Chapter 335 Vermilion Bird Country

Chapter 335 Vermilion Bird Country (Second Update)

After finishing all this, Wang Lin made a grasping motion in the air with his right hand. Immediately, the stone basin containing the severed arm began to squirm and shrink, sealing itself shut.

At this very moment, in a picturesque place within the Vermilion Bird Country, Hong Die was sitting cross-legged on a lotus leaf above a pool of water, meditating with her eyes closed.

Surrounded by clear waters and green mountains, it felt like a fairyland, with some Spirit Beasts occasionally appearing.

In the pool, several carp with extremely long whiskers swam slowly, their eyes revealing a glimmer of intelligence; clearly, they already possessed sentience.

Hong Die wore red gauze robes, but her right arm was nothing more than an empty sleeve.

On a lotus leaf three zhang away in front of her sat another person—a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance and an heroic, extraordinary air.

He looked at Hong Die, his eyes revealing a trace of tenderness, and said softly, "Junior Sister Hong Die, I have already retrieved the Spirit of the East Sea for you, which can allow your severed arm to undergo Rebirth. Why do you not use it?"

Hong Die opened her eyes and said indifferently, "Every time I see my empty right sleeve, my desire to kill Ceng Niu grows by three parts. Until Ceng Niu is killed, this arm will never be restored. Senior Brother, there is no need to persuade me."

"Ceng Niu!" A flash of killing intent crossed the middle-aged man's eyes.

"This Ceng Niu wanted to ruin my Dao Heart, but he did not expect that by using the hatred of my severed arm, my Dao Heart would not be damaged, but rather reach greater Perfection. This time, Vermilion Bird Mountain wants me to battle him; it is exactly what I desire!" Hong Die looked up into the distance.

"Hmph, if not for the orders from Vermilion Bird Mountain, I would have already left the mountain to capture this Ceng Niu and bring him before you to kill as you please." The middle-aged man's gaze flickered with a sharp expression.

Just as Hong Die was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed. A black line appeared from between her brows, and within this black line, a red light shone through, immediately spreading.

Hong Die instantly pressed her left hand to her forehead, her complexion shifting between pale and flushed. After a long while, the black line between her brows slowly receded. Hong Die opened her eyes, her gaze revealing deep hatred.

"This Ceng Niu actually used my severed arm for sacrificial refining, wanting to harm me with it!"

Hong Die used her left hand to perform Hand Seals, repeatedly casting several Dharma Seals, all of which landed between her brows. After a long time, she stood up with a gloomy expression, struggled for a moment, and then sat down again.

"Junior Sister, I will go kill this Ceng Niu. Even if Vermilion Bird Mountain opposes it, by the time I have killed him, the most they can do is punish me with a century of seclusion." The middle-aged man's eyes revealed a trace of heartache as he stood up and turned to leave.

"Senior Brother, stay your steps. This Ceng Niu, if he is to be killed, only I can do it. Vermilion Bird Mountain has already sent messages twice; if you insist, I fear it will not be as simple as a century of seclusion," Hong Die said softly.

The middle-aged man's gaze was gloomy. After a moment of silence, he sat down. However, after sitting down, he immediately took out a Jade Slip, placed it against his forehead to imprint it, and then threw it away.

"I will not show my face, but I will send some low-level Cultivation Countries to take action. In this way, Vermilion Bird Mountain cannot do anything to me."

Hong Die did not speak; she closed her eyes and used all her strength to Seal the black line hidden between her brows.

In the eastern part of the Vermilion Bird Country, there was a mountain. This mountain was shaped like a Vermilion Bird, and thus it was called Vermilion Bird Mountain.

This Vermilion Bird Mountain was the Holy Land of the entire Vermilion Bird Country. All decisions regarding the Vermilion Bird Country needed to be approved by Vermilion Bird Mountain before they could be implemented.

On this day, a young man in white clothes arrived at the foot of Vermilion Bird Mountain. He wore a difficult expression and paced back and forth for a long time before gritting his teeth and ascending the steps.

Outside a palace midway up Vermilion Bird Mountain, the young man in white stopped, knelt on one knee, and said loudly, "Disciple, White-Robed Deacon Sun Yushan, requests an audience with the Elder."

After a long while, a voice came from within the palace.

"What is it?"

"Disciple was previously ordered to go to the Chu Country to find Ceng Niu and deliver the challenge letter. This Ceng Niu did not accept the letter, but instead postponed it for ten years." Sun Yushan did not dare to lie and told the truth exactly as it happened.

"Hmph! This Ceng Niu does not know what is good for him. You may withdraw; someone will naturally bring him here!" the voice from within the palace said grimly.

Sweat appeared on Sun Yushan's forehead, and he hurriedly stood up and withdrew.

"Zi Wu, go and bring this Ceng Niu here!" The voice from within the palace rang out, and immediately a figure appeared outside the palace. The person's body was covered by a layer of mist, making it impossible to see his face.

"Alive or dead?" Zi Wu said lazily.

"As you wish!" came the voice from within the palace.

"Fine." Zi Wu turned around and was about to leave.

But at this very moment, a fire-red radiance suddenly came from the top of Vermilion Bird Mountain and entered the palace.

"Wait a moment!" The voice from within the palace said slowly, with a hint of surprise.

After a long while, a soft snort came from within the palace, and it said, "Forget it, you do not need to go. Wait for him for ten years!"

Zi Wu shrugged his shoulders, flashed his body, and disappeared from Vermilion Bird Mountain.

Inside the palace, an old man with completely white hair and eyebrows held a fire-red Jade Slip in his hand, muttering to himself, "What exactly is Ceng Niu's identity to actually make him intervene three times in a row?"

At this moment, Wang Lin was sitting cross-legged in the valley. In front of him was a war chariot covered in sharp spikes.

Wang Lin looked at the war chariot, his expression shifting uncertainly. After a long while, his gaze flashed, and he flicked the Beast-Taming Ring on his right hand. Immediately, the Thunder Frog within it materialized and landed to the side with a 'bang'.

The Thunder Frog's injuries had completely healed. After it appeared, it looked at Wang Lin with a trace of gratitude.

If not for Wang Lin's help, it would surely have died from its injuries this time.

"Thunder Frog, I am going to take back the Beast-Taming Ring. If you are willing to follow me, you will stay by my side from now on. If you are not willing, you may leave on your own. How about that?" Wang Lin looked at the Thunder Frog and said softly.

The Thunder Frog nodded.

Wang Lin performed Hand Seals with both hands and cast several Spiritual Spells onto the Beast-Taming Ring. Immediately, countless symbols flashed upon the bronze ring. These symbols slowly floated out from it, growing larger and larger.

Eventually, a strange scene formed in front of Wang Lin. Countless symbols formed a circle; the outermost symbols were the largest, and they became smaller and smaller inward. At the center point of this circle was the Beast-Taming Ring.

"Release!" Wang Lin shouted softly. Immediately, these symbols rotated rapidly. Gradually, a wisp of green Qi floated out from the Beast-Taming Ring, passing through each symbol as if breaking out of a maze, drilling out and merging into the Thunder Frog's body.

The Thunder Frog immediately roared, its body trembling, and its eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light.

The symbols of the Beast-Taming Ring did not disappear but continued to rotate.

Wang Lin did not look at the Thunder Frog but focused his gaze on the war chariot. He performed Hand Seals with his right hand and pointed at it. Immediately, a ball of black mist rose from the war chariot. Within the black mist, two increasingly bright gazes appeared, followed by bursts of roaring from within. The black mist dissipated, revealing the Soul Beast of the war chariot.

This was the smallest of the Soul Beasts from the three war chariots. It had originally been Sealed by Wang Lin. Now that it had awakened, its fierce eyes immediately locked onto Wang Lin, revealing bursts of tyrannical intent.

Its head was triangular, its body resembled an ox, and its tail was like a Dragon, with a mouth, nose, and eyes at the end.

Wang Lin's gaze was calm. He bit his fingertip, drew out a drop of fresh blood, and let it fall onto the Beast-Taming Ring. He then pointed at the Soul Beast of the war chariot. Immediately, the Beast-Taming Ring shook, and those symbols on its periphery instantly surged forth, transforming into a long rainbow composed of countless symbols, which began to rotate around the Soul Beast.

The Soul Beast roared repeatedly, wanting to struggle, but at that moment, black iron chains flew out from the war chariot, locking the beast in place.

The long rainbow formed by those symbols immediately descended, imprinting onto the Soul Beast one by one, flashing with golden light.

The Soul Beast's roaring became even more intense. Some of the iron chains locking it even began to break, but more iron chains immediately flew out from the war chariot, locking it firmly in place.

Eventually, all the symbols were imprinted onto the Soul Beast. The Soul Beast gradually stopped struggling, but the fierce light in its eyes grew even stronger.

Wang Lin's gaze remained calm. After those symbols were imprinted, he said softly, "Retract!"

The symbols on the Soul Beast's body all flashed violently. Immediately afterward, the color of these symbols changed rapidly, from gold to black, and then they flew up one by one, disappearing into the Beast-Taming Ring.

When the last symbol sank into the Beast-Taming Ring, a beast immediately appeared on the bronze ring, looking exactly like the Soul Beast of the war chariot.

At the same time, the God-Slaying Chariot immediately transformed into a streak of black light and was absorbed into the Beast-Taming Ring.

Wang Lin took a deep breath and slapped his Storage Pouch with his right hand. Immediately, eight Top-Grade Spirit Stones were placed around him. Then, gritting his teeth, he summoned with his right hand, and the Beast-Taming Ring flew over and circled onto his right hand.

Immediately, a suction force, countless times greater than what the Thunder Frog had experienced back then, suddenly erupted. Wang Lin's body withered in the blink of an eye, looking like a dried corpse.

But his eyes remained bright. The eight Top-Grade Spirit Stones beside him immediately shone with light, and vast spiritual power flowed frantically into Wang Lin's body, then vented into the Beast-Taming Ring.

This process lasted for three days!

Three days later, the suction force gradually dissipated, and Wang Lin's body slowly recovered from its withered state.

Among the eight Top-Grade Spirit Stones beside him, one of them shattered with a 'pop' and dissipated into fly ash.

Wang Lin opened his eyes, revealing a trace of lingering fear. He looked down at the bronze ring on his wrist, his eyes flashing with a cold glint.

"The suction force of this ring can shatter a Top-Grade Spirit Stone; its attack must be extremely powerful. God-Slaying Chariot… I must find an opportunity to see if it lives up to this name."

Wang Lin pondered for a moment. He did not put the remaining seven Top-Grade Spirit Stones into his Storage Pouch but kept them close to his body. According to his understanding of the Beast-Taming Ring, every time it was used, it would likely consume a large amount of spiritual power. With these Top-Grade Spirit Stones on hand, it was better to be prepared.

Wang Lin touched the Beast-Taming Ring and stood up, looking at the Thunder Frog to the side. The Thunder Frog had remained motionless, guarding Wang Lin's side throughout the three days.

Seeing Wang Lin looking over, it nudged Wang Lin with its large head. Wang Lin took the opportunity to land on its back and smiled, saying, "Do you wish to follow me?"

The Thunder Frog's abdomen swelled, and it roared, which served as its response.

"Good! From now on, I will treat you just like the Mosquito Beast!" Saying this, Wang Lin slapped his Storage Pouch. The Mosquito Beast immediately flew out. After many years, the beast's body was even larger than before, like a small mountain.

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