Chapter 629: Wang Lin’s Wisdom

Inside the Purple Mist, Greed Wolf's eyes opened and closed almost imperceptibly, emitting a cold light.

"Although this strange Yao Beast is very powerful, controlled by my Seven Devil Needles, it cannot escape my grasp! Controlling this King Beast is equivalent to controlling the entire group! This group of Yao Beasts is too bizarre. If I can utilize them well in the future, even if that old man Ling Tian comes, I will have the leverage to negotiate with him!" A hint of smugness flashed through Greed Wolf's heart.

Since entering the Tidal Abyss, he had been setting up his plan. Originally, one part of the plan was supposed to involve integrating a Formation, but when he discovered the Mosquito Beasts resting within a rift, he was first shocked, and then overjoyed.

Greed Wolf had almost no fixed residence throughout his life, constantly drifting through the starry sky. Whenever he heard of a treasure, he would immediately go, leading to the moniker, "Greed Wolf Does Not Go to a Place Without Treasure."

He had been to far too many places in his life; he had encountered these Mosquito Beasts before!

That was in an extremely desolate starry sky. Greed Wolf, in a frantic attempt to escape pursuit, randomly used a Teleportation Formation from an Ancient Starry Sky. The moment he appeared, he witnessed a scene he would never forget!

It was a starry sky filled with gray aura. As far as the eye could see, there was only one planet, and its color was purple!

Outside this planet, there were dense, virtually boundless Mosquito Beasts. The pressure they emitted while fused together instantly caused Greed Wolf to immediately and without hesitation Teleport back through the Teleportation Formation.

He would rather face the enemies pursuing him than confront those terrifying Yao Beasts.

Inside the rift of the Tidal Abyss, upon seeing the Mosquito Beasts, an idea immediately sprouted in his mind. He cautiously brought out his Lifebound Treasure, the Seven Devil Needles, integrating his Primordial Spirit into them, and making them fly carefully inward along the rift.

All the Mosquito Beasts were resting. Greed Wolf, harboring the fear he had felt years ago towards these Mosquito Beasts, was extremely cautious, terrified of waking them up.

He eventually found the King Beast, and the moment all the Seven Devil Needles pierced it, Greed Wolf immediately fled the rift.

This led to the scene described earlier by Chen Long, where the Mosquito Beasts suddenly appeared and trapped them! As for the Purple Mist, it was the most crucial part of Greed Wolf's plan!

Greed Wolf glanced at the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples around him and sneered inwardly.

"These Disciples of that old man Ling Tian, except for Chen Long, are all Prefecture trash! After I entered the Demon Spirit Land, I came to the Tidal Abyss three times alone, and finally confirmed that inside this Purple Mist is the location of the Token that made Ling Tianhou and Tian Yunzi narrow their eyes!

However, this Token is somewhat strange. Based on my observation, it only appears at specific times, and it seems to require some sacrifices…" Greed Wolf casually swept his gaze over the five Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples beside him, including Chen Long.

"If I weren't wary of the Sword Qi Ling Tianhou left inside them, I would have subdued these five youngsters long ago and made them willingly become sacrifices. Why would I need the current trouble of trapping them here for a century to make them anxious!"

On the other side of the Purple Mist, Wang Lin slowly approached, stepping upon his Immortal Sword. A short while later, he sensed the Purple Mist ahead from afar. The mist was extremely dense, having almost solidified, completely blocking the path forward. Without passing through this Purple Mist, it was impossible to leave through the Huoyao Prefecture Exit.

"Wang Lin, my Sword Sense still cannot penetrate this Purple Mist. This mist is extremely strange, but you can rest assured that the people trapped inside definitely cannot project their Divine Sense out to detect your presence." Zhou Yi's Divine Thought emanated from inside the Immortal Sword.

Wang Lin nodded, his eyes thoughtful. The downward thrust originating from the Tidal Abyss was constantly present. He had to circulate his entire Immortal Power just to keep his body steady.

He stared at the Purple Mist, frowning. Just then, waves of fluctuation suddenly came from inside his Storage Pouch. Wang Lin's gaze flashed, and he split off a stream of Divine Sense into the Storage Pouch, immediately seeing the Mosquito Beast restless inside, with a slight red glow flickering in its eyes.

After sensing Wang Lin's Divine Sense, it immediately shrieked.

Wang Lin withdrew his Divine Sense, feeling quite surprised. The Mosquito Beast had always been obedient, and this kind of restlessness rarely occurred. After a brief contemplation, he patted his Storage Pouch, and the Mosquito Beast immediately flew out.

The moment it flew out, it immediately shrieked and rushed toward the Purple Mist ahead. Wang Lin's eyes narrowed, and he instantly stepped off the Immortal Sword to pursue the Mosquito Beast.

Zhou Yi, inside the Immortal Sword, let out a soft exclamation and followed closely behind.

The Purple Mist seemed to have no effect on the Mosquito Beast; it directly drilled into it and vanished.

Wang Lin was startled inwardly. He couldn't quite guess what was wrong with the Mosquito Beast. Fortunately, the slight connection in his mind with it remained. Wang Lin was silent for a moment, realizing now was not the time to worry about the Mosquito Beast. With a hidden sigh, he collected his thoughts and slowly flew upward within the mist. The Immortal Sword containing Zhou Yi circled beside Wang Lin, its Sword Sense spread out, constantly observing the surroundings.

Greed Wolf did not detect a Cultivator approaching inside the mist. The reason he had previously detected the collision of Wang Lin's and Ling Tianhou's Divine Thoughts was because the fluctuation had traveled directly along the abyss stone wall and into the Purple Mist, which was how he knew.

Wang Lin flew slowly through the mist, vigilant inwardly. Inside this Purple Mist, his Divine Sense was practically useless. All he could see ahead was dense mist. The million Marks of Life flickered from his glabella; if danger arose under their layered protection, they could buy Wang Lin a chance to strike.

Zhou Yi, housed in the Immortal Sword, circled Wang Lin. While flying, he suddenly transmitted a Divine Thought.

"Wang Lin, ten miles ahead is an open area containing six people! One of them has decent cultivation, and the attire of the remaining five looks somewhat familiar to me!"

"Six people!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed.

"I'll take you to see!" The instant Zhou Yi's Divine Thought arrived, he merged into Wang Lin's body, taking Wang Lin's Divine Sense with him. With a burst, they left the body, passing through large swaths of Purple Mist, arriving directly at the open area ten miles away. Wang Lin felt the mist dissipate before his eyes, and six Cultivators appeared in his vision!

"It's them!" Wang Lin immediately recognized the identities of these six people!

Just then, the old man sitting in the center suddenly opened his eyes. With a burst of sharp light, he shouted, "Which Fellow Daoist has arrived? I am Greed Wolf!"

Greed Wolf's shout instantly caused the surrounding Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples' expressions to change drastically, and they all abruptly stood up. Only Chen Long had a strange light flash in his eyes—if one looked closely, this gaze even revealed a hint of pleasant surprise!

Zhou Yi quickly took Wang Lin's Divine Sense back into the mist and vanished. Greed Wolf's expression was ugly. He let out a cold snort and slapped his Storage Pouch with his right hand. He hesitated for a moment, then finally released his grip, choosing not to take out a Magic Treasure.

The opponent's Divine Sense was extremely strange, making him uncertain. This Divine Sense seemed to him to be only at the Soul Transformation Early Stage cultivation, but there was another stream of Divine Sense present within it. This second Divine Sense was extremely powerful and contained a sharp Sword Intent!

Before figuring out the opponent's true cultivation, Greed Wolf was unwilling to provoke an enemy, especially since his injury had not healed. He had fallen from the Yin Void Realm of the past to the Soul Transformation Late Stage Great Perfection, and for countless years, he had been unable to recover to his Peak.

This wasn't to say Situ Nan was overwhelmingly powerful, but rather that any Cultivator in the state of Yin Void and Yang Solid, once injured and their Realm dropped, required several times the previous effort to recover! After all, the concepts of Yin Void and Yang Solid are an extremely important transition between the First Step of Cultivation and the Second Step, crucial like the moment a chrysalis breaks open into a butterfly.

Even Situ Nan, if he hadn't received nourishment from a strange power within the Heaven Defying Bead and coupled with his astonishing talent, would definitely not have been able to recover his cultivation.

However, although Greed Wolf's cultivation was restricted to Soul Transformation Perfection, the Divine Abilities he mastered were clearly not something a Soul Transformation Cultivator could possess. Coupled with the Magic Treasures he had acquired over countless years, even if a Cultivator of the Yin Void Realm truly wanted to kill him, they would have a lot of trouble, and Greed Wolf would escape if they were slightly careless.

Zhou Yi brought Wang Lin back into the mist, and they returned to their respective bodies.

"Of the six people, five are Disciples of the Great Luo Sword Sect, and the remaining person… is named Greed Wolf!" Wang Lin did not elaborate much on Greed Wolf.

"Great Luo Sword Sect!! That's right, no wonder I felt familiar just now… Great Luo Sword Sect!! Wang Lin, what do you plan to do?" Zhou Yi's chilling voice came from within the Immortal Sword.

Wang Lin pondered briefly and said, "Senior, don't you find this matter a bit strange? … Greed Wolf's cultivation is very high. Moreover, every Great Luo Sword Sect Disciple has a strand of Ling Tianhou's Sword Qi within them, and Junior knows that they disappeared a hundred years ago. Given this, Junior is eighty percent sure that they are either trapped here for a century, or they are staying here for some specific purpose!"

"Also, Senior, did you notice just now that one of the Great Luo Sword Sect Disciples had a hint of joy flash in his eyes? Junior saw with a quick scan that this person's cultivation is Soul Transformation Early Stage. Which person who reaches Soul Transformation is not deeply cunning? How could he so obviously reveal joy in his eyes? … That joy is clearly a signal!"

A slight smile appeared on Wang Lin's lips, and a light of wisdom flashed in his eyes as he analyzed, "This Great Luo Sword Sect Disciple is very interesting! That hint of joy is telling us that they are not allied with Greed Wolf. That joy is probably a plea for help!"

Zhou Yi's figure materialized atop the Immortal Sword. He looked deeply at Wang Lin, shock flashing in his eyes. For the first time, he felt Wang Lin's terrifying nature! Wang Lin's cultivation was merely Soul Transformation Early Stage, and he might not have passed the trial of Living in the Morning and Dying in the Evening to reach Soul Transformation had it not been for the Soul Transformation Crystal Zhou Yi had given him.

In Zhou Yi's mind, Wang Lin was a loyal and righteous Junior. Although he admired and appreciated him, he did not consider him an equal.

But now, the impression Zhou Yi held of Wang Lin changed drastically the instant the latter finished speaking!

"This child's depth of cunning and sharpness of observation are rare in my life! This wisdom is extremely terrifying. Especially since this child acts decisively and without hesitation, reaching this level of cultivation in less than a thousand years is definitely not luck! I truly underestimated him before!"