Chapter 159 – The Old Man in the Green Robe
The green-robed old man sat on the gourd and stared up at the sky. He slapped the gourd and was just about to fly upwards when his expression changed. He raised two fingers and pinched the crystal light that suddenly appeared in front of his face. He sneered, but that grin quickly faded.
The crystal light between her fingers slowly faded. It was just a shadow.
The old man suddenly turned his head as the crystal light hit his face. The crystal light flickered a few times before disappearing.
The old man didn’t stop, but his face was grim. He wiped the blood from his cheek with his finger, then put his finger to the side of his mouth and licked the blood away before closing his eyes to think.
“This little guy is so brave!” After a while, he opened his eyes and slapped the gourd. The gourd shrank back to its original size. He opened the gourd and drank. The liquid inside gave off a sweet, grape-like aroma.
Hou Fen
Although the fire beast disaster had been overcome by a Tier 4 cultivation nation, the spiritual energy there was filled with fire elements, making cultivation impossible. Furthermore, the land was extremely hot, with much of the country covered in lava, and volcanoes constantly erupting, turning the human kingdom into a barren wasteland.
The former imperial city was covered in lava, and all its buildings were gone. No living creatures remained in Hou Fen; the entire land was like a silent graveyard.
Wang Lin and Li Muwan flew quickly over the land. They both silently pondered as they watched what was happening to Hou Fen. Although Wang Lin had mixed feelings about all of this, if it hadn’t been for the Heaven-Defying Bead absorbing the fire spirit, he would have already been devoured by it.
All of this can only be considered coincidence; there’s no right or wrong. If he had been given a choice at the time, even knowing the outcome, he would have done the same thing.
The two of them flew across the sky like shooting stars. Soon, they passed the place where they had first met. Li Muwan looked at Wang Lin but didn’t say a word.
As for Wang Lin, he was thinking about the person chasing them and didn’t have time to think about anything else. Wang Lin suddenly reached his hand back and the crystal flying sword landed in his hand.
Wang Lin suddenly stopped as he stared at the traces of blood on the flying sword. He smeared the blood on his hand and then, after staring at it for a while, his expression became extremely uneasy. He could sense the dense spiritual energy emanating from this blood. There was so much spiritual energy in this small amount of blood. What kind of cultivation level had this person reached?
He took out a jade bottle and poured the blood into it. At that moment, he felt like a mountain was weighing on his heart. He looked up at the giant “Punish” above his head and sneered, then flew even faster while holding Li Muwan.
After quickly crossing the Hou Fen border, they could see the mountain where the Hou Fen Union had originally built their headquarters. Four Hou Fen flags hung high on the mountaintop, signifying that this area belonged to the Hou Fen Union.
Once they arrived, Wang Lin stopped. He pondered for a moment, then said, “I’ll take you there.”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip as she looked back and said, “How about you come with me back to the Lou He Sect to hide for a while?”
Wang Lin said calmly, “No need.” After that, he hesitated for a moment as he looked at Li Muwan. He patted her forehead and Li Muwan’s soul essence blood flowed out.
Wang Lin did not return it immediately but left a trace of Ji Realm inside it before returning it.
Wang Lin said slowly, “Thank you for these past four years. I’ve left a wisp of divine consciousness in your soul essence blood. Anyone below the Nascent Soul stage will no longer be able to harm you.”
Li Muwan showed a complicated expression and asked, “Will we have a chance to meet in the future?”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment before sighing. He didn’t answer the question but took something out of his bag and handed it to Li Muwan. It was the Hundred Beast Pill Furnace. He had obtained it after killing Kun Sang.
Li Muwan took out the Hundred Beast Pill Furnace. After looking at it for a while, she raised her head and said, “These are the pills I’ve refined over the past few years. The jade slip has an explanation of everything.” With that, she took out more than 10 small bottles and gave them to Wang Lin, along with a piece of jade slip.
After Wang Lin received it, he put it in his bag. He then looked at Li Muwan and held her hand. “Four years ago, I promised to bring you back here safely. Now that I’ve done so, we no longer owe each other anything. Goodbye!”
Wang Lin was about to leave when Li Muwan suddenly shouted, “Senior Brother, this is my gift to you!” After that, she took out a white jade and threw it to Wang Lin. Then, without looking back, she flew toward Hou Fen Union.
Wang Lin caught the jade and examined it. The message Li Muwan had left inside echoed in his ears.
“Senior Brother, Wan Er doesn’t know your name because you never told me these past four years. I’m sure you don’t know mine either… Wan Er thanks you for all the time you’ve saved me these past four years. The time I spent in the Sea of Devils is something I’ll never forget… Since our separation is inevitable, and Wan Er knows that Senior Brother often goes into closed-door cultivation, Wan Er gives you this jade. This jade is the symbol of Wan Er’s formation skills. It contains the Evil Fighting Sect’s battle dragon formation with various enhancements.”
“This formation combines offense and defense, but defense is its true purpose compared to offense. If this formation can protect Senior Brother for a while when he encounters danger, then Wan Er is satisfied…”
Holding the jade, listening to Li Muwan’s words, and watching her figure disappear into the distance, Wang Lin began to ponder. He put the jade away, then his body suddenly landed on the ground. After taking one step, he disappeared. After moving a distance, he touched his forehead and his body disappeared in a flash of light.
He entered the Heaven-Defying Bead, and at this moment, his presence disappeared. Wang Lin had decided that he would enter the Heaven-Defying Bead after bringing Li Muwan back. The killing order would last for 100 days. To him, it was just a few extra days of cultivation inside the Heaven-Defying Bead.
This is also why, even though he knew the danger of the kill order, he still killed Qian Kun.
The old man chasing Wang Lin quickly arrived at Hou Fen. He arrived at the spot where Wang Lin had disappeared shortly after he entered the Heaven-Defying Bead. The old man’s face was filled with doubt as his body sank deeper into the ground. After searching for a while, he emerged from the ground with an expression even more filled with doubt than before. “Gone… even the connection between the soul blood essence and the soul blood essence is gone. It seems that little fellow has many secrets.”
Just then, he suddenly raised his head and stared expressionlessly at the three rays of light flying towards him. Soon, the three rays of light arrived, revealing a woman and two men.
The woman was wearing a formal gown. She appeared very tall. To her left was a very handsome man in a black robe. Overall, she had a very elegant appearance.
To the woman’s right was a tall, red-faced old man. His face was unlike any other. His eyes were like two large bells, and his pupils were like two blazing flames.
The old man looked at the three people and asked calmly, “Why are you three here?”
The woman was Feng Luan, and the elegant and scholarly-looking man was undoubtedly her cultivation partner, Yang Sen. As for the old man, he was one of the Nascent Soul ancestors of the War God Temple. His cultivation level was the same as Yang Sen’s.
Yang Sen looked at the old man in fear because he couldn’t see the old man’s cultivation. He clasped his hands and asked, “Are you a fellow cultivator from Xuan Wu?”
The old man rolled his eyes and said, “Who is the cultivator you are following? Get lost, or I will take your Nascent Soul and use it to refine a treasure.”
Yang Sen’s expression changed. He sneered and was about to speak when the red-faced man stopped him. His bell-like eyes stared at the seven golden plum blossoms on the old man’s clothes and asked, “Is Your Highness from the Demon Sea?”
Yang Sen and Feng Luan looked at each other before noticing the golden plum blossom on the old man’s shirt.
The old man frowned and grew impatient. He waved his hand, and the three of them were pushed back. A strong wind pushed them away. Even the Nascent Souls in their bodies felt like they were about to be blown away.
After they were finally able to stop themselves, the three of them’s expressions became gloomy and Yang Sen asked, “What is his cultivation level?”
The red-faced old man replied bitterly, “At least late Nascent Soul stage…”
Feng Luan frowned and whispered, “Zou Bin, what is that golden plum blossom?”
“I’m sure you’ve both heard of this. 300 years ago, before I entered the War God Temple, I traveled through the Sea of Devils. My early Nascent Soul cultivation was enough to keep me safe as long as I didn’t enter dangerous areas.”
“The Devil’s Sea has a total of 999 cities, and more than 300 of them are located in the deep sea. Of those 300 cities, seven are called the Land of Seven Plums.”
“Seven connected cities form a plum blossom. From a distance, they do indeed resemble each other. There are seven city lords in total, each with an unfathomable cultivation level. Rumor has it that they have all reached the Soul Formation stage, but this rumor has not been confirmed.”
Fang Luan’s frown deepened as she asked, “That person just now…”
The old man’s expression became serious as he said, “If I’m not mistaken, then that person just now was one of the city lords of one of the seven cities! However, the demonic cultivators of the Demon Sea, especially those from the deep sea, don’t leave the Demon Sea easily. I don’t believe he’ll stay here for long.”
The three of them looked at each other. Each of them could feel the weight in each other’s hearts. They walked around the old man as they returned to Hou Fen Union Mountain.
Previously, the three of them had sensed the aura of a foreign Nascent Soul cultivator, so they came to check; however, they didn’t expect the result to be someone so difficult to deal with.
The old man circled the area for a moment before snorting and spreading his divine sense. This time, he wouldn’t miss anything. He carefully scanned the area from the ground to the sky.
The old man’s divine sense slowly swept across the area. It gradually began to spread further and further, eventually affecting Hou Fen Union. However, the old man didn’t care; he swept the area several times but still couldn’t find anything.