Outside Sky Demon City, the Dragon Lake!
There was a large amount of demon soldiers guarding the Dragon Lake year-round, and there were also some powerful cultivators that cultivated here. Even if something big happened, as long as the enemy hadn't arrived, they wouldn't appear.
This lake was filled with demonic spiritual energy, so even the divine retribution from 10 years ago wasn't damaged.
The Dragon Lake's water was filled with demonic spiritual energy, and there was a completely different world in its depths. There was a demonic screen blocking the way, but there was a giant underground cave.
There was a statue inside the cave. This statue was completely black and looked exactly like the ancient demon.
At this moment, there was a demonic glow in the statue's eyes.
There was a pool within a pool under the statue. There wasn't much liquid inside, but it had already become viscous. At this moment, Wang Lin was sitting inside the pool. He was still wearing the armor, but his eyes were closed.
Before him was a burly man that looked similar to Ling Tianhou. This burly man was surrounded by a purple crystal, and the festering areas on his body were slowly healing.
Rays of demonic light would occasionally come out from the statue's eyes and enter Wang Lin's body. Every time the demonic light descended, Wang Lin's body would tremble.
The devil shadow inside his origin soul had been suppressed by him and Ji Yao, and it was in a coma. However, Wang Lin's goal wasn't to suppress it, but to devour it!
He wanted to devour this scattered devil incense to nourish his cultivation!
However, this scattered devil was too large, so it wasn't easy to devour. Wang Lin had been sitting inside the pool for several months, but he still hadn't devoured the scattered devil.
Although this was the case, Wang Lin was constantly placing restrictions on the scattered devil's soul. After several months of time, countless restrictions had been placed on the scattered devil's soul.
Also, with the help of Ji Yao, Wang Lin left an imprint on the scattered devil's soul. However, the scattered devil was too strong, so the imprint was very faint. As time passed and Wang Lin continued to carve the imprint with his origin soul, Wang Lin was finally able to completely control the scattered devil!
On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes, and there was a hint of demonic light in his eyes.
"With my current cultivation, it's impossible for me to control this devil. I can only continue to strengthen the Primordial Soul Brand. In this way, sooner or later, I will be able to control this devil. At that time, not consuming this thing, but refining this devil into my second Primordial Soul is also one of my options!"
The second origin soul was a unique spell that appeared when a cultivator reached the Ascendant stage. However, not everyone could succeed with this spell. The main reason was the embryo of the second origin soul!
The strength of the embryo directly determined whether or not the second origin soul could be refined. Once the second origin soul failed, it would be a heavy blow to the cultivator!
In addition, the second origin soul was very damaging to the cultivator's body, so most Ascendant cultivators didn't choose to refine their second origin soul. At the very least, none of the Ascendant cultivators Wang Lin had refined a second origin soul.
As for those whose cultivation level was higher than the Ascendant stage, Wang Lin had never seen any.
Wang Lin secretly thought, "This is one of Ji Mo's scattered devils. I'm afraid there are very few things in the world that can surpass it. If I use it to refine my second origin soul, I'm 100% confident I can succeed in one try!"
"Right now my origin soul and body have completely fused and my Ascendant cultivation has stabilized. There are no more dangers, but there are some things I need to do immediately!
I must obtain Sword Saint Ling Tianhou's remaining sword energy. It would be too much of a waste to leave it in the hands of Sword Saint Ling Tianhou's trash disciples! "Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he stood up from the pool.
At that moment, the pitch-black armor on his body made him look like a demonic lord. His long hair spread over his shoulders, making him look even more demonic.
After touching the armor on his body, there was a flash of excitement in Wang Lin's eyes. This armor was very strong!
When he wore it, it gave off a powerful devilish energy. However, it was a pity that Wang Lin couldn't absorb it.
"If that's the case, then the power of the Demonic Finger while wearing this armor … I'm afraid it's even stronger than my underworld river!
"However, my cultivation level isn't high enough to make this armor recognize me as its master, so I can't see through all the spells inside. However, once I refine this scattered devil into a second origin soul, I'll be able to display the full power of this armor!" Wang Lin touched the armor and then slapped his bag of holding. A wrist guard flew out.
The moment the wrist guard appeared, it turned into a black line and wrapped around Wang Lin's arm.
At this moment, the ancient demon's voice came from the statue. "Are you going to leave …"
Wang Lin turned around, clasped his hands at the statue, and said, "Senior Ancient Demon, you have helped me three times. Wang will never forget this kindness. This time I'm leaving is to fulfill my promise!
However, before that, there are still a few things I need to do that I need Senior Ancient Demon's help. "
The ancient demon pondered a bit and slowly said, "What things?"
Wang Lin pondered a bit and then slapped his bag of holding. He took out the pagoda that Zhou Yi gave him back then.
"I want to find a sword spirit. This pagoda contains his divine sense, so I ask Senior Ji Yao to help me find it."
The ancient demon scanned the pagoda with his divine sense and said, "There is no aura of this sword spirit in my Sky Demon Country. As for other places, I don't know. The Demon Spirit Land is too big, so I can't search it all. If you bring back a demon for me, I can absorb it and use a spell to help you search a large area. However, I can't do it with my current strength.
"Or if you have the ancient devil pagoda, you can spread out your divine sense."
Wang Lin put away the pagoda and nodded. He pointed at the burly man sealed in the crystal and said, "I want this person!"
The ancient demon pondered for a long time this time. After a long time, he said, "I'll gift it to you, but within 100 years, you must bring back a demon for me!"
Wang Lin's eyes narrowed and he nodded. "I want to enter the ancient demon's inheritance to comprehend that mysterious realm!
To refine my own spell! "
"This matter is not difficult, but I have helped you many times and have fulfilled my promise to you. You still haven't contributed anything, so we can talk about this matter after you bring back a demon!"
Wang Lin faintly smiled and said, "That's fine, but I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult with my power alone."
"From today onward, you are my messenger and your status is above the Demon Emperor. My Sky Demon Country will officially declare war on the Fire Demon Country as a form of cooperation!
Once you arrive at the Fire Demon Country's Yan Jing Demon Spring, don't forget the chant I taught you! "
Wang Lin clasped his hands and his right hand grabbed the burly man sealed in the crystal. His body flickered and he stepped out of the dragon lake. He teleported and disappeared.
The reason why he asked Gu Yao to find Zhou Yi and enter the inheritance to comprehend it was because of the agreement between them. Gu Yao had already given up a lot. If he didn't ask for anything, Gu Yao might doubt his sincerity.
These two requests were indeed what he wanted the ancient demon to help him with, so he wasn't shirking it. This way, the ancient demon would be a bit more patient!
Thousands of kilometers away from Ancient Demon City, Wang Lin's figure appeared from the void. He looked at the crystal in his hand and put it away inside his bag of holding.
"This person must be related to Sword Saint Ling Tianhou. Perhaps it will have a miraculous effect if I have him in my hands!" Wang Lin began to ponder. He stepped out once more and used greater teleportation.
Wang Lin teleported the entire time. His destination was where Zi Shu was buried in the Fire Demon Country. If he didn't take a look, Wang Lin wouldn't be satisfied. It has to be said that the sword energy Ling Tianhou created was extremely precious!
Greater teleportation was a powerful spell. Wang Lin used it many times before he entered the Fire Demon Country.
The place where Zi Shu was buried was a forest. Most of this place had withered away, and the ground was covered with broken limbs and rotting flesh. After all, several months had already passed.
However, Zi Shu's body was still there!
There was a faint, golden glow coming from his body. Beside his body were the bodies of many birds and beasts. These birds and beasts were here to look for food, but the moment they got close to Zi Shu's body, they immediately died.
On this day, a ray of blue light flew over from the distance. It was a middle-aged man wearing a daoist robe. He spread out his divine sense and found Zi Shu's body on the ground. In a flash, he arrived 100 feet away from Zi Shu's body.
"This is the place. As I expected, there must be a treasure in this person's body. Otherwise, there would be no way for this kind of sword energy to spread out." The middle-aged man revealed a happy expression as he stared at Zi Shu's body.
The place where Zi Shu died was very remote. If one didn't look carefully, it would be very difficult to notice this body.
This middle-aged man's cultivation was related to birds and beasts. Although his divine sense wasn't strong, he could possess birds and beasts. When he was cultivating, the bird he possessed found this place.
He was startled and immediately saw that there was something strange about this body, so he quickly came to find it.
He looked at Zi Shu's body and took a deep breath. He slapped his bag of holding and a large group of black beetles flew out. They buzzed as they flew toward the body.
However, the moment the black beetles got within 100 feet of the body, the body released a burst of golden light and all the beetles died.
The middle-aged man wasn't shocked, but happy. He stared at Zi Shu's body and muttered, "There must be a treasure!"
He took a deep breath and was about to continue casting spells when a cold snort came from behind him.
The man was shocked and suddenly turned around. He waved his right hand and a large amount of black clouds flew out from his sleeve. These were rice grain-sized insects. They formed a dense cloud and charged at him.
Using this opportunity, the man retreated a few steps. When he looked closer, he sucked in a breath of cold air.
Behind him stood a man in black armor. Waves of monstrous demonic aura filled the air. The insects that he had thrown out were immediately crushed as soon as they got close to him.
The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly. He retreated a few more steps and clasped his hands. "Friend, why are you stopping me from retrieving my junior brother's body?"
"Your junior brother?"
The person wearing armor was Wang Lin. After he teleported here, he saw the person before him staring at Zi Shu's body with a happy expression.
"Of course it's my junior brother. We are disciples of the He Yun Sect. This person's name is Zhou Qu and I'm Teng Yun. The two of us came to the Demon Spirit Land together. One month ago, Junior Brother Zhou and I separated, but I didn't expect him to be killed!
"If it wasn't for the fact that Junior Brother had something from the sect that allowed me to know where he was, I wouldn't have been able to find his body today." Teng Yun's face was filled with sorrow.
"Today's update came early; the sky isn't even bright yet …"