Chapter 252: Kicking the Sect

Wang Lin smiled faintly and said, "Senior, it's been seven years since we last met, and your demeanor remains as impressive as ever."

The old man's expression grew even stranger. He stared at Wang Lin for a long time, then sighed, a rare hint of admiration appearing in his eyes. He said, "Mortal Transformation… you actually achieved Mortal Transformation!"

Wang Lin picked up the wine pot from the small pot, filled a cup, and after drinking it, said, "Junior is merely struggling among Mortals. How could it compare to Senior's carefree life in the human world?"

The old man took a deep breath, snatched the wine pot, poured himself a cup, and said, "I have seen countless Soul Transformation Cultivators in my life, but you are the first to achieve Mortal Transformation in just six years!"

Wang Lin remained silent, his state of mind completely undisturbed. He merely smiled faintly and watched the actor sing.

The old man stared intently at Wang Lin. After a long while, the admiration in his eyes deepened. He said, "It's not just a physical resemblance, but a spiritual one. Young man, if you can grasp the Concept, then within a hundred years, I can guarantee you will reach Soul Transformation!"

Wang Lin turned his head, took a sip of wine, and asked, "What is a Concept?"

Just as the old man was about to speak, his eyes suddenly darted around, and he chuckled, "Look, when a person gets old and hungry, they can't remember anything."

Wang Lin gave the old man a serious look and chuckled, "Senior, please enjoy the play. Junior bids farewell!" With that, he took the wine pot and stood up, leaving the inn.

The old man was startled, then his eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "Interesting."

Wang Lin carried the wine pot and slowly walked down the street, stepping on fallen leaves, returning to the shop. After opening the shop door, he walked inside.

As soon as his front foot stepped in, the old man's lewd voice came over: "Not bad, so you spent these six years achieving Mortal Transformation here."

The old man appeared behind Wang Lin at some unknown point, followed him in, looked around, and his eyes gradually showed surprise.

Wang Lin showed no surprise at the old man's appearance. Instead, he sat down, drank his wine, and watched the other party.

"Flood Dragon, Fire Spider, Heaven Sound Beast, Bell Drum, Eight-Clawed Blade Beast, Tilun… Tsk tsk, you're quite impressive, young man. You've brought almost all the Yao Beasts from the Cultivation Devil Sea here." The elder's eyes grew more surprised the more he looked, finally sweeping over to a wooden frame in the corner of the shop. With a wave of his right hand, the wooden carvings within the frame flew out one by one.

These wooden carvings were all semi-finished products.

The moment the old man saw these semi-finished products, his gaze suddenly became solemn. He examined them one by one, then finally took a deep breath, looked at Wang Lin, and slowly said, "I truly underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such experiences. These Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators and Yao Beasts, if you hadn't personally fought them, it would be impossible to carve them so lifelike."

Wang Lin smiled faintly, remaining silent, merely drinking his wine quietly, as if everything the other party said had nothing to do with him.

After a brief contemplation, the old man put down the statues in his hand, looked at Wang Lin, and asked, "What is your name?"

"Wang Lin!" Wang Lin said indifferently.

The old man nodded, and with a wave of his right hand, his entire demeanor instantly changed. From a scruffy old fellow, he instantly became majestic. Although his body didn't exude any spiritual power, he possessed a profound, unfathomable presence, like a vast ocean.

Under the pull of the spiritual power within Wang Lin's body, his eyes immediately flashed with a bright light. At this moment, Wang Lin could not see through the old man's cultivation. However, after this bright light flickered, it quickly subsided. Wang Lin took a sip of wine and said, "Senior, this humble hut of mine truly cannot withstand such disturbance. Please restrain yourself."

The old man snorted lightly and said, "Boy, experience this, this is the Concept!"

As he spoke, his entire aura suddenly shifted, and a wild, violent sensation immediately enveloped the entire shop, yet miraculously, it didn't damage a single brick or tile, nor did any of it leak out.

At this moment, the inside and outside of the shop were like two worlds cut off by a knife.

This rampant and violent aura permeated the surroundings. Wang Lin's body involuntarily erupted with powerful spiritual energy to resist it. At this point, his spiritual energy, almost as soon as it flowed, was immediately drawn in by this rampant and violent aura, and in an instant, it was assimilated by this violence, becoming frenzied.

Under this frenzy, a look of horror appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. The spiritual energy within his body was out of control, and he even had a feeling that even his Nascent Soul was, at this moment, forcibly assimilated by the opponent's violent aura. It was as if in this instant, everything he had painstakingly Cultivated for over four hundred years had transformed into a Spell to attack himself.

"This is my Frenzied Realm. I reached Soul Transformation with this Concept back then. Under this Concept, all spiritual energy will be assimilated by the Concept and controlled by me." The old man's voice carried a hint of madness. After glancing at Wang Lin, the Concept immediately dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

In these short few breaths, Wang Lin was already drenched in cold sweat. He took a deep breath, his right hand trembling slightly as he picked up the wine pot and took a large gulp. After a long while, the spiritual energy within his body gradually calmed down.

"Why didn't the Soul Transformation Cultivators I met before have this feeling of Concept?" Wang Lin said after a moment of silence.

The old man was startled, scratched his head, and awkwardly said, "Well… I forgot. Although I controlled my cultivation just now, I still used the Nascent Soul Transformation Stage to activate the Concept, so the power… was a bit too great… Actually, Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators cannot unleash such a Concept; it's just incorporated into some Spells and Divine Abilities. Hehe, my apologies."

Wang Lin gave the old man a wry smile, muttering to himself, "Concept… this is Concept…"

The old man's eyes darted around, and with a shifty look on his face, he whispered, "Using Mortal Transformation to experience the Concepts of various individuals, and through these Concepts, ultimately Breakthrough the Nascent Soul to reach Soul Transformation—this is a process every Cultivator must undergo when they wish to Breakthrough the Nascent Soul. Young man, would you like to experience the Concepts of others? This would be of great benefit to you."

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. To experience the Concepts of other Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators, while somewhat dangerous, offered immense benefits.

He looked at the old man, not agreeing immediately, but slowly said, "What price do I have to pay?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, patted his chest, and said, "Price? No price at all! With me protecting you, we can walk sideways in this Fourth-Grade Cultivation Country, no problem!"

Wang Lin remained silent, merely looking at the old man.

Gradually, the old man awkwardly scratched his head and said, "Well… I think these statues of yours are pretty good… this…"

"Alright, they're all yours!" Wang Lin said decisively.

The old man rolled his eyes, a little annoyed, and patted his chest, saying, "What do I want these low-grade Magic Treasures for? Only those semi-finished products are somewhat interesting, but they're useless to me. Alright, I'll just say it directly: Don't you feel moved by how handsome, dashing, wise, mighty, and heroic I am? Don't you think I'm a very suitable candidate to be made into a wooden carving?"

When the old man first spoke, he was still a bit red-faced, but by the end, he became excited, patting his chest loudly.

Wang Lin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright! But my cultivation isn't high enough yet. I'll have to wait until after Soul Transformation to make your wooden carving more perfect."

The old man immediately became happy, repeatedly saying, "No rush, no rush. You must carve out my most perfect side. En… right, I want a nude carving. You must carve me perfectly! How about this, make a few more, a hundred! One hundred it is!"

The old man felt delighted, secretly thinking that in the future, when he went to brothels or met beautiful women, he would present his statues. This way, these beauties would surely remember him for a lifetime.

Especially when he imagined those beautiful women holding his wooden carvings in their arms, their eyes revealing traces of charm, the old man immediately became excited. The more he looked at Wang Lin, the more pleasing he found him. With a grab of his large hand, he moved Wang Lin's body, and the two disappeared from the shop.

When they reappeared, they were already tens of thousands of miles away from the capital, in the clouds high in the sky.

Wang Lin's Divine Sense swept out, and his heart was immediately filled with shock. He roughly estimated that this single teleportation covered a distance of one hundred thousand miles. Such a cultivation was truly astonishing, filling him with a sense of dread.

One must know that even a Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, relying solely on their own cultivation for teleportation, could only cover a thousand miles. Although Wang Lin didn't know how far one could teleport after reaching Soul Transformation, it was clearly not one hundred thousand miles.

Wang Lin analyzed that even a Nascent Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator probably couldn't casually teleport one hundred thousand miles, and most importantly, the old man wasn't alone; he had brought Wang Lin along. Thus, his apprehension towards the old man deepened.

The old man was panting at this moment; teleporting a hundred thousand miles was no small burden for him. However, upon seeing Wang Lin's shocked expression, he immediately raised his chin proudly, feigning a sigh of emotion, and said, "Alas, I'm getting old, and my body isn't what it used to be. A single teleportation only covers a mere hundred thousand li. How shameful." Although the old man said this, even a young Mortal could see the strong sense of triumph on his face.

Wang Lin remained silent.

After a long while, the old man, still panting, his triumphant expression gradually fading, said in annoyance, "Boy, have you ever seen such a long-distance teleportation before?"

"No," Wang Lin said truthfully.

"Then you see how amazing I, an old man, am, and you don't even say a word?" The old man glared, thinking to himself that he had exerted so much effort, almost using all his strength from visiting brothels, yet this kid had no reaction at all.

Wang Lin gave the old man a strange look and said, "Senior's cultivation is truly the most remarkable Junior has ever witnessed. I am impressed!"

The old man snorted lightly and boasted, "I'll take you on a million-li teleportation sometime, to show you what's what." After speaking, he pointed to the Void Realm in the distance and added, "That's the White Cloud Sect. Let's go, I'll take you to kick their sect."

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