A ray of green light was flying over the eastern side of planet Suzaku. However, this person was not flying with his body but with his origin soul.
He was a mess; there were three fist-sized dents on his origin soul. Each one was emitting a silver light.
This person was the Giant Demon Clanâs ancestor. He was heavily injured by Sun Taiâs demon child and had to escape with his origin soul. He didnât even have time to worry about Wang Lin.
But that demon child was very strange; it never said a word and only chased after him. In these past few months they almost circled the entire planet once.
During the chase, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor was hit by a few of the demon childâs punches. These small fists marks shouldnât be looked down upon because they had injured his origin soul. If it wasnât for the fact that he had been a cultivator for a very long time and had some secret techniques of the Giant Demon Clan, he wouldnât have been able to get away.
He was too injured to us his bloodline power again, so, in the end, he lured the demon child to the extreme north. There was an ancient restriction there that had been in place since planet Suzaku was founded. Only by trapping the demon child in there was he able to get away.
He was very weak at the moment and he didnât want to attract too much attention, so he quickly returned to the Giant Demon Clan. As for whether or not Chi Hu and the other clan members had made it out alive, he had long forgotten about them.
After returning to the Giant Demon Clan, he immediately possessed a clan member and began his closed door cultivation.
As for Wang Lin, he didnât dare to search for him now. Suzaku had already begun to investigate this matter, so he could only clench his teeth and helplessly give up for now.
Although he didnât catch Wang Lin, he stole this mysterious flying sword. At this moment, the ancestor opened his eyes. He moved around in the body he was possessing and his eyes darkened.
This possessed body would take time to completely become his own. This time varied depending on the cultivation levels of the person being possessed and of the person doing the possessing.
The ancestorâs eyes lit up. He slapped his bag of holding and the celestial sword flew out and floated before him.
The ancestor pointed at the celestial sword and a miserable scream mixed with pleas for mercy immediately came out.
The ancestor shouted, âSword spirit, appear!â
Black gas suddenly came out of the celestial sword and formed the shape of Xu Liguo. After he saw the Giant Demon Clan ancestor, he immediately began to beg for mercy. âMy lord, have mercy. Please donât kill me. I was forced by that person named Wang! My hatred for him isnât any less than yours, my lord! I hate him to the bones!â
After the Giant Demon Clan ancestor heard Xu Liguoâs words, he was stunned and then immediately smiled. âYou are certainly a strange sword spirit. Most sword spirits are very determined and loyal.â
Xu Liguo immediately revealed a pleasing smile and said, âYour grandpa Xuâ¦â
The ancestor stared at Xu Liguo.
Xu Liguo quickly changed his expression and said, âHow could those servant sword spirits compare to me? A wise man knows who they should follow!â
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor looked at Xu Liguo and then shot a ray of green light at him. Xu Liguo immediately began to scream miserably while speaking badly about Wang Lin.
The ancestor snorted and removed the spell. He then shouted, âFrom today onward, you are my sword spirit. Since you surrendered on your own, I wonât place a restriction on you. After all, in my hands, you wonât be able to escape anyway!â
In truth, that green light was meant to be a seal, but it only hurt Xu Liguo instead of sealing him.
This old man was very surprised, but he didnât show it on his face. He decided to research it more once he adjusts to his new body.
Xu Liguo immediately revealed a thankful expression. He patted his chest and said, âMy lord, donât worry; I have always been loyal. That Wang Lin mistreated me, so I rebelled against him, but my lord treats me so well; I wouldnât dare to betray you. This is my oath. If I break it, let 10,000 demons pierce my heart!â
Seeing this, the Giant Demon Clan ancestor lightened up. Xu Liguo let out a sigh of relief. He secretly thought, âIt seems your granda Xu Liguo is smart. I donât know when that fiend will come and save me, so I must resist. I will first give in and then get back at this old man in the future. I, Xu Liguo, am very loyal. That fiend has been good to me, so how could I betray him?â
The Giant Demon Clan ancestorâs eyes lit up. He originally wanted to wipe this sword spirit out and replace it with his own. However, if it was not the initial sword spirit, he wouldnât be able to use the swordâs full power.
Moreso, this sword spirit was not simple; it had gained enough intelligence to beg for mercy and to please others. Thus, it made him even more unwilling to give it up.
It has to be said that it was very rare for a sword spirit to gain intelligence. During battles, the benefits of intelligent sword spirits were great.
He didnât know that Xu Liguo wasnât the original sword spirit and that the reason he was intelligent was because he was a devil.
Even if Xu Liguo were to break the oath he had just made, the punishment wouldnât harm him at all. In fact, he was waiting for the punishment to happen, because it would actually strengthen him instead.
The Giant Demon Clan ancestor pondered for a bit before putting Xu Liguo back into the sword and carefully examining it. The more he saw, the more shocked he was.
âThis sword is definitely not normal! I donât even know what material itâs made of.â
His eyes lit up and he carefully placed the sword inside his bag.
As for Wang Lin, he took the token, flew along the mountain until he found cave 1090, and flew inside.
This cave was not very big. It was very similar to the one he used back in the Heng Yue Sect. All it had was a stone bed; there wasnât even a table.
But the spiritual energy in here was very dense, several times more dense than outside. It was even slightly better than the well in the Fire Cloud Village which was powered by three almost-depleted top quality spirit stones.
Although spiritual energy released by top quality spirit stones was easy to absorb, it lacked a sense of vigor. Especially spirit stones that were about to be depleted; they had no vigor at all. The spiritual energy released by the spirit vein here was much better.
Wang Lin sat down in the lotus position on the stone bed and began to cultivate.
Three days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes and shook his head. He felt like it was still too slow. He slapped his bag of holding and took out three top quality spirit stones. Then he placed several restrictions on the walls and the entrance before closing his eyes to cultivate again.
As a result, the spiritual energy in room 1090 immediately became denser. When the spiritual energy reached the walls, the restrictions would bounce it all back, preventing it from dissipating.
The cave had become like a steamer. The spiritual energy had nowhere to go, so Wang Lin became the only outlet.
As he breathed, large amounts of spiritual energy surged into his body.
Wang Linâs face turned slightly red as he silently cultivated.
The amount of spiritual energy in his body gradually grew, but it was still far from what he needed to break the tea domain and the seal. The tea domain and seal devoured spiritual energy, so as Wang Linâs cultivation level increased, they became even harder to break.
Time slowly passed. It has been a month since Wang Lin became an outer disciple of the Soul Refining Sect.
On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes were brighter than before. In this past month, he had been absorbing spiritual energy like crazy. Of the three top quality spirit stones, two had already turned to dust and the last one was about to expire as well.
After wasting so many resources, his gains this month were also great. He started at the early stage of Foundation Establishment and managed to reach the peak of the mid stage of Foundation Establishment, only one step from the late stage.
âIt is still too slow. I had to waste top quality spirit stones to barely reach this stage. I only have 15 top quality spirit stones left. These wonât be nearly enough.â Wang Lin sighed and moved his body.
Cracking sounds filled the room as countless cracks appeared on the stone bed.
Cracks even appeared on the surrounding walls.
Wang Lin was startled at first and then he pondered a bit. He immediately understood that it was because the spiritual energy was too dense for the cave to handle.
If this continued, the cracks would become even larger.
âI canât use this cave anymore; I have to change caves.â Wang Linâs hand pressed on the wall and all the cracks immediately closed up.
Even the stone bed returned to normal when Wang Lin pressed on it.
However, Wang Lin knew that this was only on the surface. If the spiritual energy increased, the cracks would reappear.
But as long as he refrained from using top quality spirit stones, the cracks wouldnât appear and he wouldnât arouse any suspicion.
Wang Lin pondered a bit, then he stood up, opened the caveâs door, and walked out.
It was currently dusk and the distant sunset emitted a red glow. Today was the last day of the year. Wang Lin looked at the sunset. The winterâs sunlight didnât contain much warmth. By the time it landed on oneâs body, it was already cold.
He pondered a bit and remembered that today was the last day of the year. Once today passes, it will be a new year. He thought about what little Zhou Ru could be doing. Was she still bullying Little Whiteâ¦
Thinking about this, Wang Lin let out a faint smile. He faced the sunset and took a deep breath.
Wang Lin muttered to himself, âLife rises from the ashes!â From his place high up in the heavens, he was suddenly beaten down into becoming a mortal, but he was able to get through it all with his determination.
It wasnât until today that he could lament about it and mutter those words. As he thought about what had happened since he lost his cultivation, a complex feeling appeared in his heart.
Today, the last day of the year, represented Wang Linâs fall, but tomorrow was the first day of the new year, representing infinite new possibilities.
Wang Lin whispered, âIt has passedâ¦â
At this moment, a girlâs beautiful figure slowly flew toward the Soul Refining Sect in the sunset.
Wang Linâs eyes became focused. âThis person⦠looks familiarâ¦â