Eastern Continent, Great Sage Continent.
On an ordinary mountain peak in this continent, Wang Lin silently stood there with his hands behind his back. He looked up at the blue sky and white clouds. The wind blew by his body and lifted his clothes, but it couldn't make his white hair flutter.
His eyes were like the starry sky, revealing a sense of profoundness. His figure was tall and straight, like a pine tree that didn't age in the wind.
The mountain wasn't tall, and it was covered in green trees. The leaves rustled in the wind, and the moaning wind formed a beautiful melody.
Wang Lin stood at the top of the mountain with a calm expression. He didn't become arrogant because he had passed the 17th palace, nor did he become arrogant because there would be Grand Empyreans coming to recruit him. He quietly looked at the sky, just like when he was in the cave world.
After an unknown amount of time, after dusk, when the sun set, Wang Lin stood there and stared at the sky. The clouds suddenly changed and all the white clouds that were covered by darkness appeared once more. A sun appeared in the dark sky!
The sun appeared out of thin air and emitted a dazzling light that lit up the night sky. The sun gave off endless heat waves as if it was very close to Wang Lin. A figure slowly walked out from the sun.
He wore a daoist robe and had a head of black hair. He looked like a handsome young man. Grand Empyrean Dao Yi was the first to appear before Wang Lin!
As Dao Yi's figure appeared, everything in the world suddenly became still.
The wind didn't move, the trees didn't move, everything didn't move. Even Wang Lin's clothes seemed to freeze.
It was as if the world had been frozen by an invisible force!
The only one that could move was Grand Empyrean Dao Yi. He walked out from the sun and arrived 100 feet from Wang Lin. He floated in the air and looked down at Wang Lin.
Just as his gaze focused on Wang Lin, a series of cracking sounds came from the void around Wang Lin. This sound was extremely sudden, and it made Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes light up.
Countless fine cracks appeared in the air around Wang Lin. It was as if his entire body was sealed in ice, and the layer of ice was showing signs of collapsing.
A moment later, Wang Lin's frozen clothes began to flutter. He raised his head and looked at Grand Empyrean Dao Yi!
This caused Grand Empyrean Dao Yi's eyes to shine brightly. He didn't expect Wang Lin to recover so quickly from his pressure that could stop anything in the world.
At this moment, Dao Yi was here with his real body. This wasn't his Divine Sense, nor was it his clone, but his real body!
"He is indeed worthy of being the number one Ascendant Empyrean to pass the 17th palace!
For you to be able to recover under my pressure, you can be considered the strongest under Grand Empyrean!
"Wang Lin, follow me. I promised you that if you follow me, I'll be immortal and you will be immortal!"
Grand Empyrean Dao Yi smiled. He seemed to have forgotten that he had thought of giving up on Wang Lin during the Empyrean Trial.
Wang Lin silently pondered and clasped his hands at Grand Empyrean Dao Yi.
Grand Empyrean Dao Yi frowned slightly but soon relaxed. He looked at Wang Lin and pondered a bit before speaking. His voice wasn't loud and didn't echo, but each word seemed to contain law, causing the world to tremble.
"This is a treasure personally refined by my original body!"
As Grand Empyrean Dao Yi spoke, he raised his right hand. There was a ring on his right index finger. This ring emitted a golden light and slowly flew out from his finger. It expanded in the air and turned into a ring about 30 feet wide.
"This ring, no, my original body used materials from the Immemorial God Realm and spent 100,000 years to refine it. My original body used a faith spell to imitate the Celestial Ancestor's treasure. Even I would have to spend a lot of effort to break it!"
Wang Lin looked at the 30-foot-wide ring and his eyes lit up.
This ring was extremely extraordinary. Wang Lin couldn't see through it, as if it didn't belong to this world and was an illusion.
The pressure it gave off made Wang Lin feel like he was facing a Grand Empyrean.
Noticing the light in Wang Lin's eyes, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi waved his left hand and a piece of green bamboo appeared in his palm. This green bamboo was beautiful and gave off a fragrance.
"This bamboo is a treasure of the heavens. If you integrate it into your body, your essence will evolve and it will also contain my dao!
"If you can fully comprehend my dao, even if you don't have the opportunity to become a Grand Empyrean, you will be infinitely close!"
The moment the green bamboo appeared, Wang Lin's eyes became serious. Just by smelling the fragrance, his essence seemed to have grown. This thing was more helpful to his essence than anything else.
If he could integrate it, the benefits to Wang Lin would be great!
Grand Empyrean Dao Yi had been paying attention to Wang Lin's expression, and he smiled. Based on his understanding of Wang Lin, he knew that Wang Lin was interested in external treasures. These things were very attractive to Wang Lin, so he had come here to tempt Wang Lin with treasures!
Moreover, these two treasures weren't essential to him. If he could trade them for Wang Lin, it would be very worthwhile. However, he also knew that Wang Lin wasn't an ordinary cultivator, so he wouldn't be the only one coming to recruit Wang Lin. If he didn't take out some real treasures, it was likely he would be outshone by the other Grand Empyreans.
"In addition to these two treasures, there is one more thing!"
After Grand Empyrean Dao Yi said this, his heart ached. This could be considered a real treasure, and even he hadn't fully understood it yet.
With a wave of his sleeve, a giant vortex appeared in front of him. A skull the size of a fist slowly flew out from the vortex. The skull was surrounded by a ghostly light, and as soon as it appeared, a shocking death aura spread out.
The aura of death swept across the world, shattering the area that had been frozen by Dao Yi. Everything in the world could move again, but was infected by the aura of death.
This skull didn't look like it belonged to a person, it looked more like the bones of a baby!
"This thing didn't come from the Immemorial God Realm. I left the Immortal Astral Continent a long time ago and found it on a piece of floating land.
"After I took it, the floating land disappeared … This thing contains a trace of power I don't understand, but I have a feeling that if I can absorb this power, I can break through the limits of a Grand Empyrean and become an existence like the Celestial Ancestor … Perhaps we were fated to obtain it, but we didn't comprehend it. It has been in my hands for a long time … If you follow me, I'll gift it to you!"
Grand Empyrean Dao Yi revealed a decisive gaze. In order to recruit Wang Lin, he had indeed paid a certain price.
Wang Lin looked at the baby-like skull. He couldn't see through it, but he had an indescribable feeling that it was very familiar. This familiarity seemed to have been forgotten in his soul, and he couldn't remember when he had seen it.
Wang Lin struggled, and after a long time, he slowly spoke.
"Thank you, Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, but let me consider this matter!"
Grand Empyrean Dao Yi frowned slightly as he looked at Wang Lin and slowly nodded.
"That's fine. With your cultivation level, there must have been other Grand Empyreans recruiting you, so it is normal for you to consider it a bit more."
Just as Grand Empyrean Dao Yi spoke, a roar came from outside the death aura. This roar was like thunder, and the surrounding death aura began to churn.
Ripples echoed in the sky and a person walked out!
This person was tall and had no hair. He wore coarse clothes and walked over step by step. Thunderous rumbles echoed as if all the power in the world couldn't stop him.
After taking seven steps, it was as if heaven and earth were collapsing. All living things retreated, and even the death qi was pushed back, not daring to block his path in the slightest. This bald man was like an extremely domineering celestial of war as he strode forward.
After seven steps, he arrived beside Wang Lin. Unlike Dao Yi, who was floating in the air, this burly man was standing on top of the mountain like Wang Lin.
"Greetings, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng. Wang will remember Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's help in Empyrean Trial." Wang Lin clasped his hands and bowed at the bald man.
Grand Empyrean Wu Feng laughed. His voice was like thunder that caused the sky to tremble.
"No problem. I don't like the Celestial Emperor, so I'm just speaking frankly!"
This was another difference between this person and Dao Yi. Dao Yi always spoke with his original body, but Grand Empyrean Wu Feng's words gave off a sense of boldness.
"You must have guessed my purpose in coming here. Let's not talk about the conditions. I have a pot of good wine here that I don't usually give to others. Do you want to drink it?"
Grand Empyrean Wu Feng waved his right hand and a green gourd appeared. He smiled at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin faintly smiled as his right hand reached out and the gourd flew into his hand. He put it next to his mouth and took a big gulp.
"Good. Whether you follow me or not, you can come to the Northern Continent's glacier at any time!"
Grand Empyrean Wu Feng looked at Wang Lin and smiled. At this moment, he raised his head and looked at Dao Yi.
"Dao Yi, if more than one Grand Empyrean wants to recruit an Ascendant Empyrean, there is an agreement. You only have one chance to state your conditions. Have you finished listing the benefits?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept across the three treasures. As for the ring and the green bamboo, he completely ignored them. Only the skull caused his expression to freeze.
"Just these?
If you only take out these, then I'll speak. "
As Wu Feng spoke, he looked at Dao Yi.
When Wang Lin heard this, his heart trembled. It was rare for multiple Grand Empyreans to recruit someone at the same time. Wu Feng had deliberately pointed it out and used words to pressure Dao Yi. Perhaps there was a reason for this.
"Is he going to help me …" Wang Lin looked at Wu Feng.
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