Chapter 1005: Alliance’s Secret, Sub-Nirvana Void

On both sides of this small path, countless flowers of various colors were planted, looking very beautiful and extraordinary. However, they were covered with numerous Restrictions. A slight touch would activate the Restrictions, either attacking, trapping, or teleporting one to another location.

For those who didn't understand, the first layer of this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave would be impassable. Even the Immortal Jade on this small path contained Restrictions, which would activate if the walking direction and the sequence of footsteps were incorrect.

However, for Wang Lin, these were not overly dangerous. Although the map Jade Slip didn't provide methods to break these Restrictions, it described them in detail.

Perhaps it would be useless for others, but as a Great Master of Restrictions, Wang Lin could see through their reality at a glance just by knowing some detailed descriptions of these Restrictions, saving him a lot of effort.

However, with Wang Lin's personality, he didn't fully trust the map Jade Slip. Although he walked quickly, he continuously verified whether the records in the map Jade Slip were true.

As he walked, he patted his Storage Pouch, and the Iron Sword he had snatched from the humanoid appeared in Wang Lin's hand. His Divine Sense spread over the Iron Sword, and Wang Lin cautiously observed it. The Iron Sword looked ordinary, but Wang Lin's Divine Sense encountered strong resistance on it.

It was as if a force was hidden within, preventing any Divine Sense from probing.

Especially at the four rusty spots on the Iron Sword, the resistance was even stronger. Withdrawing his Divine Sense, Wang Lin's eyes showed contemplation.

"What kind of sword is this, exactly…?" Staring at those rusty spots, Wang Lin remembered Tosen's expression when he obtained an identical Iron Sword back then, as if he had acquired a supreme treasure. However, what Tosen looked at was not the Iron Sword itself, but the rust on it.

His gaze remained on the rust. Wang Lin raised his left hand and gently wiped it, then lifted his hand to see some dark red rust ash adhering to his finger.

Bringing it to his nose, he immediately smelled a faint腥气.

"It's just ordinary rust." Wang Lin frowned and lowered his left hand. But the moment he lowered his left hand, the Void Realm where his finger had just passed immediately ripped open with a *呲* sound, forming a crack!

What startled Wang Lin even more was that many Restrictions in the flower bushes around him, which were originally some distance away, suddenly emitted bursts of dark red light as his left hand fell. The entire sea of flowers withered mysteriously in sequence, and even the Restrictions on them collapsed silently at this moment.

Wang Lin's eyes suddenly burst with brilliant light, staring intently at the sea of flowers that had become like ruins, then looked at the rust ash on his left hand's finger.

Stepping back a few paces, Wang Lin used the finger stained with rust ash on his left hand to point towards a flower bush in another direction. Immediately, that patch of flowers rapidly withered with a rumble, turning into barren land.

And the rust ash on Wang Lin's finger also dissipated.

Sucking in a breath, Wang Lin stared at the rust on the Iron Sword, his eyes filled with shock. After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth, and with a thought, the third eye in his glabella instantly opened.

The moment the third eye opened, a red glow immediately flashed out from within, enveloping the Iron Sword. The Origin power was also contained within, following Wang Lin's gaze directly onto the rust.

With this glance, Wang Lin immediately saw the Iron Sword gradually becoming transparent before him, but those few rusty spots remained unchanged, always as they were.

An invisible Qi flowed within the Iron Sword, encircling the entire sword. The moment it came into contact with Wang Lin's third eye's Origin power, this invisible Qi actually paused, then directly rushed out as if wanting to devour this Origin.

Wang Lin decisively cut off the Divine Ability, quickly withdrew his Origin power, and his third eye closed. The invisible Qi paused again, slowly retracted, and continued to circulate slowly within the Iron Sword.

Filled with confusion, Wang Lin was utterly perplexed. He sighed, about to put the Iron Sword away, but then a flash of inspiration struck him. Looking at the Iron Sword, he measured its size and his expression immediately became strange.

He patted his Storage Pouch, and five crystalline lights immediately flew out from within, transforming into five scabbards before him. Wang Lin had obtained these five scabbards on Vermilion Bird Star back then, and had never understood their function, only knowing that if a Flying Sword was integrated into a scabbard, it could make the Flying Sword's power even fiercer.

Now taking out these five scabbards, Wang Lin grabbed at the Void Realm with his right hand, and the Iron Sword immediately integrated into one scabbard. Its size was perfectly fitting, without any excess.

However, after integrating into the scabbard, no changes appeared. Wang Lin drew out the Iron Sword and tried it in each of the remaining four scabbards. The moment the Iron Sword pierced into the third scabbard, the few runes carved on that scabbard immediately emitted dazzling light!

A terrifying aura immediately surged wildly from the Iron Sword and the scabbard. Wang Lin's eyes revealed surprise. He grabbed the scabbard, took a deep breath, and slowly drew out the Iron Sword.

The moment the Iron Sword was just drawn from the scabbard, the terrifying aura within immediately surged again, as if an unimaginable power was sealed inside. If the Iron Sword were fully drawn, this power would surely soar to the heavens!

Wang Lin had once felt a similar power in someone else's Magic Treasure. The owner of that Magic Treasure had also become a lost soul; it was Venerable Xuanbao, and that Magic Treasure was the Sub-Nirvana Void Arrow!

"Sub-Nirvana Void…" Wang Lin's eyes showed a strange light. He didn't fully draw the Iron Sword, but instead put it back into the scabbard. With a hint of excitement, he put away the Magic Treasure and sped forward.

His body was like a streak of light, rushing straight along the small path. In a flash, he arrived beside a roadside pavilion. This pavilion was not large, only two stories high, and looked very ordinary. However, the map Jade Slip recorded that this pavilion was the first of eight 'Restriction Eyes' for the overall Restrictions of the first layer. Only by opening all of them could one have a chance to enter the black mist.

Taking a careful look at the pavilion, Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he saw that the pavilion's Restrictions had already been broken by someone.

"Judging from these Restrictions, they weren't broken long ago." Wang Lin's expression showed caution. Clearly, he wasn't the only one who understood the key to these Restrictions.

"When the Burial Immortal Pond collapsed back then, everyone was scattered. There must have been some who broke through the Restrictions and appeared early. I just don't know who exactly made it out." Wang Lin looked around. The first layer of this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave was not large; a sweep of Divine Sense could reveal everything. But unless one was insane, no one would dare to spread out their Divine Sense amidst so many surrounding Restrictions. Even Heavenly Fate Child would likely have great reservations, and would not easily choose to spread out his Divine Sense unless absolutely necessary.

After a moment of silence, Wang Lin's body flickered. He bypassed the pavilion and stepped onto a patch of grass, his eyes flashing with calculation. Without stopping, he rushed forward.

The Restrictions on the grass were described in Wang Lin's map Jade Slip. Now, Wang Lin stepped on it, traversing through various Restrictions, but without activating any of them. He moved extremely fast, crossing the grass in a flash.

Similarly, in this first layer, outside a pavilion in the northeast corner, the Black-Clothed Man, with a black Dragon mark hidden between his brows, was staring at the pavilion, his eyes revealing a cold glint.

In front of him, on the other side of the pavilion, stood another person. This person was the Village Girl Beauty. She stared at the Black-Clothed Man across the pavilion, her expression extremely grim.

"Fellow Daoist, this place is just a simple Restriction, why must you contend with me for it?" The Village Girl Beauty's voice had a hint of hoarseness, but it was extremely pleasant to listen to.

She had previously been pushed by the impact of the Burial Immortal Pond into a Restriction. Fortunately, that Restriction was not strong, and she broke it in a short time. After emerging, she naturally saw the black mist in the distance. After pondering for a long time, she slowly moved forward.

She wasn't too worried about the pink-clothed woman she had brought with her. With the item given by that woman's Senior Sister for self-defense, she should be fine.

However, there were too many Restrictions in this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave. The Village Girl Beauty encountered danger many times along the way, and after much hardship, she finally arrived here. The moment she saw this pavilion, she immediately noticed something different.

Just as she was about to examine it carefully, she unexpectedly saw the Black-Clothed Man appear opposite her.

"Since it's an ordinary Restriction, then Fellow Daoist should yield it to me." A hint of mockery flashed in the Black-Clothed Man's eyes. He stepped forward, about to enter the pavilion.

Killing intent flashed in the Village Girl's eyes. She immediately transformed into an afterimage and rushed forward.

With a cold laugh, the Black-Clothed Man formed Hand Seals with his right hand and suddenly slammed forward. Immediately, a black mist roared out, transforming into a Dragon shape that opened its maw and swallowed towards the approaching Village Girl Beauty.

The woman tugged at her hair with her right hand, immediately breaking off three strands. As she threw them forward, a chanting sound echoed from her mouth. In an instant, the three strands of hair twisted and transformed into three black giant pythons, spitting out blood-red tongues, heading straight for the Dragon-shaped black mist.

Both of them were Great Divine Ability Cultivators. In the clash of Divine Abilities, it was like a whirlwind sweeping through clouds, and a muffled rumble immediately echoed, but it didn't spread too far, only creating reverberations within a hundred *zhang*.

Their intentions were consistent: they absolutely could not make too much noise to attract the attention of others in this place. Instead, they limited the fluctuations of their battle to achieve a quick victory.

"Why aren't you going to the central palace shrouded in black mist? Why must you contend with me for this place!" The Village Girl Beauty formed Hand Seals with both hands, and immediately, five-colored light enveloped her body, transforming into five sharp swords that swept forward.

The Black-Clothed Man flicked his large sleeve, and immediately a Flying Sword emitting black qi appeared, circling around him and shooting forward, colliding with the five sharp swords, emitting bursts of crisp sounds.

"Nonsense, why don't *you* go there? Although this is a pavilion, there's a Teleportation Formation inside. From its appearance, it should connect to a Storage Space. You know all this perfectly well, why bother hiding it!"

The Village Girl Beauty's expression was normal, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes. The other party was right; she had also discovered this when she saw the pavilion earlier, which was why this dispute was happening now.

As their Magic Treasures entangled, the crisp collision sounds grew louder, faintly spreading outwards. The Village Girl Beauty's eyes flashed, and she immediately said, "Our cultivation is comparable. I'm afraid before we even determine a winner, we will have already been noticed by others. How about we enter the Teleportation Formation together, and divide whatever we obtain equally!"

The Black-Clothed Man glanced at the Village Girl Beauty, nodded slightly. The two stopped wasting words, simultaneously retracted their Magic Treasures, and stepped into the pavilion together.

But the moment they stepped inside, both immediately looked towards the same direction in the distance, where a person walked out from amidst a cluster of pavilions.

This person was Wang Lin!

Wang Lin saw the two people in the pavilion at a glance, his gaze suddenly narrowed, and his footsteps slowly stopped.

Seeing Wang Lin, the Black-Clothed Man's face revealed a strange smile. In contrast, the Village Girl Beauty's expression showed surprise. As her gaze swept over Wang Lin, her heart trembled.

"His cultivation is even more bizarre! When I first saw him, although he had the strength of the Pure Nirvana Stage, his cultivation seemed to be only Nirvana Scrutiny. Even before, he was only at the Nirvana Scrutiny Middle Stage, but now he has reached Nirvana Scrutiny Great Perfection. Is this person hiding his true cultivation, or has he recently had a Breakthrough!"

Wang Lin cautiously glanced at the two. He naturally saw the clues within the pavilion. In fact, the map Jade Slip also had an introduction to this pavilion. The Teleportation Formation here led to a Storage Space. Moreover, even without the Jade Slip map, Wang Lin could tell at a glance that there was a Teleportation Formation within the pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist Wang has also come here. In that case, the three of us will enter together, and the obtained items will be divided into three portions, how about it?" The Village Girl Beauty pondered for a moment, then looked at Wang Lin and slowly said.

Wang Lin was about to speak, but at this moment, the ground suddenly vibrated, and an angry roar came wildly from a distance.

Looking into the distance, no clues could be seen. Due to the numerous Restrictions in this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave, their combination formed barriers, as if there were countless worlds. Even if two people were very close, if they were in two different Restriction zones, they couldn't discover each other, and even their vision would be distorted.

At a glance, the Immortal Cave appeared calm, but this was only on the surface. If all the Restrictions here were broken, one would immediately discover a bamboo forest in the distance. At this moment, red mist surged to the heavens within the bamboo forest, and the angry roar, world-shaking, came from within the mist.

Wang Lin's expression immediately changed. Although his gaze didn't show any change in the distant bamboo forest, he understood that beneath this appearance, the bamboo forest's Restrictions had probably been forcibly broken, and the humanoid's escape time had exceeded his expectations.

Without replying to the Village Girl Beauty, Wang Lin's body flickered, and he swiftly rushed towards the central palace shrouded in black mist. Along the way, he had seen that all the Restriction Eyes had already been opened. Clearly, someone had already entered the second layer from here ahead of him.

He came to this pavilion also because it was the place with the fewest Restrictions on the path to the black mist palace.

The Black-Clothed Man saw Wang Lin immediately rush forward as if fleeing for his life the moment the roar came. His expression immediately changed. Without hesitation, he abandoned the pavilion's Teleportation Formation and rushed towards Wang Lin.

Only the Village Girl Beauty showed hesitation, but the moment she hesitated, the angry roar grew closer and closer, seemingly approaching wildly towards this place.

At this moment, if one were to look down from above with normal vision, disregarding the isolated worlds formed by the Restrictions, one could clearly see the humanoid taking large strides and charging towards Wang Lin's direction. Along the way, he triggered countless Restrictions. Often, as the Restriction lights flashed, countless attacks would surge forth, and some Restrictions would even teleport him away immediately.

However, in just a few breaths, he would immediately break out from the teleported Restriction. And as he advanced, it was as if he was learning these Restrictions, his breaking speed becoming faster and faster. In the end, it was almost a straight line, charging forward.