Chapter 1162: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Planting the Dao (Third Update)

Lightning erupted from Cang Songzi, just like during his first battle with Wang Lin, carrying monstrous might as it roared forth, instantly shooting toward the vast origin energy and colliding with it in a flash.

A deafening sound echoed in all directions. The immense origin energy suddenly dissipated, and the lightning pierced through, heading straight for Wang Lin. Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he raised his right hand, delivering a fierce strike forward.

The Ancient God Power circulated, and immediately, a gigantic Ancient God phantom appeared behind Wang Lin. This phantom was immense; it moved with Wang Lin's fist, throwing a punch.

A series of ripping and cracking sounds filled the air, instantly colliding with the lightning mark.

The world changed color! The lightning mark trembled and immediately collapsed, but the lightning power contained within transformed into thunderbolts filling the sky, descending upon Wang Lin.

Malice flashed in Cang Songzi's eyes. His opening move was his strongest Divine Ability; he wished Wang Lin dead immediately.

"Lightning…" Contempt appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. Electric light suddenly flashed in his right eye, and a Vortex appeared between his brows. The Primordial Thunder Dragon Primordial Spirit rushed out and let out a roar toward the countless thunderbolts descending from the sky!

Roar!

The Primordial Thunder Dragon, exercising the right of the heaven and earth's thunder! Amidst this roar, the electric light in Wang Lin's right eye flashed wildly, spreading across his entire body, causing the hundreds of zhang surrounding him to instantly become a Thunder Pool.

The thunderbolts descending from the sky paused simultaneously at this instant, then frantically poured into Wang Lin's body, merging with the Thunder Pool and transforming into a boundless Hell of Lightning.

Wang Lin, amidst the lightning, was like a Thunder Immortal!

As he breathed, the endless thunder surrounding him immediately contracted, gathering toward his right eye.

This scene left Cang Songzi pale and dumbfounded.

Not far away, Chen Tianjun's forehead was slick with sweat, his face devoid of color, and his eyes filled with shock.

Wang Lin did not pause. After absorbing the electric light, his right eye flashed, and faintly, a trace of lightning appeared within it, directly manifesting. It looked exactly like Cang Songzi's previous attack: a bolt of lightning streaked forth, heading straight for Cang Songzi.

Cang Songzi immediately retreated, performing Hand Seals with both hands. Instantly, the seven Nascent Souls on his face all flew out, raising a large swath of bloody light that enveloped Cang Songzi, attempting to resist the lightning!

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. Although his cultivation had not truly increased, the Breakthrough in his Concept had invisibly made his Divine Ability much stronger, already different from when he first fought Cang Songzi.

The moment the lightning rushed out, Wang Lin grabbed into the Void Realm with his right hand. A Storage Rift immediately appeared before him, emitting a seven-colored glow. It was the Seven-Colored Nail, which appeared in Wang Lin's hand and was tossed forward!

The Seven-Colored Nail transformed into a seven-colored glow, moving at extreme speed with a whistle, heading straight for Cang Songzi.

bloody light permeated the space in front of Cang Songzi. The lightning arrived first, rushing directly into the bloody light. Instantly, the bloody light seemed to boil, and rumbling sounds echoed within. With a series of bangs, the bloody light continuously collapsed and dispersed.

Cang Songzi kept retreating. He tore with his right hand, opening his Storage Pouch, intending to take out a Magic Treasure. But right then, he suddenly felt an extremely intense life-or-death crisis. Amidst the continuously collapsing bloody light in front of him, a seven-colored glow violently pierced through, arriving instantly before him!

Cang Songzi's expression immediately turned ashen. The Seven-Colored Nail was too fast. Blood splattered from Cang Songzi's chest, which suddenly burst open, turning into a cloud of seven-colored mist. His Primordial Spirit was about to flee within the mist, but it immediately let out a miserable groan, for a Seven-Colored Nail was firmly embedded in the chest of his Primordial Spirit.

Cang Songzi's Primordial Spirit showed panic, but immediately, his eyes erupted with madness. In that instant, Wang Lin's figure arrived, appearing behind Cang Songzi, and he raised his right hand to slap the heavenly spirit of Cang Songzi's Primordial Spirit. Taking advantage of the moment when the man's Primordial Spirit was severely injured and about to go mad, Wang Lin began Soul Searching!

Scene after scene of memories were rapidly obtained by Wang Lin from Cang Songzi's Primordial Spirit. Cang Songzi's Primordial Spirit trembled, and the madness grew increasingly intense, reaching its Peak in just a moment. He roared toward the sky, and threads of bloody light spread from his chest within his Primordial Spirit, covering his entire body.

Wang Lin withdrew his hand and ignored Cang Songzi, instead sweeping through the Storage Space he had opened, taking everything inside. All of this was completed in an instant. Right then, Cang Songzi went completely mad.

He clutched his head, his entire body emitting bloody light, and his eyes revealed a beast-like gaze. Pointing at the sky, his body suddenly shook amidst his roar, and rumbling sounds came from within. He rapidly withered, and moments later, his Primordial Spirit dissipated, turning into a Bloody Bead.

The bloody light inside this bead suddenly flashed, actually obscuring all the light of the Seven-Colored Realm, causing the world to instantly turn bloody. The heaven and earth darkened, and the Bloody Bead shot straight toward the sky.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. This was the first time he had deployed the Seven-Colored Nail. Judging by his previous experience of personally forcing the item out, he surmised that after planting the Seven-Colored Nail, all life force would be instantly sucked away during the moment of madness, leading to death in frenzy.

But he hadn't expected that at the moment of death, such a Bloody Bead would condense!

Seeing the Bloody Bead shoot toward the sky, Wang Lin instantly flashed out without hesitation, heading straight for the heavenly Bloody Bead. He reached it in a flash and grabbed the bead. The bead immediately struggled, seemingly wanting to break free, and a force of madness emanated from within, causing Wang Lin's mind to shake. His body was actually dragged by the Bloody Bead straight toward the Void Realm.

Wang Lin's expression changed, but just then, the Heaven Defying Bead, which had been integrated into his Primordial Spirit for a long time without any change, immediately condensed within his Primordial Spirit and began spinning rapidly. At the same time, a strange suction force flowed into his right hand, spreading over the bead. The bead trembled, stopped struggling, rapidly merged into Wang Lin's right hand, and drilled into the Heaven Defying Bead within his Primordial Spirit.

Seven-colored light condensed on Wang Lin's right hand, and the nail materialized once more.

This bizarre scene shook Wang Lin's mind, but he didn't show any change in expression. He put away the Seven-Colored Nail and fixed his gaze upon Chen Tianjun, who was on a nearby mountain Peak.

Chen Tianjun had witnessed the process of Wang Lin killing Cang Songzi. His face was extremely pale at this moment. When Wang Lin's gaze swept over him, he subconsciously retreated a few steps and cupped his fists toward Wang Lin.

"Brother Lü, your cultivation is astonishing; I am impressed! That Cang Songzi was malicious and brought us here. For him to die by Fellow Daoist Lü's hand can be considered his fortune. This man got what he deserved; Fellow Daoist Lü killed him well!"

Wang Lin took a step, approached Chen Tianjun, and cupped his fists slightly.

"I left earlier, but after following the original path to the Altar, I couldn't leave this Seven-Colored Realm. I encountered another Vicious Beast and, severely injured, found this place to recuperate." Chen Tianjun watched Wang Lin cautiously, explaining before the other party could ask.

"For Fellow Daoist Lü to escape a Twelfth-Tier Vicious Beast is also extraordinary." Wang Lin said slowly, his expression unchanged.

Chen Tianjun felt nervous and quickly said respectfully, "My Cultivation Technique is special, and I understand Vicious Beasts quite well, which is why I could barely escape."

Wang Lin had no enmity with Chen Tianjun, nor had they competed for treasures together. He cupped his fists now and turned to leave.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, please stop. I have something to ask of you." Chen Tianjun was initially hesitant, but seeing Wang Lin about to leave, he immediately gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"What is it?" Wang Lin looked at Chen Tianjun.

"Fellow Daoist Lü just performed Soul Searching on Cang Songzi's spirit. Do you… do you know the method to leave this place?" Chen Tianjun looked at Wang Lin, his expression slightly tense.

Wang Lin remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

Chen Tianjun breathed a sigh of relief, his expression becoming even more respectful. He sincerely cupped his fists and said, "I beg Fellow Daoist Lü to help me and take me away from here. Any conditions are negotiable, as long as I can leave this damned place!"

Wang Lin glanced across Chen Tianjun's face and shook his head, saying, "I don't plan on leaving anytime soon."

Chen Tianjun was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and whispered, "No matter. Fellow Daoist Lü can just take me when you leave; there's no rush. If there's anything I, Chen, can do for you, Fellow Daoist Lü, please feel free to ask."

After speaking, he saw that Wang Lin's expression was normal and he didn't seem to agree, so he immediately spoke again: "Fellow Daoist Lü, based on my understanding of Vicious Beasts and my Beast Taming Sect's Divine Ability, I can retrieve Origin Crystals for you from these countless Fog Transformation Vicious Beasts. I estimate roughly that there are hundreds of Fog Transformation Vicious Beasts here, and many Origin Crystals. As long as you agree to take me away, I will risk everything to retrieve all these Origin Crystals for you! Furthermore, I will offer a generous reward after we leave this place."

Wang Lin's mind stirred. He pondered for a moment, nodded, and handed Chen Tianjun a Jade Slip.

"Once you have retrieved the Origin Crystals, send me a voice message." After speaking, Wang Lin stopped looking at Chen Tianjun, turned, and left.

Chen Tianjun watched Wang Lin's figure disappear into the distance and let out a huge sigh of relief. He hadn't lied; he truly wanted to leave this place. He originally thought he had no chance, but after witnessing Cang Songzi's death, he immediately knew that the opportunity to leave rested with Wang Lin, which is why he acted this way.

"Retrieving the Origin Crystals is very dangerous; I need to prepare." Chen Tianjun took a deep breath, tightly gripping the voice message Jade Slip as if holding onto the hope of leaving, then turned and returned to his Immortal Cave.

Wang Lin returned to the Valley Immortal Cave, immediately took out a large number of Origin Crystals, arranged a Formation around his body, and began absorbing and exhaling. Furthermore, heaven and earth origin energy gathered from all directions, which he absorbed into his body, moving toward the Nirvana Middle Stage.

"Although this place is dangerous, it is an excellent place to Cultivate. In Cang Songzi's memories, perhaps I can also absorb the stone statue where his Physical Body reformed. Also, those three Outer Realm individuals—they possess the power and information about the Outer Realm that I need.

And the Old Woman in Green Robes, her Life and Death Seal, and also Sima Mo's Years Seal…"

Within the vast starry sky, there is a boundless Star Domain whose size far surpasses Luotian, Kunxu, Zhaohé, and the Cloud Sea. Even these four regions combined cannot compare to that boundless Star Domain.

This place is called the Outer Realm by those of the Sealed Realm… In the mouths of the Outer Realm inhabitants, this place is called the Primordial Stars… In a certain Forbidden Land Star Domain within the Primordial Stars, there exists a mysterious palace. The palace seems uninhabited, devoid of any life force. Inside the main hall, several seven-colored light clusters float. Inside the light clusters are Jade Slips, each engraved with a name… Qing Shui, Heavenly Fate Child, Chong Xuanzi, Daoist Shui, Sima Mo, Cang Songzi… And at this moment, the Jade Slip engraved with Cang Songzi's name collapsed with a bang, turning into dust and dissipating. A sigh echoed within the palace. Just as the sigh sounded, time seemed to reverse. The dust from the collapsed Jade Slip immediately reversed, re-condensing into a Jade Slip, as if the scene of its collapse had never happened.

However, the name engraved on the newly condensed Jade Slip had changed to Wang Lin… "The land of Planting the Dao, where the Dao Descends and is about to form… Let the Dao be formed with this person's soul." A murmuring voice echoed within the palace, sounding like a soliloquy, yet also like a message transmitted through the starry sky.

In the deepest part of the Seven-Colored Realm, on the mountain Peak Wang Lin's mind had once visited, a white-haired old man sat cross-legged. Behind him was an Immortal Cave that emitted a seven-colored glow, and faintly, numerous mournful wails slowly drifted out from within.

The old man suddenly looked up at the sky. After a long time, he silently nodded.