Chapter 1878: Immortal Astral’s tenth sun, Heavenly Venerate Nirvana Trial Grounds

The black-haired youth, Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi, looked at Wang Lin, his words containing a strange power that could cause anyone who heard it to immediately feel endless awe and conviction.

It was as if his words were the rules of this heaven and earth, as if his voice was the promise of this firmament.

"I am immortal, you are immortal!"

This was the extremely weighty promise that Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi gave when recruiting Wang Lin. Although Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi's words seemed calm and his expression remained unchanged without the slightest ripple, this single promise was extremely heavy!

Behind the Incarnation formed by Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi's Divine Thought, the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor's expression changed abruptly upon hearing this promise from the Great Heavenly Venerate. Ripples surged in his heart, and he looked sharply at Wang Lin, his eyes filled with complexity.

He had followed Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi for over ten thousand years and had a vague understanding of Dao Yi. It was extremely rare for such a promise to be spoken by Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi!

One must know that when Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi recruited him back then, he had only said, "I am immortal, then you shall be immortal for one hundred thousand years!"

But at this moment, to the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor, Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi's words did not include a time limit, but rather that single phrase: "I am immortal, you are immortal!"

The significance contained in these words was too great!

"This person has obtained a high degree of recognition from the Heavenly Ox Soul, and possesses battle power close to a Heavenly Venerate himself, especially after putting on the Soul Armor, he can infinitely approach a Leap Heavenly Venerate. This person… no wonder the Great Heavenly Venerate values him," the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor sighed inwardly.

Wang Lin was silent. Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi was the first Great Heavenly Venerate he had encountered in the Immortal race's territory, and Wang Lin could hear the weight of the promise in his words.

"Great Heavenly Venerate, this matter is extremely important to me. I cannot decide immediately and need to consider it further." Wang Lin cupped his fists and bowed to Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi.

Wang Lin did not want to make a decision immediately after seeing only one Great Heavenly Venerate. Moreover, after his battle with the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor, he had gained some insights and learned of the Heavenly Venerate's Dao. Furthermore, his reputation was not yet sufficient; he needed to make his name even greater!

Only after becoming renowned could he choose a Great Heavenly Venerate to follow, and by doing so, enter the Immortal race's imperial city with greatly reduced danger.

The black-haired youth looked at Wang Lin, his wise eyes seeming to be able to see through all of Wang Lin's thoughts, and smiled slightly.

"I will give you time. With your battle power, you can go to the Heavenly Venerate Nirvana Trial Grounds. If you can pass the ninth layer, I will come to find you again." As he spoke, he turned and walked toward the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor behind him, merging with his body, transforming back into the previous Daoist robe, and his figure disappeared.

After Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi disappeared, the heaven and earth around them, everything that had been frozen in place, suddenly began to move again, returning to its original trajectory. Dust fell, and the wind blew through.

As the surroundings recovered, the pressure that had previously made Wang Lin feel alarmed also dissipated into thin air, as if the previous scene had never happened.

The Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor sighed inwardly and cupped his fists toward Wang Lin.

"The matter of the Dao Demon Sect is written off… However, you have missed the opportunity to immediately follow Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi… Sigh." The strong are always mutually respectful at any time. Wang Lin's powerful battle strength in his fight against the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor had earned the red-haired old man's respect.

After speaking, the red-haired old man turned around, about to leave.

"Fellow Daoist, please stay. The reason I destroyed the Dao Demon Sect was because back then, the Dao Demon Sect used the power of the entire sect to force me into a life-and-death situation, not just one person." Wang Lin spoke slowly. He rarely explained anything, but this Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor had also earned Wang Lin's respect.

The red-haired old man's footsteps paused, and he was silent for a long while.

"Forget it. In this world, Karma cycles. This was the tribulation of the Dao Demon Sect. You destroyed this sect, which can be considered as severing one of my worldly matters. From now on, I have no more attachments and can focus entirely on seeking the Dao." The red-haired old man sighed deeply and looked at Wang Lin.

"Among our Immortal race's five Great Heavenly Venerates, Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi is extremely protective of his own. With your current level of battle power, if you want to choose someone to follow, Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi is a very good choice.

Among the Great Heavenly Venerates, the Immortal Emperor's Eight Extremes Great Heavenly Venerate is the most arrogant. The Central Province's Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi is the most domineering. The Northern Province's Great Heavenly Venerate Wufeng is the most transcendent; apart from Leap Heavenly Venerates, he rarely recruits Heavenly Venerates under his command.

As for the Eastern Province's Ziyang Sect Twin Great Heavenly Venerates… they were originally the most powerful of the Great Heavenly Venerates, but during their last Reincarnation, their Souls split, turning back into two people, and they can never recover in this lifetime. Although it is rumored that their personalities are very gentle, they are definitely not a choice for us." The red-haired old man understood very well that compared to a Heavenly Venerate, the Dao Demon Sect was like an ant. Since the Dao Demon Sect had already been destroyed, it would not be worth it to sour relations with a Heavenly Venerate over the affairs of this sect.

And most importantly, this Heavenly Venerate was an extremely powerful Cultivator! Therefore, he simply stated some things that a Heavenly Venerate needed to know, in order to erase the previous unpleasantness.

These words were things Wang Lin had not known at all before. Hearing them now, although his expression seemed normal, his heart was moved.

"Many thanks for your words, Fellow Daoist." Wang Lin cupped his fists.

"And there is also the Heavenly Venerate Nirvana… Since I am the first Heavenly Venerate you have fought, you must not know about Heavenly Venerate Nirvana. This Heavenly Venerate Nirvana is a strange place created by our Immortal race's Immortal Ancestor within the Immortal race's Domain. This place is prepared specifically for Heavenly Venerates and allows Heavenly Venerate Cultivators to obtain an accurate assessment of their cultivation there.

Heavenly Venerate Nirvana has nineteen layers, and only Heavenly Venerate Cultivators can challenge it. With my cultivation, I challenged it once five hundred years ago, only reaching the third layer before failing at the fourth." The red-haired old man spoke slowly.

"Heavenly Venerate Nirvana?" Wang Lin's eyes narrowed. He had just heard Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi mention it, but he did not know what it was. Now, hearing the red-haired old man's words, he immediately understood a little.

"I once heard Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi say that this Heavenly Venerate Nirvana was created by the Immortal Ancestor in imitation of the Primordial God Realm. If one can pass the nineteenth layer, then in the future, upon entering the Primordial God Realm, one will have a higher chance than others to become a Great Heavenly Venerate!

The Great Heavenly Venerate Wufeng of the past relied on passing the nineteenth layer, and when the Primordial God Realm opened once, he obtained a great fortuitous opportunity and became a Great Heavenly Venerate!" The red-haired old man did not hold back his words; these matters, even if he did not speak of them, Wang Lin would slowly come to know them after encountering other Heavenly Venerates, as they were not secrets.

"How does one enter this Heavenly Venerate Nirvana Trial Grounds?" Wang Lin asked immediately.

"It is very simple. As long as you can obtain the recognition of the Immortal Astral Law as a Heavenly Venerate Cultivator, you can find a safe place anywhere in the Immortal race's territory to go into seclusion. With your Primordial Spirit leaving your body, fly toward the sky at the fastest speed. After exceeding sixty breaths, you can enter the Heavenly Venerate Nirvana Trial Grounds created by the Immortal Ancestor!" The red-haired old man looked at the sky and said slowly.

"It is said that over in the Ancient race, the Ancient Ancestor also once imitated the Primordial God Realm and created such a Trial Grounds suitable for people of the Ancient race.

There are even rumors that, in fact, above the two Trial Grounds of the Immortal and Ancient races, there is another Great Heavenly Venerate Trial Grounds created simultaneously by the two strongest people of the Immortal Astral Continent in the past, but this is just a rumor, and I do not know too much about it." After the red-haired old man finished speaking, he cupped his fists toward Wang Lin.

"Fellow Daoist, I have told you everything that should be said. Farewell!" The red-haired old man did not even look at the Dao Demon Sect that had become ruins. His body flickered, and he transformed into a long rainbow toward the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Until he left, Wang Lin still stood there, silently watching the distance. He had tactfully refused Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi's recruitment and given up this opportunity, but he did not have the slightest regret.

"The five Great Heavenly Venerates, besides the Immortal Emperor and Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi, there are three others… And with my current battle power, after fighting a Heavenly Venerate, I will gain some insights. The more I fight with Heavenly Venerates, the more insights I will gain, and the greater my reputation will become!"

"And this Heavenly Venerate Nirvana Trial Grounds… I didn't expect that in this Immortal Astral Continent, there would be such a place. I just don't know if the method of entry mentioned by the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor is true or false."

While pondering, Wang Lin sat down cross-legged in the ruins. In his mind, the process of the battle with the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor kept emerging, and even more so, the punch from Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi flashed.

This punch kept emerging in his mind, and after it finally replaced everything else, Wang Lin's entire being became immersed in that Great Heavenly Venerate's punch.

This punch seemed gentle, but it contained a power that Wang Lin could not fathom. Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several months had gone by.

During these few months, Wang Lin sat cross-legged here without moving, but outside his body, a layer of protective power permeated, preventing anyone around from approaching.

In these Dao Demon Sect ruins, one after another, Dao Demon Sect Cultivators who had returned from Tianniu Continent, upon arriving here and seeing these ruins, were all shocked in their hearts. Especially when they saw Wang Lin sitting cross-legged there, some even recognized Wang Lin's identity.

But they could not approach or step into that protective power. As time went on, these people, filled with fear, quickly dispersed, although there were still some Dao Demon Sect Cultivators who did not leave, but stayed very far away, not daring to come near.

This sitting of Wang Lin lasted for one year.

One year of time was just a trance to him. Until one day, a year later, Wang Lin slowly opened his eyes, looking at the night sky at this moment, his eyes revealing a bright light.

"That punch—I exhausted every method and means, constantly deducing it in my mind no less than a million times, but not once could I resist it… And this was just a trace of Great Heavenly Venerate Dao Yi's Divine Thought…" Wang Lin sighed deeply.

The joy he felt after his cultivation improved had now calmed down. Compared to a Great Heavenly Venerate, he was still too weak.

"However, despite this, I have gained many insights, especially from the battle with the Dao Demon Sect Heavenly Venerate Old Ancestor. His Fusion of Dao into his body, a single punch containing twenty-seven types of Divine Abilities… I can imitate and learn!" Wang Lin's eyes revealed a bright light. For him, this battle could be said to have yielded great insights.

"I need to find a place to properly comprehend it all." With cultivation at Wang Lin's level, he could go anywhere in this Immortal race's continent!

Standing up now, Wang Lin glanced at the surrounding ruins. He naturally sensed the presence of the Dao Demon Sect members who had rushed back from Tianniu Continent.

"Forget it." Wang Lin took a step forward, and his figure vanished in an instant.