Chapter 1683: Ancient Mystery – Obstruction! (Second Update)

After the Nether Beast fused with Heavenly Fate Child, it became the Heavenly Dao. If it did not wish for its aura and existence to be known, it would be very difficult for outsiders to detect it.

If it were outside this Immortal Cave Realm, perhaps there might be some clues, but in this Immortal Cave Realm, it was absolute!

Back then, even Lian Daofei failed to sense the existence of the Heavenly Dao beforehand and was swallowed as a result; this is a clear example. Right now, even though this Nether Beast had appeared in this Cloud Sea Star Domain, even Old Ghost Zhan did not have the slightest awareness of it.

As for the Four Great War Generals and the others, they were equally unaware.

Although their Divine Sense could spread out enough to cover this Cloud Sea Star Domain, they could not see the Nether Beast, and they did not even notice Wang Lin, who was sitting cross-legged upon it, in the slightest.

This was also the reason why Heavenly Fate Child had existed in the Zhao River for hundreds of years back then without anyone noticing.

On the back of the Nether Beast, Wang Lin's main body was sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, while his Clone opposite him was re-condensing his Origin. The traces of this Origin condensation echoed throughout the starry sky; this point could not be hidden and was detected by the Four Great War Generals and the many Immortals who were also in the Cloud Sea.

However, no matter how they searched with their Divine Sense, they could never find any clues. In their Divine Sense, the Nether Beast did not exist; it was just a peaceful starry sky.

When Old Ghost Zhan was following the Immortals from the Ancient Immortal Realm, he also furrowed his brows and looked into the distance, but in the end, he still found nothing.

"This matter is somewhat strange…" Old Ghost Zhan's eyes flashed, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Wang Lin was unaware of all this. His main body was in a deep sleep to recover quickly, while his Clone was condensing his Origin and had no time to attend to other matters. At this moment, after the True and False Origin appeared, Wang Lin's Clone raised his right hand and slowly opened his palm.

"The third Void Origin is Karma… Opening the palm is cause, closing the palm is effect…" As Wang Lin opened and then clenched his right hand, the Karma Origin emerged invisibly from the starry sky, condensed within his clenched palm, and merged into Wang Lin's body.

Thereafter, the Slaughter and Restriction Origins were also condensed by Wang Lin using this method from their dissipated state and re-fused with his body. The seven Origins began to slowly circulate within Wang Lin's body.

As they circulated, slowly within Wang Lin's body, his Primordial Spirit manifested from the Origins, causing everything about Wang Lin to return to how it was before the collapse.

The only difference was that the soul of Heavenly Fate Child's Clone was gone.

The moment his Clone fully recovered, Wang Lin's main body opened his eyes and exchanged a look with the Clone. After a while, Wang Lin's Clone flickered and overlapped with the main body. Amidst the sounds of thumping from his body, they completely fused into one.

Wang Lin's eyes shone with a sharp light. He moved his body slightly, and after feeling no discomfort, he looked up at the distant stars.

"Since I have the qualifications to contend for the world, I need to make a trip to the Five Elements Star! The Five Elements Star holds too many secrets; it holds the last power hidden in the dark within this Immortal Cave Realm!"

"This power is clearly harboring the thought of reaping the benefits as a third party, similar to Heavenly Fate Child's previous intentions… You like to stay in the dark, then I will force you out and let you know that this Immortal Cave Realm does not belong to any of you outsiders!"

"After forcing out this last hidden power, the battle for the third soul of this Immortal Cave Realm will officially begin!"

In Wang Lin's view, Heavenly Fate Child was a nail that had to be pulled out; otherwise, a series of variables would likely appear in the future, and any one of these variables could potentially be fatal.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Now that the variable of Heavenly Fate Child had been destroyed by Wang Lin, the next nail was that group of outsiders from the Guiyi Sect of the Immortal Astral Continent.

This group of outsiders was the second nail! Expose them from the darkness to the sunlight!

This was also a game, a game of contending for the world. That was how Wang Lin saw it: to see who could be the first to find the third soul!

While Wang Lin was deep in thought, the Nether Beast beneath him slowly moved forward and soon arrived at the depths of the Cloud Sea Star Domain. At a thought from Wang Lin, the Nether Beast closed its terrifying eyes, immediately changed direction, and was about to head toward Kunxu.

But just at this moment, Wang Lin suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise, turned to look into the distance, and his eyes flashed.

In the starry sky in the distance, after a short while, more than a hundred long rainbows faintly appeared. Looking at the direction they were traveling in with a whistling sound, it was exactly where Wang Lin was.

The four people at the very front had a huge Gourd floating above their heads, which was suffused with green Qi, seemingly transforming into a storm.

Wang Lin's expression remained unchanged as he sat cross-legged on the back of the Nether Beast, coldly watching those long rainbows approach without paying them any attention.

"Wang Lin!!" The hundred or so approaching long rainbows instantly stopped in the starry sky, and a voice of shock came from the four old men leading them.

The person who spoke was the Azure Dragon Battle General!

He stared at Wang Lin, especially at the Nether Beast beneath Wang Lin, and this Azure Dragon Battle General's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"What kind of beast is this!!" He did not recognize the Nether Beast, nor did he know that this was the Heavenly Dao. After all, back then, apart from the Seven-Colored Immortal Venerable, no one had seen the true form of the Heavenly Dao. In everyone's memory, the Heavenly Dao was just a massive mass of mist.

The Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger were also shaken at this moment, their gazes focusing on Wang Lin and the Nether Beast beneath him.

The reason they were shocked was that their Divine Sense had been spread out the entire time, and they had not detected anything beforehand. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed that Wang Lin would appear here.

Even as they checked with their Divine Sense at this moment, what they perceived was still a peaceful starry sky, as if Wang Lin and the Vicious Beast beneath him were simply illusory and did not exist.

How could these four not be shocked by such a thing?

The four of them looked at each other, and all saw the shock and bewilderment in each other's eyes.

Even more shocked was Old Ghost Zhan, who had been following behind them the whole time. His pupils contracted. On Wang Lin, he did not detect any danger, but from the Vicious Beast beneath him, he clearly felt a crisis that made his hair stand on end.

"Why did you call for Wang?" Wang Lin's expression was very calm as his gaze swept over the hundred or so Immortals in front. Among these people, the rest were not worth worrying about; only the Four Great War Generals were worthy of Wang Lin's attention.

After his gaze swept over them, Wang Lin took note of the huge Gourd floating above the Four Great War Generals. The Gourd faintly emitted Immortal Qi and was quite extraordinary.

"It has been a long time since we last parted, and I haven't seen Fellow Daoist Wang since. Since we met today, may I ask where you are heading?" The Azure Dragon Battle General suppressed the shock in his heart, his eyes flashed, and he spoke slowly.

"Kunxu!" Wang Lin did not waste words. After saying these two words, the Nether Beast beneath him flickered forward and floated away silently.

He had no time to deal with this group of people. Whether it was the Four Great War Generals or that mysterious Old Ghost Zhan, none were enough to make Wang Lin stop. However, he wanted to leave, but others did not think so.

The Four Great War Generals exchanged glances, then simultaneously stared at the Nether Beast beneath Wang Lin, their eyes revealing a strange light.

"Why is Fellow Daoist Wang in such a hurry to leave? We had an agreement before. This time when we descended, we didn't go to cause trouble for your Immortal Realm, nor did we kill any people of this Immortal Cave Realm. You are leaving in such a hurry, could it be that you have some urgent matter?" The Azure Dragon Battle General flickered and appeared in front of Wang Lin, speaking slowly.

Wang Lin furrowed his brows and stared coldly at the other party. After a long while, he calmly said two words.

"Move aside!"

"Fellow Daoist Wang, do not be angry. We have no malice; it's just that this beast beneath you is very strange, actually able to avoid all Divine Sense. May I ask where you obtained this beast?" The White Tiger Battle General smiled slightly, took a step forward, and stood on Wang Lin's right side.

At the same time, the Black Tortoise Battle General also stepped forward and appeared on Wang Lin's left side. The Vermilion Bird Battle General hesitated for a moment but still chose to block Wang Lin's path to the rear.

Following that, the hundred or so Ancient Immortals quietly approached, surrounding Wang Lin and the Nether Beast.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, we have fully complied with the matter of our cooperation. Let us not damage our friendly relations; otherwise, your mere Immortal Realm might experience some unforeseen events." The Black Tortoise Battle General smiled, his words lingering.

Wang Lin looked at these Immortals surrounding him, his eyes remaining calm.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you have the Li Guang Bow; we do not wish to be your enemy. You only need to tell me where you obtained this beast." The Azure Dragon Battle General stared at the Nether Beast, greed hidden in his eyes.

"I believe that even Fellow Daoist Zhan is very interested in the Origin of this beast, right?" The Black Tortoise Battle General, who was the most calculating, smiled and turned his head to look at the starry sky in the distance, at Old Ghost Zhan in the Taoist robe who was floating alone behind the crowd.

Old Ghost Zhan's mouth slowly revealed a smile. Given his age, his schemes were naturally more profound. He saw at a glance that the reason the Four Great War Generals were obstructing Wang Lin was largely because he had been following behind them the whole time.

This method of using him to build momentum and pressure others was something Old Ghost Zhan was extremely good at when he was young. Furthermore, he was indeed very interested in the Nether Beast at this moment, so after pondering for a moment upon hearing this, he nodded.

"I am indeed very interested in this beast. If you, Wang Lin, are willing to part with it, I can agree to one condition of yours."

"Fellow Daoist Wang, to waste several uses of the Li Guang Bow for a Vicious Beast is simply not worth it… Furthermore, how many uses do you have left? Can you tell us now where you obtained this beast, and can you lend this beast to this old man? If you lend me this beast, I will immediately move aside and let you leave."

"Even if you don't lend it, we are all friends, and this old man naturally would not dare to obstruct you. However, the previous matter of cooperation might develop some Rifts. There are not many Cultivators left in this Immortal Cave Realm." The Azure Dragon Battle General smiled on his face and spoke slowly.

"You do not go to find the third soul, but instead come to provoke me! It seems the previous pain was not deep enough. Very well, today, I will let you feel pain once more, pain that seeps into the bone marrow!" Wang Lin's expression was calm. As he spoke, he stood up, raised his left hand, and grabbed into the void. Immediately, a huge Heaven-Opening Axe appeared with a boom!