Lin Che took a sip of tea and replied calmly, "I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand my Intent."
Lin Yi frowned slightly, then spread his right hand forward. The sky outside Tongtian Tower changed accordingly.
Before everyone's eyes, a torrential rain began to pour down, as though it were proclaiming his Soul Transformation Intent.
"If not for the ancestor's aid back then, I would have found it difficult to comprehend the Intent of Rain as well."
Yet Lin Che merely extended a finger and poked it toward Lin Yi's glabella.
Lin Yi instinctively tried to retreat, only to discover that his body seemed trapped in place, allowing Lin Che's finger to touch his glabella.
At that moment, the scene before Lin Yi, Tongtian Tower's envoy, suddenly changed.
The originally magnificent room became an endless river of blood. Crimson raindrops struck the ground, splashing into beautiful petals.
Not far away, a mountain piled high with corpses came into view. An endless stench rushed at him, making him feel like vomiting.
The man standing atop the mountain stood there all alone. His blood-red robe fluttered without wind, adding an eerie atmosphere to the place.
At the sight, Lin Yi's heart filled with terror. This was the first time he had seen such a horrifying Intent. How many cultivators had to be slaughtered for it to evolve into Slaughter Intent?
When Lin Che withdrew his finger, Lin Yi's aged face was filled with fear and astonishment.
His luxurious robe had long since been drenched in sweat, and his breathing had grown hurried. He stared at Lin Che in shock.
What had he experienced?
Why had he killed so many people?
Lin Che withdrew his "God-Slaying" Intent and elegantly sampled the fresh tea, as though Lin Yi's reaction was nothing unusual. After all, there were only a few people on Vermillion Bird Star who used slaughter as their Intent.
Moreover, his Intent had been formed entirely from "slaughter." With the help of the God of Slaughter System, even if he encountered someone with the same "God-Slaying" Intent, they could never be his match.
Lin Yi nodded and sat back down, still shaken. His pale face made it clear that he had never experienced such a sight before.
It was simply too terrifying.
Lin Che, like a God-Slaying deity, held a dripping bloody head as he stood atop a mountain of countless corpses, gazing at the sea of blood before him.
Lin Che set down his teacup and slowly rose to his feet. Looking at Lin Yi, he said, "If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving first."
Lin Yi immediately stood as well and cupped his hands. "Very well. You are welcome to visit anytime. After all, no cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage have appeared within Zhao Kingdom, and this old man has not spoken with an expert in a long time."
Lin Che smiled without speaking. He gently took Li Muwan's soft, boneless hand, and the two vanished from where they stood, leaving behind only Lin Yi, Tongtian Tower's envoy.
Lin Yi stroked his pale goatee, narrowed his eyes, and looked in the direction Lin Che had departed. He murmured, "We share the same surname, yet I, Lin Yi, can only reach the early Soul Transformation Stage in this life, while Lin Che can break through to the Nascent Soul Transformation stage. That is the difference between us."
The crowd outside Jue Ming Valley gradually dispersed. Wang Lin's story slowly began to spread, and before long, nearly every cultivator in Zhao Kingdom knew of him.
Pu Nanzi returned to Xuan Dao Sect with his disciples. Behind him was Liu Mei. Having witnessed everything, she felt waves of complicated, indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Teng Huayuan returned to Teng Family City with lingering terror in his heart and entered seclusion, swearing that he would not emerge until he reached the late Nascent Soul Stage.
So long as he could reach the late Nascent Soul Stage, he could follow Lin Che's instructions and receive guidance toward godhood. To Teng Huayuan, this was absolutely beneficial without any drawbacks.
As for the death of his grandson Teng Li, he did not dare say anything. After all, Teng Li had offended a Nascent Soul Transformation Expert. If it had been a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, Teng Huayuan might have slaughtered them without mercy.
But a Nascent Soul Transformation Expert was incomparably powerful. Before Lin Che, Teng Huayuan was more fragile than an ant. A single breath from Lin Che could cause his soul to scatter, condemning him to eternal damnation.
After returning to Heng Yue Sect, Lin Che explained why those powerful cultivators had all fought to seize Wang Lin's Heaven Defying Bead.
The Heaven Defying Bead came from the Vast Expanse Realm. It was originally the core of the Inverse Dust Realm's realm-guarding treasure, the Realm Stabilizing Compass, and was also known as the White Bead.
During the era of the Seven Coloured Immortal Sovereign on the Immortal Astral Continent, the Seven Coloured Immortal Sovereign bestowed the Heaven Defying Bead upon the Inner Realm's Sealed Sovereign as a token of authority for ruling the Inner Realm.
The Heaven Defying Bead's wonders did not end there. It also needed to gather all five elemental attributes before it could truly unleash its power.
In the original story, Wang Lin spent a long time and endured countless hardships to gather the five elemental attributes. In the end, after the Heaven Defying Bead merged into his body and successfully acknowledged him as its master, he obtained tremendous benefits.
The Heaven Defying Bead not only helped Wang Lin accelerate the flow of time during cultivation, but could also provide him with powerful protection at critical moments, becoming an important companion on his path of cultivation.
That was precisely why the Heaven Defying Bead became an object coveted by powerful cultivators. Even experts at the peak Soul Transformation Stage wanted to seize it, which was enough to show how precious it was.
After hearing Lin Che's explanation, Li Muwan only half understood. At her Foundation Establishment stage, she naturally had no need to know too much, and these matters were not something she could contend with.
"Senior Brother, if the Heaven Defying Bead is such a supreme treasure, why didn't you seize it? With your strength, taking the Heaven Defying Bead should have been effortless, shouldn't it?"
Lin Che nodded. "Karma moves in cycles and follows its own destiny. Even if I seized the Heaven Defying Bead, the karmic retribution would only grow stronger. I do not wish to bring unnecessary Karma upon all of you over such a trivial matter."
Li Muwan's lovely face flushed. Her pearly teeth gently bit her lower lip, making her appear even more beautiful and captivating. Sitting beside Lin Che, she gently leaned against his shoulder.
Thinking back to when Lin Che had saved her, he had allowed her to lean on his shoulder like this. More than ten years had passed, yet she still cherished that memory.
"Senior Brother, I remember you said last time that you wished to visit the Ancient God's Land. When will we depart?" Li Muwan raised her head and suddenly asked.
"Not yet."
Lin Che replied calmly, "My current early Nascent Soul Transformation stage cultivation is not yet stable. To truly obtain an Ancient God's Inheritance of Memories, the most important thing is to raise my strength as quickly as possible. Ideally, I should reach the late Nascent Soul Transformation stage or the Soul Transformation Stage."
The Ancient God's Land was extremely dangerous, and obtaining the Inheritance of Memories was even more difficult. Therefore, only by breaking through to the Soul Transformation Stage as soon as possible would he have a chance to obtain the Inheritance of Memories.
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