Among the three Ancient clans, the Ancient Dao was located in the southwest of the celestial clan. The 12 countries of Ji Dao were comparable to a continent of the celestial clan, or even slightly larger.
If one didn't have the Shrinking Earth Technique, they would need many years to traverse such a large area. However, in the Ancient race, there were special existences like Great Ancient Gods, Great Ancient Demons, and Great Ancient Devils. By relying on their speed of tearing through the sky, they could greatly reduce this time.
For example, the Ancient Dao ambassadors that had returned from Shi Ji would only need a few months to return to Ji Dao imperial city.
The Ancient Dao imperial city was a large city that floated in the sky. From afar, this city in the sky was extremely shocking. It floated in the sky and gave off a powerful pressure.
There were also countless small stones floating around Sky City. Those stones were of different sizes, and they slowly rotated in circles around Sky City.
One month after the Ancient Dao ambassadors returned to the Ancient Dao imperial city, Wang Lin crossed the vast land of the Ancient Shi with the map and arrived here.
He looked at the city in the sky for a very, very long time.
Although this city was not as majestic as the celestial ancestral city, it was still very spectacular. In particular, there was a giant statue at the center of the city. This statue was of a man looking at the sky with a look of contempt. Even from far away, Wang Lin could clearly feel it.
Wang Lin softly murmured, "Ancient Ancestor …"
Outside the city in the sky, the rotating stones formed a tight restriction. Anyone who entered would need to have an identity jade, or else they wouldn't be able to take half a step into the city.
This was the peak of the imperial power of the Ancient Dao. This was where the Ancient Dao Emperor was!
To the east of Sky City, the entire area was made up of luxurious palaces!
The palace was heavily guarded and covered in restrictions. It was also shrouded in a faint layer of purple gas. Anyone who looked at it would feel a sense of pressure.
In particular, in Wang Lin's eyes, the purple gas outside the palace in the eastern part of the city faintly condensed into a blurry figure. This figure was extremely large and seemed to be supporting the sky. It was impossible to see its appearance, but one could see that it was wearing a crown.
This person exuded a pure aura of the Ji Clan!
The city of Fortune Dao Clan was not as large as the Celestial Clan's ancestral city, and its imperial palace could not compare to the Celestial Emperor's palace. However, the pressure it gave off far surpassed that of the Celestial Emperor's palace!
Inside and outside the palace, there were countless imperial guards and even the servants walking around the palace. All of them had a high cultivation level.
Wang Lin stood there and watched for a long time. He gradually withdrew his gaze and took a step forward. His pace was not fast, but his figure had disappeared, turning into a wisp of smoke that drifted into Sky City.
The layers of defenses around Sky City made it very difficult for ordinary people to pass through. Even powerful experts would have to frown and stop in their tracks. According to the established rules of Sky City, they would have to use their identification jade slips to enter the city like everyone else.
In the eyes of the Dao Ji Clan, there were only nine people who could ignore the restrictions of the Ancient Dao imperial city!
These nine people were the nine suns of the Immortal Astral Continent!
Only these nine people could walk into one of the three imperial cities of the Ancient clan as if they were walking on flat ground!
However, there was one more person. The layers of restrictions couldn't stop Wang Lin's smoke-like figure, so Wang Lin calmly appeared on the streets of Dao Ji imperial city.
There was a large number of Ancient Dao people living in the imperial city, making it very lively.
Wang Lin stood there and looked at this place. He saw countless men and women, but for some reason, he didn't have the sense of belonging he had when he first came to the Ancient clan.
"Teacher should know I've arrived …" Wang Lin didn't need to spread out his divine sense to feel a mountain in the southernmost part of the city. This mountain was surrounded by clouds and gave off the aura of a Grand Empyrean.
He could feel the gentleness of this aura. With a smile, Wang Lin turned around and walked south.
The mountain stood in the southern part of the city, and there was a flight of stairs leading down. There was a handrail beside the stairs, making it look like a place for sightseeing.
Bursts of green aura spread out. Taking a deep breath here would make one feel refreshed.
There were many Ancient clan members on the stairs, and they all had pious expressions as they walked up. Their goal was the palace at the top of the mountain. Everyone in the Ancient Dao clan knew about this palace!
This was the Dao Ji Temple!
The place where the only Grand Empyrean of the Dao Ji clan, Xuan Luo, lived!
The Ancient Dao Temple was open to everyone in the Dao Ji clan. Anyone could come here to seek a breakthrough in their cultivation. However, very few of them could see Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo. The ones to guide them were the nine Ancient Dao powerhouses that followed Xuan Luo.
One of these nine people would be inside the Ancient Dao Temple at any time to open the spirit and choose a body for their clan members!
There was a giant incense burner outside the temple. This incense burner was so large that it would take 10 people to wrap their arms around it. It was filled with white sand, and there were nine giant incense sticks inside. Green smoke rose into the sky.
Everyone who came to the incense burner to ask the people inside the Ancient Dao Temple for help would kneel before the incense burner. This incense burner was very strange; the more people knelt, the stronger the green smoke. The nine incense sticks inside seemed to never burn out, and it had been like this for countless years.
Wang Lin walked up the stone steps and looked at the mountain. He looked at the billowing green smoke and walked up step by step. When he arrived at the top of the mountain and saw the incense burner, a few Ancient Dao members knelt down beside the incense burner and respectfully walked toward the Ancient Dao Temple.
After they finished bowing, the nine incense sticks inside the incense burner seemed to give off even more green smoke. However, it was very subtle, and it would be difficult to notice unless one paid close attention.
Wang Lin looked at the incense burner and silently pondered for a moment before he slowly walked over. He clasped his hands and bowed deeply!
He wasn't bowing to the incense burner or the incense, but to his teacher, Xuan Luo!
Since he had chosen to come to the Ancient Dao, since he had chosen to follow his teacher, and since he had chosen to fulfill the oath from back then, Wang Lin wanted to take root in the Ancient Dao. He had wandered for thousands of years, far too long. Now he wanted to live a peaceful life here.
He wanted to protect the Ancient Dao and protect his teacher's reincarnation.
It was because of this that Wang Lin bowed toward the incense burner.
This bow revealed the decision in his heart. The moment Wang Lin bowed, a thunderous rumble came from the incense burner. The nine incense sticks began to burn like crazy and the green smoke became 10 times, 100 times, and even 10,000 times thicker!
This drastic change caused the people who were walking toward the Ancient Dao Temple to stop. They suddenly turned around and were filled with terror.
There was also the Dao Ji Clan members behind Wang Lin. They all stopped and revealed looks of disbelief.
The incense burner rumbled and green smoke rose into the air. More and more smoke filled the sky, and the intensity of the smoke was far greater than before. It was like comparing the bright moon to a firefly.
The green smoke was extremely powerful. Everyone on the mountain, the people at the foot of the mountain, the entire southern part of the Sky City, and even other directions could clearly see it!
This billowing green smoke was like the mountain was burning, and it rushed into the sky. It formed the shape of a mushroom and spread in all directions.
This scene could even be seen clearly by those in the Eastern Imperial Palace!
Outside the Dao Ji Temple, all the Ancient Dao members that had arrived were startled and their eyes were filled with shock. It could be said that not only them, but everyone in the Sky City who saw this was the same!
And at this moment, Wang Lin's bow was only halfway through, it wasn't over yet!
At the same time, in the Ancient Dao palace, a man wearing a royal robe and a crown stood in the tallest pavilion with his hands behind his back. He frowned as he stared at the billowing green smoke in the sky.
"Your Majesty, we have found a total of 31 women in this concubine selection. They have all been arranged to undergo soul fusion …"
There was an old man behind the man in the royal robe. This old man had a respectful expression as he spoke in a low voice.
However, before he finished speaking, he was also shocked by the billowing green smoke in the distance and was startled.
The man in the royal robe frowned and slowly said, "To be able to make the Ancient Dao Temple's incense burner give off such green smoke … Investigate, this person is …" However, before he finished speaking, his body trembled and his eyes shined brightly!
The old man behind him gasped and subconsciously retreated a few steps. What he saw was even more horrifying than what he had seen before, and fear appeared in his heart!
The billowing green smoke in the sky seemed to bend and formed a giant arc. It was as if it could not withstand the power of that bow and began to dissipate. It looked like it was about to collapse!
This scene was heaven-shaking!
This caused everyone in the Ancient Dao imperial city to exclaim!
This was beyond their imagination. They had never thought that someone could make the incense burner before the Ancient Dao Temple bend and collapse. How was this worshipping incense? This was clearly the smoke bowing to that person!
Before the Ancient Dao Temple, Wang Lin's bow didn't continue because he saw that the green smoke that was 10,000 times more dense could not withstand his bow. If he continued, it would definitely collapse!
"Wang Lin … No need to bow … Come to the back mountain …" At this moment, a familiar voice echoed in Wang Lin's ears. This voice was very gentle and seemed to contain kindness.
Wang Lin raised his body and the green smoke stopped bending. As Wang Lin walked past the incense burner, the monstrous smoke returned to normal.