Chapter 637: Gray Robe

This token was entirely purple, but within it, a hint of golden light shone through, intertwining to create a sense of Purple-Gold. Even when held, one could clearly feel the token's peculiar texture, neither quite wood nor quite metal.

The starry Sky was too vast for anyone to recognize everything. Wang Lin didn't delve into the token's material but carefully examined its exterior.

On this token, there were some fragmented runes scattered across its surface. After a moment of contemplation, Wang Lin's Divine Sense swept into it, and his face immediately showed a strange expression.

"Storage…"

The token contained its own unique space, though this space was filled with purple mist. Despite this, it was indeed an artifact capable of storage.

Inside, there was only one item: a sword. This sword was not an immortal sword, but one of the Twelve Zodiac Swords.

After a brief thought, Wang Lin surmised that this sword must have come from the person of the Great Luo Sword Sect who was trapped in the mist and offered a token as the mist dissipated. For some unknown reason, the sword was absorbed into this token.

With a thought, the sword flew out of the token and stabbed into the ground nearby.

After carefully searching the space within the token, Wang Lin finally withdrew his Divine Sense, gazing at the token in deep thought.

"Aside from its material, this token has nothing extraordinary about it. If I hadn't seen with my own eyes that it was formed from mist, it would be hard to imagine that this is the very item that Tian Yunzi, Ling Tianhou, Blood Ancestor, and others are fighting over!

This token is the key to opening the Immortal Cave. Only by opening all four Illusory Caves can the door to the final Immortal Cave be opened. According to Yao Xixue, Tian Yunzi and the others don't know about the existence of this fourth Illusory Cave… but the Blood Ancestor does know about it."

"Chen Long knows that I obtained the token, and so does Greedy Wolf. But Chen Long didn't see everything. If I were him, I would definitely think that the token would ultimately be snatched by Greedy Wolf!"

A strange gleam appeared in Wang Lin's eyes. He lowered his head and glanced at the token again, then swallowed it without hesitation, enveloping it within his Primordial Spirit. Lightning covered it, making it impossible for others to discern any clues.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and looked at the pitch-black area outside the rift, a bitter expression on his face.

"Even if I got the token, what use is it if I'm trapped here and can't leave? There's no need to try Instantaneous Movement; even cunning people like Greedy Wolf haven't used it, which shows there's a trick to it. I just don't know if I can enter my Immortal Cave from here." Wang Lin's eyes narrowed. He patted his Storage Pouch, and a crystal immediately appeared in his hand.

After a long while, Wang Lin sighed softly, put the crystal away, and muttered with a bitter smile, "Cannot open it!"

He was silent for a moment, looking around. The rift wasn't large, only a few zhang, and he could see everything at a glance. A moment later, he stood up and walked to the rift's opening. The suction from outside was constant; moving slightly forward, he could clearly feel it, and his body even vaguely showed signs of being pulled.

Wang Lin retreated, his eyes flickering.

"I wonder how the Mosquito Beast is doing right now… And Senior Zhou Yi, what was the outcome of his battle with Greedy Wolf… But even if he won, he probably wouldn't know I'm here. After all, even with his Sword Sense, he can't penetrate this location."

He looked up at the rock wall above, his body swaying as he attempted to use Earth Evasion to enter it. But as soon as his body touched the rock wall, he immediately stopped short. After a moment of silence, Wang Lin landed on the ground, patted his Storage Pouch, took out the Honored Soul Banner, retrieved a soul from it, and threw it directly towards the rock wall, then watched intently.

The soul, like a wisp of smoke, drifted into the rock wall. But immediately, Wang Lin's Divine Sense heard a miserable groan. The soul within the rock wall seemed to be torn apart, instantly splitting into countless pieces, all being sucked downwards by a powerful force.

"A Dead End!" The bitterness in Wang Lin's eyes intensified.

He sighed deeply, sat cross-legged on the ground, his face grim. A moment later, Wang Lin patted his Storage Pouch, and three Precious Swords, a severed arm, and a head flew out.

The three swords were all Zodiac Swords. Adding the one from the token earlier, they were the Snake, Horse, Rooster, and Dog.

Of the Twelve Zodiac Swords, Wang Lin now possessed seven!

The Three Talents Sword Array also flew out from Wang Lin's Storage Pouch and landed nearby. Wang Lin made a grasping motion in the Void Realm with his right hand, and the seven swords immediately flew towards him, circling around his body. He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of Primordial Spirit Qi, enveloping the seven swords.

Within the Primordial Spirit Qi, there was an additional flash of lightning compared to before. Upon touching the sword bodies, streaks of electricity immediately coursed along the blades. The seven swords were further connected by electric threads, forming a peculiar sword array.

"Seven swords can form the Seven Star Sword Array! And with my lightning intertwining and connecting them, the power of this sword array is increased by another thirty percent!" Wang Lin withdrew his gaze, refining them with Primordial Spirit Qi, and then no longer paid attention to them, instead looking at the severed arm and head.

Both contained the sealed Primordial Spirits of two individuals, and within them was Ling Tianhou's Sword Qi.

Wang Lin was experienced in Spirit Refining and Qi extraction. With two mouthfuls of Primordial Spirit Qi, he extracted Ling Tianhou's Sword Qi and swallowed it. In the past, whenever he swallowed Ling Tianhou's Sword Qi, there would be a slight throbbing pain in his Primordial Spirit, requiring slow nourishment to recover.

But now, after swallowing two streams of Sword Qi, not only was there no discomfort in his Primordial Spirit, but a very comfortable feeling arose instead.

After checking, he found no abnormalities. Wang Lin muttered with a bitter smile, "Can this still be called a Primordial Spirit…?" He patted his Storage Pouch again, and a Restriction sphere immediately flew out.

The small sphere grew with the wind, becoming half a zhang in size when it landed on the ground, shimmering with countless Restriction lights. Wang Lin formed a hand Seal with his right hand and pointed forward.

The Restriction sphere immediately split open from the middle, like a blooming flower, revealing a handsome man inside.

This person was Du Jian of the Red Lineage. His eyes were tightly closed, his face pale and bloodless. After the Restriction was lifted, he opened his eyes, staring blankly at Wang Lin. After a long while, the empty pupils slowly regained their luster.

But as soon as he looked inward, he immediately discovered that his Primordial Spirit was sealed, and he was now like a Mortal.

"Senior Brother Du, you can now tell me Master's secret!" Wang Lin's voice was calm as he slowly spoke.

Du Jian's face showed bitterness as he looked at Wang Lin with a complex expression. After a moment of silence, he said, "Even if I tell you, I'm afraid I won't escape death…"

Wang Lin glanced at Du Jian. An almost imperceptible flash of electricity flickered in his eyes, falling into Du Jian's gaze, causing the man's mind to tremble. His expression changed, and he pointed at Wang Lin, exclaiming, "You… your eyes…"

"Senior Brother Du, my patience is limited!" Wang Lin withdrew his gaze, speaking calmly.

Du Jian, however, seemed not to have heard him, his eyes filled with horror. He had not yet recovered from Wang Lin's gaze just now. In his life, Du Jian had encountered many Cultivators, and even many Great Divine Ability Users.

He had seen many Cultivators with electricity in their eyes, but these electric lights were all caused by internal Divine Abilities. Although they were electricity, they were Acquired electricity, far inferior to the power of lightning streaking across the Sky.

But at that moment, the fleeting electric light in Wang Lin's eyes gave him, in that instant, a feeling as if he were standing beneath the Sky, looking up at the lightning flashing and thundering, an illusion of being unable to resist the might of the thunder.

Wang Lin frowned. He stopped wasting words, made a grasping motion in the Void Realm with his right hand, immediately grabbed Du Jian, and reached towards the rift's opening. As soon as he approached the opening, Du Jian immediately felt the immense suction. With his cultivation, he actually felt as if his Primordial Spirit was about to be sucked out.

In his horror, he immediately cried out.

"Speak!" Wang Lin's words were simple, just one word.

Du Jian's face grew even paler, the shadow of death instantly enveloping his entire body. Wang Lin's expression was calm as he grabbed the other party from a distance, extending him a little further towards the rift's opening.

Du Jian instantly felt the suction from outside the rift seem to intensify tenfold. His Primordial Spirit, at this moment, was actually being pulled from within his body, emerging from his physical form. No matter how much his Primordial Spirit struggled, it could not stop itself from slowly being drawn away.

"I'll tell you!! I'll tell you!" Du Jian trembled, shouting loudly.

Wang Lin withdrew his right hand, tossed Du Jian aside, and looked at him with cold eyes.

Du Jian's body trembled slightly as his Primordial Spirit gradually returned to his body. A hint of fear appeared in his eyes as he said, "I'll tell you everything I know, but you must promise me you won't kill me!"

Wang Lin said calmly, "I can spare your life. You, I have other uses for."

Du Jian took a deep breath, gave Wang Lin a complex look, and said, "Swear by your Dao…"

Wang Lin frowned, stared coldly at Du Jian, and slowly raised his right hand, about to grab him and throw him towards the rift.

Du Jian's body trembled, and he hurriedly said, "I saw Master devour Sun Yun!"

Wang Lin's eyes flashed brightly, staring at Du Jian, not saying a word.

"It wasn't something I saw with my own eyes, but a Mountain Spirit saw it. After I entered the Tian Yun Sect, the Cultivation Technique I practiced allowed me to absorb spiritual power from some exotic beasts. I accidentally discovered a Mountain Spirit in the Back Mountain whose Lifespan was about to run out. When I was absorbing its spiritual power, for some reason, I extracted some of the Mountain Spirit's memories.

In its memories, there was a scene from a long time ago: Master devouring Sun Yun!"

Wang Lin's heart trembled.

"In the Mountain Spirit's memory, Sun Yun and Master once fought a great battle, but ultimately, Master used a Divine Ability, completely devouring him, and then left," Du Jian quickly said. This was his greatest secret. When he saw this scene in the Mountain Spirit's memory, he was deeply shaken, and at the same time, a sense of fear arose.

So much so that even now, he felt both respect and fear for Tian Yunzi. This secret had been deeply buried in his heart, and now, it was the first time he had ever spoken of it to anyone.

"What was Master's expression at the time?" Wang Lin asked.

"This… it seemed to be a bit of regret, it should be regret." Du Jian recalled carefully, saying hesitantly. Then, as if he remembered something, he added, "But in the Mountain Spirit's memory, Master was a bit strange; I've never seen Master wear Gray Robes!"

Wang Lin's eyes suddenly burst with sharp light, staring intently at Du Jian, saying word by word, "Are you sure, he was wearing Gray Robes?"

Du Jian nodded and said, "Yes, Gray Robes!"

"Yes, Gray Robes!"