Chapter 260: Snow Domain Cultivators (Third update, delivered!)

Wang Lin waved his right hand, and the shop door opened silently. A tall figure wearing a straw raincoat appeared outside the shop. This person was covered in thick snow and, without a word, stepped into the shop.

Wang Lin glanced at him and said calmly, "After more than ten years, Fellow Daoist is still well!"

The man laughed heartily, took off his straw raincoat, revealing a rather imposing face with very prominent ears. This person was none other than the Big-Eared Cultivator, Zhou Wutai.

He shook the straw raincoat in his hand, and the snowflakes on it immediately scattered, carried by a gentle breeze, all floating outside. Not a single flake landed inside Wang Lin's shop.

Placing the straw raincoat aside, Zhou Wutai walked to the chair opposite Wang Lin and sat down. The moment he sat, the shop door closed silently.

After sitting down, Zhou Wutai grabbed the wine pot Wang Lin had placed aside and, without using a cup, took a big gulp.

Wang Lin swept his gaze over him. Compared to ten years ago, Zhou Wutai had a few more wrinkles between his brows, indicating that something had been bothering him greatly during these past ten years. As for his cultivation, it had also improved since then, but it was still a bit inferior to Wang Lin's.

After all, the Heavenly Dao of Reincarnation that Wang Lin had experienced brought him deeper insights.

After taking a large drink, the Big-Eared Cultivator Zhou Wutai suddenly stared intently at the three wooden carvings on a shelf not far away. These three wooden carvings were of the three individuals from the White Cloud Sect. When Zhou Wutai had visited back then, there were only two wooden carvings; now, there was one more.

His gaze was fixed on the additional wooden carving. Gradually, a look of surprise appeared on his face. With a flick of his right hand, the wooden carving flew into his grasp. He examined it carefully for a long time before gently setting it down, his gaze towards Wang Lin filled with complex emotions.

After a long while, he sighed lightly and said with a bitter smile, "Brother Wang, you are indeed one step ahead of me. I've been stuck in the same place for the past ten years…"

Wang Lin's expression was calm. He flipped his right hand, and another wine pot appeared. After taking a sip, he shook his head and said, "It was merely a lucky coincidence!"

Zhou Wutai sighed, looking down at the wooden carving, and slowly said, "Junior Martial Uncle Qing Song's Concept of Time has already been carved out by you. This wooden carving is already equivalent to a top-tier Magic Treasure among those in the Nascent Soul Stage. Ten years ago, Brother Wang couldn't have done this. To make such progress in just a mere decade, I am impressed!"

Wang Lin smiled faintly and said, "If you like it, it's yours!"

Zhou Wutai was stunned. The complex emotions in his eyes deepened. He looked at Wang Lin, then at the wooden carving, and finally hesitated. He took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch, gently placed it aside, and said, "Thank you!"

His hostility towards Wang Lin involuntarily lessened. To casually give away such a treasure, this level of mental state was something ordinary people could never possess. He believed that with this wooden carving, even if he couldn't truly comprehend the Concept of Time, he could still gain some insight, however small.

However, his only struggle was how to choose, as the insight he was currently pursuing differed greatly from the Concept of Time on this wooden carving. This created a bit of a dilemma.

After a long while, he suddenly paused, looked up at Wang Lin, and smiled bitterly again, saying, "Brother Wang, I admit defeat! Please don't always give me other obsessions. Alas, I don't want this wooden carving. This Jade Slip, I'll also give to you. It records a Soul Transformation Stage Divine Ability Spell."

Wang Lin's eyes gleamed with surprise. He carefully observed Zhou Wutai. His gift of the wooden carving to this person had a hidden meaning, but this person immediately reacted, giving up the opportunity to comprehend the Concept of Time and instead steadfastly maintaining his original path of returning to mortality. Wang Lin had seen few such individuals in his life.

He nodded with a smile and said, "Since that's the case, I won't be overly modest." With that, he picked up the Jade Slip, swept his Divine Sense over it, and subtly placed it aside.

Zhou Wutai reluctantly glanced at the wooden carving, then gritted his teeth, forcing himself not to look again. His expression grew slightly solemn as he said, "Brother Wang, have you noticed anything unusual about the heavy snow recently?"

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, looking at the wine pot in his hand, and slowly said, "This snow is clearly not a natural phenomenon…"

Zhou Wutai's eyes flashed. "That's right. There's a trace of Killing Intent within these snowflakes. Now, the entire Four Sects Alliance territory is covered by this snow, and the Killing Intent has grown dense."

Wang Lin's expression remained as usual, as if these matters had nothing to do with him; he simply listened quietly.

Zhou Wutai looked at Wang Lin and continued, "Several Seniors from the Four Sects have already investigated and finally discovered a one-way Teleportation Rift of the Snow Domain Cultivators, hidden by a Restriction, high in the sky, tens of thousands of miles up!"

"Snow Domain Cultivators?" This was the first time Wang Lin had heard that term.

Zhou Wutai took a deep breath and said, "These Snow Domain Cultivators are also from a fourth-grade Cultivation Country, but their territory is located in the extreme north, covered in ice and snow. The Divine Abilities and Spells they cultivate are often related to ice and snow. Therefore, whenever the Snow Domain Country invades other cultivation Countries, they first activate this one-way Teleportation Formation, causing the enemy's territory to be enveloped in ice and snow, and then they launch a large-scale invasion."

After Zhou Wutai finished speaking, he waved his right hand backward, and the shop door immediately opened. He grabbed a cluster of snowflakes from the air and brought them before Wang Lin. At the same time, he formed Hand Seals with his left hand, and instantly, a fist-sized fireball formed, emitting waves of intense heat.

"Brother Wang, please observe!"

As he spoke, he pressed the fireball and the snow cluster together in his hand. Instantly, the fireball emitted wisps of smoke and actually extinguished, while the snow cluster remained unharmed, not melting in the slightest.

Wang Lin was immediately moved; this was something he had not expected!

"This snow won't melt… When the snowflakes accumulate into a plain across the entire Four Sects Alliance territory, that will be the day the Snow Domain Cultivators attack!" Zhou Wutai's voice was deep and solemn.

Wang Lin remained silent, not speaking.

"Brother Wang, I am here today on behalf of the Four Sects Alliance to invite you to join. With your cultivation, once you join, you will greatly strengthen the Four Sects Alliance!" Zhou Wutai said sincerely.

Wang Lin glanced at him and slowly said, "I am merely a Nascent Soul Cultivator. There should be many within the Four Sects whose cultivation is higher than mine; I don't seem to be indispensable."

Zhou Wutai smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Brother Wang, don't underestimate yourself. With your current Realm, in just a few years, once you reach Soul Transformation, you will add another Soul Transformation Cultivator to our Four Sects. This is the main reason I came to invite you!"

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Why do the Snow Domain Cultivators want to go to war with the Four Sects Alliance?"

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