Chapter 1742: Ancient Mystery, Burning Wings Seeking the Immortal Astral Dream

The moment a rift opened in the Immortal Cave's great door and the aura of the Immortal Astral Continent whistled in, Old Ghost Zhan stepped out from the collapsing world behind Wang Lin.

The illusory figure wearing a cloak outside his body stared intently at Wang Lin, its eyes emitting monstrous dark light. He didn't know why, but the instant the Immortal Cave door opened, a sense of life-and-death crisis roared within his mind.

Wang Lin stood beside the great door, turning to look at Old Ghost Zhan in the distance. Behind Wang Lin, the door was slightly open, and the aura of the Immortal Astral Continent enveloped his body. This unfamiliar aura caused the dao ancient Bloodline within Wang Lin to seemingly cheer, and his blood circulation accelerated.

It was as if he were absorbing this aura.

"Even if you open the great door, you wouldn't dare to leave! Although this old man lacks the memory of the third soul, some understanding of the Immortal Astral Continent remains in my Soul. Between the Immortal Cave Realm and the Immortal Astral Continent, there is the Immortal Astral Barrier. Only those with the Bloodline can pass through!

Even if you have the Bloodline's summons and can leave, if you don't hand over the third soul, after you depart this Immortal Cave, this old man will kill everyone related to you!" The sense of life-and-death crisis within Old Ghost Zhan's mind grew stronger. He did not approach further, but spoke from a distance.

"Now that this door is open, there is no deep, irreconcilable enmity between us. Give me the third soul, and I will immediately leave this place and never step into the Immortal Cave Realm again!" Old Ghost Zhan's voice echoed faintly, seemingly carrying a strange power.

Wang Lin did not speak. It was impossible for him to hand over the third soul. In his eyes, this Soul was not Immortal Venerable Seven-Colored's Su Dao, but his Disciple, Xie Qing.

In silence, Wang Lin raised his right hand. Two streams of dark light flickered in his palm, transforming into two clusters of Seal Runes. The outside of these Seals was dark light, but inside, they were entwined with blood threads. These blood threads were Xie Qing's heart blood!

Xie Qing used his body as the Reincarnation of the third soul, and at the cost of death, condensed three Seals: one sealed himself, and the remaining two were given to Wang Lin. This was the last thing he did for his Master before his death.

After these two Seals fused with the aura of the Immortal Astral Continent, they would possess the power to Seal the remaining two Souls of Immortal Venerable Seven-Colored!

The moment these two clusters of Seals appeared, the massive amount of Immortal Astral aura pouring out from the rift in the great door behind Wang Lin whistled straight toward Wang Lin's right hand, rapidly fusing with the two clusters of Seals.

The dark light surged dramatically, as if two dark suns were floating in Wang Lin's right hand. The light enveloped Wang Lin's body, blurring it, and eventually even the Immortal Cave's great door behind him was covered, appearing hazy from a distance.

However, this sealing power was not yet complete; it was still absorbing the Immortal Astral aura emanating from the door, and because the door was only slightly ajar, the absorption was a bit slower.

The moment he sensed this sealing power, Old Ghost Zhan's pupils violently contracted. He finally understood why he felt that life-and-death crisis—it all stemmed from the sealing power released after the Seals within Wang Lin fused with the aura of the Immortal Astral Continent!

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and Old Ghost Zhan rushed straight toward Wang Lin without the slightest hesitation. He knew he could not retreat now; no matter how intense the sense of life-and-death crisis was, he had to charge forward and stop it, or the consequences would be unimaginable!

His speed was immense, instantly bringing him within less than ten zhang of Wang Lin. Old Ghost Zhan raised his right hand, and a golden Character 'Zhan' roared out, heading straight for Wang Lin. At the same time, the Seven-Colored Soul shadow outside Old Ghost Zhan's body overlapped; the Soul of Daoist Seven-Colored, shimmering with seven-colored light, materialized, covered entirely in seven colors, and rushed toward Wang Lin.

Immediately afterward, another Soul of Immortal Venerable Seven-Colored, whose entire body was wrapped in a cloak, revealing only its eyes, suddenly spread its arms. The cloak outside its body billowed like a wave, expanding infinitely, seemingly covering everything as it enveloped Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was calm. The two clusters of Seals in his right hand were still absorbing the Immortal Astral aura emanating from the door. The moment Old Ghost Zhan and the two Seven-Colored Souls approached, Wang Lin raised his left hand and suddenly struck forward.

With this strike, eight Origin True Bodies simultaneously materialized around Wang Lin, as if eight Wang Lins had struck out a palm at the same time.

The roar shook the heavens and earth. This collapsing Fifth Flower world dissipated over a large area, revealing the starry sky and the figures of Venerable Daoist Lan Meng, the Old Man Surnamed Ma from the Five Elements Planet, Yun Yifeng, and the Third Consort Tang Shan, among others.

Also revealed were the heavily injured Black Tortoise General and Vermilion Bird General.

The moment the Origin True Bodies appeared, Old Ghost Zhan's expression abruptly changed. He lacked the memory of the third soul and had never seen the Origin True Body, but the Old Man Surnamed Ma from the Five Elements Planet immediately revealed shock and disbelief in his eyes upon seeing them.

"Origin True Body!!! This… this is the Origin True Body. It is extremely rare for an ordinary person to possess even one Origin True Body. He… he actually has eight!!

Legend says that besides the opening of the God Realm, there is another possibility for becoming a Great Heavenly Venerate, and that is related to the Origin True Body! Although this possibility has never been confirmed, it illustrates the rarity of the Origin True Body!"

The roar echoed. Wang Lin's eight Origin True Bodies and his main body struck simultaneously, colliding with Old Ghost Zhan. Amidst the explosion, the Seven-Colored Soul, the Cloaked Soul, and Old Ghost Zhan himself all shook violently and retreated simultaneously!

This was the first time Wang Lin had directly confronted Old Ghost Zhan and forced him to retreat!

Wang Lin's body trembled, as if a great force rushed toward him, slamming into his body through his left hand, and also slamming into the eight Origin True Bodies outside his body.

His eyes flashed. Utilizing the rebound force of this Divine Ability, his left hand naturally traced an arc, and as his body retreated, he pressed it firmly onto the great door behind him.

The great door roared. At the same time, the eight Origin True Bodies around him also retreated, one by one colliding with the great door.

Under this earth-shattering rumble, the great door was pushed open again. It widened from just a rift, expanding significantly, slowly growing larger, and finally opening by nearly thirty percent!

At this point, the great door no longer needed human propulsion. The moment the majestic Immortal Astral Continent aura rushed in from within, the door opened automatically, roaring continuously and widening further and further.

Simultaneously, more Immortal Astral Continent aura whistled out, rapidly fusing with the two clusters of Seals on Wang Lin's right hand. The moment Old Ghost Zhan's expression drastically changed, Wang Lin raised his right hand.

Terror appeared in Old Ghost Zhan's eyes. He had no time to think and rapidly retreated in desperation. Wang Lin looked at the Seals in his hand; vaguely, he seemed to see Xie Qing inside them, and sadness filled his eyes.

"Xie Qing… you are my Disciple, and also my Master…" Wang Lin sighed softly, waving his right hand outward. The two clusters of Seals, shining with ten thousand zhang of dark light, shot toward Old Ghost Zhan, who was fleeing into the distance.

This Seal was like fate; no matter how fast Old Ghost Zhan was, he could not escape his destiny.

The two Seal light clusters, one after the other, floated and instantly approached Old Ghost Zhan. As terror covered his face, the first Seal light cluster shot straight toward his glabella.

Old Ghost Zhan roared, Forming Hand Seals with both hands. As Divine Ability spread, the Cloaked Soul outside his body showed fear in its eyes, raising its right hand and rapidly waving it toward the Seal light cluster, causing the Void Realm to rumble.

But no Divine Ability, no matter how colorful, could stop this Seal light cluster. It was as if nothing existed before it. The Seal light cluster penetrated all Divine Abilities and the Void Realm, lightly stamping itself onto the glabella of the Cloaked Soul outside Old Ghost Zhan's body.

The moment it was stamped, the Cloaked Soul let out a sharp shriek. Its body instantly showed overlapping illusory images. Amidst a great flash of seven-colored light, it instantly transformed into the Seven-Colored Soul, causing the Seal to ultimately land on the glabella of the Seven-Colored Soul.

With a boom, the Seal shattered, transforming into a sheet of dark light that enveloped the Seven-Colored Soul. From a distance, it looked like a large net. In just a few breaths, as the Net of Dark Light contracted, the Seven-Colored Soul slowly shrank to the size of a fist, and its light dimmed.

At this moment, Old Ghost Zhan was rapidly retreating, ripples swirling beneath his feet. The Cloaked Soul outside his body, which had avoided the first disaster, watched with endless fear as the second Seal light cluster drifted toward it, staring as the light cluster stamped itself onto its glabella, dissipating while enveloping its entire body.

Venerable Daoist Lan Meng and the others in the distance watched this scene, their minds shaken. They had not expected Wang Lin to have such a contingency plan. The gazes of the Old Man Surnamed Ma and Yun Yifeng toward Wang Lin were extremely complex.

They had originally thought that during this Immortal Cave Core event, Xuan Luo would eventually step in to help, and Wang Lin would be unable to overcome it alone. But now, Xuan Luo had not appeared from beginning to end, and Wang Lin had reached this point entirely through his own strength.

The Cloaked Soul of Immortal Venerable Seven-Colored, which had integrated into Old Ghost Zhan's body, was now, like the other Soul, enveloped by the Net of Dark Light, turning into a fist-sized light cluster, and its connection with Old Ghost Zhan was severed.

The moment this connection was severed, Old Ghost Zhan's eyes immediately dimmed. A large amount of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. Although his eyes were dull, they became clear.

He looked around, and finally his gaze fell upon Wang Lin, and then upon the Immortal Cave's great door behind Wang Lin. Looking at the open door, Old Ghost Zhan smiled.

"You are excellent… My lifelong dream was to open this Immortal Cave's great door. Unfortunately… I failed the Mysterious Tribulation that year and had my Soul fused by it…" Old Ghost Zhan's body emitted plumes of black Qi. His skin withered, and black water dripped down as he rapidly melted and died.

"I should have died many years ago… You completed the thing I always wanted to do, and you freed me… Wang Lin, thank you…" Old Ghost Zhan's voice grew weaker, and half of his body had already dissipated.

However, the remaining half of his body, with a flash of clear light in its eyes, seemed to burst forth with the last strength of life. As it dissipated, it transformed into a Long Arc of Light, shooting straight toward the half-open great door.

Even in death, he wanted to catch a glimpse of the Immortal Astral Continent, the place he had yearned for his entire life… Wang Lin did not stop him. He watched half of Old Ghost Zhan's body rush into the great door, watching him vanish into thin air just outside the door.