Chapter 320: Return

Within this vortex, lightning surged madly, like ten thousand silver snakes spreading out with thunderous roars.

"Not good!" The old man's expression changed drastically. He grabbed the Disciple beside him and retreated rapidly. At the same time, he formed a hand seal with his right hand, and an Eight Trigrams Mirror immediately flew out from his Storage Pouch. As soon as the mirror appeared, it hovered in front of him, spinning rapidly.

With several cracking sounds, the Eight Trigrams Mirror immediately cracked and instantly shattered.

The old man had no time for heartache. Using the moment of its shattering, he retreated several more zhang, but the thunder in the sky came fiercely, roaring towards him.

Despair filled the old man's eyes. Gritting his teeth, he pushed the young girl and shouted, "Go! Master will block for you, hurry and leave!"

"Master!" The young girl's eyes reddened, and she was about to speak.

But just then, the overwhelming lightning that had been rushing towards them suddenly paused, then immediately contracted into a spherical shape. At the same time, this Ball of Electric Light flickered, and in the alternating light and dark, a young man in white robes walked out from within it.

The old man and his Disciple stared blankly at the scene before them, speechless for a long time.

The white-robed young man who emerged from the lightning looked as usual. He glanced around, took a deep breath, and finally fixed his gaze on the Master and Disciple.

This white-robed young man was precisely Wang Lin!

"Vermilion Bird Star, I'm back!" Wang Lin muttered to himself, then looked at the old man and young girl who were "greeting" him, and smiled gently, "Fellow Daoist, has anything major happened recently on this Vermilion Bird Star?"

According to Wang Lin's analysis, Hong Die returning to Vermilion Bird Star with a severed arm would likely cause some commotion.

The old man stood in front of the young girl and said cautiously and respectfully, "Senior, there have been quite a few incidents on Vermilion Bird Star recently. What major event are you referring to?"

Wang Lin smiled faintly and said, "What incidents? Tell me about them."

Before the old man could speak, the young girl behind him immediately said in a clear voice, "The biggest thing, of course, is this person, Ceng Niu!"

"Ceng Niu?" Wang Lin was startled. He rubbed his nose, and with an inner thought, he immediately understood.

"Yes, the biggest thing on Vermilion Bird Star right now is Ceng Niu. Hong Die's severed arm was caused by him," the young girl said immediately, disregarding her Master's repeated glares.

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then smiled faintly. This matter was already within his expectations, so hearing it now didn't surprise him. He casually asked, "What does this Ceng Niu look like? Has Vermilion Bird Country issued a warrant for his arrest?"

The young girl was about to speak but was stopped by her Master. The old man looked at Wang Lin cautiously and said respectfully, "Senior, Vermilion Bird Country has not issued any warrant for Ceng Niu's arrest."

Wang Lin chuckled, bypassed the old man, glanced at the young girl, patted his Storage Pouch, took out a small bottle of Medicinal Pills, threw it forward, and smiled, "Little girl, you speak your mind, that's good, better than your Master. This bottle of Medicinal Pills will be of great benefit to your Core Formation. It's for you!" After speaking, Wang Lin moved and vanished from the spot.

With his disappearance, the lightning vortex in the sky slowly dissipated, and rain once again fell from the heavens.

The old man took a deep breath, his mind still unsettled. Although the young man had always worn a gentle smile, he had a feeling as if he was facing a Heavenly God. With a raise of the opponent's hand, he would turn into smoke and vanish.

"Master, what kind of Medicinal Pill is this?" The young girl looked at the medicine bottle in her hand and asked curiously.

The old man took it, opened it, and his expression immediately changed drastically. He quickly poured out a single pill, sniffed it, and instantly his body trembled. With extreme speed, he poured the Medicinal Pill back into the bottle, quickly put it into his Storage Pouch, and, pulling the young girl, hurriedly left the place.

The young girl was puzzled. She couldn't help but ask once they had run more than ten li away.

The old man took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with excitement, and said, "Disciple, if that person didn't take the wrong Medicinal Pills, then he must be a practitioner of Spells and Divine Abilities. This Medicinal Pill is called Earth Shattering Pill. For Core Formation Cultivators, its effect is truly incredible. There are three pills in this bottle, and these three Medicinal Pills could absolutely cause a killing calamity in our Shuilu Country!"

The young girl was dumbfounded.

What the Master and Disciple didn't know was that the vast majority of these Earth Shattering Pills had been devoured by Wang Lin's Mosquito Beasts.

Wang Lin traveled between heaven and earth. His direction was the State of Chu near the Devil Cultivation Sea. He hadn't returned for many years. Now that his great revenge was avenged and his trip to the Immortal Realm was over, it was time to go home… "If the Return Cauldron hadn't had a slight malfunction, I would have been back sooner. I didn't expect to be teleported to a deserted planet." Wang Lin thought to himself.

Actually, he should have returned a few days ago, but after entering the Return Cauldron, during the Teleportation, an unexpected change occurred, and the location was deviated. He was actually teleported to a planet without any Life Qi.

Speaking of this planet, it wasn't far from Vermilion Bird Star. As the sky gradually darkened, Wang Lin could see that planet when he looked up.

"So this moon is also a planet, just much smaller." Wang Lin took a deep breath, increased his speed, and transformed into a long rainbow, rushing away.

"It's a pity I only paused briefly on that moon before being teleported again. There's no spiritual energy on that moon, but there's a strange fluctuation. When my cultivation is deeper, I must go and explore it." Wang Lin's eyes flashed as he thought to himself.

Wang Lin traveled day and night without stopping, rushing on his way. After all, this place was too far from the State of Chu. In his helplessness, he had no choice but to use the Ancient Teleportation Formations several times, which greatly reduced the journey.

As for the Star Compass, Wang Lin found that it could only be used in the void or in space. On Vermilion Bird Star, it couldn't be activated.

"The Star Compass is missing a corner, and it also lacks a certain material. I wonder if it can be used on Vermilion Bird Star if fully repaired. If it can, then even if I encounter a Nascent Soul Transformation stage Cultivator, I can escape."

"Also, why hasn't Vermilion Bird Country issued a warrant? This matter is strange." As Wang Lin flew, he patted his Storage Pouch, took out a Straw Hat, and put it on his head.

"Many of the Formation Restrictions within this Straw Hat cannot be activated. This time, after returning to the State of Chu, I must put some effort into researching it properly. And the Restriction Banner, with the swords of the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples, I can definitely add many more offensive Restrictions. It's just a pity that I only obtained three of these swords!"

Of the Great Luo Sword Sect's swords, Wang Lin killed one person and obtained one. As for the other two, he unintentionally acquired them when collecting Storage Pouches with Chi Hu in the void.

"Cultivating in seclusion, reaching the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation, finding Materials to repair the Star Compass, researching the Straw Hat, perfecting the Restriction Banner—there are simply too many things to do…" Wang Lin gave a bitter smile.

"And Tuosen from the Ancient God Land, so many years have passed, I wonder what level his cultivation has reached. I must possess the strength to protect myself before he emerges from the Ancient God Land!" Wang Lin thought to himself.

Thinking of Tuosen, Wang Lin couldn't help but think of Tian Yunzi.

"I didn't expect to meet my future Master on this trip to the Immortal Realm. This Senior Tian Yunzi is actually an enemy of the Great Luo Sword Sect. That middle-aged man who could use Evil Qi Crystal Stones in the battle with Chi Hu is also a Disciple of Tian Yunzi. I just don't know if he is a Disciple of the Senior… If my cultivation is sufficient in the future and I go to Tian Yun Star, I wonder if this person will bear a grudge against me…" Wang Lin frowned.

"That Green-Robed Old Man from the Great Luo Sword Sect has extremely strong cultivation. Could he be a Soul Transformation Cultivator? It's a pity I haven't seen a Soul Transformation Old Monster, so I can't analyze it. However, from his words, his cultivation seems to be slightly inferior to Tian Yunzi's. In that case, what level of cultivation does Senior Tian Yunzi, who is preparing to take me as a Named Disciple for a hundred years, possess? I was right beside them at the time; I wonder if Senior Tian Yunzi noticed…" Wang Lin thought to himself.

"This trip to the Immortal Realm has been quite fruitful, but the presence of the female corpse within the Immortal Jade Pagoda is a bit troublesome. Since I promised Senior Zhou Yi to do something, I cannot go back on my word. I just wonder what the outcome was after Senior Zhou Yi pursued the Green-Robed Old Man…" As Wang Lin flew, thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind.

"Rain Immortal Sword… After returning to the State of Chu, I must see if I can retrieve it from the Pagoda."

Wang Lin took a deep breath, paused in mid-air, and descended. In front of him was an Ancient Teleportation Formation. Wang Lin, feeling a pang of heartache, took out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, placed it inside, and after activating it, his figure disappeared.

A million li away, Wang Lin's figure appeared. He touched his Storage Pouch and thought to himself, "I don't have many Top-Grade Spirit Stones left. Fortunately, the Storage Pouches I plundered this time contained some Top-Grade Spirit Stones, but after splitting them with Chi Hu, I only have less than twenty. It's better to use them sparingly; these Top-Grade Spirit Stones will surely have other uses in the future."

Wang Lin didn't stop for a moment. He immediately teleported out and continued on his journey.

Time slowly passed. A month later, Wang Lin stood outside another Ancient Teleportation Formation, touched his Storage Pouch, and was about to take out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone when his heart suddenly stirred. After sweeping his Divine Sense and finding no one around, he took a deep breath and cautiously took out an Immortal Jade!

"The quality of Immortal Jade should be higher than Top-Grade Spirit Stones. I wonder if it can be used to activate the Ancient Teleportation Formation…" Wang Lin pondered for a moment, then placed the Immortal Jade into the Formation.

The moment the Immortal Jade was placed into the Formation, the Formation immediately glowed with an unprecedented brilliance. Immediately after, the Formation vibrated violently, and rows of fine cracks actually appeared around it.

At the same time, a phantom image silently appeared before Wang Lin. In this image, there were eight flashing light points, one of which emitted pulsating halos.

Wang Lin's expression froze. Seeing the cracks around the Formation becoming more and more severe, he had no time to think deeply. His eyes flashed, and he tapped on one of the light points.

Immediately, with a loud bang, the Formation instantly collapsed. At the moment of collapse, the Immortal Jade on it immediately sprang up and was caught by Wang Lin. At the same time, his body was enveloped by a strange power rising from within the Formation, and in the blink of an eye, he disappeared.

After Wang Lin disappeared, a gust of wind blew over this Ancient Teleportation Formation, and it immediately turned into flying ash and dispersed, leaving only shallow traces on the ground.