Chapter 205 – Newborn Soul in Gui Xi
In the Devil’s Sea, one cannot see the moon. Only specks of moonlight shining through the thick fog can be seen. However, for cultivators, these tiny specks of moonlight are enough to guide them.
After Yun Fei left the cave, she immediately headed for the gate in the mountains surrounding the city. As she passed through the gate, she stopped and saw a figure walking out. This person was dressed in black clothes and a golden robe. His entire body appeared to be wrapped in cloth.
The man in black looked at Yun Fei and, without saying anything, turned and walked out of the city. Yun Fei hesitated, but she gritted her teeth and immediately followed him.
The two of them made it through the gate. None of the Qi Lin city guards stopped them.
Wang Lin watched all this from a distance, using the second demon. He sneered again and his body transformed into a ghost-like form. He silently followed behind them.
Wang Lin could see, through the second devil, that the black-clothed person was only at the mid-stage of Core Formation. If Wang Lin wanted to kill that person, he would only need to send out his divine sense and destroy their soul.
It was just that Yun Fei’s actions tonight were very mysterious, so Wang Lin wanted to see who could break the restrictions that had been placed on her.
After the man in black and Yun Fei left the city, they headed east and stopped at a mountain shrouded in black mist. They were now 3,000 miles from Qi Lin City.
“Ancestor, the disciple has brought that person.” The black-clothed person knelt on the ground with one leg. He placed his hands on his chest, forming a lotus flower shape, and showed an extremely respectful expression.
A thunderous voice came from the mountain, “You can return.” The black mist on the mountain was torn apart and revealed a small pavilion at the top.
The person dressed in black stood up and left without looking back.
Wang Lin was currently standing on a cliff 1,000 miles away. After seeing the man in black leave, he pointed his finger at his brow and Devil Xu Liguo appeared.
After Xu Liguo appeared, he received Wang Lin’s order. He chuckled and walked toward the man in black.
Yun Fei stood outside the black fog. She felt nervous again and began to doubt. Everything that had happened tonight wasn’t something she had sought.
During the days Wang Lin was confined to his room, Yun Fei sought out many cultivators to help him remove the restriction, but they all failed. Initially, he had given up, but suddenly, one of the city guards found him and said that there was someone who could remove the restriction on him, but he would have to pay a price.
As a result, Yun Fei nervously considered it. If the person had a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator working under him, then this mysterious person couldn’t be weak.
However, that did not mean that this person had the ability to remove the restriction, because in his mind, Wang Lin’s cultivation had reached an unimaginable level.
Just as he was contemplating this morning, a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator handed him a piece of jade slip containing a detailed record of all the effects of this restriction. He was stunned.
It must be said that although he sought out many cultivators to help him break the restriction, he never discussed its effects in detail. The only people who could know these details were the person who set the restriction and the person who could break it.
After seeing the jade, Yun Fei’s hesitant heart turned firm and she decided to take the risk.
And that’s how they got to this point.
At this time, Yun Fei raised her head and looked at the pavilion on the mountain peak, however, due to the mist that enveloped the mountain, she could not clearly see what the person looked like.
Yun Fei bit her lower lip and whispered, “Can senior really break the restrictions on junior?”
“Come here and speak!” His voice carried immense power. As he spoke, the black mist suddenly moved and formed a dragon-shaped path with its head at the mountain peak and its tail in front of Yun Fei.
Yun Fei suppressed the fear in her heart and walked up the stairs.
Soon, he arrived at a pavilion at the top of the mountain. Inside was a middle-aged man dressed in a robe. He was extremely handsome and exuded an aura that made others feel like he came from a powerful family. When he saw Yun Fei, his eyes lit up.
The man thought, “That really is an ancient prohibition!” But his expression remained normal and he said flatly, “I can lift the prohibition from you, but you have to tell me who put it on you.”
Yun Fei hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Senior, junior can’t tell you that. How about I exchange a batch of pills instead?”
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and shook his head. He said, “If you don’t tell me, I won’t lift the ban on you. I can tell you that in the Sea of Devils, there aren’t many who can lift this ban. You can think about it first.”
Yun Fei’s expression became uneasy. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Very well. I would like to ask Senior to break that restriction first. If you succeed, Junior will inform you.”
The middle-aged man laughed. He waved his hand, and a purple stone appeared in his hand. It was round and smooth.
After taking out the stone, he immediately used a spiritual technique on it. The stone began to glow with rainbow colors. Soon, a red light appeared and landed on Yun Fei’s forehead.
Yun Fei shivered. She could feel that as the red light entered her body, it broke into numerous red threads and flowed through her body.
At this point, the middle-aged man’s expression became extremely serious. He carefully observed Yun Fei.
Not long after, a faint symbol appeared between Yun Fei’s eyebrows. The symbol emitted an extremely ancient aura. When the middle-aged man saw the symbol, he revealed a joyful expression and muttered, “It really is an ancient restriction! I really didn’t expect that someone would be able to use this kind of restriction.”
His eyes lit up. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the stone. The stone began to flicker intensely, and a black and white light shot out from it. The light aimed at the symbol between Yun Fei’s eyebrows.
But at the same time, a sudden change occurred. A shadow emerged from Yun Fei’s hair. The shadow revealed the head of a beast. It walked in front of Yun Fei’s brow and swallowed up the white and black light.
Then, the shadow turned to face Yun Fei and took a deep breath. Yun Fei’s eyes widened as her blood and soul were sucked into the beast’s mouth.
It all happened so fast, almost in the blink of an eye. Yun Fei’s soul had been taken.
In truth, the moment he stepped onto the dragon-shaped path, his fate was already sealed. Only death remained for him. If he had listened to Wang Lin and waited quietly for Wang Lin to leave the Sea of Devils, then he would have had a chance to live.
At the same time, the beast’s body expanded and enveloped Yun Fei. As it was about to leave, it took a storage bag, a pill furnace, and a golden core.
When the middle-aged man saw the beast, his expression changed. He truly had no idea what this beast was, possessing the strange ability to suck out a person’s soul.
He suspected that the beast had always been there and had a master. This made the middle-aged man very uneasy.
However, he soon returned to normal. Seeing the beast about to leave, his gaze turned cold. He waved his hand, and mist formed a dragon-shaped path around the beast.
A moment later, he opened his bag and pulled out a small drum made from the skin of an unknown animal. He stared at the animal and struck the drum with his fingers.
With a booming sound, the black mist began to vibrate and transformed into warriors in black armor, carrying various magical treasures. They charged at the beast.
The second demon was blocked by black mist in front of him, and the black-clad soldiers behind him closed in. Numerous colored lights radiated from the soldiers’ weapons and rained down on the second demon.
However, this beast was Wang Lin’s second demon. Although it wasn’t particularly powerful, it possessed extraordinary escape abilities. Even when Wang Lin first caught it, it was barely able to escape.
The second demon didn’t hesitate and swallowed Yun Fei’s core. It suddenly doubled in size, then divided from one to ten, then from ten to one hundred. Suddenly, there were 100 beasts trapped in the pavilion.
The 100 beasts let out a loud screeching sound. Sound waves rippled throughout the surroundings. Then, the 100 beasts flapped their wings in unison, creating a powerful tornado and used it to attack.
With the sound wave opening the way and the tornado following, the fog blocking the way became unable to hold its physical form and collapsed. Even some of the soldiers pursuing behind were destroyed.
Then came a tornado that blew away the collapsed fog entirely.
The middle-aged man stared at the tornado created by the beast with interest. He moved his right hand and struck the drum a few more times.
Boom, boom, boom, boom. Four explosions echoed in succession, and the fog became even more raging, forming all sorts of strange beasts on the edge of the mountain.
All the beasts were huge and filled with killing intent as they stared at the tornado.
“I don’t care who your master is. No spirit beast that catches my eye has ever escaped. I know you can understand me, so listen carefully. Earlier, I was only trying to deter you, not attack, but in three breaths, if you don’t obey me, I will start attacking.”
The second demon laughed. The body it had created reintegrated into the tornado and suddenly attacked the middle-aged man with a soul attack.
The lightning-like soul attack tore through everything in its path. Even the black mist dissipated as soon as the lightning touched it. In the blink of an eye, it was before the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man’s expression suddenly changed. He stepped back, bit his lip, and spat out fresh blood. When the soul attack landed on the blood, a hissing sound was heard, and the attack paused momentarily.
At the same time, the middle-aged man took out a piece of black wood from his bag. With a terrified expression on his face, he shouted, “Absorb it!”
At that moment, the soul attack subconsciously rushed towards the black wood, but the moment the attack hit the ground, the second demon let out a roar and the soul attack split into 100 strands and immediately retreated.
The middle-aged man’s forehead was covered in sweat. If he had been a little slower earlier, he would have been in danger, but his current expression showed a strong sense of excitement. He licked his lips and said hoarsely, “He can even use soul attacks. Even if this spirit beast has a master, I will steal it no matter what.”
As he spoke those words, he heard a very cold voice coming from a distance. “Really?”
As the voice sounded, a buzzing sound followed. The middle-aged man immediately raised his head and saw a giant tornado appearing on the horizon and rapidly charging towards the mist.
The beasts formed from the black mist were about to attack the tornado when a shrill sound rang out from within the tornado, and a powerful gust of wind erupted. The powerful wind destroyed all the beasts formed from the mist.
Meanwhile, the second demon laughed out loud and attacked. He merged with the tornado. The second demon was furious. After taking control of the tornado, he went on a rampage and began destroying the surrounding fog.
The middle-aged man didn’t even look at the tornado, but stared at the horizon with a wary look in his eyes.
He saw a white-haired man dressed in black walking slowly toward him. Although the white-haired man appeared to be moving slowly, he was actually moving incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, the white-haired man appeared on the mountaintop.
The middle-aged man’s pupils constricted. He struck the drum again, and all the surrounding mist rapidly condensed into eight balls of black mist. The balls floated around him.
Qiu Siping’s eyes lit up. He said calmly, “You must be someone who knows how to use ancient restrictions.”
The white-haired man was Wang Lin. He waved his hand, and two items flew out of the giant tornado. They were a storage bag and a pill furnace. He didn’t look at them, but held them in his hands. Only after he secured the two items did he look at the middle-aged man. Wang Lin saw that this middle-aged man had reached the peak of the late Core Formation stage and was only a step away from the Nascent Soul stage.
However, as long as the person wasn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator, Wang Lin wouldn’t have any trouble killing them. His gaze turned cold, and he coldly said, “I am the master of this beast. You said you wanted to steal it before, right? Alright, come and try to steal it. I’ll give you a chance.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand. A second demon emerged from the tornado and hovered before the middle-aged man, motionless.
Qiu Siping frowned. He could see that Wang Lin was also at the late stage of Core Formation, but since he could be so arrogant, there must be something else.
Qiu Siping became extremely cautious. His eyes moved slightly as he stared at the beast before him. He shook his head and said, “I’m sorry for letting fellow cultivator witness such a joke. I was only joking earlier. Since this beast belongs to fellow cultivator, how could I possibly steal it? It was all a misunderstanding. I hope fellow cultivator doesn’t mind the small things that happened.”
Wang Lin waved his hand calmly and the second demon returned to him. Suddenly, a red flash appeared in his eyes as his Ji Realm soul appeared.
Suddenly, a powerful pressing force appeared.
Qiu Siping was about to speak when he suddenly saw the red light from Wang Lin’s eyes. His heart sank. He never expected that Wang Lin wouldn’t even wait for him to finish speaking before killing him. He became furious in his heart. Wang Lin had the same cultivation as him. Even if Wang Lin had a magic treasure, it didn’t mean he didn’t have his own.
He snorted. He quickly stepped back and waved his hand. The eight mist balls quickly dispersed into a thick layer of fog.
Qiu Siping’s gaze turned cold. Since Wang Lin wouldn’t even listen to him, he decided to fight first and talk later.
But just as the idea was forming in his head, he heard Wang Lin’s voice that was as cold as the cold wind of hell.
“Destroy!”
Wang Lin’s Ji Realm charged into the mist like lightning. The mist was no match for his Ji Realm and collapsed as they collided.
Only a series of explosions were heard as the eight mist balls collapsed.
Qiu Siping’s expression suddenly changed. As he retreated, without hesitation, he formed a seal with his hands and spat out several mouthfuls of fresh blood to block the crimson lightning. However, just as the blood appeared, it turned into mist and was pushed away.
It didn’t even stop the lightning for a second.
The shadow of death that had not appeared for a long time loomed over Qiu Siping’s heart. Without a word, he took out the black wood from earlier. As he took it out, Wang Lin’s Realm Ji landed on it.
A cracking sound came from the black wood, then with a loud bang, it exploded. Red lightning left the wood and entered Qiu Siping’s body.
Qiu Siping’s body trembled and his eyes became misty, but after spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, his eyes cleared again. However, this time, they were filled with fear.
Without saying anything, he immediately turned to run away.
Wang Lin let out a surprised sound. This person hadn’t died under his Ji Realm attack. This truly shocked him because the only other time this had happened was outside the Sea of Devils with a man named Shang Guan Mo, who had used a mysterious piece of jade to escape.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up. He chased after Qiu Siping like lightning and appeared before him.
Qiu Siping was terrified. He smiled wryly. “Fellow cultivator, you and I have no grudges. Why must you kill me?” He felt immense regret in his heart. When he thought about it, if this person could use ancient restrictions, how could he be weak? Even if he was only at the late Core Formation stage, he possessed a soul attack that even he couldn’t defend against. If he didn’t have a strange treasure to protect him, he would have died already.
In his eyes, even though the person wasn’t yet at the Nascent Soul stage, he possessed the attack power of a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could he not run at this point?
But as he thought about it, Wang Lin must have had a very powerful treasure to use such a powerful attack.
Wang Lin’s expression remained cold. His eyes revealed a hint of mockery. He said flatly, “You sent people repeatedly to lure that woman out to find the person who created that ancient prohibition. Now that you’ve found her, why are you running away?”
Qiu Siping smiled bitterly and said, “Fellow cultivator, I have no ill intentions, it’s just…” He hesitated for a moment and quickly continued, “It’s just that, there’s something extremely beneficial that I need someone who knows ancient restrictions to help me with.”
Qiu Siping was a smart man. After hearing Wang Lin’s words, he realized that his black-clothed subordinate was in danger, but he pretended not to know anything.
Wang Lin remained calm. His eyes glowed red again. Qiu Siping gritted his teeth and said urgently, “Fellow cultivator, both you and I are at the late stage of Core Formation. If you listen to me, our Nascent Souls will form soon.”
The red light in Wang Lin’s eyes faded. He looked at Qiu Siping and said grimly, “My patience has its limits. I’ll give you three sentences to explain it to me. If after that I’m not impressed, then don’t blame me for being cruel.”
Qiu Siping cursed in his heart, but his expression remained calm. He took a deep breath and said, “I’m sure fellow cultivators know that the difference between Core Formation and Nascent Soul is enormous. Even if one finds a place with extremely dense spirit power, the failure rate for breaking through to Nascent Soul is still very high.”
Wang Lin’s expression remained flat and said, “First sentence!”
Qiu Siping paused for a moment and immediately continued, “Unless there are some pills that help form our Nascent Souls, then the amount of power our cores produce will be completely insufficient.”
Wang Lin glanced at Qiu Siping and said, “Second sentence!”
“I don’t have any pills to aid the process, but I know of something far better than those pills. If one ingests this, reaching the Nascent Soul stage will be easy. What I’m talking about is the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator. I know a place with at least two Nascent Soul cultivators in Gui Xi!” Qiu Siping finished this last sentence in one breath.