The old man glanced at Wang Lin and leisurely said, "For example, all the star systems around Suzaku are filled with Rain Cauldrons. It won't be long before more Rain Cauldrons will appear."
Wang Lin's eyes were calm as he slowly said, "When will the Dao of Heaven open?"
The old man laughed and said, "Why? Are you tempted?
In fact, with your cultivation level, although it is dangerous to go to the Gate of Heaven, you don't need to worry too much as long as you are careful. After all, the Gate of Heaven has a great restriction on your strength. The higher your cultivation, the greater the restriction. "
Wang Lin looked up at the old man and asked, "Why is that?"
The old man picked up the jug and drank the last mouthful of wine. He licked his lips and said, "The Ancient Celestial Realm has already been fragmented and turned into countless fragments. The laws of heaven and earth inside are in complete chaos. This is the key. If there is a fluctuation of magic power above the late stage of Soul Formation, then the small part of the Celestial Realm fragment will immediately collapse. Of course, depending on the size of the Celestial Realm fragment, there are some places that can withstand a higher level of magic power.
Therefore, any cultivator with a high cultivation level will limit their magic power to the Soul Formation stage, as long as they aren't trying to commit suicide. "
Wang Lin was silent as several thoughts flashed through his mind. After a long time, he looked up at the old man and said, "Senior, you didn't visit me so late at night just to tell me these things, right?"
The old man chuckled. There was a hint of naughtiness in his laughter. He said, "Young man, I came here to tell you that I am leaving. Before I leave, you must first make a wood carving for me. I will give it to Xiao Cui of the Pink House so that when she misses me, she can see my benefactor. Alas, a handsome man like me who only appears in legends will naturally be missed by countless beauties."
With that, he revealed a rather emotional expression. However, there was an unconcealable sense of pride in his expression. His eyes occasionally glanced at Wang Lin, obviously waiting for Wang Lin to praise him.
Wang Lin was silent for a long time. After a long time, he picked up a piece of wood and used his right hand to quickly carve on it.
However, just as he finished carving the rough shape, the old man snorted and said with dissatisfaction, "I don't want clothes!"
Wang Lin's finger paused and he bitterly smiled. After hesitating for a bit, his right hand touched the Wood of Wood and he began to carve again. This time, his finger did not stop and moved like the wind. Soon, a skinny, monkey-like old man was carved into the wood.
Apart from the berserk state, the wooden carving was basically the same as the old man himself. It was very similar, as if it was alive.
Even the wrinkles on his face were exactly the same.
The old man immediately snatched it over and held it in his hand for a long time. His brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Finally, his eyes widened and he said, "What is this thing? It doesn't look like it at all. Do I look like this in your eyes?
You're not carving me, you're carving a monkey. Monkey, do you understand? "
As he spoke, the old man threw the wooden carving to the side. He stared at Wang Lin and said, word for word, "It doesn't look like it!"
At that moment, there was no playfulness in the old man's eyes. Instead, there was seriousness in his eyes, and there was even a hint of violence in them.
Wang Lin suddenly felt that something was wrong. The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be changing according to a certain pattern. A sense of danger suddenly appeared in his heart.
Wang Lin had guessed the old man's cultivation level for the past few decades, but at this moment, his evaluation of the old man's cultivation level increased once again.
He looked at the old man and picked up another piece of wood. This time, his right hand moved like the wind and used twice the time compared to last time to carve a wooden carving.
The person carving this wooden carving was handsome and elegant. His eyes were bright and full of expression. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a peerlessly handsome man. However, his appearance was too different from the old man's. As long as one wasn't blind, they would be able to tell that this person and the old man were definitely not the same person.
As soon as the wooden carving was finished, it was snatched away by the old man. He stared at the carving and his eyes lit up. He laughed and said, "Not bad, this is me. Good, too similar. Young man, your carving is not bad. I'll lend you the straw hat for a while!"
The old man happily looked at the wooden carving. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. After putting it away, he looked at Wang Lin with admiration and said, "In the future, just carve it like this. It must be real, right? Although your carving is a bit different from my current appearance, the difference is not big and can be ignored. Most importantly, this carving is exactly the same as when I was young!"
As the old man spoke, he stood up. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and said, "There are still 99 carvings left. After you reach the Soul Formation stage, don't forget them. Otherwise, no matter where you go, this old man will be able to find you."
After watching the strange old man leave, Wang Lin picked up the old man's carving. He looked at it, faintly smiled, and casually placed it on a shelf.
Wang Lin didn't plan on participating in the matter of the Celestial Sect. If his cultivation level could really reach the Soul Formation stage, then there was no harm in going. However, it was still too early to think about it now.
As for the battle between the Four Sect Alliance and Xue Yu, Wang Lin thought for a bit and decided not to participate. This kind of matter involved too many people. If he was even a bit careless, the consequences would be serious.
As a result, Wang Lin's life returned to normal. After a month, the snow in the Four Sect Alliance started to lessen. The light from the magic treasures in the sky became more and more frequent. Occasionally, one could see some cultivators repairing something.
Wang Lin observed for a bit and determined that these cultivators were setting up a formation. This formation was set up in the sky to stop the snow from falling.
At the same time, in addition to the formation in the sky, a large number of cultivators from the various sects and families began to walk around the cities and plains. Their job was to clear the snow.
Using magic power to clear the snow was very ineffective. The snowflakes were very sensitive to the fluctuations of magic power. As a result, these cultivators loosened up their bodies, which hadn't been active in a long time, and began to clear the snow with their own strength.
Since the cultivators were already moving, the mortals naturally wouldn't fall behind. The mortal emperor of the Four Sect Alliance had clearly received the order from the celestial elders, so a large number of mortal soldiers began to clear the snow.
Because the Four Sect Alliance's territory was very large, not only were the mortal soldiers clearing the snow, but even the commoners in the cities were also forcibly gathered to clear the snow.
Daniu was one of them.
As for the old man, he also didn't escape. However, under the orders of the king, who had always been filial to him, no one came to disturb Wang Lin.
This snow clearing work continued for several months. Da Niu had already been sent to the south. The entire capital, or even all of the cities in the Four Sect Alliance, had become a lot emptier. Apart from some people with high status, everyone else had been sent to different places to participate in the snow clearing.
During this snow clearing, even women and children were taken by force. Before Da Niu left, Wang Lin gave him a small wood carving out of consideration for their 30 years of friendship and told him to keep it close to him.
As for his wife, Wang Lin also gave her a small wood carving.
The purpose of this wood carving was to give off warmth and prevent the body from freezing.
In the early stages of this battle between cultivators, the mortals of the Four Sect Alliance were the first to suffer. Some of these mortals didn't even know the reason for the snow. In order to prevent their homes from being affected by the snow, they stepped into the merciless wind and snow without hesitation.
In the entire Four Sect Alliance, there would be huge snowy peaks that were piled up like mountains. All of the snow was piled up under these snowy peaks. Under the control of powerful cultivators, the snow slowly increased in height.
In the fields, all of the crops had been buried by the snow.
Every day, countless mortals were frozen to death. Every day, there were houses that collapsed under the weight of the snow … This was a disaster.
One morning, Wang Lin walked out of his shop. Although the ground had been cleared, there was still snow on the streets. Although the snow in the sky had lessened, it still existed.
A few days ago, the Big Ear Cultivator Zhou Wutai sent a jade. It didn't invite Wang Lin to join the Four Sect Alliance again. Instead, it told him all of the Four Sect Alliance's actions and a shocking secret.
After the entire country cleared of snow, the snow in the Four Sect Alliance had decreased a lot. However, there were now countless snowy peaks that pierced through the clouds.
In addition, most of the cultivators in the Four Sect Alliance had been invited to join the Four Sect Alliance to fight against the upcoming war.
However, Zhou Wutai also raised some doubts. According to the usual practice of the Xue Yu cultivators, there wouldn't be a continuous snowstorm like this. Normally, it would only last for ten days at most. After ten days, the snowstorm would arrive.
This was because the war between cultivators was controlled to not disturb the mortal world. This was the rule of the country of Rosefinch.
But now, four months had passed, but the snow in the sky hadn't lessened at all. It was only covered up by the formation.
There was only one explanation for this. Zhou Wutai's jade told Wang Lin that the Xue Yu cultivators were going to destroy the Four Sect Alliance and start a war to wipe out the entire country.
On Suzaku, a war to wipe out a country was very rare. After all, the only rank 6 cultivation country, the country of Rosefinch, was interfering. However, it wasn't like this had never happened before.
In the records of the Four Sect Alliance, there were a total of four wars to wipe out a country on Suzaku. Three of these wars happened in rank 4 cultivation countries and one in a rank 5 cultivation country.
But without exception, all of the wars that wiped out a country had the shadow of the country of Rosefinch behind them. In other words, it was very likely that the Xue Yu cultivators used some kind of method to move the country of Rosefinch. That's why the country of Rosefinch agreed to carry out this war.