Chapter 1574: Ancient Mystery, Shattering the Gate, Becoming a Great Being

Outside the Vermilion Bird Star, beside the Void Gate, a Vortex appeared. As this Vortex rotated, an earth-shattering Aura faintly seeped out.

The instant the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable turned, the green-clothed man's heart also trembled. Sensing something, he immediately looked over. Zhou Jin, and even the tens of thousands of Outer Realm Cultivators who were preparing to charge into the Vermilion Bird Star after its Formation collapsed, all felt this Aura that made them tremble with fear at that very moment.

They were familiar with this Aura; the green-clothed man was familiar with this Aura; the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable was familiar with this Aura!!

Zhou Jin was so familiar with this Aura that it almost caused his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!!

Similarly, the Aura emanating from the Vortex outside the massive Void Gate in the starry sky allowed the thousands of Cultivators beside the Seal Venerable statue on the Vermilion Bird Star to feel a familiarity that had been buried in their memories for decades!!

"I said he couldn't die! He couldn't die! He is my brother, he couldn't die!!" Situ Nan's body trembled as joy appeared in his eyes, and he began to laugh wildly.

Nan Yunzi gasped. He had previously been guessing who could possibly have such good fortune to trigger the Void Gate with six Origins. Now, as this Aura spread, he also began to laugh loudly.

"Good, good, good!! How could the might of the Seal Venerable die!"

Thirteen, Lu Fuzi, and the dejected-looking Azure Dragon Holy Emperor all trembled, looking toward the Vortex outside the Void Gate with excitement in their eyes.

Thirteen, in particular, was incredibly excited.

Long Panzi smiled, gazing at the Vortex outside the Void Gate, as if he saw the figure who had once rebuked him.

"Seal Venerable!! Seal Venerable!!"

"The glory of the Seal Venerable!! The glory of Kunxu!!" The thousands of Cultivators standing outside the statue roared, releasing long-suppressed emotions in their excitement. Although some of them were unfamiliar with this Aura, after seeing the expressions of Situ Nan and the others, a name instantly surfaced in their minds!

A name they could never forget! The Seal Venerable, Wang Lin!

As those thousands shouted before the Seal Venerable statue, the sound grew increasingly intense, eventually merging into a single voice that shook the heavens and earth. It spread out from the Vermilion Bird Star, into the starry sky, and reached the ears of the tens of thousands of Outer Realm Cultivators outside.

At the very moment the nightmare that the tens of thousands of Outer Realm Cultivators had buried in their memories reawakened, a man dressed in white with white hair and a cold, murderous expression stepped out from the Vortex outside the Void Gate, amidst the excited shouts of the thousands of Inner Realm Cultivators.

His white hair danced, his clothes fluttered, and his appearance and the feeling he gave off suggested he had returned from the Yellow Springs, having walked out of death. He was Wang Lin; he was the Seal Venerable!

"I have returned." Wang Lin walked out of the Vortex, his cold eyes radiating a chill. He swept his gaze over the tens of thousands of Outer Realm Cultivators. Everyone who met his gaze trembled in their hearts, subconsciously retreating in terror.

Zhou Jin, in particular, was sweating like rain, retreating rapidly.

The green-clothed man's eyes revealed disbelief. He clearly remembered that the opponent should have died in that slaughter. Yet, not only was he not dead, but upon reappearing, he had actually triggered the Void Gate with six Origins.

This matter caused his composure to collapse instantly.

"The Seal Venerable!! The Seal Venerable has returned!!"

"The glory of the Seal Venerable!"

"The glory of the Seal Venerable!" The thousands of Cultivators on the Vermilion Bird Star seemed to possess infinite power in their excitement. They charged out, carrying an unprecedented Aura that stirred the starry sky.

The moment Wang Lin appeared, during the excited cheers of the Inner Realm Cultivators, the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable's expression turned incomparably gloomy. Killing intent appeared in his eyes as he turned and took a step toward Wang Lin beneath the Void Gate.

"You brat, you didn't die back then, but today you will definitely die! I want to see how you, a junior who hasn't even stepped into the Third Step, can survive in my hands. I failed to perform Possession on your Physical Body back then, but since you have delivered yourself to me today, you are mine!" The events of that year were a humiliation to the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable, and they even made him extremely fearful—he feared that arrow!

But if he were to flee without fighting now, as one of the Ancient Five Venerables, he could not do so.

As he spoke, his speed was so fast that he suddenly approached Wang Lin amidst a booming sound.

Wang Lin's expression was cold. The instant the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable's Clone approached, he closed his eyes and then suddenly opened them. When he opened them this time, a vast, righteous Qi surged from between his brows. This Aura was the awe-inspiring upright Qi of a great Confucian scholar of the present age—a Qi of heaven and earth that understood the world and feared no ghosts or gods!

This Aura made even heaven and earth retreat, making even ghosts and gods fearful. Even the rules of this heaven and earth were like nothing before him. This was something belonging to humanity—the vastness of a great Confucian scholar!

Cultivators are also human. Even after Cultivating to the Third Step and becoming a Great Being, their essence remains human!

"Retreat!" Wang Lin cast a glance at the approaching Xu Shen Celestial Venerable. In his eyes, no matter how powerful the opponent was, it was the same—no different from a Mortal, an ant, a mountain, a stone, a blade of grass, or a tree!

The Xu Shen Celestial Venerable's Clone froze instantly. His eyes revealed disbelief. He clearly felt that Wang Lin had seemingly become the heaven and earth before him. An Aura that shocked him emanated from Wang Lin, crashing directly through his eyes and into his Soul. In that instant, the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable felt as if he had returned to the time before he began to Cultivate, looking up at the sky and feeling the shock of his own insignificance, like an ant.

This Aura surged into his Soul, regardless of his cultivation or status. Just a single phrase was like the rules of heaven and earth, or even superior to them. It was like an imperial decree from a Mortal emperor, which, to a Mortal, was no less than a thunderbolt striking the head.

In his terror, the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable could hardly believe his eyes, nor the trembling feeling in his heart. His current state was no different from the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in Wang Lin's dream.

"You… you…" The Xu Shen Celestial Venerable subconsciously retreated several yards, his eyes revealing a look of terror that was extremely rare for him. That single phrase, that vast, righteous Qi, shocked the heavens and suppressed ghosts and gods!

This scene left Zhou Jin in the distance with a deathly pale face, his eyes revealing despair.

And the green-clothed man, who had originally wanted to step out and kill Wang Lin, felt his footsteps tremble, and even his Dao Heart became unstable. Before he began to Cultivate, he had been a scholar. Wang Lin now gave him the shocking feeling of having encountered a great Confucian teacher back then.

If the three of them were like this, it went without saying for the tens of thousands of Cultivators around. Each of them retreated further under the weight of that single phrase, their gazes toward Wang Lin revealing an unconcealable, endless fear.

Wang Lin flicked his wide sleeve. After driving back the Xu Shen Celestial Venerable with a shout, he didn't even glance at him, instead raising his right hand, spreading his five fingers toward the Void Gate.

"Thunder, Fire, Karma, Life and Death, Truth and Falsehood, Slaughter—six Origins. In the name of I, Wang Lin, gather in this heaven and earth, and shatter the Void Gate!" Wang Lin's voice spread in all directions. The moment his words were spoken, a supreme pressure emanated from the Void Gate.

Crossing the Void Gate!

Wang Lin looked up at the massive gate that occupied the starry sky. He had waited for this day for over two thousand years; he had waited for this day for far, far too long!

When he first began to Cultivate, he never thought he would one day become a Third Step Great Being, but that day had arrived!

This was the second time Wang Lin faced the Void Gate. The first time, his Thunder Origin had reached Major Achievement, but he had not been able to shatter it. But today, Wang Lin was confident that he would definitely be able to shatter this gate and become a Third Step Great Being!

Above his raised five fingers, the six Origins manifested, circling his fingers and transforming into a rotating ball of light, which he grabbed, crushed, and merged into his body.

His body leaped upward. Under the gazes of the tens of thousands of Outer Realm Cultivators, the thousands of Inner Realm Cultivators, and several Great Beings, Wang Lin headed straight for the Void Gate.

Shatter this gate, and he would be a Third Step Great Being!

Shatter this gate, and he could dominate the winds and clouds!

Shatter this gate, and he would have the qualifications to know the ultimate secrets of this Inner Realm and Outer Realm!

From his youth, when his Aptitude was insufficient, he had Cultivated arduously, walking through the First Step and the Second Step. Today, under the gaze of all, he would shatter the Void Gate and become a Third Step Great Being!

In Wang Lin's memory, there remained a clear image of Qing Shui from back then. After he triggered the Void Gate with his Slaughter Origin, a single sword strike had opened the Void Gate, causing several Rifts to collapse and even shattering a corner of the Void Gate—a stunning blow.

To have such power as to shatter a corner of the Void Gate was very rare. For people like Zhou Jin, so-called "shattering the Void Gate" meant exhausting all their strength just to get the gate to open a little, like a Mortal trying to push a thousand-pound boulder. Even with the aid of incense power, once the gate was finally opened, they had already expended all their energy, as if they had fought a great battle.

Those who could be as relatively relaxed as Qing Shui, throughout history, were not non-existent, but they were indeed rare.

Especially since the more Origins one had, the more difficult the triggered Void Gate was to shatter, let alone collapse. Wang Lin's six Origins had never appeared in heaven and earth before. Thus, the Void Gate that had condensed was the strongest one in the history of the Inner and Outer Realms—unprecedented in the past and perhaps unrivaled in the future!

The difficulty of shattering such a gate was many times greater than when Qing Shui had broken through the Void Gate back then. If it had been Zhou Jin breaking through the Void Gate back then, the difficulty would have been far, far greater.

But similarly, once this gate was shattered by Wang Lin, and he accepted the infusion of the Void Gate's power, merging Wang Lin's six Origins under this power, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.

"Breaking this gate is not difficult! Moreover, I have seen this gate many times and have some understanding of it. This time, when I shatter it, I will do it in a way that is unprecedented in the past and unmatched in the future!!" Wang Lin looked up, his white hair dancing, his right hand clenched into a fist. As his body leaped, he headed straight for the Void Gate, getting closer and closer, closer and closer!