Chapter 548: Immortal Crystals

Given Cao Yidou's identity, knowing this method of identifying Blood Soul Pills was already suspicious, not to mention that this person once said that the identification method was almost universally known among Cultivators.

Thus, Wang Lin immediately and clearly concluded that all of this was a scheme of the Blood Ancestor!

"Combining Yao Xixue's nonchalance and Cao Yidou's answer, I can confirm that these Blood Soul Pills have true and false versions. However, the method to distinguish between them is probably known only to the Blood Ancestor and his daughter, with no third person aware!" A flash of wisdom flickered in Wang Lin's eyes.

"This pill is fake! The true pill can revive a person, while the false pill should lead to death! Yao Xixue, since you are so vicious, don't blame Wang for being ruthless!" Wang Lin glanced at the wax pellet in his hand. He was about to crush it, but with a change of heart, he placed it into his Storage Pouch.

Wang Lin has Cultivated for hundreds of years, and his ability to survive until now with formidable Divine Abilities is greatly linked to his cunning. When he was still in Core Formation, the Eight Extremes Demonic Lord once said that this child was ruthless, audacious, decisive in action, and cold-blooded. Yet, he also possessed extraordinary courage, meticulous thought, firm will, and was as cunning as a fox.

These words starkly revealed Wang Lin's true nature.

To analyze such an answer merely from a single expression of Yao Xixue and Cao Yidou's ordinary words, even among those millennium Cultivators, few could match it. Only those Old Monsters who had Cultivated for tens of thousands of years, almost becoming spirits, and seeing through all human hearts, could extrapolate so much from so little.

Just like back on Vermilion Bird Star, Wang Lin saw through the truth and falsehood of Liu Mei's Thousand Illusions Ruthless Dao by observing the differing personalities of two female Disciples.

Although the Heavens did not bestow Wang Lin with excellent cultivation Aptitude, through the磨砺 of time, Wang Lin gained a profound wisdom after experiencing many vicissitudes. All of this was Karma, yet it contained the balanced Heavenly Dao.

Wang Lin beckoned with his right hand in the Void Realm, and the Storage Pouch left by Yao Xixue flew into his hand. His Divine Sense swept through it, and the Immortal Jade inside was indeed enough for him to absorb until the Late Stage Nascent Soul Transformation, just as she had said.

"Three days…" Wang Lin took a deep breath. Without another word, he pressed his left hand on the ground. Amidst flashing black light, he immediately burrowed into the earth and disappeared.

Deep underground, Wang Lin sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. All around him were the Immortal Jade from Yao Xixue's Storage Pouch. He absorbed these Immortal Jade frantically, turning them into piles of jade ash.

The amount of Immortal Jade required to Cultivate to the Late Stage Nascent Soul Transformation was enormous. Wang Lin did not rest at all, concentrating fully on frantically absorbing Immortal Power. As this Immortal Power entered his body, Wang Lin had no time to Fuse it; instead, he continuously accumulated it using the structure of a Demonic Crystal.

He had studied Demonic Crystals for a long time when he was in the Soul Refining Tribe, and he was already intimately familiar with their internal structure. Since Demonic Power could crystallize, then Immortal Power naturally could too.

Previously, he was reluctant to waste Immortal Jade on attempts, but now, with sufficient Immortal Jade, under Wang Lin's experimentation, a large amount of Immortal Power, after accumulating to a certain degree, began a drastic transformation.

After continuous condensation, an Immortal Crystal, identical to a Demonic Crystal but emitting Immortal Power, solidified within Wang Lin's body.

This single Immortal Crystal contained one-tenth of the Immortal Power of all the Immortal Jade in Yao Xixue's Storage Pouch.

The absorption continued.

Three days later, when the Purple Demon once again rose brightly, Yao Xixue stood abruptly on Drum Mountain, a thousand zhang away from the military camp. In the sky, faint purple light emanated from the moonlight, falling upon the earth, imbuing it with an eerie demonic sensation.

Yao Xixue's gaze occasionally drifted into the distance, a hint of anxiety flashing in her eyes.

"The time is almost up. Could this person really have gone back on his word?" Yao Xixue frowned deeply.

Just then, a long rainbow suddenly streaked across the distant horizon like lightning, flying swiftly. Yao Xixue's eyes lit up. The rainbow was extremely fast, arriving in an instant. After a brief pause, it landed directly on the mountaintop, transforming into Wang Lin.

Dressed in white like Yao Xixue, Wang Lin's hair fluttered in the wind, giving him a graceful and ethereal appearance.

"You arrived quite punctually. Now I need to activate the Formation to prevent anyone from detecting anything unusual here!" Yao Xixue said, patting her Storage Pouch. Immediately, she took out several blood-colored statues.

These statues were small, only three inches tall, and all were carved with ferocious beasts Wang Lin had never seen before. A faint bloody aura slowly emanated from them.

Yao Xixue formed hand seals, silently recited an incantation, then bit her tongue to draw blood, drawing a rune in the Void Realm. With a clap, this rune immediately expanded, eventually reaching a hundred zhang in size, and imprinted itself on the ground of Drum Mountain.

At the same time, the statues moved on their own, each occupying one of the seven surrounding points. Then, amidst flashes of bloody light, they merged into the ground.

The moment the statues merged into the ground, a strange power surged forth across Drum Mountain. Wang Lin observed carefully; the rune was merely a guide, the true power came from the seven statues.

This power was invisible; if Wang Lin had not been within a hundred zhang, he would never have noticed it.

Wang Lin's Divine Sense spread out, and he was immediately astonished to find that he couldn't see himself within his own Divine Sense!

This phenomenon was something Wang Lin had never encountered in his entire life of cultivation. It was as if his Divine Sense was an external thought, which he could control, but no matter what, he could not find his own figure on Drum Mountain.

This scene was like a Mortal looking into a mirror, able to see everything within the mirror, but his own reflection was absent.

"No need to try. This Formation cannot be detected unless one possesses the cultivation of a Demonic Commander," Yao Xixue said coldly.

Wang Lin retracted his Divine Sense, extremely impressed by this Formation. He said, "Was this Formation created by your father, the Blood Ancestor?"

"That's right!" Yao Xixue said, wiping her right hand across her Storage Pouch. Immediately, a blood-colored Compass appeared in her hand. She calculated the direction, placed it on the ground, then turned to Wang Lin and said, "Remember our agreement! When the Purple Demon's radiance is at its strongest later, a bloody light will appear on this Compass, lasting only for one breath. You must follow closely behind me!"

Wang Lin nodded, remaining silent.

Yao Xixue pondered for a moment, then added, "When we return, I will give you the remaining Immortal Jade and the Blood Manor Token! Additionally, I will also give you the correct method for using the Blood Soul Pill!"

As she spoke, the purple hue in the demonic moon in the sky intensified greatly, like a Celestial Dog Devouring the Moon in the Mortal Realm. The purple light instantly permeated, and in that instant, it seemed as if the entire earth was covered in purple.

Above and below, all was purple!

At the same time, the Compass on the ground immediately emitted a rich bloody light. This bloody light, under the cover of purple, was like a sharp sword, piercing through the purple. Although it was tiny compared to the purple, it was extremely resilient!

"Go!" Yao Xixue shouted. Her body immediately stepped forward, directly merging into the bloody light. Wang Lin's eyes flashed with a cold glint. His body, as swift as lightning, followed closely behind Yao Xixue, entering the bloody light.

The moment the two of them entered, the bloody light dissipated, and the Compass on the ground vanished without a trace.

On the earth, the purple hue gradually receded, finally disappearing completely into the demonic moon.

The Purple Demon's biannual ascent had once again passed.

Wang Lin had experienced Teleportation Formations too many times, and he had developed a strong resistance to the discomfort within them. The moment he entered the bloody light, he immediately realized that this was a point-to-point Teleportation Formation.

That is to say, at the location Yao Xixue mentioned, a Teleportation Point had been set up in advance. Thus, by simply activating this Teleportation Point, one could enter it from anywhere.

However, it was clear that the teleportation could only succeed within the Demon Spirit Land.

After a brief period of teleportation discomfort, Wang Lin immediately saw streaks of blood-red lines flowing rapidly beneath his feet like fresh blood. These blood-red lines formed a Formation.

Yao Xixue took half a breath longer than Wang Lin to recover. After she recovered, the blood-red lines beneath her feet had already disappeared.

"The trajectory of this Formation shares similarities with the statue Formation. It's clearly the work of one person. The Blood Ancestor is indeed extraordinary, to be able to set up a Teleportation Formation here! However, if given time, I could also set up a Teleportation Formation!" Wang Lin surveyed his surroundings without changing his expression.

This was a place like the starry sky, without distinction between heaven and earth. There were only patches of brilliant starlight. Under the illumination of this light, the surroundings were clearly visible.

A winding path, about ten zhang wide, led into the distance. There was no ground here; this path floated in the starry sky. It was not fixed but drifted left and right with a seeming rhythm.

Wang Lin stood on a platform about a hundred zhang in size. The Formation was subtly carved onto this platform.

In Wang Lin's view, Yao Xixue had clearly been here many times. She sat cross-legged on the platform and said to Wang Lin, "Focus your mind and meditate, comprehend your Concept, and obtain the qualification brand before you can step onto this Path of the Honored Beast!" She said no more, closed her eyes, and began to meditate and breathe.

Wang Lin surveyed his surroundings and walked forward. He stopped before the distant, winding, ethereal path and focused his gaze.

Upon seeing it, Wang Lin's pupils immediately contracted. This was no small path; it was clearly a colossal beast, like a flood Dragon, whose body size was immeasurable. Recalling Yao Xixue's words, this beast was clearly the Honored Beast!

"There is no record of this beast in the Ancient God Tu Si's memory. If he didn't know about it, then it must be something that appeared after him. What kind of place is this, to actually have such a giant beast… This place clearly didn't appear out of thin air; it must have been arranged by someone using Divine Abilities. Who possesses such Divine Abilities that they can use the body of this beast as a path!"

Wang Lin gasped. His eyes flickered, and after a short contemplation, he glanced back at Yao Xixue, thinking to himself, "I need to find a way to learn everything about this place from this woman!"

He was silent for a moment. Sitting cross-legged on the platform, he calmed his mind. Just as he was about to immerse himself in his own Concept, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning.

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