The Ancient Soul Restriction was one of the rarest of the Shang Ji Restrictions. Not only was it unpredictable, but it was also several times more powerful than a normal restriction.
An ordinary restriction could be likened to an inanimate object or a lock that required a fixed method to be opened.
However, the Ancient Soul Restriction was different. It could be described as a living thing. The entire restriction was actually a soul that existed in the form of a restriction.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. After pondering for a bit, he disappeared and reappeared next to the Shang Ji Soul Restriction.
As soon as he appeared, the clouds in the black fog of the Soul Restriction immediately surged violently, and two rays of dark light suddenly lit up from within.
At the same time, a soul-piercing roar came from within.
The roar caused Wang Lin's origin soul to tremble and he immediately backed up. His eyes lit up as he silently stared at the black fog.
The roar from before was filled with warning.
"There must be a treasure inside this place that is sealed by the Ancient Soul Restriction!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his expression became serious. His hand formed a seal and a series of afterimages appeared and circled around him.
"Break!"
Wang Lin let out a roar and pointed his finger forward. Suddenly, all of the illusionary restrictions around him flew out and landed on the black fog. The illusionary restrictions connected together and charged into the black fog like a dragon.
The two ghostly lights inside the black fog released an angry glow. In the blink of an eye, the black fog churned violently and let out a roar that was even more powerful than before.
The roar entered Wang Lin's origin soul and he immediately felt a sharp pain coming from the cracks in his origin soul. Wang Lin's expression became gloomy and he immediately backed up.
It was at this point that the black mist suddenly began to churn even more violently. Suddenly, all of the black mist began to converge toward the center. In the blink of an eye, a Demonic beast with two horns on its head and black mist emanating from its body appeared.
At the moment the demonic beast appeared, Wang Lin immediately saw a small, golden flag stuck in the ground. The black fog was clearly coming from this small flag.
The beast landed on the ground and opened its mouth at Wang Lin. Its eyes gave off a ghostly light.
All of the illusionary restrictions Wang Lin had placed landed on the beast and were flashing nonstop.
The beast shook its head and two streams of black gas came out of its nostrils. It stared at Wang Lin, then its calf-like body suddenly jumped toward Wang Lin.
"Qilin?" Without saying a word, Wang Lin's body disappeared.
The demonic beast missed its target and suddenly raised its head to roar into the distance. Its roar penetrated the surrounding spirit veins, but it was bounced back by a gentle force a thousand feet away.
The beast let out another angry roar before turning back into the black fog and disappearing into the golden flag.
Wang Lin appeared in the spirit vein a few thousand feet away. The spirit vein around him gave off a golden glow. He frowned and turned around to look at where the black fog was.
"It's not a qilin, but it's similar to Ling Tianhou's qilin.
"That golden flag is most likely a treasure of the Soul Refining Sect and should also be a soul flag. This beast is the guardian and also one of the soul fragments inside the soul flag.
"It looks like the Soul Refining Sect's soul flag has a lot to do with the ancient soul restriction. I just don't know how to make it." Wang Lin pondered a bit and his eyes lit up.
"This beast isn't weak; it's equivalent to an early stage Soul Formation cultivator. Since my cultivation hasn't recovered, there's no rush to capture it."
Wang Lin's eyes lit up, then he sat down and began to cultivate.
Ever since Liu Mei appeared, the sense of crisis Wang Lin felt when he faced the country of Rosefinch appeared once more. Liu Mei being able to accurately pinpoint his location was a very bad thing.
He secretly thought for a long time, but he still couldn't guess Liu Mei's goal. He couldn't see through Liu Mei's cultivation, which was why he didn't kill her before.
Wang Lin began to ponder. "This matter is very strange, and the country of Rosefinch's attitude is hard to predict … If it really doesn't work, I'll leave Suzaku and find Tian Yunzi to get away from this place."
Time quickly passed, and in the blink of an eye, several months passed.
Before, the area outside Wang Lin's cave was overgrown with weeds and was very desolate. After all, the place he chose was too remote.
But now, there were no weeds outside his cave. There were even some strange plants that had been transplanted here, giving off a strange fragrance.
The rubble on the ground had also been cleared and replaced with clean stones. There were even a few pavilions that had been built.
In the middle, there was even a pool of water. A few small golden fish were swimming and playing in it, causing ripples on the surface of the water from time to time.
There was a trace of celestial aura to it.
Xu Yun and Liu Wei were currently sitting in a pavilion. There were some fruits in front of the two of them. The two of them chuckled and occasionally looked at the entrance of the cave.
Liu Wei's eyelashes trembled as she softly said, "Senior Sister Xu Yun, do you think senior brother Qing Mu will say that we acted on our own when he sees this?"
Liu Wei's eyelashes trembled as she softly said, "Senior Sister Xu Yun, do you think senior brother Qing Mu will say that we acted on our own when he sees this?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Cultivators all like cleanliness. Our actions have made this place so beautiful. Even if he doesn't like it on the surface, he definitely won't be angry. Junior Martial Sister Liu Wei, don't worry." Xu Yun smiled lightly, picked up a fruit, and took a bite.
Xu Yun softly smiled as she picked up a fruit and took a bite. "In these few months, senior brother Qing Mu's name has been spread by us. Our lives have become much better than before. It would be great if it could continue like this. In these few months, I have collected more souls than I did in a year."
Xu Yun nodded and said, "If no one tries to steal it, with our talent, we will definitely be able to create the Hundred Soul Flag. Then, we will be able to reach the late stage of Core Formation with the flag."
Liu Wei softly said, "Senior Sister, I am still a bit worried. Recently, more and more people have come to visit. If senior brother Qing Mu finds out that we were the ones spreading the news, he won't let us off easily."
"I don't think so …" Before Xu Yun could finish speaking, a long arc suddenly slid down from the top of the mountain. When it landed outside the cave, it turned into a middle-aged man dressed in gray robes. He was handsome, and his long hair fluttered in the wind when it fell on his face. He gave off the air of an immortal.
"Junior brother Qing Mu, I am Guo Dongjian. I hope you can come out for a chat!"
"Senior brother Guo, please return. Senior brother Qing Mu is in closed door cultivation."
Xu Yun stood up and said in a sweet voice.
Guo Dongjian frowned. He turned around and looked at Xu Yun and said, "You two are Qing Mu's concubines?"
Liu Wei's face turned red but she didn't speak. Xu Yun's expression didn't change as she smiled and said, "Senior brother, we are indeed senior brother Qing Mu's concubines."
Guo Dongjian's gaze became cold as he looked at Liu Wei and said, "Nonsense!
It's fine to fool others, but you dare to fool me? The two of you, scram to the side. "
With that, he turned around and waved his right hand. A spiritual seal appeared and turned into an azure dragon that charged toward the cave.
The moment the Azure Dragon appeared, a sandstorm was kicked up and the Azure Dragon smashed into the cave. Just at this moment, a restriction appeared and blocked the Azure Dragon. At the same time, a giant hand appeared in the air and grabbed the Azure Dragon. It squeezed, causing the Azure Dragon to let out a miserable cry and dissipate into specks of light.
Guo Dongjian's expression changed. He retreated a few steps and stared into the depths of the cave.
Wang Lin slowly walked out of the cave. The sunlight landed on his body and released waves of black gas. This black gas condensed behind him and formed a giant skull.
"Thousand Soul Flag Illusion!"
Guo Dongjian's expression changed again and he retreated a few more steps.
Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he looked at Guo Dongjian. This person's cultivation was early stage Nascent Soul.
"Hand over the soul flag and I'll let you leave!" Wang Lin's voice was calm.
Guo Dongjian's expression was gloomy. Without a word, he slapped his bag of holding and a soul flag with two golden lines appeared in his hand. He shook the flag and soul fragments flew out. They formed black gas around him and turned into ferocious faces that roared at Wang Lin.
He muttered something and retreated two steps. He pointed the soul flag at Wang Lin and shouted, "I also have a Thousand Soul Flag!
If you can win, I'll hand it over! "
Suddenly, the soul fragments outside his body charged toward Wang Lin. Some of these soul fragments were at the Foundation Establishment stage, some were at the Core Formation stage, and there was even a soul fragment with two horns that emitted the aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he pointed forward and said, "Whirlpool!"
Immediately, a giant black whirlpool appeared before him. The moment it appeared, Guo Dongjian's face turned ashen and he bitterly said, "So Senior Brother Qing Mu went into closed door cultivation to practice the soul refining technique. To be able to create a soul whirlpool in three months, I admire you."
As he spoke, the soul fragments that pounced toward him let out miserable screams and were sucked into the whirlpool. In the blink of an eye, all the soul fragments except for the one with the Nascent Soul aura disappeared.
The two-horned soul that emitted the aura of a Nascent Soul cried out in alarm. Using some unknown method, it broke free from the suction of the vortex and immediately fled into the distance.
"Eh?"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his right hand reached out. The soul fragment let out another miserable scream and was pulled back.
"Where did you get this Nascent Soul soul?" Wang Lin looked at the soul fragment and then at Guo Dongjian.
Guo Dongjian let out a sigh. When he saw the soul whirlpool, he had completely given up on resisting.
"Senior Brother Qing Mu, congratulations on becoming the third disciple of the Soul Refining Peak to create a soul whirlpool.
I used a Hundred Soul Banner with nine hundred souls to exchange for this Nascent Soul soul from Su Jinshi of Soul-Extracting Peak. "