One year later.
Chen Lin sat upright in the cave, his whole body emitting strange energy fluctuations.
After a while, a phantom appeared in front of him. The three colors of black, gold and purple were intertwined, giving people an extremely mysterious feeling.
The shadow looked around, smiled at the sitting body, and went in.
Then Chen Lin opened his eyes, his face revealing undisguised excitement.
He never expected that a source soul bead that was less than the size of a bean would take a whole year to refine!
The energy contained in it was even more terrifying, allowing his purple soul to directly reach the level of competing with his original gold soul and black soul.
Chen Lin exhaled lightly, stretched his stiff body, and fell into deep thought.
Now his soul was colorful and unique. He had never heard of anyone's soul having three colors, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
However, the improvement in soul strength is gratifying, and it has reached the peak of the third level.
At this stage, it has been condensed to the point where no further progress can be made. If you want to improve further, you must break through the current bottleneck and enter the next stage.
Originally, he thought that the next stage would be the 'true soul' state, but as he learned more information, he became a little unsure.
According to records in ancient books, a true soul is a soul that only true immortals can possess, and fake immortals seem to be unable to do so.
In other words, if the soul reaches the true soul level, it is equivalent to being promoted to the true immortal realm. Obviously, it is impossible for him to reach that height.
Perhaps there is a fifth level above the fourth level, and maybe a sixth level above the fifth level. After all, this level was defined by him and is not a unified division.
But Chen Lin was still extremely excited.
At this moment, he could clearly feel that his soul power had increased several times, definitely exceeding the level that a Void Refinement cultivator should have!
After sensing his strong soul again, Chen Lin stood up with satisfaction and raised his hand to use the Soul-Destroying Finger.
I saw a flash of light mixed with black, gold and purple, and it landed on the wall not far away.
Of course, the wall cannot be damaged because the Soul-Destroying Finger is only effective against soul-like energy bodies and has no attack effect on physical objects.
However, from the energy fluctuations of the light, it can be confirmed that the power of the Soul-Destroying Finger has also increased several times, which immediately gave Chen Lin a boost of confidence.
Then, he tried several other soul spells, all of which improved a lot.
Especially the Soul Armor Technique, the soul armor formed is as solid as a substance, I believe that even the high-level soul cultivators of the Soulless Sect will not be able to break through it.
Before, I was worried that Master Yunhai was the reincarnation of Qiu Daoli and mastered the powerful soul techniques of the Soulless Sect. I didn't want to have too much contact with him, but now I have the ability to deal with it.
The more Chen Lin experimented, the more satisfied he became, and the images of the Cheng sisters couldn't help but appear in his mind.
There wasn't much purple soul source in their bodies to begin with, and after condensing this source soul bead, their souls would probably suffer considerable damage. This could be considered as repaying a favor, but in this way, the other party wouldn't owe him anything.
After mastering the surging soul power, Chen Lin left Yucai Sect and went around to inquire about the situation.
But what surprised him was that those resurrected people disappeared one by one, and there was no movement in a year, as if they had never appeared.
The cave in the black fog has also been completely sealed. It is unknown whether Youluo's clone has been suppressed or destroyed, but it is very quiet.
The world returned to normal and became prosperous.
However, the disappearance of the Silent Sea and the merged continents and islands are showing the world that this world is no longer the original one.
Stability is only temporary, and a bigger storm may be brewing.
Lingyuan Continent.
Eight-sided city.
Chen Lin sat in a window-side box on the seventh floor of the largest spiritual food pavilion in the city, looking out through the window.
The table was filled with delicacies made from high-quality spiritual ingredients. A pot of fine wine worth a spiritual treasure was placed in the middle, and next to it were five crystal clear wine glasses, representing that there were five people attending the banquet.
After looking for a while, Chen Lin retracted his gaze, picked up the wine jug, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
A line of fire entered the throat, and then turned into a cavity full of coolness and entered the stomach.
The effect of the alcohol extended along the meridians to the limbs and bones, making it feel soft but not limp, and bringing a slight numbness, making the whole person feel dizzy, and his cultivation level also rose a little.
"Wow, good wine!"
Chen Lin praised.
It is worthy of being the signboard of Bamian Commercial Bank, it is indeed extraordinary.
"It's a pity that such a giant will soon be lost. It's still unknown who will get it in the end!"
Chen Lin shook his head, looking sad.
This Lingyuan Continent is the name after the merger of the Zhenling Continent and the Beiyuan Continent. However, the fusion of the continents only caused the Silent Sea to disappear, and the cities on the two continents were not greatly affected. This Eight-sided City is still majestic.
However, due to the disappearance of Patriarch Qingyun, the business no longer had a powerful refining master to take charge, and it had become extremely dangerous.
Nowadays, anyone with a little common sense understands that the interface can no longer be as stable as before. Even if the interface does not collapse, chaos is inevitable.
Therefore, the strong men from all sides used various means to desperately gather resources and improve their strength. There were countless people eyeing the fat piece of meat of Bamian Trading Company, and he was one of them.
He decided to share this wave of benefits, so he found a top-secret place, secluded himself there for more than a hundred years, and didn't care about the troubles in the outside world at all.
In addition, he also wanted to take this opportunity to find out some information.
Just as he was thinking about it, the early warning formation of the box was triggered. Chen Lin immediately got up and opened the door. Then he saw Yue Tianyi, Zhang Zhenqian, and Lu Xiaoyin standing outside the door, looking at him with smiles.
"Haha, it seems that the three of you are closer, and I am the only outsider!"
Chen Lin glanced at the three of them and teased with a smile.
Zhang Zhenqian, who was standing in front, laughed and said, "Brother Chen, you are wrongly accusing us. We just happened to meet in the city and then made an appointment to come here. I didn't expect you to learn to argue."
As he spoke, he walked into the box.
Looking at the precious ingredients on the table, his eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed in admiration: "No wonder you are so picky, it turns out you have a heavy bleeding. In that case, I will forgive you for your pettiness just now!"
After saying that, he didn't care about anyone else, just picked up the wine jug, poured a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
“Good wine!”
As soon as the wine entered his stomach, Zhang Zhenqian immediately uttered an exclamation of praise, and was about to pour another glass, but it was snatched away by Yue Tianyi next to him.
"You, a common man, don't know what good wine is. Let me, the sect master, taste it!"
Chen Lin watched the two fighting over the wine with a smile, then said to Lu Xiaoyin, "Let them drink, and we will enjoy the food!"
Lu Xiaoyin shrugged, pulled out a chair and sat down, without any hesitation, and started to eat.
While eating, he said with a smile: "It's a pity that Xin Lao San is not here, otherwise if our five friends from Tiancang worked together, this Bamian Trading Company would be ours!"
"The Five Friends of Tiancang?"
Chen Lin looked puzzled.
Zhang Zhenqian, who had grabbed the wine pot, immediately said, "The three of us just discussed it. A great chaos is coming, and we can only survive better if we stick together for warmth, so we decided to become sworn brothers, and you and Fellow Daoist Xin are included."
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Lu Xiaoyin immediately stood up from the chair, put his hands on his waist and said: "Now we all know that you have been promoted to the Void Refining Realm. The five of us Void Refining cultivators help each other. In this world, not only can we walk sideways, but ordinary people dare not provoke us. It is a good opportunity to announce the matter of Bamian Commercial Bank to the public, which can also have a deterrent effect!"
Chen Lin had a strange look on his face, but he thought it would be a good idea to gather together for warmth. These people all had a grudge against You Luo's clone, so they were all in the same trench and knew each other's background well.
However, he had spent a lot of spiritual herbs on these people before, so he felt a little embarrassed to talk about sworn brotherhood now.
"Then I wonder how it ranks?"
Chen Lin asked the question in tacit agreement.
The three of them smiled immediately, and it was Lu Xiaoyin who spoke up, "I have been practicing for the longest time, so I am naturally the eldest sister. Yue Tianyi is the second, Xin Yueling is the third, and Zhang Zhenqian is the fourth. I don't know how old you are, but since you look young, you will be the fifth!"
"oh?"
Chen Lin suppressed his smile and looked at Lu Xiaoyin, then he clasped his fists and said, "Fifth brother greets eldest sister!"
"Hahaha… "
Zhang Zhenqian and Yue Tianyi couldn't help laughing out loud.
Lu Xiaoyin immediately said angrily: "What are you laughing at? Didn't we agree on this before? Are you two going to go back on your word?"
The two of them immediately waved their hands and shook their heads, saying, "No problem, meet you, big sister!"
Lu Xiaoyin then sat back down with satisfaction, and said in a big sister manner: "No need to be polite, since we are the Five Friends of Tiancang, there is naturally no distinction between big and small, and we don't need to sign any contracts. We are all loose alliances. If we need help from each other, we will try our best to help, but we must pay the compensation. This is the only way to maintain a long-term friendship."
Chen Lin deeply agreed with these words, and he thought so too.
It is impossible for cultivators of their level to form sworn brothers like the heroes of the martial arts world. They have lived for hundreds or thousands of years and are too thoughtful. Exchanging interests is the only way to maintain a relationship.
Since the ideas were the same, Chen Lin accepted it calmly, filled up all four glasses, and then took out a glass from his storage ring, filled it up, and raised his glass, saying: "In this case, let's move forward together and head towards the great road!"
"Head for the Avenue!"
The three of them echoed in unison, clinked their glasses and drank them all.
The cup poured for Xin Yueling was spilled on the ground.
Next, the four of them ate and talked, discussing how to gain the greatest benefits in the competition for Bamian Commercial Bank.
Xin Yueling actually came as well, but she was constrained by her family and couldn't be with them. Lu Xiaoyin had contacted her before and expressed her understanding.
However, the other party agreed to join the Tiancang Five Friends. There was no reason to disagree with such a small group.
After some drinks, the four of them headed straight for the headquarters of Bamian Trading Company.