A few kilometers away from Apricot Blossom Village, among the grass and trees, there were many graves. Wang Lin's figure appeared. He looked at the graves in front of him and pondered for a long time before slapping his bag of holding.
A small white jade bottle appeared in Wang Lin's hand. Holding the bottle, Wang Lin let out a sigh and muttered, "Sun Tai … The grudge between us is over. I promised to bring your ashes back to your hometown, and today, Wang has done it."
As he spoke, the small bottle in his hand automatically flew out and landed on an empty space not far away. After merging with the ground, a mound of dirt slowly piled up.
With a wave of his right hand, Wang Lin drew something in the air with his two fingers. There was a flash of light and a tombstone appeared on top of the grave. There were a few small words written on the tombstone.
"The Grave of Sun Tai
"For us cultivators, hundreds or thousands of years pass in the blink of an eye. There aren't many family members left, and even if there are, they are separated from the bloodline … Once you step onto the path of cultivation, your life is uncertain and your life is destined to be full of hardships.
"Walking on the rugged path, when you look back, you can no longer see the lights from where you came, and the path ahead is filled with celestial fog."
Wang Lin let out a long sigh as he looked at Sun Tai's grave. His eyes were filled with emotion.
"Today, you died in a foreign land, and I came to bring your ashes home … If one day, I, Wang Lin, die, I wonder if there is someone who can bring my ashes back to Rosefinch …" Wang Lin silently pondered before he turned and left.
"This is karma." Wang Lin didn't stop. As he moved forward, he gradually disappeared into the distance.
However, the nursery rhyme continued to linger in her ears, lingering in her heart for a long time.
"The apricot tree blooms white flowers …"
"Cultivating the Dao, cultivating the Dao. Mortals yearn to become immortals, and hope to step onto the path of immortality. I wonder how many of those who have stepped onto the path of immortality are envious of the ordinary lives of mortals.
How many of them died in a foreign land like Sun Tai, their ashes scattered with the wind, unable to find their way home … How many parents and loved ones were unable to see their children return even when they were on their deathbed … I just don't know, if they had a choice, if they could start all over again, would the people of the Dao still take that step … "
"This nursery rhyme contains the bitter cries of countless generations. Outsiders might not be able to understand it, but cultivators of the Dao will feel their hearts ache …. The name of this nursery rhyme must be … not cultivating the Dao …."
Wang Lin's figure could no longer be seen between heaven and earth. His entire being had melded into nothingness and disappeared.
However, that nursery rhyme, that emotional enlightenment, would forever remain in this world.
Under the stars, Wang Lin walked forward step by step. He was filled with melancholy. Although this trip was short, it gave him a lingering feeling.
The area between the western and northern regions of the Alliance had become a buffer zone for the Luo Tian cultivators. There was a cultivation planet that was relatively intact after the battle. Although there wasn't much spiritual energy left, Li Yunzi didn't care too much about it.
Li Yunzi was sitting on a mountain on the planet, and beside him was a young man with a gloomy expression. Although he was also sitting there, he was looking into the distance as if he was waiting for something.
If Wang Lin was here, he would recognize that this young man was Xu Ting, who had almost died in that battle!
There was Shi San's ball of blood floating in the sky around Li Yunzi. This ball of blood was the remaining Lou Fu from that battle.
There weren't many Luo Tian cultivators on this planet, only a few, and Li Yunzi was the leader. The reason he was here was to work with Shi San's Lou Fu to prevent the Alliance from attacking again!
His divine sense had fused with the Shi San's ball of blood, and as it spread out, his divine sense had increased greatly. As a result, nothing within the countless stars could escape his mind.
Wang Lin's figure walked out from the ripples and arrived outside the cultivation planet to find Li Yunzi. These were the two things he wanted to do. When Wang Lin returned from the void and before he left, a divine sense entered his ears. The person who sent that divine sense was Li Yunzi.
On the cultivation planet, Li Yunzi, who was sitting on the mountain, slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, the ball of blood around him trembled. Shi San's red eye appeared on the ball of blood at the same time.
All of them stared in the same direction, and a majestic pressure condensed, forming a divine ability that could cause space to collapse.
Li Yunzi revealed a smile and slowly said, "You've come."
With his cultivation level, he could naturally see that something had changed with Wang Lin, but he didn't point it out. After all, he wasn't as good as Master Flamespark, so he couldn't see through everything.
There was a flash of coldness in Xu Ting's eyes. He let out a cold snort and didn't hide his killing intent as he stared at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin's figure appeared where the Shi San's red eye was. His expression was neutral as if he couldn't feel the powerful pressure around him. He didn't even look at Xu Ting, who was filled with killing intent, and clasped his hands at Li Yunzi. "Xu Mu greets Senior Li Yunzi."
Li Yunzi waved his right hand and the blood eyes inside the 13 balls of blood shined. They all disappeared and the mysterious force disappeared.
Wang Lin's expression didn't change at all. He took a step forward and stood on the mountain opposite of Xu Ting.
"Xu Mu!!
You … "Xu Ting roared!
"Noisy!"
Wang Lin coldly looked at Xu Ting. This gaze was like a sharp sword that pierced into Xu Ting's eyes. Xu Ting only felt a rumble in his mind and his expression changed greatly. His mind was shaken and his body went soft. It was as if Wang Lin's words contained the will of the heavens. Not only did it cause all the blood in his body to reverse, but the celestial origin energy in his body was about to collapse.
Thump thump, thump thump, thump thump … At this instant, all sounds in his ears were isolated. He could only hear his heartbeat accelerating like crazy and sweat coming off his body.
From his point of view, the Wang Lin just now made him feel like he was facing a family elder, and he couldn't resist at all. What terrified him even more was that there was an aura several times more powerful than the might of the heavens inside that roar. It made his body tremble as if he was standing under the foot of a giant. If the giant wanted to, its roar could cause his body, origin soul, and entire body to collapse!
He coughed out a mouthful of blood and his eyes were filled with terror. He retreated without hesitation and stared at Wang Lin. His mind was blank and he couldn't understand why it was like this … Li Yunzi's eyes shined brightly and he exclaimed. He looked at Wang Lin with a serious expression.
Wang Lin didn't look at Xu Ting but clasped his hands at Li Yunzi and calmly said, "I wonder what Senior wants me to do by calling me here?"
Wang Lin's voice was calm, but Li Yunzi became even more serious. The way he looked at Wang Lin was very different from before; it was no longer like he was looking at an ordinary junior.
This was the effect Wang Lin wanted, to scare the tiger!
With his intelligence, how could he not know what Li Yunzi wanted? Back then, he didn't have the qualifications to negotiate with Li Yunzi, but now he did!
"During the celestial title ceremony, the Old Man showed you my Zhan family's treasure, the Battle Scroll!
I promised to show you the second scroll!
The reason I called you and Xu Ting here was to let the two of you look at it one by one! "
As Li Yunzi spoke, he raised his left hand and reached at the void. There was a sizzling sound and a rift appeared out of nowhere.
A ray of black light shot out from the rift and a black scroll wrapped in black light flew into Li Yunzi's left hand. It floated there motionlessly.
"This is the second of my Zhan family's three Battle Scrolls!" Li Yunzi pushed his left hand forward. His eyes were like torches as he looked at Wang Lin. There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Wang Lin held the Battle Scroll in his right hand, but he didn't open it. Instead, he faintly smiled as he looked up at Li Yunzi and said, "Senior Li Yunzi, junior can't look at the second scroll for nothing!"
Li Yunzi looked at Wang Lin and gradually became gloomy, but Wang Lin's roar echoed in his mind. After pondering a bit, he laughed and nodded. "Good, Xu Mu, you have guts!
What do you want?
Speak! "
Wang Lin pointed at Shi San's floating ball of blood and calmly said, "Look at the second scroll. Junior wants this Lou Fu!"
Li Yunzi silently pondered and revealed a smile that wasn't a smile. "Is this a treasure you can have?"
Wang Lin faintly smiled and didn't answer the question. Instead, he calmly said, "Junior had an appointment with Senior Brother before coming here. In a few days, he will come to find me and we will go somewhere together."
Li Yunzi looked meaningfully at Wang Lin and laughed. "I'll gift it to you!"
With that, he raised his right hand and reached at the void. A ball of blood quickly shrank until it was the size of a fist. Li Yunzi waved his hand and the ball of blood floated toward Wang Lin.
Wang Lin carefully grabbed it and after checking it, he put it inside his bag.
Li Yunzi said, in a serious tone, "Now you can look at it!"
"Since Vice Thunder Celestial Xu Ting is going to obtain this fortune with me, then it is better for Xu Ting to look at it first. After all, it was Xu Ting who looked at the first scroll." Wang Lin threw the scroll at Xu Ting.
Xu Ting's mind hadn't recovered from the shock yet. He subconsciously grabbed the scroll and opened it. The moment the scroll opened, a thunderous roar came from the scroll.
A thick battle intent rose into the air and landed on Xu Ting!
Xu Ting's body trembled. He felt a gust of wind blowing against his face. It was as if there was an ancient beast sealed inside the scroll. Now that the seal was undone, the beast emitted a monstrous ferocious aura. It contained the anger of countless years, and at this moment, all of it was released, as if it wanted to devour him.
Li Yunzi revealed an almost undetectable hint of nervousness. With his cultivation level and age, this kind of nervousness was extremely rare. He clearly knew how many talented people in his family had been able to look at the first scroll, but when they looked at the second scroll, they were attacked by the unimaginable battle intent before they could even open it.
The light ones would be seriously injured and crippled, and the heavy ones … would be killed!
"Recently, many readers have been muted by complaints. The shortest is one month and the longest is one year. I know all of you are doing this to protect the renegade celestial. Those readers that have been muted will always remember it in their hearts and never forget it.
"There are a few things I want to say. Mortals are the big brother, and they are far above the renegade celestial in terms of recommendations, monthly votes, subscriptions, and so on. The renegade celestial is still growing, and I just want to write a good book so everyone can comfortably read it. This is my original intention.
I just want to write a good book, and I don't want everyone to attack each other. Mortals are the big brothers, and I have many things to learn. Fellow readers, please stop arguing. Every time I'm banned, I feel even worse. If it's because I'm fighting for the monthly votes, then I won't fight anymore, I won't fight anymore … Everyone's happiness is my final hope.