After the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, the sound of wind whistling could be heard from the distance. Three rays of light descended from the sky like three sharp swords.
It directly landed next to the seven people under the stone stele. A series of rumbling sounds could be heard as a wave of Qi rose from the ground and spread out in all directions. The five people, with the exception of the man surnamed Guo, were all pushed back several tens of meters. Their faces were pale and their eyes were filled with fear.
After the shockwave passed, the figures of three people appeared under the stone tablet.
The three of them were all white-haired old men. Their black clothes gave off a dense sword aura, and they all carried an ancient sword on their backs. Bursts of sword might radiated from the swords.
Aside from one of them being late stage Soul Formation cultivators, the other two were early stage Soul Transformation cultivators.
The moment the man named Guo saw the three of them, his heart trembled. He quickly bowed and respectfully said, "Sixth generation disciple Guo Xingyi greets Martial Uncle."
The person he bowed to was the only Soul Formation cultivator among the three old men. Guo Xingyi's expression was filled with respect.
The old man at the Soul Formation Stage nodded with a smile.
"Guo Xingyi, come greet the two elders of the Sword Pavilion!" With that, he stepped to the side and gave Guo Xingyi a look.
Guo Xingyi quickly knelt down on one knee and said in an even more respectful manner, "Disciple greets the elders!"
The two early stage Soul Transformation old men were one tall and one short. The tall old man nodded and said, "Stand up and talk. Did you find the Brilliant Golden Fruit?"
Guo Xingyi quickly got up and pointed at Qian Qin, who was standing more than ten feet away. She hadn't said a word, but her eyes were cold. "This woman is a good friend of mine. The Brilliant Golden Fruit was discovered by her sect. Unfortunately, it was guarded by demonic beasts, so her sect couldn't obtain it. I happened to pass by here, so I agreed to go with her."
The two early stage Soul Transformation old men looked at each other. The short man suddenly said, "Little girl, how many Brilliant Golden Fruits did you see?"
Gan Qin didn't want to speak at first, but under the lightning-like gaze of the other party, she had no choice but to answer, "About a hundred."
"100 pills!"
The short old man's eyes suddenly lit up and he said in a deep voice, "100 Brilliant Golden Fruits, the Biscuit Heavenly Beast guarding it must be extremely powerful. For your sect to be able to find it, it's not easy!"
Qian Qin didn't say anything, but a man in white standing beside her angrily said, "Our sect spent a lot of effort and sacrificed several elders to find out about the Brilliant Golden Fruit. Your Da Lou Sword Sect …" Gan Qin frowned and shouted, "Shut up!"
The man's face was filled with anger. He took a few deep breaths, turned his head, and didn't say another word.
Guo Xingyi hesitated for a moment and said respectfully,
"Elder, Qian Qin is a good friend of mine. Can you give her one of the Brilliant Golden Fruits?"
The tall old man laughed and said, "If she finds it, just give her one!
Lead the way! "
Qian Qin let out a sigh and felt very complicated. At this moment, she had to lead the way, or else she would implicate her sect. With how overbearing the Da Lou Sword Sect was, all resistance would be completely erased.
What's more, just the auras of these two Da Lou Sword Sect elders were countless times stronger than the head elder of her sect. Compared to the Da Lou Sword Sect, her sect was like a firefly; how could she dare to resist … "Guo Xingyi, I didn't believe you …" Gan Qin felt very bitter in her heart. She looked back at Guo Xingyi viciously, clenched her teeth, and walked into the Northern Earth Demon Realm.
Behind her, the white-robed man from the same sect followed behind her with a gloomy expression.
The people from the Da Lou Sword Sect entered the Northern Earth Devil Realm and merged into the thin mist. Their figures gradually disappeared.
Wang Lin was in the mountain range of the Northern Earth Demon Realm. He had his hands behind his back and his feet were three feet above the ground as he slowly flew. In his mind, he was constantly thinking about the variations of the Celestial Slaughter Art and how to turn life force into life seals.
The surrounding mountains were completely silent without any sound. As he was flying, a ghostly light suddenly appeared in the darkness. At the same time, a figure moved like lightning toward Wang Lin.
The figure was too fast; in the blink of an eye, it arrived before Wang Lin. A black mist surrounded the figure and the smell of blood rushed toward him.
Wang Lin's figure didn't stop, and his gaze didn't change at all. The moment the black mist closed in, he rubbed his right hand and pointed at the void.
With this point, his finger stabbed into the black mist.
A strand of grey gas came out from Wang Lin's body when he waved his finger. However, this grey gas was very faint, and the moment it appeared, most of it dissipated.
There wasn't much grey gas that entered the body of the black mist through his finger.
Sizzling sounds came from within the black fog, as if ice was melting. The fog seemed to be boiling as it slowly dissipated, revealing a fist-sized little beast.
This little beast didn't have four limbs; it only had a big mouth. There were no teeth, but there was a sour aura coming from it. It was obvious that the saliva in its mouth was very powerful.
At this moment, Wang Lin's finger stabbed into the little beast's body.
With a flick of his finger, the little beast's body turned into dust and disappeared.
Wang Lin withdrew his finger and continued to move forward.
The moment he withdrew his finger, a faint strand of grey gas came out from where the little beast collapsed. It lingered around Wang Lin's finger for a long time.
"The Celestial Slaughter Art absorbs the power of life during slaughter. I just don't know if the grey gas on my finger is life force …" Wang Lin looked down at the grey gas on his finger. After pondering a bit, he continued to fly forward.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lin moved very fast, but he didn't go too deep. His divine sense was spread out the entire time, locking onto the people from the Da Lou Sword Sect.
Each and every move of the other party was within his Divine Sense, and there was nowhere for him to hide.
Wang Lin wanted to see what exactly this Brilliant Golden Fruit was. As for the people from the Da Lou Sword Sect, especially the two early stage Soul Transformation elders, Wang Lin planned to use them as his trial takers for the Celestial Slaughter Art!
From the beginning, Wang Lin didn't have a good impression of the Da Lou Sword Sect!
As he flew through the mountain range, the amount of grey gas on Wang Lin's right index finger was several times denser than before. The strands of grey gas were like threads that quickly moved through Wang Lin's finger.
There were a lot of demon beasts in the Earth Northern Demon Realm, but none of them could pose a threat to Wang Lin. If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to see what the Brilliant Golden Fruit was, Wang Lin would have already entered the depths of the mountain range to practice the Celestial Slaughter Art with these powerful demon beasts.
On this day, Wang Lin withdrew his finger from between the eyebrows of a Running Bull with the cultivation of a Soul Formation cultivator. The moment he withdrew his finger, a thick, grey gas came out from between the eyebrows of the Running Bull and surrounded Wang Lin's finger.
The Running Bull's body trembled and its fierce eyes dimmed. Finally, it fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Just at this moment, a bolt of black lightning came from the distance. With a loud roar, the ferocious body of the mosquito beast appeared before Wang Lin. Its large mouth pierced into the head of the Running Bull and sucked the beast's inner core and flesh essence dry.
On the ground, there was only the remains of the Rushing Bull Beast that had been completely reduced to bones.
After the mosquito finished sucking, its body released a white light. After a few flashes, the white light disappeared and the fur on its body became even more demonic.
The mosquito beast was clearly very happy. It let out a roar, flapped its wings, and circled around Wang Lin.
Along the way, whenever Wang Lin killed a Soul Formation or higher beast, Wang Lin would release the mosquito beast and let it absorb its inner core and flesh essence to help it grow.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Thunder Frog wasn't suitable for this method, Wang Lin would have released the Thunder Frog as well.
The mosquito beast was, after all, a star beast. Although it appeared in Suzaku's Sea of Devils for some unknown reason, its ferocious nature was not something a normal cultivation planet could compare to.
This beast lived by devouring. Everything in the world could be devoured by it. The more fragrant it was, the stronger it would be.
Since it started following Wang Lin, it had devoured countless pills, treasures, and cores. Although its strength was still at the Nascent Soul stage, even Soul Formation level beasts couldn't help but be intimidated by the mosquito beast's ferocity.
Wang Lin took a step forward and floated into the air. The mosquito beast let out a roar and moved like lightning. It landed under Wang Lin's feet and carried Wang Lin into the depths of the mountain range.
While they were flying, Wang Lin's expression suddenly changed. The mosquito beast felt it and stopped without hesitation, waiting for Wang Lin's order.
Wang Lin looked south. Shortly after, he revealed a smile and muttered to himself, "Did you find the Brilliant Golden Fruit …" With a thought, the mosquito beast didn't make a sound this time. It was like a soul walking in the night as it silently flew south.
However, there was a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes that flickered like ghostly flames.
Wang Lin had been paying attention to the mosquito beast's changes. He had a feeling that this beast was at a critical moment, as if it was about to make a breakthrough.
Every time it devoured a beast's inner core and flesh essence, its body would flash white. It was just like when it devoured the white mark from the Chaotic Broken Stars.
Looking at the ghostly flames in the mosquito beast's eyes, a scene suddenly appeared in Wang Lin's mind.
On a certain huge planet, there were densely packed mosquito beasts that blotted out the sky and covered the land. All of them revealed their ferocious mouthparts and their gazes were like a serene ghost fire …