Chapter 1011: Alliance Secrets, Zhou Yi Reappears

From behind a rock garden in front of Wang Lin, two figures emerged. They were a man and a woman. The man possessed an immortal-like demeanor and an extremely handsome appearance, a smile now gracing his face as he looked at Wang Lin.

Behind him, the woman's gaze was gentle, yet a hint of surprise was also present, clearly not expecting Wang Lin to be able to reach this place.

Seeing the Cloud Immortal Dao Companion, Wang Lin's expression remained calm, but his heart was wary. At this moment, his cultivation had not yet recovered; it was arguably his weakest point within this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave. A slight misstep could easily cost him his life here.

He subtly took a step back, nearing the edge of a Restriction nearby, and cupped his fists, saying, "Greetings, Senior Cloud Immortal." As he spoke, his gaze casually swept behind the Cloud Immortal Dao Companion, not seeing Zhou Yi's figure, and his heart sank further.

"Little brother's Restriction technique is indeed profound. It seems I, Wang, underestimated you before," Wang Wei said with a smile. He didn't know much about Wang Lin, and Zhou Yi had never mentioned a word about him. In Wang Wei's opinion, for Wang Lin to break through Restrictions all the way here was enough to show that his mastery of Restrictions had reached its peak.

As for Wang Lin's injuries, Wang Wei naturally noticed them.

In Wang Lin's view, this Cloud Immortal Dao Companion was very strange. When this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave first opened, everyone entered together and should have all been sucked into the Bottle Realm. Yet, until the Bottle Realm collapsed, these two had not appeared, but now, they were here.

Unwilling to converse much with the two, and with Zhou Yi absent, Wang Lin's heart was filled with speculation. Coupled with his unrecovered injuries, he calmly spoke while retreating, "Seniors, if there is nothing else, Junior will take his leave."

Saying that, Wang Lin immediately took large steps backward, intending to bypass them and head towards the place where Spirit Pills and miraculous Medicinal Pills were stored.

Wang Wei's smile remained unchanged, only a slight shake of his head, but he did not obstruct him. It wasn't until Wang Lin's figure disappeared into the various Restrictions that he chuckled, "This little fellow is quite interesting."

His Dao Companion, Hu Juan, beside him, also smiled and said, "Wang Lin is cautious by nature. I wanted to talk to him more, but you scared him away."

Wang Wei laughed heartily and said, "He wasn't scared away by me, but has another destination. Look at how he entered the Restrictions just now; it was as smooth as flowing clouds and water without any hesitation, and the Restrictions weren't triggered at all. This person either understands this place extremely well, or his Restriction technique has once again surpassed my imagination."

Hu Juan looked at where Wang Lin had disappeared, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, and whispered, "Given his age, I'd rather believe that he understands this place extremely well…"

Wang Wei looked at Hu Juan with a smile and said, "Are you a bit convinced that he walked through the Restrictions so easily? However, I also agree with what you said, that he understands this place extremely well. If that's the case, it becomes even more interesting."

"What's there to be unconvinced about? You, at this age, still joke with me all day long." Hu Juan covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes like crescent moons, very beautiful.

Wang Wei also laughed upon hearing this, a look of wisdom in his expression, and said, "We speculated before that the Sword Spirit would have companions and did not come here alone. If I'm not mistaken, the Sword Spirit's companion must be him!"

Hu Juan was startled, thought for a moment, and then smiled, "If you say so, then it's good. If that's truly the case, then he isn't an enemy."

"Looking at the route he took just now, if he truly understands this place, he should have gone to where the Immortal Emperor stores Medicinal Pills. We'll know if we go take a look. The Sword Spirit is also there; there must be some secrets between the two of them!" Wang Wei smiled, his body swayed, and he walked forward.

Hu Juan glanced at Wang Wei, her eyes filled with tenderness. She mostly believed all of Wang Wei's analyses and calculations. She lightly lifted her steps and walked alongside Wang Wei.

As Wang Lin retreated, he passed through various Restrictions. The complexity of the Restrictions on this sixth floor was even greater, thus affecting Wang Lin's speed. Some Restrictions he could pass through instantly, but others required him to carefully analyze and calculate before daring to take a step.

It took him seven days to make a semicircle detour, approaching the storage area for medicinal herbs.

According to the map Jade Slip, this was a Pill Refining Room, and inside there was a teleportation point that could lead to the Medicinal Pill storage area. Seeing the Pill Refining Room in the distance, Wang Lin calmly walked forward.

As he walked, his Divine Sense permeated the surroundings, but it didn't spread too far. Instead, he observed the surrounding Restrictions, and through their fluctuations, he could tell if anyone was approaching.

This Pill Refining Room was not large, and next to it was a Planting Garden, but at present, only withered branches and weeds remained inside. As Wang Lin gradually approached, just as he was about to step into the Planting Garden, he suddenly paused, staring at the Pill Refining Room ahead. He vaguely felt that the Restrictions here were somewhat different from the description on the map Jade Slip.

All the way through the first five floors, the descriptions in the map Jade Slip had been accurate, but only here was there a discrepancy. The only explanation was that someone had tampered with the Restrictions here.

His expression gradually turned grim. Wang Lin looked around, pondered for a moment, then his eyes flashed. He carefully analyzed the altered Restrictions. After a long time, he vaguely saw some clues, but the more clues he saw, the tighter his brows furrowed.

In his opinion, the Restrictions outside the Pill Formula were merely some additions to the original Restrictions, with slight changes. But what was strange was that these newly added Restrictions had perfectly integrated with the originally existing Restrictions to an incredible degree.

Restriction techniques are ever-changing. For every person who casts a Restriction, due to their personality, experience, cultivation, and understanding of Restrictions, even if it's the same Restriction, when cast by a hundred people, though seemingly identical, in the eyes of an discerning person, not a single detail will be exactly alike.

Thus, the altered Restriction before Wang Lin seemed unimaginable, and it even subverted his understanding of Restrictions.

"Such a perfect integration… With my understanding, plus the Legacy of the Destruction Restriction, no one in this world can forcibly alter someone else's Restriction and still make it so perfect… Even if there truly is such a person, their Restriction technique must have reached an incredible level to perfectly alter some beginner's Restrictions. But this is the sixth floor of the Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave; the Restrictions here are already rare in the world, how could anyone alter them so perfectly?

If such a person truly exists, then all the Restrictions in this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave would be like child's play in their eyes, and traversing all nine floors would be extremely easy…" Wang Lin gasped, momentarily shaken by this thought in his mind. Unwilling to give up, he carefully examined it again. The more he looked, the more alarmed he became. The Restrictions around the exterior of this Pill Refining Room could no longer be described as merely perfect.

They were exactly alike, as if the same person had perfected the Restrictions they had laid out at different times.

"Could it be…" A flash of lightning suddenly struck Wang Lin's mind, and his eyes snapped open.

"The person who laid out all the Restrictions in this Immortal Emperor's Immortal Cave back then, and the person who slightly modified the Restrictions here now, are they one and the same?!" Wang Lin gasped. This answer could explain everything, but it was too incredible.

Wang Lin stared at the Restriction, vaguely feeling that if his guess was true, he had discovered a massive web, only he didn't know who the weaver of this web was!

The first thing that came to Wang Lin's mind was the Cloud Immortal Dao Companion!

After pondering for a moment, Wang Lin was unwilling to give up. The Medicinal Pills were too important to him right now. His eyes flashed, and Wang Lin stared at the Restriction, beginning his calculations.

The Restrictions here were extremely complex, clearly designed to prevent outsiders from entering. Wang Lin simply sat cross-legged on the ground, the light of Restrictions rapidly flickering in his eyes. He patted his Storage Pouch, and a Compass immediately appeared in his hand.

He sat there for three days. During these three days, Wang Lin's eyes gradually became bloodshot. In his mind, the countless changes of the Restriction continuously flashed, as he searched for the most correct method of破解.

On the fourth day, Wang Lin raised his bloodshot head, stood up, and without hesitation, stepped into the Restrictions outside the Pill Refining Room. He didn't stop after the first step, and took three more steps forward.

On the fifth step, Wang Lin's eyes showed hesitation. In his calculations, this fifth step was the most difficult to find the correct answer; it seemed that no matter how he landed, it would be wrong.

"The fifth step…" Wang Lin's eyes flickered, and after a long period of contemplation, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"There is no fifth step!" As he moved, this fifth step landed in the Void Realm, and he directly leaped forward, landing on the ground ahead. Thus, this was the sixth step.

After landing, Wang Lin immediately observed his surroundings. After confirming that no Restrictions were triggered, he let out a sigh of relief. His body moved like flowing clouds and water, weaving left and right. Before long, he had exited this area of Restrictions and appeared outside the Pill Refining Room door.

Just as he was about to push the door open and enter, Wang Lin's expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly retreated backward. The instant he retreated, the Pill Refining Room door suddenly opened from within, and a sword light whistled nearby with lightning speed. However, after seeing Wang Lin clearly, a soft '咦' sound came from within the sword light.

Immediately after, the sword light suddenly dispersed, transforming into a white-robed figure, as elegant as a jade tree in the wind—it was none other than Zhou Yi!

Wang Lin's retreating steps also halted after seeing Zhou Yi clearly. He lowered the Hand Seal he was holding in his right hand. He didn't speak first, but instead glanced at the open Pill Refining Room door. The inside and outside of this door seemed like two isolated worlds; Divine Sense could not penetrate, which thus explained why Zhou Yi did not know of Wang Lin's arrival, and why Wang Lin had not detected Zhou Yi.

"I knew you would be able to come here." Looking at Wang Lin, Zhou Yi's face showed emotion and a smile, with a hint of melancholic recollection.

In Wang Lin's eyes, Zhou Yi had changed a lot. What surprised him even more was that Zhou Yi carried a trace of aura extremely similar to that Sub-Void Nirvana Magic Treasure.