Chapter 624: Heart Dead

“The Sword Spirit Seal…” Ling Tianhou, clad in a Daoist robe, looked up, his eyes deep.

“The place where I sealed that sword spirit is extremely hidden. How could it have been discovered? However, as long as the sword spirit holds a death wish, it cannot break free from the Seal.” Ling Tianhou mused for a moment, then closed his eyes.

Inside the Tidal Abyss, in the rift sealing Zhou Yi, Wang Lin’s clothes flapped wildly in the strong winds, making slapping sounds. He stumbled back several steps, his long hair flying, a cold glint in his eyes.

The previous strike had resolved Ling Tianhou’s third wave of Divine Thought, but the cost was immense; the Thunder Beast dissipated and had to transform into streaks of lightning before returning to the God-Slaying Chariot.

However, Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought had indeed been forcefully broken open, but this opening immediately closed up in an instant, on the verge of completely disappearing.

Wang Lin’s Qi and blood surged within him, several Meridians were obstructed, and the flow of Immortal Power was slightly impeded. He took a deep breath, not adjusting immediately. Instead, he stomped his foot, and like a meteor, he rushed through the opening in Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought, heading straight for the depths of the rift.

With this rush, Wang Lin unleashed his full speed, generating bursts of thunderous sound!

This rift was not as narrow and long as Wang Lin had imagined. With this single rush, he directly entered the depths of the rift, and a faint trace of Zhou Yi’s aura emanated from this location!

“Intruders, die!” Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought descended once more. This time, an incomparably domineering voice emanated from the Divine Thought, directly entering Wang Lin’s ears and causing his body to involuntarily retreat.

The entire rift, at this moment, immediately emitted cracking sounds under the reverberation of this Divine Thought, as tiny rifts appeared on the surrounding mud walls.

Wang Lin’s Primordial Spirit immediately weakened from the shock of this sound, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, his face turning pale in an instant.

“This Ling Tianhou is too strong!” Wang Lin gasped. Just the Divine Sense he left here to Seal Zhou Yi possessed such a powerful Divine Ability. If Ling Tianhou’s true body were to come here, what kind of existence would that be…? Wang Lin’s eyes flashed. He patted his Storage Pouch, and immediately a crystal-clear brush appeared in his hand. Holding the Immortal Pen, he quickly drew a line in front of him, and golden light immediately flickered, revealing a rune.

As soon as this rune appeared, the dark rift instantly brightened.

Wang Lin did not hesitate, drawing again: two strokes, three strokes, four strokes… He made no pause, directly drawing seven strokes!

This was the first time Wang Lin had stacked runes after obtaining the Immortal Pen. Previously, when attracting flying insects, he had only drawn single runes, and although there were more than ten of them, they were all the simplest single strokes.

With each stroke drawn, Wang Lin could clearly feel a surge of his Primordial Spirit being drawn out and merging into the rune through the brush tip. The seven runes were a Fusion of his seven Primordial Spirits.

Seven strokes was Wang Lin’s limit. He had tried this when refining the Immortal Pen in the Soul Refining Tribe after obtaining it; he couldn't draw an eighth stroke because his Primordial Spirit couldn't be divided into nine parts!

One part remained in his Physical Body, and seven parts were for the seven runes. No more could be separated, unless he abandoned his Physical Body and merged all his Primordial Spirit into the runes; only then could he draw an eighth stroke!

After the seventh stroke was drawn, the Immortal Power within him, like a wild horse unbridled, wildly surged out of his body, all merging into those seven runes.

The seven strokes merged into one, forming a circular rune. The appearance of this rune was extremely peculiar, as if it contained the universe within it. Its appearance was like the sun falling from the sky and descending into this rift, with streaks of golden light that were not only dazzling but also painful to the Primordial Spirit.

The Immortal’s brush, combined with Immortal Script Talismanic Incantations—these seven runes were a true Immortal Divine Ability! Its light penetrated the Abyss Walls, spreading outwards like sharp swords.

At this moment, looking from outside the rift, one could clearly see golden light emanating from within the Abyss Walls. This golden light continuously spread, and in an instant, it illuminated the Tidal rift of Water Demon Prefecture, which had been dark for countless years.

These seven runes contained seven strands of Wang Lin’s Divine Sense, making his control over them as flexible as his own Physical Body, directly floating towards the depths of the rift.

Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought, under the piercing golden light of the runes, actually showed signs of dissipating, but this dissipation immediately stopped. Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought let out low roars, then suddenly surged out. This time, the Divine Thought actually materialized, transforming into Ling Tianhou’s appearance!

Ling Tianhou, clad in a Daoist robe, revealed a domineering expression in his eyes. With a step, his figure became illusory again, and finally, his entire being transformed into a Sword Qi, heading straight for the rune.

The rune collided with the Sword Qi, and the entire Tidal Abyss violently reverberated and transmitted a terrifying tremor, immediately causing countless rifts to collapse in an instant. This fluctuation was so strong that it even caused many places within the Water Demon Prefecture to tremble, astonishing countless people in the Demon Spirit Land.

Wang Lin’s face was pale, and he continuously spat out six mouthfuls of blood. The blood contained a large amount of Immortal Power, which, upon falling to the ground, directly formed large, deep imprints.

The rune shattered. Six of the seven Primordial Spirits within it collapsed, and the last one returned to Wang Lin’s body the moment the rune shattered.

As for the Sword Qi transformed from Ling Tianhou’s Divine Thought, it was greatly dimmed at this moment, but its sharpness remained undiminished. However, the collapsed rune was, after all, an Immortal Divine Ability. Although it shattered, it transformed into countless golden specks of light, completely enveloping the Sword Qi and forming a golden light prison.

Although it couldn't trap the Sword Qi for long, it could trap it for a while!

Damage to the Primordial Spirit is a major injury for a cultivator!

Wang Lin’s eyes were bloodshot, and a murderous intent surged. Since he had come this far, there was no possibility of retreating. His body suddenly rushed forward, directly leaping over the trapped Divine Thought, heading straight for the deepest part of the rift!

One step, and he was close!

On the ground in front of him, a purple spiritual body was suspended. This spiritual body was none other than Zhou Yi!

Zhou Yi’s eyes were tightly closed, and a bewildered expression was on his face. His entire body, except for his glabella, was purple. These purple hues seemed to possess sentience, constantly wriggling on Zhou Yi’s body, and on his face, they formed into strands of purple silk, attempting to devour a golden speck at his glabella.

On the ground beneath Zhou Yi, there was a Formation three zhang in size, from which wisps of purple Qi rose, transforming into runes that merged into Zhou Yi’s body.

In the four directions of this Formation—southeast, northwest—four treasured swords were respectively inserted. Streaks of electric light emanated from these four treasured swords, merging into the ground.

At the same time, on three of these four treasured swords, fist-sized orbs of light floated, and a massive Divine Thought emanated from these three orbs of light.

“Senior Zhou Yi…” After many years, Wang Lin saw Zhou Yi again, but at this moment, Zhou Yi’s entire body was enveloped in purple Qi. If the golden speck at his glabella were to dissipate, he would completely become Ling Tianhou’s possession, never to awaken again.

This Formation, which sealed and refined Zhou Yi, was created by Ling Tianhou himself. He called this Formation the Immortal Refining Devil Transformation Grand Formation. Although this Formation was powerful, its key lay in the four swords on the ground!

Ling Tianhou had once refined four minor heavens into four Primordial Spirit Swords. These four swords were projections of the Primordial Spirit Swords. To increase their power, Ling Tianhou separated four strands of Divine Thought to float above them, thereby making the Formation even more powerful.

As for the purple Qi emanating from this Formation, it was Demonic Qi! This Demonic Qi originated from the ancient demon remnant soul of Water Demon Prefecture!

The reason Ling Tianhou secretly entered the Demon Spirit Land years ago to Seal Zhou Yi here was because he had once had some dealings with the ancient demon remnant soul of Water Demon Prefecture, and their relationship was delicate.

And the location of this rift was an underground dark vein, which connected directly to the Ancient Demon Temple in the imperial capital of Water Demon Prefecture, allowing the ancient demon remnant soul of Water Demon Prefecture to continuously transmit Demonic Qi, which then flowed through the dark vein to be absorbed by this Formation, and then transformed into an Immortal Refining Devil Transformation Seal, eroding Zhou Yi’s spiritual body.

Ling Tianhou and the ancient demon remnant soul of Water Demon Prefecture had made a deal. This deal was fulfilled after Ling Tianhou sealed Zhou Yi here.

The Nine Demon Prefectures of the Demon Spirit Land, with their nine Heavenly Demon remnant souls, each harbored their own intentions. The ancient demon of Water Demon Prefecture intended to find a spiritual body that could withstand its Demonic Power, allowing itself to fully emerge. This process was slow but very stable.

As long as the golden light at Zhou Yi’s glabella was devoured, he could become the body for the ancient demon of Water Demon Prefecture!

Ling Tianhou was not clairvoyant. Instead, after Zhou Yi chased him out of the Immortal Realm, he was constantly entangled. Zhou Yi had been forcibly elevated to a Sword Spirit of an Immortal Sword by the white-clad female corpse with Immortal Power, gaining immense Divine Abilities. Furthermore, Ling Tianhou was injured after receiving the female corpse's Immortal Finger Imprint. After several entanglements, Ling Tianhou was extremely disheveled.

In Ling Tianhou’s view, this sword spirit was intent on dying, even going so far as to madly release the limited vital Sword Qi of the Immortal Sword at all costs. One must know that the Rain Immortal Sword was the number one treasure of the Rain Immortal Realm. Although Ling Tianhou had obtained one, he dared not take it out in front of Zhou Yi. He knew that once he did, it would immediately be controlled by Zhou Yi.

Although Ling Tianhou was powerful, he was injured by the Divine Ability of the Immortal Finger Imprint. This imprint was too strong, and its reputation was immense. With Ling Tianhou’s knowledge, upon reflection, he could almost conclude that this Immortal Finger Imprint was definitely not an Immortal Art that an Immortal Lord could cast; this Immortal Art was absolutely a High Grade Immortal Art, which only an Immortal Emperor could cast!

One finger strike injured him. Coupled with Zhou Yi’s disregard for life and death in unleashing his vital Sword Qi as the Rain Sword Spirit, this made Ling Tianhou extremely disheveled.

However, Ling Tianhou’s power was unquestionable; he was merely disheveled. Afterward, he led Zhou Yi to the Demon Spirit Land, using its peculiarities to completely capture Zhou Yi and thus fulfill his agreement with the ancient demon of Water Demon Prefecture.

This was killing two birds with one stone, but the Ling Tianhou of that time had not anticipated that hundreds of years later, Wang Lin’s appearance would change everything.

Inside the rift, Wang Lin looked at Zhou Yi above the Formation. Zhou Yi’s body emanated a dense Death Qi; his heart had died the moment Ting'er vanished that year!