Aside from Wang Lin himself, no one knew how many Heaven Trampling Bridges he had passed. Even Grand Empyrean Gu Dao, who had stopped at the sixth bridge, didn't notice.
He only knew that Wang Lin had gone to the Heaven Trampling Bridge and walked through the fifth bridge!
As for whether Wang Lin had succeeded on the sixth bridge, he had no way of knowing, because his limit was the fifth bridge.
The ripples surrounded the mountain beside the basin formed by the vast sea for several months. As the pressure from the ripples dissipated, Wang Lin calmly walked out.
His appearance and expression were not much different from a few months ago, but if one looked closely, they would find that Wang Lin was like a mortal. There were no signs of his body moving at all.
He was dressed in a long white robe and stood outside the basin formed by the vast sea. He turned his head around and cast a glance at the land of the ancients. After a moment, he turned around and turned into a long arc that charged towards the other end of the vast basin, towards the land of the Immortals!
"Madman, I swore that when I returned to the ancestral city, I would save you!
If you are willing to leave with me, no one on the Immortal Astral Continent can stop you.
"If you choose to become the Celestial Emperor, then you will no longer be a sleeping Celestial Emperor!
"There is also Situ, Shimizu, Shi San, Big Head, Red Butterfly … You are all on the Immortal Astral Continent, but you are no longer in the Ancient clan. You must have reincarnated in the celestial clan. This time, I'll find you!
"There is also … Li Qianmei …" Wang Lin revealed a complicated expression. He let out a sigh and moved even faster. He moved 100 times faster than when he first crossed this place.
"In the end, I have to return to the Seven Dao Sect, return to the cave world, return to Suzaku … That place is my home."
Wang Lin didn't stop at all along the way. It only took a few days for him to arrive at the center of the vast sea. There was an endless sea storm formed by the sea.
Even from far away, one could hear the thunderous rumbles coming from the storm. After getting close, one could see the cracks in space that had formed due to the constant rotation over the past 200 years.
There was even an invisible pressure spreading out from the sea wall storm, spreading in all directions.
The smell of the sea was very strong, and the thunderous rumbles were earth-shattering. Wang Lin stood 10 feet away from the sea and looked at the door formed by the nine pillars. His eyes lit up.
He knew that the door would open in 300 years. When it opened, he would come back and take Li Muwan inside. He would use the reincarnation power to allow Li Muwan to reincarnate and surpass the reincarnation cycle!
"Perhaps I can find the truth there …" Wang Lin murmured and was about to step through the storm. However, just as he raised his foot, Wang Lin suddenly looked up.
The sky was dark. This was because the sea wall continued to create its might. The surroundings rumbled, and there seemed to be no other sound.
Everything was very calm, as if there was nothing abnormal. However, Wang Lin looked at the sky and gave up on leaving. He stood there as if he was waiting for something.
Ten breaths later, a cracking sound suddenly came from the dark sky. This sound was ear-piercing, and as it shook the world, it suppressed the roar of the sea wall, causing the world to tremble.
A huge crack was torn open in the dark sky, and a large amount of fog poured out madly from the crack. At the same time, a blurry figure walked out of the crack step by step.
"Ancient Dao!"
Wang Lin's expression was still calm as he looked at the fog churning. This made the dark sky a world of fog. He looked at the figure that walked out and slowly said.
"Wang Lin!"
The figure inside the fog gradually walked out, but it still didn't leave the fog. Instead, a hoarse voice came from inside the fog.
This was a very important scene on the Immortal Astral Continent. This was the first time the two strongest people on the Immortal Astral Continent had met face to face!
These were the only two people on the Immortal Astral Continent who were half a step into the Heaven Trampling Realm. This was the first time the two strongest people on the Immortal Astral Continent had met face to face!
As for back on Mount Gu Dao, due to the difference in cultivation levels, it was like looking at each other across the tower. It was far from comparable to this moment.
The figure inside the fog silently pondered for a moment and then said, "You already knew I was coming?"
Wang Lin calmly stood there. His clothes fluttered in the wind and a few strands of his white hair fluttered. He looked at the figure inside the fog and nodded.
"The second time you went to the Heaven Trampling Bridge, how many bridges did you cross?"
Ancient Dao silently pondered once more. After a long time, he let out a sigh and slowly said, "This is not important.
"That is not important. What is important is your purpose for coming here." Wang Lin faintly smiled. His expression was very calm.
"You can kill the Ancient Ancestor's descendant, Ye Dao. You can casually appoint anyone as the new emperor. You can even do whatever you want in the Ancient clan … But you can't leave the Ancient clan!!"
Jidao's figure was surrounded by fog as he spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I can't leave the Ancient clan?" Wang Lin's eyes lit up.
The figure inside the fog said, "Unless I can't stop you, you can't leave." An ancient voice came from the figure inside the fog.
"I won't stop you for too long. 300 years. As long as you stay in the Ji clan for another 300 years, when the Immemorial God Realm opens, you can leave at will."
Wang Lin pondered a bit and slowly said, "Give me an explanation!"
"There is no explanation. I won't let you go, so you must stay or defeat me!" Ancient Dao's voice became gloomy.
Wang Lin frowned and looked at the figure inside the fog.
"On Mount Gu Dao, I borrowed your pressure to complete the fusion of the celestial and ancient realms … This is one!
"In the Ancient Dao imperial city, I killed Ye Dao. With my cultivation level back then, if you had acted, I would have had no chance of winning. However, you remained silent, this is two!
"In the Ancient Shi, you didn't stop Ji Du from becoming the new emperor. This is three!
I, Wang Lin, am someone who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. Because of these three times, I can stay in the Ancient clan for 100 years without any explanation, but I will leave for the remaining 200 years! "Wang Lin slowly said.
The figure inside the fog silently pondered, and after a long time, he spoke.
"100 years is not enough … I have to wait until the Immemorial God Realm opens … Wang Lin, I don't want to fight you. The Old Man hasn't fought with anyone for a very long time.
"I only want you to stay for another 300 years. After that, you can leave. I can even give you some compensation!" Ancient Dao's voice was hoarse.
Wang Lin also didn't want to fight with Jidao. The relationship between the two of them was very complicated, and Wang Lin had no reason to fight unless the other party had made up his mind to make him stay.
Wang Lin suddenly said, "I have a question. With your cultivation level, you can sweep away all the powerful cultivators of the Celestial Ancestor Realm. Since that is the case, why do you still keep the celestial clan?"
Inside the fog, Jidao silently pondered once more. This was a question that many powerful cultivators of the Ancient clan had, and it was also a question that many cultivators of the celestial clan had.
Over the countless years, no one knew the answer, and no one dared to personally ask Gu Dao. "The gift I obtained … is different … from yours." After a long time, Gu Dao's voice slowly rang out from within the fog, filled with a complicated feeling.
Wang Lin looked at Jidao inside the fog and pondered. He seemed to have understood something.
"Okay, Wang Lin, either defeat me or stay. There is no third choice!"
The fog around Jidao churned and a thunderous rumble came from it. It fused with the rumble from the sea wall and formed a shocking sound wave. Along with his words, it formed the might of the heavens.
"If you want to fight, then let's fight!"
Wang Lin suddenly raised his head and his eyes shined brightly. Since it was unavoidable, he wanted to know who was the strongest on the Immortal Astral Continent between him and Jidao!
This would be the first battle on the Immortal Astral Continent since the Celestial Ancestor and Ancient Ancestor disappeared!
This was a battle between the two strongest people, a battle at the peak!
Gu Dao, the strongest person on the Immortal Astral Continent. He had entered the Heaven Trampling Realm countless years ago. Although he had stopped at the sixth bridge, his combat power was not ordinary. He was the only person to have killed a Grand Empyrean!
Wang Lin had fused the celestial and ancient essences. He had not reached the end of his cultivation path. Just two essence true bodies were complete and he was already half a step into the Heaven Trampling Realm. He didn't know what level he would reach once his ethereal essence true body was complete!
He also had the avatar in the void. After hundreds of years, the avatar in the void had grown up. Once it fused with Wang Lin, it would erupt with terrifying power!
As the fog around Gu Dao churned, thunderous rumbles echoed. Grand Empyrean Ji Dao stepped toward Wang Lin. As he stepped forward, the fog around him became monstrous and spread. It turned into a ferocious fog beast that let out an earth-shattering roar.
This fog beast looked strange and had nine heads. It looked very similar to the Ji Qiong beast Wang Lin had seen in the Land of the Ancient God!
The nine heads let out a ferocious roar and gave off an ancient aura. It was as if this fog beast had a spirit and had existed for countless years.
Grand Empyrean Gu Dao inside the fog beast raised his right hand and pointed. His fingertips were also surrounded by fog, but one could faintly see his curved nails that gave off a cold glow.
With one finger, the entire world changed greatly in Wang Lin's eyes. The sky was surrounded by countless fine lines, and the earth was the same. Both inside and outside the world were filled with law.
These fine lines of law seemed to be controlled and began to wrap around Wang Lin. Wind, cloud, thunder, and even metal, wood, water, fire, and earth appeared around Wang Lin and shot toward Wang Lin!!
As they closed in, the countless spells suddenly condensed to form an illusory finger made of a large amount of law lines. The finger pointed toward Wang Lin's eyebrows with its curved nails and destructive force. Number 129 had double monthly votes, and Gu Dao planned to erupt once in a row during the last three days of the month!
He didn't want to have any regrets.
He hoped that all the fellow cultivators along the way would stop hiding in the last few days of 2011 and let Gu Dao know that they were still around!