Touching his lower abdomen, Wang Lin muttered to himself, "The Underworld Ascension Method. I finally know why it is called this!"
The so-called Yellow Springs meant that when practicing this technique, one's body had to be in a state of near death. This state of being on the verge of entering the Yellow Springs would make it more suitable for one to absorb Yin Qi.
However, if one isn't careful during this time, it's very possible that one will actually enter the underworld.
In truth, not many people in a rank 6 cultivation country have the courage to cultivate the Underworld Ascension Method. Situ Nan is one of the few that have successfully cultivated it.
According to the demonic path of a rank 6 cultivation country, the Underworld Ascension Method is also called a strange method.
It is called strange because it has too many strange changes. Some of these changes are very beneficial to the cultivator, while others will cause the cultivator to die.
Just like this, Wang Lin settled down here. Every night, he would cultivate the Yin energy. In the blink of an eye, one month had passed.
During this month, aside from cultivating the Underworld Ascension Method, Wang Lin found out that the mysterious stone bead could also condense dew here. Also, this dew didn't contain spiritual energy, but Yin energy.
At this point, Wang Lin gained a new understanding of the stone bead.
As a result, Wang Lin began to accumulate Yin energy. Especially at midnight, when the Yin energy is at its strongest, the Yin energy will easily appear.
After taking the Yin energy dew, Wang Lin found that although the Yin energy in the dew was very strong, it was not on the same level as the spiritual energy dew.
If Yin Qi and Spirit Qi were considered to be of the same quality, then the Yin Frost Dew could only reach the level of Spirit Qi Snow Water, far inferior to the Spirit Qi Dew.
Wang Lin knew that the Underworld Ascension Method really depends on how much Yin energy one absorbs. The more one absorbs, the more powerful it becomes. As a result, during the day, Wang Lin would enter the dream space to cultivate with the Yin energy dew and at night, he would cultivate in his room.
As time passed, the Yin energy in Wang Lin's body gradually increased. Every time he cultivated, it would become one with the surrounding Yin energy.
Every time, his heartbeat would slow down until it was almost non-existent.
There were even a few times when his heart almost stopped beating, but he persevered in the end.
Early in the morning, Wang Lin woke up from his meditation. He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "There is more and more Yin Qi in my body. I should be able to break through my aperture for the first time."
Suddenly, he stared at the dense fog formed by the formation around him with a strange look in his eyes.
Without another word, he flicked his sleeves, and the fog parted to reveal a small path.
Wang Lin walked out of the array and immediately saw a few long marks on the ground, extending into the depths of the ruins.
He remembered that there were a few wild beasts that died of blood loss before the pillar of light arrived.
But now, the beast's carcass had disappeared. It was obvious that it had been dragged into the depths of the ruins.
"Could it be that there are people in these ruins?" A chill immediately surged into Wang Lin's heart.
The other party had dragged away the beast's carcass last night, but he hadn't noticed at all?
A dignified look flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. He immediately observed his house and found no abnormalities. There were no signs of the formation being attacked.
He stroked his chin and calmly dashed into the forest. Not long after, he flew back with two beast corpses in his hands. After throwing the corpses to the side, he immediately returned to the formation. His right hand formed a seal and shot out a white light. Suddenly, the fog around him became even thicker, and the sound of wind and thunder could be heard.
After doing all this, Wang Lin still felt uneasy. There was always a shadow shrouding his heart. After a long time, he calmed his mind and spread out his divine sense. He drank a mouthful of Yin Cold Dew, inhaled and exhaled while remaining vigilant.
Night came. This night, Wang Lin did not absorb the Yin Qi. Instead, he quietly sat in the same place and spread out his divine sense to the maximum. Within a hundred feet, even the slightest movement of grass was reflected in his heart.
In particular, where the two beast's carcasses were, Wang Lin was especially attentive. He wanted to see what kind of creature was in the ruins and why it would come here at night.
Time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, it was almost midnight. The Yin Qi was extremely thick. Wang Lin held his breath and carefully observed his surroundings.
Within the range of his divine sense, there was only silence. The two beast's carcasses were also soaked in the Yin Qi and were covered in frost.
In addition, even the forest outside the ruins was silent. It was so quiet that it was a little scary.
This was not the first time Wang Lin had spread out his divine sense at night. However, in the past, even in the middle of the night, there would be some beasts and insects that would sometimes cry out.
This was the first time it had been so quiet!
Suddenly, Wang Lin's expression changed. In his divine sense, the Yin Qi in the direction of the ruins was boiling and dancing.
His eyes were bright and his mouth hung a trace of a sneer as he calmly watched.
In the direction of the ruins, along with the surging cold aura, a strange shadow quickly appeared.
The other party's speed was too fast. Wang Lin's divine sense only saw a black shadow flash by and the beast's carcasses on the ground disappeared without a trace.
Wang Lin was startled. The moment the other party appeared, he saw what it looked like. It was a humanoid creature with blue skin.
Strange symbols covered every inch of the other party's skin. In addition, there were also nine pieces of yellow paper that were half an inch long stuck to several spots on the person's body.
This shocking and strange appearance caused Wang Lin to be bewildered.
At this moment, the strange person appeared again. He stood outside Wang Lin's formation and had a thoughtful look on his face.
The strange person took a few steps back and looked at the formation's fog with doubt. There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes. In the end, he quickly circled around the area.
Wang Lin was completely focused on the other party. He didn't rush to attack. He wanted to see what this strange person had up his sleeve.
The strange person circled around the fog and stopped, his eyes filled with curiosity.
Then, his body moved and he rushed into the formation.
The moment he entered the formation, Wang Lin's eyes flashed with killing intent. His right hand formed a seal and a white light shot into the formation. The fog immediately began to boil.
Immediately after, the sound of stones shattering came from the formation. One formation after another was destroyed and the color of the fog became more and more faint.
Without saying anything, Wang Lin opened his mouth and spat out a green light. The green light flashed and shot out like a whirlwind.
With a loud bang, the strange man's angry roar came from within the fog. Then, a huge force came from within the formation and spread out in all directions. Countless stones were thrown into the air and shattered in mid-air, turning into dust.
The fog immediately dissipated and the strange person saw Wang Lin. His eyes revealed a bloodthirsty look and he walked over with a grin.
Wang Lin's expression was the same as usual. He pointed his right hand into the air and a green light flashed. The flying sword appeared behind the strange person and pierced through his chest. It came out from his heart, bringing with it a stream of blue blood.
The moment the blood appeared, it immediately turned into ice crystals and fell to the ground.
The strange person groaned in pain and immediately retreated a few steps. His face revealed a look of fear.
Wang Lin's heart sank. The strange person was attacked by the flying sword and was still able to move. Without another word, his eyes flashed coldly and he slapped his storage pouch. Immediately, an ancient looking sword sheath flew out.
The small green sword flashed and pierced into the sword sheath. It fell down two-fifths of the way to the sheath and stopped. Then, its color immediately changed from green to blue and from blue to black. Then, it suddenly left the sheath and slashed at the strange person.
When the strange person saw the flying sword, the fear in his eyes increased. Just as he was about to dodge, the black sword pierced through the air and pierced the strange person's chest. At the same time, there was a flash of black light and a series of muffled booms. The strange person's body was thrown out like a kite with a broken string.
The flying sword was stained with the strange person's blood and stuck to the strange person's body. No matter how hard Wang Lin tried to control it, he couldn't move it. Even teleportation couldn't work.
Under his shock, Wang Lin's eyes were filled with killing intent. The moment the flying sword hit the strange person, he keenly noticed that the strange symbols on the strange person's body flashed. It was obvious that the strange person used some kind of secret technique to resist his attack.
Without another word, he slapped his storage pouch and took out the paper talisman he obtained from Zhang Hu. He quickly chased after the strange person.
Suddenly, Wang Lin's pupils shrank. He saw the strange person's body twist at an incredible angle in mid-air. Immediately, he fell to the ground on one knee. A bowl-sized wound appeared on his chest. Blue blood flowed out in large amounts.
All the symbols on the strange person's body were flashing rapidly. As the symbols flashed, the strange person's wound quickly healed.
Wang Lin didn't even blink. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy. He took out the paper talisman. The paper talisman suddenly ignited and turned into a black light that emitted a strong heat wave. In an instant, it shot towards the strange person's chest wound.
The strange person let out a miserable howl. His body was pierced through.
"Still not dead?!" Wang Lin's heart sank. The strange person had suffered such a fatal injury and still hadn't died!
However, what made him feel slightly relieved was that after the attack of the paper talisman, the flying sword that was stuck to the strange person's body finally rushed out with a flash of black light and circled back.
A look of struggle appeared in the strange man's eyes. Suddenly, he lifted his hand and tore off one of the nine pieces of yellow paper on his body. The moment he tore off the yellow paper, a green gas immediately surged out from every part of his body and enveloped him.
Wang Lin's face darkened. Without hesitation, he pointed at the scabbard. The flying sword immediately returned to the scabbard and sank three-fifths of its length!
The color of the flying sword quickly changed from black to red.
Three-fifths of the scabbard was Wang Lin's current limit. According to his analysis, with his current strength of the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could even fight against a middle stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator if he used a flying sword that sank three-fifths of the scabbard.
At this moment, the green gas outside the strange person's body rapidly shrank and quickly melted into his body. When he reappeared in front of Wang Lin, his chest was smooth without a trace of a wound.
He stared at Wang Lin with resentment in his eyes. However, it was clear that he was very afraid of Wang Lin. Especially when he looked at the flying sword, his face was filled with fear.
"Who are you!"
Wang Lin didn't rush to attack. The strange person had nine pieces of yellow paper on him. Tearing off one would allow him to completely recover from his near-death state. As such, this battle wouldn't be decided in a short period of time.