Chapter 161: The Jade Slip Left by Li Muwan

Clearly, going around was impossible; if he wanted to leave this place, he could only force his way through!

Wang Lin sighed inwardly, pointing his right hand at his Flying Sword. The Flying Sword immediately flashed and retreated, continuously shaving away at a stone behind Wang Lin. Slowly, more and more fragments appeared, which Wang Lin pulled toward himself, making them part of the ring of debris.

Gradually, the debris outside his body increased, forming five or six dense circles. After a quick calculation, he recalled the Crystalline Flying Sword.

Carrying the massive cluster of debris, Wang Lin suddenly rushed into the blank area. Once inside, his speed was slow as he moved forward. The journey was calm and peaceful, devoid of any danger.

However, Wang Lin's vigilance did not decrease by half; instead, it increased significantly. Having spent a long time in this strange place, Wang Lin fundamentally did not believe there could be such a safe and peaceful area.

On the contrary, he leaned toward the possibility that a massive creature existed here, which was why it created a false sense of security.

He was fully focused. The Crystalline Flying Sword occasionally flashed among the debris, and in his hand, he tightly gripped a Nascent Soul-level Magic Treasure Talisman. His Divine Sense spread out in all directions, with one thread closely linked to his Storage Pouch, ensuring that he could retrieve items immediately if there was any disturbance.

Gradually, he reached the middle section of this blank area. If one were to investigate horizontally, they would find that this location formed a straight line with the place where the debris had previously disappeared.

Wang Lin became even more cautious. After taking a few steps forward, a strong sense of danger suddenly surged through his Divine Sense. Without hesitation, he retreated sharply almost instinctively. At the same time, the Nascent Soul-level Magic Treasure Talisman in his hand immediately opened up, forming a light screen.

The moment his body retreated, two arcs appeared where he had just been. These two arcs intersected, resembling a large mouth opening wide.

The Nascent Soul-level Magic Treasure Talisman trembled violently and disintegrated into dust in Wang Lin's hand. Using this opportunity, Wang Lin immediately backed away. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he stared at the slowly closing mouth, his heart pounding fiercely.

This creature, similar to a spatial Rift, did not open when the debris passed, but waited until he was close before suddenly opening. It seemed its target was him.

Wang Lin remained silent for a moment, looking at the distant path that was still halfway complete. His heart felt bitter. He only had one Nascent Soul Stage Magic Treasure, and it had been shattered the instant that large mouth opened. This showed that the power within the creature's mouth exceeded the strike of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

Given this, even if Wang Lin were just grazed, he would certainly be either dead or severely injured.

He took a deep breath. After a moment of silence, he unhesitatingly pulled out a large number of defensive Magic Treasures from his Storage Pouch. These were all spoils of war from when he killed others, but they were all low-grade and kept by him for use as consumables.

After a moment of hesitation, Wang Lin controlled the debris and flew forward. This time, he was even more careful, spreading his Divine Sense outside his body, ready to retreat without hesitation if anything seemed amiss.

Suddenly, more than half of the debris in front of him vanished, revealing a semicircle about ten zhang wide. Wang Lin immediately retreated. But soon, more than half of the debris behind him also disappeared, and it vanished from several positions simultaneously. This indicated that Rift creatures had appeared both in front of and behind him.

Wang Lin immediately flashed to the side, but right after, the defensive layer composed of hundreds of defensive Magic Treasures outside his body suddenly made crackling sounds and shattered completely at an extremely fast speed.

Wang Lin looked horrified. He immediately curled his body into a ball and quickly slid to the side, narrowly avoiding the danger. He stood ten zhang away, his clothes already soaked with sweat. At that previous location, at least seven Rift creatures had opened their mouths simultaneously. If those Magic Treasures hadn't delayed them slightly, he would already be buried there.

Wang Lin gave a wry smile. All the debris around his body had been swallowed. Although he still had some defensive Magic Treasures left, it looked like they would all be exhausted after a few more crises like this. Most importantly, Wang Lin was worried that if those massive Rift openings appeared simultaneously on all sides of his body, with no escape route, he would face certain death.

He sighed inwardly, pulled out some more defensive Magic Treasures, activated them, and spread his Divine Sense, walking forward cautiously. He looked at the distant boundary. This distance could be covered in just a moment if he flew at full speed, but Wang Lin knew that if he flew at full speed, he would likely crash straight into the creature's mouth. At that point, it would truly be walking into a trap, and even immortals couldn't save him.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Lin gritted his teeth and continued flying forward. His speed was slow, and his Divine Sense tightly locked onto his surroundings. Time slowly passed. Three days later, Wang Lin was exhausted, and all the defensive Magic Treasures in his Storage Pouch were used up.

During these three days, he had experienced several life-and-death crises. In one instance, half of his body had already been swallowed. If he hadn't immediately entered the Heaven Defying space, he likely would have died right then.

Fortunately, the small Void Realm area within the Heaven Defying space was not swallowed. After he emerged, he was still in this blank area. However, Wang Lin was hesitant to enter the Heaven Defying space again. If he entered and the creature swallowed the Heaven Defying space along with him, even if he didn't die immediately, he certainly wouldn't escape death upon emerging.

Seeing that the boundary was less than ten li away, Wang Lin took a deep breath and flew forward. Suddenly, an arc-shaped opening appeared in front of him. Just as Wang Lin was about to dodge, a strong sense of crisis immediately surged through his Divine Sense—the scene he most feared had appeared.

Arc-shaped Rifts appeared everywhere around his body. These Rifts rapidly opened. Wang Lin’s eyes showed unwillingness. His Divine Sense frantically swept through his Storage Pouch and suddenly locked onto an ordinary Jade Slip.

This was the defensive formation that Li Muwan had given him when they parted, intended for use during closed-door cultivation. Wang Lin did not hesitate and quickly summoned this Jade Slip. He had already decided that if the situation turned dire, he could only enter the Heaven Defying space; even if it meant being swallowed, he had no other choice.

The moment the Jade Slip was activated, the surrounding Rift openings widened to their maximum extent, rushing to swallow him. But at that instant, a circular Azure Light Ring suddenly appeared beside Wang Lin and then abruptly spread outward. Simultaneously, a massive Azure Dragon Phantom immediately emerged from the Jade Slip. The moment the Azure Dragon appeared, the Rifts began to swallow the area where the light ring had spread.

As the light ring continuously flickered, the Azure Dragon stretched its body and rapidly swam over, spinning quickly around Wang Lin's body. Wang Lin leaped out, forcefully charging through the gap between two of the large openings.

During this process, the Azure Dragon let out bursts of roars, and its phantom gradually dimmed. Wang Lin's charge took him ten li away. Everywhere he passed, there were numerous Rift openings, but every time one touched Wang Lin, it was blocked by the rapidly spinning Azure Dragon outside his body.

After completely leaving the blank area, the Azure Dragon Phantom was on the verge of collapsing. Wang Lin immediately performed several Hand Seals without a word. The Azure Dragon gradually transformed into a puff of blue smoke, quickly condensed, and retreated back into the Jade Slip.

A crack appeared on the Jade Slip with a 'ka' sound. Wang Lin felt quite pained. After sweeping it with his Divine Sense and confirming it wasn't ruined, he finally sighed in relief and carefully placed the Jade Slip back into his Storage Pouch. He looked back at the blank area, still feeling a chill in his heart.

After a short silence, he looked up. He lightly tapped his body, stepping onto a conical stone block. The stone block immediately trembled, separating countless fragments. These fragments were activated by Wang Lin, forming a ring again, and followed Wang Lin as he flew upward.

Several more days passed, and Wang Lin's speed increased. Since leaving that strange and terrifying blank zone, it was as if he had entered another space. He hadn't found a single Rift creature. Furthermore, he hadn't encountered any creatures as powerful as Flood Dragons, unlike below the blank area, where he sensed the aura of such creatures every few steps.

Consequently, his speed naturally increased. However, Wang Lin did not withdraw the debris outside his body. Better safe than sorry. Given Wang Lin's consistent caution, unless he was absolutely certain everything was safe, he would not discard those warning fragments.

As his speed increased, his travel time shortened. Gradually, Wang Lin noticed that the size of the surrounding conical stone blocks was similar to when he first entered this place.

This Void Realm Space was too vast. Wang Lin didn't think he could easily and accurately find his original location, so he could only compare the size of the conical stone blocks to judge his current position.

That day, he stood on a conical stone block, his eyes flickering as he looked up. He had been flying horizontally for a very long time within this cluster of similarly sized stone blocks, and finally found the halo of light he had entered through initially.

Above him in the Void Realm, a huge halo of light floated in the Void Realm. Although it was a pity not to attempt the trials, and successfully passing four trials would grant entry into the Ancient God's body, which surely contained what he needed, Wang Lin knew after experiencing the dangers here that with his current cultivation, he absolutely could not survive in this place.

He sighed inwardly, leaped up, and flew toward the halo of light. But the moment he touched the halo, purple lightning bolts suddenly appeared from within it. These lightning bolts intersected in front of him, forming a recessed diamond pattern.

Wang Lin was startled. His body could not move forward, as if a powerful resistance was blocking his path. His eyes flickered as he stared at the recessed diamond. His heart suddenly sank: the size of this recess was perfect for holding a Top-Grade Spirit Stone!

Wang Lin immediately retreated. After backing up several zhang, the recessed diamond once again transformed into purple lightning and vanished into the halo of light.

After repeating the test several times, the recessed diamond appeared every time. Wang Lin fell silent. He watched it for a moment, his eyes flickering, before abruptly turning his body and flying upward.

He remembered that the Six Desires Demonic Lord had once said that this place was the passage to enter the First Trial. One only needed to sit on a stone block and follow the direction of the block's movement to pass through here.