Wang Lin walked through the air. His long hair flowed behind him and he looked like a demon god. There was a hint of ruthlessness in his cold eyes. After the seventh collapse, he was only 50 feet away from the general of the left wing!
The general of the left wing had a serious expression as he looked at Wang Lin.
At this moment, the eighth collapse was like a raging flood that came out of the void and merged with the world.
The eighth collapse was unprecedentedly powerful. It turned from the void into something tangible and rushed over like a real flood.
Wang Lin was surrounded by demonic energy and his eyes lit up. Facing the eighth collapse, he took a step forward. The moment his body collided with the eighth collapse, the demonic flames around Wang Lin's body burned and turned into a ray of demonic energy. It was as if the world was filled with demonic energy.
The eighth collapse didn't scatter, but the ninth collapse appeared without a sound.
Wang Lin slightly frowned. Although he had turned into a demon and gained the will of a demon, his dao heart was still firm and wasn't affected at all. However, as his belief in becoming a demon deepened, his dao heart would inevitably be affected.
Wang Lin was very familiar with the drawbacks of entering the demonic path.
At this moment, the eighth collapse and ninth collapse arrived at the same time. Wang Lin weighed the pros and cons in his heart and immediately made a decision. He looked at the general of the left wing. At this moment, he was only 30 feet away!
Letting out a sigh, Wang Lin didn't advance but retreated. He retreated like lightning and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was 10,000 feet away.
The general of the left wing was startled. His eyes lit up and he laughed, "You know when to advance and when to retreat. Good!"
As he spoke, his right hand clawed at the air in front of him. A rumbling sound echoed in the air as the ten collapse fist intent immediately dissipated. The world seemed to have returned to normal at that moment.
"Although you haven't broken my ten collapses, with your strength, you are qualified to be a commander. I, Yun Lihai, appoint you as the commander of Lucky Demon City and give you control of 10,000 demon soldiers!"
As the general of the left wing spoke, his right hand reached out and a bronze token appeared. He threw it at Wang Lin. Wang Lin's expression was calm as he caught the token and clasped his hands.
"Thank you, general!"
"Rest in the city for now. In seven days, someone will take you to your camp!"
Yun Lihai looked at Wang Lin with a look of admiration. His body moved and disappeared without a trace.
After witnessing all of this, Yao Xixue saw the general of the left wing leave. She was about to say something, but Wang Lin didn't even look at her and walked away.
Yao Xixue frowned. She let out a snort and left.
Wang Lin's pace wasn't fast as he walked into the distance. As he walked, his demonic intent gradually calmed down. This place was the center of Ancient Demon City. Half an hour later, what appeared before Wang Lin were lively streets and pavilions.
Inside an inn, Wang Lin was sitting in the lotus position and quietly cultivating.
He had been sitting there for four days and four nights!
His hair gradually retracted, no longer looking any different from before. After becoming a demon, although the power of his techniques had multiplied, reaching an extremely powerful level, the side effects were also extremely harmful.
Wang Lin's dao wasn't the demonic dao, so after becoming demonic, his body was filled with demonic intent. This didn't match his dao heart, and once his dao heart was affected by the demonic intent, Wang Lin knew that he would completely become a demonic cultivator. Because his dao heart didn't match, his mind would also be affected by the demonic intent. From then on, he would become a devil without any sanity to speak of.
Unless he wholeheartedly became demonic like Situ Nan, only then would he be able to maintain his sanity.
With Wang Lin's intelligence, he naturally wouldn't make this mistake. Before, when he entered the demonic state, he had been calculating how long it would take for him to enter the demonic state. How to use the power of the demonic state while still maintaining his dao heart was the first thing he considered.
That was why when the eighth and ninth collapses arrived, he decisively chose to retreat. It wasn't that he couldn't fight, but if he continued, his dao heart would be affected.
Also, one of the reasons Wang Lin chose to join the demonic path wasn't only because of his comprehension of faith, but also because he wanted to get an outer position. Now that he had shown his strength, even if he didn't pass the eighth collapse, he believed that the general of the left wing wouldn't just give him an inner elder position.
If this Yun Lihai was really this blind, then Wang Lin had already decided to leave Ancient Demon City and return to the Wild Desolate Continent. At most, in a few years, he would directly take down Ancient Demon City.
After staying at the inn for four days and four nights, Wang Lin finally compressed the demonic intent into a point and sealed it inside his body.
This demonic intent couldn't be removed, and Wang Lin didn't plan on removing it. If he used the demonic intent well, it could increase his power by a lot.
Shi San and Hu Pao arrived at the inn one day and lived next to Wang Lin's room. The reason the two of them were able to find this place was because of Wang Lin's divine sense summoning them.
After several days of cultivating, Wang Lin walked out of the inn on the fifth day. Shi San and Hu Pao quickly followed behind him.
Walking through the streets of Ancient Demon City, Wang Lin felt like he was in another world. Everything here was very different from the outside world, whether it was the buildings or the surrounding environment.
"This East Demon Spirit Sea has its own world, and it is very mysterious. I just don't know how this place was formed. Could it really be the rumor that before the Celestial Realm shattered, there was a powerful Celestial Emperor's cave …" Wang Lin felt a bit of disbelief. If the rumor was true, then the Celestial Emperor's cultivation was unimaginable. To be able to make his own cave the size of a world was simply too shocking.
"Although it's just a rumor, it's not without reason. If it really is a Celestial Emperor's cave, then why did the Celestial Emperor create a world inside his cave, so why are there so many locals …" As Wang Lin walked on the street, he began to ponder.
Could it be … "Wang Lin's expression changed and he thought of an absurd answer. When he was young, in his village, his neighbors would often use fences to divide up a piece of land and raise some livestock.
Wang Lin looked at the world before him and then looked up at the sky. He suddenly had the illusion that he was inside the fences and the locals around him were the livestock.
Wang Lin shook his head and bitterly smiled. He thought he was thinking too much, but this speculation still lingered in his heart.
Shi San and Hu Pao followed behind Wang Lin. Shi San's expression was cold, and his gaze always lingered around Wang Lin. If there was anyone suspicious, he would immediately attack.
As for Hu Pao, he did not think too much about it. His gaze always stopped at the pavilions and stalls. His eyes would occasionally reveal a strange light. It was clear that he had seen something he liked.
Wang Lin had no interest in anything in Lucky Demon City. After wandering for four hours, he saw a restaurant with an endless stream of people coming and going.
Ever since he started cultivating, Wang Lin had gradually lost his desire for the food of mortals. He had reached the stage where he could not eat. All day long, he only needed to breathe to satisfy his body's needs.
If it was just food, it would not be enough to arouse Wang Lin's interest. However, there was a huge wine jar outside the restaurant. This wine jar was about ten feet wide and six feet tall. There were a few ladders around it, and some waiters stepped on the ladders and used huge ladles to scoop out the wine.
Seeing this wine jar, Wang Lin stopped and looked up at the name of the restaurant.
"Green Bamboo House!"
On the two sides of the curtains of the Green Bamboo House, there was a couplet.
"The fragrance of bamboo and orchid welcomes the ancient guest." "The fragrance of green plum and chrysanthemum sends off the immortal lord."
Wang Lin looked at it with great interest. At this time, the receptionist standing at the door hurriedly took a few steps forward and said with a smile, "Dear guest, this small restaurant's Green Bamboo Wine is a famous wine in the nine counties. Why don't you come in and have a taste? Today is the opening of a new jar. The owner said that if you can drink ten small jars without getting drunk, all the money for the wine will be free. This is a rare opportunity. If I were you, I would definitely come in and have a taste."
The receptionist's eyesight was very good. Although he could not see that Wang Lin was extraordinary, he could see that Shi San and Hu Pao behind him were not simple. These two were clearly guards, so the person in front of them must be someone of great status.
Wang Lin found the receptionist's words interesting. He smiled and said, "Then let's have a taste of this Green Bamboo Wine and see what's so special about it!" With that, he walked into the restaurant.
Shi San and Hu Pao immediately followed him in.
The restaurant's environment was elegant and the size was moderate. At this moment, there were many customers talking and laughing.
When Wang Lin and the other two entered, the receptionist walked a few steps forward and shouted, "Dear guests!"
As soon as he said this, a waiter came forward and said with a smile, "Dear guests, please come in. There is an upper table by the window. Please follow me!"
With that, he led the way to a table by the window and used the towel on his shoulder to clean it.
Wang Lin sat down. Shi San and Hu Pao hesitated for a moment, but when they saw Wang Lin nod, they sat across from him.
"What would you like to eat?" The waiter had good eyesight and asked Wang Lin.
"Bring up three small jars of your Green Bamboo Wine!" Wang Lin said gently.
"Alright!" The waiter put the towel on his shoulder and turned to leave.
After a while, he returned with three jars of wine and some wine cups.
Shi San hurriedly picked up the wine jar and shook off the mud on the jar. He poured a cup for Wang Lin, but he did not drink it himself.
Hu Pao swallowed a mouthful of saliva. When he saw that Shi San did not drink, it was not convenient for him to drink either. He could not help but mutter in his heart, but he did not show any of it on his face.
Wang Lin picked up the wine cup and took a sip. A long-lost taste involuntarily surged into his heart. In his life, Wang Lin had only drunk one kind of wine, and that was the wine that Daniu's ancestors left behind when Suzaku turned into a mortal.
In those decades, Daniu would often bring fine wine, and gradually, Wang Lin was filled with nostalgia for that wine.
"Time has changed. I wonder if Suzaku is at peace now … Daniu is a mortal, and time is merciless. I'm afraid he has long become yellow soil. His descendants should still be alive …" Wang Lin held the wine cup, his eyes filled with reminiscence.