Chapter 203 – Qi Lin City
Wang Lin kept Yun Fei because she was useful. Otherwise, to prevent news of her departure from the shattered and chaotic stars, he would have sent her to the underworld and continued playing cat and mouse with Qian Kun.
Wang Lin knew that if he were to tell Duanmu’s disciples, the Six Desires Devil Sovereign, Hunchback Meng, and the Ancient Emperor that he was from the Land of the Ancient Gods, then his future would be nothing but trouble.
Among those people, there would definitely be someone who knew the truth about what was inside those shattered stars. Once Wang Lin was exposed, he would be relentlessly hunted by the followers of those sects. If all those disciples were below the Nascent Soul stage, then they wouldn’t be a big threat. However, once the Nascent Soul followers appeared, it would definitely be troublesome.
In conclusion, complete silence is a much better option. It will save a lot of trouble and will make her much safer.
It wasn’t that Wang Lin wanted to kill, but he was forced to kill for his own survival. He still regretted one thing in his heart, even though it happened many years ago.
Long ago, in the country of Zhao, when he had just left the Heng Yue Sect, he encountered his former friend Zhang Hu. He had killed Zhang Hu’s master to save Zhang Hu. Many mortals witnessed the incident.
Zhang Hu’s decision was to kill all those humans, but Wang Ling couldn’t bear it, and instead used a spell that made people lose some of their memories.
Even after all these years, every time he thought about it, his heart ached, as if it were being drilled by millions of insects. He had more than once mocked his own ignorance at the time, and more than once hated his own flawed morality at the time.
He didn’t know that old man Ji Mo had cast a spell on Master Zhang Hu that allowed him to see everything that happened after Master Zhang Hu’s death.
Wang Lin thought the problem was caused by humans, as he had let them live. Instead, he incurred the wrath of old man Ji Mo, which resulted in Teng Huayuan’s great-grandson chasing him.
Otherwise, how could Wang Lin have brought about such a disaster by offending a Nascent Soul cultivator while he was still in the Qi Condensing stage? That incident resulted in the annihilation of his entire family. The only thing left of his parents were two soul flames.
And he even died once.
All this calamity was caused by a single moment of weakness. From the moment of his death, Wang Lin changed his mind. If he could go back in time, he wouldn’t have stopped Zhang Hu from killing those witnesses.
No one is born cruel, no one is born cautious and cunning, and no one is born cruel and cold-hearted. All of this is due to one’s life experiences.
If humans were given a choice, very few would choose to be considered as cruel, brave, decisive, cold-hearted, strong-willed, and cunning as a fox.
Since Wang Lin left the Zhao region, including the time he spent on the battlefield of the outside world and in the Land of the Ancient Gods, more than 400 years had passed. More than 400 years was enough for a person’s soul to completely transform.
He was now a completely different person from the boy from the Heng Yue Sect in the Zhao region. Wang Lin sometimes thought that if his fourth uncle hadn’t given him his son’s place all those years ago, he would probably be a pile of dirt right now.
However, his life wouldn’t be as difficult as it was now. He would go and take the imperial exam to enter the court, and his parents wouldn’t meet their end. They would gain respect once their son entered the court, and wealth would follow. They would live a quiet, yet fulfilling, and proud life.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and sorted out all the emotions that were rising up at once in his heart.
Ji Mo’s parents, Teng Huayuan, Pu Nanzi, and several other cultivators from the country of Zhao, the experts from the demon family, and even the corpse sect master were people Wang Lin had to kill.
Furthermore, Wang Lin also had some doubts about how Teng Huayuan found his family. He would investigate this matter thoroughly, and anyone involved would be added to his kill list.
Under Yun Fei’s guidance, on the 4th day, they saw, from a distance, an ancient celestial beast. Comparing Nan Dou City to this was like comparing a child learning to walk to a giant.
Qi Lin City is the size of hundreds of Nan Dou cities. From a distance, it looks like an ancient beast lying on the ground, exuding an aura of majesty.
Qi Lin City looks like a huge Qi Lin beast formed from dark black rocks.
Qi Lin’s beast eyes seemed to contain intelligence and life. Anyone who saw them for the first time would be amazed.
The huge Qi Lin beast lay on the ground, its back covered in scales. Each scale represented a cave.
Inside the Qi Lin beast, there was a town square. In it, almost all the magical materials and treasures in the Devil Sea were sold.
Beyond the Qi Lin Beast, a circular mountain range surrounds and protects Qi Lin City. On the north, east, south, and west sides of the mountain, people are using enormous amounts of force to open tunnels in the mountains to enter the city.
Yun Fei saw Wang Lin’s gaze fixed on Qi Lin City, so she quickly introduced it. “No one knows the real Qi Lin City. It’s said that before the waters of the Sea of Devils turned into mist, this city already existed.”
Wang Lin scanned the city and his eyes landed on Qi Lin’s. He was stunned.
He patted his storage bag with his right hand, and a piece of jade appeared. This jade was given to Wang Lin by Li Muwan as a parting gift. The jade contained all the information about the Dou Xie Sect.
After he saw the jade, he realized that the Qi Lin beast had the same effect as the Dou Xie Sect’s green dragon.
A moment later, he averted his gaze. He began to float leisurely toward the mountains surrounding Qi Lin City. Yun Fei quickly followed him on her flying sword.
Outside the east gate of the mountain stood two rows of blue-robed cultivators. Wang Lin observed them and discovered that they were all in the middle Foundation Establishment stage.
They stared coldly at the people coming and going. All visitors showed a jade stone in the shape of Qi Lin. Only after inspection were they allowed to pass.
Among the visitors were several Core Formation cultivators, but the blue-robed cultivators maintained their cold expressions without any sign of respect. Surprisingly, the Core Formation cultivators didn’t mind at all.
This strange sight quickly caught Wang Lin’s attention.
Yun Fei quickly whispered to Wang Lin, “These cultivators are all guards sent by the Qi Lin City Palace. There are no other large groups like the City Palace within Qi Lin City, so within Qi Lin City, the city government controls everything. All sects outside of Qi Lin City must follow the city’s rules if they wish to enter.”
Wang Lin nodded. Based on his analysis, he thought the reason was because the City Lord Palace was too powerful. That was why the guards outside were acting like that, and even Core Formation cultivators didn’t dare to cause trouble.
Soon, it was Wang Lin and Yun Fei’s turn. Yun Fei took out his jade and after paying a number of spirit stones, he took Wang Lin to the city.
As Wang Lin walked through the gate, he spread out his divine sense and found two late stage Core Formation cultivators hiding nearby.
The two Core Formation cultivators were completely unaware of his divine sense.
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal as he followed Yun Fei toward Qi Lin City, until they were right next to the Qi Lin beast. Up close, the Qi Lin beast felt even more majestic. Like a huge mountain before people, it made them feel small.
Beside him, Yun Fei said, “This is Qi Lin City, one of the ten major cities in the Sea of Devils. Seeing a Qi Lin beast up close for the first time is always a shock. Rumor has it that before the water in the Sea of Devils evaporated, there was indeed a Qi Lin beast like that. I truly couldn’t have imagined that this kind of sacred beast existed.”
However, Wang Lin wasn’t too surprised by this. Compared to the Land of the Ancient Gods, this city was truly nothing. Furthermore, with the memories of the Ancient Gods, Wang Lin didn’t feel much after seeing the Qi Lin beast.
Even without taking into account the memories of the Ancient Gods, just in the Land of the Ancient Gods alone, the hundred thousand foot dragon was far more awe-inspiring than this Qi Lin beast.
After looking around, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and said, “Take me to your house.”
Yun Fei nodded. He stepped on his flying sword and quickly flew to one of the scales. Although it was only a scale, it was over a hundred feet wide.
Standing on the scale, Yun Fei took out a jade stone and infused a small amount of spiritual power into it. Suddenly, a green light shone from the jade stone, and the scale began to ripple like water, then turned transparent.
Yun Fei turned around and looked at Wang Lin as his body sank into the scale. Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He touched the surface and felt a cool sensation. After pondering for a moment, he moved to where Yun Fei was standing and also sank into the scale.
The cave wasn’t large. There were three rooms in total. After Wang Lin entered, Yun Fei immediately handed the jade to Wang Lin and then anxiously waited for Wang Lin to speak.
Wang Lin examined the jade and discovered that there was a formation inside it. This formation was clearly used to control the cave. After looking at it for a while, he raised his head and said flatly to Yun Fei, “You may come and go freely, but if you reveal that I came from the shattered and chaotic stars, don’t blame me for showing no mercy. But you can rest assured that I won’t stay in the Sea of Devils for long. When I leave, I will remove the restrictions I placed on you.”
After he finished speaking, he created another restriction that landed on Yun Fei’s forehead.