In the Mountain Sea Continent of the Southern Continent, there was an inland sea. This sea was called the Mountain Sea. The sea was vast, and there would occasionally be a large number of seabirds circling in the blue sky. Along with the crashing of the waves, the moist sea breeze blew toward the coast.
In the entire Mountain Sea Continent, the Mountain Sea occupied nearly 70% of the land, while the remaining 30% surrounded the Mountain Sea.
At this moment, on the northern coast of the Mountain Sea, there was a mountain range. Wang Lin was standing on top of one of the peaks, looking at the sea before him. His expression was calm.
This was the place closest to the Mountain Sea Tree, but Wang Lin didn't immediately choose to go back to the Mountain Sea. Instead, his body flickered and he disappeared from the top of the mountain. When he reappeared, he was inside a cave that had been opened.
Wang Lin had lived in this cave for three years, and he had placed a large amount of restrictions around it. This place could provide a certain degree of protection for him.
There was also an indistinct blue weapon in the cave abode. The mist spread all around, and one could vaguely see a much smaller sea dragon.
Sitting in the lotus position inside the cave, Wang Lin slowly closed his eyes. He placed his hands on his knees and continued to form seals. These seals were all very special, and Wang Lin had found them after testing them many times.
"Before I take the Mountain Sea Tree, I'll first go see what mysteries the Empyrean Trial has!"
Wang Lin sat there and followed the method to enter the Empyrean Trial he had learned over the past 50 years. His divine sense slowly spread out from his body and gathered above his head. It continued to compress until it turned into a ray of bright light.
This light was the light of divine sense. After condensing above Wang Lin's head for a moment, it suddenly shot into the sky at an indescribable speed.
It penetrated the cave, penetrated the mountain, and charged into the sky. Outsiders couldn't see or feel this at all, so the divine sense light condensed into a special seal that Wang Lin had made. The function of this seal was to hide all divine sense fluctuations and protect Empyrean Exalts from being detected when they entered the Empyrean Trial.
It was said that this seal was passed down from the Celestial Ancestor!
Wang Lin's divine sense continued to rise into the sky. It broke through the void and charged into the endless sky. It was like a sharp sword that was going to pierce the sky of the Immortal Astral Continent!
The moment his divine sense reached its peak, Wang Lin's mind rumbled. His divine sense felt like the sky had turned into a giant whirlpool that sucked in his divine sense.
Wang Lin's vision blurred. After a while, when everything became clear again, Wang Lin looked around in shock.
He was currently in a land mass that was roughly 5,000 kilometers in diameter. It was a very small land mass that floated in the sky, surrounded by countless howling gales. There were also numerous black strands that flickered about, each of which contained terrifying power. It was as if just touching them would cause anyone to be killed in body and soul.
At the center of the continent was a huge palace. This palace was filled with an ancient aura. It was completely black and gave off a ferocious might. Anyone who saw it couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence.
When Wang Lin arrived and observed his surroundings, divine senses came from the palace and swept by Wang Lin.
Each of these divine senses contained the pressure of an Empyrean Exalt cultivator, and there were nearly 200 of them.
"Wang Lin?"
"White-Haired Empyrean Exalt!"
"It's him!"
Some of these divine senses belonged to the Empyrean Exalts that had fought with Wang Lin in the past 50 years. When they saw Wang Lin arrive, they immediately recognized him.
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he looked around. He saw that he was in an ancient transfer array. This array was extremely complicated, and when Wang Lin looked at it, he felt like his divine sense was going to be devoured by the array.
After a long time, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze. When he walked out of the transfer array, he carefully observed his body. His body was exactly the same as when he had his body. If it wasn't for the fact that he already knew he was here with his divine sense, it would have been very difficult to notice the difference.
"The Empyrean Trial was created by the Celestial Ancestor. It is indeed mysterious!" Wang Lin's body flickered and he flew toward the ancient palace where many divine senses were coming from.
The closer he got, the more shocked Wang Lin became. This ancient, black palace looked extremely large from afar, but when he got closer, it was even more so. What was even more shocking was that when he got closer, he found that there were even more large palaces above the palace!
There was a total of 19 palaces floating in the air. They seemed to be connected to each other like a long dragon. The few palaces at the very top were so deep in the sky that only a blurry silhouette could be seen.
"In my 50 years of understanding, the rumored Empyrean Trial is actually formed by the Celestial Ancestor's strongest treasure. It exists in the void to protect the Celestial Clan."
Wang Lin looked at the palaces in the sky. Most of them were just shadows because they were too far away, but the pressure coming from them was extremely clear to Wang Lin.
As he got closer, Wang Lin saw more than 200 cultivators sitting outside the first ancient palace at the center of the continent. These cultivators were far away from each other as if they didn't want to be together.
After Wang Lin arrived, many of them looked over. Some of them knew Wang Lin, and after looking at him, they smiled and clasped their hands.
Wang Lin clasped his hands back and stood outside the palace. Looking at the behemoth-like palace, he felt like he was small.
"The Empyrean Trial is extremely strange. No matter where a cultivator is in the Celestial Clan, they can be attracted here with their divine sense. This is why Empyrean Exalts like to come here the most. Even if two people are far apart, they can still meet here.
"And because of this, it is the best place for Empyrean Exalts to get to know each other." Wang Lin recalled the information he had learned over the past 50 years.
While Wang Lin was pondering, the seventh palace above the palace suddenly erupted with dazzling, golden light. This golden light instantly shrouded the area, causing all the Empyrean Exalts on the continent to look up.
Wang Lin also looked over and saw a black-robed figure fly out from the seventh palace. This figure was a middle-aged man with long hair fluttering in the wind. His body exuded a powerful sense of majesty as he charged into the sky from the seventh palace to the eighth palace!
"Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin passed the seventh palace!"
"To pass the seventh palace requires at least six Shi San Dao spells. I remember Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin didn't have this ability back then!" He has followed Grand Empyrean Jiu Ti for more than 1,000 years, so he must have gained a lot … "
"The eighth palace is nothing, but the most important thing is the ninth palace. If anyone can pass the ninth palace, they will be noticed by all the Grand Empyreans in the celestial clan."
"The ninth palace … is too difficult!
Those who can pass the ninth palace are infinitely close to becoming an Ascendant Empyrean. They only need one more step to become the 49th Ascendant Empyrean of the celestial clan! "
"Even the strongest Ascendant Empyrean, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao, stopped at the 16th palace and couldn't pass it."
"Rumor has it that if someone can pass the 19th palace, they will have a battle power that even Grand Empyreans don't want to casually attack!"
As the golden light spread, the more than 200 Empyrean Exalts all sent out divine sense messages.
While these divine sense messages were discussing Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin's actions, a thunderous rumble came from the eighth palace. The black-robed Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin was ejected from the palace. He turned into a ray of light and landed on the ground of the first palace.
The moment he landed, the divine sense messages from the surrounding Empyrean Exalts disappeared and everyone's gazes gathered on him.
Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin's expression was gloomy. He didn't even look around as he walked forward. He passed by Wang Lin and found an area in the distance. He sat down and closed his eyes to cultivate.
In the following period of time, Wang Lin saw flashes of golden light coming from the palaces in the sky, and people continued to fail. The most people stopped at the eighth palace like Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin, and the least people failed at the second or third palace.
Wang Lin wasn't in a rush to attempt it. Instead, he sat there and continued to observe. The surrounding Empyrean Exalts came and went during these three days, but most of them didn't leave and chose to stay.
During these three days, Empyrean Exalt Zhu Lin went to the eighth palace to challenge it, but he still failed.
On the fourth day, Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He stood up and walked toward the first palace.
His actions didn't attract too much attention. After all, the first palace was too simple for the cultivators here.
Only the Empyrean Exalt cultivators that had fought with Wang Lin looked at Wang Lin when he entered the first palace.
"Since this white-haired Empyrean Exalt went to challenge the first palace, it's obvious that this is his first time here. I wonder how many floors he can pass."
"This person is very strange. His cultivation is ordinary, but his combat strength is shocking. I'm not his match. I wonder how many floors he can pass."
"Wang Lin … His reputation in the Southern Continent has been illustrious for the past few decades. Grand Empyrean Dao Yi tried to recruit him but was rejected."
More than a dozen gazes followed Wang Lin as he disappeared outside the palace.
The moment he stepped into the first palace, Wang Lin felt like the universe was changing before his eyes. He saw with his own eyes that the inside of the palace was a starry sky!
This starry sky was vast and boundless. There were countless stars that emitted dazzling starlight, and he was standing in this starry sky.
A strange whistling sound came from this starry sky. Wang Lin raised his head and a cold glint appeared in his eyes!
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