Yunque Zi's expression was gloomy. He looked at Wang Lin and sneered.
"How did you see through it?"
Wang Lin stared at Yunque Zi and said, "That is not the Cultivation Planet Crystal!
Also, you have the ability to teleport, so even if you were injured, it wouldn't be as serious as you say it is. "
Yunque Zi laughed. His eyes revealed a hint of appreciation and said, "You are indeed worthy of being one of the four people I chose. That is right, that is not the Cultivation Planet Crystal. When the Old Man arrived, he immediately knew that it was a star guide. If you want to retrieve your soul piece, you only need to touch it to retrieve your soul piece!"
Wang Lin's eyes were calm. He didn't say anything as he stared at Yunque Zi. The one-billion-soul soul flag in his hand slowly tightened.
Yunque Zi said, "The Old Man won't lie to you. Using the star guide to retrieve my soul piece requires a large price, so the Old Man wants you to help me retrieve it. If you agree, the Old Man will definitely give you a great treasure. In the deepest part of the Forsaken Immortal Clan, there is an ancient altar. Back then, my clan's ancestor obtained the power to reach the twelve-leaf stage from the eleven-leaf stage.
If you help me retrieve my soul piece, I'll send you there to increase your cultivation by one level. How about it? "
Wang Lin began to ponder.
Yunque Zi seemed to be a bit anxious and impatiently said, "Wang Lin, go and retrieve the Cultivation Planet Crystal. Don't force the Old Man to make a move!
You know that the Old Man doesn't want to kill you! "
Wang Lin looked at Yunque Zi and said, "If you go back on your word, tell me the method to use the straw hat.
Tell me how to use that straw hat, it's a deposit! "
Inside Wang Lin's bag of holding was the straw hat that Skylark had given him in the past. It was just that there were too many complicated array formations inside. If he didn't know how to use them, he wouldn't be able to control them all.
Yunque Zi's eyes lit up. From his point of view, Wang Lin wouldn't be able to escape today, so he could only do as he was told. He took out a jade slip, and after a few breaths of time, threw it at Wang Lin. Wang Lin caught it and calmly looked at it. After confirming that it was real, he put it in his bag of holding. Then, with the one-billion-soul banner in his hand, he turned into a ray of light and flew above the tower.
Almost in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the son of Rosefinch. Looking at the hero of the past, Wang Lin silently glanced at him, especially at the shadow behind him, and then his gaze fell on the purple ball.
He was standing next to the purple ball of light and was illuminated by it. However, there was no shadow on the ground.
Yunque Zi's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Put your hand on it and call my name. Don't play any tricks, or else the Old Man will kill you today!"
Wang Lin took a deep breath, looked down at Yunque Zi, and softly said, "I once thought you were my benefactor. Even when I found out that you were a member of the Forsaken Immortal Clan, I didn't want to go against you. I just wanted to leave Suzaku and pursue my own dao … Today, Senior, you have disappointed me. I don't know if the effect of the star guide is as you said, but I do know that if I do as you say, I'm afraid I'll die without you even needing to do anything!"
The moment Wang Lin said those words, Yunque Zi's expression changed. His body flickered and he was about to charge out.
Wang Lin shook the one-billion-soul soul flag and countless soul fragments flew out and surrounded Sun Man. At the same time, Wang Lin quickly backed up and let out a roar. All of the soul fragments inside the one-billion-soul soul flag charged toward the shadow behind the son of Rosefinch.
At this moment, cracking sounds came from the shadow behind the son of Rosefinch. At the same time, a laugh came from inside the shadow. Shortly after, a ray of red light flashed and the shadow collapsed. The gloomy old man stepped out and the little monkey on his shoulder charged out toward Yunque Zi.
Yunque Zi's expression was gloomy. He stopped and waved his hands in the air. Golden runes appeared from the void and circled around his body.
"Kid, this spell formation of yours really is something. You used the remnant power of the dead man and your cultivation base to form a shadow seal to trap me inside.
"This kind of shadow restriction technique is extremely rare even in ancient times. It's not easy for you to master it.
If master's main body was here, he would be able to shatter it with one punch. However, master's soul fragment was trapped by you. Being able to do this in this life is enough for you to brag about in your next life! "The gloomy old man's eyes flashed red.
Yunque Zi let out a snort and all of the runes around his body charged out. His target wasn't the gloomy old man, but the little monkey.
"A mere puppet. If I destroy the true hiding place of your soul fragment, no matter how strong your main body is, you won't be able to catch up!"
Yunque Zi shouted.
When Wang Lin spread out his divine sense, he noticed the shadow behind Ye Wuyou. However, when he found that there was no shadow behind Ye Wuyou, he felt like something was wrong, so he decided to take a gamble.
If he failed, he would immediately hide in the heaven defying bead's space.
As for the star guide that Yunque Zi talked about, Wang Lin guessed that it had the same effect as Yunque Zi said. However, the price for it was a life in exchange for a life.
Otherwise, Yunque Zi would have already gone to take it himself. There was no need for him to wait until now. Presumably, even if the third person to enter wasn't him, Yunque Zi would have sent him to take his soul fragment.
At the moment the old man charged out, Wang Lin waved the one-billion-soul soul flag. The soul fragments gathered around the old man and took him away from the side.
Whether it was the old man that had been possessed by Tuo Sen or Yunque Zi, they weren't people that Wang Lin wanted to provoke. He was sure that there was no Cultivation Planet Crystal here, so he could only leave as soon as possible.
However, just at this moment, the area suddenly trembled. This trembling was extremely violent, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. This was especially true for the pagoda. At this moment, cracking sounds could be heard and cracks appeared on the pagoda.
The collapse of the Cultivation Planet Crystal had begun once again.
On the top of the pagoda, there was a crack that looked like a swimming dragon. It split open from the bottom to the top, and wherever it passed, cracking sounds could be heard.
In the end, the crack reached the top of the pagoda and extended to where the first Rosefinch, Ye Wuyou, was sitting.
At this moment, a crisp sound echoed and the throne that Ye Wuyou was sitting on suddenly fell from the pagoda. As for Ye Wuyou's body, it shook and turned into ashes.
Wang Lin's pupils shrank.
At this moment, it wasn't just him. Yunque Zi, the gloomy old man, and the little monkey all stopped fighting and stared at where Ye Wuyou had turned into ashes.
A white crystal about the size of half a fist slowly floated up from the place where Ye Wuyou had turned into dust.
The moment Wang Lin saw the white crystal, he immediately felt a fluctuation that was connected to his soul.
"Cultivation Planet Crystal!"
Yunque Zi gasped. His body moved like lightning and he was about to rush out, but the little monkey was even faster and chased after the gloomy old man.
At this moment, Wang Lin was quite far away, so he couldn't be faster than the others. He stared at the white crystal and clenched his teeth. He didn't try to steal it, but instead wrapped his body in the soul flag and rushed toward the passage not far away.
Wang Lin knew that with his strength, he wasn't qualified to steal it from Yunque Zi and the person who had been possessed by Tuo Sen. Even if he did get his hands on it, he wouldn't have the time to take back his soul and would instead get himself killed.
After letting out a sigh, Wang Lin quickly flew toward the passage.
The gloomy old man was relatively close. He grabbed the white crystal and laughed. "Master's escape is right in front of us!"
However, at the instant his hand grabbed the white crystal, his expression suddenly changed. He stopped laughing and a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes. Just as he was about to let go, his body swayed slightly, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, he turned into wisps of smoke that crawled into the white crystal.
All of this happened very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the old man disappeared.
Only a red light appeared in the void. In a flash, it fused with the little monkey that was charging toward it.
The little monkey let out a roar and its aura increased several fold. At this moment, it was almost as strong as Rosefinch's son and was at the late stage of Ascendant.
Although it was very close to the white crystal, it hesitated for a moment and didn't grab it.
At this moment, Yunque Zi arrived and grabbed the white crystal. However, he immediately let out a miserable groan and his body released white gas. He was so scared that he quickly let go. Fortunately, he grabbed the white crystal in the void and didn't actually touch it. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to escape.
This sudden change had happened without any warning, causing the little monkey and Yunque Zi to be in a dilemma.
Just at this moment, the white crystal let out a buzzing sound and charged toward Yunque Zi. Yunque Zi's expression changed greatly and he quickly got out of the way. The white crystal flickered and charged toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. When he saw the gloomy old man disappear, he immediately turned around and charged toward the passage. His body was surrounded by the one-billion-soul soul flag, so his speed was much faster than before.
The passage wasn't straight; it was a bit crooked. However, the white crystal seemed to have intelligence and charged toward Wang Lin as if it wouldn't stop until it caught up.
Yunque Zi's expression was gloomy as he chased after it.
As for the little monkey, it also turned into a ray of black light and chased after it.
In the blink of an eye, there was no one left around the pagoda. Just at this moment, a ray of black and purple light condensed at the top of the pagoda and slowly turned into the shape of a human. It was the masked person from the spirit mountain.
There was a trace of confusion in his eyes, but he immediately became clear and muttered, "The Cultivation Planet Crystal has collapsed. This Rosefinch is quite bold …" As Wang Lin ran, the white crystal chased after him.
It became faster and faster and would close the distance between them in an instant. When it was less than 30 feet away, Wang Lin suddenly turned around and his eyes became cold. His right hand formed a seal and his celestial spiritual energy surged, causing a strange wind to blow toward the white crystal.
(To be continued)