This immediately caused a series of chain reactions, causing many caves to collapse in the blink of an eye.
While Wang Lin was flying, he tried to teleport, but every time he tried, he would be interrupted by a mysterious force. He sighed and stopped trying. Instead, he increased his speed and charged upward.
Gradually, he could feel that the number of wandering souls was no longer decreasing. It was clear that the black line had completely lost track of Wang Lin's location.
But just at this moment, a series of rumbling sounds came from all directions. Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he took a few steps back. The cave in front of him suddenly collapsed. Wang Lin scanned it with his divine sense and found that more than half of the Celestial Beast Palace had been buried.
If a mortal saw this, they would be at a loss and disappear from the walls. His eyes were calm as he touched the beast trap on his wrist and looked forward, waiting for the sixth junior brother to arrive.
Not long after, a person suddenly came out from the wall that Wang Lin was looking at. The moment this person appeared, he put on a cautious expression and looked at Wang Lin.
He took a closer look and then laughed. He clasped his hands and said, "Fellow cultivator, I'm afraid only the two of us are left in this collapsed Celestial Beast Palace."
Wang Lin chuckled. He already knew that this person must have found out that he was following. It seemed like this person was still hiding his cultivation. It was worth thinking about.
Wang Lin calmly asked, "Since this place has collapsed, why didn't fellow cultivator find a way out? Why did you come to my place?"
The sixth junior brother looked around but didn't go forward. He stood there and said, "Fellow cultivator must have seen the celestial realm's food as you followed me."
Wang Lin faintly smiled and avoided the question. Instead, he casually said, "Why does fellow cultivator say that?"
The sixth junior brother's eyes lit up and revealed a strange light. He smiled. "Fellow cultivator doesn't need to worry. I'm Sun Lei. I'm sure fellow cultivator saw what just happened. I'm not afraid of fellow cultivator knowing that I'm not a member of the Da Lou Sword Sect.
Wang Lin didn't say anything.
As Sun Lei spoke, he casually took a step forward. Just as he was about to take a few more steps, he suddenly saw a mysterious smile on Wang Lin's face. His heart thumped, and he stopped.
"Fellow Daoist, if you take another step forward, I'm going to attack!"
Wang Lin's expression was the same as usual as he said faintly.
Sun Lei pondered a bit and smiled. "Fellow cultivator, I won't beat around the bush. There were three items in the cave with the celestial food. One was a celestial jade, the second was a celestial sword, and the third was a golden piece of metal. How many did you get?"
Wang Lin's eyes were calm as he said, "That black thread returned too quickly, so I didn't get it."
Sun Lei furrowed his brows. He could tell at a glance that this person was only at the early Divine Transformation stage, but this person's Divine Sense was very strange. If it wasn't for the fact that Sun Lei had cultivated a technique that specialized in detecting Divine Sense, it would have been very difficult for him to discover that this person was following him.
Even then, he'd only noticed this person in the instant he flashed past him when he was being pursued by the Immortal Realm's food, and he'd used a secret technique to record the fluctuations of this person's spiritual sense before he was barely able to locate this person.
In his opinion, this person must be hiding his cultivation like him, so he didn't want to act rashly unless it was absolutely necessary.
Furthermore, after this conversation, this person's calmness made Sun Lei even more certain that this person was hiding his cultivation. Otherwise, an early Divine Transformation cultivator wouldn't be able to act like this when facing a mid Divine Transformation cultivator.
There was also something else that made Sun Lei feel a deep sense of dread. The walls around him gave off a faint aura that made him feel a sense of danger. This aura grew stronger the moment he took a seemingly casual step forward.
Thinking of this, Sun Lei smiled and cupped his fists. "Fellow Daoist, that celestial jade was condensed from countless years of celestial energy. It can be said to be a priceless treasure, but compared to it, the most precious thing is still the celestial sword. I only took a quick glance at the sword, so I can't determine its attribute, but it's clearly not an ordinary item.
In addition, there is also the metal piece. I'm guessing that it should be a defensive celestial artifact. "
Wang Lin nodded and didn't say anything.
The more he acted like this, the more Sun Lei felt that this person was unfathomable. Sun Lei believed that this person already knew what he was talking about, so he immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, if it was just any one of us, it would be very difficult to obtain these three treasures from the celestial food. However, if you and I work together, our chances of obtaining these treasures will be much higher."
Wang Lin let out a smile and said, "Oh?
Why should I help you? "
Sun Lei was startled, but he was a smart person, so he immediately understood and smiled. "I only want the celestial sword. You can have the other two items. How about it?"
Wang Lin shook his head.
Sun Lei's expression turned a bit ugly. "Fellow Daoist, if you insist on taking the celestial sword, then take it. The other two items will belong to me.
With your knowledge, I'm sure you can tell that the celestial sword's value is much higher than the other two items. However, if you put the celestial jade and the metal piece together, it's almost the same. "
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. There was a powerful restriction on the celestial sword. Unless it was refined for a long time, it would be impossible to pick it up. Wang Lin was confident that he wouldn't be able to hold the celestial sword in a short period of time. The person in front of him clearly didn't know about the celestial sword.
Thinking up to this point, he smiled and said, "I don't want the celestial sword!"
Sun Lei let out a sigh of relief. His expression eased up and he smiled.
"If that's the case, why don't we explore the cave again?"
Wang Lin shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in the other two items."
"You!"
Sun Lei's eyes immediately turned gloomy. If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was hiding his cultivation, he would have already killed him.
Sun Lei took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. The more this person acted like this, the more likely it was that he was hiding his cultivation. Otherwise, how could he dare to speak to him like this?
Wang Lin calmly looked at Sun Lei and slowly said, "Fellow cultivator Sun, you want me to help you obtain the celestial sword, but you only want to give me two items that I'm not sure I can obtain. Do you think I'm as easy to fool as a three year old child?"
Sun Lei took a deep breath as he stared at Wang Lin and asked, "Fellow cultivator, what do you want?" He was too lazy to waste any more time. If the other party was unwilling to go, then he would take the risk himself.
Wang Lin's voice was calm as he slowly said, "I saw that before fellow cultivator came here, you seemed to have noticed the spatial cracks in the sky …"
Sun Lei laughed as he slapped his bag of holding and took out a piece of jade. He threw it at Wang Lin and said, "The Great Search Method is a technique of the Da Lou Sword Sect. What harm is there in giving it to fellow cultivator?"
Wang Lin caught the jade and put it away with his divine sense. He said, "Fellow cultivator is indeed straightforward. Then I won't be shy. Give me the green gourd from your third senior brother's bag of holding and I'll take the risk to explore with you!"
"No!" Sun Lei said without any hesitation.
"The Spirit Cleansing Gourd is something that I must obtain in order to sneak into the Da Lou Sword Sect. Fellow cultivator, please don't make it difficult for me.
Wang Lin frowned.
Sun Lei clenched his teeth and said, "Fellow cultivator, I can't give you the gourd, but if you help me get the sword, I can give you the Spirit Cleansing Wood. Although the effect of this wood is inferior to the Spirit Cleansing Gourd, it is still a rare treasure. It has the ability to absorb celestial spiritual energy!"
With that, he painfully took out a white piece of wood from his bag of holding. After letting Wang Lin look at it, he put it away.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. For a Spirit Cleansing Gourd, he was going to use up his magic treasure to kill this person. Although it wasn't worth it, this was the Celestial Realm, and it was extremely dangerous. Red Butterfly was also eyeing him. If he used up too many magic treasures and met Red Butterfly or other powerful cultivators in the future, he would be in danger.
Thinking about this, Wang Lin nodded and said, "Fine, give me the wood and I'll help you get to the cave. Whether or not you can get the celestial sword will depend on your luck. If you can't get it after entering, then the wood will still belong to me."
Sun Lei nodded and said, "Of course, but I can't give you the wood right now. It won't be too late to give it to you when we get to the cave. Fellow cultivator, please forgive me, but I also need to be on guard, right?"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He waved his sleeve and said, "Fellow cultivator, lead the way!"
Without saying a word, Sun Lei moved toward the cave entrance that hadn't collapsed yet. He and Wang Lin walked one in front and one behind. The two of them maintained a certain distance between each other. It was clear that neither of them trusted the other and were on guard against each other.
Sun Lei sneered inwardly. Even if you're hiding your cultivation, if I were to obtain the Immortal Sword and try to snatch it by force, I'll just take out the sect's treasure and risk leaving the Immortal Realm. I'll definitely be able to kill you in one strike.
This was also one of the reasons why he invited Wang Lin to search for treasures even though he was worried that Wang Lin would hide his cultivation.
"Today is the third watch, I ask fellow cultivator to keep your votes. Last month, I was fourth. This month, I ask fellow cultivators to let me sit firmly in third!"