Wang Lin slowly walked over from afar. The moment Little White returned, he noticed it and immediately recognized what it was holding in its mouth.
"What a protective tiger spirit!" Wang Lin glanced at Whitey.
Fear appeared in Xiao Bai's eyes but it still bared its teeth and growled, standing in front of Zhou Ru to protect her. With its skills, it could tell that there was a Yuanying in Zhou Ru's body, this Yuanying was the source of its fear back then.
"Uncle, what is the Broken Soul Fruit?" Zhou Ru asked softly as she stroked Whitey's fur.
Wang Lin slowly said, "Although the Wan Er within your body won't die after consuming this Soul-Shattering Fruit, it will become extremely weak …."
Zhou Ru was startled. She looked down at Whitey and said softly,
"Xiao Bai, so you've been searching for this fruit for me these past few months …" She sighed and threw the fruit to the side. The fruit rolled a few times and fell into the mountain stream.
"Uncle, don't hurt Little White, okay?" Zhou Ru raised her head and looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Ru, nodded, and turned to leave.
Zhou Ru pursed her lips and looked at Wang Lin's back. That figure was so unfamiliar.
"Uncle, don't worry. Xiao Ru 'er knows what to do. I will let you reunite with big sister Wan Er," Zhou Ru said loudly.
Wang Lin's body paused. After a moment of silence, he continued walking into the distance.
Time passed quickly. Another two years had passed.
On this day, in the Immortal Graveyard at the edge of Chu on planet Suzaku, a thick, black mist suddenly came out from the giant pit. This black mist continued to surge upward until it reached the sky in the blink of an eye.
As the black fog tumbled about, it turned into a strange plant. It was completely black and had countless huge leaves growing out of it. The leaves were filled with runic symbols, and they gave off a strange aura.
Just at this moment, a giant golden net suddenly appeared in the sky. There were five afterimages of flying swords on the giant net, and they flickered between bright and dark.
As soon as the golden net appeared, it immediately covered the giant plant that was constantly growing. As the rumbling sounds rang out, it forcefully suppressed the plant.
"My race has hidden for tens of thousands of years. Today, no one can stop my race from reappearing on the Formation Star!"
An ancient voice came from the pit in the Immortal Graveyard. Shortly after, an old man filled with age walked out from the pit.
There were no runes on the old man's body, but there was a flickering silhouette of a plant between his brows. Upon closer inspection, the plant actually had eleven leaves!
No!
Upon closer inspection, there was actually another leaf beneath the eleven leaves. Although it hadn't completely spread out, it was already one-third of the leaf.
The moment the old man walked out of the deep pit, the five flying swords on the golden net let out earth-shattering sword hymns. Immediately after, two of them quickly rushed out of the golden net and stabbed toward the old man.
The old man's expression was calm as he softly said, "The first generation of Rosefinch sacrificed himself and the lives of nine mid stage Ascendant cultivators to create these five sealing swords that sealed my Immortal Graveyard for tens of thousands of years … Today, the Old Man can also sacrifice himself to allow my Immortal Graveyard to reappear. Absorb!"
His right hand pointed forward and a rune appeared in the air. This rune gave off a desolate aura and quickly spread out.
The two flying swords suddenly trembled and began to struggle. They broke free from the power of the rune and quickly retreated.
"Come back!"
The old man's eyes were calm, as if he had comprehended something. He waved his right hand and a thunderous rumble echoed through the sky. Countless runes appeared in the surroundings and intertwined with each other, as if they were splitting open the heavens.
The two flying swords immediately stopped struggling. They were summoned by the old man and flew over at a speed faster than lightning.
Bang! Bang!
Two sounds that shook the entire Suzaku could be heard. The two flying swords that were stabbed into the old man's chest trembled as if they wanted to break free, but they couldn't succeed.
"During the war back then, the Old Man was only a coward. He was powerless to reverse the situation and watched as countless of his clan members died. Although he was still alive, his heart was dead!" The old man pointed at the golden net in the sky.
Suddenly, two more flying swords flew over. Although they struggled intensely, they still couldn't break free. The old man guided them through the air and they stabbed into his body again.
"For tens of thousands of years, the Old Man should have died a long time ago, but my clan members treated me as their ancestor. Every year, they would provide me with talismans for me to devour. Countless members of my clan have died because of me … I am a sinner of my clan …" The old man looked at the last flying sword on the golden net. He took a deep breath and reached out with his hand. The last flying sword suddenly began to struggle.
However, with its strength, it obviously couldn't break free. With a bang, it shot out from the golden net and stabbed toward the old man.
"The Old Man is a sinner of the Forsaken Immortal Clan, so he should die. Today, the Old Man has broken through to the 11-leaf stage and is about to reach the 12th leaf stage. He has reached the Ascendant stage that the cultivators talk about. However, the Old Man's talent is limited and he can't absorb all of the talismans. He can't take that step. I've let down my ancestor and all of the clan members that I devoured to keep me alive …"
The last flying sword let out a violent sword hymn. With a point from the old man, the flying sword stabbed into the old man's forehead.
The old man's eyes gradually dimmed.
"The Old Man is a sinner, but my death can be exchanged for the return of my clan. Let my body replace the Forsaken Immortal Tree and be sealed by the five swords. Let my soul be sacrificed to allow my clan to reappear!" The moment the old man's eyes disappeared, he viciously tore at the sky with his hand.
A loud sound echoed across the entire Suzaku. The golden net seemed to be torn in half by a pair of invisible hands.
The giant plant formed by the black fog charged out of the golden net and flew into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it became something that could support the heavens.
At the same time, the countless talismans in the surroundings suddenly scattered and disappeared.
The old man's body slowly merged with the giant plant and disappeared.
At this moment, more and more Forsaken Immortal Clan members flew out from the pit. More and more Forsaken Immortal Clan members appeared, and they all bowed toward the giant plant.
Among these Forsaken Immortal Clan members, there was a woman with a purple veil on her face. Her eyes were calm.
"I hope you aren't lying to me … I want that Qian Feng to die without a burial!"
50 kilometers away, a burly man wearing a straw hat looked at the giant plant and muttered to himself, "I hope you aren't lying to me.
"I hope you're not lying to me. I want the Four Sects Alliance to reappear …"
"Kill!!!"
A heaven-piercing roar came from the Immortal Graveyard. This wasn't a roar from one person, but the roar of countless Forsaken Immortal Clan members. This roar pierced through the sky and spread across the earth.
At this moment, an angry roar came from the top of Mount Rosefinch in the country of Rosefinch, where Son Rosefinch was in closed door cultivation. Shortly after, the closed door cultivation cave at the top of the mountain collapsed into dust.
The red-robed Son Rosefinch suddenly appeared in the sky. His eyes were like torches as he looked at the Immortal Graveyard. His face was gloomy and extremely ugly.
"Remnants of the Immortal Graveyard, you're all courting death!!!"
Son Rosefinch's right hand reached out and the clouds in the sky seemed to be pulled toward his hand. In the blink of an eye, a white token made of clouds appeared in Rosefinch's hand.
His left hand hit the token and it went from one to two, from two to four, and it was endless.
"The Old Man, as the 14th generation Rosefinch's son, orders all the cultivation countries in Suzaku to begin the second war against the Forsaken Immortal Clan!"
"Those cloud tokens will immediately disappear. At the same time, deep within the Heavenly Jade Sect in the country of Rosefinch, an old man with a head full of white hair walked out from his closed door cultivation cave.
He was wearing a black robe and was very skinny. However, his eyes shined brightly. At this moment, he raised his head toward the Immortal Graveyard, shook his head, and softly said, "The sky is going to change!"
This old man was the early stage Ascendant ancestor that was respected by all the disciples of the Heavenly Jade Sect, Chu Yunfei!
The Earth Soul Sect was located in the western part of the country of Rosefinch. Deep under the Earth Soul Sect sat a middle-aged man.
At this moment, the man suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes revealed an ancient gaze and he let out a sigh. "This day has finally arrived, but I didn't think I would make it in time. Alas!"
The last sect in the country of Rosefinch, the Celestial Path.
At this moment, there was nothing out of the ordinary. The Ascendant Ancestor of the Immortal Dao was extremely mysterious. Apart from a limited number of people, practically no one knew where he was or what he looked like.
Country of Pilu, the Soul Refining Sect, where Du Tian was in closed door cultivation, he opened his eyes and revealed a sneer. Then he closed his eyes and continued to cultivate.
The calamity that was happening to Suzaku had nothing to do with Wang Lin.
Right now, he was focused on fighting against the heavens for the second time so that Li Muwan's Nascent Soul could be born.
There were only two more years until Li Muwan awakened.
During these two years, Zhou Ru spent most of her time in silence. It was as if there was a deep barrier between her and Wang Lin.
Wang Lin could feel that Li Muwan's Nascent Soul was gradually awakening and Zhou Ru's vitality was slowly disappearing.
The moment her vitality completely disappeared would be the moment Li Muwan completely devoured Zhou Ru's soul.
However, Li Muwan's Nascent Soul's growth rate had slowed down over the past year. It was as if it didn't want to grow and didn't want to devour Zhou Ru's soul.
Wang Lin knew that this was because Li Muwan had recovered some of her sanity. She knew all of this, so she didn't want to sacrifice a child to awaken herself.
This was her choice, but it wasn't Wang Lin's choice. Wang Lin used the spirit force in his body to stop this phenomenon so that Li Muwan's Nascent Soul could continue to grow.
"Wan Er, I know you don't want to devour this child. Trust me, I'll handle this well and won't hurt her. After you awaken, we'll send her back to her parents. What I want is your Nascent Soul, not this child's body …"
This was Wang Lin's promise to Li Muwan.