Chapter 514: The Token

This tremor did not last long, but its impact surpassed all imagination. At this moment, all ownerless treasures enveloped by the Crimson Light suddenly shook violently.

At this moment, not all Cultivators on the Cultivation Planets swept by the Crimson Light knew the reason for the sky's redness. In fact, the vast majority came up with completely different conjectures regarding the sky turning crimson, an event that occurs once every 5,000 years.

Only a very small number of true Great Divine Ability Experts could recognize the origin of this Crimson Light and know that outside the Tian Yun Star, the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit had opened.

The Crimson Light spread, but this was not the end of the Tide; it was merely the beginning.

However, after pausing briefly, the Crimson Light suddenly flashed violently again. This time, instead of spreading, it rapidly retracted at an astonishing speed.

Just like a receding tide, its momentum was unstoppable, quickly retracting towards the Eastern Sea of the Tian Yun Star with an unimaginable, strange power.

If it were only the Crimson Light retreating, that would be one thing, but what retreated was not just the red light, but also the endless Magic Treasures, Spirit Stones, Jade Slips, Immortal Jade, and all other ownerless treasures.

There were even some strange Yao Beasts, or powerful Spiritual Entities that lived in the starry sky.

All these treasures and objects, absorbed and swallowed by the tidal phenomenon of the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit outside the Tian Yun Star, were wrapped in the Crimson Light and rapidly retracted at an unimaginable speed amid roars that echoed throughout the starry sky.

The speed of retraction was slightly slower than the spread of the Crimson Light, but not by much. If viewed from another angle, one could clearly see that with the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit outside the Tian Yun Star as the center, the Crimson Light quickly receded like a low tide across an infinite range.

At this moment, the Crimson Light penetrated space, the starry sky, and all Cultivation Planets, as if distance ceased to exist before it. After only the time it takes for three sticks of incense to burn, all the Cultivators outside the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit saw a wave of red Qi surging like ten thousand galloping horses on the distant horizon or surrounding areas.

This Qi Wave was circular, sweeping towards the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit.

Wang Lin's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes showed deep shock. The scene of the Tide had already given him an extremely unreal feeling, but now, seeing the rows of Red Waves sweeping in from all directions, he exhaled deeply.

In fact, at this moment, it wasn't just Wang Lin; among the surrounding Cultivators, anyone seeing the opening of the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit and the appearance of the tidal phenomenon for the first time experienced a shock level comparable to Wang Lin's. Some were even completely lost in the astonishment, losing their perception of the Dao Heart.

The Crimson Light, which looked like a red Qi Wave on the distant horizon just a moment ago, now whooshed past the next instant. It penetrated and slid directly past the bodies of the Cultivators.

Simultaneously, countless envy-inducing items—Jade Slips, Spirit Stones, Immortal Jade pieces, Magic Treasures, and so on—all traversed horizontally between the surrounding Cultivators at extreme speeds within the Crimson Light.

Furthermore, some massive Yao Beasts, corpses, and large-scale Magic Treasures also swept over. However, all these treasures were enveloped by the Crimson Light, which contained a strange power that seemed to make the wrapped items lose their physical form at that moment, allowing them to penetrate directly through the bodies of the Cultivators without causing them any harm.

It was as if everything before their eyes at that moment was an illusion!

Wang Lin personally watched a massive Yao Beast, with a single horn on its head and black lightning radiating from its body, whose cultivation was no weaker than a Soul Transformation Cultivator. Its huge body swept toward him and penetrated directly through his body at a speed Wang Lin couldn't possibly dodge.

The moment it passed through, Wang Lin took a deep breath. He spun around abruptly, his eyes sharp as lightning, and carefully examined every Magic Treasure and object he could see within the Crimson Light.

"Heavenly Gold Soil… Qionghe Liquid… Inkstone… Rhinoceros Horn…" Wang Lin's heart pounded after just a quick glance. These Materials were all excellent Artifact Refining items recorded in the memory of the Ancient God Tu Si!

"And… this… what is this…" Wang Lin's gaze suddenly focused. He stared at the Crimson Light within the distant Tide and saw that there was actually a Great Sword inside the Crimson Light!

This sword resembled a door plank, glittering with golden light, yet faintly showing signs of rust. There were also several broken parts on the sword.

The sword flashed and then vanished within the Crimson Light.

Wang Lin's eyes suddenly burst forth with Brilliant Light.

Looking at the surrounding Cultivators, every one of them had flickering eyes, staring at the various treasures within the Crimson Light, each harboring their own intentions.

At this moment, the tidal phenomenon was nearing its end, but just then, another wave of red Qi suddenly swept in from the distant horizon.

This Qi Wave's speed was extraordinary; it impacted them almost instantaneously.

The moment this Qi Wave appeared, Heavenly Fate Child's expression, which had always been normal, suddenly changed!

He turned abruptly, his gaze like lightning, looking at the rapidly approaching red Qi Wave.

Sword Venerable Ling Tianhou, moreover, shot out an unimaginable Brilliant Light from his eyes, which burned like torches, staring intently into the depths of the rapidly sweeping Qi Wave.

At this moment, it wasn't just the two of them; among the countless surrounding Cultivators, aged figures suddenly rushed out at speeds invisible to the naked eye.

These aged figures were all famous Old Monsters on the Tian Yun Star. Their original purpose for coming here was to let their juniors gain some experience, but now, upon seeing the extra Qi Wave and the object within it, they all rushed out as if they had suddenly become ten thousand years younger.

This shocking scene immediately attracted the attention of all the Cultivators. Wang Lin's eyes flickered as he stared intently at the rapidly approaching Qi Wave.

This Qi Wave was too fast; in the blink of an eye, it penetrated through the bodies of the many Cultivators and, like a torrent, rapidly retracted into the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit in the distance.

If it were only fast, that would be fine, but what was even stranger about this Crimson Light was that it prevented Divine Sense from probing it, blocked vision, and all Divine Ability techniques used to peer inside were obstructed, making it impossible to clearly see what was inside—the object that caused the expressions of Heavenly Fate Child, Ling Tianhou, and others to change.

The moment Wang Lin's Divine Sense touched the Crimson Light, he felt as if he had entered a maze, and his Divine Sense immediately collapsed. Had he not decisively withdrawn it, he would certainly have been injured by the collapse.

Looking at the other Cultivators around, many had pale faces, and some suddenly spat out fresh blood, their eyes dimmed. Clearly, they had been too slow in withdrawing their Divine Sense and were injured by it.

"Do not use Divine Sense to examine it! This item is not something you juniors should look at!" At this moment, a skinny old man among the famous Old Monsters slowly transmitted his voice.

Just as the Qi Wave passed through the crowd and was about to vanish into the Eastern Sea in the distance, Wang Lin's eyes flashed. Three streams of gray qi suddenly appeared above his brow. These three streams of gray qi spun wildly, instantly transforming into three complex marks that rapidly flickered on Wang Lin's forehead.

Simultaneously, these three marks seemed to melt, and with a thought from Wang Lin, they immediately formed a fine encirclement around his eyes.

The moment this encirclement formed, Wang Lin's eyes suddenly emitted a brightness like the full moon, actually projecting a half-foot-long Streak of Light.

In this instant, his gaze, like Divine Light capable of piercing heaven and earth, directly penetrated the void, catching up to the dissipating Crimson Light, and forcefully rushed into the Crimson Light like a bamboo splitting.

He wanted to see what exactly was inside!

Wang Lin's gaze shot into the Crimson Light and extended endlessly. All he saw was red, and a strange power continuously invaded his sight, sending waves of stinging pain back into Wang Lin's body in a peculiar manner.

Wang Lin's eyes instantly turned completely red, and tears streamed down, mixed with some blood.

Wang Lin gritted his teeth and let out a low roar. The marks encircling his eyes immediately emitted dense gray qi, but this gray qi did not spread; the moment it appeared, it instantly turned into threads and quickly drilled into Wang Lin's pupils.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Lin's eyes were completely crimson, mixed with dense gray color.

With this, Wang Lin's gaze, inside the rapidly dissipating Crimson Light, seemed to be infused with new life. It shot forward wildly, directly breaking through layers of red light, colliding forcefully with the strange powers restricting its advance.

Finally, the moment the red light vanished into the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit, Wang Lin's gaze burst through all the red light with a bang, and he saw the object deep within that red Qi Wave that had caused Heavenly Fate Child and the others' expressions to change drastically!

It was a token!

A glittering, golden token engraved with runes!

The instant he clearly saw the token, a large amount of fresh blood flowed from Wang Lin's eyes, and waves of unimaginable stinging pain flooded his heart. Wang Lin closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, the red Qi Wave had already disappeared inside the Gate of the Eastern Sea Demon Spirit.

At this moment, Wang Lin's eyes were filled with dense bloodshot veins, but strangely, threads of Gray Light flickered within these blood vessels, giving his gaze a demonic and strange feeling.

In the distance, Yao Xixue, the woman sitting on the Blood Jade, unintentionally glanced at Wang Lin at this moment. But the instant she saw his gaze, she involuntarily trembled, her face instantly turned pale, and she quickly lowered her head, a massive wave surging in her heart!

"That gaze… I know why Father told me to pay attention to this person…"

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I was rushing on the train all day today, and my head is spinning now. Please forgive Er Gen this one time…