The valley where Sima Mo's cave was located was filled with a large amount of origin energy. This origin energy formed a vortex above the valley, and below the vortex was Wang Lin, who was cultivating.
The origin of this Seven-Colored Realm was mysterious and unpredictable. It was also filled with danger, but wasn't this a great opportunity for Wang Lin?
After absorbing Master Ashen Pine's memories, Wang Lin gained a better understanding of the Seven-Colored Realm. He even learned about the effect of the liquid inside the jade bottle and how to leave this place.
If he hadn't broken through from the early stage of Nirvana Cleanser to the mid stage of Nirvana Cleanser, Wang Lin would have hesitated. After all, the information he had obtained from Master Ashen Pine's memories allowed him to clearly see the danger here. More importantly, he knew about the existence of the mountain in the depths of this place.
However, now that Wang Lin's domain had broken through, he only needed to absorb enough origin crystals to reach the mid stage of Nirvana Cleanser. With his ancient god body, killing mid stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivators wouldn't be difficult. Only late stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivators would be a challenge for him.
"If I can reach the peak of the Nirvana Cleanser stage, then late stage Nirvana Shatterer old monsters won't be my match!"
Wang Lin took a deep breath and all the origin energy in the valley gathered around him. In an instant, all the origin energy was absorbed into Wang Lin's body.
Bursts of popping sounds echoed and Wang Lin's hair moved without any wind. His origin soul was also cultivating and continued to grow as it devoured the endless origin energy entering his body.
As more and more origin energy gathered, Wang Lin's origin soul was the same size as his body. This caused Wang Lin's eyes to suddenly open. His eyes were like two stars that pierced through the world.
Just at the moment he opened his eyes, the large amount of origin crystals around him collapsed into a large amount of dust and formed a ring around Wang Lin.
Mid stage Nirvana Cleanser!
Wang Lin smiled and let out a breath of impure air. He waved his hand, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand. This jade bottle was the one he had stolen from Master Ashen Pine.
"Using the Lost Ones to devour the Dao and the Enlightened Ones to nourish the Dao. Fuse it with the four stone steles, then use the scriptures on the skeleton to transform it into an unimaginable power. Then use this power to invade the skeleton and force out the blood. This isn't blood, but the Dao marrow of the person in the skeleton!" Wang Lin's eyes lit up. This was the important information he had obtained from Master Ashen Pine's memories.
Wang Lin didn't know how Master Ashen Pine knew this information. After all, Master Ashen Pine was a mid stage Nirvana Shatterer cultivator, and the soul search spell wasn't flawless, so he couldn't get everything.
"The main point of this Dao Marrow is the identity of that half a skeleton when it was alive!
There are two stone steles here, and from what I saw, there should be half a skeleton under each stele. That means it was a person!
"This person must have been a famous person when he was alive. I don't know if he was killed or if someone dug out his skeleton and used this heaven-shaking method to force out his dao and turn it into Dao Marrow!
"Drink this Dao Marrow and you can obtain his dao!
"The scriptures on the skeleton were also carved later. I don't know which powerful cultivator turned their spells into scriptures and came up with this shocking method!
"However, this Dao Marrow can't be directly drunk. Once it enters your mouth, you will immediately fall asleep. It is unknown how long you will sleep before waking up. Master Ashen Pine's plan was to find an absolutely safe place to drink this Dao Marrow and wait for the day he wakes up.
"This is why he didn't immediately drink this Dao Marrow when he was fighting the old woman in green!
"And the place he chose to sleep was the mountain in the depths of this place!
"However, I can't find any reason for him to go there in Master Ashen Pine's memories, nor is there any sign of that white-haired old man."
Wang Lin's eyes lit up as he stared at the jade bottle in his hand.
"Interesting. Everything here seems to be there to provide the stone stele with the comprehension of the Dao. Even the ferocious beasts are the same. Why aren't there any rank thirteen ferocious beasts here? I'm afraid that all the rank thirteen ferocious beasts have been killed and their Dao souls absorbed.
"All of this is because of the Dao Marrow inside the jade bottle." However, for the powerful cultivator who set up this place, this Dao Marrow isn't as simple as drinking it … "The white-haired old man on the mountain must be guarding something. Perhaps all of this is related to what he is guarding!" Wang Lin pondered for a bit before putting away the jade bottle.
"However, Sima Mo's jade said that there are four stone steles here. It's just that when I scanned this place with my divine sense, I only saw two, and one of them was empty. There was no skeleton or jade bottle … This is a bit strange."
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin looked at the nine caves in the valley. He had only opened the first three and hadn't opened the fourth one. His body flickered and he arrived outside the fourth cave.
Wang Lin placed his right hand on the mountain rock and his origin energy surged. He gently pressed down and popping sounds came from the rock. All the restrictions on the rock collapsed and it began to move to the side.
The moment the rock moved, Wang Lin's eyes lit up like lightning. He looked inside and frowned.
There was nothing inside the fourth cave; it was completely empty.
After entering the cave, Wang Lin carefully searched around but didn't find anything.
After pondering for a bit, Wang Lin arrived at the fifth cave. There was also a restriction on this cave, and it was a Time Restriction. The fluctuations of the restriction were extremely powerful.
It would be difficult to break this restriction. Wang Lin's right hand formed a seal and the illusion of a restriction appeared. When his hand landed on the mountain rock, a rumbling sound could be heard. The mountain rock immediately became transparent and large amounts of ripples appeared.
The moment it became transparent, Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He was startled as he stared at the transparent mountain rock and into the cave.
There were people inside the cave!
Four Cultivators with tattered clothes and no hair could be seen. Their eyes were blank, and they looked like walking corpses. They walked around the Immortal's cave in a daze, as if they didn't have any time to rest. They walked on for countless years.
There was a formation on the ground of the cave. The formation gave off a gentle light that slowly surrounded the four people. As they walked, the light entered their bodies.
There was also a jade slip placed in the center of the formation.
"Lost Ones!"
At a glance, Wang Lin recognized the four people. He thought back to the contents of the jade slip left behind by Sima Mo and took a deep breath. His body flickered as he headed toward the sixth cave. He used the same method to turn the mountain rock transparent and looked inside.
There were three people in the sixth cave. They didn't seem to have fleshly bodies, only ghostly Nascent Divinities. They floated around the cave, and there seemed to be voices coming out of their mouths. However, because of the mountain rock, Wang Lin couldn't hear what they were saying.
"Enlightened Ones …." Wang Lin was silent. He could see that there were even more restrictions in the cave. The purpose of these restrictions was to completely seal the three Enlightened Ones and not let them out. Unless one day they woke up and opened the restrictions themselves.
Similarly, there was a jade slip placed within the restrictions of the cave abode.
Taking a deep breath, Wang Lin walked toward the seventh cave. After turning the mountain rock transparent, his pupils shrank. He saw an old man sitting cross-legged inside.
The old man's hair was white and his face was pale. He sat there for an eternity. The restrictions here far surpassed those in the cave of the Enlightened Ones. They were densely packed and completely sealed off.
The moment Wang Lin looked at the old man, the old man's eyes snapped open. They were filled with madness as he stared at Wang Lin outside the mountain rock. He let out a roar and charged out like a wild beast. Divine abilities appeared around him and he attacked the mountain rock.
However, the moment the old man's divine ability appeared, the restrictions in the cave flickered and absorbed it. The old man's roar became even more intense and he slammed his hands against the mountain rock.
No sound came out. Even the old man's roar was something Wang Lin could tell from the shape of his mouth. The mountain rock didn't move at all.
After a long time, the old man seemed to be tired. He stared at Wang Lin and slowly retreated. He continued to meditate.
The restrictions here gradually returned to normal.
"Could he be … a Defying One?!"
After looking at the three caves, Wang Lin understood that these people were Sima Mo's fellow sect members. Sima Mo had brought them back and sealed them in the caves in an attempt to awaken them.
However, from the looks of it, Sima Mo hadn't succeeded.
"The jade slip in the cave of the Lost One and the Enlightened One must be the Time Restriction!
Sima Mo's idea was that once one of them awakened, all he needed to do was learn the Time Restriction in the jade slip and open the formation from the inside. "
With a sigh, Wang Lin walked toward the eighth cave. The mountain rock around the eight caves wasn't a Time Restriction, but an ordinary sealing technique. After looking at it for a bit, Wang Lin waved his hand and the restriction disappeared. The mountain rock rumbled as it moved.
The moment the eighth cave opened, Wang Lin sucked in a breath of cold air. He stared at what was inside for a long time before letting out a sigh.
Inside the cave, there was only half a skeleton!
This skeleton was the lower half of the body, and there were countless scriptures carved on it. There wasn't any light coming from it, and it was completely black.
There was an array formation seal on the ground, firmly locking this half of the skeleton.
"So the skeleton that the stone stele lost is here …" As Wang Lin's gaze swept past the skeleton, he immediately felt a powerful suction force pulling at his mind. He took a few steps back and didn't hesitate to cut off the connection to his mind.
After calming himself, Wang Lin silently pondered for a bit. If he just left like this, he wouldn't be willing. He stared at the skeleton. There was a deep fracture on the right leg. Although it wasn't completely broken, the wound was very deep.
After a long time, Wang Lin's hands formed seals and he pointed at his body several times. He placed a large amount of restrictions on his mind, then reached out and took out Master Ashen Pine's crystal sword. He left a trace of his mind on the sword and placed it on the side. Then he slowly walked forward. This distance was only a few dozen feet. Wang Lin was extremely careful with every step he took. He slowly walked next to the skeleton and squatted down. Without any hesitation, he placed his right hand on the wound on the leg. His mind followed his right hand into the wound.
Using his mind to comprehend!
The moment Wang Lin's divine sense touched the skeleton, there was a bang in his mind.