Chapter 2073: The Cave Realm
After Wang Lin had found all his old friends except for Qingshui and Li Qianmei, or had unlocked the memories of his past life, or had chosen to leave in silence and forget, he had no more attachment to this Xiangang continent.
Before leaving for Niuzhou, Wang Lin went to see Zhou Yi and Qing Shuang. He looked at them from afar and saw the happy smile on Zhou Yi’s face. Wang Lin also smiled, happy for Zhou Yi.
After thousands of years of suffering, their love has now come to a happy ending. When he saw this scene, Wang Lin took out a wine flask and took a big drink. This wine flask was also brought from Situ Nan, and now it has become a wedding feast in place of Zhou Yi and Qing Shuang.
He also went to his ancestral city, where he saw Haizi, but after a brief glance, Wang Lin turned and left.
Tian Niu Island, the place where he first appeared when he came to Xiangang Continent many years ago, is now far away. He walked on the familiar land, passed by the Great Soul Gate, passed by the Unity Sect, and walked all the way.
The familiar scenes reminded him of the past. In the center of Tian Niu Island, looking down at the sky above the mountains, Wang Lin was silent for a moment.
“Tian Niu, the armor that your soul transformed into helped me survive several crises… I, Wang Lin, have always been clear about my life’s grievances and favors. You were kind to me back then, and today, I will break the seal that the Immortal Ancestor left behind, allowing you to regain your freedom!
However, your body has already turned into the earth and cannot be reclaimed. I will release the seal on your soul, allowing your soul to condense into a primordial spirit and leave the Xiangang continent. Are you willing to do so?” Wang Lin looked at the earth and slowly spoke.
His voice was not loud, and it did not spread in all directions, but after his words were spoken, the earth suddenly trembled, and in the midst of the roaring and whirling, it seemed as if a burst of earth energy had rushed out, causing the mountains to blur, and a huge shadow appeared faintly.
The shadow was a giant beetle, its body was extremely large, and it seemed to be able to support the heavens and earth. After it appeared, Wang Lin was extremely small in front of it, but this huge beetle soul was respectful and bowed down to Wang Lin.
“Thank you… I am willing…” The humming voice echoed, revealing excitement and longing. It had been sealed for too long, and today, it finally had a chance to break free. This caused the heavenly ox to show endless gratitude to Wang Lin.
“Don’t thank me, you were kind to me back then, and today I am repaying you.” Wang Lin looked at the heavenly ox, slowly raised his right hand and pointed at it. Under this finger, the heavenly ox’s body trembled violently, revealing a look of pain. A large number of runes flashed outside its body in an instant. Those runes seemed to take root in his body, and countless thin lines grew from within the runes, connecting together in the illusory heavenly ox soul to form a sphere shaped like a heart.
It was beating rapidly.
This object is the core of the seal of the beetle.
Looking at the heart-shaped object made up of a large number of thin lines, Wang Lin pointed again with his right hand. As he pointed, all the runes outside the body of the Tian Niu Soul collapsed. After they collapsed, the heart inside the Tian Niu Soul continued to tremble, shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a moment, when it was only the size of a fingernail, it turned into a faint light and flew out of the Tian Niu Soul, landing in the palm of Wang Lin’s hand, where it was crushed.
The Tian Niu soul let out a roar, and the roar formed ripples in the sky and earth, reverberating in all directions. As soon as its soul moved, it headed straight for the sky. At the end of the sky and earth, it stopped, looked down at Wang Lin, bowed again, and then disappeared like a shooting star.
With the departure of the Tian Niu soul, the land of Tian Niu Island seemed to have changed, but it was difficult to detect exactly what was different. After Wang Lin watched the Tian Niu soul disappear into the heavens and earth, he turned and walked towards the Seven Dao Sect.
The Seven Daoist Temples, the location of the Cave Realm.
This mist-shrouded mountain peak is too far away to see clearly, and it is deserted. No one has come here for a long time, but on this day, there is a figure looking up at the mountain peak.
It was a middle-aged man, dressed in green, looking at the mountain and the mist. He could vaguely see the ruins of a temple behind the mist.
“Seven Dao Sect…” The man’s eyes were complicated, and he muttered.
“Finally, I’ve arrived here…” The middle-aged man shook his head bitterly and walked up the broken path. He walked very slowly, as if he wanted to remember every tree and plant here, slowly walking into the fog.
Until he penetrated the fog and followed the mountain road to the top of the mountain, he saw the gate and main hall of the Seven Dao Sect. Looking at this, the man’s expression revealed confusion.
He looked at everything in front of him, and after a long time, he sighed and walked past the dilapidated halls. Eventually, behind the ruins of the Seven Daoist Temples, he found a huge stone gate. The stone gate was connected to the mountain and sealed, and it was covered with moss, exuding a rotten smell.
In front of the stone gate, the middle-aged man closed his eyes.
“The gate to the cave world…” When he opened his eyes again, he looked at the gate and said bitterly to himself.
“Behind this gate is the world of the cave… I was reborn from here.” The man sighed. After he had recovered his memories of his previous life, he left the sect where he was and followed that feeling to come here.
He had arrived at the Seven Dao Sect and in front of the gate to the cave.
His body trembled slightly as he slowly approached, gently stroking the gate with his right hand. After a long time, he looked resolute, turned around, and was about to leave.
But the moment he turned around, he suddenly stopped and saw Wang Lin behind him, smiling and dressed in white.
“Senior brother…” Wang Lin said softly.
“Wang Lin…” This middle-aged man was none other than Qingshui! He had recovered his memories of his previous life on his own, and the mark on his body was barely noticeable. If he lived for a few more years, it would completely dissipate.
Qingshui looked at Wang Lin and laughed. His laughter grew louder and louder, and his heart was filled with surprise. He walked forward and hugged Wang Lin, who also laughed.
They sat down together in front of the cave entrance, and Wang Lin took out some wine and got drunk with Qingshui.
They forgot the passage of time, and in this drunken state, they told each other about their experiences, laughing and crying. The two brothers from the cave world met again on the Xiangang continent.
When Wang Lin mentioned the Red Butterfly, Qingshui was stunned for a long time, and drank a big gulp of wine with a wry smile.
“Forget the past, forget it. Since we have come to this Xiangang continent, everyone has different choices, but my choice is not to forget!
Here, there may be a way to resurrect Han Yan. There must be!
For someone who has been dead for so long that even their soul no longer exists, Wang Lin cannot resurrect them. However, he did not tell Qing Shui that if a person has no hope, perhaps all that is left is despair.
When the morning sun faintly fell through the mist, Qingshui left. He had neither chosen to forget nor would he naturally return to the cave world. He had come here only to take a look at the Seven Daoist sects and the sects that existed in the cave world.
Now that his wish has been fulfilled, and he has seen Wang Lin again, he is full of joy and no longer has any worries. Next, he will pursue his dream, even if it takes a lifetime, even if he has to reincarnate again and again, he will still persevere.
Wang Lin watched Qingshui leave, watching his figure disappear into the mist. He stood outside the cave’s gate, his eyes full of complex emotions.
Of all the old friends, only Thirteen chose to follow Wang Lin and return to the cave realm, because for Thirteen, being by his master’s side was the greatest satisfaction of his life.
The others had their own responsibilities, missions and fetters. Since they had been reincarnated, most of them chose to forget and start over.
Wang Lin pushed open the door to the cave, and when the door opened and a bright light flashed out, he walked in, disappearing into the light.
The gate closed again.
The Seven Daoist sects are still shrouded in a fog, abandoned, and a ruin that no one cares about.
The cave world.
The barrier between the inside and outside of the world is extremely strong. In the past few hundred years, the forces outside the world have launched an attack, but they have no way of breaking through the barrier and breaking in.
Wang Lin’s name has become a legend throughout the world of the cave, an unreal existence. Many people remember him, but at the same time, more people forget him.
Even the cultivators within the realm are the same. Only the statue on the Red Bird Star, which is regarded as a holy place, and the legends of Wang Lin are occasionally mentioned.
In addition to this place, there is another place where the story of Wang Lin continues. That place is the New Immortal Realm!
This fairyland, created by Wang Lin, had attracted many cultivators from the four major star systems within the realm. Most of these cultivators had survived the war, and many of them had personally seen Wang Lin. Even a few of them had fought alongside Wang Lin against the outside world.
Mu Bingmei did not leave. She chose to stay in the cave world, in the new fairy world, waiting for someone who would come back one day.
The Blue Dream Daoist also did not leave. As the strongest being in the entire Xianjie, he sat here, guarding the peace of the Xianjie. There were also some people, such as Nanyunzi, who did not leave.
However, at this moment, there is a sense of oppression in the new Xianjie, as if a dark cloud is looming, making the many Xianjie cultivators silent one by one.
The Blue Dream Daoist was seriously injured.
Nanyunzi’s body had collapsed, leaving only his spirit.
The sky of the entire fairy world was blood-red, and in that blood-red color, there were countless flickering shadows, sometimes revealing hideous appearances, as if there were a large number of vengeful spirits hidden in that blood-red color.
“Master gave you five days to choose. Now three days have passed. In the last two days, I hope you can have a wise answer and submit to my Red Soul Sect, otherwise… you will die!” In the blood, there was a young man in a red robe, speaking to the many cultivators below.
“As for you, Mu Bingmei, you also have only two days to choose. Two days later, when the Xianjie formation is broken, if you do not become my consort, I will slaughter the Zhuque Star and destroy the statue of the person who calls himself Lin!”