Chapter 1959: The Fading Lights, The Path

The alternation of day and night, along with the wailing and roaring of the tsunamis, were the only changes and sounds on this vast ocean.

The seawater gradually ceased to be icy, slowly becoming humid, and gradually, it began to churn more and more violently. Amidst the rising waves, it seemed as if it wanted to shatter the sky and depart.

It was as if some powerful sea beast resided beneath the sea, wanting to take the blue of the entire ocean and replace the azure of the sky!

A ten-thousand-foot sea dragon whistled and swam across the sea surface. Its body was extremely agile, and its speed seemed even faster than flying. Atop the head of the sea dragon sat a figure in white, cross-legged.

Wang Lin did not use Shrinking the Ground into an Inch to rush to the thirty-six commanderies of the Ancient clan at his fastest speed. Instead, he let the sea dragon continue forward while he sat cross-legged, circulating his cultivation to regulate his breath.

"This trip to the Ancient clan shouldn't involve any life-or-death crises; after all, Master Xuan Luo is there…" After a long while, Wang Lin opened his eyes. The sky was azure and cloudless, and the bright sunlight felt warm upon his body.

"In the Ancient clan, I must calm down and cultivate silently to fulfill my promise to Master—to protect the Dao Ancient Lineage and protect Master's Reincarnation. After all, I am a cultivator belonging to the Ancient clan…" Wang Lin's expression was slightly melancholy as he sighed softly.

"It is a pity that in the Immortal clan, I did not find Qing Shui, nor did I find Situ… and I did not find… Li Qianmei." This was a regret.

"Forget it, perhaps I will find them when I come to the Immortal clan again." Wang Lin sighed inwardly. Before leaving, he had used his Divine Sense to search, but in the end, he still could not find these people.

"I will not go to the Origin Ancient Lineage or the Extreme Ancient Lineage, but to the Dao Ancient Imperial City. I just wonder how the Dao Ancient Imperial City compares to the Immortal clan's Ancestral City." Wang Lin looked into the distance, lost in silence.

"My cultivation is still insufficient. I must go into seclusion in the Ancient clan and strive to become a Great Heavenly Venerate as soon as possible. When that time comes, and I have fulfilled my promise to Master, I will go to find Wan'er's soul…" Thinking of Li Muwan, sorrow appeared in Wang Lin's eyes.

"Wan'er… where exactly is that sliver of your soul… Only after your soul is complete can I find a way to wake you up…" Wang Lin sighed softly, raising his right hand to grasp the void in front of him. Immediately, a Rift tore open; this Rift was Wang Lin's Storage Space.

In the past, he could not open it without damage, but now, he could do so with ease.

He could completely neutralize the tearing force between the Immortal Cave Realm and the Immortal Astral Continent, ensuring it would not destroy this Storage Space. A flash of bloody light occurred, and the Blood Sword that had made a name for Wang Lin in the Immortal Cave Realm flickered out, floating before him. Under the sunlight, it was permeated with a cold Evil Qi.

"This object belongs to the dao ancient clan…" Wang Lin held the Blood Sword and gently stroked it. The Evil Qi seemed to become joyful in Wang Lin's hand, circling between his fingertips.

"It also belongs to Ye Mo… During the final inheritance of Ye Mo's skull, I promised Ye Mo to treat his descendants well. This trip to the dao ancient lands, I must find Ye Mo's descendants…" Holding the Blood Sword, he swung it, and a towering bloody light erupted, shooting straight into the sky. After a long while, a muffled roar echoed out.

"With my current cultivation, I can easily unleash the full power of this sword." He flicked the Blood Sword in his hand, and a loud, booming sound immediately rang out from within. The surface of the Blood Sword seemed to develop countless cracks, and like shedding skin, it forcefully peeled away a layer.

A bright red, bloody light, with an even more vibrant hue, erupted from the Blood Sword in Wang Lin's hand. In the past, Wang Lin had been ignorant about this Blood Sword, but now he could see at a glance that there was a faint Seal upon it. With a wave of his hand, he shattered this Seal!

With the Seal broken, the Evil Qi on the Blood Sword became even denser, spreading roaringly in all directions. It shrouded the sea surface for a thousand miles, seemingly turning into a storm of Evil Qi. As this storm swirled, a huge phantom was faintly revealed within it; one look at this phantom, and it was clearly an Ancient clansman!

He was wearing Armor all over his body, and in the phantom's right hand, he was holding a long, thin Blood Sword. This sword was coiled with Evil Qi, as if it wanted to slash open the sky!

"Ye Mo's hometown, where Master resides, the Dao Ancient Lineage… the place I need to protect. I wonder what it is like." Wang Lin looked at the Blood Sword. After putting it away, the illusory phantom in the sky dissipated, revealing the clear sky.

"After absorbing the Immortal Extreme Sword fragments, achieving Major Achievement in the Metal Origin, and unifying the Five Elements, my cultivation has improved once again." The path Wang Lin cultivated was completely different from others; he needed Origins, and the appearance of an Origin could increase his cultivation.

With the Major Achievement of the Metal Origin, Wang Lin's cultivation climbed from the Middle Stage of the Empty Tribulation Realm to the Late Stage of the Empty Tribulation Realm. Coupled with part of the Immortal Ancestor's cultivation inheritance, this was why, after unleashing his full power in the Forbidden Palace, the silhouette of the Great Heavenly Venerate Sun could appear behind him.

"The Slaughter and Thunder True Body has five Origins saturated. The Five Elements Origin True Body is now complete. Next is my Void Origin… If I can comprehend two more Void Origins, I can reach the Perfection of the Empty Tribulation Realm! It is just that comprehending Void Origins is very difficult… In my life, I have only comprehended three Void Origins so far." Wang Lin's eyes showed contemplation as he began to analyze his future path of cultivation in this rare moment of peace.

"If I can only increase my cultivation by relying on the comprehension of Void Origins, then my future cultivation will be very difficult to progress… I fear it will take many years before I can improve again." Wang Lin frowned. The sea dragon beneath him swam on the sea surface, breaking through the waves along the way; from a distance, it drew a line across the sea.

The waves swirled, causing the sea surface to rise and fall, but Wang Lin only glanced at it before resuming his contemplation of his future cultivation path.

"This won't do. If it continues like this, I don't know when I will have the power to return to the Immortal clan. My cultivation is different from others. Looking at it this way, perhaps I can find another method to allow my cultivation to continue increasing." Wang Lin was immersed in his thoughts as time slowly passed.

Several days later, Wang Lin slowly opened his closed eyes, a trace of exhaustion appearing within them.

"I cannot rely solely on Void Origins. Since that is the case, I will simply make Void Origins a long-term path of comprehension, and in the process, I will focus on the Five Elements True Body and the Slaughter and Thunder Body.

For the Five Elements True Body, the Water, Fire, and Earth True Bodies have already been condensed. Only Metal and Wood remain. According to my deduction and analysis over the past few days, if I can condense the Metal and Wood Origins into True Bodies, then this Five Elements True Body will truly live up to its name!

If that happens, there should be a fifty percent chance that I can bypass the comprehension of Void Origins and climb to the Perfection of the Empty Tribulation Realm… Although my combat power will be weakened significantly because the Void Origins are incomplete, once the Void Origins are finally complete, it can form a massive explosion of combat power!

Subsequently, there is the Slaughter and Thunder Body. The Thunder Origin has already condensed a True Body, but the other four Origins—Slaughter, Primal Beginning, Silence, and Restriction—are only at Major Achievement. If they also all condense into True Bodies, making my Slaughter and Thunder Body perfect, then my cultivation should be able to transcend the Empty Tribulation Realm!

However, this path can only be verified as to whether it is as I imagined after the Metal and Wood True Bodies appear." Wang Lin pondered, deciding his future.

"As for the silhouette of the Great Heavenly Venerate Sun… the reason it appeared is actually closely related to the part of the Immortal Ancestor's cultivation I inherited.

The Immortal Ancestor's inheritance did not increase my cultivation, but it enabled me to condense this Sun after unleashing my full power. With this Sun present, my combat power can be greatly increased!

It can also be considered to have made up for the gap after my Heavenly Ox Soul Armor shattered. With my current cultivation and combat power, I am the number one person beneath the Great Heavenly Venerate. Even against a Great Heavenly Venerate, as long as they do not burn their own Sun's power, I can fight them!

If my analysis is correct, then once I have condensed all the Five Elements True Bodies, as my cultivation increases, I should be able to contend with a Great Heavenly Venerate who is burning their Sun's power!

And once my Slaughter and Thunder Body has also fully condensed into True Bodies, there will not be many among the Great Heavenly Venerates who can defeat me! At that time, if I can comprehend the fourth Void Origin—according to my realization in the Donglin Sect, Reincarnation is the fourth Void Origin—and after this Origin reaches Major Achievement, searching for the true self within countless dream obstacles will allow a fifth Void Origin to appear!

When that time comes…" A sharp light appeared in Wang Lin's eyes.

"A Great Heavenly Venerate will not be my match! After all, whether it is a Heavenly Venerate or a Jumping Heavenly Venerate, they are just a transition between the Empty Tribulation Realm and the Great Heavenly Venerate. This transition can exist, or it can… not exist!"

"Moreover, I still have a Clone within the void of the Immortal Astral Continent… That Clone is growing. Unless absolutely necessary, it cannot be used!"

"Time… I need time!" Wang Lin slowly closed his eyes, immersing himself in the Storage Space, inside the Immortal Ancestor's skull. This object was something Wang Lin had been studying all along the way. He vaguely understood that when he could completely integrate this Immortal Ancestor's skull into his own silhouette of the Great Heavenly Venerate Sun, that blurry silhouette would become solid. Once it became solid, Wang Lin could rely on this Sun to become the true tenth Great Heavenly Venerate of the Immortal Astral Continent!

Inside his Storage Space, there were two other items: one was a strand of white hair, and the second was a fist-sized skull filled with Death Qi.

These two items both gave Wang Lin a very familiar feeling, but he could never fathom the source of this familiarity.

Time passed day by day, and the waves on the sea surface became more and more violent. There was also a force that seemed to be the Law of the Immortal Astral Continent; this force was the key to preventing travel between the Immortal and Ancient clans.

But to Wang Lin, this force was far too weak compared to the void of the Immortal Astral Continent. He could ignore it, spreading his aura to cover the sea dragon's body, causing the sea dragon's speed to become faster and faster!

In the sky, there was another black dot; that black dot was the Mosquito Beast. It had been released by Wang Lin and was emitting happy hisses in the sky, following Wang Lin toward the Ancient clan.

Several months later, when Wang Lin opened his eyes again, he saw at the end of the distant sea surface a stretch of black land. Unlike the Immortal clan, which was filled with Immortal Spiritual Qi, the black land of the Ancient clan exuded a sense of desolation and wildness.

A new volume begins. Upon first arriving at the Ancient clan, I need to organize my thoughts, so I cannot have an explosive release. I ask for the understanding of all Fellow Daoists.