There was a handsome young man inside the sword light. He wore a black leather robe. Although it was different from the robes worn by cultivators from other countries, it gave him a refreshing appearance.
The eyes of the third disciple immediately lit up. She softly said, "Eldest Martial Brother is back!"
As for the second disciple who had crawled up from over 100 feet away, a gloomy look flashed through his eyes, and he immediately wore a joyful expression.
From the memories of the Core Formation cultivator, Wang Lin could tell that the Core Formation cultivator quite admired this eldest disciple. Furthermore, this eldest disciple and the Core Formation cultivator were related by blood. They belonged to the same branch of the same clan.
This eldest disciple could barely be considered a genius. In less than a hundred years, he had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment and was only one step away from Core Formation.
However, according to the Core Formation cultivator's memories, the reason he liked this eldest disciple was because of his appearance. The Core Formation cultivator planned on having this eldest disciple marry a late Core Formation female disciple and form a Dual Cultivation Pair Cultivation Alliance.
Wang Lin only took a quick glance and didn't pay attention to this matter. At this moment, the sword light had already arrived and landed in front of the ice pagoda. The eldest disciple lifted his robe, knelt on one knee, and loudly said, "Disciple greets Master. Fortunately, I didn't disappoint you and found the hiding place of the remnants of the four sects!"
Wang Lin's expression was the same as ever, but his heart was moved. The memories of the Core Formation cultivator did mention this matter. The eldest disciple had left the pagoda because some mortals reported that they encountered a mysterious person who didn't seem to be from the Snow Domain.
Thus, the Core Formation cultivator sent the eldest disciple to investigate.
This wasn't the first time something like this had happened in the past few years. Generally speaking, no matter how high the cultivation of the remnants of the four sects was, they would still be severely injured after years of being exposed to the ice and snow.
Although this was the case, it couldn't be taken lightly. Normally, when something like this happened, they would report it to the Shrine of Ice and the Shrine would naturally send someone to deal with it.
The Shrine of Ice was extremely keen on this matter. Once it was reported, it would arrive the next day.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. His gaze was calm as he slowly said,
"Lead the way!"
The eldest disciple was startled. In the past, when something like this happened, his master would never personally take the risk. However, it was not convenient for him to ask too much, so he hurriedly nodded and stood up to lead the way.
The second and third disciples looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then followed. After all, their master had already gone. If they didn't go, there might be trouble in the future.
Therefore, he braced himself and followed behind Wang Lin.
The four of them turned into four rays of sword light and flew into the distance. Not long after, the eldest disciple stopped and pointed at an icy mountain in front of them. He said, "Disciple saw that person disappear from here with my own eyes through the flying snow sculptures. I believe that there is a hiding place for them under the ice mountains."
Wang Lin scanned the area with his Divine Sense. Although his expression remained the same, his eyes narrowed.
"The three of you wait here!" After leaving these words, Wang Lin flew forward.
His Divine Sense detected that there was a restriction array under the ice mountains. There were two Divine Senses inside the array. One of them was only at the Core Formation stage, while the other was quite strange. Sometimes it was at the Core Formation stage, sometimes it was at the Nascent Soul stage, and sometimes it was even at the Soul Formation stage.
There was only one explanation for this phenomenon, and that was that this person's Divine Sense was on the verge of collapsing and his cultivation was in chaos.
Wang Lin landed on top of the ice mountains. In an instant, his entire body sank into the ice mountains and he quickly approached the restriction array.
Soon, he arrived at the location of the restriction array. As long as it was a restriction array, Wang Lin was not afraid. He glanced at it and knew the structure of the restriction array. He waved his right hand and shot out a restriction array. Immediately, the two restrictions began to merge.
Wang Lin rushed forward and calmly stepped over the restriction array.
As soon as he entered, he saw sword lights waving in front of him. More than ten flying swords turned into sword qi and flew toward him.
Wang Lin's eyes were calm. His right hand casually pointed in the air and he softly said, "Life!"
The life and death domain created by the heavens' reincarnation domain suddenly gathered on Wang Lin's finger. This gentle point contained the heavens' dao. It was as if a celestial was guiding the way; it was very simple, but it was filled with mysteries.
A scream came from the sword energy. The flying swords all strangely broke free from Wang Lin's control. They formed a circle and circled around Wang Lin's finger.
There were even traces of crystal light on the swords. Under the nourishment of this crystal light, the flying swords seemed to have been reborn. They released spiritual energy that was several times stronger than before.
However, the Divine Sense on the swords was completely erased by the power of the heavenly dao.
Wang Lin's eyes revealed a strange light as he looked at a young man not far away. This young man's eyes were wide open and he couldn't speak.
Behind this young man, there was an old man with white hair sitting on an ice bed. This person's eyes were closed and his face was alternating between green and red.
Wang Lin flicked his finger and the flying swords immediately stopped. They all fell to the ground and let out waves of sword hymns.
The young man slowly recovered and revealed an expression of anger. He clenched his fists and shouted, "You destroyed my home and now you've chased me here. Are you going to kill us all?
If you kill us today, someone else will come and destroy your country of Xue Yu! "
"This person's voice is filled with a deep hatred that seeped into his bones!
Wang Lin looked at the young man and his gaze fell on the old man behind him.
The young man immediately moved to block Wang Lin's gaze. He looked at Wang Lin and after a moment of silence, he knelt down on the ground. He bit his lower lip and blood flowed out. He bitterly said, "Don't kill master, kill me!
I am the young master of the Water Ink Sect. If you take me back, you will be rewarded. As long as you let my master go, I will willingly go with you. Otherwise, you will only have my corpse! "
Even though Wang Lin's eyes were calm, he was moved. He looked at the young man and then at the old man behind him. He slowly said, "Why do you want to exchange your life for your master's?"
The young man remained silent. After a long time, he bitterly said, "If it wasn't for me, master would have left a long time ago.
"If it wasn't because of me, master would have left long ago. It's all because of me, because he wanted to save me …" "Huan 'er, get up. This person isn't a cultivator of the Xue Yu Region."
The old man sitting cross-legged on the ice bed slowly opened his eyes.
The young man was startled, but he immediately revealed a happy expression. He stood up excitedly and said, "Master, you … you're awake!"
Wang Lin looked at the old man, clasped his hands and said, "Junior greets senior of the Water Ink Sect!"
The old man coughed a few times and the red and green color on his face became even more intense. With Wang Lin's life and death domain, he could naturally see that the old man was surrounded by a deathly aura. It was clear that the old man was on the verge of death.
The old man raised his head and looked at Wang Lin. He slowly said, "Young friend, the Old Man is injured, so I can't welcome you. Please forgive me.
May I know what business you have with me? "
Wang Lin sighed and said, "Senior's hiding place has already been discovered by the cultivators of Xue Yu. You should leave!"
After he finished speaking, he pondered for a bit and took out a bottle of pills from his bag of holding. He threw the bottle of pills onto the ice bed.
"Senior's injuries are too serious. This bottle of pills can't heal you, but it should be able to relieve the pain of losing your cultivation.
This will allow you to leave this place. Perhaps there will be a chance for you to recover your cultivation. "
The old man smiled and didn't even look at the pills. He said, "Young friend, although I don't know which sect you're from, you should know that if the Old Man wanted to leave, he could have left back then. Even now, the Old Man can still leave even if he wants to. However, do you know why I haven't left?"
Wang Lin pondered and shook his head.
"This is my home!
I was born here and I will die here! "Although the old man's voice was soft, there was an indescribable aura surrounding his body.
Wang Lin looked at the old man and didn't say anything. He clasped his hands and left. The reason he came here was not to kill, but to help.
After all, he had lived in the Four Sect Alliance for more than 30 years and had personally seen the invasion of Xue Yu. Although he couldn't change the truth, he would help if he could.
The moment Wang Lin left, the old man looked at the pills and let out a sigh. He waved his right hand and a fan with only two feathers left flew out of his sleeve.
"Young friend, this treasure is for you. Once you use it, I will give you the karma of the pills!"
After Wang Lin caught the fan, his expression changed. He remembered this treasure very clearly. Back then, when the woman in white was killed by the nine people of the Four Sect Alliance, she used this fan. Wang Lin remembered that after the woman died, this fan was taken by one of the late stage Soul Formation cultivators.
He turned around and looked at the old man. He immediately recognized that this person was one of the late stage Soul Formation cultivators that shook the world!
All the glory in the past had become a distant memory … Wang Lin left the ice mountain with a complicated feeling. The three disciples didn't dare to ask anything and silently followed behind him.
Not long after Wang Lin left, an old man and a young man walked out of the ice mountain. They looked at the place where Wang Lin disappeared and quickly left the ice mountain.
At the border, the old man slammed his palm on the light barrier and opened a gap. He took out half of the pill and gave it to the young man. He looked at the young man with a loving expression and said, "Go. You will have to rely on yourself in the future. I can't protect you anymore …" The young man looked sad. He wanted to say something, but the old man waved his sleeve and sent him out of the light barrier. Soon, the light barrier returned to normal.
The young man looked at his master outside the light barrier. His eyes were red and he cried out, "Master!!!"
The old man laughed. He took a sip of the pill in his hand and his aura continued to rise. At this moment, he had returned to his previous peak, although it was only temporary.
He waved his sleeve and his body suddenly moved. His target was the Ice and Snow Shrine in the center of Xue Yu.
Even if he died, he wanted to die in his hometown. Even if he died, he wanted to die protecting his country.
All the glory in the past had become a distant memory … Falling in the raging fire, he must be an immortal phoenix … Even if he burned his wings, he still wanted to soar in the heavens … Closing a door was like throwing away a world.
The memories of the past had become distant.
The sand in the wind no longer filled the space of dreams. The sobbing Qiang flute was only left with a desolate echo.
Closing a door was like cutting off time and space.
The glorious past was only left with the praises of later generations.
Yesterday's singing no longer resonated with each other. Today's whispers could not find the sound of the zither.
Opening a window was like embracing a ray of sunlight.
Today's dreams were like the hope of the future.
Ordinary people like you and I also need to show off. We need to pursue without regret to feel the vastness of the world.
Opening a window was like welcoming a gust of spring wind.
Vanishing nothingness was like blowing away the confusion of the past.
Falling in the raging fire, he must be an immortal phoenix. Even if he burned his wings, he still wanted to soar in the heavens.
(The last paragraph doesn't take up a lot of words. It's a poem I wrote in 2007. When I wrote this chapter, I felt a little bitter in my heart. It's similar to the mood of this poem, so I searched it on Baidu. I didn't expect that this poem from back then would still be reprinted, so I wrote it out.
This is an original poem from that year. It is absolutely true!)