Chapter 379: Golden Soul Banner

The Ancient Soul Restriction is one of the rarest types among ancient Restrictions. This Restriction uses a Soul as its basis; not only is it unpredictable, but its power is also several times that of ordinary Restrictions.

Ordinary Restrictions, if one were to make an analogy, could be called dead objects, or perhaps a lock that requires a fixed method to open.

But the Soul Restriction is different; it can be called a living thing. The entire Restriction is actually a Soul, only it exists in the state of a Restriction.

Wang Lin's eyes flashed. After pondering for a moment, his body moved and vanished from the spot, appearing beside the Ancient Soul Restriction.

The moment his body appeared, the black mist of the Soul Restriction immediately surged violently, and two eerie lights suddenly lit up from within. At the same time, a roar that penetrated the Soul erupted from inside.

Under this roar, Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit shook, and his body immediately retreated. His gaze flickered as he stared at the black mist, silent.

The roar just now was filled with a warning.

"A place sealed by a Soul Restriction must have treasures!" Wang Lin's gaze flashed, his expression solemn. He performed Hand Seals with both hands, waving them in front of him. Immediately, numerous afterimages appeared, circling his body.

"Break!" Wang Lin shouted in a low voice and pointed forward with both hands. Immediately, the afterimage Restrictions around his body flew out rapidly, imprinting onto the black mist one by one. These afterimages connected together, resembling a long dragon as they charged into the black mist.

Inside the black mist, the two eerie lights immediately emitted angry rays. Almost in the blink of an eye, the black mist surged violently, and suddenly, a roar that impacted the Soul even more than the previous one erupted.

The roar reached within Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit. He immediately felt a stinging pain coming from the cracks in his split Primordial Spirit. Wang Lin's expression darkened, and his body immediately retreated.

Just then, the black mist suddenly surged even more crazily and retracted violently. All the black mist immediately condensed toward the center. Almost in the blink of an eye, as the black mist fully condensed, a Yao Beast with two horns on its head and black misty Qi emanating from its entire body appeared.

The moment this Yao Beast appeared, Wang Lin saw at a glance that in the place previously shrouded by the black mist, a small golden flag was actually stuck there. The black mist was clearly emanating from this small flag.

This Yao Beast landed on all fours, its huge head opening its blood-stained mouth toward Wang Lin, its eyes emitting eerie light.

The afterimage Restrictions Wang Lin had cast earlier were all imprinted on this beast, flickering unsteadily.

The Yao Beast shook its head, snorting two streams of black Qi from its nose. It stared at Wang Lin, and its body, resembling a young bull, suddenly leaped, pouncing ferociously toward Wang Lin.

"Qilin?" Wang Lin didn't say a word and his body flashed, vanishing from the spot.

The Yao Beast pounced into empty air. It suddenly raised its head and roared toward the distance. Its voice penetrated the surrounding Spiritual Veins but was bounced back by a gentle force a hundred feet away.

The Yao Beast roared angrily a few more times before turning back into black mist and disappearing into the small golden flag.

Wang Lin appeared in a Spiritual Vein several hundred feet away. The surrounding spirit mines emitted crystalline light. He frowned slightly and turned to look at the place where the black mist had been.

"It's not a Qilin, just somewhat similar to the Qilin of Ling Tianhou from the Immortal Realm back then. That small golden flag is nine times out of ten a treasure of the Soul Refining Sect; it should also be a Soul Banner. This Yao Beast is both a guardian and one of the Souls within the Soul Banner."

"It seems the creation of the Soul Refining Sect's Soul Banners has a great connection with the Ancient Soul Restriction, but I don't know the specific production method within it." Wang Lin pondered for a moment, his gaze flashing incessantly.

"This Yao Beast's strength is not weak, equivalent to the Soul Transformation Early Stage. Since my cultivation hasn't recovered yet, there's no rush to subdue this beast." Wang Lin's gaze flashed, and he sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to breathe and Cultivate.

Ever since seeing Liu Mei appear, that sense of crisis Wang Lin felt when facing Vermilion Bird Country surged again. That Liu Mei could accurately know his location was an extremely ominous matter.

He thought about it secretly for a long time but could never guess Liu Mei's purpose. He could not see through Liu Mei's cultivation; this was also the reason he hadn't made a move to kill her before.

"This matter is strange, and Vermilion Bird Country's attitude is hard to fathom… If it really comes to it, I will leave this Vermilion Bird Star and go find Heavenly Fate Child early, staying away from this place of trouble." Wang Lin began to ponder.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another few months passed.

Outside the Immortal Cave where Wang Lin resided, it was previously overgrown with weeds and quite desolate, as the place he chose was too remote.

But now, outside his Immortal Cave, there were no more weeds. Some exotic flowers and plants had even been transplanted and planted all around, their fragrance wafting in the air. The gravel on the ground had also been cleared away and replaced with spotless blue stones, and there were even a few halls and pavilions scattered about.

In the center, someone had even created a pool of water, where a few small golden fish were swimming and playing, occasionally rippling the surface of the water.

It actually had a hint of an immortal's aura.

Xu Yun and Liu Wei, the two women, were currently sitting in a hall. In front of them were some fruits. The two of them whispered and laughed softly, their gazes occasionally falling toward the door of the Immortal Cave during their conversation.

"Senior Sister Xu Yun, do you think that after Senior Brother Qingmu leaves seclusion and sees the scene before him, he will say we acted on our own accord?" Liu Wei's eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke softly.

Liu Wei was one of the two women from before. Her figure was petite, a head shorter than Xu Yun. Although that was the case, her figure was very beautiful, exquisite and well-proportioned.

"It shouldn't happen. Those who Cultivate immortality all have a love for cleanliness. With our actions, making this place so beautiful, even if he is displeased on the surface, he certainly won't have any anger in his heart. Junior Sister Liu Wei, rest assured." Xu Yun smiled lightly, picked up a fruit, and took a bite.

"In these past few months, Senior Brother Qingmu's reputation has been spread by us, and our sisters' lives have been much better than before. If it could always be like this in the future, that would be great. In these few months, the Souls I have collected are more than in the previous year." Liu Wei's face revealed a trace of joy as she spoke.

"If no one snatches them, with your and my Aptitude, we will definitely be able to refine a Hundred Soul Banner. By then, using this banner to Cultivate, we will certainly be able to reach the Core Formation Late Stage in one go." Xu Yun nodded and said.

"Senior Sister, I am still a bit worried. Recently, there have been more and more visitors. If Senior Brother Qingmu finds out it was us promoting him, I'm afraid he won't let us off lightly." Liu Wei said softly.

"It shouldn't…" Before Xu Yun could finish speaking, suddenly a long rainbow slid down from above the mountain peak. When it landed outside the Immortal Cave, it transformed into a middle-aged man wearing grey robes. This person had a handsome appearance, and his long hair was blown up by the wind as he landed, possessing quite a bit of an immortal's bearing.

"Junior Brother Qingmu, I am Guo Dongjian. I hope you can come out for a talk!"

"Senior Brother Guo, please return. Senior Brother Qingmu is currently in seclusion." Xu Yun stood up and said in a charming voice.

Guo Dongjian frowned. He turned around, looked at Xu Yun, and said, "Are you two Qingmu's concubines?"

Liu Wei's pretty face flushed red, and she didn't speak. Xu Yun, however, remained unchanged in expression and smiled, "Senior Brother, we are indeed Senior Brother Qingmu's concubines."

Guo Dongjian's gaze turned cold. He swept a glance at Liu Wei and said coldly, "Nonsense! Fooling others is one thing, but you dare to fool me? You two, get aside."

Saying this, he turned around and raised his right hand. Immediately, a Spiritual Spell flashed out, transforming into an Azure Dragon, which charged toward the Immortal Cave while roaring.

As soon as the Azure Dragon appeared, sand and wind immediately rose all around. Amidst the whistling, the Azure Dragon immediately crashed into the Immortal Cave. Just at this moment, a Restriction suddenly appeared, blocking the Azure Dragon. At the same time, a huge palm materialized in mid-air, grabbed the Azure Dragon, and with a squeeze, the dragon immediately let out a mournful cry, turned into specks of spiritual light, and dissipated into nothingness.

Guo Dongjian's expression changed. He stepped back a few paces and stared deep into the Immortal Cave.

Wang Lin walked out of the Immortal Cave slowly. The sunlight shone on his body, actually emanating bursts of black Qi. These black Qi condensed behind him, immediately forming a huge skull.

"Thousand Soul Banner Illusion!!" Guo Dongjian's expression changed again, and he stepped back a few more paces.

Wang Lin's gaze was calm as he swept a glance at Guo Dongjian. This person's cultivation was Nascent Soul Early Stage.

"Hand over the Soul Banner, and I will let you leave!" Wang Lin's voice was flat.

Guo Dongjian's expression was dark. Without saying a word, he slapped his Storage Pouch. Immediately, a Soul Banner with two golden lines on it appeared in his hand. With a shake, one Soul after another whistled out, forming streaks of Soul-light black Qi around him, turning into ferocious Soul faces that roared at Wang Lin.

He chanted something, stepped back two paces, pointed the Soul Banner at Wang Lin, and shouted, "I also have a Thousand Soul Banner! If you can win, why not hand it over!"

Immediately, the Souls outside his body whistled and pounced toward Wang Lin. Among these Souls, some were equivalent to Foundation Establishment cultivation, some had already grown to the Core Formation stage, and there was even a huge Soul that had grown two horns, emanating an aura of Nascent Soul on its body.

Wang Lin's expression remained as usual. He pointed his right hand forward and spat out lightly, "Vortex!"

Immediately, in front of him, a huge black Vortex appeared. The moment this Vortex appeared, Guo Dongjian's face turned ashen, and he said bitterly, "So Senior Brother Qingmu's seclusion this time was to Cultivate that Soul Refining technique. To be able to refine a Soul Vortex in three months, I, Guo, admire you."

While he was speaking, those pouncing Souls immediately screamed one after another and were sucked into the Vortex. In the blink of an eye, all the Souls, except for the one emanating the Nascent Soul aura, had all disappeared.

The Soul emanating the Nascent Soul aura with two horns on its head let out a shriek, and it was unknown by what method it actually broke free from the Vortex's suction, immediately fleeing rapidly into the distance.

"Eh?" Wang Lin's gaze flashed. He grabbed through the air with his right hand, and immediately the Soul groaned miserably again and was forcefully grabbed back.

"Where did you obtain this Nascent Soul living Soul?" Wang Lin looked at the Soul and then looked up at Guo Dongjian.

Guo Dongjian sighed inwardly. When he saw the other party unleash the Soul Vortex, he had completely given up resistance.

"Senior Brother Qingmu, congratulations on becoming the third person among the Soul Refining Peak Disciples to Cultivate a Soul Vortex. This Nascent Soul living Soul was something I obtained by trading a Hundred Soul Banner containing nine hundred Souls with Su Jinshi of the Soul Extraction Peak."