Chapter 638: Refining the Immortal Guard

"The gray-robed Tian Yunzi, interesting!" A gloomy look flashed across Wang Lin's lips. His Divine Sense had just locked onto Du Jian, and what this person said didn't sound like a lie.

"Master, you truly have many secrets…" A cold light flickered in Wang Lin's eyes.

"So many secrets make this Disciple uneasy. I cannot stay on Tianyun Planet any longer. If I remain here, while discovering Master's secrets, I might also be swallowed whole!" Wang Lin took a deep breath, finally making up his mind to leave Tianyun Planet as soon as possible!

"After leaving this Land of Demonic Spirits, I will perform Fusion with my Main Body and depart. The waters of Tianyun Planet are too deep; it is not a place where I can remain!" Wang Lin's eyes flashed, and he then looked around and sighed.

"Whether I can even leave this Deadly Place is another matter."

After Du Jian revealed his biggest secret, he cautiously watched Wang Lin. The other party's expression changed slightly, clearly pondering what he had just said.

Du Jian breathed a sigh of relief. What he worried about was Wang Lin not believing him, as the matter was far too bizarre. He looked at the crack entrance, feeling confused.

"Where exactly is this place?" Du Jian looked toward the crack entrance, a trace of lingering fear flashing in his eyes. The scene just now had terrified him; he would never forget the feeling of his Primordial Spirit being forcibly sucked out of his body.

He then looked at the seven flying swords floating in the sky above this place. They contained Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit Qi, and lightning flashed between the interwoven swords.

"This must be Wang Lin's extremely secret Immortal Cave. This person is ruthless, and I cannot sit here waiting for death. Unfortunately, my cultivation is insufficient. If only… if only I could reach Wen Ding!!" Du Jian's cultivation had already stepped halfway into Wen Ding, but he had always been unwilling to take the final step, afraid to face the trial of Life in the Morning and Death in the Evening.

But under the current crisis, he gritted his teeth. Although his Primordial Spirit was Sealed, by borrowing the Origin Qi of the Wen Ding stage, he was confident he could break through.

"Reaching Wen Ding grants a sliver of hope; failing means death. Rather than sitting here waiting to die, I might as well fight for it!" A look of determination flashed in Du Jian's eyes.

Such a determined look was extremely rare for him. However, just as he was about to exert himself and fight, Wang Lin's icy gaze poured down like a bucket of cold water, instantly shattering Du Jian's resolve.

Wang Lin beckoned with his right hand, and the seven flying swords floating mid-air transformed into streaks of sword light, falling into his hand before being placed into his Storage Pouch.

"Wa… Wang Lin…" Du Jian's pupils contracted.

"I will give you a chance. You may attempt to reach Wen Ding. If you succeed, I will grant you a great Fortune!" Wang Lin said calmly.

Du Jian fell silent. He did not ask what kind of Fortune it was; he knew clearly that Wang Lin would never let him leave regardless of the outcome. After a long time, he stared at Wang Lin and said, "A Gentleman Keeps His Word!"

Wang Lin nodded without speaking.

Du Jian suddenly closed his eyes. The opponent's cultivation was higher than his; killing him would be too easy, so there was no need for such trouble. Although he still felt doubt, the current life-or-death crisis did not allow him to think further.

"I'll gamble once!"

Du Jian took a deep breath, circulated his mind, sensed the Concept that had reached Perfection, and took that step! A surge of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi gradually manifested from Du Jian's body. This Origin Qi grew thicker and easily ground away the Seal that Wang Lin had placed upon Du Jian's Primordial Spirit.

Wang Lin stared intently at Du Jian, a look of contemplation in his eyes. The reason he allowed Du Jian to attempt Wen Ding was to increase the success rate of the Immortal Guard!

Immortal Guard—Wang Lin had not forgotten the description on the Jade Slip. In fact, from the moment he tossed the Sealed Du Jian into his Storage Pouch, he had already decided to refine this person into a Low Grade Immortal Guard.

Although the success rate was too low, if successful, he could create a Mighty Expert equivalent to the Late Stage Great Perfection of Wen Ding, whose half-step had entered the Yin and Yang Voids and Reality Realm. This possibility greatly tempted him.

Moreover, the Jade Slip also introduced several Divine Abilities that only Immortal Guards could use, which were extremely astonishing when deployed.

If Du Jian hadn't deliberately provoked him, Wang Lin wouldn't have captured him and refined him into an Immortal Guard for no reason. But since this person harbored murderous intent toward him, given Wang Lin's character, he would not be soft-hearted.

"If you fail Wen Ding and die seeking the Dao, it will be a fitting end, worthy of a life of Cultivating the Dao. If you successfully reach Wen Ding, I will grant you a heaven-shattering Fortune. As for whether you succeed, that depends on your Opportunity!"

Du Jian's attempt at Wen Ding followed the Heavenly Dao, unlike Wang Lin's Heaven-Defying Cultivation which triggered changes in the heavens and earth. Time gradually passed, and the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi around Du Jian grew thicker. His Primordial Spirit floated out of his Physical Body, and the Origin Qi was combining with his Primordial Spirit.

Time flowed by; an hour had long passed, but no disharmony appeared on Du Jian's Primordial Spirit. This sight made Wang Lin's eyes light up.

The Fusion on Du Jian's Primordial Spirit lasted for three days. Finally, the moment the Origin Power completely merged into the Primordial Spirit, an unexpected change occurred: a trace of tremor appeared on the Primordial Spirit, immediately triggering the Fire of Origin Qi. This fire suddenly backfired, seemingly intent on burning the entire Primordial Spirit.

A painful struggle appeared on Du Jian's face. Wang Lin frowned. Seeing that Du Jian's Primordial Spirit was about to be completely reduced to ashes by the Fire of Origin Qi, Wang Lin stepped forward, abruptly plunging his right hand directly into Du Jian's Primordial Spirit.

The moment his right hand entered, the Fire of Origin Qi seemed to find a vent, surging wildly along Wang Lin's right hand directly into his body, heading straight for Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit.

Instantly, Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit was enveloped by the Fire of Origin Qi, but it was not refined. On the contrary, the Primordial Spirit even showed an extremely comfortable expression.

As Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit moved, massive amounts of electric light burst forth from within, weaving through the Fire of Origin Qi, creating a scene where lightning and fire shone together!

At the same time, Wang Lin's Primordial Spirit suddenly inhaled, drawing all the lightning and fire into itself, where they vanished. A suction force also appeared in Wang Lin's right hand, causing the Fire of Origin Qi that was burning inside Du Jian's body to surge into Wang Lin in large amounts.

After Du Jian's Primordial Spirit escaped the crisis of being burned, Wang Lin immediately withdrew his right hand and retreated a few steps, circulating the Primordial Spirit within his body to absorb the Fire of Origin Qi.

Du Jian's Primordial Spirit was somewhat listless, slowly undergoing the final Fusion with the remaining Heaven and Earth Origin Qi. Too much of his Origin Qi had been lost. Even if the combination succeeded and he reached Wen Ding Cultivation, he would be limited to the Wen Ding Early Stage for the rest of his life, unless he found another Opportunity to replenish his Origin Qi.

Days passed. After more than ten days inside this crack, the Origin Power within Du Jian's Primordial Spirit completely merged into one. An aura of Wen Ding immediately permeated the area. His Primordial Spirit gradually returned to his Physical Body. In an instant, Du Jian opened his eyes, his gaze extremely complex!

He knew everything that happened during his attempt at Wen Ding; he should have failed, but the other party saved him. For a time, a thousand thoughts spun in his mind. After a long while, Du Jian sighed deeply. Although he had reached Wen Ding now, he was the weakest Wen Ding Cultivator, powerless to resist Wang Lin.

"What kind of Fortune do you intend to grant me…" Du Jian felt an extremely complicated mindset toward Wang Lin now—there was hatred, gratitude, but mostly regret and fear.

"Refining the Physical Body, dissolving the Primordial Spirit, and using a Secret Technique to refine you, giving you the chance to reach Wen Ding Great Perfection, to the extent of having one foot in the Concepts of Yin and Yang Voids and Reality!" Wang Lin said slowly, his tone even.

Du Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he then said bitterly, "This technique is so Heaven-Defying that I fear the failure rate is extremely high. Fine, I only ask one thing: can my Consciousness be preserved?"

Wang Lin's gaze was profound. He said, "If you are still alive a thousand years from now, I will grant you freedom!" A crucial condition for refining an Immortal Guard was that the subject must not harbor even a trace of resistance, or the process would instantly fail.

The Immortal Emperor Qing Lin of yesteryear had many Immortal Guards. However, the subjects he chose were all absolutely loyal to him, exchanging their loyalty for more powerful cultivation, so he didn't need to worry about this step.

Wang Lin was currently employing the methods used by the Immortal Emperor back then.

Du Jian gritted his teeth, looked at Wang Lin, and nodded. He knew his fate was sealed. If he resisted or disagreed, he would die immediately. He could only gamble one more time: betting that the refinement would succeed, and betting that he could endure for a thousand years.

He had no choice. If he didn't want to die, this was the only way!

Wang Lin stopped wasting words. He formed hand Seals, circulating the Immortal Power within his body. In an instant, a Seal Mark filled with Immortal Concept materialized in his hand. With a slap, Wang Lin pressed it onto Du Jian's glabella.

Du Jian's body trembled. He closed his eyes and remained motionless.

A solemn expression appeared on Wang Lin's face. The steps for creating an Immortal Guard described on the Jade Slip were extremely complex, and not a single step could go wrong, or it would result in failure.

Even without error, the chances of success were not high, but Wang Lin was helpless now; he had to take a gamble!

The reason he was so enthusiastic about refining the Immortal Guard was precisely because the Jade Slip contained a Divine Ability that only Immortal Guards could execute, which could give him a certain chance of leaving this place!

"If this fails, I can only try again using Yao Xixue!" Wang Lin spat out a mouthful of Primordial Spirit Qi, which transformed into countless Runes in mid-air, landing one by one on Du Jian's body.

The first step of the Immortal Guard process was refining the Physical Body, making it so strong that ordinary Magic Treasures could not damage it. When Wang Lin saw this description in the Jade Slip, he immediately thought of the Ancient God.

The second step was dissolving the Primordial Spirit: breaking it apart, grinding it down, and using special means, regardless of the damage, to catalyze its expansion and integrate it into the Physical Body, resulting in a state where there is no spirit within the body, but the spirit resides within the Concept.

The third step was refining the internal Five Zang Organs and Six Fu Organs, causing all these organs to wither, preventing them from being nourished by Immortal Qi, thereby isolating all five senses of the body and eliminating pain.

Extinguishing the Divine Sense but retaining the Spiritual Intelligence allows the Immortal Guard to lack emotions yet possess vitality. It is a Puppet with an extremely strong Physical Body, devoid of emotion or feeling, who would never even frown if its head fell off or its body was torn to pieces.

This is the Immortal Guard!

A Human Magic Treasure created by Immortal Emperor Qing Lin, modeled after the Ancient God!