Wang Lin softly said, "Senior Zhou Yi!!"
He could feel that aside from external factors, the death aura coming from Zhou Yi's body was because Zhou Yi no longer wanted to live and only wanted to die.
The moment Wang Lin saw the formation before him, he knew that he couldn't break it with his current cultivation level!
Perhaps the only person who could break this formation was Zhou Yi himself.
Although Wang Lin's voice was weak, it echoed inside the crack. Zhou Yi's eyelids trembled and he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were empty, and this emptiness contained extreme sadness. His face was still filled with confusion.
Just at this moment, Ling Tianhou's divine sense charged out from the golden cage behind Wang Lin. He turned into a ray of sword energy and charged at Wang Lin.
A sigh echoed across the entire crack. This sigh came from Zhou Yi's mouth. The moment this sigh spread out, Ling Tianhou's divine sense that was charging at Wang Lin immediately collapsed!
This sword energy dissipated, but it turned into a ball of light that floated above the fourth sword and remained motionless.
"You, leave …" Zhou Yi still didn't look at Wang Lin and closed his eyes once more.
Wang Lin's origin soul was seriously injured from the journey here, and now he couldn't even leave his body. His origin soul was now the size of a baby, and his originally crystal clear body was now cloudy.
He had used all his spells and everything he had to get here. It was all because Zhou Yi had shown him kindness, but now all he got in return was a few calm words from Zhou Yi.
"You, leave …"
Wang Lin's face was filled with mockery. This mockery wasn't directed at anyone but himself.
"Your heart is already dead. I indeed shouldn't have come!"
Wang Lin shook his head and walked toward the exit. The moment he stepped into the crack and his origin soul collapsed, he had already repaid Zhou Yi's kindness.
"Is my heart dead …? The moment Ting 'er left, my heart really did die …" The confusion on Zhou Yi's face and the grief in his eyes became even stronger.
He was sealed here by Ling Tianhou and had been in a daze for hundreds of years. He knew about the invasion of the ancient demon's soul, but he didn't want to stop it. However, the golden light between his eyebrows was his infatuation with Ting Er, and he didn't want to throw it away.
After letting out a sigh, the Zhou Yi raised his completely purple right hand and flicked it forward. A ray of golden light shot out. This golden light contained sword energy. This sword energy was very strong, and even Ling Tianhou was in a sorry state. This was the life sword energy of the Rain Celestial Sword's sword spirit!
Zhou Yi only had ninety-nine strands of Sword Qi in his body!
Back when he was chasing Ling Tianhou, he had released a majority of them. Now there were only four left!
The Sword Qi went straight for the ball of light above the Fourth Sword and pierced through it!
Although Ling Tianhou's divine sense was strong, it couldn't compare to Zhou Yi's Rain Celestial Sword's life sword energy!
The ball of light shattered and Ling Tianhou's divine sense was shattered by the Sword Qi. The divine sense turned into specks of light that floated into Wang Lin's body like a silver river.
At this moment, the specks of light entered Wang Lin's origin soul. His damaged origin soul began to recover at a crazy speed.
In almost an instant, not only did his origin soul completely recover, but it even felt like it was expanding. Only then did it slowly stop. The specks of light hadn't completely dissipated yet. The remaining specks of light automatically found Ling Tianhou's sword energy inside Wang Lin's origin soul and fused with it.
This sword energy became 30% stronger than before in the blink of an eye!
Zhou Yi's voice slowly came out. "My life sword energy can't be stored in your body, so I can't give it to you … You were injured because of me, so I'll help you recover. You can go … And don't come back in the future …"
Wang Lin let out a sigh. As he walked out, he slapped his bag of holding and the pagoda containing Zhou Yi's divine sense appeared. Wang Lin took a look and threw it behind him.
"Wang has fulfilled the promise from back then. I will no longer protect this pagoda!"
Zhou Yi's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at the pagoda. The sadness in his eyes was enough to cover the sky.
"Ting Er …"
Wang Lin stopped. He didn't turn around and said, "Her name is not Ting Er. If I'm not wrong, her name is Qing Shuang!"
Zhou Yi's spirit body trembled. He raised his head and the emptiness in his eyes disappeared and was replaced with sharpness.
"Qing Shuang?"
Wang Lin turned around and looked at Zhou Yi. He didn't speak, but he threw Qing Lin's jade at Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi's eyes narrowed and the jade flew into his hand. He scanned it with his divine sense and his expression immediately changed. After a long time, he bitterly muttered, "Qing Shuang …"
Wang Lin's voice was calm as he slowly said, "Celestial Emperor Qing Lin's daughter. This Qing Lin is the strongest person in the Celestial Realm. Rumor has it that when the Celestial Realm collapsed, he escaped and hid in a cave in the Demon Spirit Land to heal!"
The sharpness in Zhou Yi's eyes became even stronger and a trace of vitality gradually appeared in his body. The purple gas around his body moved even faster, but it couldn't stop this vitality from appearing.
"You're saying that Ting … Ting Er's father is healing in a cave here?
Wang Lin, are you sure about this? "
Wang Lin looked at Zhou Yi and shook his head. "I didn't see it with my own eyes, so I'm not sure."
The confusion on Zhou Yi's face gradually disappeared and he muttered, "That's right, this isn't something that can be confirmed … However … if Ting Er's father is really here, then with her father's cultivation, he should be able to awaken Ting Er …"
At this moment, Zhou Yi seemed to have forgotten that the Ting Er he was talking about was only a remnant of the white-robed female corpse's soul that he had protected for a thousand years. This remnant soul had already dissipated and no longer existed … "I'm going to take Ting Er to see her father and let Ting Er … awaken …" The life force in Zhou Yi's body became stronger and stronger. The purple aura around his body seemed to boil and crazily charged at the golden dot between his eyebrows.
"Scatter for me!"
A sharp light flashed in Zhou Yi's eyes. The violet Qi on his body immediately struggled to resist, but it was useless. It quickly dispersed from Zhou Yi's body, and in the end, was completely forced out of his body. It turned into a large amount of violet Qi that disappeared into the formation underground.
As the sword spirit of the Rain Celestial Sword, if the remnant soul of the Water Demon Country's ancient demon came, then Zhou Yi, who only had three strands of life sword energy left, wouldn't be able to resist.
However, at this moment, it was not difficult for Zhou Yi to expel the demonic energy.
After the purple gas dissipated, Zhou Yi's body became crystal clear like water. He took a profound look at the pagoda and waved his right hand. A ray of sword energy flew out from the pagoda!
This sword was very small; it was obvious it was used by a female cultivator. This sword was one of the Rain Celestial Swords!
Zhou Yi was the sword spirit of the Rain Celestial Sword. At this moment, his body turned into a ray of crystal light and entered the small celestial sword. At this moment, a ray of sword energy immediately filled the rift!
At this moment, the three Spiritual Sense light balls floating in the four directions of the formation immediately flew up and turned into Spiritual Sense that headed straight for the Immortal Sword that Zhou Yi was on.
A cold snort could be heard from within the sword. Immediately after, Zhou Yi's Natal Sword Qi swept out. An earth-shattering sound reverberated through the entire Tidal Abyss. The sharp Sword Qi seemed as though it wanted to split the abyss apart.
The three orbs of light immediately collapsed and were destroyed by Zhou Yi, who had just emerged from the celestial sword. As for the four nascent soul swords, they were also destroyed by the life sword energy. Even the spell formation collapsed.
The rift sealing Zhou Yi collapsed in an instant!
"Ling Tianhou, although I was sealed for hundreds of years, if it wasn't for the fact that my heart was dead, how could this seal of yours trap me?
I'm the sword spirit of the Rain Celestial Sword. I live as long as the heavens and earth, and I inherited the four great ancient sword intents!
Although I can't kill you, don't even think about sealing me against my will!
Although my heart has been dead for the past few hundred years, I've been able to sense the legacy of the ancient sword intent at all times. If we ever meet again, let's see if my cultivation base is still the same as before! "Zhou Yi merged with the celestial sword and flew out the moment the rift collapsed.
Wang Lin followed closely behind. One sword and one person appeared outside the rift.
Zhou Yi took on the celestial sword and looked exactly the same as before, but he looked even more ancient. He held the pagoda in his hand. Zhou Yi took a profound look at the pagoda and sent it toward Wang Lin.
"Wang Lin, help me put it away!"
Wang Lin nodded as he caught the pagoda and put it inside his bag of holding.
Zhou Yi's gaze fell on Wang Lin. There was a hint of gratification in his eyes and he said, "To be able to reach this step in just a few hundred years is worthy of celebration!"
Wang Lin let out a sigh and said, "Thank you, Senior, for the Ascendant Crystal. Otherwise …" Wang Lin shook his head and didn't continue.
"The Ascendant Crystal is your reward for protecting Ting Er. There is no need to thank me. If there is a need to thank someone, it should be me thanking you … I didn't expect the two of us to meet again after hundreds of years. If it wasn't for the fact that you were determined to find me, I'm afraid we wouldn't have met today."
Zhou Yi saw that Wang Lin wanted to speak, so he waved his hand to interrupt him. He pondered a bit and said, "Wang Lin, I remember that there were two celestial swords inside the pagoda … Is the other one still with you?"
Wang Lin slapped his bag of holding and the celestial sword that Xu Liguo was in flew out.
Xu Liguo immediately felt Zhou Yi's presence inside the celestial sword. He was also a spirit body, so he could feel Zhou Yi's presence very clearly. It was as if Zhou Yi was the lord of all sword spirits, making him feel a sense of awe.
He even felt that Zhou Yi was the real sword spirit of the celestial sword he was in!
I'm just a dove occupying the magpie's nest. "
After Zhou Yi saw the celestial sword, his eyes lit up. He pointed with his right hand and Xu Liguo flew out of the celestial sword. Xu Liguo had a flattering expression on his face. This expression was even stronger than when he was facing Wang Lin.
"Senior, this little one is Xu Liguo. It was my master who let me stay inside the celestial sword. I didn't force myself to do so."
Wang Lin's expression immediately became ugly and he coldly looked at Xu Liguo.
Zhou Yi let out a laugh and said to Wang Lin, "Wang Lin, I can't pass down my spells to you, but this spirit body is not bad. I can make it feel the ancient sword intent with me and catalyze its growth until it can completely control your celestial sword!"