Wang Lin's eyes lit up and his origin soul returned to his sheath. He waved his hand and the celestial sword flew toward him. Holding the celestial sword in his hand, he quickly left this place and headed toward the depths of the valley.
Shortly after Wang Lin left, a series of popping sounds came from the sealed water droplets. All of the water droplets turned into mist and reformed into the woman's figure once more.
A seal could only temporarily imprison a water life-form; it couldn't completely seal it.
The woman's eyes revealed a vicious gaze. She turned into mist again and charged toward the depths of the valley.
Wang Lin's speed was very fast. In just a few flashes, he arrived at the depths of the valley. There was a half-naked, hunchbacked old man with a gloomy expression. Before him were countless glowing tattoos. These tattoos formed a large circle, and inside the circle was a ball of water made of water. This ball of water seemed to be boiling.
There was a plant with eight leaves on the old man's forehead. It extended in a demonic manner, and a powerful runic energy spread arrogantly from his body.
The hunchbacked old man said, "The Old Man can't kill you, but he can refine your life-forms. You will need time to solve your doubts, so he won't have time to chase after the Old Man!"
This old man was the one who chased Wang Lin into the spatial rift in the Immortal Graveyard!
He used the ancestral tattoo to communicate with the Forsaken Immortal Clan and was saved by them. His anger toward Wang Lin caused him to go on a killing spree when the Forsaken Immortal Clan arrived. Out of all the eight-leaf shamans, he had killed the most people.
Wang Lin's appearance startled the old man. When he was fighting the water-type life-form, he was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would have lost. He could only focus on the battle, and Wang Lin's cultivation level was much higher than before; he had already reached the early stage of Soul Transformation.
That was why the old man didn't notice Wang Lin.
"It's you!!!"
When the old man saw Wang Lin, a cold light appeared in his eyes. He raised his head to the sky and laughed. His right hand grasped at the rune in front of him. Suddenly, a rune flew out from the Water Life Spirit and turned into a black light that sped towards Wang Lin.
Wang Lin grunted coldly. After he arrived here, he didn't stop at all. At practically the instant the hunchbacked old man noticed him, his figure transformed into an afterimage that suddenly appeared beside the circle of symbols that trapped the Water Life Soul, and then he raised the immortal sword in his hand and suddenly slashed down.
With a loud bang, the rune circle trapping the Water Life Spirit began to crack, and the runes collapsed one by one.
The hunchbacked old man roared. His body moved, turning into a beam of light as he charged at Wang Lin. He pressed his hand forward, and an ancient rune appeared on his palm, emitting a demonic glow.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. Without a word, his right hand reached out and the one-billion-soul soul flag appeared in his hand. The moment this 30-foot-long soul flag appeared, it would give off a sense of awe even before it appeared.
The hunchbacked old man's charge couldn't help but pause.
"This is …" His heart trembled. He vaguely recognized this flag, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
Wang Lin shook the one-billion-soul soul flag in his hand. Suddenly, waves of ghostly wails came out. One by one, the souls charged out, especially the golden-purple Qilin. After it appeared, it let out a roar that shook the heavens and pierced through the earth. After it appeared, it opened its bloody mouth and pounced at the hunchbacked old man.
Behind the Qilin, more than ten Soul Transformation primary souls appeared one by one.
Suddenly, the entire valley was surrounded by these souls and they all charged at the hunchbacked old man.
The hunchbacked old man cursed in his heart. Without any hesitation, he quickly retreated. If there were only one or two Soul Transformation soul fragments, he wouldn't be afraid. After all, soul fragments were soul fragments, and they couldn't compare to real cultivators.
Even if there were three to five Soul Transformation soul fragments, he could still escape. Even in a battle, he was confident that he could end in a draw.
However, there were too many Soul Transformation soul fragments, and with his cultivation level, he couldn't fight them all. The golden-purple Qilin posed an even greater threat to him. The moment he saw the beast, he felt a sense of shock.
Also, aside from these, there were hundreds of millions of normal soul fragments. How could he dare to resist? He could only quickly retreat!
He never would have thought that in less than 100 years, this junior that he had chased like a stray dog would not only reach the early stage of Soul Transformation, but also possess the legendary one-billion-soul soul flag that even the Forsaken Immortal Clan feared!
The hunchbacked old man could even feel that a large portion of these normal soul fragments contained the aura of the Forsaken Immortal Clan. These must be the Forsaken Immortal Clan members that were captured by the soul refinement technique.
The moment the hunchbacked old man retreated, the woman that was chasing Wang Lin appeared. When she saw what was happening in the valley, her eyes lit up. She turned into a mist of water and silently pounced at the hunchbacked old man.
Wang Lin didn't have time to deal with the hunchbacked old man. After releasing the one-billion-soul soul flag, the celestial sword in his hand continued to chop down on the tattoos. As the tattoos rumbled, even more cracks appeared on the tattoos trapping the water-type soul fragment.
The Water Life Soul Fey inside immediately transformed from a ball of water back into a human form. It was now a woman.
The moment Wang Lin saw this woman, his calm heart trembled.
This woman's appearance was somewhat similar to Li Muwan's.
As Wang Lin swung the sword one last time, the circle of tattoos collapsed. The woman inside let out a charming smile as her body turned into a cloud of water mist and quickly charged out of the circle.
Wang Lin had noticed this a long time ago, so how could he let her escape? However, this woman's cultivation level was much higher than the water-type soul fragment that blocked his way. Her cultivation level was almost the same as a mid stage Soul Transformation cultivator's cultivation level. Adding on the fact that she was immortal, even the hunchbacked old man couldn't do anything but try to trap her.
The moment the woman that looked like Li Muwan walked out, Wang Lin took a deep breath. With a thought, the countless soul fragments gathered together. Aside from the ones that were chasing the hunchbacked old man, the rest were all gathered here.
A powerful pressure suddenly filled the area. The woman's expression was normal as she looked around. Finally, her gaze landed on Wang Lin. She smiled and said, "You saved me, but now you want to trap me. What is the meaning of this?"
Wang Lin's expression was cold as he calmly said, "Do you want to live or die?"
The woman immediately smiled sweetly and said: "No one can kill me here. Even if they trap me, I will be able to escape after spending a bit of time.
Wang Lin's eyes were cold as he softly said, "Soul fragments, fuse!"
As soon as the word left his mouth, the countless souls in the surroundings began to fuse with each other in a frenzy, merging with the main soul at an extremely fast speed.
In the blink of an eye, all the soul fragments disappeared, leaving behind only six primary souls. Each of them gave off an aura far stronger than a late stage Soul Transformation cultivator, but not the aura of an Ascendant cultivator.
The six primary souls surrounded the woman. Their eyes were cold and revealed a hint of coldness.
Wang Lin shouted, "Destroy!"
With one word, the six primary souls began to move. Each of them used a spell to attack the woman. The woman let out a charming smile, then her body turned into a cloud of water mist and scattered.
This was what Wang Lin was waiting for. Only when the woman's body turned into water or mist would he be able to find Li Muwan's soul fragment.
However, just as Wang Lin and the six primary souls left, the entire valley suddenly trembled. This tremble came from the ground.
Not only this place, but the entire Rosefinch's Tomb, both inside and outside, all the mountains were shaking.
This was the entire Rosefinch's Tomb shaking. As the shaking became more intense, the sky began to crack. It was as if there were countless giant hands tearing the sky apart.
Suddenly, numerous spatial cracks appeared, and the cold wind that blew out from them could instantly freeze a person's body. The spatial cracks here were not like those in the outside world. Even if one entered one, as long as one's cultivation reached a certain level, one would not die.
This place was different. The spatial cracks here only looked the same, but in reality, they weren't spatial cracks. They were called dimensional cracks. These dimensional cracks were created by the mysterious power of the Cultivation Planet Crystal.
Even if it was a Soul Transformation cultivator, if they entered, their soul would immediately be destroyed. There were no exceptions.
When the Cultivation Planet Heart shattered, the collapse of the Cultivation Planet Crystal began.
Inside Rosefinch's Tomb, the ground cracked and collapsed everywhere. Countless cultivators that entered died one after another. Even many of their soul fragments died in the face of this disaster.
The entire Rosefinch's Tomb was shrouded in a thick deathly aura.
The valley that Wang Lin was in also couldn't escape. The ground cracked and turned into nothingness. Large amounts of dimensional cracks appeared and devoured everything around them.
Wang Lin immediately took out the one-billion-soul soul flag to recall all the souls and quickly left. As for the old man's life and death, Wang Lin couldn't care less. His gaze was locked onto the woman that looked like Li Muwan.
At this moment, the woman was in a trance and revealed an expression of fear that she had never shown before. Her body was slowly collapsing. Finally, with a bang, her entire body turned into countless water droplets. These water droplets collapsed one by one. This was true death.
Wang Lin's figure was like lightning as he moved through the dimensional cracks. He arrived in front of the collapsing water droplets and reached out with his right hand. The moment he touched this water droplet, Wang Lin felt like he was touching Li Muwan.