Chapter 1818: Immortal Astral, tenth sun, The Dark Night of the Heart

Chapter 1818: Immortal Astral, tenth sun, The Dark Night of the Heart (First Update)

The Elder surnamed Zhou had never taken Wang Lin seriously. In his opinion, although this person was an Elder of the Great Soul Gate, his cultivation was too weak; he had likely pulled some strings to obtain such an Elder status.

Such things were not uncommon within the Sects of the Immortal Astral Continent. Almost every Sect had some people who, with low cultivation, occupied positions like Elder. These people were not valued by the Sect; they were merely there for show.

Once such people reached the battlefield, their true colors would immediately be revealed. The Elder surnamed Zhou felt quite disdainful, though he did not show it on his face; however, the coldness in his words revealed a bit of it.

"In the previous great battle, I didn't see him make any meritorious contributions, but Elder Lü specifically requested that this person go on patrol, which is quite interesting… I fear this person is so disliked in the Great Soul Gate that even a big figure like Elder Lü does not like him." The Elder surnamed Zhou stood outside Wang Lin's Immortal Cave, these thoughts flashing through his mind.

He was skilled at reading people. That Wang Lin was ostracized and ineligible to enter the palace, having to choose to live in an Immortal Cave instead—this point revealed many things.

His cold words traveled into Wang Lin's Immortal Cave, falling into the ears of Wang Lin, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation. This caused Wang Lin to open his eyes; his gaze was completely calm. This stillness, without the slightest fluctuation, was terrifying.

His figure was hidden by the darkness, merging into one with the blackness. Even his head full of white hair seemed to be dyed dark in this blackness, making it unclear.

"Elder Wang, did you not hear my words!" That Elder surnamed Zhou frowned. He had been standing outside the Immortal Cave for more than ten breaths, but Wang Lin inside the Immortal Cave was as if dead, with not a single word coming out.

This pretentious behavior aroused disgust in the heart of the Elder surnamed Zhou. Without waiting for Wang Lin to reply, he flicked his large sleeve. Immediately, a booming sound came from the gate of the Immortal Cave where Wang Lin was located. One could see the gate immediately develop a trace of a Rift, and in an instant, this Rift spread to every inch of the entire gate.

With a bang, the gate of the Immortal Cave directly collapsed!

In these two days, whenever this Elder surnamed Zhou went to notify those on patrol, they were all extremely polite and hurried out to welcome him. Now, seeing Wang Lin's indifference, he was naturally dissatisfied.

Following the collapse of the Immortal Cave gate, the Elder walked into the Immortal Cave with a cold snort. But the moment his right foot stepped into the Immortal Cave, his body suddenly paused. He saw Wang Lin sitting cross-legged in the Immortal Cave, looking coldly at him.

That cold gaze made the Elder surnamed Zhou's heart jump suddenly for no reason. The hair on his entire body stood on end. He actually had a feeling as if he were being stared at by Lü Wenran. This feeling caused the circulation of blood in his entire body to accelerate immediately, and he subconsciously stopped his footsteps.

"Who gave you the qualification to destroy my Immortal Cave!" Wang Lin spoke calmly, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger. As he spoke, he slowly stood up and walked step by step toward the Elder.

The Elder surnamed Zhou was terrified. In his feeling, the moment he walked into this Immortal Cave, what he saw was not some Cultivator, but an ancient Vicious Beast with heaven-shaking Evil Qi waking up from its rest, causing his body to tremble immediately, and even his Primordial Spirit began to shiver.

This was just a feeling, but it gave him a feeling of extremely real terror.

As Wang Lin walked over step by step, the Elder surnamed Zhou's face immediately turned pale. His feet, as if out of his own control, retreated subconsciously. After a few steps, he retreated out of the Immortal Cave, his entire body covered in sweat, soaking his clothes in these few steps.

"Elder… Elder Wang, what… what are you doing!!" The Elder surnamed Zhou's pupils contracted, and he immediately spoke in a shrill voice.

Wang Lin did not speak and continued to walk forward step by step, causing his figure to slowly walk out of the darkness. Under the dim light outside the Immortal Cave, his head of white hair revealed the color of white bone. The moment he completely appeared from the darkness, the Elder surnamed Zhou who had retreated outside the Immortal Cave felt his heart immediately begin to beat faster with a thumping sound.

This beating was extremely rapid, and in almost an instant, it replaced all the sounds in the Elder's mind, as if it were about to rush out of his chest and collapse and shatter it.

This intense feeling made the Elder surnamed Zhou's eyes reveal disbelief, and even more, horror.

While walking, Wang Lin stopped ten feet in front of the Elder surnamed Zhou. He looked into the other party's eyes, watching calmly.

This gaze, this posture, gave the Elder surnamed Zhou a powerful pressure, making his mind go completely blank.

"It… it is Elder Lü Wenran…" In just a few breaths of time, the Elder surnamed Zhou could not bear this pressure. He even had the illusion that if he did not speak or answer, under the other party's gaze, he would be destroyed in body and spirit, and would suddenly collapse and die.

The moment his words were spoken, Wang Lin moved his gaze away from the Elder and turned to look at the most luxurious one in the group of palaces in the distance. That was where Lü Wenran was located.

Almost the instant Wang Lin looked over, Lü Wenran inside the palace seemed to sense it. He opened his eyes, and across the palace, he faintly locked gazes with Wang Lin.

The Elder surnamed Zhou dared not even breathe loudly. Although the pressure on his entire body had dissipated, that previous feeling of terror had left an indelible impression on him.

"This person is definitely not someone who used connections to become an Elder of the Great Soul Gate!! His cultivation… is simply too terrifying!!" The Elder surnamed Zhou's face was pale. The scene of Wang Lin staring at him just now was as if a sharp sword for killing was placed between his eyebrows, unforgettable for his whole life.

He even felt endless regret in his heart; he should not have listened to Lü Wenran's words and come to provoke such a terrifying person.

Wang Lin's gaze moved away from the palace after a few breaths. His expression remained calm. He flicked his large sleeve and walked past the Elder surnamed Zhou. At the same time as he walked past, his right hand very casually patted the Elder surnamed Zhou on the shoulder.

"Those who destroy the gate of my Immortal Cave deserve to die! Considering this is your first offense and you were incited by others, the death penalty can be waived, but punishment is unavoidable! When I return tomorrow, I want to see the Immortal Cave gate intact." While speaking, Wang Lin's body walked forward, slowly disappearing without a trace.

Regarding the patrol, Wang Lin did not refuse. Since this matter was assigned by Lü Wenran, then even if he refused once, there would be more times.

After Wang Lin left, the Elder surnamed Zhou's body trembled. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face immediately turned ghastly pale, his body staggered, and fear occupied all of his eyes.

Without a second thought, he immediately sped away into the distance, looking for a new gate for the Immortal Cave, wanting to repair this place completely before Wang Lin returned. He did not dare not to do so.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, come here for a moment." But, just at the moment the Elder surnamed Zhou was speeding away, an effeminate voice echoed in his ears, causing the Elder surnamed Zhou's footsteps to pause suddenly, his expression extremely bitter.

This voice belonged to Lü Wenran.

"The conflict between the two of you, why drag me into it…" The Elder surnamed Zhou sighed inwardly. Lü Wenran had summoned him; he had to rush over immediately. With a bitter smile, he gave up on repairing the Immortal Cave gate and helplessly flew toward the palace. He only prayed that when he came out from Lü Wenran's place, he would have enough time to complete Wang Lin's instructions; otherwise, he dared not think about the consequences.

In the land of the Extreme Heaven Grassland, Wang Lin's figure fluttered, rising all the way. Not long after, his figure appeared under the moonlight of the sky.

The moonlight was very thick in the first half of the night, shining on the earth and shrouding this grassland in silver. But in the second half of the night when Wang Lin appeared, it gradually dimmed, faintly covered by layers of dark clouds, causing the earth to be filled with blackness.

Wang Lin walked quietly on the grassland. The green grass on the ground made a rustling sound, which seemed very clear in this quiet night.

Time passed slowly. Soon, the moonlight in the sky was completely covered by dark clouds. As a result, the entire world was completely immersed in darkness, and Wang Lin's figure once again merged with the blackness, becoming unclear.

Only the damp wind, blowing from the distance, swept across the land, blowing up Wang Lin's clothes and hair. However, in this blackness, all of this was also blurry and unclear.

Walking on the grassland, Wang Lin thought of Li Muwan. His eyes were filled with a sense of sorrow. He stroked his right hand; that was where his Storage Space was, and that was where Li Muwan was sleeping.

Touching his right hand, feeling the temperature of his right hand, it was as if he felt Li Muwan.

More than two thousand years, less than three thousand years, very long, yet also very short. Just like the green grass of this Extreme Heaven Grassland, generations multiplying, filling the grassland, yet the wind is eternal and unchanging, blowing time and time again.

With a soft sigh, Wang Lin, on this unfamiliar continent, in this blackness, perhaps because his injuries had not yet healed, felt loneliness rise in his heart.

"I dyed the entire firmament red with fire, just to give you a reason not to be cold anymore."

"I shook the entire world with thunder, just to let you hear my voice."

"I have traveled ten thousand miles, passed through realm after realm, just to search for your breath."

"I entered the demonic path, killed for the Dao, acted in a Heaven-Defying way and slew Immortals, overturned the Heavens and the Earth, and stood before you with a bleak and lonely back, just to let you open those eyes that bring me peace."

Wang Lin looked at the blackness of the grassland in the distance, walking in silence.

He liked black, liked the dark night, because the dark night could cover his bleak figure, and because in the blackness, his loneliness could not be seen by others…

In everyone's heart, there is a box. Inside this box, it holds their memories of a person. These memories might be sweet, or they might be astringent.

Some people lose this box along with themselves, unable to find it.

Some people lock the box and swallow the key, not wanting to open it themselves, and not allowing others to touch it.

Some people keep holding this box in the palm of their hands, telling themselves not to forget.

Some people bury the box deep down, waiting for that year… when spring warms and flowers bloom, whether it will blossom into beautiful flowers.

What is contained in the box is the affection for a person, a cup of water where sweetness and astringency are blended…

"My box is still here…" Wang Lin murmured. In that blackness, one could not see his loneliness, could not see his bleakness, could not see his… solitude.

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