Chapter 45 Encounters on the Road

As Wang Lin flew, he felt the repulsive force of the surrounding fog strengthen once more.

Clearly, this was because the speed of the pursuer behind him had increased yet again.

At this moment, within the Xiumo Sea, the fog was gradually thinning.

From top to bottom, wisps of water vapor continuously emerged.

If one were to look across the entire Xiumo Sea, they would discover that the fog within it had already thinned to the point where sight could pierce through it.

After a short while, the degree of the Xiumo Sea turning into a true sea became even deeper.

Under the illumination of the bright moonlight in the sky, the surface of the Xiumo Sea rippled with shimmering light, and a layer of water had already appeared.

The depth of this layer of water rapidly spread and expanded as time passed.

Gradually, bursts of waves continuously emerged, emitting rumbling sounds as they crashed and struck against each other.

Meanwhile, Sun Xuan, who was in the midst of the pursuit, suddenly raised an eyebrow.

Under Sun Xuan's Divine Sense perception, a familiar figure was rapidly pursuing from behind.

It was precisely Duanmu Ji, who had invited him to head to the Ancient God Ruins together.

Sun Xuan's lips curled into a trace of an inexplicable smile.

The figure that originally wanted to accelerate and pursue once more slowly slowed down instead.

It merely hung behind Wang Lin so as not to lose him.

Not long after, a voice suddenly rang out from behind Sun Xuan:

"Fellow Daoist Tongxuan, it seems you have also discovered that fleeing brat who has cultivated the Death Curse Technique."

"It's just that Fellow Daoist Tongxuan has never been to that place of ruins."

"How do you know that passing through the third checkpoint requires the help of this Death Curse Technique?"

As the voice fell, a huge emerald-green gourd emerged from behind.

Seated atop it was an old man in green robes.

He was approaching Sun Xuan from behind at an extremely fast speed.

"This poor daoist naturally has this poor daoist's source of information, so there is no need to trouble Fellow Daoist Baji."

"However, everything has an order of arrival."

"Since this poor daoist arrived a step earlier, that little friend who cultivated the Death Curse Technique naturally should follow this poor daoist."

After hearing Sun Xuan's words, a trace of imperceptible gloominess instantly flashed across Duanmu Ji's face.

In his heart, he couldn't help but secretly think that this Old Devil Tongxuan was truly not someone easy to deal with.

Inviting him to explore the Ancient God Ruins together this time, he didn't know whether it was right or wrong in the end.

"Fellow Daoist Tongxuan jokes."

"For this kind of matter, how can there be any distinction of order of arrival?"

"When the time comes, it will still depend on the means you and I pull out; whoever that little friend is willing to follow, he will follow!"

At this moment, seeing that Duanmu Ji had already arrived behind Sun Xuan, before Sun Xuan could even reply, he grinned and continued to speak:

"Fellow Daoist Tongxuan, this old man will take his leave a step ahead, haha!"

While laughing aloud, Duanmu Ji raised his hand and patted the huge emerald-green gourd beneath him.

A stream of green light emerged from the gourd, and then its entire body trembled slightly.

Immediately following a fierce acceleration, it rapidly pursued in Wang Lin's direction.

Seeing this, a cold smile appeared at the corner of Sun Xuan's mouth.

Then, the spell technique in his hands slightly changed, and a multicolored stream of light instantly emerged from beneath Sun Xuan's feet like a swimming fish.

As the multicolored stream of light flared slightly, it carried Sun Xuan to rapidly pursue.

Meanwhile, Wang Lin's gaze was stern, holding Li Muwan in his arms.

Like a sharp sword stabbing straight into the clouds, he fiercely rushed out from within the Xiumo Sea.

The instant he broke through the sea surface, the two transformed into a long rainbow and disappeared into the horizon.

In Huofen Country, the fire beast disaster triggered by Wang Lin had already been eliminated by the rank 4 cultivation countries above it.

However, although the fire beasts were exterminated, the fire-attribute Spiritual Qi in this place was still violent.

Ordinary people were simply unable to absorb and exhale it.

Coupled with magma flowing across the ground and a continuous, uninterrupted eruption of numerous volcanoes,

the Mortals within Huofen Country were also completely extinct.

The entire Huofen Country had already turned into a dead, desolate land covered by heat currents.

Wang Lin and Li Muwan flew past rapidly all the way.

Toward the scene after scene on the ground, both of them remained silent.

Although Wang Lin felt some emotion regarding this, he did not regret it in the least.

After all, if the heaven defying bead had not absorbed and devoured that fire spirit back then,

I'm afraid at this very moment, he would have already been devoured and killed by the fire spirit.

Ultimately resulting in today's situation, everything could only be said to be a coincidence brought by Opportunity.

However, at this very moment, Wang Lin had no spare time to think too much in his heart.

The pressure brought to him by the pursuers behind him was like a huge mountain pressing down on top of his head.

Wang Lin narrowed his eyes to look at the huge Execution character above his head, and sneered inwardly.

Then, with even greater speed, he carried Li Muwan to fly rapidly.

Not long after, the border of Huofen Country was swiftly passed by.

From afar, one could see the mountain Peak previously occupied by the Huofen Alliance.

At this moment, atop that mountain Peak, the emblems of the four major sects of the Huofen Alliance were hung high, showing that this place was still the territory of the Huofen Alliance.

Reaching this place, Wang Lin stopped his body, released the hand holding Li Muwan, and after a brief silence, said:

"I won't see you off!"

Hearing this, a mist of water instantly welled up in Li Muwan's eyes.

She bit her lower lip, glanced at the direction behind her, and then softly spoke:

"Why don't you come back to the Luohe Sect with me to hide for a bit!"

Wang Lin spoke with a normal expression:

"No need!"

After speaking, Wang Lin hesitated slightly, and then used his right hand to guide at the center of his eyebrows.

Li Muwan's Soul Blood instantly flew out.

Wang Lin did not return it directly, but instead dispersed his Divine Sense, leaving a trace within her Soul Blood before sending the Soul Blood out.

"For four years, thank you!"

"Within this Soul Blood, I have left a trace of Divine Sense; as long as it is below the Nascent Soul Stage, from now on, no one can harm you again!"

Wang Lin spoke with his voice fluctuating slightly.

Hearing this, a complicated and hard-to-understand expression appeared on Li Muwan's face.

Lowering her head, she spoke in a somewhat low voice:

"Will we… still have a day to meet in the future…"

Wang Lin was silent, let out a soft sigh, and did not answer this question.

Instead, he took out an item from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Li Muwan.

This item was precisely the valuable Hundred Beasts Spirit Cauldron that Wang Lin had snatched back after slaying Kunsang that day.

Li Muwan took the Hundred Beasts Spirit Cauldron, and after looking at it for a little while, she raised her head and softly said:

"These are the Medicinal Pills I have refined over these years; their specific functions are introduced on this Jade Slip."

As she spoke, she took out more than a dozen small bottles and a Jade Slip.

After taking them, Wang Lin put them back into his Storage Pouch, cupped his fists at Li Muwan, and said in a deep voice:

"Four years ago, I promised to keep you safe, and now I have achieved it."

"From now on, you and I owe each other nothing, farewell!"

As he spoke, Wang Lin's body moved, just about to leave, when Li Muwan suddenly called out:

"Senior Brother, take this as a gift!"

As she spoke, she took out a white Jade Slip from her Storage Pouch, threw it out, and without looking back, drove her sword light to fly toward the Huofen Alliance.

Wang Lin caught the Jade Slip and swept his mind over it. The words Li Muwan left inside instantly echoed beside his ear…

"Senior Brother, Wan'er does not know what your name is, and for four years you have never spoken it either; presumably you don't know mine either…"

"For four years, Wan'er thanks you for saving her life several times. Wan'er will never forget the life within the Xiumo Sea in this lifetime."

"Since parting has become inevitable, Wan'er knows that Senior Brother often goes into secluded cultivation, so she specially presents a jade talisman."

"Within this jade talisman is Wan'er's Peak work of Formation in this lifetime, taken from the Douxie Sect's Dou Dragon Formation, with slight refinements."

"This Formation gathers defense and attack into one, but compared to attack, defense is the foundation of this Formation."

"When Senior Brother is in secluded cultivation, if you encounter danger, if this Formation can block it a little or two, Wan'er's heart will also be content…"

Holding the Jade Slip, listening to the echoing words by his ear, and watching Li Muwan gradually fading away in his eyes, Wang Lin fell silent.

Seeing him put away the jade talisman, his figure suddenly moved.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.

After stealthily traveling an extremely far distance, he patted his forehead, and his body was about to hide into the Heaven-Defying Space.

And right at this moment, an extremely familiar voice suddenly rang out in Wang Lin's ears.

"Alright, it's me, you brat sure ran fast!"