powerful pressure to reach the 99th step. He raised his right foot and mercilessly stepped into the 100th step!

Once his foot landed, the world rumbled and Mount Gu Dao seemed to tremble. A powerful pressure bombarded Wang Lin, causing his mind to rumble and blood to flow out from the corner of his mouth.

This pressure came from the mountain, from Grand Empyrean Gu Dao!

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"There is a total of 999 stone steps, and every 100 steps represents 10% of my power! Throughout the ages, no Grand Empyrean could ascend to the 600th step under my will.

"The person who reached the furthest was a Grand Empyrean named Dong Lin from the celestial clan. He failed to reach the 600th step, and after leaving someone behind, I allowed him to leave.

"As for you… Let me see how many steps you can reach!" An extremely indifferent voice echoed when Wang Lin's foot landed on the 100th step.

When the voice finished, the staircase that seemed to have turned into a dragon revealed its true shape. It was a real dragon. Its body was completely black and it let out a roar after it appeared. It charged directly at Wang Lin.

A fishy smell with a stench rushed toward Wang Lin in an attempt to stop him on the 100th step. The dragon closed in instantly!

Wang Lin's eyes lit up. Although his face was pale, he didn't flinch. He looked up and his right hand reached at the void. The Grand Empyrean sun outline behind him shrank a bit and black and white light gathered in his hand. It was a strange scene.

The palm of Wang Lin's right hand was white and the back of his palm was black. When the dragon closed in, his palm pressed down and touched the dragon.

Thunderous rumbles suddenly echoed. The dragon trembled and let out a miserable scream. Its head collapsed, and the collapse spread rapidly. The entire dragon disintegrated into ashes and disappeared.

At the same time, the steps going up the mountain returned to normal and were no longer twisted. It was as if everything Wang Lin had seen earlier was just an illusion.

Wang Lin coughed out a mouthful of blood. The moment he destroyed the dragon, his right hand also dissipated as if it had disappeared into thin air. Afterward, black gas gathered in its place and a new arm was formed!

However, his right foot had also touched the dragon, and he felt like he had been hit by countless mountains. His right foot rose up and began to fall toward the 99th step behind him.

If it landed, it meant that he could not step onto the 100th step!

Just as this right foot was about to land, Wang Lin let out a roar and popping sounds echoed. He used his Ancient clan body to resist the force. His right foot suddenly changed directions before it landed.

However, it did not land on the 99th step, but the 100th step!

Wang Lin took a deep breath. He faintly felt that after he stepped onto the 100th step, his ancient and celestial powers showed a sign of fusing. This phenomenon shocked Wang Lin.

As he pondered, he raised his foot and stepped forward once more. He was not very fast and only crossed 10 steps each time. However, every step he took made Mount Gu Dao rumble.

After the 100th step, the pressure from the mountain and Gu Dao doubled. Wang Lin felt like the pressure was almost unbearable, and when he reached the 150th step, he could not help but stop there.

At the top of the mountain, Xuan Luo looked at Wang Lin from the top of the tower and his heart ached. He had made up his mind. Once Wang Lin failed, he would risk offending Grand Empyrean Gu Dao and take Wang Lin away!

"He was brought here by me and came to the Ancient clan because of me. I must take him away!" Xuan Luo silently pondered.

"If he can't pass the 200th step, Xuo Luo, leave your disciple behind." The blurry figure inside the fog behind Xuan Luo spoke these cold words.

But before Xuan Luo could speak, Wang Lin let out a roar and the Grand Empyrean sun outline behind him rapidly shrank.

As it shrank, Wang Lin suddenly looked up and stepped forward. He stepped onto the 160th step.

Without pausing, he stepped forward once more. The Grand Empyrean sun outline behind him continued to shrink as if infinite power had entered Wang Lin's body. Wang Lin stepped onto the 170th step, 180th step, 190th step, and finally, when the Grand Empyrean sun outline had shrank to its limit and disappeared, Wang Lin made it to the 200th step!

The moment his foot landed, the figure inside the fog at the top of the tower exclaimed softly.

And Xuan Luo's eyes lit up and he revealed a smile for the first time.

The blurry figure slowly said, "He has burned the power of the Grand Empyrean sun to obtain the power to reach the 200th step. However, what will he use for the last 100 steps."

The moment Wang Lin's foot landed on the 200th step, the person sitting on the northern pillar of the four pillars around the tower suddenly opened his closed eyes. There was a flash of grey light and he disappeared without a trace.

When he reappeared, he was on the staircase and walked toward Wang Lin. He waved his hand and his face revealed no expression, as if he was wearing a human mask. He pointed toward Wang Lin!

With this, the world changed. It was like a giant hole had appeared in the world. The earth trembled and the entire mountain shook.

Wang Lin's pupils shranks. From his view, this point was comparable to something from a Grand Empyrean!!

"This grey-robed man who looks like he is wearing a mask has power comparable to a Grand Empyrean… Who is he?" Wang Lin didn't have much time to think as the finger rushed toward his forehead.

If he was hit by this finger, not even his ancient body would be able to withstand it - he would immediately die!

During this moment of crisis, all the Grand Empyrean sun aura he had absorbed from the 150th to the 200th step erupted inside his body.

Wang Lin's cultivation cycled, and as his essences activated, 99 afterimages appeared around him. He raised his right hand and punched at the finger!

With this punch, the Ancient Dao shadows appeared behind him. The ancient god, ancient demon, and ancient devil all threw punches! Above the Ancient Dao shadows, there was a golden shadow. This figure was blurry but gave off extremely pure celestial energy, and it also threw a punch.

At this moment, a large amount of black gas spread out from Wang Lin's body. This black gas was filled with slaughter and madness. It fused with thunder to form slaughter thunder and formed another punch!

Thunderous rumbles echoed across Mount Gu Dao and spread in all directions.

The finger of the grey-robed person collapsed and his body trembled, but he remained standing. He looked at Wang Lin profoundly and then turned back toward the top of the mountain. He disappeared from Wang Lin's vision, and when he reappeared, he was sitting on the northern pillar again with his eyes closed.

Wang Lin coughed out blood and the Ancient Dao shadow behind him dissipated. Even the golden shadow that gave off extremely pure celestial energy dissipated. His breathing was rough, but he stood on the 200th step firmly!

When he stood still, he clearly felt that the ancient and celestial power in his body were fusing in an unimaginable way. This fusion was forced by the pressure from Mount Gu Dao.

"Whether it is the celestial clan's Empyrean Exalts or Ascendant Empyreans, they can't step on my mountain. Only Grand Empyreans can. To reach the 200th step means you already have the initial powers of a Grand Empyrean. Continue, let me see if you can reach the 300th step." An indifferent voice echoed in Wang Lin's ears.

"Grand Empyrean Gu Dao, he is my disciple!" Xuan Luo's roar came from the top of the mountain. A ray of light flew out from the tower next to Wang Lin. It was Xuan Luo.

"He was brought here by me and I'm taking him away! Grand Empyrean Gu Dao, I, Xuan Luo, have lived my life for the Ancient Dao, never caring about my personal gains or losses. Since ancient times, I never complained and have always wholeheartedly worked for the Ancient clan!

"But today, I implore Grand Empyrean Gu Dao to let me take my disciple away!" Xuan Luo looked up at the top of the mountain. He was filled with determination as he spoke.

After a long time, the cold voice seemed to become less cold.

"Xuan Luo, when you became a Grand Empyrean, I asked you to become my disciple and stay with me here… You wanted to protect the Ancient Dao and didn't want to stay here all the time, so you refused...

"You have protected the Ancient Dao for all these years…. This is your first plea, so I'll agree, but it is also your last…"

Xuan Luo revealed a complicated expression and bowed at the tower. He was about to take the weak Wang Lin away.

"Teacher… Disciple can still go on!" Wang Lin took a deep breath and straightened his body.

"You…" Xuan Luo's eyes expressed his concern.

"Teacher, the pressure from Mount Guo Dao is the best cultivation for Disciple. Please allow Disciple to continue!" Wang Lin clasped his hands and bowed at Xuan Luo. He then turned around and walked toward the 201st step!

The moment his foot landed, the sound of his body being unable to bear the pressure became loud, but his eyes were very bright.

"The ancient power exists because of my bloodline, and my celestial cultivation exists because of my essences, but they could never integrate together… Back in the cave world, I tried to fuse them, but they rejected each other… In the end, they could only be kept separate.

"But right now, there is nothing better place than this to help me fuse the celestial and ancient powers! Grand Empyrean Gu Dao is strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent. His pressure is the best help in fusing them!"

Wang Lin was determined to continue up the steps, because in the first 200 steps, he felt the opportunity to fuse his ancient and celestial cultivations. This was a golden opportunity for him!

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