The moment Wang Lin opened his eyes, the figure shrouded in fog at the top of the tower on Mount Jidao let out a sigh.
"There is still … 400 years …"
The celestial clan slowly calmed down after the 72 spirits came out and begged the heavens. However, the only person who knew of this matter, Grand Empyrean Jiu Ti, felt uneasy. Even while cultivating, he would occasionally look up at the sky with awe and desire in his eyes.
What he longed for his entire life was that legendary realm, but he had never taken that step.
"The reason Grand Empyrean Jidao is the strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent is because he took that step!!
I wonder when I can have that day … "Jiu Ti silently pondered. He had a complicated expression and let out a long sigh.
At this moment, Hai Zi was standing at the peak of Mount Emperor. The wind blew by and caused her clothes to flutter. She looked hesitant and confused.
She had felt a sense of familiarity when she was divining, but she didn't tell Jiu Ti. Even she suspected that her sense of familiarity was just an illusion.
In the Ancient clan, outside the imperial city of the Shi Ji clan, on Origin Mountain, Grand Empyrean Song Tian's face was pale as he looked into the distance with a complicated expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Mas … Teacher …" Chi Man's hesitant voice came from behind him.
"Shut up for me!"
Song Tian didn't turn around and interrupted Chi Man. At this moment, he didn't want to listen to anything. He wanted to think about whether the upheaval in the 36 countries had anything to do with Wang Lin's closed door cultivation.
Although he didn't think there was a connection, he still had that small hope. If there was a connection, then he would need to change some of his decisions and thoughts.
"Forget it, this lord will go meet him!"
A moment later, Mo Tian's eyes lit up. He raised his right hand and pointed at the void. A thunderous rumble came from the sky and origin energy from all directions gathered. As the clouds changed colors, a giant crack was torn open in the sky.
An enormous head popped out from the crack. This head was completely green and had two horns on its head. It was a Radiance Demon!
A large amount of black smoke surrounded the ancient devil's body. It let out a roar and stretched out two huge claws from the depths of the crack. With a loud bang, it tore open more than half of the crack and crawled out.
He was 30,000 meters tall, and as soon as he appeared, he threw his head back and roared, then dropped to one knee in front of Song Tian.
Looking at the gigantic Devil Ji in front of him, Song Tian's eyes flashed and he slapped his forehead with his left hand. Suddenly, a strand of black hair flew out from between his eyebrows. It shot toward the ancient devil's forehead and disappeared.
Song Tian sat down in the lotus position and closed his eyes. However, Ji Mo's eyes shined brightly. He suddenly raised his head and revealed a grim expression. In a flash, he returned to the crack, closed it, and disappeared.
The moment the ancient devil disappeared, Wang Cai let out a deep breath and his eyes were filled with determination. He felt his cultivation level, and after a moment, he frowned slightly.
He couldn't tell what his cultivation level was now. He had broken through to peak Void Tribulant, but he wasn't a Grand Empyrean. He even felt like the so-called Grand Empyrean level was half a step away from his current cultivation level.
This half step seemed very short, but it was a gully that was difficult to cross.
"Half a step into the Heaven Trampling realm …" Wang Lin rubbed the spot between his eyebrows and looked at the Celestial Emperor's soul that had been burned by his soul fire for 100 years. With his previous cultivation level, it was difficult for him to completely refine the Celestial Emperor's soul.
At this moment, Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his right hand reached toward the Celestial Emperor's soul. The soul immediately flew into his hand. The moment he grabbed the soul, the soul fire that belonged to Wang Lin disappeared, leaving only the Celestial Emperor's soul with its eyes closed.
Looking at this soul, Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange expression. He had a feeling that he didn't need to spend too much effort to easily dispel the curse inside the Celestial Emperor's soul.
This naturally had to do with the fact that there wasn't much of the curse left, that it had been scattered by Jiu Ti and company, and that it had been burned by Wang Lin for 100 years. Even so, with Wang Lin's previous cultivation level, he would have needed to burn his soul for another 100 years before he could dispel it.
With a strange gaze, Wang Lin's left index finger pointed at the Celestial Emperor's soul. His finger penetrated the soul and touched the grey gas inside.
Wang Lin softly said, "Scatter."
The moment he said this, the secret room began to distort. Countless lines seemed to appear and suddenly gathered on Wang Lin's left index finger. Then his index finger entered the grey gas inside the Celestial Emperor's soul.
The mass of gray Qi suddenly trembled, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually dissipated, no longer existing.
Wang Lin's eyes shone brightly when he saw that he had so easily dispelled a small portion of the Celestial Emperor's curse. Just at this moment, the Celestial Emperor's soul trembled as if it were about to open its eyes.
Wang Lin didn't do anything. Instead, he looked at the Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen's soul. When the Celestial Emperor's soul opened its eyes and saw Wang Lin, its expression turned into one of hatred and viciousness.
"Wang Lin!!"
A strand of soul intent filled Wang Lin's mind, but to Wang Lin, this strand of soul intent was insignificant.
When the Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen saw that Wang Lin wasn't affected at all, he gaped in shock. However, even as he gaped, Wang Lin suddenly squeezed his right hand.
A powerful force slammed into the Celestial Emperor's soul, and with a bang, the Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen died. His soul turned into a cloud of mist that was about to dissipate. However, Wang Lin's eyes shone brightly, and he made a grasping motion with his left hand. Suddenly, a huge head appeared outside the secret room.
It was the head of the Celestial Ancestor. As it appeared, a golden light spread out in all directions, causing the area to be filled with dense Celestial qi.
"With the soul as the guide, fuse!" whispered Wang Lin. He waved his sleeve, and the mist formed by the Celestial Emperor Lian Daozhen's soul split into seven strands that shot through the secret room toward the Celestial Ancestor's head.
The seven strands of mist flew toward the head's orifices!
Wang Lin suddenly stood up and walked out of the secret room for the first time in 100 years. He appeared before the Celestial Ancestor's head and waved his hand at the sky.
A giant sun immediately appeared behind the Celestial Ancestor's head. This sun was black and white, and it was only an outline. It wasn't corporeal like a real Grand Empyrean's sun.
"I couldn't do this with my previous cultivation level, but now I should be able to do it. With Lian Daozhen's soul as the guide, I can fuse the Celestial Ancestor's head into my Grand Empyrean sun. Then my Grand Empyrean sun will be completely condensed!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his hands formed a seal. Strands of green light landed on the Celestial Ancestor's head. As the seven strands of Lian Daozhen's soul entered the Celestial Ancestor's orifices, the head began to tremble.
At this moment, the sky was hazy, and bursts of pressure descended from the sky. Even though they were far away, they could clearly feel it.
As Wang Lin continued to form seals, the Celestial Ancestor's head trembled even more violently. Fine cracks appeared on the head, but it didn't shatter or show any signs of melting.
Wang Lin didn't make a sound. His hands formed a seal and he spat out a mouthful of green flames. The flames surrounded the Celestial Ancestor's head, and the head finally showed signs of melting.
The moment it melted, Wang Lin's black and white Grand Empyrean sun shrouded the head. It released a powerful burst of light and rapidly absorbed it.
However, the speed at which the head melted was a bit slow, and as time passed, it seemed to have stopped.
"He is indeed worthy of being the Celestial Ancestor that walked through the eighth Heaven Trampling Bridge. Even though he has been dead for so many years, just a head is so difficult to melt …" Wang Lin murmured. He had wondered who had killed the Celestial Ancestor, but he had no clue.
"However, in the end, this is only a head."
Wang Lin raised his right hand and reached at the void. The hazy sky suddenly changed and countless fine lines appeared. Others couldn't see these fine lines, and only those at the Grand Empyrean level could vaguely feel them. However, if one wanted to control them, even Grand Empyreans would only be able to touch the edge.
Only after taking that step and reaching the first Heaven Trampling Bridge could one be like Wang Lin and truly extract the law of the world.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he muttered to himself, "No wonder Grand Empyrean Jidao can kill other Grand Empyreans. Rumor has it that several Grand Empyreans died at his hands tens of thousands of years ago … With the power to control the law of the world, killing a Grand Empyrean shouldn't be difficult!"
"The Celestial Ancestor is someone that walked through the eighth Heaven Bridge. His head will fuse with my Grand Empyrean sun and become a powerful treasure!"
Just at this moment, a thunderous rumble came from the sky 100,000 feet away from Wang Lin. A giant rift was torn open by the void, and a large amount of black gas came out. A giant ancient devil head and body came out.
However, the moment the ancient devil came out, his expression changed. Song Tian's divine sense was inside Ji Mo's body, so he could feel something strange. His expression changed greatly when he saw Wang Lin completely ignoring him. Wang Lin's right hand reached out and grabbed countless fine lines. He pulled them toward the Celestial Ancestor's head. Wang Lin bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood landed on the head along with the fine lines.
At this instant, the Celestial Ancestor's head began to melt and was absorbed by Wang Lin's Grand Empyrean sun. Gradually, the black and white Grand Empyrean sun began to condense, and a third color appeared: gold!
"Controlling the law of the world!!
This … This … "The ancient devil that had suddenly appeared let out a scream of disbelief!