The old man watched Xiao Xiao leave, then could only nod. The child had grown up and had her own ideas now.
"Be careful this time."
Lao Yao could only remind her of that.
Xiao Xiao nodded, bade Lao Yao farewell, and ran toward the direction in which Lin had disappeared.
She believed that Lin, a powerful Soul Master, could not have gone far.
Just as she had thought, Lin truly had not gone far. With Lao Yao around, even if Xiao Xiao passed by her, Lin had not noticed her.
After searching for a while without finding her, Xiao Xiao gave up.
"Forget it. Whether it's true or false, I'll know once I take a look."
Xiao Xiao also wanted to know the truth behind her family's destruction. She could no longer remember the details of the past...
That was her greatest concern. The answer lay right before her, and she did not want to give up.
Having made up her mind, Xiao Xiao left the Star Dou Forest and ran toward the direction of the Sun Moon Continent.
At that moment, Lin was hiding inside a clump of grass.
"Kid, it's safe now. You can come out."
Lao Yao's voice entered Lin's mind, and the mist around her gradually dispersed.
Lin nodded slightly and quietly poked her head out.
First Xiao Xiao, then an unknown powerful figure—Lin only felt that her escape route had been cut off.
The Star Dou Forest was far too dangerous.
Having obtained what she wanted, Lin did not linger in the Star Dou Forest and left after taking one last look.
A week later, Lin appeared outside a city in the Sun Moon Continent: Heaven Dou City!
The Haotian Sect, the number one sect of the Heaven Soul Empire.
This was Lin's destination.
She hoped that there, she could awaken her Haotian martial soul.
Lin did not know how to awaken her Haotian martial soul, nor did she know how to explain it to Lao Yao.
Her martial soul was supposedly the same as Poison Unkillable's. Poison Unkillable's martial soul was his main body, and Lin's was as well.
Regarding this cultivation, Poison Unkillable was probably quite skilled.
Poison Unkillable likely also had a good method for the second awakening of her martial soul.
Besides, for such a major matter as recognizing a master, how could Poison Unkillable be left out?
Poison Unkillable was also someone who did not particularly care for formalities.
Lao Yao, Poison Unkillable, Igor, and herself—together, they would make quite a formidable group.
Lin was looking forward to it.
Lost in thought, Lin unknowingly arrived at a place that left her feeling nostalgic.
Thinking of the Sun Moon Continent, she had been a little fool of ten years old back then. Now she was already twenty-three. Time truly passed quickly.
With a sigh, Lin turned and walked toward the inn nearby.
Upon reaching the inn, Lin immediately took out the token given to her by the old man.
The smiling young waitress invited Lin inside.
Before long, the old man appeared before Lin once again.
"Little friend, long time no see."
Lin smiled and bowed to him.
The old man was quite moved. It had been so long, and he had not expected Lin to truly go to the Haotian Sect.
For that reason, he had deliberately gone back to inquire about it. When there had been no sign of Lin, he had nearly believed that he had been fooled.
But now, Lin had appeared again.
"Lin, hahaha! I thought you had fooled this old man."
The old man was delighted. He had not been fooled, and his judgment had been correct after all.
Lin smiled awkwardly. "I was delayed by a few matters, which made you worry."
"Little friend, could you take me to the Haotian Sect?"
Hearing Lin's words, the old man immediately smiled, looking very pleased.
"Let's go, let's go. I'll take you there right now."
The old man took Lin's hand, left the inn, found a carriage, and headed for the Haotian Sect with her.
Inside the carriage, the old man looked at Lin and asked, "Lin, I never asked—what is your Haotian martial soul?"
If it was an exceptional martial soul, she might be accepted by the sect. Even if it was not especially good, that would be fine. Being a servant of the sect was not bad either.
"My martial soul is the same as the Haotian Sect Master's."
Lin did not state it plainly, but it was practically the same as saying so outright.
The old man's eyes lit up. Haotian? Her martial soul was Haotian? Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful!
"Lin, get some good rest. I'll arrange everything for you!"
After saying that, the old man turned and left the carriage. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Lin was speechless. She had no chance to refuse. The other party was far too enthusiastic, making her feel embarrassed.
It was just a pity that he had not given her a storage soul guide. Otherwise, there would have been no need to ride in a carriage.
Unfortunately, her current self seemed unable to use a storage soul guide either.
In the carriage, Lin began cultivating.
She had not given that small piece of Living Gold to Igor. She planned to wait until things had settled down before giving it to him.
She also wanted to know whether Igor could use up that small piece.
If he could not finish it, she could save some for herself, couldn't she?
Even if he used it all, it would not matter. That piece of metal was still there.
Igor could get it sooner or later.
Three days later, beneath a secluded mountain cliff, the gates of the Haotian Sect stood before them.
The gatekeeper recognized the old man and immediately greeted him respectfully.
Lin followed behind him, carefully observing the Haotian Sect.
As expected of one of the three great powers, the Haotian Sect was no small matter.
Poison Unkillable was said to be a rank-98 Titled Douluo, and there were many Titled Douluo within the sect as well.
"Kid, I can sense many powerful presences."
"One Soul Emperor and several Devil Kings."
"That Soul Emperor's aura seems somewhat familiar."
Lao Yao thought for a moment but could not recall where he had felt that aura before.
"Old man, could that Soul Emperor be the person you encountered before—the one whose martial soul emitted a phantom-colored light?"
Lin remembered that Lao Yao had told her about meeting a Soul Emperor. The light emitted by that person's martial soul had been phantom-colored.
That person had also been the strongest expert Lao Yao had encountered while wandering around.
After encountering Di Tian, the title of strongest expert had shifted to him.
Lin's words instantly made Lao Yao remember.
"Yes, yes, it was that person. I still don't know who he was."
Lao Yao's words gave Lin something to think about.
A Soul Emperor—thinking about it, it had to be Poison Unkillable.
Combined with what Lao Yao had said about the phantom-colored martial soul, wasn't it Poison Unkillable's martial soul?
His martial soul was Haotian, but it also possessed poisonous attributes. Like her own, it was of the Black Tiger attribute.
When she released her martial soul, her main body gave off a dark purple light. Wasn't Poison Unkillable's phantom-colored?
What a coincidence.
She had encountered Poison Unkillable back then, and now she was meeting him again.
Lao Yao truly had a connection with the Haotian martial soul.
"Old man, the powerful person you mentioned is most likely Poison Unkillable, the Haotian Sect Master."
Lin explained it briefly to Lao Yao.
"So he is the master of a sect. No wonder his pressure was so powerful."
"Kid, this sect can be considered supreme on the Douluo Continent."
"Joining this sect will be good for you. Later, call another master."
Lao Yao reminded Lin, worried that she would refuse to take another master because of him.
A person could have many masters. Though he was naturally Lin's master, he had no right to stop her from taking another one.
Otherwise, Lao Yao would not have said that once Lin found Igor, she could have another master.
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