Chapter 1942: The tenth sun of Immortal Astral, The Imperial Advisor!

The Cultivators approaching from the distant Imperial Palace immediately stopped due to this sudden change, their faces pale and filled with terror. They hovered in mid-air, their gazes uniformly fixed upon Wang Lin.

"Perhaps the Imperial Palace of the Immortal Clan has never experienced black snow." Black-haired Wang Lin spoke calmly, raising his right hand and sweeping it toward the sky. The darkness that covered the universe suddenly transformed into flakes of black snow, drifting down across the entire Imperial Palace, inside and out.

As the snowflakes drifted down, it was as if the Song of Time had begun to play. The massive Imperial Palace rapidly decayed at a visible rate.

But right at this moment, within the distant Imperial Palace, the sole statue of the Immortal Ancestor that towered into the sky emitted a golden light. The light spread out like ripples, sweeping in all directions. Wherever it passed, the Imperial Palace seemed to be enveloped by the golden glow!

This golden light was the Imperial Palace's strongest Formation, prohibiting destruction!

Within the golden light, atop the distant Immortal Ancestor statue, a figure seemed to be sitting cross-legged. This person was clad in white robes, and their gaze met Wang Lin's from afar.

"Wang Lin!" The person in white robes was precisely the Imperial Advisor from the Investiture Ceremony. A smile appeared on his lips as he stood up and took a step toward Wang Lin.

With a single step, the entire Imperial Palace seemed to have a double image, as if overlapping with another space. This caused the Imperial Advisor, upon landing, to stand atop the main hall a thousand zhang away from Wang Lin. He stood there, his robes fluttering in the wind.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time… you have finally come!"

Wang Lin looked up at the Imperial Advisor atop the main hall. At this moment, the sky was filled with the continuous roars resulting from the battle between the Immortal Emperor and the Gemini, which could not end quickly. It was difficult to determine the victor in this Great Heavenly Venerate battle, but the Gemini Great Heavenly Venerate was sufficient to trap the Immortal Emperor, preventing him from attacking Wang Lin!

Aside from the Immortal Emperor, there was only the Imperial Advisor in the Imperial Palace who possessed strange and unpredictable cultivation!

Wang Lin remained silent. Instead, he raised his right foot and stomped the ground. The earth-shattering rumble caused the surrounding Cultivators to immediately retreat. Unlike the Ancient Clan Cultivators—who lacked any Sects, possessing only the Ancient Ancestor Temples and the Three Great Imperial States—where almost all Ancient Clan citizens held fanatical loyalty to the imperial power, in the Immortal Clan, the existence of imperial power was more of a symbol!

The real power was held by several Great Heavenly Venerates and the numerous Sects!

Facing Wang Lin, who terrified them, they chose to evade without hesitation!

As Wang Lin's foot landed, the earth collapsed. Cracks, centered around his body, spread outwards like peeling skin, rolling back furiously. Under this force, the fissures violently torn open by Wang Lin's stomp collectively rushed toward the main hall where the Imperial Advisor stood.

The cracks, like earthen Dragons, roared as they approached. The Imperial Advisor on the main hall smiled slightly, raised his right hand, and waved it forward.

"Everything that exists can become nothing…" As he waved his right hand, the cracks spreading across the ground beneath the main hall instantly vanished without a trace, as if wounds had healed, ceasing to exist.

"The one I killed on Changjie was not you!" Wang Lin looked up at the Imperial Advisor and spoke slowly.

"The person you killed was me, but also not me!" The Imperial Advisor smiled, slowly opening his right hand from a fist. Inside his palm, a small, white figure materialized. Upon appearing, this small figure immediately knelt and bowed to the Imperial Advisor.

"You have been to the Great Soul Gate, so you should know this technique. This Soul Derivation Dao, Dao Derives Soul, appears similar, but is actually different…" The Imperial Advisor waved his right hand. The small figure in his palm immediately looked up, flashed out, and quickly expanded in mid-air, instantly transforming into a figure of normal size that shot toward Wang Lin.

The figure was so fast it seemed to merge with heaven and earth, making it indistinct. But the moment it approached Wang Lin, Wang Lin suddenly raised his right hand, grabbing toward his right side, just as he had on Changjie. Amidst shimmering ripples, he seized the approaching white figure in his palm and instantly crushed it!

"Why." Wang Lin closed his eyes, then opened them several breaths later.

"A life form originating from the Immortal Cave Realm, you are the first person, throughout history, to walk out of the Immortal Cave Realm… Immortal Cave Realm… Immortal Cave Realm… Whether it is the Immortal Clan or the Ancient Clan, there are countless Immortal Cave Realms!

The Divine Ability to establish an Immortal Cave Realm was originally possessed by no one. On this Immortal Astral Continent, including the Immortal Ancestor and Ancient Ancestor, it was the same… The Divine Ability technique to establish an Immortal Cave Realm and create a world is, in fact, unique to my clan!

It was my clan who, after following the Immortal Ancestor, disseminated this technique, allowing any qualified Sect on the Immortal Astral Continent to create an Immortal Cave Realm themselves!

Throughout countless years, countless Immortal Cave Realms… have provided immense Incense for the existence of my clan. This Incense is useful to others, but it is of the greatest use to my clan. Furthermore, anyone who absorbs the Incense that originally belongs to my clan can become an external member of our clan. If they lose the Incense, they will surely die!

Incense is both poison and tonic! This is not too deep a secret; perhaps you already know it.

But only you passed through the void, not by the method of Reincarnation, but by walking out with your body originating from the Immortal Cave Realm… This is impossible. It has never happened in the history of my clan!" The Imperial Advisor's eyes revealed excitement, staring at Wang Lin, the fervor in his gaze growing increasingly intense.

"It could be said that you, like my clan, do not belong to this Immortal Astral Continent… It could also be said that you were created by my clan's Divine Ability on this Immortal Astral Continent…" As the Imperial Advisor spoke, he formed Hand Seals with his right hand and waved it forward. The Imperial Palace immediately warped, as if the scene had switched spaces. Everything in the sky dissipated, the ground changed, and even the palace halls instantly vanished.

Wang Lin clearly perceived that his position hadn't changed, but the space had been swapped. Clearly, someone within the Imperial Palace had used a Great Divine Ability technique to establish an identical space, making this place—though seemingly inside the Immortal Emperor's domain—actually like another world!

This was a magnificent great hall, supported by massive pillars. On each pillar, nine clusters of Nether Fire burned in a circle, illuminating the hall in an eerie glow.

Countless pillars, countless clusters of Nether Fire. Within every cluster of fire, there existed a vague, closed-eyed face, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

In the distance, there was a mountain-shaped Altar. The Imperial Advisor stood there, his body motionless, as if in the other space, that Altar was the Imperial Palace's main hall.

Directly in front of the Altar was a massive blood-red pool. A person sat cross-legged within it—this person was precisely Pluto Daoist! His eyes were tightly shut, his expression ferocious, as if enduring immense pain. His entire body was bulging with veins, and an indescribable sense of antiquity enveloped him.

Surrounding the Altar were nine pillars. On each pillar, there was a brown iron chain, connected together and floating directly above the Altar!

Tied to the center point where the nine chains connected was a person. This person wore a patterned long gown, also had closed eyes, and was pierced all over by the nine chains, unconscious.

This person was the Madman.

"When the Immortal Ancestor invited my clan to arrange this Imperial Palace, he opened up this so-called Underworld Palace. Everything constructed here is connected to the architecture of the Imperial Palace." The Imperial Advisor smiled, looking at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's gaze fixed on the unconscious Madman. After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly.

"You and the Immortal Emperor used various means to force me here, but for what purpose!"

"Do you want to obtain the power of the Immortal Ancestor!" The Imperial Advisor looked at Wang Lin, a strange light appearing in his eyes, and spoke slowly.

"The Immortal Ancestor possesses supreme power. If you agree to one condition of mine, I can help you obtain the Legacy of the Immortal Ancestor's cultivation, making you the current foremost person on the Immortal Astral Continent!"

Wang Lin's expression remained icy. He was unmoved by this and simply stared coldly at the Imperial Advisor.

"The Immortal Emperor has been preparing for many years for the Great Ancestral Return Method. If this Great Ancestral Return Method succeeds, it can allow a person to possess the Immortal Ancestor's cultivation and become the second Immortal Ancestor!

I can help you obtain this cultivation without the Immortal Emperor noticing!" The Imperial Advisor licked his lips, watching Wang Lin.

"You possess the qualifications. You walked out of an Immortal Cave Realm that provided Incense for my clan, you…"

"You cannot leave Ancestral City! Or rather, you cannot leave this Imperial Palace!" Wang Lin interrupted the Imperial Advisor, speaking abruptly. As soon as he spoke, the Imperial Advisor's expression immediately changed, his words cut short, and his eyes instantly became sharp, staring intensely at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression was calm as he met his gaze. After a long silence, the Imperial Advisor laughed.

"That's right. The Immortal Ancestor is strong, extremely strong. My clan was forced to submit, and the vast majority of the Incense must be refined through the bodies of my clan members before being offered to the Immortal Ancestor!

Moreover, he left a Seal on my clan members that is passed down through generations. Not only can my clan members never leave Ancestral City, but they must also be extremely cautious even in their speech. Every generation of Immortal Emperor can control the life and death of my clan! And if anyone in my clan attempts to leave, they will certainly die! The Old Ancestor of the Great Soul Gate was a Prodigy of my clan; even after leaving, he still couldn't escape death!

Therefore, my clan must pledge loyalty to every Immortal Emperor generation after generation! This is something I want to change, and now, the opportunity to change it has arrived!"

"When I first learned you came from the Immortal Cave Realm, the Immortal Emperor originally wanted to kill you. But I know Lian Daozhen; he is suspicious and extremely cold, so I proactively stated that you were a great threat and must be killed!

Sure enough, once I said that, he became suspicious. That's why he didn't attack when you first arrived in the Immortal Clan. Later, you grew too fast, exceeding his expectations, but he had other plans: he wanted to use your power to help Pluto Daoist succeed in the Underworld Palace!

For the Great Ancestral Return Method, the person he chose was Pluto Daoist, but the person I chose is you, Wang Lin!! Jiudi poses a great threat to the Immortal Emperor, so he was unwilling to personally take action within Ancestral City for fear of arousing Jiudi's suspicion. That's why there was the invitation at the Investiture Ceremony, the slaughter on Changjie, and the scene of your massacre shocked him. Thus, he relied on mastering Lian Daofei's memories, successfully leading you here now!"

"The reason I also yearned for you to come to this Underworld Palace is precisely because only here, and only when another Great Heavenly Venerate appears and engages him in battle, can I speak these words without him noticing!" The white-robed Imperial Advisor immediately fixed his gaze on Wang Lin after speaking.

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