Chapter 551, Chapters 556, 557, 558: Reverse the Universe (Three Chapters Combined, 9000 characters, seeking monthly vote!)

Chapters 556, 557, 558: Reverse the Universe! (Three Chapters Combined)

All of this happened extremely fast. While Yao Xixue watched dumbfounded, three strokes of Runes took shape.

The moment this Rune formed, the Immortal Power within Wang Lin’s body immediately circulated automatically, following his finger and merging into the Rune!

If viewed separately, these three strokes of Runes were nothing unusual, but as they were drawn one by one, in Wang Lin's eyes, they possessed a sense of perfection, as if they contained the imprint of the Heavenly Dao.

Bursts of golden light, like brilliant radiance, immediately shone forth from the Rune, illuminating everything around. The black qi rotating on the platform slowly dissipated into the Void Realm under the illumination of this golden light.

Yao Xixue’s eyes revealed an extremely complex and shocked expression. Although she had come here several times before, each time she rushed through, unwilling to tangle with these stone statues, using a tricky method to pass by relying on the Blood Jade Seal gifted by her father.

Although she had noticed those golden Runes and even drawn them in the air, she had never absorbed the Runes within the statue like Wang Lin did now, because she had never completely shattered the stone statue.

As the Immortal Power merged into the Rune, Wang Lin's index finger paused involuntarily. Although his expression was normal, he had a clear feeling that if he could not draw the fourth stroke, the Rune's perfection would immediately be broken, or even collapse.

Wang Lin could not draw the fourth stroke out of thin air. His eyes flashed. He tapped the Rune with his right index finger, spun abruptly, and flicked his finger forward. The Rune was immediately sent flying toward Yao Xixue.

Yao Xixue’s expression changed. She immediately retreated, and at the same time, she unhesitatingly took out several blood-colored Jade Slips from her Storage Pouch and crushed them one by one in front of her.

Amidst the surging bloody light, layer upon layer of blood color directly covered the Rune. This happened extremely fast. Although the bloody light dissipated upon hitting the Rune, it caused the Rune's golden light to dim slightly.

Yao Xixue continuously retreated. Sweat beaded on her forehead as blood-colored Jade Slips were constantly thrown out of her hand. After seven breaths, the golden light on the Rune was finally covered by the blood color and completely extinguished.

Within the bloody light, the Rune dissipated into the world.

Yao Xixue’s expression was extremely gloomy. She had just thrown out nearly one-tenth of the Blood Jade in her Storage Pouch, which was enough for hundreds of years of use. The moment the golden Rune arrived, she felt as if she were facing someone of her father's generation.

“Wang Lin!!” Yao Xixue held the Blood Jade. After the Rune dissipated, she immediately flashed, charging onto the platform and heading straight for Wang Lin.

Wang Lin's expression remained calm. The moment Yao Xixue approached, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He swept his right hand across his Storage Pouch, instantly drawing his Immortal Sword and holding it horizontally in front of him. He said plainly, “Fellow Daoist Yao, that golden Rune appeared too suddenly, and I couldn't control it. If you wish to fight Wang after this, Wang will accompany you!”

Yao Xixue looked at Wang Lin gloomily, a hint of killing intent flashing in her eyes. She thought internally, “Since this person has come here, unless he can break all the Seals, he will have no chance of survival. Fighting him now would simply waste time!”

She said coldly, “Don't let it happen again!” With that, she pushed forward, bypassing Wang Lin, and stepped onto the Path of the Esteemed Dragon toward the third Seal on the other side of the platform.

Wang Lin put away his Immortal Sword and followed unhurriedly. He looked at Yao Xixue ahead, his heart far from peaceful.

“Three strokes of a Rune actually possess such power… According to Yao Xixue, there are eighteen layers here. If each layer has one Rune, that would be eighteen Runes. If all eighteen Runes are drawn, what kind of power would they possess… What exactly is this Rune… Could it be an Immortal Art?” Wang Lin took a deep breath and drew in the air with his right hand, instantly sketching the three Runes. Unfortunately, this time, there was no abnormality in the Immortal Power within his body. The Runes immediately dissipated after appearing, lacking their previous power.

Wang Lin frowned slightly and pondered.

Several days later, the third platform was in sight. This time, Yao Xixue rushed straight out toward the platform.

On the platform, it was still the same stone statue, but besides having a Third Eye, this statue held a long sword in its hand!

Yao Xixue changed her approach from using the Seal. This time, she unleashed her own Divine Ability without hesitation and fought the stone statue.

Wang Lin watched coldly from outside the platform. Most of Yao Xixue's Divine Abilities were centered on Blood Arts. When she waved her hand, bloody light often appeared first, followed by the manifestation of the Divine Ability.

The battle with the stone statue was without suspense. Given Yao Xixue's cultivation, the result was decided after half an incense stick of time. Although the stone statue collapsed, no golden Rune flew out. Yao Xixue's expression grew even gloomier. She stomped her foot fiercely, and pressing her right hand down, the collapsed stone statue immediately turned into dust and vanished completely.

Wang Lin’s eyes narrowed. He thought internally, “Does this stone statue only yield a Rune to merge with the body if its Restriction is broken?”

Yao Xixue didn't even look at Wang Lin. She immediately leaped across the platform and continued forward.

Time passed quickly, and a month flowed by in the blink of an eye. During this month, Wang Lin was very idle. Yao Xixue did not give Wang Lin a chance to act. After trying twice and consistently failing to obtain the golden Rune, she realized internally that her method was wrong. Recalling the process by which Wang Lin previously obtained the golden Rune, she had gained enlightenment.

She was extremely wary of that golden Rune. To prevent Wang Lin from obtaining more, she decided to handle every step herself. Instead of shattering the statues, she used the Blood Jade Seal method all the way—the same method she used during her previous three entries here.

On this day, after sealing the eleventh stone statue, Yao Xixue's face became serious as she looked at the platform of the twelfth Seal ahead on the Path of the Esteemed Dragon. She looked at Wang Lin and said, “Fellow Daoist Wang, the twelfth Seal is vastly different from the previous ones. It requires both of us to act simultaneously to have a chance of breaking it. This is also why Yao invited Fellow Daoist here!”

Wang Lin nodded. The platform ahead was extremely different from the previous ones. It was only half the size, had no stone statues, only a massive stone door! Furthermore, there was only the Path of the Esteemed Dragon where the two of them stood surrounding the platform!

On the stone door, there were some blurry carvings intertwined, resembling a human face.

Yao Xixue and Wang Lin landed on the platform. Just then, the stone door suddenly opened slowly, and a cold wind immediately blew out from within. Where the cold wind passed, Yao Xixue’s entire body was instantly enveloped in bloody light.

Wang Lin retreated a few steps, touched his Storage Pouch, and the Restriction Banner was in hand. Wrapping himself in it, the cold wind blew, and the Restriction Banner outside Wang Lin's body immediately emitted cracking sounds. Layer upon layer of cold ice condensed on the outside, sealing Wang Lin in a thick layer of ice almost instantly.

Looking at Yao Xixue, an ice sculpture also formed around her body, except that intense red light flashed within the sculpture.

After the cold wind passed, a white mist drifted out from the stone door, condensing into a humanoid figure in front of the door. This person was about thirty years old, with a cold expression, dressed in white, and possessed an air of Immortality in his every movement.

After he appeared, he glanced coldly at the ice sculptures where Wang Lin and Yao Xixue were located, and though he did not open his mouth, a voice emanated.

“The Master’s Immortal Cave cannot be entered without a token!”

The red light within Yao Xixue's ice sculpture immediately intensified, like a heat wave. White mist immediately scattered from the ice sculpture from the inside out. In the blink of an eye, the ice sculpture melted, and Yao Xixue stepped out from within.

“You have been here many times, using the Blood Monarch's Cultivation Technique. Out of respect for his Legacy, I spared you three times, allowing you to use your Divine Ability for resurrection. But you are ungrateful. This time, use your resurrection Divine Ability and scram immediately, or you will have no further chances!” Although the middle-aged man's voice was calm, it carried authority.

At this moment, the ice sculpture surrounding Wang Lin also gradually melted. Wang Lin walked out with a composed expression, looking coldly at the two.

The middle-aged man's gaze was calm; he did not even look at Wang Lin, focusing only on Yao Xixue.

Yao Xixue bowed slightly and said, “Senior was acquainted with my ancestor. Why not be accommodating? This Immortal Cave has been abandoned for many years. It would be a pity to waste it. Please grant this Junior success.”

The middle-aged man retracted his gaze and said calmly, “Only those who can withstand three Sword Qi attacks are qualified! Will you two face them together or separately?”

Yao Xixue’s eyes flashed, saying, “We will each take one, and face the last one together!”

The middle-aged man remained calm throughout. Hearing this, he pointed forward casually with his right hand, and a golden light immediately condensed on his fingertip!

“The first one, step forward! Withstand it, live. Fail, die!”

Yao Xixue looked at Wang Lin. “Fellow Daoist Wang!”

Wang Lin smiled faintly, retreated two steps, and shook his head, saying, “Fellow Daoist Yao’s words are not true. I need to reconsider!”

Yao Xixue looked at Wang Lin and asked, “What is untrue?”

“This place is definitely not eighteen layers of Seals. If we must call them Seals, there are only twelve. Entering this door leads into the Immortal Cave!”

Yao Xixue sneered. She had long anticipated that Wang Lin might change his mind at the last minute. She said unhurriedly, “Fellow Daoist Wang, there was something I forgot to mention earlier, which I hope you don't mind. However, telling you now is not too late. By entering this place and gaining insight into the Rune imprints, you have obtained the qualification for the entrance trial. Once qualified, you must succeed, otherwise, the only path is death! I have told you; whether you believe it is up to you!”

Wang Lin's face showed fluctuating emotions. After a while, he looked at Yao Xixue, revealing a look of helplessness and a bitter smile: “Fellow Daoist Yao has the Blood Soul Pill, so naturally, you are fearless. What a calculation!”

The middle-aged man watched Wang Lin and Yao Xixue coldly, showing no impatience.

“If you can help me enter the Immortal Cave, your life will certainly not be in danger, and everything I promised you before will definitely be fulfilled!” Yao Xixue said.

Wang Lin was silent. After a moment, he said, “Since things have come to this, I can act, but I want to know what this place is!”

Yao Xixue smiled radiantly: “This place is an Immortal Cave left by an Immortal. My father accidentally learned about it from a Demon Emperor. The Immortal Cave has been abandoned for many years, and many Divine Abilities have vanished; only this trace of the Residence Spirit’s soul remains. The three Sword Qi attacks can only be completely withstood by those whose cultivation has reached Soul Transformation. Alright, I've told you everything I should. Fellow Daoist Wang, please make your move!”

Wang Lin said solemnly, “Only Soul Transformation Cultivators can withstand it. I am only at the Nascent Soul Transformation Middle Stage. Fellow Daoist Yao thinks too highly of me!”

Yao Xixue’s expression turned cold, and she said chillingly, “Wang Lin, if we don't enter the Immortal Cave, I have the Blood Soul Pill and can resurrect, but you will surely die!”

Just then, the middle-aged man, who had been watching the two coldly, suddenly spoke: “That's right. If you cannot enter the Immortal Cave, both of you will die today. To live, you must successfully enter the Immortal Cave!”

Wang Lin was silent for a long time, then stepped forward, stating solemnly: “Senior, please make your move!” As he spoke, he raised his right hand, pointing toward the sky. The demonic thought suppressed and sealed within him immediately surged out, instantly covering his entire body. In that moment, thick black mist spread from Wang Lin's body, enveloping him completely in the blink of an eye.

This black mist, in Yao Xixue’s eyes, was Devilish Qi!

Yao Xixue thought, “He used the Divine Ability he used against the Demon General right away. Clearly, he is going all out, which is exactly what I want!” She had calculated that Wang Lin’s cultivation was only Nascent Soul Transformation Middle Stage, and even with sufficient Immortal Jade, it was impossible for him to reach Late Stage in three days.

Thus, with Nascent Soul Transformation Middle Stage cultivation, even if he withstood one Sword Qi attack, he would be severely injured and no longer a threat.

She was confident in withstanding two attacks using the method her father granted her, thereby successfully fulfilling the Residence Spirit's requirement!

In her previous attempts, she could only withstand two attacks, and the third was fatal.

The middle-aged man, the Residence Spirit, glanced at Wang Lin, who was wrapped in black mist, and without a word, flicked his finger. A golden light, like rushing thunder, swift as lightning, shot straight toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin roared softly. The Devilish Qi around him surged and rolled, rapidly condensing onto his right index fingertip. In an instant, the Devilish Qi across his body largely dissipated, all gathering on his index finger.

As he pointed, the golden light approached, and they clashed.

The golden light was like an awl, splitting the Devilish Qi with irresistible force, though the Devilish Qi rapidly integrated into it, constantly dissolving it.

The golden light looked ordinary but was extremely powerful. After breaking through the Devilish Qi, it immediately drilled into Wang Lin's body through his finger.

Wang Lin spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood. His body was thrown backward as if struck by immense force, and cracking sounds emanated from inside his body.

The platform was already small. Wang Lin's body was thrown off the stone platform, plummeting toward the Void Realm of the stars below.

The middle-aged man looked down at the direction Wang Lin disappeared, then slowly looked up and said, “The first one, I count as broken by you! Next is the second one!” As he spoke, he raised his right hand again, and another golden light condensed on his fingertip.

Wang Lin's severe injury was exactly what Yao Xixue expected. She didn't care about Wang Lin's life or death, only how to enter the Immortal Cave. As for her father's advice not to antagonize Wang Lin, she had thrown it to the back of her mind.

In fact, in her heart, Wang Lin's identity and cultivation were not enough for her to befriend, even if he was somewhat extraordinary!

She swept her Divine Sense around and, finding no trace of Wang Lin, the last shred of doubt vanished.

Now facing the Residence Spirit's second Sword Qi, she immediately pulled out a handful of blood-colored talismans from her Storage Pouch. Just then, the golden light shot out from the middle-aged man's hand, like a golden Dragon roaring forth.

Yao Xixue's talismans instantly shattered, releasing a dense amount of bloody light that enveloped the golden Dragon. But the golden Dragon broke through irresistibly. Although its light dimmed, its momentum remained strong, striking Yao Xixue's chest.

Yao Xixue's complexion immediately became strangely flushed red. She suppressed a mouthful of fresh blood and retreated two steps, looking at the middle-aged man.

This was her fourth time at this stone door. She knew that the blood talismans could only be used once; during her second visit, they had no effect on the golden light.

The first time she came, because she had the blood talismans, she broke through eleven platforms easily, thinking success was certain, but the talismans failed against the second Sword Light.

“The second Sword Qi is counted as withstood by you. Now, for the third one!” The middle-aged man said, and golden light immediately reappeared on his finger, flashing out without giving her a moment to prepare.

Although Yao Xixue's face was flushed, her heart was extremely excited. Previously, when the third Sword Qi arrived, she was already severely injured with little Immortal Power remaining, making resistance impossible.

But now, because Wang Lin successfully withstood the first Sword Qi, she had sufficient Immortal Power. Although slightly injured, it did not affect her ability to unleash her Divine Ability.

Her confidence in taking on this third Sword Qi was unprecedentedly high!

"This Immortal Cave is mine!" Yao Xixue took a deep breath, formed Hand Seals with both hands in front of her chest, rapidly changing them. The moment the golden light approached, she spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, which landed directly on the golden light. At the same time, she murmured, and her Hand Seals became even faster.

The golden light, splattered with fresh blood, hissed. The blood seemed to boil, churning and rolling, transforming into blood-colored runes that clung tightly to the golden light as if seeping into bone.

The golden light instantly dimmed, but the blood-colored runes on it also dissolved. The golden light then burst forth, heading straight for Yao Xixue.

Yao Xixue took a deep breath, immediately stopped forming Hand Seals, and her hands blurred into afterimages, stopping in front of her. Immediately after, a circular blood-colored Formation appeared out of thin air in Yao Xixue's hands.

At this instant, the golden light approached, striking the blood-colored Formation in her hands.

With a muffled 'bang,' the sound slowly spread. The blood-colored Formation immediately collapsed, and the golden light also dispersed, turning into specks of golden light that merged into Yao Xixue's body.

Yao Xixue could no longer control herself, spitting out a large mouthful of fresh blood. Her body swayed, and the Immortal power within her circulated wildly, battling the golden light that had entered her body.

Once this golden light entered the body, it would cause extremely strong damage, greatly harming the Meridians and Physical Body. Only by resisting with Immortal power and mutually dissolving it could the danger of the golden light be resolved!

"If you and that man before do not die, then you have obtained the qualification to enter the Immortal Cave!" The middle-aged man's voice remained as calm as water.

Upon hearing this, Yao Xixue sat down cross-legged without hesitation, circulating the Immortal power within her, continuously dissolving the golden light. At this moment, she was completely immersed in it, unaware of a gaze full of cold intent falling upon her.

Just at the most crucial moment of her internal Immortal power battling the golden light, an afterimage, moving at extreme speed, burst out from the Void Realm starry sky beneath the platform like a streaking meteor.

This figure wore a Straw Hat and was as fast as lightning, almost instantly arriving on the platform. Without any pause, he grabbed at the Void Realm with his left hand, and Yao Xixue's Storage Pouch immediately flew out. At the same time, he pointed with his right hand at Yao Xixue's glabella.

At this instant, Yao Xixue's eyes snapped open, revealing shock. She wanted to dodge but was too late, watching helplessly as the other party's finger pressed against her glabella.

A destructive force, directly entering her body through her glabella, swept through her Meridians with irresistible force, shattering them wherever it passed.

At the same time, her already scarce Immortal power was impacted by this destructive force and immediately dispersed. Coupled with the power of the golden light, under their combined assault, Yao Xixue spat out fresh blood, her body swayed, and she was thrown back three zhang, landing on the ground. A gray qi flickered on her glabella, forming a Mark of Life that covered her entire body.

Blood flowed incessantly from the corner of Yao Xixue's mouth. She hissed, "Wang Lin!!"

"Want to die? It's not that easy!" A chilling voice came from the figure. This slender figure removed the Straw Hat from his head. He was none other than Wang Lin!

Yao Xixue's eyes showed intense shock. Wang Lin's appearance was beyond her expectations. She had thought that even if this person hadn't died, he should have been severely injured and certainly wouldn't appear here like this.

Moreover, she had swept with her Divine Sense earlier and clearly remembered not detecting his presence.

Wang Lin's expression was normal as he looked at Yao Xixue. Everything before him was his secret plan. One could say that ever since he discovered this place was the endpoint, he had conceived this idea.

His risky re-emission of Devilish Qi was precisely to thoroughly numb Yao Xixue, making her believe he had already exerted his full strength. Then, taking advantage of the moment the Sword Qi entered her body, he unhesitatingly shattered the Immortal Crystal condensed within him!

He had previously spent three days underground in the military camp, converting one-third of his Immortal Jade into Immortal Crystals and storing them within his body, precisely to create an unexpected effect.

When the Immortal Crystal shattered, a large amount of Immortal power surged forth. Normally, with such a surge of Immortal power, he would have to immediately meditate and cultivate, and even a slight mistake could shatter his Meridians due to the immense Immortal power.

However, when the Sword Qi entered his body, this dense Immortal power perfectly dissolved it, completely resisting the Sword Qi's destruction until it was thoroughly melted away.

Afterward, he immediately followed his previous idea, took out the Straw Hat that Yun Quezi had given him back then, and secretly came here!

This Straw Hat contained a large number of Restrictions. Yun Quezi's cultivation had reached the Soul Transformation Middle Stage, so his Magic Treasure was naturally powerful. The purpose of this hat was to conceal Divine Sense. Wang Lin had used it many times back then, and it was very effective!

Unless the opponent's cultivation reached Soul Transformation, they would never discover it!

How could Yao Xixue know all of this!

"Fellow Daoist Yao, we meet again," Wang Lin said calmly, holding Yao Xixue's Storage Pouch in his hand.

Although his words were directed at Yao Xixue, his peripheral glance swept towards the middle-aged man beneath the stone gate.

The middle-aged man's gaze remained calm, as if everything before him did not exist.

"You're despicable!!" Yao Xixue gritted her teeth and said.

Wang Lin smiled slightly. Many people had cursed him. The winner is king, the loser is a bandit. Wang Lin always kept this rule of the Cultivation World in mind. He chuckled, "Fellow Daoist Yao gave me a False Core and concealed the dangers of entering this place. I merely retaliated a little, no need for such praise!"

"If my father, Blood Ancestor, knew about this, you would be dead, even if you are Heavenly Fate Child's Disciple! Moreover, before I came here, I had already activated a Blood Soul Pill!" Yao Xixue's face was pale, devoid of any color.

"Why would I kill you? You have a Blood Soul Pill to revive, but using this pill should be predicated on death. I have sealed your entire body with a Divine Ability. You currently have no Immortal power within you. Let's see how you're going to die!" Wang Lin smiled, his smile appearing slightly sinister.

Yao Xixue's face was pale. At this moment, her entire body was weak and powerless. The Immortal power within her was indeed, as Wang Lin said, completely gone, and her Meridians were shattered. In her current state, she should have died, but the Mark of Life on her glabella continuously emitted vitality, covering her entire body. This created a cycle of life and death.

Under this cycle, her life and death were suspended!

"I only need to Seal you in one place, letting you endure hundreds of years of loneliness, wandering between life and death, yet unable to die. Even if you bite your tongue to commit suicide, the Mark of Life on your glabella will prevent you from succeeding! In this way, let's see how you'll revive with the Blood Soul Pill!" Although Wang Lin's voice was calm, it caused Yao Xixue's expression to change drastically when it reached her ears!

As Wang Lin said this, he couldn't help but recall the female skeleton that had been sealed in an underground water prison for an unknown number of years, which he discovered when his cultivation was completely destroyed by the Giant Demon Race Old Ancestor and the Snow Domain Cultivators on the Vermilion Bird Star, turning him into a cripple and leaving him stranded in a mountain village.

"Indeed, there is Reincarnation in this world!" Wang Lin murmured inwardly.

He took a few steps forward, arriving in front of Yao Xixue, and directly grabbed her three Storage Pouches with his right hand!

Yao Xixue's eyes were filled with intense killing intent, staring fixedly at Wang Lin, almost gritting her teeth.

"Fellow Daoist Yao, how about we make a deal?" Wang Lin said, putting away the Storage Pouches.

Yao Xixue stared at Wang Lin, not saying a word!

"I plan to Seal you until your Lifespan is exhausted, but within this Demon Spirit Land, five hundred years is the limit. If you answer one question, I'll reduce it by fifty years, how about it?" Wang Lin smiled.

Yao Xixue took a deep breath, remained silent for a moment, then said coldly, "How do I know if what you say is true or false!"

Wang Lin chuckled, saying, "You can refuse!"

Yao Xixue looked at Wang Lin coldly and snorted, "Ask!"

"If you lie, I might not be able to tell now, but I will eventually know. At that time, don't blame me for not unsealing you!"

"First question, why are you in such a hurry to enter this Immortal Cave?" Wang Lin's question was very clever, encompassing a wide range of possibilities.

Yao Xixue tossed her head and looked at the stone gate. The middle-aged man beneath the stone gate still had a calm gaze.

"I just want to go in, no reason!"

"You brought this upon yourself!" Wang Lin's eyes turned cold. He formed Hand Seals and cast Restriction after Restriction. These Restrictions landed on the ground, forming a circular Restriction circle. As time passed, Wang Lin cast more and more Restrictions, and the Restriction circle on the ground emitted streaks of black light.

After doing all this, Wang Lin grabbed Yao Xixue from the Void Realm, and with a flick, threw her into the Restriction circle. He formed Hand Seals with his right hand and softly said, "Seal!"

With that one word, the Restriction circle immediately contracted, rapidly enveloping Yao Xixue within it, almost instantly forming a Restriction sphere!

Wang Lin beckoned with his right hand, and the sphere immediately shrank from large to small, flying into his Storage Pouch.

Having done all this, Wang Lin turned to look at the middle-aged man beneath the stone gate and said, "Do I have the qualification to enter?"

The middle-aged man's expression remained calm. He slowly said, "You two jointly withstood three Sword Qi, so you naturally have the qualification to enter. However, everything inside the Immortal Cave was sealed by the master before he left. If you cannot break the Seal, it will be useless!"

"What kind of Immortal Cave is this?" Wang Lin didn't rush in but pondered for a moment before asking.

"The master's Immortal Cave!"

"Who is your master?"

"The master is the master, why ask who!"

Wang Lin looked at the middle-aged man, and after a short while, said, "What are the golden runes on the eleven platforms outside?"

"A Divine Ability to protect the residence. Unfortunately, after the master sealed it, there was no central control, and it lost its Divine Ability. Otherwise, you two wouldn't have been able to enter!" The middle-aged man slowly said.

"Besides me, if someone else were to withstand your three Sword Qi, would you also let them enter the Immortal Cave?" Wang Lin's eyes flashed as he asked.

"If you can break a Seal within the residence, you will gain control of the Immortal Cave. If you can do that, the Immortal Cave will automatically close, and naturally no one else will enter, unless you die."

"This Immortal Cave has existed for countless years. Has anyone entered it before?" Wang Lin asked again.

"Yes, but they all died!"

"How do I leave here?"

"Break a Seal, and you can naturally leave!"

Wang Lin fell silent. He knew that asking further would yield no more information from the Immortal Cave Spirit. After a brief period of contemplation, he stopped wasting words and stepped directly into the stone gate!

Inside the stone gate, what appeared before Wang Lin was a cluster of pavilions resembling a Mortal imperial palace. Where he stood was inside the main gate of this palace-like structure.

A faint Immortal power permeated the surroundings. Wang Lin took a deep breath, feeling refreshed throughout his body. He took a step forward, but immediately his expression changed, and he looked down at the ground.

The ground was paved with blue stone blocks, extremely smooth. Wang Lin squatted down and touched the ground with his right hand. Immediately, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Immortal Jade…"

Wang Lin spread his Divine Sense, and upon doing so, he immediately detected that almost all positions around him contained Seal Restrictions. He almost immediately retracted his Divine Sense as soon as he spread it.

"All the buildings here are actually constructed with Immortal Jade…" Wang Lin was extremely sensitive to Immortal Jade. At this moment, everything he saw was Immortal Jade, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"It's a pity there are extremely strong Restriction Seals on them, otherwise, I would definitely dig out all these Immortal Jade!" Wang Lin glanced at the Immortal Jade path beneath his feet, a look of regret on his face.

A hundred zhang ahead of him, there was a huge Pill Furnace. The lid of this Pill Furnace had some small holes as thick as an arm, and wisps of white smoke emanated from these holes, slowly rising into the air.

Several hundred zhang further beyond the Pill Furnace was a three-story pavilion.

Wang Lin moved his body and walked forward. He stopped beside the Pill Furnace and looked inside through the small holes on the Pill Furnace.

Inside the Pill Furnace, only at the bottom, there was a puddle of water. The white smoke drifting out was emanating from this puddle.

"I'm not the first person to enter this place. There might have been Medicinal Pills in this Pill Furnace before, taken by those who entered here previously." Wang Lin's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Pill Furnace.

On it, there was a Restriction Seal, but it was in a broken state, clearly having been deciphered long ago.

After carefully looking around, Wang Lin walked forward. He stopped in front of the pavilion and observed it. There were also Seals on this pavilion, and even the three steps leading up to it had Seals on each step.

"This is a complete Seal. Once the Restrictions fall, they can transform into countless others, making everything inside and outside this pavilion its own Restriction! This sealing method was rarely seen even in ancient times. According to some ancient texts I've read, this method is rumored to be from the Immortal Realm! It is also called an Immortal Restriction!"

Wang Lin looked around and muttered to himself, "The entire Immortal Cave, inside and out, is filled with Immortal Restrictions. Could this really be the residence of an Immortal…"

Thinking of this, Wang Lin became even more cautious. Although the Restriction Seal on the pavilion in front of him had long been broken, he still meticulously checked it before taking a step.

The pavilion had three floors. Wang Lin only stepped inside after carefully observing each floor, which consumed a considerable amount of time. Nevertheless, through his observation, Wang Lin thoroughly understood the pavilion's Restrictions.

The pavilion was empty; not even half a table or chair remained. If not for some traces on the ground where tables and chairs had once been placed, Wang Lin would never have thought that these tables and chairs were taken by previous visitors after breaking the Seals.

"An Immortal's Immortal Cave, even the tables and chairs probably aren't ordinary items. It's reasonable that they were taken away!" Wang Lin scoffed at himself.

This three-story pavilion was too empty, and Wang Lin found nothing. Almost all the Restrictions within this pavilion had been broken. However, as Wang Lin observed, he discovered that the traces of these broken Restrictions indicated that they were not all deciphered by the same person. There were at least three different methods of deciphering within this pavilion.

One of these methods used ancient Restrictions, which were extremely intricate. The broken Seals often dispersed and formed a shape resembling a plum blossom. Wang Lin had seen this technique in some ancient texts; it was called the Eighteen Plum Blossom Restrictions!

Within the pavilion, Restrictions broken by this method accounted for more than half! Clearly, they were all done by the same person.

This Restriction was extremely famous in the ancient Cultivation World, but it placed great emphasis on lineage. Outsiders would never learn it. Even direct Disciples, depending on their status, could at most learn nine Restrictions! Only the Sect Leader could fully learn all eighteen Restrictions!

Just as he was about to leave, Wang Lin's gaze suddenly sharpened, falling on the traces on the ground where tables and chairs had originally been placed, and his expression changed!

—Modified!