Wang Lin wryly smiled and said, "The Soul Transformation stage … is too far away for junior."
"Bullshit! With me, a peerless expert from a rank 6 cultivation country, helping you, a mere Soul Transformation cultivator is nothing. Although I can't leave, every time you cultivate, I have used my own Nascent Soul essence to help you solidify your foundation. Otherwise, with your talent, you wouldn't be able to reach this level in 30 years.
"Also, you have absorbed my Nascent Soul essence. Unless you meet someone at the same cultivation level as me, no one will be able to see through your cultivation level.
"Also, the heaven defying bead is in your hands, so what are you afraid of? Damn it, I spent a lot of effort to steal this mysterious treasure that suddenly appeared in the Cultivation Alliance. In the end, my body was destroyed and my soul was almost destroyed. It wasn't easy for me to hide inside the heaven defying bead. I originally wanted to find a body to take over, but this damn heaven defying bead. If I don't have a body, I can't leave.
"I won't lie to you, junior. When I saw you come in, I wanted to take your body, but I found that it was impossible. The heaven defying bead is like a cage that I can't leave.
"I studied it for many years and learned that the bead must recognize an owner before it can show some use and I can leave.
"When I got the bead, I didn't have time to study it before I was chased by people. This bead needs to gather the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth to recognize an owner. Even so, it needs to be at least at the Soul Transformation stage before it can take me out. Ah, kid, just treat it as me being kind and quickly cultivate!
"When the time comes, help me find a good body to take over. I, Situ Nan, will remember your kindness. In the future, with me protecting you, you will be able to live a good life."
At the end, Situ Nan's tone wasn't as strong as before. It was now filled with lament.
Wang Lin pondered a bit. Just as he was about to speak, Situ Nan's voice echoed again.
"Kid, someone is coming. I'll send you out first!"
Suddenly, a tearing sensation appeared. Wang Lin's body trembled, and he opened his eyes in reality.
With a sweep of his divine sense, he immediately discovered two inner sect disciples, one male and one female, sneaking up on him. When they were about thirty meters away from Wang Lin, they stopped, kissed each other, and whispered sweet nothings to each other. Before long, they were naked, and moaning could be heard echoing in the surroundings.
Wang Lin was very familiar with these two people. They had participated in the group training together. He looked at them curiously for a while, especially at the female disciple for a long time, before reluctantly leaving.
After returning to his residence, Wang Lin thought about what Situ Nan had said in the Dreamscape. Wang Lin didn't believe his words, but the discussion about the Cultivation World's Tier Countries was an eye-opener. Situ Nan wouldn't lie about these things.
Three days later, the exchange between the Heng Yue Sect and the Xuan Dao Sect officially began!
This was a long-standing tradition between the two sects, so there wasn't much to be done. The location of the exchange was set at the Heng Yue Sect's secondary peak, Pine Peak.
An arched stone bridge spanned between the two peaks. Wang Lin had seen Pine Peak several times before, but it was always covered by clouds, so he couldn't see it clearly.
Pine Peak was one of the most important places in the Heng Yue Sect. The amount of spiritual energy here was no less than the back mountain, and it was the place where the two Core Formation ancestors trained.
At the top of Pine Peak, there was a set of stone steps specially prepared for the exchange. There were eight giant white jades on the sides of the steps. The history of the Heng Yue Sect from 500 years ago was engraved on them.
Arriving at the top of Pine Peak, a majestic aura slowly spread out from the eight white jades. The moment this aura appeared, it immediately turned into a monstrous killing intent. The coldness was bone-chilling, and it could frighten one's soul.
"Fellow cultivator Huang Long, every time I see these eight white jades, I get a different feeling. They are indeed worthy of being the treasures of the country of Zhao!"
Elder Ouyang emotionally sighed. At the same time, he waved his sleeves and, with a serious expression, neutralized the killing intent coming from the white jades.
Behind him, all of the Xuan Dao Sect disciples revealed shocked expressions. In that instant, the killing intent coming from the white jades made them feel like they were in a battlefield. They almost couldn't bear it. It wasn't until elder Ouyang neutralized the killing intent that the feeling slowly dissipated.
"Fellow cultivator Ouyang, this is a treasure personally made by the ancestor of the Heng Yue Sect. Anyone who is not a disciple of the Heng Yue Sect within 100 feet of the white jades will be affected by the killing intent. Fellow cultivator Ouyang should know this, so please forgive me for my rudeness!"
Daoist Master Huang Long's expression was calm. His hands formed hand seals and he silently chanted a chant. Suddenly, rays of gentle light flowed out from the eight pieces of white jade. The mist covering Deep Pine Peak seemed to be pushed aside by two large hands, quickly revealing its true appearance.
The monstrous killing intent was also swept away at this moment.
Behind him, all of the inner disciples were rubbing their fists.
Old man Ouyang turned around, talked to the two elders behind him, and said, "No problem. Then we will follow the old rules. For the first match, my Xuan Dao Sect will send someone first. Liu Feng, you go!"
Liu Feng was the male disciple of the Xuan Dao Sect with a water spirit root. He faintly smiled, took a deep breath, and moved like lightning. He stood on the stage and said, "Xuan Dao Sect's Liu Feng asks for advice from the Heng Yue Sect!"
Wang Lin followed behind Sun Dazhu. He had the golden flying sword on his back and was wearing a red disciple's robe. He looked very majestic.
Sun Dazhu was very satisfied with his disciple's attire. Ever since Wang Lin reached the 3rd layer, he didn't hate him as much as before. Although he didn't like him, he more or less treated him like a disciple.
Of course, all of this depended on whether or not Wang Lin's cultivation would stay at the 3rd layer. If he was still at the 3rd layer after 8 or 10 years, Sun Dazhu would probably hate him again.
In these three days, Wang Lin didn't go out at all. Most of his time was spent talking with Situ Nan in the dream space.
After many conversations, he gained some understanding of Situ Nan. Situ Nan was the strongest cultivator in the rank 6 cultivation country of Rosefinch. His cultivation level was unfathomable, and he was very arrogant. He often killed people to steal their treasures and was very arrogant.
The scene became very quiet because of Liu Feng's appearance. The sect head, Huang Long, looked at Liu Feng and said, "Zhao Long, you go!"
Zhao Long was usually very quiet among the inner disciples. He was one of the few disciples that had reached the 6th layer.
For the first match, the Heng Yue Sect sent out a 6th layer disciple. This was very rare in the past competitions.
Elder Ouyang didn't mind. He smiled and said, "Liu Feng, for this first match, I'll allow you to use 50% of your cultivation."
The moment he said this, the expressions of the Heng Yue Sect disciples changed.