Chapter 662: Famous in Luotian, Beacon Fires Rise

"Why did the Moon Gazer appear here? Why is the Golden Flame Ore Vein so distinct? Why has no one taken it for so long…?" Amidst these mysteries, Wang Lin stared at an ore vein in front of him, not acting rashly.

Years of caution had made him accustomed to contemplation. There were too many mysteries here; if he was even slightly careless, he might face unimaginable danger.

Suppressing the urge to immediately collect the Golden Flame Ore Vein, Wang Lin calmly walked along the vein. Gradually, the mysteries in Wang Lin's heart grew deeper.

In his opinion, this Golden Flame Ore Vein was simply too neat. The size and thickness of the vein remained roughly the same from beginning to end.

"If it were a naturally formed ore vein, it would absolutely not be like this. This ore vein looks more like long segments of bone."

Thinking of this, Wang Lin suddenly paused, a strange look in his eyes. He stared intently at the ore vein, a great wave rising in his heart.

"Bone… Could it be that this really is bone? The remains of an unknown Vicious Beast after its death!" Wang Lin gasped. He couldn't imagine what kind of Vicious Beast would have bones made of golden flame.

He was silent for a moment, then continued walking along the Golden Flame Vein. Just then, the entire earth suddenly trembled. Wang Lin, being within it, immediately felt waves of fluctuations transmitting from all directions, all moving upwards.

Amidst these fluctuations, Wang Lin's entire body's immortal power condensed. His eyes showed shock. His Divine Sense was still spread out at this moment, and he clearly saw tentacles extending from the ore vein, merging into the soil, and rapidly lengthening. Finally, they accurately burst out from various Rifts in the earth, swaying and writhing above the ground.

Wang Lin was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately lowered his head to look at the Golden Flame Vein, the strange look in his eyes intensifying.

"This scene is somewhat familiar…"

Staring at the Golden Flame Vein, Wang Lin's eyes suddenly burst with a sharp gleam. He murmured to himself, "The entire earth has those tentacles, looking as if this Cloud Mist Star is covered in hair…

The Moon Gazer's second state is when its whiskers and hair retract, putting it into a dormant state… Could it be… the place I am in right now, could this Cloud Mist Star… be an enormous Moon Gazer itself!"

Wang Lin gasped, staring blankly at the Golden Flame Ore Vein not far ahead.

"This isn't an ore vein, but actual bone, yet it's not from some Vicious Beast, but… the bone of this Moon Gazer!" A chill rose in Wang Lin's heart.

"If I had directly taken this Golden Flame Vein just now, I would probably have awakened this Moon Gazer immediately. In that case, I would have been buried here. It's unlikely for this Moon Gazer to fully awaken, but it only needs to be conscious for a moment to kill anyone who attempts to take its bones." Wang Lin finally understood why the powerful Cultivators with great Divine Abilities didn't come to take this Golden Flame Vein; it wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they didn't dare.

"Presumably, others have come here before, but ultimately all died. In that case, the deceased clansman of the Huan Family was quite clever. He only took a small portion from the exposed surface and left immediately. If he had taken any more, he would probably have stimulated the Moon Gazer awake. Luck also plays a role here; perhaps for someone else, even a tiny bit could still stir the Moon Gazer."

Wang Lin's mind raced. He knew he should leave quickly and stop thinking about the Golden Flame Ore Vein, but looking at the continuous vein, he felt extremely unwilling.

"What I want to take is this entire Moon Gazer bone. If I do, the Moon Gazer will fully awaken, and when its body changes form and attacks, I will surely die… But, to just give up like this, I'm unwilling!" Wang Lin sighed, his eyes flickering, as he recalled everything about the Moon Gazer from the memory of the Ancient God Tu Si.

"No entity understands this parasitic body within an Ancient God better than an Ancient God. This is my advantage. This Moon Gazer loves to devour the blood of Ancient Gods…

Similarly, the key to this Moon Gazer lies in its tentacles and whiskers; these are its most sensitive organs… Is there a way to extract its bones without waking it?"

A strange light appeared in Wang Lin's eyes as he murmured, "When I swallowed that Immortal Ascension Fruit back then, I felt a sense of madness. At that time, even if someone took my bones, I probably wouldn't have felt it. If I can also make this Moon Gazer fall into a trance while it's dormant, perhaps I can take its bones…"

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, reluctantly glanced at the Golden Flame Ore Vein, sighed softly, and stepped out of the underground. In mid-air, he teleported out of Cloud Mist Star. In the starry sky, the Star Compass appeared, quickly carrying Wang Lin away.

From afar, Wang Lin sat on the Star Compass and looked back at Cloud Mist Star, his eyes showing determination.

"I must obtain this Moon Gazer bone! The medicine to make the Moon Gazer fall into a coma can be extracted from the Immortal Ascension Fruit, but the quantity must be large enough to put this enormous Moon Gazer into a coma."

If it were anyone else, even if they thought of this method and obtained a large amount of medicine, they wouldn't be able to make the Moon Gazer absorb it.

The Ancient God's Moon Gazer, unless guided by an Ancient God's Hand Seal, will not absorb any substance other than Ancient God blood.

And this Ancient God's Hand Seal is something only Wang Lin possesses.

Under the starry sky, a silver Dragon moved, and Wang Lin sat upon it, his expression consistently grim. This round trip of several months was a waste; he had originally thought to achieve Perfection with the Heaven Defying Bead, but he didn't expect such a result.

"Never mind, the Heaven Defying Perfection has waited for over eight hundred years, a little more time won't hurt. I just need to get a large quantity of Immortal Ascension Fruit, refine it, and then return.

I just didn't expect there to be such an enormous Moon Gazer… How many stars must an Ancient God have to possess such a Moon Gazer… And this creature has clearly been dormant for countless years; there are even ruins of cities upon it."

Wang Lin's expression softened slightly, and he fell into thought.

"What kind of strength will this Moon Gazer possess once it awakens, with its form transformed into a planet… Even Ling Tianhou, Heavenly Fate Child, and others would be terrified and flee immediately! Unfortunately, unless one is its parasitic master, no one can control this creature. Even my true body here would be useless.

Otherwise, if I could control this creature and bring it back to the Alliance Star Domain, wouldn't that be a blessing?"

Wang Lin gave a bitter smile, controlling the Star Compass to head straight for Ranyun Star. Gradually, with flashes of silver light, he moved further and further away from Cloud Mist Star.

On Ranyun Star, Old Ancestor Ran, Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao, and Loose Cultivator Sun Xi looked towards the horizon, their expressions terribly grim.

"Star Locking Great Formation…" Sun Xi's face was full of bitterness.

"The Huan Family wouldn't be so slow. With the time it takes to set up a Star Locking Great Formation, they would have already descended upon Ranyun Star directly," Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao said gravely.

"This matter is probably prepared to establish prestige for Huan Mei, the adopted daughter newly taken in by the Huan Family's Old Ancestor." Old Ancestor Ran was silent, then slowly spoke after a long while.

"The Huan Family intends to exterminate our three clans, using this formation to prevent us from escaping." Sun Xi's eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Extermination is unlikely. In the past few years, the three of us have secretly sent out the most talented direct descendants of our clans. With them, the incense of our three families will continue," Old Ancestor Ran said.

"It's a pity our Foundation is all on Ranyun Star. How can we relocate in such a short time? If we were to relocate in large numbers, it would only cause this matter to erupt prematurely." Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao gave a bitter smile.

"Fellow Daoist Xu Mu might rush back…" Sun Xi said with some hesitation.

"Hmph, if he doesn't return, after we three are captured by the Huan Family, we'll drag him into this too! How could we let him take the Immortal Jade of our Ranyun Star for free! That person promised to protect us back then, yet he left during this crisis. What a scoundrel!" Old Ancestor Ran gritted his teeth.

Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao fell silent.

Sun Xi sighed inwardly and said, "Never mind, even if he returns, what good would it do? That Huan Family Old Ancestor's cultivation has reached the second step; who can stop him? It is rumored that the Huan Family only had two Old Ancestors who stepped into the second step of cultivation, and one died during the struggle in the Immortal Realm of Thunder, leaving only this one. His strength is not what it once was, but just that one Huan Family Old Ancestor alone can sweep away all living beings. His coming would also be useless."

The three fell silent, their hearts filled with regret over the events of four years ago. Such was Karma.

Just then, Old Ancestor Ran's expression suddenly changed, and he said gravely, "They're here!"

Sun Xi and Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao looked up sharply, immediately feeling the danger from the sky, their expressions growing even grimmer.

Above the sky, waves of fluctuations appeared, spreading out, and an immense pressure descended from the heavens.

Outside Ranyun Star, Liu Mei, clad in white, stepped forward, passing through the Star Locking Great Formation. Her Divine Sense swept across, landing on Old Ancestor Ran and the other two.

Her expression remained unchanged, calm as water, as she slowly approached.

"Brother Sun, Brother Zhao, we three have fought for most of our lives, and now our posthumous affairs are also arranged. Let us three fight with all we have; even if we die, we will have no regrets in this life!" Old Ancestor Ran's voice was low, but it contained a Battle Intent. His gaze looked towards the Void Realm, and flames burned within.

"Brother Ran, what heroism! Since you burn your Soul, I, Zhao, will accompany you!" Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao laughed heartily, and flames also ignited in his eyes.

Sun Xi's eyes showed determination, and he laughed freely, "Alas, willing to sacrifice one's cultivation, daring to ascend to the Heavenly Court to rebuke an Immortal Lord, how can I, Sun, fall behind!"

Towering Battle Intent erupted from the three of them, like three raging flames igniting on Ranyun Star. While mortal fires can burn and create beacon smoke, Cultivators igniting their Primordial Spirits, though not creating literal beacon smoke, produce Battle Intent ten, hundred, even thousand times denser than beacon smoke, permeating the heavens and earth.

This dense Battle Intent reached its Peak as Liu Mei's delicate figure appeared in the sky.

"Burning Primordial Spirits, eh…?" Liu Mei stood in the sky, gazing at the three below, and said softly. Her voice was melodious and pleasant, like a spring breeze caressing the earth, and it contained a peculiar power.

Loose Cultivator Xiaoyao stared blankly at Liu Mei in the sky, the flames in his eyes gradually dimming, replaced by a trace of infatuation…

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