Chapter 618: The Germination of a Rift with Tian Yunzi

"Shen Hou's Physical Body has already been devoured by those Yao Beasts, and even his Primordial Spirit couldn't escape…" Wu Ma, standing next to Chen Long, said in a low voice, his expression desolate.

A bitter look appeared on Chen Long's Face. Among the Twelve Sword Scions, besides the deceased Wei Goat and Zi Rat and Hai Pig who remained outside, the other nine had all followed Greedy Wolf into this Tidal Abyss.

Greedy Wolf mentioned that, through his observation, this place was the greatest Treasure Trove in the entire Demon Spirit Land. In Greedy Wolf's words, all the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples, except for Chen Long, were moved.

They had personally witnessed countless eye-catching Magic Treasures and various strange items being sucked into the Demon Spirit Land from the tides of the Eastern Sea.

It could be said that their purpose in entering here, besides obtaining the Ancient Demon Legacy, was to search for those Magic Treasures and strange items.

Chen Long had always been calm. Although he felt something was amiss, he couldn't find a reason to refuse. However, he had a hidden agenda: he didn't let all his Junior Brothers stay together. Instead, he separated three of them, led by Chou Niu, to enter from another direction, maintaining contact with each other. Furthermore, he also left Zi Rat and Hai Pig outside.

Upon first entering this Tidal Abyss, everything went smoothly. But all of that changed instantly after Greedy Wolf took something out of a certain cave!

They were besieged by these suddenly appearing strange Yao Beasts and trapped here, unable to leave. This confinement lasted for nearly a hundred years!

A hundred years, though seemingly long, passed extremely quickly for them. In this abyss without day or night, trapped within the black mist, they would be attacked by countless Yao Beasts if they ventured out.

Junior Brother Shen Hou died during a forced attack. Even though he unleashed his Master's Sword Qi before his death, killing some Yao Beasts, there were simply too many Yao Beasts outside!

Chen Long knew that even combining all their Sword Qi, they wouldn't be able to get out of here!

"We can't go on like this anymore!" Chen Long took a deep breath, stood up, and looked at Greedy Wolf.

His action immediately caused the other four Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples to stand up as well, forming a circle around Greedy Wolf.

Greedy Wolf's expression was as usual, always gloomy. He chuckled hoarsely, "Nephews, what is the meaning of this?"

"Senior Greedy Wolf, this Junior wants to know what you obtained in that cave!" Chen Long said in a deep voice.

A hint of mockery flashed in Greedy Wolf's eyes as he said, "You want to know?" As he spoke, he patted his Storage Pouch, and an oval-shaped egg appeared in his hand.

There was no vitality on the egg, only a shroud of Death Qi.

Chen Long glanced at the egg. Along the way, he had gained some understanding of Greedy Wolf. This person's Cultivation Technique should be related to Death Qi, and Cultivating with it made sense.

However, whether what Greedy Wolf discovered was truly this item was another matter entirely.

"Little brats, for the sake of your Master Ling Tianhou's Face, I will overlook your disrespect this time. If there's a next time, don't blame me for being merciless. Hmph, when this old man was Cultivating, you had not yet been born. No one who dares to speak to me like this can live!" A cold glint flashed in Greedy Wolf's eyes. Although his tone was light, it sounded like thunder exploding in the ears of the surrounding Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples. Except for Chen Long, everyone else instinctively retreated.

Chen Long lowered his head, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes. He respectfully said, "Senior, please don't be offended. This Junior is just anxious, after all, we have been trapped here for nearly a hundred years."

"What's the rush? Your Master will surely come here in another hundred years, and then he will naturally rescue you," Greedy Wolf closed his eyes and slowly said.

Chen Long sat down cross-legged, remaining silent. He had long noticed that Greedy Wolf was somewhat strange; the other party seemed intent on staying here and was not in a hurry to leave. There must be a reason for this!

While the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples and Greedy Wolf were at odds, Wang Lin was flying at an extremely fast speed towards the Tidal Abyss exit in Huoyao Prefecture. Wang Lin had already heard about this Tidal Abyss from Yao Xixue previously.

According to Yao Xixue, the Token that Tian Yunzi and others coveted was also currently in the Tidal Abyss.

In light of this, Wang Lin also knew that Greedy Wolf and the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples had mysteriously disappeared a hundred years ago, their whereabouts unknown. He had a bold guess in his heart: Greedy Wolf and his group had very likely also gone to this Tidal Abyss.

If the other party came out, then so be it, but if they had not yet come out, then Wang Lin planned to thoroughly set up the only exit in Huoyao Prefecture to ensure everything was foolproof.

Under Great Teleportation, his speed was extremely fast as he flew towards the Huoyao Prefecture Tidal Abyss exit marked in the crystal.

While flying, Wang Lin couldn't help but recall the scene of fusing with the gray figure in the strange space of the Ancient Demon Legacy… The gray figure's Divine Ability was the Slaughter Immortal Art. The moment Wang Lin fused with it, he had a fleeting sense of Epiphany. At that moment, it was as if his slaughter qi instantly transformed from a million to ten million.

However, the instant the slaughter qi reached ten million, the Mark of Life it transformed into actually fused with each other, forming a bizarre Hand Seal!

This Hand Seal, containing ten million slaughters, instantly became uncontrollable by Wang Lin the moment it appeared, directly imprinting itself on his forehead between his eyebrows.

This brand directly penetrated his Physical Body and actually imprinted itself deep within his Primordial Spirit, stirring up the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi that had fused with it within the Primordial Spirit. Through a strange transformation, it immediately severed the connection between the Primordial Spirit and Wang Lin's Physical Body.

Subsequently, his Primordial Spirit melted within three breaths, completely absorbed by that brand. Following that, his Physical Body's vitality transformed into a gray qi, which was also absorbed by that brand.

Wang Lin, from a third-person perspective, personally witnessed and experienced all of this. This scene caused deep coldness and monstrous killing intent to appear in his eyes.

He saw his Physical Body and Primordial Spirit, everything about himself, being completely absorbed by the brand formed from ten million slaughter qi. Then, the brand broke out of his body, just like a Gu worm that had parasitized a human body, absorbed all nutrients, and then burst out.

This brand, carrying a bloody scent, slowly flew out, and with a bang, transformed into a wisp of slaughter qi.

This was the true slaughter qi!

Wang Lin's mind trembled. Even after some time had passed, and even though he was flying at this moment, recalling that scene still gave him a sense of dread.

He took a deep breath, the coldness and killing intent in his eyes seeming about to erupt, but he immediately deeply concealed them.

Wang Lin couldn't distinguish the truth from falsehood regarding this scene in the strange space, but based on his understanding of the Slaughter Immortal Art, he vaguely felt that this scene was real!

In that strange insight, Wang Lin recalled his state at the time, as if time had descended upon him, allowing him to instantly deduce a Divine Ability to Major Achievement, thereby deepening his understanding.

If one were a Genius of exceptional Aptitude, they could even, through this insight, create their own unique Divine Abilities and, through countless deductions, revise these Divine Abilities countless times, ultimately reaching a phased perfection.

Sun Yun was such a person.

Although Wang Lin's Aptitude had changed a lot after nearly eight hundred years and possessing an Immortal Body, even so, compared to a Genius like Sun Yun, who even the Ancient Demon found stunning, he was still far, far inferior.

He couldn't create Divine Abilities himself, but with his quick wit and observation, he woke up from that strange space in the shortest time and, with a decisiveness that even Sun Yun couldn't match, directly fused with the gray figure that disappeared the fastest.

One must know that even Sun Yun only woke up after most of the phantoms had disappeared.

Wang Lin's decisiveness was absolutely incomparable to ordinary people. Even Tian Yunzi would never have imagined that Wang Lin could obtain the mysteries of the Slaughter Immortal Art from the Ancient Demon Legacy's insight!

"Tian Yunzi! I once said, if you do not betray me, Wang will never betray you in this life…" Wang Lin's voice was as cold as the Wind of the Nine Nether, echoing.

"The Slaughter Immortal Art, its Divine Ability is indeed astonishing, but Tian Yunzi, you are too vicious. Fortunately, my insight was limited, at most a million. If my insight had been deeper, reaching ten million slaughters, I'm afraid I would have long turned into a brand, a true slaughter qi, to be absorbed by you!"

Wang Lin took a deep breath as he flew.

"That Gray-robed Tian Yunzi once said that because of my Concept, he passed on this Slaughter Immortal Art to me… I didn't think much of it back then, but now, connecting the events, it's likely that when I reached Soul Transformation on Vermilion Bird Star hundreds of years ago, it was precisely because Tian Yunzi saw me comprehending Reincarnation of Life and Death that he had the thought of taking me as his Disciple!"

Wang Lin closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were clear. He vanished with a Great Teleportation.

"I'm being a bit biased about this; a conclusion cannot be drawn immediately. Tian Yunzi, after all, has shown me kindness and appreciation. Choosing the Slaughter Immortal Art was my decision, though he did have the intention to push it… This matter still requires careful observation in the future. However, Tian Yunzi's cultivation is too high. Without the confidence to confront him, I cannot let him discover that I know all of this… But this Slaughter Immortal Art, I must thoroughly study it to see if it can be deciphered!"

Wang Lin lingered for several days at the exit of the Tidal Abyss outside Huoyao Prefecture. He did not set up overly strong Formations and Seals; instead, he did the opposite, leaving behind some simple yet hidden Restrictions.

These Restrictions had no offensive power, but they could serve as a tracking mechanism. If someone emerged from here, unless their cultivation was extremely high, they would inadvertently leave an Imprint from these Restrictions, allowing Wang Lin to detect them.

Having completed these tasks, Wang Lin cast aside all distracting thoughts and rushed towards Water Demon Prefecture with all his might. He intended to enter through the entrance there, spread his Divine Sense, and fully search for Zhou Yi!

Zhou Yi had shown him kindness; Wang Lin had to save him!

"Besides saving Senior Zhou Yi, there's also that… Jufu…" As Wang Lin teleported, his eyes flashed. He clearly remembered seeing Jufu flash by in the tides outside the Eastern Sea back then… Several days later, in the western part of Water Demon Prefecture, a place known as the Sea of Clouds, which was perpetually shrouded in clouds. Deep within the Sea of Clouds, there was an underground rift stretching for countless miles. This was one of the passages to the Tidal Abyss!

Four Cultivators, two men and two women, were standing outside this Sea of Clouds, looking inward! —

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