Chapter 176: Outside the Qi Sea

At this moment, at the exit of the third layer of the Ancient God Land, Wang Lin transformed into a streak of a shooting star, swiftly flying towards the exit. His speed was extremely fast, and the distance between him and the exit grew shorter and shorter. In the span of just a few breaths, he arrived within thirty feet.

But just then, directly above the exit Vortex of the third stage, a massive Rift, a thousand feet long, suddenly appeared in the Void Realm. bloody light flashed within it, emitting a stench of blood.

Wang Lin's heart trembled, but his gaze remained calm and collected. He immediately abandoned the idea of performing the hand seals that Gu Di had taught him at the Vortex. Instead, almost the instant the Rift appeared, he decisively charged into the Vortex. Purple lightning immediately danced and gathered around him, pulling him into the depths of the Vortex.

The moment he entered the Vortex, Wang Lin clearly saw monstrous, towering Demon-like Cultivators emerging from the bloody Rift above. They all stared at Wang Lin in the Vortex, their eyes revealing undisguised ecstasy, and they abruptly moved, charging towards the Vortex.

Wang Lin’s heart sank. Any one of these Demons could wipe out his body and soul with a wave of their hand. Carrying a trace of worry, Wang Lin's body vanished into the Vortex.

Without a word, those Demons quickly followed him into the Vortex.

After emerging from the other side of the Vortex, Wang Lin rushed out without any hesitation. This place was a massive square, surrounded by dozens of towering cylindrical pillars, each about ten feet thick.

In the center of these pillars was a circular Teleportation Formation. Waves of eerie red light slowly emanated from the Teleportation Formation. If one looked closely, they would find that this Teleportation Formation was composed of substances resembling blood vessels. Around it, thinner strands connected to it, and a dark red liquid was being transported from these strands into the Formation.

The eerie red light was precisely what the liquid flowing inside the Teleportation Formation was emitting.

Wang Lin did not hesitate. The moment his body appeared, his Divine Sense immediately swept around, confirming that there were no exit Vortexes here, only this single Teleportation Formation.

He rushed forward immediately and soon arrived next to the Teleportation Formation. Instead of charging in directly, he glanced at it, then instantly patted his Storage Pouch. The black Poison Sword flashed out, and with a fierce shake, more than ten broken spikes broke off from it.

The Poison Sword then flashed and was retrieved by Wang Lin into his Storage Pouch. At the same time, he continuously waved his hands, casting several Restriction Rings of Afterimages, which landed on the broken spikes.

After completing this, he pointed at his glabella with his right hand, and his face flushed slightly before he spat out a mouthful of Golden Core Qi. As soon as this Core Qi appeared, it immediately transformed into thin threads and merged into the broken spikes.

The spikes vibrated throughout their bodies, slowly scattering and rotating around the Rings of Afterimages.

Immediately afterward, Wang Lin stepped onto the Teleportation Formation without any hesitation. The moment his body entered the Teleportation Formation, a bloody light screen immediately rose from the edges of the Formation, quickly enveloping the entire Formation.

“The time taken to pass the first three stages exceeded the predetermined limit, but the title of Comprehender has been obtained. Therefore, transport to outside the Qi Sea.”

Amidst the fluctuation of bloody light, Wang Lin’s body immediately twisted, eventually disappearing without a sound. At this point, the bloody light that had risen within the Formation slowly dissipated, eventually returning to normal.

At this time, the Rings of Afterimages Wang Lin had left here suddenly scattered, transforming into Restrictions flashing with seven-colored light, encompassing the Teleportation Formation. Simultaneously, the broken spikes moved abruptly along with the Rings of Afterimages, shooting into the Teleportation Formation at extreme speed. Each spike deeply pierced the blood vessel-like material inside the Teleportation Formation, and the poison contained within the spikes immediately spread.

In an instant, the entire Formation ceased emitting red light and instead began radiating black light. However, this black light did not last long before slowly fading, gradually converting back to red.

Just then, at the entrance of this fourth stage, Blood Sea Demons emerged one by one. Their speed was rapid, and after coming out, they flashed and arrived outside the Teleportation Formation.

“The Formation has been damaged. It will take approximately three hours to return to normal,” one of the Demon Cultivators said plainly after sweeping his gaze over the Teleportation Formation.

“It doesn't matter. The main body is immensely vast. Even if that Soul Devourer has entered, it’s impossible for him to enter the Sea of Consciousness within three hours. As long as he hasn't entered the Sea of Consciousness, he absolutely cannot leave this place.”

“Three hours later, we will split up and search. This time, we want him alive!”

The moment the Formation transported him, Wang Lin felt a sense of bone and flesh separation. Following this, he could clearly feel his body being enveloped by an invisible force, rapidly pulling him into a Vortex. During this process, his body gradually seemed to vanish, something Wang Lin couldn't sense at all; only his Divine Sense seemed to remain.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but suddenly, the invisible force enveloping him disappeared. Wang Lin slowly began to feel the presence of his body, and when he opened his eyes, the world before him was blue.

This was a strange place; the sky was blue, and the ground was also blue. In fact, one could say there was only sky here, no ground. Because the so-called ground was actually another layer of sky.

Wang Lin was stunned, but he quickly regained his composure. The moment he entered here, he heard the voice from the Teleportation Formation, stating that due to his status as a Comprehender, he was being transported to outside the Qi Sea.

From this sentence, Wang Lin immediately deduced that the Teleportation Formation just now was the fourth stage, except that this fourth stage had no obstacles and merely served as a means of transport.

Wang Lin's eyes flickered, and he thought that if this were the case, he must have entered the Ancient God's body and was currently outside the Ancient God’s Qi Sea acupoint.

He was silent for a moment, letting out a sigh of emotion. He never expected that he would be the first Cultivator among those who entered this time to truly enter the Ancient God Land.

Before the third stage, Wang Lin still held some expectation for entering this Ancient God Land, but now, he suddenly had a feeling that the Ancient God’s body was perhaps not filled with Magic Treasures and medicinal pills everywhere, as Duanmu Ji had claimed.

In particular, the bizarre Demons, like Meng Tuozi, who appeared at the exit of the third stage, made Wang Lin feel as if a heavy stone was pressing down on his heart. He vaguely sensed that he had arrived at a place he shouldn't have come to.

Especially the naked look of ecstasy in the eyes of those Demons when they stared at him. Wang Lin’s eyes flashed with cold light. With his intelligence, a slight analysis immediately linked this to the words exclaimed by the powerful Wandering Soul that was about to become a Soul Devourer.

“Those strange Demon-like creatures only appeared as Meng Tuozi before, but when I was about to leave, so many appeared simultaneously in one location. Their target must definitely be me… Thus, it must be related to that Wandering Soul detecting my identity as a Soul Devourer.”

While Wang Lin was pondering, his body did not stop, and he continued flying forward. He had a premonition that those Demon-like creatures would definitely not give up the chase, and they might appear before him at any time.

What he needed to do now was to leave this bizarre Ancient God Land as quickly as possible!

Wang Lin patted his Storage Pouch with his right hand, and a Jade Slip appeared in his grip. He concentrated on examining it for a moment, his face shifting between light and shadow, before putting the Jade Slip back into his Storage Pouch. After a brief contemplation, his hands rapidly changed, forming a sequence of hand seals.

This Jade Slip contained the hand seals recorded by Gu Di for leaving this place. There were over four hundred sets of hand seals, and only by performing all of them could a passage to leave this place be formed.

After Wang Lin performed the first set, he didn't notice anything unusual, so he continuously performed several more sets. It wasn't until he performed the thirty-fourth set that he suddenly stopped, a trace of gloom appearing on his face.

The thirty-fourth set of hand seals seemed the same as the previous ones, but when performed, it involuntarily activated the spiritual power within his body, causing a faint fluctuation as if it wanted to burst out.

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, and his hands changed again, performing the thirty-fifth hand seal. He then continued rapidly, following the requirements of the Jade Slip, performing all the remaining hand seals one by one.

When the final hand seal was completed, he pressed forward, and a Vortex suddenly appeared in front of him. Waves of sinister Qi emanated from this Vortex. However, as soon as the Vortex appeared, it immediately collapsed, vanishing before Wang Lin.

After performing these hand seals consecutively, the spiritual power inside his body had violently fluctuated. It was only after the Vortex disappeared that the spiritual power slowly calmed down.

Wang Lin stared intently at the Vortex the moment it appeared, his eyes constantly flashing.

“What vicious hand seals!” Wang Lin muttered to himself, a hint of a sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth. The Vortex formed by these hand seals rotated in the reverse direction, from right to left. Meanwhile, the exit Vortex in every stage rotated in the normal direction, from left to right.

If one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to spot the difference. As for whether performing these hand seals at the exit, forming a reverse-rotating Vortex, could lead to departure from this place, Wang Lin dared not say for sure. But one thing he was certain of was that if the two different Vortexes collided, it would cause a series of unimaginable and terrifying consequences.

Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that the opportunity to leave this place was generated during this collision. However, Wang Lin had noticed while performing the hand seals that starting from the thirty-fourth set, the spiritual power in his body began to fluctuate. The further he went, the more intense the fluctuation became, reaching its peak when the final hand seal was completed.

If Wang Lin hadn't been constantly paying attention that the spiritual power was only fluctuating violently and had no other anomalies, he would have stopped the hand seals long ago. But now that he saw the reverse-rotating Vortex, a cold light immediately flashed in his eyes.

He didn't know if these hand seals could allow him to leave this place, but he knew that the moment the two Vortexes collided, the spiritual power fluctuation within his body would be immediately triggered, causing chaos, or even surging out of his body. This could ultimately affect his Golden Core, possibly shattering it into two.

All of this was because every time Wang Lin entered an exit Vortex, the spiritual power in his body would be drawn by it, causing a momentary intense fluctuation. Although it was only for an instant, if this instant occurred when the two Vortexes collided, the two different, completely opposite fluctuations acting upon the spiritual power inside Wang Lin would lead to unimaginable consequences.