Chapter 1416: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Four Joys (Third Update)

Revered Lingdong was bestowed the Daoist Magic of Fusion by Wang Lin. His entire body trembled, and he gradually sank into the seabed. He already possessed extraordinary Aptitude; otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to step halfway into the Third Step.

Within a few hours, Revered Lingdong had completely comprehended this Daoist Magic of Fusion. Although not as profound as Wang Lin's understanding, he could still fuse the Incense Souls that had lost their masters.

The ocean within the Heavenly Emperor Furnace violently churned, forming a massive Vortex. At the center of this Vortex was Revered Lingdong. His eyes now gleamed with a strange light as he utilized the Daoist Magic bestowed by Wang Lin, initiating a rapid Fusion.

Outside the Heavenly Emperor Furnace, Wang Lin remained seated cross-legged, continuously circulating Ancient God Power to nourish the nineteen trees. At this moment, these trees no longer appeared withered.

As they radiated磅礴 vitality, signs of leaves began to grow on their branches.

Withdrawing his gaze, Wang Lin raised his right hand and swept it to the side. His Storage Space tore open and materialized. He reached in and pulled out the sealed girl of the Clan of Sealing Extinction.

Although not exceptionally beautiful, the girl from the Clan of Sealing Extinction was still quite pretty. Her delicate face was pale beneath her black hair, her eyes tightly shut, revealing a hint of timidity that made anyone who saw her feel pity.

"What is your name?" When Wang Lin took her out of his Storage Space, he slightly loosened the Seal, allowing the girl to awaken, but she kept her eyes closed.

Hearing Wang Lin's question now, the girl's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her eyes were beautiful, clear black and white, but at this moment, they were filled with panic. She bit her lower lip, not daring to look at Wang Lin.

Gazing at her, Wang Lin's mind involuntarily brought forth another face, equally panicked, equally timid. The difference was the other face's eyes held stubbornness and hatred.

"Very similar to Yao Xixue…" Wang Lin's gaze gradually turned cold as he slowly said, "What is your name!"

"Zhiman… Feng Zhiman…" The girl from the Clan of Sealing Extinction whispered, her voice trembling.

"Zhiman… That's a good name. You died twice before; how are you still alive?" Wang Lin asked calmly, a natural Aura emanating from him, enveloping the girl.

"I am Revered Daoist Miaoyin's maid. If you capture me, Revered Daoist will surely kill you…" The girl bit her lips, looking up at Wang Lin. The timidity in her eyes remained, though she forcefully suppressed it.

"He can't enter the Ancient Tomb anymore," Wang Lin slowly stated.

Upon hearing this, the girl's face immediately turned even paler. She was an intelligent person, and the meaning behind Wang Lin's words was instantly clear to her.

"Impossible! Revered Daoist's Clone cannot be killed!" In her terror, the girl's voice became sharp.

Wang Lin coldly stared at the girl, offering no explanation. Instead, he flipped his right hand, and a Jade Slip appeared, which he directly threw at the girl, pressing it against her glabella. Scenes of Miaoyin's death instantly appeared in the girl's mind.

This girl was a close confidante of Revered Daoist Miaoyin and knew many of Miaoyin's Divine Abilities. She could naturally judge the authenticity of the images within the Jade Slip.

The girl's face grew paler and paler. She could easily tell that the scenes within the Jade Slip were real. Under the combined efforts of the other party and Revered Dahung, Miaoyin, being merely a Clone with suppressed cultivation, had no chance of survival.

Especially the scene where Revered Dahung performed Possession shattered the girl's last shred of fantasy, causing her entire body to tremble.

"My patience is limited. If you don't answer my questions, I will Soul Search you." Wang Lin's voice gradually turned cold. He knew some of the Clan of Sealing Extinction's peculiarities, so he didn't directly Soul Search but instead sought to first break down her mental resistance.

The panic in the girl's eyes grew stronger. She understood that she now had no possibility of escape; her master was already dead, cutting off her retreat.

"There is no deep hatred between us. Even if you pursued me, I killed you once, which can offset it. If you cooperate, I will not kill you, and even releasing you is not impossible!" Wang Lin slowly said.

"Our Clan of Sealing Extinction members have three lives…" The girl was silent for a moment, then spoke softly.

"From what Divine Ability?" Wang Lin's eyes flashed as he immediately asked.

"It's not a Divine Ability. When our Clan of Sealing Extinction members are born, they are taken by the Clan Elder to worship the ancestors. After worshipping the ancestors, they gain three lives for their entire existence," the girl said softly, pursing her lips.

"You don't know your place, still daring to hide things from me. You seek death, so don't blame me, Wang Lin!" A killing intent flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. He suddenly raised his right hand and slapped towards the girl's heavenly spirit.

The girl looked up, her expression filled with endless terror. Her voice became sharp and hoarse as she urgently said, "I'm not hiding anything! Our clan members have no mark on their glabella when they are born. Only after worshipping the ancestors do they obtain the Clan Seal, and with the Clan Seal, they have three lives!"

Wang Lin's right hand stopped three inches from the girl's heavenly spirit, staring coldly at her.

"How is the Sealing Art of the Clan of Sealing Extinction performed?"

"By sacrificing life and activating the Clan Seal, the power of the ancestors will flow out from the Clan Seal to perform the Seal…" The girl answered urgently in her fear.

The instant her words left her mouth, Wang Lin's right hand slammed onto her heavenly spirit, his Divine Sense directly rushing in to perform a Soul Search. With the girl's mental resistance collapsing, her memories were swept through by Wang Lin in an instant.

With Wang Lin's current cultivation, he could perform a Soul Search without harming the soul. After knowing all of the girl's memories, his eyes flashed. He raised his right hand and wiped her glabella. As her body trembled, he forcibly pulled out the mark on her glabella.

With a wave of his hand, a Seal enveloped the girl's entire body. After Wang Lin placed her into his Storage Space, he fell into contemplation, staring at the Clan Seal of Sealing Extinction in his hand, which flickered with a faint light.

The Clan of Sealing Extinction was a very strange tribe. Its members had no blood relation; instead, they captured infants from other places, and if they survived after ancestral worship, they became members of the clan.

The death rate was high, and a long time ago, the Clan of Sealing Extinction's altar suddenly disappeared. Therefore, even today, members of the Clan of Sealing Extinction are extremely rare.

Furthermore, because their Clan Seal was branded, losing the Clan Seal would not result in death, nor would their cultivation decline; they simply would no longer belong to the Clan of Sealing Extinction.

Besides its mysterious Sealing power, the most astonishing aspect of the Clan of Sealing Extinction was its Three Lives Technique. This technique could be stolen and used on oneself.

Revered Daoist Miaoyin had this very intention, which was why she went to great lengths to find a member of the Clan of Sealing Extinction and took her as a maid. However, the method to obtain the Three Lives Technique was too difficult, requiring a visit to the Clan of Sealing Extinction's altar, and the chances of success were low. Once it failed, it would cause a backlash. Coupled with the altar being missing for too long, the matter had been continuously delayed.

Holding the Clan Seal of Sealing Extinction, Wang Lin remained silent for a moment before putting it away. As for the girl from the Clan of Sealing Extinction, Wang Lin had no intention of killing her. She bore no deep hatred towards him; he would simply take her Clan Seal and release her after leaving the Ancient Tomb.

Just as he put away the Clan Seal of Sealing Extinction, Wang Lin's expression suddenly changed. He looked up at the nineteen trees nourished by the Ancient God Power. These trees were full of vigorous vitality and lush green, and countless leaves had appeared on them!

However, none of these leaves were Ancient Breath Leaves. Wang Lin was not anxious; Ancient God Power continuously merged. Then, on one of the trees, as if autumn had arrived, the leaves fell from the branches, but one leaf remained, never detaching.

Thus, all the Ancient God Power that had merged into this tree rushed towards this single leaf. Wang Lin watched intently. Under his gaze, after the leaf absorbed a large amount of Ancient God Power, its light flickered rapidly, but it still remained like an ordinary leaf, without any trace of the Ancient Breath Leaf's Aura!

In an instant, a slight loosening appeared at the base of the leaf, as if it was about to fall from the tree like the other leaves. Wang Lin's eyes narrowed. Just then, the leaf completely detached from the tree, its light gradually dissipated, and it fell to the ground, becoming ordinary.

The tree stopped absorbing Ancient God Power, slowly withered, and finally turned into a pile of ashes and dissipated.

Wang Lin frowned. At this moment, the remaining eighteen trees also began to shed their leaves one after another. From their appearance, they were extremely similar to the previous tree. If this continued, it was very likely that Wang Lin's numerous days and vast amount of Ancient God Power would all be for naught!

"Why is this happening… Could it be that my previous judgment was wrong… Ancient Breath Leaf… Ancient Breath Leaf… Ancient… Breath…" Wang Lin's eyes suddenly flashed with light, as if he had vaguely grasped the key point.

He abruptly stood up, staring at the eighteen trees in front of him. He took a deep breath and suddenly blew forward. His breath, like wind, whistled directly towards the eighteen trees. This wind was transformed from his breath, the breath of an Ancient God!

As it swept through, the leaves on the eighteen trees rustled and fell off in unison. Only eighteen leaves remained on the trees, swayed by Wang Lin's breath, as if they had absorbed his breath, emitting a dazzling light.

Joy appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. He made a grabbing motion into the Void Realm with his right hand, and immediately the eighteen leaves detached from the trees, flying towards him and circling before him.

Ancient Breath Leaves!

Before his joy subsided, another joy arrived. A rumble echoed from within the Poison Sea Realm in the Heavenly Emperor Furnace. The entire sea water dissipated, transforming into nine drops of venom potent enough to astonish Revered Dahung!

Each drop of venom contained countless Incense Souls, along with the most potent poisons of heaven and earth!

Three more joys arrived! In another realm within the Heavenly Emperor Furnace, Revered Lingdong, having fused with 40% of the Purple Sea Incense Souls, let out an earth-shattering roar, finally taking that crucial half-step! He became a true, genuine Third Step Grand Exalt! The Purple Sea Vortex rumbled and spun, and Revered Lingdong burst out from within. His eyes gleamed with excitement, and a powerful Aura erupted from his body!

Countless Incense, like ethereal ribbons, flickered in and out of existence around Revered Lingdong's body. This was a distinct characteristic of the Third Step!

After the three joys, there was still a fourth joy!

In this world filled with forests, a rumble echoed in the sky. Amidst the distortions, a tomb platform, five thousand zhang in size, half-emerged. On this tomb platform stood a burly man, who at this moment looked stunned, as if he hadn't expected to see Wang Lin here!

Explosion! With less than a hundred monthly votes, seeing those 74 votes, Er Gen feels quite distressed. I won't look anymore. I'll gather what little motivation I have left and try to finish the fourth update.