Chapter 402: Cultivating Star Crystal, Fate Plays Tricks on People

At this moment, Wang Lin went mad.

His body was unable to move, but his Primordial Spirit could, and although it couldn't leave his body, his Concept remained.

Suddenly, a massive Ancient God phantom appeared in the sky. After its appearance, the Ancient God grabbed the Life and Death Reincarnation Scroll, and with a shake, it fully unfurled.

Instantly, a dense gray qi emanated from within the Life and Death Reincarnation Scroll. It did not pursue the giant arm, but instead merged into the Ancient God phantom behind it.

The Ancient God phantom trembled, and suddenly, a trace of aura, as if it were a Heavenly Dao Emissary, appeared on its body. Its eyes revealed a ruthless glint, and with a stretch of its large hand, it immediately grabbed the Heavenly Dao Emissary's arm and fiercely pulled.

Immediately, the Heavenly Dao Emissary, who had been hidden in the void with only its face showing, was actually pulled out of the void by the Ancient God.

At this moment, a strange scene appeared in the sky, as two massive figures emerged simultaneously.

Wang Lin's eyes were like lightning. After he clearly saw the Heavenly Dao Emissary, he was immediately stunned.

The Heavenly Dao Emissary's body was almost identical to the Ancient God phantom, but what shocked Wang Lin was that at the center of the Heavenly Dao Emissary's forehead, there were actually seven star points flickering.

However, three of them seemed to be sealed, emitting faint glows.

"This…" When Wang Lin saw this scene, an incredible thought suddenly arose in his mind.

"Is this really the Reincarnation Heavenly Dao…?"

The first time he saw this Heavenly Dao Emissary, he had no time to speculate on other things, but at this moment, he suddenly thought, the Heavenly Dao of Reincarnation is originally an invisible Heavenly Dao Law, so how could this emissary exist…? And this emissary is actually an Ancient God!

Everything he saw today overturned Wang Lin's imagination. He suddenly questioned himself, what is the Heavenly Dao?

After the Heavenly Dao Emissary appeared, for the first time, its eyes showed a different color besides cold ruthlessness—it was a trace of confusion.

It looked at the Ancient God phantom, opened its mouth as if wanting to say something, but in the end, it did not speak. Its body moved, and its massive arm swung out, suddenly striking towards the Ancient God phantom manifested by Wang Lin's Concept.

"Boom!"

This loud bang pierced through heaven and earth. The entire Moon Star trembled, and the area within a radius of ten thousand li, which had already cracked, now shattered inch by inch with this tremor.

From Wang Lin's position, he clearly saw the ground within ten thousand li collapse with a roar, forming a massive deep pit.

In the very center of this deep pit, only the spot where Zhou Ru lay remained intact. However, looking from afar, it now resembled a giant pillar, standing alone.

Zhou Ru's body on top of it emitted a soft white glow.

The Ancient God, formed by the Concept, was forced back several steps by a punch from the Heavenly Dao Emissary. Wang Lin's body trembled, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his Primordial Spirit was almost on the verge of collapse.

But at this moment, he knew that if he couldn't resist, Li Muwan's Nascent Soul would surely die.

The Ancient God, formed by the Concept, charged forward, swung a punch, and clashed with the Heavenly Dao Emissary.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

One impact after another caused the entire Moon Star to tremble. The blood at the corner of Wang Lin's mouth grew more and more. Just then, the power of Reincarnation restricting his body suddenly loosened. With a low roar, Wang Lin moved and immediately broke free completely.

"Die!" Wang Lin roared, his body soaring into the air, and he punched the Heavenly Dao Emissary.

A trace of confusion appeared in the Heavenly Dao Emissary's eyes. With a wave of its right hand, Wang Lin's body flew out extremely far like a shooting star with a "boom." His punch landed on the Heavenly Dao Emissary, also causing the opponent to retreat several steps.

The Ancient God phantom immediately took a step, caught up to the Heavenly Dao Emissary, and attacked again.

Wang Lin's body sped from afar, wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes filled with Battle Intent, and without another word, he charged out again, fighting the Heavenly Dao Emissary simultaneously with the Ancient God phantom formed by his Concept.

The Heavenly Dao Emissary was steadily pushed back. Only four of the star points on its forehead were flickering, indicating that its current strength was only that of a Four-star Ancient God.

"You… are not of our clan…" The Heavenly Dao Emissary spoke for the first time. Its voice was incomprehensible to ordinary Cultivators because it spoke in the language of the Ancient Gods.

Indeed, as it said, the current Wang Lin could not be considered part of the Ancient God clan. No Ancient God could possess inner cultivation, and more importantly, throughout history, no Ancient God had ever possessed a Concept!

"Whether I am or not, if you want to take Li Muwan's Nascent Soul, I will never agree!" Wang Lin roared back in the language of the Ancient Gods, unleashing a punch.

The Heavenly Dao Emissary retreated again.

The Ancient God phantom followed close behind.

At this moment, the white glow on Zhou Ru's body grew denser and denser.

Suddenly, a voice slowly emerged from within Zhou Ru's body.

"Wang Lin… you lied to me…"

This voice was one Wang Lin had never heard in nineteen years; it belonged to Li Muwan.

Wang Lin's body trembled, and he abruptly turned around, seeing a scene that filled him with grief and indignation.

"Wan'er, you!!!"

The white glow on Zhou Ru's body instantly intensified to its limit. Immediately after, Zhou Ru's soul floated out from her Physical Body, enveloped by the white glow, and slowly settled around her.

"Wang Lin… Wan'er wants to see you, wants to be with you, but Wan'er was already a dead person. If I were to awaken at the cost of devouring this child's soul, it would be too cruel to her. For these nineteen years, I've felt this child grow little by little. Seeing her is like seeing my own child, Brother Wang… I can't bear it… Wan'er is foolish, I've disappointed you…"

At the moment of her awakening, Li Muwan stopped devouring Zhou Ru's soul. Instead, she used the power of her Nascent Soul to force Zhou Ru's soul out of her body.

Without Zhou Ru's soul, the Physical Body was now enveloped by the intent of death. Li Muwan's Nascent Soul, upon awakening, was immediately exposed to the Heavenly Dao, and her Nascent Soul was slowly collapsing.

Wang Lin's body moved, instantly appearing beside Zhou Ru's Physical Body. He quickly pointed his right hand at Zhou Ru's glabella, and immediately, Li Muwan's Nascent Soul slowly rose from within Zhou Ru's Physical Body.

She opened her eyes, looked at Wang Lin, and her eyes revealed the tenderness of nineteen years ago.

"Promise me… take good care of yourself…" Li Muwan said softly. She raised her hand, wanting to touch Wang Lin's warmth, but the moment her hand touched Wang Lin, it became transparent.

A trace of sorrow appeared on her face as she looked at Wang Lin and softly said, "Zhou Ru is a child, don't make things difficult for her. All of this was my own choice."

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao Emissary leaped, passing by the Ancient God formed by the Concept, and arrived above Wang Lin. It extended its right hand, grabbed the massive disk that had remained suspended in mid-air, and with a flick, the power of Reincarnation reappeared.

A huge suction force emanated from the disk, enveloping Li Muwan.

Wang Lin suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with extreme coldness, and he said, "Without my permission, let alone that you are not the Heavenly Dao, even the true Heavenly Dao Law will not take her away while I am alive!"

He pointed at his glabella, and the Heaven Defying Bead appeared. With a call of his right hand, Li Muwan's Nascent Soul was absorbed into the Heaven Defying Bead, then sank into his glabella and disappeared.

The Heavenly Dao Emissary looked deeply at Wang Lin. A moment later, a trace of confusion appeared in its eyes, and its body slowly vanished into heaven and earth. In a blink of an eye, the clouds in the sky and the disk disappeared without a trace.

Wang Lin stared blankly at Zhou Ru's Physical Body and burst into wild laughter. However, his laughter was deeply sorrowful and filled with madness.

"I, Wang Lin, fought against the heavens, twice defying Reincarnation, yet I never expected to ultimately lose to fate. Fate… Fate Plays Tricks on People!"

Wang Lin pointed his right hand, landing it on Zhou Ru's soul nearby. With a call, he threw her soul back into her Physical Body, then leaped up with a mad laugh and disappeared into the horizon, leaving only echoes of sorrowful laughter reverberating in the sky.

After Wang Lin left, Little White cautiously flew from afar. It had been sealed by Wang Lin, but during the Heavenly Dao Emissary's collision, the Seal shattered, allowing it to escape. Now seeing Wang Lin leave, it immediately flew to Zhou Ru's side, its tiger eyes showing sadness, and it licked Zhou Ru's small face with its tongue.

"Little White… stop bothering me, I want to sleep…" Zhou Ru murmured to herself.

Little White was startled, then immediately let out a happy roar, grabbed Zhou Ru's clothes, and leaped up, carrying her far away from here.

On the Moon Star, a madman appeared. He was disheveled and often uttered the words "Heavenly Will." Wherever he went, any Yao Beast that blocked his path would die.

"Heavenly Will… I, Wang Lin, defeated the Heavenly Dao, but was toyed with by Heavenly Will…"

A year later, on a rainy and thundery night, at the easternmost part of the Moon Star, at the summit of a towering mountain reaching into the clouds, this madman stood there, looking up at the sky.

Rain poured down, sprinkling onto the earth, landing on his body, and dripping down his cheeks.

"What is life, what is death…?"

"My entire life, I, Wang Lin, have spent in slaughter, comprehending the Heavenly Dao of Life and Death during my mortal transformation. Seeing life as life, seeing death as death, knowing that this rain falls from the sky, born from the sky, dying on the earth…"

"Senior Zhou Yi's deep affection, the awakening of the Immortal Corpse Woman, the stirring of emotions between them—he lives, she dies; he dies, she lives—made me understand the meaning of seeing life not as life, and seeing death not as death…"

"New life amidst calamity made me feel the changes of life. Zhou Ru's wavering between life and death, Wan'er's life within death, death within life—all these creations of Heavenly Will finally made me, Wang Lin, comprehend that, in fact, seeing life, is still life. Seeing death, is still death!"

"Nineteen years, Wan'er, thank you for making me understand… that in this world, what has passed, let it pass. What exists, let it exist.

Just like this rain, it is born from the sky, but it does not die on the earth. In the earth, it will be reborn, it will make plants grow, it will make mist fill the air. These various changes, that is life!"

"I cannot let go of my parents' souls, nor can I let go of your departure. But in reality, for my parents, I did not fulfill my filial duty, and for you, I was always passive. Although this love is true, it is more of a responsibility… a sentiment…"

Wang Lin's parents' souls flew out from his glabella, looked kindly at Wang Lin, and slowly dissipated. They did not perish, but entered another Realm of life.