Chapter 1123: Peak of the Cloud Sea – Forgive Me!

The clothes over his chest fluttered into shreds, mingling with the blood mist and contrasting against that pitch-black palm print. Zhou Hai's body was thrown out from the Southern Courtyard. At that very instant, wisps of invisible life force drifted out from his body along that pitch-black palm print. In just a moment, Zhou Hai's body withered significantly, resembling a skeleton.

That surging life force seemed to be guided by a force, heading straight toward the previously injured Nascent Soul Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. The man's body trembled, the blue light on his face dissipated, and he returned to normal.

With a bang, Zhou Hai's body hit the ground. His face was ashen, his body twitched continuously, and his eyes revealed intense fear.

The surroundings were silent, terrifyingly silent!

Zhao Yu of the Magic Cluster Sect gasped, his eyes filled with shock. He stared fixedly at the Southern Courtyard, his body subconsciously retreating several zhang.

He had never imagined that this Junior Martial Uncle of the Guiyuan Sect would possess such cultivation.

Thinking of how he had spoken flippantly to Lü Yanfei earlier, Zhao Yu felt his scalp tingle. It was not that he coveted Lü Yanfei's beauty, but rather that his personality was like this. Furthermore, throughout the journey, the fifth-rank Schools had all been very polite and respectful, appearing as if they could be easily bullied.

"The Guiyuan Sect actually has such a powerful expert!" Feng Peishan's pupils constricted, his expression extremely grave. An Old Monster who could easily severely injure Zhou Hai certainly did not have ordinary cultivation.

"Who gave you the right to injure a member of my Guiyuan Sect!" The cold voice echoed through the world. There was no "speaking the law" like Feng Peishan, nor was there any earth-shattering roar, but these calm words were like sharp blades, piercing into the hearts of Feng Peishan, Zhao Yu, and Zhou Hai.

Just like the silence in the surroundings, these words carried a terrifying pressure.

A series of rustling footsteps rose and fell. From within the Southern Courtyard, Wang Lin walked out slowly with his hands behind his back. He had no white hair, but rather a head of black hair fluttering without wind. His expression revealed no joy or anger, and his eyes were like the sun, moon, and stars. Anyone who met his gaze would have the illusion that their Primordial Spirit was being sucked away, as if they were in an illusion, unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

This feeling was very profound and mysterious; no one could explain it clearly, but it could be felt distinctly. It seemed that everything in this world could dissipate or change with a single thought from this person, wandering between truth and falsehood, forming a cycle of its own.

"The Dao of Concept!!" Feng Peishan's face turned pale. He had the highest cultivation and was a Core Disciple of the number one sixth-rank School, so he immediately recognized that what this Junior Martial Uncle of the Guiyuan Sect was displaying was the Dao of Concept!

What made him feel particularly terrified was that the opponent was clearly not doing it intentionally, but naturally. The Dao followed his body, and the Dao followed his words. This Realm was far, far higher than "speaking the law."

What their Dao Method School focused on studying was the word "Dao." In Feng Peishan's memory, only the supreme Grand Elder within his School possessed this Divine Ability where the Dao followed one's body.

"He stands there, and he is the Dao!" Feng Peishan subconsciously took a few steps back, the words that the Grand Elder had once said emerging in his mind.

"Is it you?" Wang Lin walked calmly to the side of Zhou Hai, who was struggling to get up, and looked down at him as if looking at an ant!

Zhou Hai's body trembled, especially when he subconsciously glanced at Wang Lin's eyes. Immediately, his body trembled even more violently. Before his eyes was an illusion; it was as if this person who had injured him had instantly become the world, and he himself was just a weak existence within this world.

His heart thumped, and his mind was in turmoil. He could not discern the cultivation of the person before him, but at this moment, he felt that even all the Elders and even the Sect Leader of the Five Poisons Sect could not make him feel such terror.

Withdrawing his gaze, Wang Lin looked up at the sky, gazing at Zhao Yu of the Magic Cluster Sect, and said calmly, "Or is it you?"

Zhao Yu subconsciously licked his lips, looked at Zhou Hai struggling to rise on the ground, then looked at Wang Lin, his demeanor immediately becoming respectful.

"Junior Zhao Yu of the Magic Cluster Sect, greets Senior." This Zhao Yu immediately cupped his fists, his expression extremely respectful, hiding his fear. But he dared not look into Wang Lin's eyes at all.

"Or perhaps it is you?" Wang Lin's gaze fell upon Feng Peishan of the Dao Method School.

Feng Peishan's face was pale. He cupped his fists respectfully and said in a low voice, "I ask Senior to forgive me."

"You said earlier that if they stopped you from injuring my Guiyuan Sect Disciple, they would need to bear the consequences?" Wang Lin looked coldly at Feng Peishan.

Sweat broke out on Feng Peishan's forehead, and he dared not look into Wang Lin's eyes. He had a vague feeling that if the person before him were to get angry, then with his own cultivation, he would likely perish in an instant.

After a moment of silence, Feng Peishan gritted his teeth, raised his right hand, and struck his own chest hard. With a boom, his body trembled, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. His face became even paler, his Primordial Spirit shook, and he had indeed sustained injuries.

"Can Senior please calm your anger?" Without wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Feng Peishan said bitterly.

Wang Lin's expression remained as usual as he looked at Zhao Yu.

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly. He dared not provoke someone whom even Feng Peishan dared not provoke. Moreover, he hadn't even seen the person before him make a move earlier, and yet Zhou Hai had been thrown out severely injured. Even if he were to resist, it likely would be of no use.

Gritting his teeth, Zhao Yu also raised his right hand and struck his own chest hard, spat out blood, retreated a few steps, cupped his fists toward Wang Lin, and said respectfully, "Please, Senior, calm your anger."

This scene made the surrounding Guiyuan Sect Disciples extremely excited. The gazes they cast toward Wang Lin carried fanatical reverence; Li Xiangdong and the others were the same.

"You may continue your search," Wang Lin said calmly.

"There is no need…" Feng Peishan quickly spoke, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Wang Lin's words.

"After you finish searching, get out of the Moro Continent immediately!"

"As you command." Feng Peishan smiled bitterly. He knew that their actions just now had already angered this Junior Martial Uncle of the Guiyuan Sect. The reason he hadn't killed the three of them was due to considerations regarding their respective Schools.

"If the School were to find out that we offended an Old Monster where the Dao follows his body, a punishment would be inevitable. Even the School would not easily offend such a Divine Ability Cultivator, not to mention that this Senior could severely injure someone of Zhou Hai's cultivation with a wave of his hand. In reality, being severely injured versus dying is just a thought away. If this Senior wanted to kill, Zhou Hai would already be dead." Sighing inwardly, Feng Peishan recalled the words of his Master before he departed.

His Master once said that there are people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens. The Cloud Sea Star Domain hides many Old Monsters with great Divine Abilities. These people are unpredictable in their movements, and there are surely some within the fifth-rank Star Domain. Moreover, every fifth-rank School has, after all, been passed down for many years; within them, there might be some who left in their early years, but whose cultivation is earth-shattering. These people might be unknown, but if encountered, one must treat them with caution.

Therefore, during this search, remember that when encountering these Old Monsters, one must be polite and explain one's purpose clearly, and not easily offend them.

Feng Peishan respectfully took his leave, but after pondering for a moment, he still carefully searched the Moro Continent. Finally, after all the Disciples gathered together and found nothing, he supported Zhou Hai and, along with Zhao Yu and their respective people, quickly left the Moro Continent.

It was not until they rushed out of the protective layer and entered the starry sky that Feng Peishan and Zhao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. As for Zhou Hai, after swallowing some Medicinal Pills, he had recovered slightly and could barely fly on his own, but his face remained pale, and he vaguely revealed a look of lingering fear.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, tell me in detail how that Senior made a move after you entered the Southern Courtyard," Feng Peishan said in a deep voice.

Zhou Hai still had lingering fear regarding that life-and-death moment. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "That Senior's cultivation is at least at the Middle Stage of shattered nirvana or higher. I did not see him make a move; I only felt, immediately after entering the Southern Courtyard, that an unimaginable amount of heaven and earth origin energy was being manipulated and gathered, forming a palm print that landed on my chest." As he spoke, he looked down at his chest; the palm print was still pitch-black.

"Was it a poison attack?" Zhao Yu suddenly asked.

Zhou Hai shook his head and said in a low voice, "There was not a trace of a poison attack on that Senior. It was not the Poisonous Hag, and that Poisonous Hag does not have this kind of Aura and cultivation. I observed the Guiyuan Sect Cultivators in secret just now; their reverence and sense of honor did not seem fake. This Senior should indeed be the Junior Martial Uncle of the Guiyuan Sect."

"Indeed so." Feng Peishan nodded and said in a deep voice, "If he were truly someone related to the Poisonous Hag, or knew about the Pill Formula and the Jade Slip, then this Senior would definitely not act in this manner. He should have hidden himself and only appeared after we finished searching; after all, with his cultivation, doing so would be very easy. It is even more impossible that after injuring Zhou Hai, he would still make me and Zhao Yu pay a certain price."

Zhao Yu nodded. Recalling what happened just now, he also felt lingering fear and said, "This Junior Martial Uncle of the Guiyuan Sect has such high cultivation that even in our sixth-rank Star Domain, this person is enough for everyone to treat with importance. Fortunately, we only injured people before and did not kill anyone, otherwise…" He glanced at Zhou Hai when he said this.

Zhou Hai was silent, his heart cold and filled with lingering fear.

"When we were coming here earlier, we saw people from the Zidao Sect on the way. The goal of these people seemed to be this Guiyuan Sect, and they seemed to have some private grievances. However, that Lu Yuncong of the Zidao Sect is likely to kick an iron plate this time!" Zhao Yu chuckled, feeling quite schadenfreude.

"This Lu Yuncong is not simple!" Feng Peishan said softly, seemingly unwilling to talk about this person anymore. He said in a deep voice, "Forget it, the three of us should be more cautious in our future actions. Let's go to another continent." The three turned into long rainbows and, taking the School Disciples behind them, headed straight into the distance.

"Someone who can be favored by the Grand Elder is absolutely not simple… This Lu Yuncong's background also seems very mysterious…" Inside the long rainbow, Feng Peishan shook his head and stopped thinking about this matter.

Wang Lin's gaze was withdrawn from the horizon. Before making a move, he had his own considerations. His time on the Barren Continent had been hurried; although he had already diverted the target, he had still left behind some clues.

He could not clear these clues, and he had no time to clear them at the time. Furthermore, the most important thing was that the more he cleared them, the more clues would be left behind.

"Forget it, the most important thing right now is to improve my cultivation as quickly as possible! If I am eventually discovered, at worst, I will go to the Wind Immortal Realm ahead of schedule!" From the memories of the Poisonous Hag and his time in the Guiyuan Sect, Wang Lin already knew that the Wind Immortal Realm of the Cloud Sea Star Domain did not need to be opened; it was open all year round. The entrance was in the northern part of the eighth-rank Star Domain. However, within the Cloud Sea, almost no one dared to step too deep into the Wind Immortal Realm; at most, they would just treasure hunt on the outskirts.

"This Wind Immortal Realm is the killing move I have prepared for Tuo Sen…" A cold light flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. It was precisely because he attached importance to the Wind Immortal Realm that he took the risk to choose to attempt the Beast Refining technique from the Poisonous Hag's memory. Once successful, Wang Lin's certainty of entering the Wind Immortal Realm would be even greater.

Moreover, there was Wang Lin's Divine Sense Restriction in that Beast Refining place. Unless one's attainments in Restrictions could surpass his, it would be impossible to see any clues. Furthermore, with just a thought, everything within it would be completely destroyed, so he was not worried about being discovered.