The moment the hole appeared, a large amount of spiritual energy rushed in from the celestial jades and flowed through Wang Lin's body. At the same time, the fragments of his origin soul trembled and slowly gathered. Although they hadn't recovered, they were no longer dissipating.
Wang Lin immediately closed his eyes and quietly meditated.
Three days later, the sky was dark and snowflakes fell from the sky, covering the entire mountain. From afar, it looked like a snowy mountain.
When the snowflakes landed on Wang Lin's body, they immediately melted three feet away. Gradually, a ring of water formed around Wang Lin.
The mark of the Tea Realm on his face was no longer as heavy as before. It had slightly dissipated.
Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were bright.
"One tenth of the Tea Realm has dissipated, and the seal has loosened a bit. My cultivation has recovered to the early stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. This way, I can use a lot of the treasures in my bag of holding. With the mosquito beast, as long as I don't encounter a Soul Formation cultivator, I won't be in danger.
"However, the celestial jade I swallowed earlier was already the most my body could handle. If I continue to swallow it, I'm afraid I'll be turned into dust by the celestial spiritual energy before the seal is broken.
"Right now, I can only try to reach the Core Formation realm as soon as possible. At that time, I should be able to get another celestial jade and see if I can break the seal and the Tea Realm in one go.
"However, the top quality spirit stones are limited. This is not a long-term solution. I need to find a place with enough spiritual energy to cultivate in peace. No matter what, I have to recover my cultivation within nine years!"
Wang Lin pondered for a bit. His eyes lit up and he immediately flew onto the mosquito beast.
The mosquito beast immediately cheered and flew up with Wang Lin on its back.
Wang Lin looked down at the fire cloud. After killing the burly man and the scarred man, he had vented most of his anger. He patted the mosquito beast's head and it immediately flew forward.
"Dirty!"
Wang Lin's expression changed. His cultivation had only recovered to the early stage of the Foundation Establishment realm, so he couldn't withstand the full speed of the mosquito beast.
The mosquito beast immediately slowed down and flew slowly.
Sitting on the back of the mosquito beast, Wang Lin took out the map. After looking at it carefully, he looked south. That was where the Soul Refining Sect of Pilu was.
"The Soul Refining Sect of the Rosefinch Continent is one of the three great sects of Pilu. There must be a lot of spiritual energy there!"
The reason why he chose the Soul Refining School was because in the Bi Sheng Nation, the Soul Refining School was a rather special school. The school only had a few hundred core disciples, but the outer disciples numbered in the tens of thousands.
Compared to the other two sects in Pilu, the Soul Refining School had the least number of core disciples. However, the strength of the three sects was balanced. To be able to achieve this with just a few hundred core disciples, other than the uniqueness of the Soul Refining School's cultivation methods and treasures, it also had a lot to do with the cultivation of the core disciples.
Every three years, outer disciples would have a big competition to choose one person to become a core disciple. At the same time, there was an elimination system among the core disciples. Even if one entered, there was a chance of being eliminated.
Every three years, there would be a competition among outer disciples, and only one person would be chosen to become a core disciple. At the same time, there was also an elimination system among the core disciples. Even if one managed to become a core disciple, it was possible that they would be eliminated.
The method to become an outer disciple was very simple. You only needed to pay a certain amount of spirit stones and you would be able to become an outer disciple for a certain period of time.
Outside of the Soul Refining Sect, there were several mountains. The spiritual energy in these mountains was several times denser than the outside world. This was where the outer disciples lived.
Although it was said to be an outer disciple, in reality, it was equivalent to spending spirit stones to rent a cave to cultivate.
This method of the Soul Refining Sect was very special. It was rarely seen in Suzaku, but not many people knew the real reason.
It was because of this that Wang Lin chose the Soul Refining Sect. The information about the Soul Refining Sect was very detailed in the map. According to Wang Lin's guess, the person who sold him the map must have been an outer disciple of the Soul Refining Sect for a period of time.
The country of Bi Sheng was, after all, a rank 5 cultivation country, so there were many cultivation families there. Every ten years or so, they would send their disciples to the three great sects.
The disciples of these cultivation families didn't have any special status. Unless they were extremely talented, they had to start from the bottom.
Wang Lin sat on top of the mosquito beast. Seven days later, he arrived at the Soul Refining Sect. When he was 500 kilometers away, Wang Lin put away the mosquito beast and took out a normal flying sword. Under his control, the flying sword flew toward the Soul Refining Sect like a meteor.
Not long after, the Soul Refining Sect came into view. However, when he was about 10 kilometers away, a gentle ripple silently spread out to stop him from entering.
Wang Lin knew that this was the sect's protection formation, so he quickly put away the flying sword and landed on the ground.
Just at this moment, a ray of purple and red light came from the horizon behind Wang Lin. It broke the sound barrier and created a powerful gust of wind that caused the surrounding trees to rustle.
After the red light closed in, it turned into a red-haired old man. This person's face was very strange. His mouth and nose were very large, but his eyes were very small. He gave off the feeling that he could devour the heavens.
After Wang Lin saw this person, his eyes lit up and he respectfully stood to the side.
The old man was about to enter the Soul Refining Sect when he suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Lin. He looked at the scar on Wang Lin's face and shouted, "Which sect are you from?"
Wang Lin quickly said respectfully, "Disciple is a wandering cultivator. I want to join the Soul Refining Sect and become an outer disciple."
The old man looked at Wang Lin and nodded. "It's not easy for a wandering cultivator to reach the Foundation Establishment stage. You want to become an outer disciple of the Soul Refining Sect and find a place to go into seclusion, right?"
Wang Lin's eyes revealed a look of respect. He quickly said, "Disciple does have this intention."
The old man waved his sleeve and said, "You're too late. The outer disciple recruitment period has long passed. Go back and wait a few years before coming back."
With that, he was about to step on Li Wuyou.
Wang Lin sneered in his heart, but his face revealed a pained expression. He took out a brocade box from his bag of holding and respectfully said, "Senior, this is a flying sword that disciple obtained many years ago. I've never been willing to use it. Senior, please accept it. I only ask to become an outer disciple."
Wang Lin could tell with a glance that this old man was only at the early stage of Core Formation. For someone at this level of cultivation, the flying sword he took out was a very valuable item.
The old man stopped and looked at Wang Lin with a smile that wasn't a smile. He thought to himself that Wang Lin was indeed a wandering cultivator. He was smarter than the disciples of the cultivation clans. He waved his right hand and the brocade box landed in his hand. When he opened it, his eyes revealed a look of joy.
However, he immediately put away his surprise and asked without batting an eyelid, "Where did you get this?"
Wang Lin respectfully said, "Many years ago, disciple helped a Core Formation cultivator and protected him when he was injured. After he recovered, he gave me this sword. But disciple's cultivation wasn't high enough and I couldn't use it."
"Oh?
What kind of injury? Describe it to me. "The old man's eyes flashed.
With Wang Lin's 500 years of cultivation experience, he could casually describe it as if it was the truth. The old man listened for a while and no longer had any doubts. After all, the person before him was only a foundational disciple. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, how could he describe it in such a realistic manner? Even though some parts seemed similar, this was normal. If he described it in too much detail, then it would be obvious that he was lying.
"Okay. Old Man, seeing that your cultivation level is not easy, I will make an exception. Come with me!"
Then, the old man entered the Soul Refining House. At the same time, he took out a token and pressed it behind him. The ripple that prevented Wang Lin from entering immediately dissipated.
Wang Lin quickly entered.
"Come with me. There are many restrictions in the Soul Refining House. If you go the wrong way, I won't save you!" The old man said as he flew forward.
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and a flying sword appeared. He stepped on the sword and followed the old man.
After a while, the old man stopped at a mountain peak. There was a gorgeous palace here and there were countless houses around it.
After the old man landed, he shouted, "Chang Dawei!"
"I'm here. Red Hair, what are you shouting for?"
A lazy voice came from a house nearby. Then, a middle-aged man walked out. His hair was messy as if he hadn't washed it for many years.
The red-haired old man laughed and said, "This is a disciple I met on the way. Can you accept him as an outer disciple?"
The middle aged man let out a yawn. He looked at Wang Lin, who was behind the red haired old man, and lazily said, "Since you, Red Hair, have spoken, how can I refuse?
The red-haired old man smiled and said, "Then let's do it like this. This time, I've collected more than 100 souls. I can refine my soul into a primary soul. After I'm done, I'll come and drink with you!"
With that, the old man flew off into the distance.
"What's your name?" The middle-aged man looked at Wang Lin.
"Disciple Qing Mu!" Wang Lin said respectfully.
"The 1090th cave is yours. One mid quality spirit stone for one year." The man waved his right hand and a black badge was caught by Wang Lin.
Wang Lin had a pained expression. He gritted his teeth and took out two mid quality spirit stones.
The middle-aged man took the spirit stones and ignored Wang Lin. He turned around and walked back to his room.
Wang Lin was about to leave when the middle-aged man suddenly said, "What did you give Red Hair?"
"A flying sword given to me by a senior." Wang Lin said honestly.
Wang Lin honestly said, "A flying sword gifted to me by senior."
"A flying sword given to me by a senior." Wang Lin said honestly.
"Qing Mu, you're at the Foundation Establishment stage, but don't be too proud. Although there aren't many Foundation Establishment stage outer disciples, there are still quite a few. Tomorrow, June, will be the day of the Soul Refining Sect's competition. Cultivate well. If you have the ability, maybe you can enter the inner sect and become a core disciple." The man shook his head and walked into his room.
At this moment, Liu Mei was standing on a cliff twenty-five kilometers away from the Soul Refining Sect. She was looking at the Soul Refining Sect from afar. In her hand was a jade slip that the Vermilion Bird Ancestor had sent to her a month ago. Although it couldn't be used to find Ceng Niu, if he was within fifty kilometers, there would be a reaction.
At this moment, the jade slip was shining with a green light.
"Is he at the Soul Refining Sect …" Liu Mei whispered.
(To be continued)