Chapter 1771: Immortal Astral, tenth sun, Xuan Luo’s Sensing

"This Golden Seal actually has such an effect…" A flash of light streaked through Wang Lin's eyes. He opened his mouth and inhaled, and immediately, the Golden Seal turned into a streak of golden light, disappearing into the mouth of the face Wang Lin had manifested upon the giant fireball.

With the disappearance of the Golden Seal, the golden light dissipated between heaven and earth.

"I won't see you out!" Wang Lin said slowly after taking away the Golden Seal.

Only after watching the Golden Seal vanish did Du Qing secretly heave a sigh of relief. He retreated a few steps, intending to leave quickly. He had chased him all the way, only to be shocked by the other party time and again, and finally, he had been terrified by the aura of the Great Heavenly Venerate on that Golden Seal. At this moment, he had long since abandoned all thoughts of fighting and wished he could leave immediately.

"So deceitful! This is truly too deceitful!!" Du Qing was quite depressed. After retreating a hundred zhang, his expression suddenly shifted, and his footsteps paused as he swept a glance at Wang Lin, who was enveloped by the fireball.

"This person's background is extremely profound, and he even possesses a Magic Treasure bestowed by a Great Heavenly Venerate. Encountering such a person is my good fortune! I was confused; how could I just leave like this? Through him, if I can obtain guidance from that Great Heavenly Venerate, my cultivation will definitely increase!"

"Furthermore, once I follow him, with such a background, what do I have to fear from the Great Soul Gate? I will never again have to send every good treasure or item to the Great Soul Gate at the first opportunity!" Thinking of this, Du Qing suddenly swept away his depression, his expression revealing excitement and agitation.

"That's right, exactly! This is an opportunity that countless Cultivators dream of. If the other sects of this Tianniu Continent knew that this person possessed a Magic Treasure sent by some Great Heavenly Venerate, they would definitely go crazy for it, immediately invite him to be an honored guest, and satisfy all his demands…"

"Heaven has eyes! My, Du Qing's, good fortune has arrived. Right now, it is very likely that I am the only one who knows his identity. I absolutely cannot let others know; I must keep the benefits all to myself… I just don't know which Great Heavenly Venerate is behind him… Regardless of which one it is, it doesn't matter!" Du Qing's wooden body did not have a heart, but at this moment, he still seemed to faintly hear the sound of his own heart beating faster and faster.

"Haha, a massive stroke of good fortune, this is a massive stroke of good fortune." Du Qing's eyes shone as he stared straight at the fireball where Wang Lin was. After taking a deep breath, he hurriedly cupped his hands and squeezed a smile onto his face.

"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, Fellow Daoist, this matter is a misunderstanding. I previously felt that the mountain gate of the Azure Dragon Sect was too dilapidated and wanted to destroy it to rebuild it. It just so happened that Fellow Daoist took action to help at this time. Du is extremely grateful for this, and chasing after you was actually just to express my thanks." Du Qing didn't even blink as he began to talk nonsense.

"Oh?" Wang Lin swept a glance at Du Qing, his expression half-smiling, as if he had seen through Du Qing's thoughts.

"Fellow Daoist is currently devouring flames, which is a matter of great importance. How could Du leave? Fellow Daoist, rest assured; with Du acting as your Protector, I will absolutely not let anyone step foot in here!" Being swept by Wang Lin's gaze, Du Qing felt not the slightest embarrassment. Instead, fearing that Wang Lin wouldn't believe him, he immediately raised his right hand, pointed to the sky, and spoke again with an extremely serious expression.

"With the Immortal Astral Law above, I shall act as Protector for Fellow Daoist today. If I harbor even the slightest malicious intent, may I be struck down by heavenly thunder, my Dao lineage collapse, and my Soul dissipate!" As he spoke, a red rune immediately appeared in Du Qing's right hand. That rune flickered, containing Du Qing's oath, and turned into a red beam that shot straight into the sky, disappearing without a trace.

This was an oath rune of the Immortal Astral Continent; once used, rarely did anyone fail to abide by it, as the Immortal Astral Law in the netherworld could serve as a witness!

"Very well, since you have the heart for it, I will give you the opportunity to act as Protector." Wang Lin looked at Du Qing with deep meaning and spoke slowly.

These words fell into Du Qing's ears, immediately invigorating him. What he had worried about most was that the previous misunderstanding would arouse Wang Lin's caution and disgust. If that happened, he would definitely have no chance to get close to Wang Lin, and in that case, there would be no talk of obtaining good fortune.

Hearing that Wang Lin had agreed to let him act as Protector, Du Qing hurriedly braced himself, his expression extremely serious as he nodded at Wang Lin.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, rest assured. Even if I have to risk my life, I will ensure your safety!" As he spoke, his body took several steps backward, appearing several hundred zhang away. He sat cross-legged in the sky, his Divine Sense booming outward to shroud the surroundings. However, the space around Wang Lin contained not a shred of Du Qing's Divine Sense; it was clearly done intentionally to put Wang Lin's mind at ease.

Wang Lin's expression remained as usual. Du Qing's thoughts were not hidden but clearly displayed. Wang Lin could naturally see that this person had been intimidated by his Golden Seal and harbored thoughts of currying favor; his goal was the Great Heavenly Venerate who had created this Golden Seal.

"That is also fine. I have just arrived in this Immortal Astral Continent, and there are still many things that cannot be known through Soul searching; I also need such a person by my side… Furthermore, he stuck himself to me; it was not something I requested. Since he has something he wants, I have taken the initiative!" Wang Lin sneered inwardly and simply closed his eyes. His face slowly faded from the giant fireball and vanished without a trace.

Du Qing strictly adhered to his oath, closely guarding against the entire environment around him. He had already made up his mind to take this opportunity to perform well and strive to offset the previous unpleasantness.

Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, three days had gone by.

During these three days, Wang Lin kept a sliver of Divine Sense outside to guard against Du Qing. At the same time, his body was rapidly absorbing the Origin of the flames within that fireball.

This fireball was formed by a sub-vein; it was not a branch vein, so the absorption was naturally slow. Moreover, it contained the power of the Fire Origin, which was extremely vast, and faintly, it seemed to also contain Laws.

This Law was the will of fire. What Wang Lin wanted to swallow was not only this Fire Origin but also its will.

The sixteen fire Dragons shuttled outside the fireball. Over these three days, they disappeared one by one, being absorbed by the fireball. Gradually, a will of fire spread out from within the fireball. Du Qing was the first to sense it; his expression turned serious, and he glanced sideways at the fireball without speaking.

On the morning of the fifth day, as the early sun rose between heaven and earth and bursts of light shrouded the eight wastelands, the moment it dispelled the darkness, the fireball where Wang Lin was located erupted with a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering boom.

This sound was extremely violent. Amidst the continuous rumbling, the fireball was seen rapidly contracting. In the blink of an eye, it was only ten zhang in size. The flames within it twisted, and in the murkiness, one could still faintly see Wang Lin's figure, and beside Wang Lin, there seemed to be a Vermilion Bird circling.

Bursts of Vermilion Bird screeches emanated from within the fireball. As they echoed between heaven and earth, the fireball surprisingly contracted again. This time, its contraction speed was not fast; it took several hours before it contracted to seven zhang in size.

However, within this seven-zhang fireball, a will of fire erupted. This will shrouded heaven and earth, faintly appearing as if it wanted to contend with the will of the earth's ground fire vein.

It was as if in this Tianniu Continent, at this moment, two kinds of fire wills had appeared!

This feeling was very strange. Of these two fire wills, one was the ground fire vein that existed in the Tianniu Continent itself, and the other was what Du Qing was looking at now, that seven-zhang fireball!

"As expected of someone bestowed a Magic Treasure by a Great Heavenly Venerate; his Fire Origin can actually contend with the will of the ground fire here!" Du Qing looked at the seven-zhang fireball and took a deep breath.

Just at this moment, the fireball suddenly rumbled violently again. Under the crazy contraction, it condensed directly from seven zhang to three zhang! And within it, Wang Lin's figure flickered, and he walked out from within the three-zhang fireball!

His white hair fluttering, Wang Lin stood beside the fireball and sat down cross-legged. His expression was very solemn as he performed Hand Seals with both hands and pointed at the fireball.

Under this point, the Vermilion Bird's screech within the fireball was heaven-shaking and earth-shattering. Faintly visible, this three-zhang fireball contracted again, slowly, until it surprisingly remained only one zhang!

Within this one-zhang fireball, one could see a much smaller Vermilion Bird, rapidly circling inside, with bursts of Vermilion Bird sounds constantly emanating out.

This scene caused Du Qing's eyes to immediately reveal a strange light. He stared at the one-zhang fireball, and a thought suddenly emerged in his mind.

"This Vermilion Bird is his Fire Origin body… He is now channeling all the Origin power of this ground fire vein into this Vermilion Bird's body; could it be that he wants to…" Thinking of this, Du Qing widened his eyes, once again revealing a look of horror.

"Could it be that he wants to condense an Origin True Body!!" Du Qing gasped, the look of horror in his eyes becoming even more intense.

"Once the Origin appears, cultivation can enter the Third Step empty realm, using the power of the Origin to absorb the vastness of heaven and earth, and be invincible! Often, material Origins are easier to obtain, but if one wants their cultivation to reach empty profound, they must personally comprehend the changes of the void Origin.

The more Origins one has, the stronger their strength; this is something all Cultivators on the Immortal Astral Continent know!

Furthermore, these Origins are divided into levels, from the initial appearance of the Origin, to condensing an Origin Magical Artifact, until the Origin reaches Major Achievement, one must go through them one by one. But in legends, there are some Prodigies who can push the Origin to grow even stronger after Major Achievement, eventually condensing an Origin True Body!

"This Origin True Body is quite rare; once it appears, it is terrifyingly powerful! In my life, I have only seen one Soul Origin True Body on the Old Ancestor of the Great Soul Gate, and I have never seen a second one… This… Could this Fellow Daoist Wang really be condensing an Origin True Body!" The look Du Qing cast toward Wang Lin revealed disbelief.

On the Immortal Astral Continent, among the thirty-six commanderies of the Ancient Kingdom, the Dao Ancient Lineage occupies twelve. Among them, in the Sky Commandery, lies the location of the Dao Ancient Lineage's royal family.

Within the Sky Commandery, there is a place with green mountains and clear waters, where leaves fly and river water flows with a pleasant sound. Deep within the fallen leaves, one can faintly see a cyan altar that towers into the clouds.

That altar is filled with an aura of vicissitudes. Upon it, there is a young man in black sitting cross-legged in meditation. He appears young, but in reality, he gives one the feeling of having lived through eternal ages, as if he has already existed for a very, very long time.

He is Xuan Luo.

The instant Wang Lin took out that Golden Seal in the Tianniu Continent, Xuan Luo, who had chosen to enter seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes.

"He has come…" A smile appeared on Xuan Luo's face. He knew that the Disciple he had chosen would definitely not die in the void and would certainly come to the Immortal Astral Continent!