Chapter 1163: Summit of Cloud Sea, Dao Marrow

In the valley where Sima Mo's Immortal Cave was located, vast amounts of heaven and earth origin energy permeated the air. This origin energy swirled to form a vortex, floating in the sky above the valley. Directly beneath the vortex, Wang Lin sat cross-legged in meditation.

This Seven-Colored Realm had a mysterious origin, and its interior was unpredictable and full of dangers. But for Wang Lin, wasn't all of this a monumental opportunity?

Especially after absorbing Cang Songzi's memories, Wang Lin understood the Seven-Colored Realm even better. He even knew the purpose of the liquid in the jade bottle and understood the method to leave this place.

If his cultivation had not broken through from Nirvana Cleansing Early Stage to Middle Stage this time, Wang Lin would have deliberated and hesitated slightly. After all, the information he gained from Cang Songzi's memories allowed him to see the dangers of this place more clearly. More importantly, he knew about the mountain peak at the deepest part of this place.

But now, Wang Lin's Concept had broken through. He only needed to absorb enough Origin Crystals to reach Nirvana Cleansing Middle Stage. At that time, with his Ancient God Physical Body, it would be no trouble at all to kill a Shattered Nirvana Middle Stage Cultivator. Only a Shattered Nirvana Late Stage Cultivator would be a challenge for him.

“If my cultivation can reach Nirvana Cleansing Great Perfection, then a Shattered Nirvana Late Stage old monster will be no match for me!” Wang Lin took a deep breath. Immediately, the vast origin energy in the valley swiftly condensed around his entire body. In an instant, it vanished, completely absorbed into Wang Lin's body.

Sounds of thumping echoed as Wang Lin's hair moved without wind. His Primordial Spirit also sat in meditation, continuously expanding and devouring the endless origin energy surging into his body.

As more and more origin energy accumulated, Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit became the same size as his Physical Body, filling his interior. This caused Wang Lin's eyes to snap open, and two gazes comparable to stars shot out, piercing through the heavens and earth.

The moment he opened his eyes, the vast amount of Origin Crystals surrounding him shattered, turning into a large amount of dust that swirled backward, forming circular imprints around Wang Lin's body.

Nirvana Cleansing Middle Stage!

A smile appeared on Wang Lin's face as he exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi. With a flip of his right hand, a jade bottle appeared in his grasp. This jade bottle was precisely the item he had snatched from Cang Songzi.

“The Lost devour the Dao, The Resolute nurture the Dao. Integrate them into the four Stone Steles here, then transform them with the scriptures on the skeletons beneath the Stone Steles to form an incredible power. Then, use this power to invade the skeletons, forcing out blood. This is not ordinary blood; it is the Dao Marrow of the person whose skeleton this was, from when they were alive!” Wang Lin's eyes gleamed. This was the crucial information he had obtained from Cang Songzi's memories.

Wang Lin did not find how Cang Songzi knew this information in his memories. After all, Cang Songzi was a Shattered Nirvana Middle Stage Cultivator, and soul-searching techniques were not without flaws; complete memories could not be fully obtained.

“The key to this Dao Marrow is the identity of the person whose half-skeleton this was! There are two Stone Steles here, and from what I saw before, there should be half a skeleton under each Stone Stele. So, it's one person!

This person must have been a renowned figure in their lifetime. I don't know if they were killed by someone, or if their skeleton was dug up after death, and their Dao was forced out in such an earth-shshattering manner, thus transforming into Dao Marrow! Drinking this Dao Marrow grants access to their Dao!

The scriptures on the skeleton were also carved later. I wonder which great Divine Ability user transformed their own Divine Ability into scriptures and devised such a terrifying method!

However, this Dao Marrow cannot be drunk directly. Once ingested, one will immediately fall into a deep sleep, and it is unknown how long it will take to awaken. Cang Songzi's plan was to take the Dao Marrow and find an absolutely safe place here, drink it, and then wait for the day he awoke. This is also why he did not immediately drink the Dao Marrow during his fight with the old woman in green!

And the place he chose to sleep was the mountain peak at the deepest part of this place! But in Cang Songzi's memories, there was no reason for him to go there, nor was there any sign of the white-haired old man.”

Wang Lin's eyes flickered as he stared at the jade bottle in his hand.

“Interesting. Everything that exists here seems to be for the purpose of providing the Stone Steles with insights into the Dao. Even those Vicious Beasts are the same. Why are there no thirteenth-order Vicious Beasts here? Perhaps all Vicious Beasts that reached the thirteenth order were killed and their Dao Souls absorbed.

All of this revolves around the Dao Marrow in this jade bottle. But for the great Divine Ability Cultivator who set up this realm, drinking this Dao Marrow is probably not that simple… The white-haired old man on that mountain peak must be guarding something. Perhaps, all of this is greatly related to what he is guarding!” Wang Lin pondered for a moment before putting the jade bottle away into his bosom.

“However, Sima Mo's Jade Slip once said that there are four Stone Steles here, but when I scanned with my Divine Sense earlier, I only saw two, and one of them was empty, without a skeleton or a jade bottle… This is somewhat strange.”

After a brief silence, Wang Lin looked up at the nine Immortal Caves in the valley. He had only opened the first three; the fourth and beyond remained unopened. He swayed and arrived outside the fourth Immortal Cave.

Placing his right hand on the mountain rock, Wang Lin's internal origin energy circulated. With a gentle press, a thumping sound immediately emanated from the mountain rock. All the Restrictions on it collapsed, and it rumbled open to the side.

The moment the mountain rock moved aside, Wang Lin's gaze was like lightning as he looked inside, but he frowned.

There were no items in this fourth Immortal Cave; it was completely empty.

Stepping into the Immortal Cave, Wang Lin searched carefully but still found nothing.

After a slight contemplation, Wang Lin arrived at the fifth Immortal Cave. This Immortal Cave also had Restrictions, and they were 'Years Restrictions'. The fluctuations of the Restrictions emanating from it were extremely powerful.

Breaking this Restriction would be somewhat difficult. Wang Lin raised his right hand to form a spell, and immediately, a phantom image of a Restriction materialized. As his palm landed on the mountain rock, rumbling sounds instantly erupted, and the mountain rock immediately became transparent, showing large ripples.

The moment it became transparent, Wang Lin's eyes suddenly flashed, and he was momentarily stunned, staring intently at the interior of the Immortal Cave behind the transparent mountain rock.

There were people inside this Immortal Cave!

Four Cultivators with tattered clothes, no hair, and blank, zombie-like eyes wandered aimlessly within this Immortal Cave, as if they never stopped, walking endlessly through countless years.

There was a Formation on the ground of this Immortal Cave. The Formation emitted a soft glow, slowly enveloping the four people and entering their bodies as they walked. Furthermore, a Jade Slip was placed in the center of the Formation.

“The Lost!” Wang Lin recognized the identity of these four people at a glance. Recalling the contents left in Sima Mo's Jade Slip, he took a deep breath and swiftly moved towards the sixth Immortal Cave. Using the same method to make the mountain rock transparent, he immediately looked inside.

Inside the sixth Immortal Cave, there were three people. These three people seemed to have lost their Physical Bodies, only their ghost-like Primordial Spirits floated within the Immortal Cave. Sounds seemed to emanate from their mouths, but they were blocked by the mountain rock, so Wang Lin could not hear them.

“The Resolute…” Wang Lin fell silent. He saw that there were more Restrictions inside this Immortal Cave. The purpose of these Restrictions was to completely Seal these three Resolute, preventing them from coming out, unless one day they could awaken and open the Restrictions themselves.

Similarly, within the Restrictions of this Immortal Cave, a Jade Slip was placed.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Lin walked towards the seventh Immortal Cave. After making the mountain rock transparent, his pupils contracted as he saw an old man sitting cross-legged inside.

This old man had white hair and a bloodless face, sitting cross-legged as if eternally. The Restrictions here far exceeded those in The Resolute's Immortal Cave, dense and completely sealing it off.

The moment Wang Lin looked at the old man, the latter suddenly opened his eyes. His gaze revealed madness as he stared fixedly at Wang Lin outside the mountain rock. He roared and bellowed like a wild beast, charging out. Immediately, a Divine Ability materialized around his body, attacking the mountain rock.

But the instant the old man's Divine Ability appeared, the Restrictions inside the Immortal Cave quickly flashed, instantly absorbing the Divine Ability. The old man's roar grew more intense, and he slapped the mountain rock with both hands.

No sound was emitted, and even the old man's roar was only discernible to Wang Lin from his mouth shape. The mountain rock remained motionless.

After a long while, the old man, perhaps tired, stared intently at Wang Lin, slowly retreated, and resumed his cross-legged meditation. The Restrictions here gradually returned to normal.

“Could he be… The Reverser!” After looking at the three Immortal Caves, Wang Lin understood. These people were Sima Mo's fellow disciples. Sima Mo had brought them back and Sealed them in the Immortal Caves, attempting to awaken them.

But from the current situation, Sima Mo had not succeeded.

“The Jade Slips in the Immortal Caves of The Lost and The Resolute must be the Years Restrictions! Sima Mo's idea was that if anyone among them could awaken, they would only need to learn the Years Restrictions within the Jade Slip to open the Seal Formation from the inside.”

Sighing inwardly, Wang Lin walked towards the eighth Immortal Cave. The mountain rock outside this eighth Immortal Cave was not a Years Restriction, but an ordinary sealing method. After a brief glance, Wang Lin waved his right hand, and the Restriction immediately dissipated, and the mountain rock rumbled open.

The moment this eighth Immortal Cave opened, Wang Lin gasped, staring at what was inside, and only exhaled after a long moment.

Inside this Immortal Cave was half a skeleton!

This skeleton was the lower half, with countless scriptures carved upon it, emitting no light, completely dark. There was a Formation Seal on the ground, tightly locking this half-skeleton.

“So the missing skeleton from that Stone Stele is here…” Wang Lin's gaze swept over the skeleton, and he immediately felt a powerful suction force as if pulling at his mind. He retreated a few steps, decisively severing that trace of mental connection.

Calming his mind, Wang Lin was silent for a moment. If he left now, he would be unwilling. Staring at the skeleton, there was a deep fracture on its right leg bone. Although not completely broken, the wound was extremely deep.

After a long time, Wang Lin formed hand Seals, tapping himself several times to cast numerous Restrictions to Seal his mind. Then, he grabbed at the Void Realm, taking out Cang Songzi's crystal sword. He left a trace of his Divine Sense on the sword, placed it aside, then lifted his foot and slowly walked forward. This distance of only a few feet, Wang Lin took each step with extreme caution, slowly walking to the side of the skeleton. He squatted down, and without hesitation, resolutely placed his right hand on the wound of the skeleton's leg bone, letting his mind penetrate through his right hand into it.

Perceiving with Divine Sense!

The moment Wang Lin's Divine Sense touched the skeleton, a sudden roar echoed in his mind.