Chapter 131 – Is He a Fat Sheep?
Sun Youcai laughed out loud as he reached out to grab Wang Lin’s shoulder and said, “Let’s not talk about him anymore. Brother Ma, there’s a transfer array to enter the Abyss up ahead.
Wang Lin’s shoulder moved to avoid the hand. He said, “Good. Let’s hurry up and go so we can enter the valley faster.” After that, he flew forward.
Sun Youcai’s hand touched empty air, but his expression didn’t change as he asked, “Brother Ma, did you come out alone this time?” He casually followed Wang Lin.
Wang Lin sneered, but his expression did not show any abnormalities as he replied, “That’s right, I’m the only one who came this time.”
Sun Youcai laughed and whispered, “I think Brother Ma secretly left the sect and came to the Gorge to get some technique jade. I heard that in three months, there will be a competition for the five palaces of the War God Temple. At that time, Brother Ma can use it to rise to fame.”
Wang Lin smiled faintly, but didn’t say a word.
Seeing Wang Lin’s reaction, Sun Youcai sneered, “Little brat, it doesn’t matter whether what you said is true or false. Since you’ve met your grandfather today, consider yourself unlucky. Hehe, I’ll use your body to make a puppet. I’m sure Li Qiqing won’t be too wary of you.” He was thinking this, but to ensure that everything would go according to plan, he took out a jade slip before Wang Lin and said, “Brother Ma, I’ll call a friend. He’s very close. When he gets here, we can go through the transfer array together. That way, we can save a spirit stone.”
In Ma Liang’s memory, there was a memory of a transfer array. Opening the transfer array required one spirit stone, and each time it was opened, it could transfer up to three people.
So there was no problem with Sun Youcai’s suggestion. After seeing Wang Lin nod his head, Sun Youcai placed the jade on his forehead and threw it into the air. After a few flashes of light, the jade disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin followed Sun Youcai. As they flew, he noticed that the further they went, the more desolate the place became. There were more and more volcanoes, large and small, around them. Some of the volcanoes were spewing black smoke.
Afraid that Wang Lin would be suspicious, Sun Youcai quickly explained, “Don’t worry, Brother Ma. The teleportation array isn’t far from here. I don’t know what’s been going on lately, but all the volcanoes have been emitting black smoke. I remember that the Nascent Soul ancestors of the four great sects just finished sealing them last year.”
Wang Lin’s expression turned cold as he laughed. “Yes, this place is indeed quiet. It’s a very good place. Especially this volcano. After killing someone, you can throw their body into it. That will save you from having to use the fireball technique.”
Sun Youcai’s body suddenly stopped. He forced a smile and said, “Brother Ma…”
Before he could finish speaking, the sound of wind and thunder came from a distance, accompanied by a black sword. In the blink of an eye, the sword arrived near them. When the light dissipated, a thin, middle-aged man was revealed. His eyes revealed a cruel light.
This person was dressed entirely in black. Even the flying sword beneath his feet was emitting a black light. Both of his hands were covered in black smoke. He didn’t even look at Wang Lin as he said to Sun Youcai, “Is he that fat sheep?”
Wang Lin looked at him and realized that this person’s cultivation level was higher than Sun Youcai’s. This person had reached the pseudo-Core Formation stage and could compete with Li Qiqing.
Sun Youcai’s face suddenly broke into a flower-like smile. His voice sounded like he was trying to please the person as he said, “Senior Brother, it’s him. I see that that girl, Li Muwan, and her sister Li Qiqing, have a good impression of him. If we turn him into a puppet and use him to get close to them, we might have a better chance.”
The man in black turned his head toward Wang Lin. He was surprised that Wang Lin didn’t escape. Wang Lin was only a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he didn’t consider Wang Lin a threat at all as he coldly said, “Kid, you can die now.” With that, the flying sword under his feet shot toward Wang Lin’s chest.
At the same time, the man in black leaped forward and clapped his hands together several times. Black mist spread out, forming a giant skull. It quickly followed the black sword toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s gaze turned cold. He didn’t even care about the fog or the flying sword as he pointed his finger at the middle-aged man and said, “Destroy!”
The moment the Ji Realm appeared, the sky darkened. The moment the Ji Realm Divine Sense appeared, souls were destroyed! Wang Lin was invincible among Foundation Establishment cultivators. If he reached the Core Formation stage, he would become the king of Core Formation cultivators. If he reached the Nascent Soul stage, then he would be the number one cultivator below the Soul Formation stage in many countries.
The middle-aged man’s eyes suddenly widened. He could feel his soul being struck by a devastating force. He had no strength to resist, and his soul was instantly destroyed. By the time he revealed a terrified expression, he was already dead. His body went limp. Even until his death, he still couldn’t understand how all this had happened.
Everything happened too fast. The flying sword hadn’t even traveled halfway to its destination when the middle-aged man’s divine sense shattered and fell from the sky. A black skull followed, slowly disappearing as the middle-aged man died.
Wang Lin waved his sleeve and the black flying sword quickly flew into his hand. He patted his storage bag and the piece of metal flew out.
“Devoure the black mist.” After saying those words, Wang Lin no longer paid attention to him and turned to Sun Youcai, who was completely dumbfounded.
A flash of red light appeared on the metal piece as the demon charged out and jumped into the black fog. He didn’t even bother to consider whether he could devour or digest the black cloud as he devoured it with a bitter smile. He didn’t dare to challenge Wang Lin because he knew how terrifying Wang Lin was.
Sun Youcai finally realized what was happening as he took a few steps back. He immediately jumped to the ground and disappeared.
The demon’s eyes widened and he slowed down his devouring of the black mist. He pretended to still be devouring it. However, Wang Lin’s next sentence made him frown again.
“Follow me.”
With that, Wang Lin’s body moved, and his Ji Realm divine sense rapidly spread out. He chased northwest. The demon revealed a struggling expression as it retreated instead of advancing. Suddenly, it let out a miserable scream as green gas appeared on its body, causing it to no longer dare to hesitate.
Wang Lin regained the divine sense he had used to punish the demon and focused on chasing Sun Youcai. He was extremely intrigued by Sun Youcai’s speed. He knew that his own speed was inferior to Sun Youcai’s, comparable to a middle-aged woman who could cover 10,000 kilometers in two breaths. If such a person wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t even be able to escape.
When Sun Youcai was chasing him earlier, he was already using his full speed, so that shows how fast Sun Youcai is.
Therefore, Wang Lin did not kill him. He decided to capture him alive and take his technique.
Sun Youcai now felt fear. Since he began cultivating 30 years ago, as a 15th-layer Qi Condensation cultivator, he had killed many people. However, he had always been extremely cautious and only killed those weaker than him. He had never dared to kill anyone stronger than him.
Over the years, he had used all the treasures he found and exchanged them at the Ravine Workshop for pills to increase his cultivation level. This allowed his cultivation level to steadily rise, but as his cultivation level increased, ordinary pills lost their effectiveness. High-quality pills were either hard to find or too expensive, so he set his sights on the Luo He Sect.
The Luo He Sect was renowned for its formations and alchemy, especially pills. If the pill was refined by the Luo He Sect, then it was definitely a top-notch pill. Sun Youcai’s target was Li Muwan of the Luo He Sect. He wanted to obtain some pills or pill recipes from her, but his senior brother, Li Qiqing, was one step above him in the pseudo-Core Formation stage. Far above him, who had just entered the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Sun Youcai wished his speed could be even faster. Even now, his mind still recalled the terrifying moment earlier. Fourth Senior Apprentice Brother was a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator, yet he had been killed so easily.
If that Ma Liang used a powerful treasure, then he wouldn’t be so afraid, but he didn’t even see the shadow of the magical treasure. He only heard Ma Liang say the word “destroy” and the fourth senior apprentice brother had just died.
What… what kind of technique was that? Thinking of this, Sun Youcai couldn’t help but feel a sharp pain in his head. The more he didn’t understand, the more terrified he became. What level of cultivation was required to be able to kill a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator with just one word? Could Ma Liang have already reached the Core Formation stage?
No! Sun Youcai quickly rejected the idea because he had encountered Core Formation cultivators before. Even if Core Formation elders were to fight a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator, it wouldn’t be this easy. Although they would certainly win, they couldn’t simply kill them with a single word like it was a sword decreed by heaven.
Sun Youcai’s heart trembled. Could it be a Nascent Soul cultivator?
However, he quickly dismissed this idea as well. He had seen a Nascent Soul cultivator in action before. Back then, the ancestor of the Demon Sect killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment traitor. In front of everyone’s eyes, he simply threw a sword, and the traitor died while fleeing. He didn’t even have a chance to dodge or fight back.
However, in his eyes, when he compared Wang Lin, who killed a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator with just a word, to a Nascent Soul elder who used a flying sword, it was clear who was stronger. With that, his mind suddenly went blank.
“Could it be… could it be… he… he is… a Soul Formation….” When Sun Youcai said the words “Soul Formation,” all the strength left his body.
The more he thought about it, the more accurate it seemed. Sun Youcai muttered bitterly, “A Soul Formation expert… he’s a legendary figure. How is that possible… but if he wasn’t a Soul Formation expert, how could he have killed Fourth Senior Apprentice Brother with just one word… Rumor has it that Soul Formation cultivators can control the ways of heaven, so killing a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator with one word would make sense… I… I’m being hunted by a Soul Formation expert…”