In the blink of an eye, spring, autumn, and the four seasons passed. This year, the autumn leaves on Mount Emperor died and snow fell. However, not only did the rumor of the celestial clan not dissipate, it spread even more.
One year ago, a white-haired cultivator appeared in the celestial clan. He started from the fifth palace and passed through 17 palaces. He became the number one Ascendant Empyrean!
He completely replaced Ascendant Empyrean Bai Ao Ming Dao and truly stood at the peak below Grand Empyreans!
This person had a head of white hair and was called the White-Haired Ascendant Empyrean. As for his name, it was spread by many Empyrean Exalts. This person's name was Wang Lin!
The name "Wang Lin" swept through the celestial clan like a violent gust of wind. No Supreme Empyrean Exalt knew, no Supreme Ascendant Empyrean knew, and almost all the Golden Exalt ancestors had heard of him!
In fact, in addition to the Patriarch, even the Sect Leader, Elders, and other cultivators knew about it!
The 49th Ascendant Empyrean had appeared in the celestial clan. He was the strongest Ascendant Empyrean who had passed through the 17th palace!
Rumors about this person spread across the celestial clan. Rumor had it that this person had a soul armor and had obtained the recognition of a foreign spirit!
Rumor had it that this person's cultivation was unparalleled, but he was very low-key. After passing through more than a dozen palaces, he was unwilling to continue, but Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao provoked him and humiliated him. He flew into a rage and passed through the 17th palace, completely crushing Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao under his feet!
Rumor had it that Empyrean Exalt Hai Zi admired him, but he had coldly rejected her.
There was also a rumor that he came from a small sect in the Eastern Continent. Most cultivators had never heard of this sect.
Rumors continued to spread across the celestial clan.
Such a person would be valued by all the Grand Empyreans and would be recruited. However, this person had rejected Grand Empyrean Dao Yi, Grand Empyrean Wu Feng, and even Grand Empyrean Jiu Ti. He had chosen the weak Grand Empyrean Gemini!
Once this matter spread out, almost all the Immortals who had heard about Wang Lin were puzzled. All sorts of rumors regarding this matter stirred up a storm once more.
During this year of time, Wang Lin had been inside the Purple Yang Sect and hadn't left. Many Ascendant Empyreans had rushed to the Purple Yang Sect regardless of the distance to see Wang Lin.
Everyone who left after bowing respectfully had looks of admiration on their faces. However, there were also some who stayed behind in the Purple Sun Sect. It seemed that discussing Dao with Wang Lin had benefited them greatly.
Because of Wang Lin's name, the Zi Yang Sect was once again in the limelight!
The rumor of Wang Lin slowly spread to the 36 countries of the Ancient clan through various means. After all, the 49th Ascendant Empyrean had appeared in the celestial clan, which was very important to the Ancient clan. Not to mention that this new Ascendant Empyrean had suddenly replaced Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao as the strongest!
Of the 36 countries of the Ancient clan, the three clans each occupied 12 countries.
When the news about Wang Lin spread to the Dao Ji clan, Xuan Luo opened his eyes in his closed door cultivation room.
There was admiration in his eyes, but also pride.
He admired Wang Lin for reaching such a height in the celestial clan. He was proud that Wang Lin was someone he had found in the cave world and accepted as a disciple.
"He should be returning soon …" Xuan Luo didn't tell anyone about Wang Lin, not even the Dao Ji Emperor.
When the news spread to the palace and the Ancient Dao Emperor learned of it, his selection was still going on. Women were brought from all over to try to fuse with the soul fragment.
However, up until now, every day had been a failure and no one had succeeded.
However, he didn't give up. Instead, he expanded his search to find women who could fuse with the soul fragment.
When the Ancient Dao Emperor learned of the news about Wang Lin, he didn't think that this Wang Lin was the person he hated. Although he attached great importance to it, he didn't think too much about it.
He attached great importance to it and mobilized all forces to collect information about this person. After all, this person was likely to be the sixth Grand Empyrean of the celestial clan!
Compared to the celestial clan, the Ancient clan was only one Grand Empyrean away. If not for the fact that Grand Empyrean Gu Dao didn't participate in the three clans, they would have already been destroyed by the celestial clan.
Grand Empyrean Gu Dao lived on Mount Gu in the Ancient clan. His cultivation was heaven-shaking and he was the number one person among the nine suns on the Immortal Astral Continent!
Even the celestial clan's Grand Empyrean Dong Lin was no match for him.
In particular, Grand Empyrean Jidao was the only person in the nine suns that had killed a Grand Empyrean!
His existence could be traced back to the time of the Ji Ancestor. When he became a Grand Empyrean, Jiu Ti was only a Golden Exalt cultivator.
After the Ji Ancestor and Celestial Ancestor disappeared, a full-scale war broke out between the two clans. During that war, the celestial clan had eight Grand Empyreans and the Ji Clan only had four!
However, when the war reached its peak and the entire celestial clan slaughtered their way into half of the Ancient clan's territory, Grand Empyrean Gu Dao came out of closed door cultivation and went to the celestial clan alone. He fought against two celestial clan Grand Empyreans in front of countless celestials. In the end, he killed both of them. When he returned, he was ambushed by another celestial clan Grand Empyrean, but he was also killed!
After this battle, the name of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao shocked the Immortal Astral Continent!
Because of this, the celestial clan had to retreat and end the war.
After countless years, because Jidao still hadn't died, his deterrence shrouded the celestial clan. Even though they now had one more Grand Empyrean, they still didn't dare to attack.
There was even a rumor that the celestial clan's Grand Empyrean Dong Lin was killed when he challenged Gu Dao!
News of Wang Lin slowly spread through the Ancient clan under the protection of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao. This was the first time many people in the Ancient clan remembered the name Wang Lin.
During this year of time, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao seemed to have been forgotten. Everything about him had been replaced by Wang Lin.
Land of the celestial clan, under the imperial city of Central Continent, in an extremely majestic underground palace, the black-robed Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao was sitting inside a pool of black water. The water continued to bubble and emit a black aura that surrounded the area.
Inside the pool, Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao had a ferocious expression and seemed to be in extreme pain. His body trembled, but he never left the pool. He clenched his teeth and persisted for a year.
"Wang Lin … Wang Lin …" Whenever his pain reached a peak and he couldn't bear it anymore, he would roar this name. Now his roar echoed once more.
"You took everything from me, so I must personally take it back!!!"
At this moment, as he continued to roar, the black water in the pool began to boil even more. Black gas entered his body through his orifices and gathered in his bloodline, slowly changing.
"Return to the Ancestral Body. Not even this emperor, a direct descendant of the Celestial Ancestor, has successfully cultivated this spell. When this emperor recruited you, I promised to help you obtain the bloodline of the Celestial Ancestor …" A cold voice echoed in the underground palace.
Ripples appeared beside the pool and the figure of the Celestial Emperor walked out.
"Since this emperor promised you, I will definitely complete it. This place is the key to the Celestial Emperor's bloodline allowing generations to become Grand Empyreans. You can cultivate here to obtain the bloodline. Whether you can complete the Return to the Ancestral Body will depend on the hatred and resentment in your heart.
"If you can persist, then you can return to the ancestral body!!"
"Return to the ancestral body … Return to the ancestral body … Wang Lin, I'll kill you!!"
Ascendant Empyrean Ming Dao's expression was distorted and he roared like crazy. However, his eyes were dim, as if his consciousness was slowly fading.
"Kill you … Kill you …" As Ming Dao roared, the Celestial Emperor revealed that strange smile once more. His eyes lit up and he turned to leave.
"This emperor's generation will recreate the glory of the Celestial Ancestor!
"That old fellow Jiu Ti is relying on his seniority. Once I succeed, I'll cut him down first. If he surrenders, no one will dare to disobey!
"As for that Dao Yi, that person is cunning. Back then, the Grand Empyrean position should have gone to his senior brother, but he killed his senior brother to steal that position!
"This emperor admires this kind of person, he can be of great use!
"That Wu Feng disrespected the Celestial Emperor's bloodline. This kind of person should be killed. Take away his Grand Empyrean position and let Dao Fei become a Grand Empyrean!
"Although Dao Fei is my younger brother, I have spent a lot of effort on him. It is time to harvest the fruits.
"Finally, there is Gemini. As long as their souls don't return to one, there is nothing to worry about!"
The Celestial Emperor smiled and disappeared from the underground palace. The roars from the underground palace continued to echo.
In the Purple Yang Sect of the Eastern Continent, the place where Wang Lin, who had stirred up the entire Immortal Astral Continent, was located was now in winter. Snowflakes fell like goose feathers, covering the Purple Yang Sect in silver.
During this year, aside from when Ascendant Empyreans came to discuss dao, Wang Lin had only been in one place. That place was a forbidden land in the Purple Yang Sect.
That place was called the Beast Farm Realm.
He had vaguely seen the Beast Farm Realm before, but after coming to the Purple Yang Sect, it had changed a lot. Wang Lin sat at the edge of the Beast Farm Realm. He had spent most of this year sitting here.
He could feel that there was an invisible barrier before him. Inside this barrier was the hometown he was familiar with, the hometown he missed … There were people he was familiar with, the land he was familiar with, the stars, and cultivation planets.
He raised his right hand and placed it on the barrier. Wang Lin's eyes were filled with melancholy and reminiscence.
"The aura of hometown …" Wang Lin let out a sigh and silently closed his eyes. He had been here for a year and knew it was time for him to leave … In the distance, there was a burst of bell-like laughter. The laughter of a little girl was filled with joy, and it made Wang Lin's heart very calm.
"Little Biao!
Don't bully Little Wolf. Little Wolf's things have all been swindled by you. "
"Little Biao, let's go down the mountain to swindle people. It's too fun."
Liu Jinbiao cried and begged, "I beg you two little ancestors, don't call me Little Biao. It really … It really doesn't sound good …"
"Today, I heard another rumor. It is said that anyone who votes for me during the morning will have a romantic encounter tomorrow. I'd rather believe it, Fellow Cultivator..."
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