Chapter 1893: The Immortal Astral’s tenth sun, Half a Zhang

Although the blurry figure outside the Light Barrier appeared skinless and bloody, Wang Lin had previously fallen into a strange state while absorbing the main Earth Fire meridian on the Tianniu Continent, where he witnessed the scene of the Immortal Ancestor sealing the Heavenly Ox.

The face of this blurry figure before him was strikingly similar to the Immortal Ancestor Wang Lin had seen back then!!

Amidst the blurry figure's fierce roar, the Light Barrier rippled. Wang Lin's expression was grim as he retreated. The moment he landed on the ground, the fifty-zhang Light Barrier, under the figure's continuous impact, began to shrink again.

It shockingly shrank from fifty zhang to thirty zhang, forcing Wang Lin and Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate to move closer together.

After impacting the barrier for about half an hour, the blurry figure slowly calmed down. It stared at Wang Lin and Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate inside the Light Barrier before slowly retreating, disappearing into the darkness.

"This Light Barrier won't last much longer…" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate bit her lower lip, gazed at the barrier above, and spoke softly after a long silence.

Wang Lin remained silent. What he had seen earlier gave him a faint feeling that some secret existed within this Severed Palm; otherwise, how could it project the appearance of the Immortal Ancestor?

"Your Master is Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate. Have you ever heard anything about the Immortal Ancestor from back then?" Wang Lin's eyes flashed as he looked at Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate.

"The Immortal Ancestor?" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate glanced at Wang Lin. Wang Lin had only recognized the Severed Palm as belonging to the Immortal Ancestor in his heart and hadn't spoken aloud, so Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate did not know what he had seen.

"I once heard Master mention that a long time ago, the Immortal Race's land consisted of only one continent. It was the Immortal Ancestor who sealed away the spirits that arrived from beyond the heavens, which is how the current Seventy-two Continents came to be.

And after sealing the Seventy-second Spirit, the Immortal Ancestor disappeared, his whereabouts unknown. Even his descendants searched for a long time, but the result is unknown.

But Master once muttered to himself that the Immortal Ancestor might not have simply disappeared… Master suspected that the Immortal Ancestor encountered some kind of mishap back then… As for the specifics, Master didn't say, seeming unwilling to discuss the matter in detail." Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate spoke slowly, a look of contemplation in her eyes.

These words entered Wang Lin's ears. Wang Lin remained silent, but contemplation appeared in his eyes.

"Perhaps, this Severed Palm belongs to the Immortal Ancestor… If that's true, then who cut off the Immortal Ancestor's left hand? There are many rumors about the collapse of the Immortal Extremity Sword. Could the reason for its collapse be related to this Severed Palm? But why is this Severed Palm inside the Mountain Sea Tree Seal, and since this Seal has existed here for countless years, it must have been noticed by Great Heavenly Venerates long ago. Why is it only appearing now? Moreover, this area belongs to Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate's control zone. With Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate's cultivation, how could he not have noticed it?!!

Or perhaps…" Wang Lin's eyes shone brightly.

"Several Great Heavenly Venerates, including Dao Yi, already knew about the peculiarity of the Mountain Sea Tree Seal, and even knew the clues here, but chose not to act rashly…" Wang Lin was accustomed to deep thought and deduction. He took a deep breath, his mind shaken by the conclusion he had guessed.

"Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate, since your Master is Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate, why would you stay far away from Central Continent and reside within this Mountain Sea?" Wang Lin's eyes flashed imperceptibly as he slowly spoke.

"You suspect me?" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate's gaze sharpened. When she looked at Wang Lin, bright light suddenly flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"What a clever woman!" Wang Lin thought inwardly. Based on just one sentence from him, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate had clearly guessed a great deal.

Without offering an explanation, Wang Lin merely gazed calmly at Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate.

The stunningly beautiful woman remained silent for a moment, her expression shifting as if she were contemplating. After a long time, she seemed to have figured something out, suddenly looking up, a strange look appearing in her eyes.

"It was my Master who told me to come to Southern Continent, using the Mountain Sea as my Immortal Cave to reside here," she said softly, furrowing her delicate brows.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. This sentence confirmed some of his suspicions. If this was truly the case, then the matter was highly suspicious.

"Where did you hear that there was a Mountain Sea Tree Spirit inside this Mountain Sea?" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate immediately asked.

"I heard from a Heavenly Venerate under Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate that there was a Wood Spirit inside this Mountain Sea…" The contemplative look in Wang Lin's eyes deepened.

"I've been to the Mountain Sea before and had an Immortal Cave, but I never stayed long. However, two hundred years ago, Master suddenly told me to reside here permanently… You were directed here by someone under Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate… and this place is Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate's territory." Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate's beautiful face was extremely grim.

Wang Lin smiled faintly. Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate's words clearly indicated that she had grasped the crux of the problem.

"Master used me as bait inside this Mountain Sea, attempting to lure out this Severed Palm from the sealing power of the Mountain Sea Tree!" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate closed her beautiful eyes and spoke softly after a long time.

"I can understand that point. Master raised me and taught me the Dao. Even if I am bait, I hold no resentment. What is strange, however, is why Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate would target you? Why did he cleverly direct you here?" Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate opened her eyes and looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was calm. He shook his head without speaking, but inwardly, he had formed a guess regarding this matter!

"My origins might not be obvious to ordinary cultivators, and even cultivators at the Heavenly Venerate level would find it hard to detect. But to Great Heavenly Venerates, there are no secrets!

The person under Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate who directed me here likely intended to verify my identity and origins while pursuing the same goal as Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate!

Although Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate used his Disciple as bait, he was clearly gentler, only letting Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate reside here to silently attract the Mountain Sea Tree Spirit. But I have no connection to Wu Feng Great Heavenly Venerate, so he doesn't care about my life or death. He can both verify my identity and lure out the Severed Palm!

They don't care if I came from the Immortal Cave Realm; they care whether I am a genuine Ancient Country Cultivator!!" Wang Lin had cultivated for nearly three thousand years, and especially within the Immortal Cave Realm, he had resolved crisis after crisis based on detailed analysis and deduction.

He might not possess an intelligence as monstrous as a demon's, but he had the mental capacity to integrate many clues and deduce the truth!

"I just don't know what role Dao Yi Great Heavenly Venerate is playing in all this." Wang Lin lowered his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Since Master dared to let Gui Yi Sect know, he must be confident. I believe that after eliminating this flaw, no one can know that I am the only Disciple of Xuan Luo Great Heavenly Venerate!

As long as this identity is not revealed, even if I came from the Immortal Cave Realm, it doesn't matter! Wait a little longer; these are just my guesses after all." As Wang Lin pondered, he looked up at Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate. The stunningly beautiful woman had her eyes closed now, not revealing a single thought in her expression.

"If Jiu Di Great Heavenly Venerate truly used her as bait, this woman must possess something strange. There must be a reason for this!" Connecting this with his previous speculations, Wang Lin felt somewhat certain. However, he still wondered what kind of secret existed between the Severed Palm and the Immortal Race that attracted the Great Heavenly Venerates so much!

Withdrawing his gaze, Wang Lin closed his eyes and continued to immerse himself in absorbing the Mountain Sea Tree Spirit. Regardless of the future, improving his combat strength and cultivation was the fundamental way to resolve all future troubles!

Time flowed by once again in this tranquility.

Three years passed in a flash! Including the previous time, Wang Lin and Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate had been trapped here for a total of seven years.

During these three years, the Phantom Severed Palm Image appeared nine times. Each time it appeared, it roared fiercely and bombarded the Light Barrier, causing the barrier to shrink nine times.

This day marked the ninth time! Amidst the shaking of the Light Barrier, faint cracking sounds could be heard, as if the barrier had reached its limit. Its scope, after three years of shrinking and under the ninth bombardment of the Severed Palm, was only three zhang!!

The three-zhang range forced Wang Lin and Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate extremely close together. Wang Lin could even smell the faint Body Fragrance emanating from Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate.

Three zhang was not large; considering that if Wang Lin took out his Bone Yin Blade, it would be three zhang long, one could see how small the area was.

Due to such proximity, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate could no longer immerse herself in meditation. Her face was slightly flushed, seemingly uncomfortable, and her gaze toward Wang Lin became increasingly complex.

Just as Wang Lin could smell the woman's Body Fragrance, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate could also feel the Body Temperature radiating from Wang Lin.

"The range… is too small… If there's no way to resolve this, not only could this Light Barrier break at any moment, but if it shrinks again…" Amidst her complex expression, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate felt a mix of shame and annoyance.

Wang Lin also frowned. In his entire life, aside from a limited number of women, he had rarely been so close to another unfamiliar woman. This made him feel very uncomfortable, especially the waves of Body Fragrance, which caused him to continuously frown.

Coupled with seven years of contact, and the fact that Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate was a stunning beauty comparable to Mu Bingmei, this feeling made Wang Lin sigh inwardly.

"This can't go on…" Wang Lin's eyes flashed. But just then, due to the shrinking of the Light Barrier and the appearance of Rifts, the Phantom Severed Palm Image outside appeared again. Amidst its fierce bombardment, the cracking sounds inside the Light Barrier grew stronger, and faint, thread-like Rifts could be seen spreading across the barrier.

And under this bombardment, the Light Barrier shrank once more!!

Three zhang, two zhang, one zhang… half a zhang!!

When only half a zhang remained, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate was practically pressed against Wang Lin's right side, and waves of Body Temperature could be clearly felt through their clothing.

The surroundings were pitch black. The Severed Palm outside the Light Barrier stopped its bombardment for some unknown reason, causing immediate silence. Only Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate's breathing was clearly audible inside the barrier.

"Wang… Wang Lin…" In the darkness, Hai Zi Heavenly Venerate spoke softly, her Breath Like Orchids wafting toward Wang Lin's face.

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