The Celestial Emperor's imperial edict told Wang Lin to meet him in the imperial city. There was no time, so Wang Lin naturally wouldn't go immediately.
In a flash, three years passed.
During these three years, Wang Lin opened up a cave under a boundless desert in the Meng Earth Continent. He sat down in closed door cultivation to comprehend what he had gained from the battle against the Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor.
Three years later, inside the cave in the desert, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were ghostly, as if they contained the stars within them.
"Due to my cultivation level, I can only imbue nine Divine Powers in one punch if I don't wear my Soul Armor.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and squeezed. A muffled rumble came from his palm.
"Even so, my punch is much stronger than it was three years ago.
Now when I face the Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor again, I can match his first punch without the soul armor! "
Back then, when Wang Lin faced the Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor's first punch, he had retreated three steps. His cultivation level had remained the same, but his combat power had increased a lot.
"Unfortunately, during these three years, I have observed and studied the Rapid Spell Art. At most, Golden Exalt cultivators can help me open the sixth Spell Vein, and I need nine Golden Exalts!" Wang Lin clearly felt the power of the Rapid Spell Art during his battle against the Devil Dao Sect's Empyrean Exalt old ancestor.
However, the reason this art was so powerful was because the quality of Wang Lin's Spell Veins was very high. However, the higher the quality, the more difficult it was to open a new Spell Vein.
Back then, the Devil Dao Sect's sect master could open the fourth and fifth Spell Veins, but to open the sixth Spell Vein, he needed nine Golden Exalts!
"Opening the Rapid Spell Art like this is really … too difficult.
The sixth requires nine Golden Exalts, the seventh requires nine Empyrean Exalts, and the eighth requires nine Ascendant Empyrean Exalts … If so, then the ninth requires nine Grand Empyrean Exalts … Perhaps one Grand Empyrean is enough to open the ninth Spell Vein … "Wang Lin bitterly smiled.
"I have to continue cultivating the Rapid Spirit Art. This art is extremely powerful, and it is the best display of my combat power!"
"My actual cultivation level is only at the early stage of Void Tribulant. Due to my cultivation level, I can only fuse nine spells into my punch. I need to quickly obtain the metal and wood essences and form my five-element true body to reach the mid stage of Void Tribulant.
As a result, I can integrate even more spells. I just don't know how many I can integrate once I reach the mid stage of Void Tribulant! "
"In addition, I have to fight more Empyrean Exalts to attract the attention of the other Grand Empyreans … In addition, I have to find out how to enter the Empyrean Trial through these battles and see if it is as the Devil Dao Sect's old ancestor said."
Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he stood up from the cross-legged position he had been sitting for three years.
"I must go to the Empyrean Trial and see how many levels I can pass with my cultivation level!"
Wang Lin's body flickered and he appeared above the desert. He waved his sleeves and a giant sea dragon appeared. The sea dragon let out a roar and lowered its head toward Wang Lin. Its eyes were filled with respect.
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he stepped onto the head of the sea dragon. The sea dragon turned into a ray of light and disappeared without a trace.
"There are two sects in the Meng Earth Continent. One is the Earth Sect and the other is the Meng Earth Sect!
They are both part of the Shi San Sect of the Eastern Continent. However, these two sects only have Golden Exalts and no Empyrean Exalts! "
Wang Lin sat on the head of the sea dragon as he moved forward. The introduction of the Meng Earth Continent appeared in his mind.
"Although I need the origin souls of Golden Exalts, these two sects have no enmity with me. Forget it!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he sent out a divine sense message. The sea dragon turned around and flew toward the Heaven Continent that was connected to the Meng Earth Continent.
The turtle shell vaguely pointed out that there were rumors of Empyrean Exalts in the Heaven Continent's Heaven Gate!
"However, although the map on the turtle shell looks large, it is only a part of it. I still have to go to the Earth Sect and Meng Earth Sect to get their own maps."
With Wang Lin's cultivation level back then, if he entered the Meng Earth Continent, whether it was the Earth Sect or the Meng Earth Sect, they would be behemoths. He wouldn't want to provoke them and would have to be careful. However, it was different now. These two sects weren't scary at all, they were just ordinary sects.
"This place is the closest to the Earth Sect. I'll go to the Earth Sect first!"
The turtle shell map appeared in Wang Lin's mind. After pondering a bit, he changed directions. The sea dragon flew east and disappeared without a trace.
The Meng Earth Continent was mostly made up of desert. The endless desert was like a sea, and every time a storm blew, a large amount of sand would be swept up, creating a terrifying sandstorm in the Meng Earth Continent.
There were strong and weak sandstorms. When they were weak, they could make the mortal world tremble. When they were strong, even cultivators' expressions changed and they didn't dare to get close.
This was because the powerful sandstorm contained a strange magnetic force. This magnetic force had an extremely strong effect on cultivators. It could instantly suck cultivators in, and even their primordial spirits couldn't escape.
Fortunately, sandstorms with this kind of magnetic force were rare, and they were very powerful. They could be seen from afar and had time to avoid them.
However, there was an area to the east of the Meng Earth Continent that was shrouded in sandstorms year-round. Every 100 years, the sandstorms would erupt with their strongest power. During this time, it would be rare to see anyone within tens of thousands of kilometers.
Normally, this place would be dark and filled with endless sandstorms. Without a special method, it would be very difficult to enter.
In the eastern part of the Meng Earth Continent, there was a sect whose name shook the entire Meng Earth Continent. It was called the Earth Gate!
There were countless sects in the Meng Earth Continent, but only the Earth Sect and the Meng Earth Sect were the giants of the Meng Earth Continent. No one dared to offend these two giant sects.
At this moment, within the sandstorm area where the Earth Sect was located, the dark sky twisted and a giant sea dragon appeared. Wang Lin sat on the head of the sea dragon, and as soon as he appeared, a powerful gust of wind blew by.
Although the wind was very berserk, when it landed on Wang Lin's body, it wasn't even able to move his hair. It was as if Wang Lin's body was illusory and didn't have a physical body.
As for the sea dragon, it didn't care about the wind at all. Its eyes were cold as it looked into the depths of the sandstorm.
Feeling the power of the wind and earth essences in the sandstorm, Wang Lin calmly ordered the sea dragon to fly forward.
The wind raged before him, but the moment the sand got close to Wang Lin, it scattered as if it was obeying him.
Zhao Jiuge flew toward the center of the sandstorm area at a moderate speed. There was a layer of yellow light that covered an area of tens of thousands of kilometers, preventing the sandstorm from spreading inside.
That was where the Earth Sect was located.
The entire Earth Sect was like a paradise, and it looked very special in the sandstorm. There were mountains, rivers, and pavilions everywhere. There was also a large amount of Earth Sect disciples busily flying to and fro within 5,000 kilometers of the sect.
The Earth Sect had less than 30,000 disciples. This was completely different from the other nine sects, the Shi San Sect. The Earth Sect only wanted talented disciples, not ordinary disciples!
The disciples in the Earth's Gate had a strict hierarchy. They were divided into nine ranks, and each disciple was given a residence and a monthly salary that far surpassed the other sects. This was because the Earth's Gate only had 30,000 disciples!
The Earth Sect spent a great deal of effort to train these 30,000 disciples, and the Earth Sect gave unimaginable resources to those with better talent.
In the Earth Sect, the first rank disciples were the least; there were less than 100. As for the ninth rank disciples, they had the most, more than 20,000.
At this moment, in the Earth Sect, in the area where the grade 5 disciples were, there were two cultivators sitting cross-legged in one of the exquisite pavilions.
These two cultivators were a man and a woman. The man looked to be in his 30s and was very handsome, but he gave off a cold aura. His cultivation level wasn't high, only at the second step, Nirvana Scryer.
The woman beside him did not breathe. Instead, she looked at the man beside her with a gentle expression. Her eyes were filled with attachment.
However, just at this moment, the man's body began to tremble violently. His face became distorted as if he was in extreme pain and he let out muffled roars.
This sudden change caused the woman's expression to change. She immediately placed her hands on the man's chest and continued to pour her cultivation into him.
A moment later, the pain on the man's face slowly lessened and he suddenly opened his eyes. In this short period of time, his body was soaked in sweat.
The woman looked at the sweat on the man's forehead, bit her lower lip, and softly said, "You … You have tried many times, don't try again … Is that dream really that important?"
The man silently pondered as he looked out the window. After a long time, he calmed down.
"That dream is very important!!"
"More important than me?!" The woman bit her lower lip until it was bleeding.
The man's eyes were filled with confusion.
"This dream has accompanied me for nearly two hundred years … In that dream, there was a person. I couldn't see her face clearly, but I could feel that my existence was for her … It was as if she was my wife from my previous life …"
"This is just a dream, Qing, this is just a dream!!!" There seemed to be tears in the woman's eyes as she looked at the man she had loved for more than 100 years.
"Is it a dream …" The confusion in the man's eyes became even stronger.
"It's just a dream …" The woman shed tears and hugged the man as if she was afraid he would lose her. She kept saying this sentence beside him.
"Is it really just a dream …" The man closed his eyes.
At this moment, while the man was in a daze, Wang Lin's expression was the same as ever outside the light screen of the Earth's Gate. He flew past the raging sandstorm and felt the magnetic force contained within it. However, this magnetic force was something he could ignore.
He stopped there. Under Wang Lin's feet was the huge sea dragon. The dragon carried Wang Lin and remained motionless in the wind. However, its huge dragon eyes were fixed on the Earth's Gate before them with a cold glint.
"Earth's Gate Sect Master, Ancestor, come quickly!"
In the sky where the sandstorm was at its most violent, Wang Lin's Divine Sense spread out. His Divine Sense was like Thunder. In that instant, it reverberated throughout the entire Earth's Gate and entered the minds of every disciple, including the confused man called Qing.
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