Chapter 218 – Decisiveness
In the Sky Cloud Sect, most Nascent Soul cultivators are in the outer sect, but there are still a few in the inner sect. However, most of these Nascent Soul cultivators focus on alchemy and rarely engage in combat.
Just like the New Cultivator in the southern courtyard, who was currently using his New fire and earth fire to refine a number of pills that would increase his cultivation level.
On his way to the southern courtyard, Wang Lin hid all traces of himself and moved like a ghost. He arrived outside the southern courtyard and stared at the white fog as he walked in.
Cheng Xian told Wang Lin where he lived. The fog had no effect on Wang Lin at this time. As he spread his divine sense out, he could clearly see everything in the southern courtyard.
Near the center of the courtyard, Wang Lin noticed a fluctuation of spiritual power. He could clearly see that there was an early Nascent Soul cultivator there.
The moment Wang Lin’s divine sense passed by, the Nascent Soul cultivator noticed Wang Lin’s presence. He was shocked and wanted to rush out, but he suddenly stopped, looked at the pill furnace, and began to hesitate.
As for Wang Lin, when he learned that there was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and even then only at the early stage, he waved his hand and a small flag appeared.
Instantly, the flag flew and trapped the Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wang Lin smiled coldly. If that cultivator had reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul, he would have immediately given up on helping Cheng Xian and left.
However, since the Nascent Soul cultivator was still in the early stage, Wang Lin wasn’t afraid. Although the restriction flag was weaker without his control, it could still trap an early Nascent Soul cultivator for a quarter of an hour.
A quarter of an hour was enough for Wang Lin to do everything he wanted to do.
Wang Lin no longer cared about the Nascent Soul cultivators as he continued walking amidst the white fog. No one realized that he had trapped the Nascent Soul cultivators with the restriction flag.
Wang Lin moved easily amidst the white fog and arrived at Cheng Xian’s room. In his divine sense scan earlier, Wang Lin had discovered that Cheng Xian was here, but the situation seemed a bit dangerous.
Cheng Xian lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. Two streams of tears flowed from his eyes, and the spiritual energy in his body was in disarray.
Beside him stood a plump, middle-aged man. The middle-aged man sighed as he threw a pill into Cheng Xian’s mouth and scolded, “Little brat, I told you that those girls are nothing but trouble, especially that girl named Tong. She’s extremely cunning and sly. She’s not someone you can handle. Do you understand now? From now on, stop thinking about chasing girls and follow your master in studying alchemy. That’s the right path.”
Cheng Xian didn’t listen to a word. As the pill entered his mouth, the spiritual energy in his body slowly calmed down.
The teacher sighed and said, “I know you’re frustrated. How many times have you been there? If it weren’t for me throwing away my pride, you would have already lost your life. The western courtyard isn’t a place you can freely visit. This time, don’t blame the teacher for trapping you here. The western courtyard has already sent a message. If you continue causing trouble, they will destroy your cultivation.” The middle-aged man shook his head and left the room.
Wang Lin stood outside the courtyard. After seeing all this, he pondered for a moment, then disappeared. He reappeared in the courtyard and walked into Cheng Xian’s room without anyone noticing.
He looked at Cheng Xian and waved his hand. The restriction on Cheng Xian was immediately broken, and Cheng Xian rose to his feet and glared at Wang Lin with deep hatred in his eyes. “You were sent by them to kill me? Kill me. I’m not afraid,” he said.
Wang Lin was wearing a mask and his aura and cultivation were completely different from before, so it was impossible for Cheng Xian to recognize that it was him.
Wang Lin glanced at Cheng Xian. He waved his hand, and a barrier immediately appeared and surrounded the room.
Cheng Xian’s pupils shrank. He smiled wryly and said, “They even sent an elder from the outer court to deal with a junior like me. Come on, if I even blink, my name won’t be Cheng Xian.”
After setting the boundaries, Wang Lin said coldly, “I was indeed asked by someone to come, but to help you, not to kill you. Tell me what happened. The more details, the better.”
Cheng Xian was stunned. After glancing at Wang Lin, he hesitated and asked, “Who asked Senior to come?”
Wang Lin frowned and said coldly, “I’ll only give you three sentences, and that’s the first one. If there’s anything that hasn’t been explained well in the next two sentences, I’ll leave.”
Cheng Xian gritted his teeth and said, “This is all Gongsun Tong of the West Courtyard’s fault. The reason he approached me was because he was after my two spirit monkeys.”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. “Are these two spirit monkeys yours?” he asked. Wang Lin’s question was very astute. In the Heavenly Cloud Sect, there were many spirit beasts whose purpose was to be used in alchemy. If that were the case, then what Gongsun Tong had done wasn’t entirely wrong.
Cheng Xian nodded and said, “I understand what Senior means. Those two spirit monkeys aren’t the Sky Cloud Sect’s spirit beasts. I brought them with me when I joined the Sky Cloud Sect. According to the Sky Cloud Sect’s rules, those two monkeys belong to me.”
Wang Lin asked calmly, “So this Gongsun Tong approached you and asked you for two spirit monkeys. You wanted to please him, so you gave him the two spirit monkeys, right?”
Cheng Xian showed a regretful expression and said happily, “But… but I thought he wanted to use the spirit monkey as a mount. I never thought his goal would be the spirit monkey’s core. The big ape’s core was already taken and lost. I think he’s dead. Now, only the little ape remains. I’ve asked him to come back many times, but he wasn’t allowed in. It was the outer sect disciple, Lu Song, who injured me many times.
Wang Lin frowned slightly. He originally didn’t want to get involved in all this, but since Cheng Xian had helped him obtain the Foundation Building Pill recipe, he had to help.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin looked at Cheng Xian and asked, “How do you want to take revenge?”
Cheng Xian’s eyes were bloodshot. Gritting his teeth, he said, “If that little monkey is still alive, then I’ll consider this matter my own fault. However, if he’s dead, then I want them dead too!”
Wang Lin nodded and said calmly, “As you wish.”
With that, he retreated and disappeared without a trace.
Cheng Xian stared blankly at Wang Lin, his eyes showing a confused expression.
After Wang Lin left Cheng Xian’s room, he hurried toward the west courtyard. Just as he was about to leave the south courtyard, he suddenly stopped and looked into the distance.
He sensed a divine sense fluctuation in that direction. After pondering for a moment, he waved his hand and disappeared without a trace.
As soon as his body disappeared, Li Muwan arrived as fast as lightning. Behind her was a middle-aged man, still with a gentle expression on his face.
The middle-aged man frowned and asked slowly, “Little sister, what exactly are you looking for?”
Li Muwan paused. Through the drop of blood on her brow, she could clearly sense that the person was standing here, but why couldn’t she see him? Li Muwan smiled bitterly. She was a very intelligent person and immediately realized that it was because he didn’t want to see her.
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. Her face was filled with sadness as she said, “I know you’re here. Why won’t you even meet me once?”
The middle-aged man’s expression suddenly changed. He radiated his divine sense, but found no one. He frowned and looked at Li Muwan suspiciously. “Junior sister, who is here? There is no one else here.”
Li Muwan didn’t even look at the middle-aged man as she closed her eyes and slowly calmed down. She said, “Wan Er doesn’t ask for anything else, other than to see you once. For these 200 years, Wan Er has relied on that bottle of spirit liquid to maintain my vitality. If you won’t come out, then Wan Er will kill myself right now to rid myself of this obsession.” Her voice was very low, but filled with determination.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up as he carefully surveyed his surroundings.
At that moment, something flashed in the air. Almost instantly, a shadowy figure appeared out of nowhere. It was Wang Lin. The moment he appeared, the middle-aged man’s expression suddenly turned ugly. However, the middle-aged man didn’t dare act rashly. He slowly moved his hand toward his bag.
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin. Even though Wang Lin was wearing a mask, Li Muwan could clearly tell that this person was the same person as Wang Lin from back then.
“You came,” Li Muwan whispered.
Wang Lin smiled wryly and asked, “Why do you have to be like this?” After that, he looked coldly at the middle-aged man and said calmly, “The moment your hand touches your bag, that’s the moment you die.”
The middle-aged man’s right hand suddenly stopped. His expression changed again. The feeling Wang Lin gave him was too strange. He was clearly only at the late stage of Core Formation, but the pressure Wang Lin gave him was like that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
He had no doubt that if his hand touched the storage bag, Wang Lin would instantly kill him. Large drops of sweat appeared on his forehead as he quickly said, “Since big brother is little sister Li’s friend, then you are also a friend of the Sky Cloud Sect. How dare I be rude? Big brother misunderstood me.”
Li Muwan stared at Wang Lin. There were a thousand things she wanted to say, but she couldn’t utter a single word. She pondered for a moment, then asked, “Do you still have that jade?”
Wang Lin stared at him for a moment. He was silent for a moment, then replied, “I threw it away.”
Li Muwan’s body trembled. Her eyes filled with sadness. She forced herself to calm down and whispered, “Since you threw it away, so be it. It wasn’t something expensive.” Even as she said this, she felt an excruciating pain in her chest. This pain was like a flood that was about to drown her heart.
That dragon jade was something he had worked so hard to obtain, even using his life force as a price to successfully create. If it weren’t for the fact that he had sacrificed too much for it back then, he would have been at least at the peak of Core Formation with all the pills he had consumed, if not the Nascent Soul stage.
Otherwise, how could he be stuck in the early Core Formation stage?
When she heard that the jade had just been thrown away by Wang Lin, her heart ached. The pain was so intense that, even though she tried to calm herself, her body still trembled and her face turned pale.
Wang Lin turned his head and no longer looked at Li Muwan. He pondered for a moment and said, “I’m leaving…” Wang Lin slowly turned around and walked away.
Li Muwan’s heart ached. She smiled faintly behind Wang Lin. Although it was a smile, it was clear to everyone that it was a cry from within.
“The ancestors of the Heavenly Cloud Sect want me to form a cultivation partnership with this person. Previously, I kept refusing, but now, I have no reason to refuse anymore… If you are still in the State of Chu in three months, then please come to the ceremony…”
Wang Lin’s legs immediately trembled. A very complicated feeling arose in his heart, and he began to think.
Li Muwan’s eyes shone as she waited for his answer.
The middle-aged man finally understood why Li Muwan had always been opposed to becoming a cultivation partner. The reason was this person. Although his face was calm, a trace of killing intent appeared in his heart.
Wang Lin pondered for a long time. He said in a low tone with his back to Li Muwan, “Congratulations!” After that, he slowly left.
Li Muwan’s body trembled. After a long time, tears flowed from her eyes and she muttered to herself, “I hate you… hate you!!!!”
The middle-aged man sighed. He said softly, “Little sister, he’s gone.”
Li Muwan bit her lower lip. She ignored the middle-aged man and returned to her house.
The middle-aged man’s face remained gentle, but he was smiling coldly in his heart. He thought, “If it weren’t for your 200-year YuanYin, I wouldn’t have asked the ancestors to agree to us becoming cultivation partners. With the help of your YuanYin and all the pills I’ve collected, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is only a matter of time. If you had agreed before, I would have remained kind to you, but now I’ve decided that, once I reach the Nascent Soul, I will make you pay for repeatedly rejecting me!”
Wang Lin left the southern courtyard. Although he was a cruel man, he still felt deep regret towards Li Muwan. It wasn’t that he couldn’t accept her, but that the path she had to walk was not suitable for a woman.