No cultivator of the Origin Sect noticed anything wrong. The southern courtyard was a forbidden area, so no one dared to enter. Even Lu Yanfei and company wouldn't dare to enter without being summoned.
After instantly killing the rank 8 beast and forcing back the rank 6 cultivators of the three sects, Wang Lin was like an ancestor in the hearts of the Origin Sect disciples, and they were filled with awe.
Lu Yuncong's expression was extremely ugly as he stared at Wang Lin. He was in a dilemma. Before the calm gaze of the man in white, he felt like the sky was collapsing when he took a step forward, and his dao would collapse when he took a step back. It was as if his dao was like a baby playing with a treasure before this ordinary man in white.
Sweat appeared on Lu Yuncong's forehead. He had never seen someone with such a dao. It was as if everything before him was an illusion, but with just a thought, everything could become real.
He had a feeling that the world could change according to this person's dao.
"He is sitting there, he is dao!" A strange thought appeared in Lu Yuncong's mind.
Li Qianmei's words echoed at this moment. Her voice was gentle and elegant, and it could calm one's mind. When Wang Lin's gaze moved away from Lu Yuncong and landed on Li Qianmei's face, Lu Yuncong let out a breath of relief. He took a few steps back and his expression was gloomy.
He calmly looked at Li Qianmei. This woman's cultivation was unfathomable. Although she had hidden it, Wang Lin could still see that this beautiful woman had the power of a Nirvana Shatterer cultivator.
"Who is Fellow Cultivator?" Wang Lin's eyes were still calm, but his mind was on the verge of exploding.
A gentle breeze blew by, causing a few strands of Li Qianmei's hair to flutter before her face. She tucked the strands behind her ear as she looked at Wang Lin and softly said,
"Heaven Breaking Sect, Li Qianmei."
Wang Lin moved, but his expression didn't change at all as he slowly said, "Why did Fellow Cultivator Li come here?"
Li Qianmei smiled and blinked. "I came here to ask Brother Wen three questions to dispel Qianmei's doubts."
"Why should I answer your questions?" Wang Lin's tone was flat.
Li Qianmei's expression was still calm. She thought for a while and said, "Qianmei can play a song for Dao Brother."
"No need!" Wang Lin frowned and said calmly.
Li Qianmei smiled and softly said, "Qianmei will help you resolve the matter with the Purple Dao Sect."
"No need!"
Li Qianmei had a distressed expression as she looked at Wang Lin and softly said, "Dao Brother seems to have misunderstood. Qianmei and Brother Lu only met on the way here. Qianmei had nothing to do, so we came together. I have no intention of fighting with Dao Brother. Qianmei will not participate in the matter between Dao Brother and the Purple Dao Sect.
I just want to ask three questions to solve Qianmei's long-standing confusion. I have no other intentions. "
Li Qianmei rarely gave such a detailed explanation. At this moment, she could naturally tell that Wang Lin thought that she was on the same side as Lu Yuncong, so she explained in distress.
After looking at Li Qianmei for a while, Wang Lin frowned and said in a deep voice, "What kind of problem?"
Li Qianmei smiled and said, "It's related to dao."
Wang Lin slowly said, "One question in exchange for one item."
When Lu Yuncong heard this, he revealed a bitter smile. When he faced Li Qianmei, he didn't think about asking for an item. Instead, he listened to the sound of the flute for fun. He also wanted to befriend Li Qianmei.
Li Qianmei was also startled. She nodded and smiled. "If Dao Brother can solve Qianmei's doubts, then of course I can."
Wang Lin looked down at the rank 8 pill in his hand and calmly said, "Ask!"
"Dao Brother, Qianmei's first question is, what is the heavens?"
Li Qianmei's eyes were filled with anticipation. The answer she was most satisfied with was Lu Yuncong's answer. The sky was a cage. At this moment, she really wanted to know how this ordinary-looking man in white would answer.
She wasn't the only one looking forward to it. Even Lu Yuncong's eyes were serious. He wanted to know how someone with such a powerful dao realm would answer this question.
Lu Yuncong had always thought that his answer was perfect. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the first person to ask Li Qianmei a second question.
Hearing Li Qianmei's question, Wang Lin smiled. He looked at Li Qianmei and didn't say anything.
Seeing Wang Lin's smile, Li Qianmei was puzzled, but she didn't rush him. She waited for Wang Lin's answer.
Lu Yuncong frowned. He didn't know why this white-robed youth would smile after hearing this question.
From Lu Yuncong's point of view, this smile was filled with mockery and ridicule.
Wang Lin shook his head and calmly said, "Ask the second question."
Lu Yuncong looked at Wang Lin and said, "You still haven't answered what the heavens are!"
"Oh?
Then what do you think is the heavens? "Wang Lin glanced at Lu Yuncong and casually asked.
"The cage is the heavens!
The mouth of the well is the heavens, and the surface of the water is also the heavens! "Lu Yuncong's voice was calm, but it was filled with confidence.
Li Qianmei frowned from the side as if she was thinking. She couldn't see through Wang Lin. After hearing Lu Yuncong's words, she softly said, "Qianmei has asked many fellow cultivators along the way, but only Brother Lu's answer is the most convincing and resonates with me.
Why did Brother Lu smile before?
Is there something wrong with Qianmei's question? "
Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei for a long time before calmly saying, "Is there a heavens?"
Hearing this, Li Qianmei was stunned. She had asked many people along the way, but no one had given such an answer. Not only her, but even Lu Yuncong's eyes narrowed and he subconsciously looked up at the sky.
Lu Yuncong coldly snorted, "Nonsense. The heavens are all around us, so how can there be no heavens?"
Li Qianmei pondered for a bit before softly asking, "Why not?"
Wang Lin didn't speak. Instead, he raised his right hand and waved it forward. A gentle breeze echoed in the herb garden and a circle appeared on the ground around Li Qianmei and Lu Yuncong. It was as if someone had used a tree branch to draw a circle around the two of them.
"This circle is the heavens that you all believe exists.
If you have a heavens in your heart, then the heavens also exist. You think of yourself as an ant in the cage of heaven and earth, struggling to break out. This is dao intent and also belief.
However, even if you walk out of that circle, what's the use? "
Wang Lin shook his head and waved his right hand again. Another circle appeared on the ground.
"Even if you come out, there will still be a heavens. The cycle of karma will continue without end until … the heavens in your heart are destroyed by the heavens. This is a lie of the heavens!
I have been thinking about this for hundreds of years.
So why must there be a heavens? "
After Wang Lin finished speaking, he calmly sat there and didn't say anything else.
Lu Yuncong's body trembled as if someone had hit his head. His ears buzzed as if there were countless bolts of thunder roaring in his mind. He subconsciously took a few steps back and stepped out of the first circle. However, he was still in the second circle. He stared at the two circles around him in a daze as Wang Lin's words echoed in his mind.
"A lie of the heavens …"
His face gradually turned pale and his mind became chaotic. The dao intent that he had held onto his entire life cracked at this moment. He wanted to refute the words of the white-robed man in front of him, but he was powerless.
In his eyes, the two circles around his body seemed to expand endlessly at this moment. In the end, they became the sky in his heart, a cage. He used everything he had to step out of the first cage, but to his astonishment, he found that he was still in a cage … This strange feeling caused his face to pale. Blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth, and a self-deprecating and bitter smile appeared on his face.
Li Qianmei silently closed her eyes and her mind trembled. Wang Lin's words seemed to turn into runes that danced in her mind and gradually engraved themselves in her heart.
She originally thought that the confusion in her mind toward dao was like a dark cloud. She had asked everyone along the way, but no one could answer her questions. Only Lu Yuncong's words struck her mind like lightning, causing the dark cloud to dissipate slightly.
However, at this moment, she realized that Lu Yuncong's words and understanding of dao were extremely ridiculous!
She had fallen into the lies of the heavens and couldn't extricate herself.
At this moment, Wang Lin's voice was like a tidal wave that turned into two giant invisible hands. It swept away the confusion and dark clouds in her mind and returned her to the clear sky!
Li Qianmei's eyelashes trembled and she opened her eyes. She looked at Wang Lin for a long time with admiration in her eyes.
Li Qianmei bowed and softly said, "Can Fellow Cultivator tell Qianmei your name?"
"Lu Zihao." Wang Lin's voice was still calm and didn't fluctuate at all.
"Brother Lu's dao intent has enlightened Qianmei. Qianmei wants to ask the second question, and I hope Brother Lu can answer Qianmei's doubts …" Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin with bright eyes.
"The first question, I want the highest quality pill you have!" Wang Lin looked at Li Qianmei.
Li Qianmei blinked and covered her mouth as she chuckled. Her smile was very beautiful, but at this moment, Lu Yuncong's heart was filled with bitterness, so he didn't see it.
Although Wang Lin saw it, he was indifferent.
"Brother Lu, you've miscalculated. Qianmei's pills are mostly half-finished, and she needs to return to the sect to refine them. The highest grade of pills she has is only tenth level, and it's not the Soul Parting Pill, but the Extreme Talent Pill used for healing.
Since Brother Lu wants them, I'll give them to you. "
As Li Qianmei spoke, her right hand reached out and a crack to her storage space appeared. A wax pill flew out and she handed it to Wang Lin.
Wang Lin frowned as he accepted the pill. He glanced at it before putting it away.
"Qianmei's second question, what is heaven?"
Li Qianmei's eyes were very bright, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster as she waited for Wang Lin's answer.
She had never felt this kind of feeling before. Even when Lu Yuncong answered, although she was looking forward to it, it wasn't like this.
After hearing Li Qianmei's second question, Wang Lin looked up at the blue sky with a melancholy expression. He softly said, "The first question is about the limit of dao intent. The second question is about heaven's will …"
After he said this, Li Qianmei's eyes became even brighter. She stared at Wang Lin in a daze. This was the first person she had met who was able to guess the meaning of two similar questions but had completely different meanings!
Lu Yuncong took a deep breath and suppressed his chaotic emotions. After hearing Wang Lin's words, he was startled. He understood why his answer to the second question was perfect, but in the end, he wasn't qualified to answer the third question.