Sun Tai revealed a complicated expression as he looked at Wang Lin and couldn't speak for a long time. His cultivation level had fallen to the Soul Formation stage, but his eyesight was still there. However, no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't see through Wang Lin's cultivation level.
Realization dawned on him. In his memory, the weak Soul Formation cultivator in the Celestial World, the low-level cultivator who was forced by him to give up control of the puppet, the insignificant figure who could only be a bystander in his battle with Zhou Yi. He really couldn't overlap with the person in front of him.
Back then, although Wang Lin's eyes were sharp, he wasn't smart enough and his cultivation level was too low. If it wasn't for Zhou Yi's mark, Sun Tai could have killed him with one slap.
However, the Wang Lin before him had a calm gaze, but just a casual glance caused Sun Tai's heart to tremble. His origin soul felt like it was being struck by lightning and his body and mind trembled. This kind of strong gap was something Sun Tai simply couldn't accept.
Back then, Wang Lin's status was even lower. Even in the Suzaku clan, he was only a chess piece and wasn't considered important by any Ascendant cultivator.
However, the moment this person appeared, he immediately caught the attention of the Ran family's Ascendant ancestor, and he even sent over a grade-8 spirit pill.
As for Sun Tai, he was reduced to a guest of the Ran family and no longer had any of his past glory.
Back then, when Wang Lin faced a life and death situation, he still needed Sun Tai's help. If it wasn't for Sun Tai, Wang Lin would have already been killed by the Giant Demon Clan's ancestor.
However, this person's cultivation level was unfathomable, and the aura he gave off made Sun Tai feel that Wang Lin had killed cultivators at the same cultivation level as him!
Killing an Ascendant cultivator was a terrifying concept!
The strong contrast caused Sun Tai to feel extremely complicated emotions. The changes in the person before him in these hundreds of years made him feel as if the world had turned upside down.
While he was in a trance, his impression of the weak and insignificant figure that he could only look up to had gradually disappeared. In its place was an existence that was so powerful that he didn't even dare to speak loudly or look directly into his eyes. In fact, he wouldn't even have any complaints if he became his servant!
Wang Lin did not know Sun Tai's various psychological changes like the back of his hand. However, from his expression, he more or less knew what was going on. He did not say anything and merely looked at Sun Tai calmly.
Sun Tai stared blankly at Wang Lin and said in a low voice, "You … what is your current cultivation?"
"Ascendant!" Wang Lin said calmly.
Sun Tai bitterly smiled. He didn't believe that Wang Lin's cultivation was only at the Ascendant stage. If he really was at the Ascendant stage, he would have been able to sense it. However, in his eyes, even the Ran family's ancestor couldn't compare to this little figure from the past.
He finally understood why the Ran family's ancestor would give the grade-8 pill to Wang Lin in such a manner.
"You still haven't answered my question!" Wang Lin's voice was extremely calm. He withdrew his gaze from Sun Tai and looked outside the window.
This simple sentence caused Sun Tai's body to tremble. However, it was immediately replaced by a complicated feeling in his heart. Back then, how could a minor character dare to speak to him in such a tone? But now, the sad thing was that when he spoke to him in such a manner, his heart actually trembled.
"I … When I was transferred to the Luo Tian Star System, it was next to planet Dong Lin. I lived there for nearly 100 years and worked as a servant for the Lu family for 100 years before I finally gained my freedom and was able to leave.
"The mark on my body was broken by someone from the Lu family, but … I didn't expect the mark to still exist in the end." Sun Tai bitterly said.
"The Lu family?" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed.
Sun Tai whispered, "The three most powerful families on planet Dong Lin are the Xu, Lu, and Liu families!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he slowly said, "How strong are these three families?
What is so special about planet Dong Lin? "
"Very strong. These three families are unfathomable. As for how strong they are, with my status, I don't know. However, these three families can casually send out an elder to wipe out planet Ran Yun … As for what is different about planet Dong Lin, it can only be said that it is a chaotic hell, a bloody world." As Sun Tai spoke, he recalled his memories of planet Dong Lin and fear appeared in his eyes.
This trace of fear was seen by Wang Lin and he sighed in his heart. The Shiyin Suzaku of the past was no longer here. Even if Sun Tai recovered his previous cultivation, he would never be able to climb any higher.
This was because he had lost the dao heart that a cultivator should have. His dao heart had been crushed by the 100 years on planet Dong Lin.
Wang Lin suddenly asked, "Is there a Xiang family on planet Dong Lin?"
"Xiang family?"
Sun Tai was startled. He carefully thought for a long time before shaking his head. "As far as I know, there is no Xiang family on planet Dong Lin.
Of course, it is also possible that my status is too low and I don't know some secrets. "
Wang Lin silently pondered. After a while, he looked at Sun Tai and said, "You are the head elder of the Shiyin Suzaku, so you must know about the Shiyin. What kind of organization is this Shiyin?"
Sun Tai let out a sigh and bitterly said, "Although I'm the head elder of the Suzaku Shiyin, you have to know that there are many people like me. I don't know much about the secrets of the Shiyin. I only know that the Shiyin is one of the two great sects in the Alliance Star System.
"The sects I'm talking about here are real sects. They aren't confined to just one planet, but they are very large and affect the entire Alliance.
There were many powerful cultivators inside, and they were so powerful that they even extended into the Cultivation Alliance.
"Rumor has it that the Shiyin's sect master has a very high status in the Alliance. This is why the Shiyin has existed for so long.
"As for the other great sect that can compete with the Shiyin, it is the Four Divine Sect. To be more accurate, Suzaku can be considered a branch of the Four Divine Sect that split off a long time ago.
"Rumor has it that the first generation Rosefinch's son came from planet Four Divine Sect.
"Planet Four Divine is only a branch of the Four Divine Sect.
"If you carefully calculate it, you can even be considered an outer disciple of the Four Divine Sect."
Wang Lin's eyes became serious. After all, he had only cultivated for a short period of time, so he didn't know about these secrets. Now that he heard this, he gained a new understanding of the Alliance Star System.
After pondering a bit, Wang Lin looked at Sun Tai and asked, "What is your status in the Ran family?"
"I'm just a guest of the Ran family. I live out my retirement in the Whole Treasure Pavilion. It was only because the Ran family's ancestor saw that I had some knowledge in alchemy and treasure refining that he took me in."
Sun Tai's eyes were filled with sadness. He hesitated a bit and then said, "That rank 8 pill, you … You shouldn't have taken it. This was the Ran family's ancestor's scheme. Four years ago …"
Sun Tai spoke in great detail. He told Wang Lin everything he knew from four years ago, and it was roughly the same as what Sun Xi had said.
At this moment, the sky outside darkened and it was dusk. The setting sun shined through the window and landed on Sun Tai's body. This made him look even older, as if he was in his twilight years.
There was even a hint of death aura coming from his body. Although it was very faint, Wang Lin's domain was life and death, so he was able to see through it at a glance.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and calmly said, "You don't have much lifespan left …"
Sun Tai bitterly nodded. "There isn't much left. In another 20 years, the Old Man will be able to feel it."
"You, go back.
In 20 years, if I'm still on planet Ran Yun, I'll personally send you off. "Wang Lin closed his eyes.
Sun Tai pondered for a long time. He stood up, looked at the setting sun outside the window, and softly said, "You … Can you promise me one thing?"
Wang Lin didn't open his eyes and calmly said, "Speak."
"In 20 years, if you really send me off, please bring my ashes back to planet Dark Moon in the Alliance Star System. There is a mountain there, and I remember that there is a village at the foot of the mountain. Send my ashes there …"
Wang Lin sighed. He opened his eyes, looked at Sun Tai, and nodded.
Sun Tai smiled gratefully. At this moment, he was like an old man among mortals. Before he died, he wanted to return to his roots and not become a soul in a foreign land.
He took out a bag of holding and slowly placed it on the side. He softly said, "There are some celestial jades inside. I'm preparing to use them to recover my cultivation one day. After seeing you, I feel like I don't need them anymore. Take them. There are also the Old Man's alchemy and refining experiences inside. Consider it my thanks for sending the Old Man back to his hometown."
Sun Tai walked out as he faced the setting sun. The afterglow of the setting sun gave off an orange glow as he walked further and further away.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land was an indescribable feeling. As he watched Sun Tai leave, in Wang Lin's eyes, the all-powerful Head Elder Shiyin who fought against Zhou Yi and stole the female corpse gradually overlapped with this figure.
Even when Sun Tai left, he didn't ask what happened to the demon child he released back then. Perhaps he had really given up on everything and thought things through. He just wanted to spend the remaining 20 years peacefully and ordinarily.
Giving away the bag of holding was also a sign of letting go of the knot in his heart. It meant that he had given up on the possibility of recovering and had given up on everything, including the unwillingness he had felt in the hundreds of years he had spent in the Luo Tian Star System.
He had ended up like this because of Wang Lin, but because of Wang Lin, he had given up on everything and freed himself from hundreds of years of pain in his heart. If there really was karma, then this was it.
His only request was to return to his roots. He wanted Wang Lin to send him back to his hometown, back to that small village at the foot of Heavenly Mountain … As the afterglow fell, Wang Lin closed his eyes. Life and death, karma and karma, sometimes only a thought was needed. It was like yin and yang, illusory and real.
Things in the world were like this … "Karma is another manifestation after the concept of reincarnation and life. It can even be said that karma is the origin of life and death. Because there is life, there will be the fruit of death …" There was a hint of understanding in Wang Lin's eyes, but he still felt a little shaky. It was as if he could see it, but he couldn't touch it …
The next chapter would come later.