Snow fell and the cold wind blew. On this winter evening, Wang Lin walked through the city in the mortal world. He didn't know why, but when he sensed this city from afar, he felt the urge to come here.
"Perhaps I'm looking for a feeling of being ordinary …" Wang Lin's feet crunched on the snow on the ground. A few snowflakes fell on his face, and they were very cold.
He walked from one end of the city to the other, crossing the entire city. He left behind footprints that were quickly buried in the snow.
On the other side of the city gate, Wang Lin looked back. Along the way, he saw the scenes of the mortal world. He saw the lights of tens of thousands of homes lit up in the snowy dusk.
However, there was no warm feeling. Everything about him was like the footprints that were covered by the snow. He didn't belong here.
This was the first time Wang Lin had such an indescribable feeling. He knew that as his cultivation level increased, he had cut off the last bit of connection to the mortal world.
He knew that turning into a mortal three times was the end. After that was the end!
This was a change in his mentality. He still wanted to rest in this city in the mortal world and watch mortals live and die. However, he could no longer fully integrate into it.
"Is it my heart that is no longer calm …?" Wang Lin looked up at the snow in the sky. He stood alone at the city gate and murmured.
"I now have eight essences … I'm still missing one essence before I can step into the Arcane Void realm. After that, I'm confident that I can quickly go through the nine Arcane Tribulations … Perhaps my heart is no longer calm, but one day, I'll be like I was in the past. I'll be able to calmly stay in this city in the mortal world and silently comprehend the heavens …"
Wang Lin came, but he left with melancholy. It was as if he had lost something. He wanted to find it, but he couldn't find it.
"This is the price … the price of becoming an expert …" Wang Lin silently walked through the closed city gate. Facing the cold wind and snow outside, he walked off into the distance.
The lights of the homes behind him flickered with warmth. However, this warmth was something that Wang Lin longed for, but he couldn't touch.
The sound of the wind whistled through the snowflakes. Gradually, the sound of a snowy zither began to echo, accompanied by Wang Lin's lonely figure.
Several months later, the collapsed Pill Sea had transformed into a huge basin. It was completely empty, devoid of life, only desolation and deathly stillness.
Wang Lin's figure appeared in the sky above the Pill Sea. This was the second time he had come here. Compared to last time, his mood this time was one of parting.
Walking through the desolate Pill Sea Basin, Wang Lin's divine sense spread out. The closer he got to the Green Devil Continent, the more cautious he became. After another month, when Wang Lin crossed the entire Pill Sea and stepped onto the Green Devil Continent, he felt a gloomy aura that lingered around the Green Devil Continent.
This gloomy aura was cold and bloodthirsty, and it was filled with an evil aura. Whether it was the mortals, beasts, or cultivators that were born on this land, all of them had a demonic nature.
The Green Devil Continent was different from the Heavenly Bull Continent. There were very few mountains here, and what occupied most of the land were the endless swamps. The endless swamps seemed to contain many terrifying legends, and when one walked on them, they couldn't help but feel fear.
Wang Lin didn't like the Green Devil Continent very much.
There were very few powerful cultivators on the Green Devil Continent, and most of them were low level cultivators. They posed no threat to Wang Lin, but he still maintained a certain pattern and used Spatial Bending to cross the Green Devil Continent.
He could feel that there was a mysterious force deep within the Green Devil Continent. This force contained monstrous devilish energy and was extremely powerful. According to the tortoise map, this was where the Green Devil Scorpion Temple was located.
The Heavenly Bull Continent didn't have a Heavenly Bull Temple. The construction of such a temple required an edict from the Celestial Emperor. Without an edict, it couldn't be built.
This demonic nature was very strong and could even affect one's mind. Wang Lin didn't get close to it but went around it. He moved toward the end of the Green Devil Continent, toward the border of the Meng Earth Continent.
Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, several months went by. During these months, Wang Lin encountered some cultivators, but no one could stop him. Several months later, Wang Lin appeared at the border of the Green Devil Continent.
At the border of the Meng Earth Continent was one of the few mountains in the Green Devil Continent. This mountain range was very high and looked like it connected to the sky. Past this mountain range was the Meng Earth Continent.
Standing at the bottom of the mountain range, Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked at the towering mountain range. He felt two monstrous devilish energy at the top of the mountain. This devilish energy condensed into two giant scorpion shadows that coiled around the mountain range.
These were two Green Devil Messengers!!
Behind these two strands of devilish energy, there was a shocking sword energy at the top of the mountain. As Wang Lin closed in, it seemed to be able to destroy the heavens. It turned into an ancient sword that floated in the sky like the tip of a mountain.
Along the way, this was the first time Wang Lin had encountered a Green Devil Continent cultivator with the power to stop him. In particular, he felt a familiar fluctuation from that sword energy.
This was enough to show that Wang Lin's choice to leave the Green Devil Continent through the Green Devil Continent was correct. Otherwise, he would have encountered even more cultivators blocking his way.
"Triple entry … They think too highly of Wang."
Wang Lin's expression was neutral as he walked toward the mountain. Just as he stepped forward, he saw two Green Devil Scorpions rush out from the mountain. From afar, it looked like two Green Devil Scorpions were charging at Wang Lin.
Shortly after, the ancient sword shadow at the top of the mountain let out a heaven-shaking sword howl and swept across the world. The sword followed the two devilish energies and chopped down on Wang Lin with the power to split the heavens!
Heaven and Earth buzzed. The power of the sword seemed to supersede all other light in the area, transforming into a shocking beam of light that shot toward Meng Hao like a beam of light.
There was a flash of coldness in Wang Lin's eyes. The Heavenly Bull tattoo on the right side of his face shined and turned into countless black strands that surrounded Wang Lin. The strands formed the Heavenly Bull soul armor that covered his body, leaving only his long, white hair and cold eyes.
The moment the soul armor was put on, Wang Lin's aura increased greatly and he reached the peak of the early stage of Void Tribulant. He stepped forward and closed in on the first Green Devil Scorpion, the Green Devil Messenger.
Just as the two closed in, before Wang Lin could attack, the Green Devil Messenger revealed a hint of madness. He didn't use any spells at all. Instead, as Wang Lin closed in, his hands formed a seal and pressed down on the spot between his eyebrows.
Shortly after, a terrifying fluctuation erupted from his body. This Green Devil Messenger was at the mid stage of Void Tribulant, and he had chosen to self-destruct at this moment!!
This was a complete self-detonation. Without the slightest hesitation, it exploded!
The self-destruction of a mid stage Void Tribulant cultivator was powerful enough to shake the entire Green Devil Continent. It was a destructive force that would even make late stage Void Tribulant cultivators frown.
Without any reason or warning, the moment the Green Devil Tribe cultivator self-destructed, the Green Devil Messenger behind him also chose to self-destruct!
The self-destruction of two mid stage Void Tribulant cultivators was something that even late stage Void Tribulant cultivators would have to avoid!
The moment the two Green Devil Messengers self-destructed, Wang Lin's eyes shined brightly and a great sense of danger filled his body. This sense of danger didn't come from the self-destruction of the two Green Devil Messengers, but from why they were self-destructing!!
They hadn't even started fighting, but they were going to self-destruct. This was simply too strange. Also, behind them was Void Cloud, who had used the shocking sword energy. The three of them had the power to fight against Wang Lin, so there was no need for them to self-destruct!
If things were abnormal, then there was a demon!
To sacrifice two mid stage Void Tribulant Green Devil Messengers, the Green Devil Continent's goal must be monstrous. From the looks of it, they wouldn't let Wang Lin easily leave this place.
As the thunderous rumbles echoed, Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his right hand reached at the void. The human-shaped earth armor appeared in his hand, and with a wave, an earth-yellow light surrounded his body.
Shortly after, Wang Lin erupted with all his cultivation and his Ancient Dao power without any hesitation. The moment his Ancient Dao aura spread out, a giant figure that seemed to be able to support the world appeared behind Wang Lin!
The moment the figure appeared, everyone within tens of thousands of kilometers could clearly see the fluctuations of the Ancient Dao aura spread out.
The giant Ancient Dao shadow let out a roar and shrouded Wang Lin to resist the destructive force of the two Green Devil Messengers' self-destruction.
With a thunderous bang, the destructive force of the first Green Devil Messenger's self-destruction landed on the giant Ancient Dao shadow. The giant Ancient Dao shadow trembled and showed signs of collapsing. The destructive force of the second Green Devil Messenger's self-destruction arrived.
The thunderous rumble was heaven-shaking. Wang Lin's Ancient Dao power, which had been strengthened by his early stage Void Tribulant cultivation, immediately collapsed!
At the same time, part of the destructive force of the two mid stage Void Tribulant Green Devil Messengers' self-destruction landed on Wang Lin's first layer of armor, the human-shaped earth armor.
He woke up in a daze and stared out the window. It was almost dark...
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