Chapter 1333: Peak of the Cloud Sea, The Arrival of Si Mozi

The moment the Elder of the Dark Scorpion Clan took out this Flame Fire Crystal, Wang Lin immediately recognized it. To be precise, Wang Lin had seen this object before, and he had even spent several years healing his injuries upon it!

In the Alliance Star Domain, where the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect was located, deep within that burning starry sky, a huge white stone floated. That was the place where the Old Saint Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect meditated.

This object, which was called a Flame Fire Crystal in the Land of Falling, was clearly identical to that white stone of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect!

"Could it be that the Great Emperor of Falling has a connection with the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect…" Wang Lin did not have much affection for the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect, but the Old Saint Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect had bestowed upon him the grace of rebirth. The magnitude of this grace was something Wang Lin would never forget in his entire life.

Especially the integrity of the Old Saint Emperor and his silent contribution for tens of thousands of years made Wang Lin feel respect in his heart. In Wang Lin's view, the Old Saint Emperor and the Lord of the Sealed Realm belonged to the same type of person; the difference was that one guarded the entire Four Saints Sect, while the other guarded the entire Inner Realm.

Looking at that Flame Fire Crystal, what caused a trace of excitement to appear on Wang Lin's expression was that he thought of the words the Old Saint Emperor had spoken to him before he returned to the void.

"This old man, Lu Yun, was born in the ancient Qi Refining era. Since childhood, I was a medicine boy by the side of the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor. Thanks to the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor for not abandoning me, he taught me the art of Qi Refining. At the age of one thousand three hundred and seventy-two, I had some small achievements in Qi Refining and followed the Saint Emperor by his side, witnessing the glorious moment of our Vermilion Bird Saint Sect…"

"When this old man was eleven thousand four hundred and sixty-three years old, the Rune Clan came from the Outer Realm and disturbed the heavens and earth. Our Vermilion Bird Saint Sect assisted the Immortal Realm to fight the Rune Clan! After this battle, the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor, together with the other three Great Saint Emperors, went far away to the Outer Realm and disappeared from then on. Before leaving, he designated me as the Fifth Generation Saint Emperor!"

Wang Lin's gaze remained fixed on that small Flame Fire Crystal, his eyes flickering.

"The Old Saint Emperor said back then that the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor and the other three Great Saint Emperors went to the Outer Realm, and there was no news of them ever since… And that Great Emperor of Falling possesses this item of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect… Could it be that the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor came to this Land of Falling back then!"

"But looking at it from the perspective of time, it seems a bit wrong…" Wang Lin suppressed his initial excitement, and while slowly pondering, he was unable to be certain. After a long time, Wang Lin let out a deep breath.

"I will know about this sooner or later. I didn't expect that in this Land of Falling, such a secret was actually hidden… If this place is really related to the Fourth Generation Saint Emperor, perhaps I can achieve my fourth Vermilion Bird Awakening here!! Transitioning from the physical fire state to the void fire, triggering the anger of all who are my enemies, and letting them burn themselves to death!"

"In this way, although the Origin of Fire has not yet reached Perfection, its power will be vastly different from the current physical fire! Moreover, this Flame Fire Crystal, which I could not see through back then, can now be made to erupt with heaven-destroying and earth-shattering power in an instant with my power of the third Vermilion Bird Awakening!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he flipped his right hand downwards, immediately putting that grain-sized Flame Fire Crystal into his Storage Space.

In his Storage Space, there was also a stone statue. This stone statue was the transformed Physical Body of the Old Saint Emperor of the Vermilion Bird Saint Sect, maintaining the posture of an arm pointing at the center of his brow, exuding an air of vicissitudes.

Sweeping his Divine Sense over the stone statue, Wang Lin was silent for a moment before turning his gaze to the Puppet beside him.

This Puppet was a middle-aged man, standing there numbly, motionless. Wang Lin stared at the Puppet, his Divine Sense erupted and directly enveloped the entire body of the Puppet, like countless fine needles, instantly penetrating into the Puppet's body.

Wang Lin's Divine Sense merged slowly, searching carefully inch by inch, wanting to see the secret of this Puppet. Time passed slowly, and Wang Lin's expression gradually became solemn.

There was no flesh or blood inside this Puppet, but it had turned into some kind of strange crystal. This crystal was like particles, very soft, and thus formed the Physical Body of the Puppet.

As for the bones of this Puppet, they were also composed of crystals, but they were extremely hard, faintly emitting endless Origin Energy. Inside the Puppet, a layer of soft light permeated. This light was extremely tough, and as soon as Wang Lin's Divine Sense was about to probe into it, it was immediately blocked from the outside with a bang.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he unleashed his full Divine Sense, turning it into a storm that roared away, breaking through the Puppet's Physical Body and heading straight for the protection formed by the soft light inside.

With a loud bang, the Puppet's body trembled. Wang Lin even stood up abruptly, staring at the Puppet. His full Divine Sense could destroy this Puppet, but it could not extend into that protection!

Even just now, if he hadn't immediately retracted his Divine Sense, that protective light would have immediately exploded, collapsing all the secrets inside, and would not have allowed an outsider's Divine Sense to enter.

Wang Lin's eyes flickered, and with a solemn expression, he fell into deep thought.

"This Puppet is quite interesting…" Wang Lin grabbed the void in front of him with his right hand, and the Puppet's body immediately flew over, landing three feet in front of Wang Lin, making it easy for Wang Lin's right hand to press onto the Puppet's chest.

His Divine Sense surged again, entering the Puppet's body along his right hand, and just as he was about to expand further inside, at this very moment, Wang Lin trembled and let out a soft "Eh".

"There are actually Meridians inside this Puppet!!" At such a close distance, touching it with his hand and spreading his Divine Sense, he swept through and saw something he hadn't noticed before.

Inside this Puppet, within the particles that replaced the flesh and blood, he saw strands of Meridians that were almost completely hidden and had already withered, making them very difficult to detect…

"This…" A bright light flashed rapidly in Wang Lin's eyes, and he gasped. After carefully checking again, astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"This is not a Puppet, this is a Cultivator!! This is a Puppet object condensed after refining a Cultivator alive using some unknown method!" Wang Lin was silent, looking at the Puppet.

The Puppet's appearance was always numb, without any expression, its eyes hollow, without any vitality or spirituality.

"The particles that replaced the Puppet's flesh and blood… also make me feel somewhat familiar, as if I have seen them somewhere before…" Wang Lin pondered for a short while, his eyes showing determination.

"The secret of this Puppet must be hidden under the protective light inside it. Only by seeing clearly what is inside can I know!" Wang Lin's Divine Sense moved suddenly, lightning flashed in his right eye, and suddenly, a Thunder Diagram roared out from behind him.

The entire Immortal Cave was instantly filled with thunder, and while emitting heaven-shaking sounds, it spread to the surroundings. Lightning roamed, thunder roared, and it even spread along the ground, causing the Dark Scorpion clansmen outside the Immortal Cave to instantly turn pale, all looking towards the Immortal Cave.

Unfolding the Thunder Diagram, Wang Lin's cultivation soared, and even his Divine Sense went crazy, turning into a thunder storm that rushed directly into the Puppet's body, bombarding the protective light.

Upon collision, a roar erupted. The protective light inside the Puppet could not withstand this massive Divine Sense and immediately collapsed. But the moment it collapsed, it did not give anyone a chance to see inside, and the interior also began to collapse at the same time!

But at this instant, Wang Lin's eyes flashed fiercely, and he shouted in a low voice: "Freeze!"

The word of freezing, it even froze the operation of heaven and earth, freezing all changes, causing the Puppet's whole body to tremble, and everything inside it to stop. But only that protective light, it just slowed down slightly, recovered to normal in an instant, and collapsed with a bang.

Collapsing along with it was the frozen Puppet. The Puppet's whole body exploded, forming a shockwave that spread within the mountain, hitting the surrounding walls and emitting a violent roar.

The mountain shook, and a large amount of dust was kicked up. If it hadn't been for the Restriction Wang Lin had placed on it, this mountain would likely have become a flat ruin instantly, and even this Cultivation Planet would have shaken violently, appearing with Rifts.

The surrounding Dark Scorpion Clan Cultivators looked at the Immortal Cave with fear, and it was silent. The Elder of the Dark Scorpion Clan had a wry smile on his face. From this collapsing shockwave, he felt a familiar aura, and he knew that the Puppet of the Dark Scorpion Clan must have been destroyed.

Inside the Immortal Cave, dust filled the air and gradually dissipated. Wang Lin stood there the whole time, his eyes revealing a monstrous bright light. Although the time was short when his Body Fixing Art froze the moment the protective light collapsed, it still allowed him to see the clues inside!

He saw a Primordial Spirit floating inside! The appearance of this Primordial Spirit was exactly the same as the Puppet's appearance! This discovery allowed Wang Lin, without needing to guess, to conclude that this Puppet was a Cultivator!

Furthermore, at the moment the Puppet collapsed, those particles that replaced the flesh and blood disintegrated and scattered, which made Wang Lin's mind flash like lightning, remembering the familiar source from before!

In the Demon Spirit Land of the Alliance Star Domain, he had once seen an Ancient God's head. That head had been cut off, and some crystal particles had been left at the wound. Those particles were extremely similar to the flesh and blood of this Puppet!

Even in Wang Lin's Storage Pouch, there was still a small bottle, and what was inside was precisely the particles left at the wound of that Ancient God's head!

Faintly, Wang Lin seemed to have grasped some thoughts, but they were extremely complex, and he could not analyze the connection.

"Great Emperor of Falling… Who exactly is this person!" In silence, Wang Lin stepped forward, the gate of the Immortal Cave opened with a roar, and his body walked out from within.

"Elder Scorpion, lead the way to the Cultivation Planet where the nearest Elder of the Luosheng Council is located!" As Wang Lin stepped through the Void Realm, the moment his words fell, the Dark Scorpion Clan Elder hurriedly and respectfully agreed, flew up, and led the way.

And at this very moment, outside this Land of Falling, in the starry sky, as ripples twisted and spread, a middle-aged man walked out from within. This person was Si Mozi, who had come to hunt down Wang Lin. His gaze was gloomy, revealing a strange light, and his powerful cultivation surrounded him as he looked at the Star Domain ahead that was not controlled by the Changzun Council.

"The Great Diviner Yunluo calculated that he is hiding in this Land of Falling… It is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes here, so I need to act cautiously… But fortunately, I have been here before and have an old acquaintance with the Ninth Elder of the Luosheng Council, the Clan Chief of the Dragon Armor Clan. By borrowing the identity of the Dragon Armor Clan, I should be fine!"

Si Mozi pondered, his body flickered forward, heading straight for the Land of Falling.

"I must find him as soon as possible, dead or alive, and search his soul to obtain the secret of triggering the Void Gate without the need for incense power!"