Chapter 2024: Lights Dim, Cannot Find (Third Update)

Chapter 2024: Lights Dim, Cannot Find… (Third Update)

While Emperor Jiu and others used Secret Techniques and Divine Abilities to witness that battle, Wang Lin arrived on the Immortal Clan's land. In Northern State, he gazed at this somewhat familiar land, a sense of emotion rising in his heart.

"Hundreds of years ago, I left here for the Ancient Clan… Today, I have returned." Wang Lin sighed lightly. As his gaze swept, his Divine Sense spread out, abruptly extending towards the seventy-two states of the Immortal Clan's land. Moments later, all seventy-two states were within Wang Lin's Divine Sense.

As his Divine Sense spread, a smile slowly appeared on Wang Lin's face. His cultivation back then prevented him from finding those old acquaintances in such a way.

But now, as the number one person in the Immortal Astral Continent, he could do it.

"Zhou Yi and Qing Shuang's cultivation has improved… That Medicinal Pill, I wonder if he still keeps it…" Wang Lin's Divine Sense swept past without stopping.

"This is… Situ…" Wang Lin's smile widened, as if he had seen something.

"He should be Hong Shanzi… Even after Reincarnation, he's still the same.

"Zhou Ru… This child didn't embark on the path of cultivation. In these hundreds, almost a thousand years, she must have Reincarnated countless times…" Wang Lin looked into the distance, his expression gentle.

"Thirteen… He was already an excellent person, and now his cultivation is impressive. From his appearance, it seems he's close…"

"Big Head, this pitiful person in the Immortal Cave Realm, who hides his inner fragility with a fierce demeanor, is still the same here…"

"This is… Shen Gonghu? He actually became a Sect Master!" Wang Lin showed a hint of surprise.

"Is she Hong Die…? That mark couldn't be wrong…"

"Qing Lin… He also didn't choose cultivation, but like a Mortal, Reincarnated several times…"

"Senior Brother Qing Shui… Eh?" Wang Lin's expression suddenly solidified. He looked carefully to the west, where he sensed Qing Shui's location. However, the mark on Qing Shui's body was already faint and almost imperceptible. If Wang Lin's current cultivation hadn't been far superior to what it once was, he wouldn't have even noticed it.

"If Senior Brother Qing Shui's mark completely dissipates, then even if I sweep with my Divine Sense, I won't be able to find him among countless people… Fortunately, there's still a trace of his mark left."

Wang Lin murmured, his Divine Sense continuously searching the seventy-two states of the Immortal Clan's land. He had done the same before leaving the Ancient Clan's land, but found no trace of any old acquaintances.

In his heart, there was a complex figure, a silhouette belonging to a woman named Li Qianmei.

"None…" Wang Lin's Divine Sense swept through the seventy-two states of the Immortal Clan repeatedly. He found almost everyone, except one… her.

"Still none…" Wang Lin couldn't remember how many times he had searched. He searched again and again, but the result was still the same; he couldn't find Li Qianmei's mark, couldn't find Li Qianmei herself.

Just like when he searched in the Ancient Clan before, there was nothing… "How could there be nothing!" Wang Lin's expression was restless. His body swayed, and he stood between heaven and earth, his Divine Sense erupting with full force. This time, he not only covered the Immortal Clan, but even the vast basin, even the Ancient Clan's land, all covered by his current cultivation.

Searching again and again, Divine Sense pervading repeatedly, but in the end, he still couldn't find Li Qianmei's mark… Wang Lin's face turned pale. He couldn't find her.

"Could there have been an accident during her Reincarnation…?" Wang Lin's heart suddenly ached. He couldn't forget this woman named Li Qianmei, her pale face and gentle gaze.

It was for him that she came to the Immortal Astral Continent. For him, she left her father, alone, Reincarnating and silently waiting for the man she loved to come and find her one day, to unlock her memories.

"Impossible!" Wang Lin's Divine Sense spread out again. For a full day, his Divine Sense swept over almost every inch of land on the Immortal Astral Continent, but in the end, it was still… fruitless.

Wang Lin clutched his chest, feeling the pain. He stared blankly at the heavens, then suddenly burst into laughter, but the laughter carried a hint of anger, an anger towards the sky!

"You allowed me to find Li Muwan's soul, but made me lose Li Qianmei's figure. Is this fate?! Is this heaven toying with people?!"

I don't believe it, I will eventually find her!!" Wang Lin roared up at the sky, his roar echoing loudly and lingering for a long time.

"With Master's help, the possibility of an accident during Reincarnation is small. The greatest possibility that I cannot find her now… is that she, even earlier than Senior Brother Qing Shui, independently recovered her past life's memories, causing the mark to dissipate…" Wang Lin closed his eyes. After his analysis, this conjecture was almost certain to be the case.

With his eyes closed, he seemed to vaguely see a woman in white, in some unfamiliar place, looking up at the sky, tears streaming from her eyes.

She had recalled her past life long ago, but chose to avoid him… or perhaps, she herself did not want to see Wang Lin… The sky gradually turned dark. Wang Lin stood in mid-air, opened his eyes, a trace of sorrow and bewilderment in them. In silence, he walked forward, slowly disappearing into the darkness, leaving no trace.

Immortal Clan Continent, Western State, Yuntao State.

In the northern part of this state, there was a Sect. This Sect was not large, only considered a small Sect within Yuntao State. In the early morning, amidst the breathing exercises of many Disciples, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged in a secret room behind the Sect's mountain.

This man had a resolute face, filled with coldness. He wore black clothes, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and slowly breathed. Ripples of Qi emanated from his body, enveloping the surroundings and revealing that this man's cultivation had already reached the Peak of the Second Step, seemingly only a thin line away from the Third Step.

As the fastest Cultivator in the Furnace Gold Sect for a thousand years, he enjoyed extremely high prestige within the Sect. In a thousand years, he had Cultivated to this level, and was even personally taught by the Grand Elder of the Furnace Gold Sect.

If merely high cultivation was all, it would be one thing, but this person was also decisive in killing, and had a considerable reputation in Yuntao State. He had even once killed a powerful expert who had just stepped into the Third Step, making his name known to many Sects.

Especially his ruthlessness, which was even more decisive than some Third Step mighty figures. Of those who fought him, nine out of ten were sure to die by his hand.

Such slaughter not only made him the number one among the younger generation in the Furnace Gold Sect, but even some ordinary Elders were startled by the Evil Qi emanating from him.

His name was Wang Shi, the 'Shi' of stone.

He was an orphan, unaware of who his parents were, picked up by an old Daoist of the Furnace Gold Sect, and grew up there. He only knew that during his meditations, he would vaguely see a tall figure from behind, a figure that felt familiar and warm, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never clearly see the face of this figure.

Even in the earliest days, this figure was blurry, and only became gradually clearer as his cultivation improved. He had a feeling that if he could reach the Third Step, perhaps he would be able to see the figure's appearance.

This was the reason for his frantic cultivation!

"Wang Shi!" At this moment, as he meditated, a voice came from outside the secret room. Immediately after, a ball of light flew in, dispersing before him to form a phantom figure, an old man.

The man opened his eyes, looked at the old man, his expression respectful, and bowed.

"Greetings, Grand Elder."

"You still refuse to call me Master…?" The phantom figure frowned. This Disciple was very strange to him. He had wanted to take this person as a Disciple back then, but the other party remained silent and did not agree. This displeased him, but as time passed, this person's cultivation speed became faster and faster, which again drew his attention. He stopped considering making him his Disciple, but still personally taught him Divine Abilities.

Now, after many years, they had the reality of a Master-Disciple relationship, but Wang Shi had never uttered the word 'Master'.

Wang Shi himself didn't know why. He always felt that his Master wasn't the person in front of him, but he was confused as to who it was.

"Never mind, get ready. Three days from now, go down the mountain and visit Dao Cloud Sect on my behalf to deliver a congratulatory gift." The phantom figure shook his head and gradually disappeared.

Wang Shi respectfully assented. After the phantom figure dissipated, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes. After a long while, he sighed lightly, his expression once again replaced by resolve. Just as he was about to sit cross-legged again, a sigh suddenly came from behind him.

The sigh came too suddenly, causing Wang Shi's body to tremble abruptly, but he did not rashly turn around. He knew that the other party could arrive without him noticing, and even his Master couldn't detect them, clearly indicating their extremely profound cultivation.

"Who is Your Excellency!" Wang Shi said in a deep voice.

"Tell me, why are you called Wang Shi, and who gave you that name?" A gentle voice came from behind Wang Shi. When the voice reached Wang Shi's ears, for some reason, his heart trembled, as if it was extremely familiar, as if some memories were about to awaken. His eyes involuntarily became bewildered, and he subconsciously spoke.

"I… I'm an orphan. I gave myself the name… I feel like I should be surnamed Wang…"

Behind him, there was silence. Wang Shi's eyes flickered, and he took this opportunity to suddenly turn around, seeing a young man in white standing behind him. The young man had white hair and was looking at him gently, his gaze like that of an Elder looking at a nephew or niece.

After clearly seeing the appearance of the person before him, Wang Shi's body trembled, his mind roared, and the figure from his dream appeared in his mind, gradually overlapping with this person.

"You… you…" The confusion in his eyes grew even thicker.

Wang Lin sighed lightly, raised his right hand, and pointed at the center of the other party's brow in the Void Realm. With this point, Wang Shi's mind shook like a surging tide. Amidst the continuous roar, his memories suddenly recovered!

"Master… Master!!! Thirteen greets Master!" Tears streamed from the man's eyes. He knelt before Wang Lin without hesitation, his expression filled with excitement.

Third update, a burst today, one more update to come!