To the east of Suzaku, a ray of green light flew by like a meteor. There was an old man inside this green light.
However, this person wasn't flying with his body, but with his origin soul.
He was in a sorry state. There were three fist imprints on his origin soul that were emitting a golden glow.
This old man was the Giant Demon Clan ancestor. He was injured by Sun Tai's demonic child and had no choice but to escape with his origin soul. He didn't even have the time to catch Wang Lin.
However, the demonic child was very strange. It didn't say a word and chased at full speed. In these past few months, it ran around Suzaku once.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor was punched a few times by the demonic child. Although the punches were small, they directly injured his origin soul. If it wasn't for the fact that he had cultivated for a long time and knew some of the Giant Demon Clan's secret techniques, he wouldn't have been able to escape.
He also didn't have the strength to use his bloodline ability again. In the end, he lured the demonic child to the Little North Flame Land and used the natural restriction that existed when Suzaku was born to get rid of the demonic child.
At this moment, he was extremely weak and didn't dare to show off. He quickly returned to the Giant Demon Clan.
As for the life and death of Chi Hu and the other clan member, he had long forgotten about them.
After returning to the Giant Demon Clan, he immediately possessed the body of a clan member and began closed door cultivation.
As for Wang Lin, he didn't dare to go find him right now. The Rosefinch Country had already begun to investigate this matter, so he could only clench his teeth and give up.
Although he didn't catch Wang Lin this time, he did obtain a strange flying sword. At this moment, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor opened his eyes. He moved the body he possessed and revealed a gloomy expression.
The seized body required a period of time to become a true physical body. This period of time could be long or short, and it varied from person to person and cultivation level to cultivation level.
The ancestor's eyes lit up and he slapped his bag of holding. The celestial sword flew out and floated before him.
The ancestor pointed at the celestial sword with his right hand. A miserable scream came from the sword along with a begging sound.
"Sword Soul, appear!" The Patriarch shouted.
A black mist suddenly came out of the celestial sword and turned into Xu Liguo. After he saw the Giant Demon Clan ancestor, he immediately began to beg for mercy.
"Sir, please spare my life. Don't kill me. Back then, I was also forced by that guy with the surname Wang. My hatred for him is no less than yours. I hate him to the core!"
After the Giant Demon Clan ancestor heard Xu Liguo's words, he was startled for a moment before laughing. "Your sword soul is interesting. Yang's sword soul is very firm and loyal."
Xu Liguo immediately put on a fawning expression and said, "Your Master Xu …"
The Patriarch's eyes widened.
Xu Liguo immediately slapped himself and carefully said, "How can they compare to a slave? A wise man submits to circumstances!"
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor looked at Xu Liguo and pointed with his right hand. A ray of green light landed on Xu Liguo's body. Xu Liguo immediately let out a miserable scream and began to beg for mercy. He also began to speak ill of Wang Lin.
The ancestor let out a snort, put away the seal, and shouted, "From now on, you are the Old Man's sword soul. Since you took the initiative to surrender, the Old Man won't seal you. Not to mention that you are in my hands, so you won't be able to escape!"
In truth, that ray of green light was a type of seal, but when it landed on Xu Liguo, he only felt pain and showed no signs of being sealed.
The old man was very surprised, but he didn't say anything. He was going to carefully study it after he fused with his body.
Xu Liguo's face immediately revealed a look of gratitude. He patted his chest and said, "Master, you can rest assured. I, Xu Liguo, have always been loyal. That Wang Lin treated me badly, so I rebelled against him. However, Master, you treated me well, so I will never betray you. If I break this oath, then let me, Xu Liguo, be pierced by ten thousand demons!"
Seeing the Giant Demon Clan ancestor's expression soften, Xu Liguo let out a sigh of relief. He thought, "Your Master Xu is still the smart one. Hmph, I don't know when that fiend will come to save me, so I can't be stubborn. I'll give in first and then I'll deal with you later!
Master Xu has always been loyal. That fiend has treated me well all these years, so how could I betray him? "
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor's eyes lit up. He originally wanted to destroy this sword spirit and put in another one, but if it wasn't the original sword spirit, then he wouldn't be able to use it to its full potential.
Also, this sword spirit wasn't ordinary; it had the ability to beg for mercy and knew how to give up. As a result, he was even more reluctant to give it up.
It has to be said that it was extremely rare for a sword spirit to have intelligence. If it had intelligence, then it would be very useful in battle.
However, he didn't know that Xu Liguo wasn't the original sword spirit. The reason it had intelligence was because it was a devil itself.
Even the so-called oath of being pierced by ten thousand demons wasn't a punishment for Xu Liguo. Instead, he was looking forward to the happy taste of nourishment.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor pondered a bit before grabbing Xu Liguo and putting him back into the flying sword. He carefully looked at the sword and was shocked.
"This sword is not ordinary!
I just don't know what it was refined with! "
His eyes lit up and he carefully put the flying sword into his bag of holding.
As for Wang Lin, he took the Soul Refining Sect token and flew up the mountain. He found cave 1090 and flew in.
This cave wasn't big; it was about the same size as the cave he had in the Heng Yue Sect. Aside from a stone bed, there wasn't even a table.
However, the spiritual power here was extremely abundant, more than several times thicker than the outside world. It was even better than the pool where the Fire Cloud Stronghold used the three top-grade spirit stones that were about to be discarded.
After all, although the spiritual energy from top quality spirit stones was easy to absorb, it lacked a trace of vitality. Especially when they were about to be wasted, they had no vitality at all. It couldn't compare to the large amount of top quality spirit stones from the spirit mountain.
Wang Lin sat down cross-legged on the stone bed and began to cultivate.
Three days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes and shook his head. He felt that his speed was still too slow. After pondering a bit, he slapped his bag of holding and placed three top quality spirit stones around him. His hand formed a seal and he placed several restrictions on the walls and the entrance of the cave before he closed his eyes to cultivate again.
As a result, the spiritual energy inside cave 1090 immediately became denser. When this dense spiritual energy touched the walls, the restrictions on the walls immediately flashed with a purple light, preventing the spiritual energy from dissipating.
This cave had become like a steamer. The spiritual energy couldn't dissipate, and as a result, Wang Lin's breathing became the only outlet for the spiritual energy.
As he breathed, the majestic spiritual power surged towards him in a frenzy.
Wang Lin's face was slightly red as he quietly cultivated.
The spiritual energy in his body slowly increased, but it was still far from breaking the seal and the intent of tea.
These seals and intents would automatically devour spiritual energy. As Wang Lin's cultivation increased, they became stronger.
Time passed slowly. It had been a month since Wang Lin became an outer disciple of the Soul Refining Sect.
On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His gaze was brighter than before. He had tried his best to absorb spiritual energy in this month. Out of the three top quality spirit stones, two had become useless, and the last one was on the verge of becoming useless.
After spending so much effort, the results of his one month were great. His cultivation went from early-stage Foundation Establishment to the peak of mid-stage Foundation Establishment. He was only one step away from late-stage Foundation Establishment.
"It's still too slow. I've used up top quality spirit stones to barely reach my current level. However, there are only fifteen top quality spirit stones left in my bag of holding. It's not enough at all!" Wang Lin sighed and stretched his body.
Suddenly, with a series of cracking sounds, the stone bed he was sitting on started to crack.
Even the walls around him began to crack, revealing fine cracks.
Wang Lin was startled. After pondering for a while, he understood what had happened. This stone room must have been too rich in spiritual energy for the past month, causing it to be unable to withstand the sudden increase in spiritual energy, causing cracks to appear.
As time went on, the cracks would only get bigger and bigger.
"This stone room can't be used anymore. I need to change to another one!"
Wang Lin's eyes flickered. He formed a seal with both hands and pressed on both sides. Suddenly, the cracks began to wriggle strangely, then slowly closed up and became smooth again.
Even the stone bed returned to its original state after Wang Lin pressed on it.
However, Wang Lin knew that this was only the surface. If there was too much spiritual energy, the cracks would appear again.
However, as long as he didn't use top quality spirit stones, there was no need to worry about the cracks appearing, which would arouse suspicion.
Wang Lin pondered for a while, then stood up, opened the door of the cave, and walked out.
It was currently dusk. The sun was setting in the distance, emitting a red glow. It was already the end of the year. Wang Lin looked at the setting sun. The winter sun was not warm, and when it landed on his body, it had already turned into frost.
He thought for a while and remembered that today was the last day of the year. After today, it would be a new year. I wonder what little Zhou Ru is doing right now. Is she still bullying Xiao Bai … Thinking about this, Wang Lin revealed a faint smile. He looked at the setting sun and took a deep breath.
"Surviving a calamity!"
Wang Lin muttered to himself. From being in the middle of the sky, he was suddenly knocked down to the mortal world. All of this, with his firm heart, he clenched his teeth and endured it all.
Only today did he have the time to say these words. Thinking back to what happened after he lost his spiritual energy, Wang Lin's heart was filled with complex emotions.
Today was the last day of the year, and it represented the fall of Wang Lin. However, tomorrow was the first day of the new year, and it represented the birth of everything, and all possibilities.
"It's over …" Wang Lin said softly.
At this moment, in the setting sun, the graceful figure of a woman slowly flew over from afar.
"This person … looks a bit familiar …" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed.
1300 votes. Ear Root will never go back on his word. Today's fourth watch has arrived!
This was the day that Ear Root had the most updates in the past six months. As he wrote, he suddenly realized that he had the concept of time. Right now, it was the last day of the year for Wang Lin, and it happened to coincide with today.
The new year represented the birth of everything and all possibilities. In the first month of 2010, it was unknown what rank Er Gen's monthly votes would reach. Er Gen was excited, but even more so, he wasn't as determined as Wang Lin.
Ear Root's determination came from the monthly votes of his fellow cultivators. He hoped that tomorrow, every reader who read this would vote for him. Let us see how high the renegade celestial can go!!!
Ear Root rarely begged others, but today, he was begging!
(To be continued)