Chapter 126 – Foreign Countries
Because the giant hand was suddenly stopped by the Ji Realm Soul, Wang Lin’s body disappeared into the transfer array as the array opened.
The giant hand transformed into countless black lines. The lines hovered around the transfer array for a long time before finally disappearing.
Thanks to the existence of the Ji Realm, Wang Lin became the first soul devourer to go from the world of destruction to the world of life. Although his soul had been refined into only a small portion of the Ji Realm Soul, the essence of a soul devourer still remained within him.
Hou Fen’s 3rd level cultivation is in the southern part of planet Suzaku and south of the Demon Sea.
On this day, on the top of a volcano in the center of Hou Fen, stood a group of people from the War God Temple.
The six Nascent Soul ancestors of the War God Temple sit comfortably atop Hou Fen. Back when the battle for the right to enter the foreign battlefield began, the War God Temple defeated its competitors and became the only sect to enter.
The person leading the group wasn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator, but rather an early-stage Core Formation elder named Huo Hongfei. Perhaps it was because his cultivation method was the Divine Path, but he didn’t look old at all despite his 200 years of age. Instead, he looked like a very handsome middle-aged man.
The Divine Path is the top cultivation method of the War God Temple. Only when one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage can they cultivate using this method, which is said to help one reach the Core Formation stage. Outsiders are unaware of how it works.
But since all of the Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators of the War God Temple were natives of Hou Fen, there must be something special about the method.
If the Divine Path had such a powerful influence, then it was no wonder that other sects would want to try to steal it, but even if other sects tried, they would be unable to do so because the War God Temple was too powerful.
However, due to repeated attempts to steal it, the War God Temple eventually gave in and decided to hold a public gathering every 20 years so that people could view the Divine Path. Of course, everyone had to pay a certain amount of spirit stones to view it, and whether they could comprehend it or not was up to them.
As a result, the Shine God of War no longer had to worry about it. They also earned a large amount of income, so they were very happy with the results.
This Divine Path Method consists of only 100 words. Each word is difficult to understand, and only a few people can understand it.
In fact, what Huo Hongfei cultivated was a method created by a highly talented member of the War God Shrine after studying the Divine Path for more than half his life. This method was not only extremely powerful, but also had the ability to maintain youthful appearance after prolonged practice, making it highly favored by the followers of the War God Shrine.
Beside Hou Hongfei stood a group of people. The most eye-catching was a young woman with an extremely graceful figure. She was as beautiful as a peacock, and her face was as delicate as a fairy’s. Her mouth was slightly open as she spoke to a tall, handsome young man beside her. A hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.
The transfer window suddenly opened, and everyone’s eyes focused on it. The window grew brighter as three figures emerged and became clearer.
Hou Hongfei frowned and sighed softly. He had just learned that the overseas battlefield was collapsing and was prepared for the fact that not many disciples would make it back. However, seeing only three people, even though he was prepared, he still felt extremely sad.
However, when he saw Zhou Zihong clearly among them, he felt relieved. Zhou Zihong was his disciple and very stubborn. When he told him he wanted to go to the foreign battlefield, he strongly disagreed, but the boy went anyway.
Hou Hongfei felt helpless. After giving her some magical treasures, he reluctantly let her go. After seeing that she had returned, he finally felt a little at ease.
After the three of them emerged, they saw the familiar scene before them and felt completely unreal. However, the three of them looked at each other, and their hearts grew heavy again.
What they cared most about right now was whether Wang Lin lived or died. It had to be said that the three of them had given their Soul Essence Blood to Wang Lin. If he died, then they would find it difficult to escape death as well.
After greeting Elder Hou Hongfei, Hou Hongfei’s gaze swept over them. He said, “Not bad. Everyone’s cultivation levels have improved greatly. Zihong and Tang Xiong have both reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. Lin Tao is a little behind, but very close to achieving a breakthrough. Very good! After experiencing this trial in the foreign battlefield, your cultivation speeds will increase greatly. Ah, it’s a pity that so few disciples have returned…”
Zhou Zihong sighed and whispered, “Master, when the foreign battlefield suddenly collapsed, many strange creatures appeared. Once they attack you, you will die instantly. No one in the foreign battlefield is able to resist. This all happened too quickly. Originally, our harvest was very bountiful, but now…” With that, his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.
Hou Hongfei waved his hand. Looking at the three of them, he frowned and said, “We can talk about that later. Now tell me, why haven’t your appearances changed?”
It should be said that while on a foreign battlefield, your appearance will not change, but you will immediately age 50 years after leaving. Although the cultivation methods the three of them used helped maintain their youth, they still would not look exactly like they did before they left.
Tang Xiong was a senior disciple and also the sect head’s proud disciple. After hearing Hou Hongfei’s words, he immediately said, “Elder doesn’t know, but junior apprentice brother Mai Liang obtained a pill that can maintain our appearance for 100 years per pill. The three of us each took two pills.”
The surrounding disciples who heard this looked at the three of them enviously. Especially the young woman, who had been staring at Zhou Zihong with doubt in her eyes the entire time. She suddenly asked, “Senior apprentice-sister Zhou, do you still have that pill?”
Zhou Zihong looked at him coldly and said, “You should ask junior apprentice brother Mai Liang about that.”
The young woman was angry, but she just smiled and said nothing more. She secretly thought that the timid Mai Liang must have died, so how could she ask? Obviously, Zhou Zihong didn’t want to tell her.
The young man next to her whispered something in her ear. The young woman stuck out her tongue and her face flushed red.
Hou Hongfei glanced at the two of them and ignored them. Then, he looked at Zhou Zihong’s group and said, “Alright, since everyone’s back, we should head back. Ancestor Laun Feng has come out of closed-door cultivation to hear about the matters of the foreign battlefield from you.” After that, he gave the three of them a meaningful look.
Lin Tao hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Junior apprentice-brother Mai Liang is still there. The situation is grim, so he told us to go back first and he will follow.”
Hou Hongfei raised his eyebrows and said, with some surprise, “Mai Liang? He is also one of the lucky survivors?”
As he said those words, the expressions of the War God Temple disciples turned strange. Especially the beautiful young woman. She asked, “Mai Liang isn’t dead?”
Zhou Zihong’s expression was strange. He looked at the young woman and said, “Junior apprentice-sister can rest assured. After so many years on the foreign battlefield, his personality has changed. The current him won’t bother junior apprentice-sister anymore.”
The young woman frowned. She shook her head and said, “You don’t understand. Ah, how could Mai Liang still be alive?”
Hou Hongfei stared at him and shouted, “Nonsense! Do you want Mai Liang dead? Is this what your teacher taught you?!”
The young woman lowered her head and didn’t dare speak. The young man beside her said, “What are you afraid of? If he still dares to bother you, I’m here.”
Yang Xiong sighed and said in a deep voice, “Junior apprentice-sister, junior apprentice-sister Mai Liang won’t bother you anymore. You can rest assured.” With that, he secretly thought, “That senior’s personality is cold. How could he possibly like you?”
Just then, the transfer array suddenly lit up again. Everyone looked at the transfer array and saw a thin and frail figure walking out of it.
Everyone suddenly felt a chill run through them as the person appeared. The chill wasn’t in their bodies, but in their souls.
It was as if the person in front of them was a block of ice that could freeze the soul. This feeling was very oppressive.
The disciples of the War God Temple were the first to sense the tyrannical nature of the Ji Realm. They couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
The young woman, Xu Si, shivered and felt extremely confused. Although this person looked like Mai Liang, his aura was completely different from before.
Wang Lin came out and looked around. When he saw Hou Hongfei, he immediately grabbed his hand and said, “Disciple Mai Liang greets Elder Hou.”
Hou Hongfei’s eyes lit up as he said, “It’s great that you’re back.” After that, he looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s expression was cold as he said, “Disciple still has something very important to do. Once I’m done, I’ll be returning to the sect.”
Hou Hongfei frowned and was about to speak when Wang Lin took out a treasure bag and said, “This is all that disciple has collected over the past 50 years. All the magic treasures have been destroyed, so only these materials remain.”
With that, Wang Lin jumped into the air and flew into the distance.
Hou Hongfei took the storage bag. He scanned it with his divine sense and his expression became strange. The contents of the storage bag were extremely valuable. When he raised his head, Wang Lin had already disappeared, but he did not follow him. He hesitated, but he felt he had to go back and report it to the sect head.
The most important reason he felt this way was because he felt he couldn’t easily convince Wang Lin to stay. The coldness he felt made him afraid of Wang Lin.
Even if he tried to force him to stay, if he ended up in a miserable state, he would lose a lot of face in front of the disciples. After considering it, he decided it wasn’t worth it and didn’t chase after Wang Lin.