Chapter 46 – The Strange Old Man
Wang Lin put away the stink bomb and looked at Li Shan. He said, “Brother Li Shan, I won’t bother you any longer, so please continue selling.”
Li Shan nodded. He put on a kind expression and said, “Brother, you have to be careful with that stink bomb. Remember, it doesn’t always work because it requires a certain throwing technique. If you don’t succeed, don’t say I lied to you.”
With that, he continued to tell the story to others.
“Brothers, I still have another treasure. This is a souvenir from the He Huan Sect. With this, you can go to the He Huan Sect to get a beautiful girl. This is something I obtained through hard work, but I will sell it based on our friendship. Brothers of the Heng Yue Sect, you must not miss this opportunity.”
Wang Lin chuckled. He turned around and returned to the herb garden. Soon, he arrived at the garden. He scanned the garden and discovered that Sun Dazhu wasn’t there. So he sat cross-legged in his room and took out three stink bombs to check.
After a long time, Wang Lin revealed a look of interest. This stink bomb appeared transparent under his divine sense, as if it had no secrets to hide.
Simply put, there was a trace of Li Shan’s divine sense on the stink bomb that allowed him to detonate it at will.
Wang Lin never knew that divine sense could be used like this. After carefully imitating it, he overlapped the divine sense in the stink bomb with
He did not destroy Li Shan’s divine sense, but surrounded it. If he wanted to, he could destroy it at any time.
The use of divine senses on this smell bomb inspired Wang Lin. He pondered for a moment and took out the mysterious bead.
“If divine sense can be used like this, can it be used the same way on the bead?” Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and his divine sense quickly gathered on the mysterious bead.
After a long time, Wang Lin frowned. The stone bead didn’t seem to have changed, and under his divine sense, it looked the same as always.
He pondered for a moment, then took the stone beads and left the herb garden. At his fastest speed, he went to a secluded spot in the mountains and entered dreamland.
The moment he entered, he knew that time was of the essence and he immediately spread out his divine sense.
One minute, three minutes, ten minutes, thirty minutes…
Nothing changed. Wang Lin rubbed his chin and muttered, “Can’t I leave my divine sense inside that mysterious bead?”
At that moment, one of the glowing objects suddenly began to shine brightly, then finally dimmed.
Wang Lin was stunned. Then, like a chain reaction, the other luminous objects began to dim. Soon, all the luminous objects in the dreamland dimmed, until there was no light left, and the dreamland was plunged into darkness.
Wang Lin was shocked. He observed carefully for a long time and found nothing strange.
Suddenly, an old voice rang out. “I don’t need to observe any longer. With your Spiritual Movement stage, trying to see through the heaven-defying bead is simply wishful thinking!”
Wang Lin was shocked, and his pupils constricted. He had been in the dreamland for decades, and this was the first time he had heard someone else speak.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. He held back the shock in his heart. He clasped his hands and said respectfully, “The junior’s name is Wang Lin, and the senior?”
Wang Lin was a smart man. He hadn’t expected this person to suddenly appear, but he had been there for a long time and had been observing him for the 30 years he had been here.
“As a junior in this small country, you don’t need to know this old man’s name. You spent nearly 30 years with my help and the stone bead, and only reached the Spiritual Movement stage. That’s truly disappointing. Especially your perception. You’re only now thinking of using your divine sense to scan the bead! Hmph!”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. He had observed the stone bead with his divine senses before, but this was the first time he had observed it.
“Your way of doing things really pisses me off. Cultivation is an act of defying the heavens. If anyone opposes you, you should kill them. I’ve been observing you all these years while you were in this trash sect. If I were you, I would have killed them all. Hmph. If anyone dares to insult me, I’ll destroy them completely, especially that Wang Zhuo. He really pisses me off. In my rage, I’ll take his soul and throw him into purgatory, then exterminate his family. I really like Zhang Hu in your sect. Truly ruthless. Besides, that junior Liu really suits this old man’s taste.”
Wang Lin’s expression turned strange. He smiled wryly, “Senior, I…”
“Don’t interrupt. I’m not finished yet. Hmph, your little sect has plenty of beautiful women too. You really don’t know how to enjoy yourself. If it were me, I’d capture them and refine them for their souls. Hehe, this taste really brings back memories. I haven’t had a taste of it in over 30 years…”
Wang Lin was stunned and couldn’t speak for a long time.
“Kid, can you work harder? Hurry up and reach the Soul Transformation stage so this old man can get out. Huh.”
Wang Lin hesitated. He was a bit confused and asked, “Senior, what is the Soul Transformation stage? What did you mean when you said I was in the Spiritual Movement stage?”
“Can’t you think for yourself? Always asking questions about everything. Forget it! For a little cultivator from a tier-3 cultivation country, even if you think until your head explodes, you won’t figure it out. Hmph. Listen carefully, brat, I’m talking about the cultivation realms of a tier-5 cultivation country. In a tier-3 cultivation country like yours, there are only four realms: Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul. As for the Soul Formation stage, that would be something legendary in your eyes.”
“Once someone reaches the Spirit Formation stage, their country’s ranking will be upgraded to a rank 4 cultivation country. With that, they will be granted appropriate resources from the Cultivation Alliance and will also gain the right to fight for cultivation stars overseas. They will also need to carry out missions to protect the alliance.”
“Likewise, if Soul Transformation appears in a rank 4 state, it will be raised to a rank 5 state and so on. As for the Spiritual Movement stage, this is a stage commonly used in a rank 4 state or higher. It is similar to the Qi Condensation stage, but has a wider range.”