Chapter 1974: Lights Dim, an Invitation from the Imperial Palace! (Third Update)

The sound wasn't loud, nor did it shake the heavens and earth, but the moment it emerged from Wang Lin, it released a pressure no weaker than that of Ancient Dao Mountain!

This pressure was enough to make all who felt it change their expressions drastically and be shocked!

One must know that the pressure of Ancient Dao Mountain came from the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate, the strongest expert in the Immortal Astral Continent! But now, the pressure emanating from Wang Lin's body could actually rival Ancient Dao Mountain!

The meaning represented by this event was enough to make people aghast!

As the two words boomed, the entire Ancient Dao Mountain vibrated violently. Amidst the rising dust, it seemed as if the mountain was about to collapse. The two grey-robed figures in front of Wang Lin overlapped and transformed into a fist. The grey mist head formed on the outside of the fist let out a piercing shriek three zhang away from Wang Lin.

The head was swept away as if by a strong wind, rapidly dissipating at a visible speed and turning into nothingness. At the same time, the fist formed by the overlapping figures of the two grey-robed men shattered with bones and flesh, collapsing with a roar!

Amidst this collapse, the figures seemed to be struck by a powerful force, immediately rolling backward. After transforming back into two individuals in mid-air, they both spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and their normally unperturbed faces revealed an expression of disbelief.

After spitting blood, their bodies still couldn't stop, retreating again. They were actually forced back a thousand zhang by the power of Wang Lin's roar.

Under the roar of Ancient Dao Mountain, from the tall tower on the summit of Ancient Dao Mountain, a large black hand materialized above the tower at this moment. It grew with the wind, instantly reaching about a hundred zhang, like a black five-fingered mountain, pressing down on Wang Lin with a rumble.

That five-fingered mountain and the pressure formed by the circulation of the non-Immortal, non-ancient power within Wang Lin's body, contained within his roar, clashed in the heavens and earth, within this Ancient Dao Mountain.

Amidst the echoing rumbles, the black five-fingered mountain vibrated violently, then rolled backward and disappeared into the sky. Wang Lin's body trembled, and the strange power that had fused within him separated from the Fusion. The Origin and ancient clan power returned to their original positions. The wisp of Immortal-ancient Fusion power within Wang Lin's body began its second cycle of circulation, but its speed slowed down, as if it would take decades to complete one cycle.

Xuan Luo, behind him, saw this scene and gasped.

Inside the tall tower, after a long silence, an still indifferent voice emerged.

"Come up. This Venerate will awaken your Soul Blood…"

Wang Lin's face was pale. Standing on the three hundredth step, he didn't speak. Instead, he lifted his foot and took only one step forward. As this step landed on the three hundred and first step, the drop of Soul Blood within him suddenly melted, disappearing into Wang Lin's body and completely fusing with him.

He no longer needed the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate to act; he had already perfectly fused the Soul Blood into his body, and the Bloodline Legacy within it gradually revealed itself.

Standing there, Wang Lin silently cupped his fists and bowed towards the summit of Ancient Dao Mountain.

"Thank you, Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate, for your accomplishment." Wang Lin was not a reckless person. There was a huge gap between him and the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate. Even though the Ancient Dao had said he could leave after three hundred steps, Wang Lin still buried his indifference towards the Ancient Dao deep in his heart and bowed to bid farewell.

Moreover, the Fusion of the Immortal and ancient within his body was indeed thanks to the pressure of the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate. Perhaps this was a coincidence, or perhaps it was the tacit approval of the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate.

But no matter what, Wang Lin understood that as the strongest person in the Immortal Astral Continent, the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate deserved a bow from him.

"Rest assured, this Venerate said that if you could step onto three hundred steps, you could leave… Now that you have passed, descend the mountain!" After a long time, the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate's indifferent voice finally came from inside the tall tower.

During the time before these words, it seemed as if the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate was deep in thought.

Wang Lin didn't speak again. Instead, he turned and walked down the mountain. When he reached Xuan Luo's side, he saw the faint, receding fluctuations around Xuan Luo's body. Clearly, if the Ancient Dao had gone back on his word, Xuan Luo would have acted.

"Master…" Wang Lin said softly. Xuan Luo's actions brought warmth to the Rift in Wang Lin's heart regarding the ancient clan.

"Let's go." Xuan Luo gave Wang Lin a deep look, suppressing his shock from the previous Eight Melodies and Two Phases. He flicked his sleeve, enveloped Wang Lin, and transformed into a long rainbow, soaring straight into the sky.

It wasn't until the two disappeared into the horizon that the two injured grey-robed figures on Ancient Dao Mountain returned to their pillars, casting a complex gaze into the distance before closing their eyes and resuming their meditation.

After a long while, a sigh came from within the tall tower.

The figure shrouded in mist on the top floor stood up, its body enveloped in mist, and walked to the window, looking out at the sky. Its gaze seemed to fall far away in the direction Xuan Luo and Wang Lin had departed.

Xuan Luo took Wang Lin back to the Dao Ancient Imperial City, where the Dao Ancient Lineage resided, several days later. Behind the mountain of the dao ancient Palace, Wang Lin settled down in the wooden house for a long time.

Xuan Luo didn't inquire about the events on Ancient Dao, and Wang Lin didn't explain. It was as if the matter had never happened, hidden by Xuan Luo. As a month passed, it gradually seemed to vanish like smoke.

During this month, Wang Lin was in seclusion, meditating in the wooden house. His journey to Ancient Dao Mountain had taken him to many places, where he absorbed much Origin, causing his Origin power to increase significantly and his cultivation to improve even further.

The Origin and ancient clan power within his body also seemed to return to their original positions during this month. The Origin still condensed into its True Body, and the ancient clan power still transformed into the twenty-seven stars between his brows and in his eyes.

It seemed ordinary, but only Wang Lin knew that now, with a single thought, he could instantly merge the Immortal and ancient, transforming them into a brief burst of power.

That power, its pressure, could rival Ancient Dao Mountain!

As his Origin cultivation and ancient clan power grew, such brief Fusions would last longer, and the power unleashed would be stronger! Until one day, when they completely fused, not just briefly as they do now, he would possess power like that of the Ancient Dao Great Heavenly Venerate.

Currently, the wisp of fused Immortal-ancient power within his body was still slowly rotating, needing a very long time to complete one cycle.

On this day, Wang Lin opened his eyes from his meditation, his gaze flashing. He raised his right hand, and a cylindrical object appeared. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly opened it. Inside the cylinder was a small amount of liquid, emitting pure wood Origin power.

Taking out a drop, Wang Lin integrated it into his body. The drop of liquid immediately dissipated, and at the same time, the wood Origin within Wang Lin's body surged wildly at a visible speed.

Three days later, when Wang Lin integrated another drop, the wood Origin within his body was already rapidly advancing towards the True Body stage.

Another half month passed. When all the liquid in the cylindrical object had been absorbed by Wang Lin, his cross-legged sitting body immediately showed overlapping shadows. His Five Elements True Body flashed out and stood before Wang Lin.

The Five Elements True Body's expression was normal. Before Wang Lin, its body emitted colorless light. Among them, the light representing the wood and metal Origins was slightly dim, not as bright as the other three colors. But gradually, the color representing the wood Origin became increasingly brilliant. Several days later, that light shone brightly, having reached the same intensity as the water, fire, and earth three Dao Origins!

The Five Elements True Body flickered, and four figures and a light cluster separated from it. Besides the three great Origin True Bodies of water, fire, and earth, there was suddenly an additional one, which was precisely Wang Lin's wood Origin True Body!

In the middle of these four True Bodies, the golden light cluster was the metal Origin, which had not yet condensed into a True Body.

Wang Lin opened his eyes and looked at the golden light cluster, a hesitant expression on his face. After a moment, his eyes showed resolve. As he raised his right hand, a golden fragment immediately appeared.

This fragment was a piece of the Immortal Extreme Sword, which Wang Lin had obtained on the long street of the Immortal Clan Ancestral City. He had refined it before, but it hadn't fully fused. Now, he took it out, combined with the metal Origin power from the various Origins he had absorbed under Xuan Luo's guidance over the past few months, to thread them together and impact the final Major Achievement Perfection of the Five Elements True Body!

Once this metal Origin also condensed into a True Body, the Five Elements True Body's power would greatly increase, and it would also verify Wang Lin's analysis and conjecture from the vast sea before he came to the ancient clan.

"If the Five Elements True Body reaches Major Achievement, and my cultivation can increase, then my conjecture is true!" Wang Lin no longer hesitated. He opened his mouth and spat out a golden Qi, enveloping the golden Immortal Extreme Sword fragment, then wrapped the fragment and the golden Origin light cluster together.

Time flowed by, and another month passed in a flash… Two and a half months had now passed since Wang Lin and Xuan Luo returned to the Dao Ancient Imperial City. During these days, Wang Lin remained in the wooden house, not stepping out once. Xuan Luo had visited twice, observing outside the wooden house for a moment. Knowing that Wang Lin was condensing his Origin and was not in danger, he turned and left.

This morning, as the first ray of sunlight fell upon the earth, lifting the black curtain and bringing warmth to this peach garden-like valley, a Jade Slip flew rapidly from the direction of the dao ancient Palace. It circled the wooden house several times and finally landed on the grass outside the wooden house door, motionless.

But a moment later, the Jade Slip trembled, transformed into a long rainbow, and flew into the wooden house, where it was caught between the two fingers of Wang Lin, who sat cross-legged with a calm expression.

His Divine Sense swept over the Jade Slip. It was a sound transmission Jade Slip, containing few words, sending an invitation.

"The Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate will hold the Grand Ceremony for the Empress's Enfeoffment in ten days…" Wang Lin's expression was normal. He withdrew his Divine Sense from the Jade Slip. The Jade Slip was sent by the dao ancient Imperial Palace, inviting Wang Lin to attend this grand ceremony.

"This Jade Slip being sent clearly means it has Master's approval. From this perspective, this ceremony must be very important to the Dao Ancient Lineage." Wang Lin's eyes showed contemplation.

"This Dao Ancient Imperial Venerate has been selecting a consort for hundreds of years, and now has finally chosen one to be enfeoffed as Empress… Should I go, or not go…?" Wang Lin was currently at a critical point in fusing the metal Origin. He didn't really want to attend this enfeoffment ceremony.

Third update, can there be more monthly votes!!