Chapter 105 – The Realm of Ji in the Past Era
In ancient times, Ji, Dao, and Shi were three realms of spiritual energy that were difficult to understand. In terms of mystery, the Ji Realm could not match the Dao Realm. In terms of uncertainty, the Ji Realm could not match the Shi Realm, but if there was ever a Ji Realm cultivator in ancient times, it would be a disaster.
Although the Ji Realm wasn’t as mysterious as the Dao Realm or as unpredictable as the Shi Realm, in terms of terrifying power, the Ji Realm and the other two realms couldn’t be compared. Cultivators with the Ji Realm would undoubtedly be several times stronger than other cultivators of the same level, and their spiritual energy would be entirely based on the Ji Realm.
As a result, the only word that could describe the Ji Realm was “terrifying.” Among cultivators of the same cultivation level, a Ji Realm cultivator was invincible. However, the weaknesses of the Ji Realm were also very obvious. With the Ji Realm, a cultivator would never reach the Spirit Severing stage. The late Nascent Soul stage was their limit.
However, a late-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was someone that even a Spirit Severing cultivator would not want to deal with.
If that were all, the Ji Realm wouldn’t be considered terrifying. What was truly terrifying was that in ancient times, when a Soul Transformation cultivator underwent his trials, people discovered that he possessed a Ji Realm.
This news was something that shocked everyone in the ancient cultivation world and terrified them.
It must be said that this cultivator had been rampaging through the cultivation world for 3,000 years. During those 3,000 years, he was like a king in the cultivation world. If anyone displeased him, he would exterminate their family and sect.
For the past 3000 years, just mentioning his name has sent shivers down people’s spines.
The Ji Realm was a heaven-defying existence. Not only did the Ji Realm make one invincible in battle against cultivators of the same cultivation level, the spiritual energy infused with the Ji Realm could bring techniques to the extreme. All of this was already quite extraordinary, but when the only drawback of not being able to reach the Spirit Severing stage was removed, when a cultivator who surpassed the Nascent Soul stage with the Ji Realm appeared, it could truly be considered a catastrophe.
Therefore, whenever a Ji Realm cultivator appeared, they were hunted by all other cultivators. The Ji Realm was considered by the ancient cultivation world to be something truly heaven-defying.
If the demonic cultivation path was considered a beast, compared to the Ji Realm, it was just a tamed pet.
Actually, in ancient times, the study of the Nature of Ji never stopped, but in the end, all that was left was a preliminary understanding of the Nature of Ji.
Fortunately, only one person seemed to be able to break through the Ji Realm’s Spirit Separation barrier. All subsequent Ji Realm successors were stuck at the late Nascent Soul stage.
Most records of the Ji Realm have been lost throughout history. Today, people don’t know how the Ji Realm was formed or how to access it.
Only in the libraries of the very large sects in high-level cultivation countries, there are some descriptions of the Ji Realm.
Once upon a time in ancient times, a genius cultivator was born in the country of Gu Nie. At the age of 10, he had reached the Core Formation stage, and his sect was wiped out by another sect. Five years later, a mysterious cultivator appeared and, within a month, killed over 10,000 cultivators. Blood covered the sky. With only an early Nascent Soul cultivation, he could not only easily kill others of the same rank as him, but he could even kill Spirit Severing cultivators. In the end, both the orthodox and demonic sects sent Soul Transformation cultivators, and he was ultimately killed.
Once upon a time, the country of Clear Water was destroyed, and its king entered a sect. Thirty years later, he went on a killing spree, slaughtering all cultivators. He killed everyone, regardless of whether they were male or female, young or old. In just seven days, no cultivators remained in the country of Clear Water. Even his own sect was unable to escape.
Blood dyed the land of Clearwater red. Just as the highly cultivated nations prepared their experts to assassinate him, so too did the blood in Clearwater boil. Using blood to kill his enemies, the king disappeared amidst the chaos. Some believed he was experiencing divine retribution…
All of these things have one thing in common: all of these cultivators possess the Ji Realm.
As for how these people acquired the Ji Realm, no one knows. Some believe they underwent transformation, while others believe they all possessed the same magical treasure.
With the inheritance of the treasure, it would allow anyone who possessed the treasure to possess the Ji Realm.
Many speculations were spread, but as the ancient cultivation world disappeared, all these rumors disappeared with it.
No one knows that currently, in the rank 3 cultivation country of Zhao, a country that no one cares about, in a small place called Jue Ming Valley, a cultivator named Wang Lin is walking towards the true Ji Realm.
If Teng Huayuan knew all this, then no matter what, he would not be the one who would be the catalyst for the birth of a Ji Realm cultivator.
Wang Lin half-kneeled on the ground. Everything within half a meter of him was covered in ice.
On his chest, the heaven-defying bead emitted a black light never seen before as it moved and floated above his head.
Teng Huayuan took advantage of Wang Lin and his family’s connections to leave a message in his mind.
“I will wait for you outside Jue Ming Valley… if you don’t come when the valley opens, then I will destroy the soul flag and your family’s souls will be lost forever.”
Two male and one female cultivators from the Tian Dao Sect were chasing after them. They suddenly stopped a few meters away, as the icy ground made their hearts tighten.
The young man in the center of the ice was extremely terrifying. The destructive aura he radiated made even a mid-Foundation Establishment disciple’s skin crawl.
After hesitating for a moment, the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator made a decision. He waved his hand and said, “Retreat!” Just as he was about to leave, the woman looked at the heaven-defying bead above Wang Lin’s head and said, “Senior apprentice-brother, that bead looks very familiar…”
Another man said, “These… these… these are the beads our ancestors told us about! Wait, no, the carvings on these beads are different. The beads our ancestors showed us had clouds, but these ones have leaves.”
The mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator was shocked. He took a closer look and immediately became more serious. However, greed soon gripped his heart. Aside from the carvings, everything else about the bead matched the bead the ancestor had shown them. The thought of a reward for the bead suddenly came to his mind.
“Whoever hands it over will be given a Soul Transformation level magic treasure, their sect will receive 10 puppets that are at the Spirit Transformation level, and their country’s ranking will be raised by one.”
The middle stage cultivator of Foundation Establishment said firmly, “No matter whether it is true or not, we must take it.”
The woman took out a sound transmission jade and was about to send a message when a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator stopped her and whispered, “Although this person is strange, if the three of us use our full strength, we can definitely kill him. If you tell anyone else and this bead is truly as described, then the credit will definitely not be ours. Likewise, if we make a fuss about it, we will be scolded. Are you stupid?”
The girl was shocked. She hesitated for a moment, then put away the voice transmission jade. The three of them immediately took out their magic treasures and used them without a word.
At the same time, Wang Lin opened his eyes. They were no longer bloodshot. They were as clear as water. A large amount of killing intent surged out of his body. As the killing intent surged, the spiritual energy in his body surged.
The first effect of the Ji Realm reveals its power. Against cultivators of the same rank, the Ji Realm is invincible!
Wang Lin stared at the three people and waved his hand grimly. With a flash of blue light, the ice on the ground moved and instantly surrounded the three people.
Their expressions and actions froze the moment they acted.
Wang Lin stood up. He reached out with his right hand and took the heaven-defying bead. After placing it back near his chest, he walked past the three of them.
A crack appeared in the ice covering the three of them. The ice shattered, and all three died.
Wang Lin was moving silently through the Jue Ming Valley when a flying sword suddenly appeared in front of him. A young man appeared. Without a word, he pointed his finger at Wang Lin and the flying sword shot towards him.
Wang Lin did not stop moving. Just as the flying sword was about to pierce his body, ice appeared in front of the sword and in the blink of an eye, the flying sword froze.
The young man was shocked and immediately retreated. He had originally seen Wang Lin alone and only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, so he had wanted to come here, kill Wang Lin, and steal his treasure. However, he didn’t expect Wang Lin to destroy his flying sword without even needing to move.
He panicked. The only thought on his mind was to run!
However, before he could take a few steps back, a green light flashed. The small flying sword pierced his chest. His body turned to ice and fell to the ground.
All this time, Wang Lin did not stop for a second.
One day later, somewhere within a valley, eight people from the demonic and orthodox sects were fighting each other, with several people from each side watching. At some point, Wang Lin’s lonely figure walked out. He walked forward as if he couldn’t see them at all.
Among the onlookers, a middle-aged man from the demonic sect frowned. Without a word, he threw a lightning talisman toward Wang Lin. Suddenly, thunder appeared from the sky and struck Wang Lin, but just as the thunder was about to strike, ice appeared. Even ice could freeze intangible objects like lightning.
This scene caused everyone to stop fighting as they stared dumbfoundedly at Wang Lin, who was walking towards them without any expression on his face.
Soon, the chest of the middle-aged man who threw the amulet glowed green. His body then froze and he died.
Everyone was shocked. Before they could react, Wang Lin was already in front of them. Before him stood four people. Before they could speak, they saw a blue light and froze, following in the middle-aged man’s footsteps.
At that moment, everyone retreated to the side as a white-robed disciple clasped his hands and said, “Which sect are you from? I am Yuan Tian Sect disciple Zhou Quan.”
Wang Lin ignored them and continued walking forward. Gradually, everyone moved out of his way. As Wang Lin walked out 100 meters from the crowd, a young disciple from the demonic sect stared at Wang Lin and sneered in his heart. “You killed my senior apprentice brother. I will remember you!”
Wang Lin suddenly stopped. He felt a powerful killing intent coming from behind him. He turned around and stared coldly at the demon sect disciple.
Under Wang Lin’s gaze, the disciple felt his entire body, both inside and out, turn ice-cold. He immediately lowered his head, not daring to look at Wang Lin.
Every cultivator who saw those eyes sucked in a breath of cold air.
Those eyes were completely dead and filled with killing intent. Anyone who looked into those eyes felt their entire body go cold.
After staring at the cultivator for a while, Wang Lin turned around and continued walking forward. A flash of green light appeared on the disciple’s chest. He coughed up blood and fell to the ground. His body instantly froze. Even the blood he coughed up turned to ice before it hit the ground.
No one dared to take a deep breath, and after Wang Lin left, no one wanted to fight anymore, so they all scattered.
Like this, Wang Lin traveled through the Jue Ming Valley. If anyone offended him, he would freeze them with a wave of his hand. Even the late-stage cultivators of the Foundation Establishment were unable to resist. After killing several people, they all fled.
Within three days, the number of cultivators who died at Wang Lin’s hands was countless.