The cultivation families in the Luo Tian Star System had a hierarchy that outsiders didn't know about. It was just like the rank 1 to 9 cultivation countries in the Alliance Star System.
In the Alliance Star System, a rank 7 cultivation planet was the peak existence on the surface, but rank 8 cultivation planets were very rare.
Rank 8 cultivation planets were extremely rare; there were only three in the entire Alliance Star System.
As for the most mysterious rank 9 cultivation planet, there was only one in the entire Alliance Star System!
The cultivation families in the Luo Tian Star System were similar, but they had a long history. Only the families that had existed for a long time could have an eternal existence in the Luo Tian Star System.
In the Luo Tian Star System, the most common cultivation families were from the four main planets. Their strength was about the same, and often there would be three or four families on a single cultivation planet.
For example, the Tang family and the Zhan family were at the peak of this star system.
Above these cultivation families were the four great cultivation families with inheritances from the Celestial Realm. They were the most powerful forces in the Luo Tian Star System on the surface.
Tracing back to their roots, the ancestors of these four great cultivation families were all celestials before the collapse of the Thunder Celestial Realm, and their statuses weren't ordinary.
Similarly, above these four great cultivation families were two other families. They were usually low-key, but they were the truly powerful forces in the Luo Tian Star System.
Families with inheritances even longer than those from the Celestial Realm were those that had existed since ancient times and had survived the collapse of the Celestial Realm. In the Luo Tian Star System, there were six of these families!
The mysterious Xiang family on planet Dong Lin and Li Yuan's family were one of them.
However, after too much time, most of the cultivation families with inheritances from ancient times had declined. The Li family was an example. Aside from the Li family, there were three other families that had also disappeared.
As of now, there were only two cultivation families with inheritances from ancient times left!
Just like how the Alliance Star System had a rank 9 cultivation country, in the Allheaven Star System, there was an existence even more ancient than the cultivation families that had existed since ancient times: the Ancient Era.
The Ancient Cultivation Families were the true powerhouses of the Luo Tian Star System, and they were extremely mysterious.
To be able to exist from ancient times until now, their foundation was terrifying. Just thinking about it made one's hair stand on end.
This meant that this family had experienced the changes of ancient times, the collapse of the Celestial Realm, the journey of the Thunder Celestial Temple, and the changes of the entire Luo Tian Star System.
It was even possible that this cultivation family with inheritances from ancient times knew the secrets of the Ancient Celestial Realm. Just their cultivation methods were enough to surpass the Luo Tian Celestial Realm.
Aside from the rank 8 and 9 cultivation countries in the Alliance Star System, Wang Lin knew about all of these things. While traveling with Li Yuan, Li Yuan told Wang Lin everything he knew about these families.
This was why when facing the four great families with inheritances from the Celestial Realm, Wang Lin was very calm.
In the sky above the fragment where the Collection Pavilion was located, the two old men that were working together to resist the fragment stamp pondered for a moment. One of them wryly smiled and said, "For Fellow Cultivator to have such spells and treasures, you can't be a nobody. I hope you can leave your name!"
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he slowly said, "Xu Mu!"
The old man's eyes narrowed and he said, "Although Fellow Cultivator Xu hasn't reached the Nirvana Scryer stage, with your strength, we can't stop you. You have the qualifications to enter the Collection Pavilion!"
Just as he finished speaking, the other old man looked at Wang Lin and suddenly said, "Does Fellow Cultivator Xu have any relationship with the Xu family on planet Dong Lin?"
Wang Lin's expression was neutral as he looked at the person who spoke.
The old man hesitated for a bit before his eyes lit up and he said, "If Fellow Cultivator Xu isn't someone from planet Dong Lin, then I, on behalf of the Chen family, would like to invite Fellow Cultivator to become a foreign elder of my Chen family!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he revealed a smile.
"It's not impossible, but right now, my goal is the Collection Pavilion. I hope the three of you can help me!" Wang Lin's gaze swept past the origin soul that had lost its body.
The cultivator that had lost his body let out a sigh and had a complicated expression. When he heard Wang Lin's words, he was certain that Wang Lin understood the Collection Pavilion very well.
The Collection Pavilion could only be entered after it was opened, and the key to opening it required at least two people from the two families to activate it at the same time.
What happened next was simple. With the three of them working together, they opened the Collection Pavilion. The four corners of the pavilion slowly trembled. The four corners gathered and touched each other.
There was a flash of soft light and an oval door of light appeared where the four corners touched.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, members of my Chen Clan have entered the Collection Pavilion no less than a hundred times. Although obtaining an Immortal Art in this pavilion relies on luck and everyone sees different things after entering, it isn't impossible to find. The longer one persists within it, the more precious the Immortal Art obtained in the end. I wish Fellow Daoist Xu great gains!"
The person who had invited Wang Lin to become a foreign elder of the Chen family clasped his hands and spoke sincerely.
Wang Lin nodded. From the memories of the old man from the Yao family, he knew that the four families didn't have the power to set up a trap inside the Collection Pavilion.
Moreover, everything before him was the same as the memories of the old man named Yao. Wang Lin no longer hesitated. He put away his treasure and arrived before the door of light. He took a deep breath and stepped in.
After Wang Lin entered, the old man who lost his body sighed. "If we knew this person was so powerful, we wouldn't have needed to do anything. We could have just let him in. With his cultivation, he will only be able to enter the fourth floor at most, just like us."
"The fourth floor is already the limit. However, who would have thought that this person's treasures would be so powerful? His cultivation is the same as ours, but it seems like he still has something up his sleeves. If he didn't know that he needed our help to open the Collection Pavilion, he would have killed more than one person in the battle just now."
"Indeed. From what he did just now, he clearly wanted to kill the two of us. If I didn't react fast enough, my origin soul would have collapsed like my body." The old man who lost his body bitterly smiled.
"Forget it. What's the point of saying all this now? Since he has entered, let him enter. The celestial spell on the fourth floor will depend on his luck," the old man from the Chen family said slowly.
"Fellow Chen, do you really want to invite this person to become a foreign elder of your Chen family?" The old man who lost his body asked.
The old man named Chen nodded and said in a deep voice, "This person is very powerful. My Chen family needs such a person. Fellow Daoists, don't fight with me!
If this person really becomes a foreign elder of the Chen family, then please pretend that you don't know anything about Fellow Yao's death.
As for Fellow Lu's body, my Chen family will compensate you!
Fellow Song, my Chen family will also get a small share of your share!
Of course, the condition is that this person joins my Chen family! "
As the three of them spoke, Wang Lin arrived in a strange space. He was surrounded by a gray fog and couldn't use his divine sense. Faint murmurs came from all directions and entered Wang Lin's ears, but he couldn't hear them clearly.
Just at this moment, the surrounding fog moved extremely fast and gathered before Wang Lin like a wave. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a person.
This person's body was made of fog, so his clothes couldn't be seen. However, his face could be seen. This person's face was very ordinary, but there was an aura that was different from that of a cultivator. After he appeared, he calmly looked at Wang Lin. He raised his right hand, palm facing out, and didn't move.
Wang Lin's eyes narrowed. From the memories of the old man named Yao, he knew that although the people who entered the Collection Pavilion didn't have the same opportunities, there was one thing that was the test of cultivation level.
After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin took a few steps forward. He arrived before the figure, raised his right hand, and pressed it against the figure's palm.
In an instant, a strange force entered Wang Lin's body from the figure's palm. It quickly circulated around Wang Lin's body before returning. A low voice echoed in the surroundings.
"Rank 8 Upper Celestial!
You can go to the fourth floor of the Collection Pavilion to choose a celestial spell! "
Wang Lin withdrew his right hand. His eyes lit up and he muttered to himself, "Rank 8 Upper Celestial … How are the realms of celestials divided? Right now, my cultivation hasn't reached the peak of the Corporeal Yang realm. If I did, what level of celestial would I become …"
At this moment, the figure formed by the fog began to slowly dissipate. Wang Lin knew that once it completely dissipated, he would be teleported to the fourth floor. Everything would depend on his luck.
However, no matter how great his luck was, he would only be able to obtain a celestial spell on the fourth floor. It was clear that no one knew how many floors there were in the Collection Pavilion, but the higher one went, the higher the grade of the celestial spell would be!
It was likely that on the highest floor, even a very ordinary celestial spell would become a top existence in the lower floors.
However, this test of cultivation couldn't be faked. Everything depended on one's own strength. This was also a type of luck.
Only with a high cultivation level could one obtain a precious celestial spell. If one's cultivation level wasn't high enough, then everything was out of the question.
Seeing that the figure in the fog was about to completely dissipate, Wang Lin's eyes lit up and an extremely bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind. The moment this idea appeared, his heart began to pound wildly and his mouth even felt dry.
After hesitating for a moment, he clenched his teeth and slapped his bag of holding. A pagoda immediately appeared in his hand. His eyes revealed a strange light as he slapped the pagoda with his left hand. Immediately, the female corpse in white appeared before Wang Lin.
Wang Lin took a few steps back and formed a seal with both hands. He circulated the origin energy in his body and guided the female corpse to raise her right hand to touch the palm of the slowly dissipating figure.
Wang Lin's heart was pounding and he stared at the figure intently.
In an instant, the figure formed by the fog showed signs of collapsing. Its entire body trembled slightly, and after a long time, a deep voice echoed.
"Ninth rank Celestial Lord!
You can go to the ninth floor of the Collection Pavilion to look up the celestial spell! "
Wang Lin's eyes were filled with excitement. He clenched his fists and immediately put the female corpse into the pagoda and his bag of holding. His heart was pounding. He was usually calm, but it was rare for his emotions to fluctuate so violently.
"Relying on luck to obtain celestial spells and looking up celestial spells. The meaning behind these two sentences is too different!