Chapter 178 – Mountain of Restrictions
Wang Lin waved his right hand, and the flying sword flew toward him. He carefully placed the flying sword into his storage bag before relaxing. He didn’t want to be cut by the sword he had refined and die from the poison.
After putting away the flying sword, Wang Lin stood up and walked toward the stone bridge without hesitation. The tornado howled and quickly followed him.
Wang Lin stepped forward cautiously. Although the bridge looked ordinary, the scenery changed, and the bridge became 1,000 feet long as he stepped on it.
A vortex appeared across the bridge.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He pondered for a moment before reaching out his hand. A small creature flew out and landed in his palm. He threw the small creature, and it shot out like an arrow toward the vortex.
However, after the little creature had only flown 100 feet, a bolt of purple lightning struck the little creature and turned it into dust.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same. If there were no restrictions here, he could fly across without any problems. However, he could only do it step by step now. He had to move slowly and without sudden acceleration. He stared at the 1,000-foot-long bridge, took a deep breath, and stepped forward.
Wang Lin remained focused on his every step. On the tenth step, he was suddenly surrounded by fog and the tornado behind him disappeared.
The second demon also disappeared with the tornado; even the connection between them was blocked by a mysterious force. Wang Lin couldn’t detect it at all.
Wang Lin wanted to look back, but just as he was about to turn around, he was forced to stop. Wang Lin’s face was gloomy as he pondered, then he sneered and continued walking forward.
This time the distance is 100 feet.
Suddenly, a thunderous sound came from behind Wang Lin, causing the bridge in front of him to tremble. Wang Lin immediately stabilized his body. He recognized this thunderous sound; it was the roar of the secluded dragon from the tunnel.
A hot, fishy breath blew against his back. Wang Lin controlled himself not to probe his divine sense. This bridge was called the Path of No Return, meaning that once one stepped onto it, they could not return.
Wang Lin didn’t believe this place could be that simple. Not only could he not return, but he couldn’t even turn his head. He most likely couldn’t even spread his divine sense to his back. In the end, everything had to follow the two words “No Return,” or he would die here like that little creature.
Even though he couldn’t turn around or control his divine senses, he knew that by feeling this heat, it meant the dragon had opened its huge mouth and was right behind him.
Wang Lin was shocked, but he didn’t panic. There was no way the dragon had appeared behind him; it must be some kind of illusion.
Just then, a red light flashed on his right shoulder. His pupils constricted. He clearly saw that the red light was the dragon’s forked tongue. His forehead was covered in cold sweat. He turned his head to find a sticky substance emitting a strange odor on his shoulder.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and began to calm down. His steps remained steady as he gently stepped forward. The forked tongue continued to sweep across his body, and his clothes fluttered with the hot breath. Suddenly, a powerful killing intent appeared behind him.
Wang Lin stared at his fluttering clothes and smiled mockingly. If it were before, he would have been a little uncertain, especially after seeing the sticky substance on his shoulder. However, after seeing his clothes fluttering like this, he was certain that this was just an illusion.
The reason was that the object behind him was supposed to be a wild beast. Normally, a single breath would have sent him flying this far, but now it only caused his clothes to flutter.
Wang Lin was very determined; no matter what sounds or movements came from behind him, he continued to walk forward calmly. At this moment, the red dragon let out a loud roar and attempted to devour him. Wang Lin could see the dragon coming from the corner of his eye, but he didn’t panic and continued to walk forward calmly.
As the dragon devoured him, it turned into a cloud of smoke. Wang Lin slowly emerged from the smoke.
He had walked 900 feet and only had 100 feet left, but just at this moment, he heard a soft cough.
Her cough was very soft, but to Wang Lin’s ears, it was like a clap of thunder. He couldn’t help but stop. His body trembled, and two streams of tears streamed down his face.
The coughing continued. Wang Lin knew that all of this was just an illusion and fake, but he still had the urge to turn around and take a look.
“Tie Zhu… turn around and let me see…”
The familiar voice entered his ears, causing Wang Lin to clench his fists and close his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes were filled with determination, and he began to step forward again.
“Tie Zhu… mother just wants to see her child. How could you be so cruel as to not even look back…”
Wang Lin closed his eyes again. His body trembled with each step, but he continued forward without hesitation. Soon, he arrived at the end of the stone bridge. For the last 100 feet, his parents’ voices never stopped.
As he reached the end of the bridge, his parents’ voices faded away. The roar of the tornado returned, and he regained his connection with the second demon.
Wang Lin still didn’t look back. After staring for a long time in front of the vortex, he took out the jade that Li Muwan had given him and activated it. He surrounded the tornado behind him and they entered the vortex together.
Wang Lin disappeared inside the vortex after being pulled by the purple lightning.
What appeared before him as he emerged from the vortex was a large mountain covered in clouds. The mountain was so tall that it was impossible to see through it because it was surrounded by clouds. Compared to the mountain, Wang Lin looked extremely small.
Upon seeing the mountain, Wang Lin was shocked, but he quickly realized that the Path of No Return was definitely not the second trial. Otherwise, none of this would align with what the Ancient Emperor and Duanmu Ji had said about Wang Lin’s need for the death spell.
He still couldn’t see anything that would require a divine sense attack to pass through. He continued to look at the mountain and guessed that perhaps this was the real second test.
He spread his divine sense, and his pupils immediately constricted. There was clearly a broken barrier at the foot of the mountain, with a fiery red light surrounding it.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment before walking toward the mountain. Soon, he arrived at the barrier. The barrier had clearly been destroyed, leaving a hole large enough for one person to pass through.
A red light shone from the side of the hole. He then looked up towards the mountaintop. He immediately became extremely cautious, as he was certain someone was ahead.
There’s nothing else here but this mountain, meaning it’s the key to this test. There’s only one option: climb to the top of this mountain.
For a mortal, climbing a mountain like this would be an extremely difficult task, but for a cultivator, it was not difficult at all.
However, with Wang Lin’s experience so far, there must be a restriction preventing him from flying, so he had to walk up the mountain.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin turned around and looked at the tornadoes. He waved his hand, and the tornadoes began to merge into a large tornado. Wang Lin leaped toward the tornado. As he approached, a hole appeared in the tornado, as if welcoming him.
Standing inside the tornado, Wang Lin sent out a command and the giant tornado immediately moved forward.
Right after they passed through the barrier, Wang Lin saw with his divine sense that the barrier began to recover and soon returned to normal.
Wang Lin’s heart sank. If the restriction could be lifted, then he couldn’t let the person in front of him open the way for him like he did on the first try.
Thinking of this, the countless divine senses of the small creatures merged together under Wang Lin’s control through the second devil and spread out.
He carefully controlled this powerful divine sense to examine the surrounding area. His heart was broken. This place was completely enclosed by the boundary.
It’s no wonder this place is called the Forbidden Mountain. Forget climbing straight up; one wrong step could kill you.
When Wang Lin explored the area with his divine sense, one of the restrictions recovered and returned to completely normal in the blink of an eye.
Wang Lin retracted his senses. After pondering for a moment, he walked out of the giant tornado. He took out a treasure pouch and waved his hand. The tornadoes, along with the second demon, entered the treasure pouch. This treasure pouch was the one he had obtained from an insect cultivator. It couldn’t hold items, but living things could reside within it.
Wang Lin had tested it with some small creatures a few days ago. Once he knew it worked, he used it to store the small creatures.
After the little creatures were inside the bag, he tied it to his waist and took a deep breath before starting to move forward. His divine senses spread out, carefully observing his surroundings.
As he used the little creature’s divine sense to scan the area, he discovered a gap between the barriers. However, the gap was too small for the giant tornado to pass through, and the surrounding barriers were fully functional, activating upon contact.
This is why he abandoned the idea of using a giant tornado to reach the top of the mountain.