The person standing on the tip of the sword flew into the sky. As he charged forward, it was as if there was a gentle wind blowing by. His body trembled and collapsed into pieces that fell to the ground.
The sword flashing with purple lightning seemed to let out a mournful wail as it fell from the sky and pierced the top of a mountain on the ground. Without a sound, ripples appeared on the top of the mountain, and a large amount of mountain rocks shattered and fell around the lightning sword. In the blink of an eye, the sword turned into a stone statue. Beside it, the statue of its owner was also formed by the shattered rocks, and it looked natural.
On the tip of the stone sword sculpture, the figure of the servant slowly took shape as the pieces of rock gathered together.
However, this group of stone statues was very rough. As time passed, they became more and more clear, as if they had gained intelligence.
The hand print of the stone statue occupied Wang Lin's mind. This hand print gave off many colors in his eyes. It was as if the stone statue before him was alive, and the stone eyes seemed to gain intelligence.
"Future generation member with my bloodline, open the dao restriction and let me awaken … If your power is not enough, then remember this for all your generations …"
The imprint that occupied Wang Lin's mind seemed to take root the moment these words entered his mind. It wanted to imprint itself on his body.
Luckily, the pain in Wang Lin's body stimulated his body, causing his body to tremble. He immediately retreated a few steps and closed his eyes to slowly awaken from that strange state.
At the same time, the power that burned his body circulated through his body and dispelled the imprint in his mind.
The moment he awakened, Wang Lin opened his eyes, and they were filled with terror.
He sucked in a breath of cold air and retreated a few more steps. This stone statue was too strange, and with Wang Lin's 1,000 years of cultivation, he was able to guess some things after pondering a bit.
The imprint on the stone statue was clearly a celestial spell. This celestial spell seemed to be a kind of inheritance, but what it inherited was not power, but a slave imprint that would last for generations!
However, all spells in the world could not escape the baptism of time. This celestial spell might have been very powerful in the past, but as time passed, it became weaker and weaker.
Even so, if it wasn't for the fact that Wang Lin's body was burning, it would have been very difficult for him to awaken completely.
However, he was a bit confused. When the imprint in his mind collapsed, the power from burning his body only pushed it forward. What caused it to collapse seemed to be the imprint itself.
Li Yuan stared at the stone statue and softly said, "Did you feel it …"
"Brother Xu, don't worry. The imprint will not turn you into a slave, it will dissipate on its own … because he already has a slave. My ancestor came here a long time ago and used restrictions to break open the mountain and arrived at the top. From then on, he became the slave of this celestial … and the descendants of my ancestor will have the imprint in their minds …" Li Yuan looked at the stone statue and seemed to be muttering to himself, but at the same time, it seemed like he was talking to Wang Lin.
"This celestial statue can't be broken …" Li Yuan said softly as he raised his right hand and pressed it against the stone statue. The celestial spiritual energy in his body surged out and cracks immediately appeared on the statue. The cracks crawled all over the statue like ferocious centipedes.
In an instant, the stone statue collapsed into countless tiny pieces.
However, the moment it collapsed, the broken pieces gathered together and returned to normal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Brother Xu, did you see …" Li Yuan turned around and looked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's expression was serious and he nodded.
Li Yuan let out a bitter sigh and slowly said, "A long time ago, my Li family became famous in the Luo Tian Star System with the Annihilation Restriction. We were one of the six great ancient families in the Luo Tian Star System. My family members cultivated the dao of restrictions, and in every generation, there were people who broke through the first step and reached the second step.
"At that time, the Li family was like the sky!
"However, ever since my clan's ancestor entered the Thunder Celestial Realm for the first time, no one has been able to break through the first step. The peak of the Ascendant stage is the limit … It is as if all the potential of the members of the family is sucked away the moment they are born … In addition, even their lifespan is lost. Among those at the same cultivation level, my Li family only has 30% of the lifespan of others … All of this is because of the slave imprint!!"
Li Yuan suddenly turned around and stared at the statue. His eyes were filled with monstrous hatred, but in an instant, this hatred was washed away by a sense of melancholy. Li Yuan's expression changed and he revealed a struggling expression.
Wang Lin's eyes were calm as he stood on the side and silently pondered.
Shortly after, Li Yuan's body was drenched in sweat as if he had been drenched in rain. He looked like he had suddenly aged a lot. His hands formed a seal and he placed seals between his eyebrows. Each seal was formed by countless restrictions. As the seals collided, his eyes slowly regained clarity.
Li Yuan let out a mouthful of foul air and bitterly said, "Brother Xu, if my emotions fluctuate too much, I won't be able to control the slave imprint."
"Over the countless years, it was because of this slave imprint that my Li family gradually declined. My family members died one by one, my cultivation stagnated at the first step, and I slowly lost the dignity of the past … It wasn't until tens of thousands of years ago that a peerless genius appeared in my Li family. He originally had talent that surpassed all the ancestors of the Li family, and he had a terrifying understanding of restrictions. If it was another era, before the slave imprint was placed on every generation of my Li family, he would have become the strongest person in my Li family!
"Although this ancestor was only at the peak of the Ascendant stage, his mastery of restrictions made it so that even second step cultivators weren't willing to easily provoke him. In order to break the slave imprint on my Li family, he left the Luo Tian Star System during his limited lifespan. He traveled the world to seek out restriction experts to find a way to break the slave imprint.
In the Alliance Star System, he used restrictions to exchange for a scroll from a powerful cultivator.
In the Wind Celestial Realm's Cloud Dust Star System, he used my family's savings to exchange for a compass.
"Before his lifespan was about to end, he returned to the Luo Tian Star System and returned to the Li family. Half of the remaining Li family members gave up their lives and used their souls to imitate the celestial sword to refine an iron sword!
"He used the iron sword to gather the souls, the compass to form the imprint, and finally the scroll to seal it. When that ancestor's life was about to end, the Thunder Celestial Realm opened. He took these three treasures and all of my Li family's hopes and confidence to the Thunder Celestial Realm!
"Unfortunately, from then on, there was no news of our ancestor. My Li Clan fell into despair, and from then on, our clan members died one by one. That slave imprint was like a curse that reincarnated every generation. My Li Clan could never escape it … Now, including me, there are only three people left in my Li Clan …"
Li Yuan's voice was filled with sadness. At this point, his tone suddenly changed and he gloomily said, "All of this happened until 1,000 years ago. On a chance, my father saw an iron sword on a remote cultivation planet!
If it was something else, it wouldn't matter. After all, it had been too long and we hadn't personally seen it, so we couldn't tell if it was the ancestor's item.
"However, this iron sword was refined by the souls of half of my family members. With one glance, my father felt the resentment and anger from the souls of my family members."
Li Yuan's right hand reached at the void and a restriction light flashed like a vortex. The terrified figure of the woman named Ge appeared inside the vortex.
In her terror, her body was uncontrollably pulled out of the whirlpool and thrown under a stone statue.
"The family that owns the iron sword is named Ge!" Li Yuan's eyes were filled with viciousness and hatred.
"If it was in the past, when my Li family was at its peak, a cultivation family like the Ge family could be destroyed with a flick of my finger. However, now my Li family's highest cultivation level is only at the peak of the late stage of Ascendant. Even with restrictions, we can't win against a cultivation family like the Ge family that has two second step cultivators.
"A few years ago, I went out in disguise and entered the Ge family. I investigated everything …" Li Yuan bitterly looked up at the sky.
"The people of the Ge family already knew my identity … However, they didn't say a word about what happened back then.
They only brought Ge Hong and the three treasures to the Thunder Celestial Realm with me.
"Even if they didn't say anything, with my intelligence, I can guess what happened back then!"
Li Yuan's eyes were filled with viciousness as he stared at Ge Hong and slowly said, "Today, I, Li Yuan, have come to complete my ancestor's last wish. However, before that, I must use your blood to redeem my Li family's tens of thousands of years of despair!"
As Li Yuan spoke to this point, his right hand made a grasping motion, instantly grabbing Ge Hong and sucking her into his hand. He grabbed the top of Ge Hong's head, causing her eyes to be filled with despair. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't.
Wang Lin frowned slightly and slowly said, "Fellow Cultivator Li, the matter between your Li family and the Ge family has nothing to do with me. Why did you bring me here?"
Li Yuan turned around, looked at Wang Lin, and calmly said, "I saw Brother Xu's battle with that Illusory Yin cultivator with my restriction technique. One of Brother Xu's spells is very useful to me. Brother Xu can rest assured, I won't ask for your help for no reason. After this matter is over, I'll give you the complete 18 Plum Blossom Restriction and my Li family's direct inheritance, the Annihilation Restriction!
"Now, Brother Xu, please don't be impatient. I need to sacrifice my clan's soul first!"
Li Yuan's eyes were filled with hatred. The celestial spiritual energy in his body surged out like a violent dragon and entered the woman named Ge's body. The woman's face was filled with pain, but her eyes were extremely bright at this moment. She struggled to turn her head to look at the stone statue. After just one glance, she suddenly understood. She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she didn't have the chance to.
Her body exploded into a blood mist that covered the top of the mountain and the statue. Even her origin soul was absorbed by the statue and her soul dissipated within the blood mist.
Li Yuan was silent. He lowered his head to look at his palm, and a confused expression appeared on his face. After a long time, he let out a long sigh. His voice was filled with the vicissitudes of life as he softly said, "Ancestor, I, Li Yuan, will continue your unfinished business …"