The old man's voice was ancient as he pointed at the country of Zhao and slowly said to his disciples, "The Lord of the Sealed Realm grew up here. This place is called the country of Zhao, Suzaku, the true holy land!"
Before the four of them, there was a flash of light around the border of Zhao. This light spread across the entire country of Zhao, forming a formation.
The purpose of this formation was to prevent outsiders from entering.
"Suzaku, including the nine major sects, can visit at will as long as they send an invitation. Only this place doesn't allow outside cultivators to enter. This was the most resolute request Zhou Wutai, the master of Suzaku, made when Suzaku was being transformed on a large scale.
"You can touch any place, but not a single blade of grass or tree is allowed to touch the country of Zhao!"
The old man stood outside the light curtain and his voice was calm.
His three disciples looked at the land of Zhao and the faintly visible mountains in the distance with reverence in their eyes. They silently clasped their hands at Zhao.
"Any foreign cultivator that doesn't abide by the agreement and enters Zhao will be severely punished!"
As the old man spoke, his eyes lit up and he turned to look at Wang Lin and the madman, who were descending from the sky.
The three disciples were startled and immediately turned their heads. When they saw Wang Lin and the madman, they immediately sneered.
"Although this Suzaku isn't big, there are always annoying people!"
"These two are vulgar and really disgusting."
The madman also saw the four of them and his face was filled with excitement. He happily waved at the four of them.
"Little girls, we meet again. Haha, it looks like you are fated with this king. Come, come, come. For our fate, this king will reward you."
Wang Lin didn't seem to hear the madman's roar. He silently looked at the country of Zhao and his vision became blurry. Bursts of sadness appeared in his heart, and an unspeakable emotion caused him to slowly walk forward. He gradually closed in on the light curtain outside Zhao.
The old man's three disciples were enraged by the madman's words. If it wasn't for the fact that their master was by their side, they would have already taught him a lesson.
The old man frowned, and was about to speak when his expression suddenly became serious. He stared at Wang Lin. He saw Wang Lin getting closer and closer to the State of Zhao's spell formation, as if he was about to break it.
The old man's expression sank and he no longer paid attention to the madman. He stepped forward toward Wang Lin and shouted, "Wang Lin!
"Fellow cultivator, the holy land of the country of Zhao, the hometown of the Lord of the Sealed Realm, doesn't allow outsiders like us to enter. I hope you can respect yourself!" The old man's words were like thunder that shocked the madman.
The madman stared at the old man with his eyes wide open and immediately roared.
"Motherf * cker, you scared Benwang, you have to accompany me, you scared me!"
Wang Lin turned a deaf ear. There was no light formation in his eyes, only the familiar feeling he had finally found in the country of Zhao. That feeling became clearer and clearer, making him forget everything around him.
With one step, he closed in on the light curtain and caused a ripple to spread. It was as if a giant vortex had appeared before Wang Lin. The vortex rapidly rotated, causing the ripple to become even more intense. Eventually, it swept through the entire formation in Zhao.
"Fellow cultivator, stop!!"
The old man's expression changed greatly. Without hesitation, he charged toward Wang Lin like lightning. He wanted to stop Wang Lin. In his view, Wang Lin's actions had offended the Lord of the Sealed Realm's hometown and he needed to be severely punished!
Since he saw it, he had to stop it!
However, he was still a bit too slow. One breath before he closed in, the vortex formed before Wang Lin. It was as if two invisible hands had reached into the formation and gently separated it, revealing a huge gap.
From beginning to end, Wang Lin's body didn't stop at all. He carried melancholy and homesickness, along with the complicated thoughts of wanting to find something familiar as he entered the country of Zhao through the gap.
He stepped onto the land he was familiar with!
There was a flash of coldness in the old man's eyes. He hesitated for a bit before letting out a cold snort and also chasing through the gap.
"You have guts to break the formation of Zhao and enter the country of Zhao without permission. You have already caused a big disaster, and it won't be long before someone comes to punish you. Since the Old Man has encountered you, I can't let you offend the Lord of the Sealed Realm like this!"
The old man stepped into the gap and chased after Wang Lin.
The moment the formation was split by Wang Lin, almost all the powerful cultivators on Suzaku noticed it. Their expressions changed and became gloomy and angry.
"You dare to break into the Lord of the Sealed Realm's hometown? You're courting death!"
"The Old Man wants to see who has the guts to break the formation of Zhao!"
Rays of light came from all over planet Suzaku and charged toward the country of Zhao!
At the same time, within the nine great Sects of the State of Zhao, nine extremely powerful auras rose into the sky, bringing with them a sinister intent as they charged towards the State of Zhao.
Breaking the formation of Zhao and forcibly entering was a major event for Suzaku. It was an offense against the Lord of the Sealed Realm, an unforgivable matter that needed to be severely punished!
Outside the formation, the three disciples of the old man were stunned. They looked at the gap in the formation and saw their teacher chase after Wang Lin. They didn't know what to do for a moment.
On the contrary, the madman clapped his hands and his eyes were filled with excitement. He let out a roar as he rushed toward the gap.
"Haha, fun, fun." The madman's body flashed and he stepped into the gap in a flash of golden light.
The three disciples of the old man hesitated for a bit before looking at each other. They clenched their teeth and also rushed in.
Wang Lin looked at the familiar earth, mountains, and rivers in his mind. He looked at the Heng Yue Mountain in the distance and the pavilion from 2,000 years ago. The sense of familiarity became even more clear.
"Heng Yue Sect …" Wang Lin revealed a bitter expression and gently took a step forward. With this step, ripples echoed and his body suddenly disappeared.
At the instant he disappeared, the old man caught up to him. His expression was gloomy, and his pupils shrank.
"Spatial Bending!!
I can't see through this person's cultivation, but I didn't expect him to know Spatial Bending!
However, this is the hometown of the Lord of the Sealed Realm, and there are many powerful cultivators here. No matter how high this person's cultivation is, he won't be able to escape punishment! "
The old man's eyes lit up and he spread out his divine sense. Ripples also appeared under his feet. He had also used the Spatial Bending technique.
Below the Heng Yue Mountain, outside a jungle, there used to be a mountain village.
This mountain village had changed into a city. The name of the city was the Emperor Ancestral City … Wang Lin already knew this when he returned. However, there was an old house in the city that seemed to be eternal and hadn't changed.
This old house was his home … There was a courtyard around this old house, and in the east of the courtyard was an old grave that was rebuilt by later generations. It was silently waiting for the return of the wanderer.
There was no one inside the old house, and it was extremely quiet.
Just during this silence, Wang Lin's figure silently appeared in the yard and appeared before the grave. He looked at the grave spirit and his eyes became blurry. Two streams of tears silently flowed down.
Wang Lin's tears flowed as he knelt before the grave.
His childhood memories didn't appear in Wang Lin's mind like they did in the past. At this moment, he was exhausted as he stood before his parents' grave. His tears continued to flow as he stared at the grave spirit. His heart was filled with sorrow, but there was calmness.
It was as if only here did his heart truly belong to him, and only now did it truly stop.
Nothing here had changed. Everything here was the same as it was in the past. This was his home, his true home … He raised his trembling right hand and stroked the memorial tablet in front of the grave. As he touched the name engraved on it, more and more tears flowed down Wang Lin's face.
Didn't he return to Suzaku to pay his respects before his parents' grave? Didn't he return to Suzaku to give his parents a piece of their land … Didn't he return to Suzaku because his parents were buried here … Suzaku carried half of Wang Lin's memories, his longing for his parents, and everything about him. Every time he looked up at the sky in exhaustion, he would dream of them.
Leaves have roots, so they return when they fall.
Humans have souls, so their souls mourn for their loved ones.
"I can give up everything … As long as all of you are alive … Let me, Wan Er, and Ping 'er … reunite with our family … I can give up everything …" It had been a long, long time since Wang Lin had cried like this.
He really did miss his parents, and he missed his loved ones to the point of being hurt.
The painful sobs lingered in this quiet world for a long time and lingered for a long time.
Everyone had parents. The grief of losing one's parents might seem to be slowly dissipating with the passage of time, but in reality, it was buried deep within one's bones, buried deep within one's soul. Who could forget … as one grew older, the grief would be buried deeper and deeper. Once it was released, the grief would shock the heavens, and the grief could move the earth!
Humans had emotions, so they were called humans!
"You dare to break into the former residence of the Lord of the Sealed Realm …" Just at this moment, ripples echoed in the sky above the old house. The old man stepped forward. His expression was gloomy and his eyes were filled with anger. He respected the Lord of the Sealed Realm, and the Lord of the Sealed Realm's hometown was not allowed to be invaded.
When he caught up, he immediately saw Wang Lin kneeling before the grave. He saw the tears on Wang Lin's face and heard the sobs that made his heart clench. He immediately swallowed his words.
His body trembled, and he stood there in a daze. His mind was a complete mess. He knew where this place was, and he knew who was buried within that tomb. He knew that in this world, only one person had the qualifications to kneel here, and only one person had the qualifications to cry so bitterly in front of that tomb!
He also heard the person kneeling before the grave mutter something that caused his body to tremble and his eyes to be filled with disbelief.
"Father, Mother … Tie Zhu came back to see you …" Wang Lin touched the tombstone and seemed to see his parents. They were standing before him and looking at him kindly. Their warm gazes seemed to come from 2,000 years ago and hadn't dissipated at all.