The capital of the mortal world was extremely large and densely populated. The west side was the most populated, and there were far more people living there than the other three. As Wang Lin moved forward, he gradually learned that this mortal world didn't use silver as currency like Suzaku.
Here, there was something called Fan Crystal. Based on its size, it was worth as much as silver to the mortals here.
This kind of Fan Crystal was useless to cultivators, but because it was extremely bright and there wasn't a lot of it, it could be used as currency. With Wang Lin's cultivation level, it was very easy for him to obtain enough Fan Crystal.
While he was inside the capital, he split a sliver of his origin soul into the ground and quickly scanned the area. Without anyone noticing, he found a vein of Fan Crystal hidden deep underground.
He circled the vein and refined a portion of it. When that sliver of origin soul returned to his body, there was a large amount of Fan Crystal in Wang Lin's storage space.
As he walked through the city, Wang Lin didn't use any spells and gradually arrived at the west side of the city. At a glance, there were countless houses here, and the streets were dilapidated. Even these houses looked like they hadn't been repaired for a long time and were dirty.
However, there was one strange thing. Almost every house had some strands of tree leaves hanging under the eaves. This was clearly a strange custom here.
Most of the pedestrians here wore simple clothes and were in a hurry.
Wang Lin's arrival didn't attract anyone's attention. After looking around, he easily found some houses for sale. After choosing the most crowded place, Wang Lin bought one.
This house was in the middle of a street, and there was a big tree outside. There was a noodle stall under the tree. Aside from selling noodles, there was also rice wine. Poor people couldn't afford to go to a winery, so they would eat noodles here and drink some rice wine to fill their stomachs.
At this time, it was dusk, and the sky was slightly dusky. It was dinner time, and the families here were very lively. Some familiar neighbors sat together, chatting and laughing loudly. There were also many children playing around, throwing small stones on the ground here and there.
Wang Lin sat in front of his house and looked at everything before him with a smile. After he bought this house, many neighbors came to talk to him. Compared to these simple mortals, Wang Lin was very gentle. After talking with them, most of the neighbors knew that Wang Lin was a scholar coming to take the exam. He couldn't afford to live in an inn, so he rented a house here to study until next year's exam.
As the sky gradually darkened and smoke rose from the kitchen chimneys, those tired men who had been chatting and laughing for the whole day went home. Slowly, the surroundings also gradually quietened down.
The moon was faintly visible. The old man with the noodle stall under the big tree was stooped as he watched his two assistants pack up and prepare to leave. He held a pipe in his hand and took a puff. He looked at Wang Lin, who was looking up at the sky, and walked toward Wang Lin with a jug of wine.
"Little kid, it's cold at night, so I'll give you this jug of rice wine. Drink it tonight to warm your body before studying. If you have a day in the future, just give me the money for the wine." The old man smiled and threw the jug of wine to Wang Lin. Then he turned around and left with his two assistants.
Wang Lin held the jug of wine and shook it. There was still half a jug of wine inside. He smiled and looked in the direction the old man left. His heart was very calm. In reality, compared to the cruel Cultivation World, Wang Lin liked this kind of life much better.
The moonlight gradually deepened, and the cold wind slowly approached. Soft whimpering sounds reverberated in the wind, blowing across the street and causing the strings of leaves hanging under the eaves of the houses on both sides of the street to rustle and sway.
The wind was very cold, especially under the moonlight, which made it even colder. Some of the pebbles on the street were blown away by the wind, and dust was kicked up into the air, making it seem like everything was in a fog.
In the night, oil lamps were already lit in every house. The light from the lamps spread out from the houses, creating a unique charm in the haze. Wang Lin stood up with the jug of wine in his hand. He silently looked around, then turned around and walked into the house.
The house was very simple, but it was very clean. The moment he closed the door, the whimpering wind outside seemed to be cut off from the world and could no longer be heard.
He lit the lamp. Under the flickering candlelight, the simple house seemed to warm up. The darkness from before disappeared into the corners of the house.
"Even my state of mind has calmed down here …" Wang Lin placed the jug of wine next to the oil lamp and sat down cross-legged. After letting out a deep breath, he closed his eyes.
The moment he closed his eyes, his origin soul quickly moved and released waves of origin energy. The origin energy collided in his body like a monstrous storm, but no one outside could hear or sense it. Wang Lin was still calmly sitting there.
However, the candlelight seemed to be blown by the wind and began to move.
Under the candlelight, Wang Lin's figure couldn't help but twist … In Wang Lin's mind, there was a shocking scene. The eight ancient thunder dragons roared and struggled, wanting to break out of Wang Lin's origin soul. However, to them, Wang Lin's origin soul was like a prison. No matter how they attacked, they couldn't move it at all!
Even with Wang Lin's current cultivation level, it wasn't easy to completely refine and absorb the souls of the eight ancient thunder dragons. He needed to continuously refine them. Fortunately, other than the origin of thunder, he also had the origin of fire!
Therefore, as the eight ancient thunder dragons struggled, a blue sea of fire immediately came out of Wang Lin's origin soul. It filled the entire origin soul and surrounded the eight ancient thunder dragons. It began to burn and refine them.
Within the blue sea of fire, Rosefinch's figure flickered and circled the eight ancient thunder dragons. Occasionally, he would spit out a large amount of fire to increase the power of the refinement!
Wang Lin's origin soul was originally formed by half an ancient thunder dragon. At this moment, as the sea of fire refined it, Wang Lin's origin soul was filled with thunder and lightning. It turned into a ninth ancient thunder dragon. As it moved, it stared at the eight ancient thunder dragons being refined, waiting for a chance to devour them in one go.
Time slowly passed. The eight ancient thunder dragon souls let out mournful roars within the blue fire. These roars were completely isolated within the origin soul and within Wang Lin's body. Not a single sound came out.
Wang Lin's house was the same as the outside world. It was completely silent.
As the night arrived, the lights in the houses gradually extinguished. In the end, there were only a few scattered lights in the western part of the city. Everything else was dark.
Bursts of knocking sounds came from the streets outside the house. Gradually, the sound of the night watchman broke the silence, but it was not ear-piercing. Instead, it felt as if it had merged with the silence.
"The cold wave is coming. Turn off the lights and close the door …" The voice slowly faded away and the outside world returned to silence.
However, the moment the night watchman left, Wang Lin, who was sitting in the house, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes lit up and he reached out with his right hand. The jug of wine on the table flew over to him. He placed it in his mouth and took a big gulp!
When the spicy wine entered his stomach, he immediately felt heat spread out from his body. With a brief spicy taste in his mouth, Wang Lin closed his eyes and circulated his origin energy. The wine that entered his stomach seemed to be burning, and with a bang, even more power of fire was born within Wang Lin's body.
This power of fire surged into his origin soul, causing the blue sea of fire to become even more intense. As it rose into the sky, the impurities in the wine seemed to be expelled, leaving behind only the essence of the wine. Once it was forced out, it swept into Wang Lin's origin soul and turned into a fine rain that fell on the sea of fire.
At that moment, the sea of fire exploded and began to burn even more intensely. The temperature inside increased dramatically, and the roar of the flames caused one of the eight ancient lightning dragons to let out a miserable shriek.
The ancient lightning dragon trembled as it was burned by the flames and then collapsed. However, the moment it collapsed, the ninth ancient lightning dragon formed by Wang Lin's origin soul, which had been wandering around the periphery, charged in. With the speed of Thunder, it sucked in a deep breath!
Immediately, the collapsed ancient lightning dragon lost all resistance and was completely refined by Wang Lin. It became an inseparable part of him!
Wang Lin sat cross-legged in the house. His face was slightly red, as if he had consumed a great tonic. Although his eyes were closed, there was a faint mark of lightning on his right eyelid that was rapidly increasing.
The house was very quiet, but the candle on the table flickered violently, making Wang Lin's figure look even more distorted. A moment later, the candle went out with a pop, and the room became completely dark, no different from the outside world.
Only the lightning mark on Wang Lin's right eyelid continued to emit a faint light … Within Wang Lin's origin soul, only seven of the eight ancient lightning dragons were left. They roared and struggled madly under the flames, but the sea of fire was already so hot that it could refine everything in the world. Now, it was split into seven parts, and the sea of fire that fell on each of the ancient lightning dragons was several times stronger than before.
As the flames burned, the lightning dragons let out miserable shrieks. Before long, one of them collapsed, and the lightning dragon formed by Wang Lin's origin soul devoured it!
With a spurt of energy, his origin soul Thunder Dragon charged toward the remaining six lightning dragons. With the help of the sea of fire, it began to crazily collide and tear at them.
The night gradually passed, and the morning sun shrouded the land with its light, waking up the sleeping city. However, the sun came a little late, and its light was blocked by the heavy dark clouds that appeared as the night faded, causing the land to darken.
Muffled sounds of thunder could be heard coming from within the clouds. However, there was a fine rainstorm that suddenly fell.
Wang Lin opened his eyes while he was sitting there.
"Of the eight ancient lightning dragons, I've devoured seven of them. There's only one left!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed.
Ugh … Yesterday's leaflet seemed to have given a lot of people goosebumps … Someone even said that I was acting spoiled. When I saw this sentence, I also had a thick layer of goosebumps and had nightmares for the whole night …