Chapter 74

Wang Lin stood at the entrance of the training ground, took a deep breath, and tightly held the letter containing secrets that his mother had given him.

The strange man’s face showed a look of confusion. He opened his mouth and spoke a few sharp-sounding words. Wang Lin frowned; he couldn’t understand a single word, and it was clear that the man couldn’t understand him either.

Wang Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly moved a few steps to the side, coming to a broken wall. The strange man immediately showed a wary expression as he saw Wang Lin move.

Wang Lin waved his right hand and quickly drew on the broken wall. The strange man was taken aback, staring at Wang Lin’s fingers without blinking, and gradually a look of understanding appeared on his face.

Wang Lin’s fingers moved swiftly, drawing a rough sketch of the ruins on the wall. Then, he stared at the man, drawing a line through the middle of the sketch, dividing it into two halves.

Next, Wang Lin pointed at the strange man, placing his finger on the right half, and then pointed at himself, placing his finger on the left half. After doing this, Wang Lin slowly moved his finger from right to left, leaving a trail on the wall. At this moment, he stared at the strange man, his eyes filled with a deadly intent, the meaning unspoken but clear.

"If you come to me again, I will use up my spiritual energy to destroy you," Wang Lin said coldly.

The strange man’s face showed a look of realization. He hesitated for a moment, touched his chest, and his eyes revealed a lingering fear. He glanced warily at the sword sheath and flying sword floating in front of Wang Lin, and then opened his mouth, uttering a series of strange, sharp sounds.

Wang Lin frowned. Seeing that Wang Lin didn’t understand, the strange man became anxious, gesturing wildly in front of him. Finally, he slapped his head, jumped to a nearby broken wall, and punched it. The moment his fist hit the wall, the symbols on his body flashed, and the wall exploded into pieces.

The strange man picked up a few pieces of rubble, his face showing a look of reminiscence. He placed the stones around, and after doing this, he looked hopefully at Wang Lin, making a few more strange roars.

Wang Lin’s frown eased slightly. He extended his right hand, and the stones around the strange man floated up, arranged in a certain pattern. Then, he made a hand seal and shot out a beam of white light. Instantly, a mist appeared, covering the area where the stones were placed.

"Is this the array you’re talking about?" Wang Lin asked, staring at the strange man calmly.

The strange man immediately started gesturing wildly, looking very excited. He slapped his chest, and the symbols on his body flashed. He let out a low shout, spread his hands, and suddenly the ground shook. The area where the small maze array was located slowly rose, revealing a large, deep pit.

The small maze array, floating in mid-air like a small mountain, was lifted by the strange man. He nodded at Wang Lin, turned around, and hurriedly left. Not far away, he stopped, turned back, and gave Wang Lin a deep look, shouting loudly. He held the small mountain in one hand and gestured with the other, then quickly disappeared into the city.

Wang Lin stared at the man’s figure. He had considered killing him, but the yellow paper on the man’s body was too strange. Unless absolutely necessary, Wang Lin didn’t want to engage in a life-or-death battle, so he chose to communicate.

As he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed, and a deadly intent appeared in his eyes. The flying sword hummed, emitting a cold, chilling aura. The strange man had returned!

"You’re courting death!" Wang Lin said coldly, looking at the figure that suddenly appeared in the distance.

The strange man immediately stopped, holding a round object in front of him, his face showing a look of explanation. Seeing that Wang Lin’s eyes were still cold, he threw the object toward Wang Lin.

Wang Lin calmly took a few steps back. The strange man didn’t throw it hard, and the round object rolled to a stop not far from Wang Lin.

After throwing the object, the strange man grinned at Wang Lin and immediately turned and disappeared into the cold, dark air.

The sky was gradually brightening. Wang Lin cautiously watched the direction the strange man had left. After a long time, he收回目光，缓缓走到圆球所在的位置，低头一看。

这是一个只有拳头十分之一大小的圆珠，上面沾满了灰尘，甚至边缘位置还有一些细碎的裂痕。看着看着，王林突然面色一动，他捡起身边的一块石头，轻轻敲了下圆珠，圆珠立刻向后滚转。

一丝微弱的灵力波动从圆珠上散出。

“这是法宝？”他一怔，右手隔空一抓，珠子飘起，他谨慎地观察了许久，最终目光闪烁，毫不犹豫地一把抓在手中，神识一扫，灵力催动。

顿时从圆珠上冒出一缕白烟，这白烟浓密地飘在半空，眨眼间化作一个身穿白衣的古稀老者。这老者鹤发鸡皮，鹰嘴鹞目，全身散发出危险的气息。他随意地扫了王林一眼，露出讥讽之色，悠悠开口道：“你敢与老夫一战吗？”

王林一怔，退后几步，仔细一看，对方的修为看起来也就凝气期十五层左右。他摸了摸鼻子，目光闪烁，加大了灵力的催动。

随着灵力的流转，那老者全身气势急剧攀升，最终在筑基中期停了下来。苍发无风自动，老者身体飘起，眼中露出滔天战意，低吟道：“你，敢与老夫一战吗？”

王林彻底愣住了，他有些摸不透这圆珠法宝的作用，沉吟片刻，再次加大灵力流转。

老者眼中闪现极其明亮的光芒，气势徒然剧增，举手投足间风雷阵阵，最后增强到王林看不出修为、且只需一眼就心惊的地步。此时，老者深深吐出一口气，以一副绝世高手睥睨天下的姿态，背着手，面露寂寞之色，漠然道：“结丹期以下，没资格与老夫一战，滚！”

王林内心一动，收回灵力，老者立刻消失，重新化作白烟，收缩进圆珠内，咔的一声，圆珠上的裂痕又多了一道。

王林望着手中的圆珠，半晌说不出话来。他对这法宝的作用，算是心服口服了！这是一个幻术法宝，逼真程度几乎与实质没什么区别。幻化出的老者，无论神情气质，言谈动作，都相当具备“高手”风范，尤其是最后那句“结丹期以下没资格与老夫一战，滚。”

气势表情等都达到了巅峰。王林自认就算自己遇到，也难以发现虚假，毕竟老者身上散发出的气息，在大部分人眼中，那可是实打实的绝世高手！

而且随着自己修为增强，流入珠子内的灵力越多，幻化出的老者实力就越高。用来吓唬人，实在是首选！

“这蓝皮肤的怪人倒也有些意思，拿走小迷踪阵法，定是觉得过意不去，所以给我送来这么一个宝贝。”王林收起法宝，轻笑自语。

他从这一点事情上，立刻分析出，怪人应该不会使用法宝，还有就是在这个城市废墟内，一定还藏有其他的宝贝。

现在，这个废墟的城市，在王林眼中，变成了一座神秘的宝藏。

“拥有可以治疗任何伤势的光线、幻术类法宝、神秘的怪人，这里到底还有多少秘密呢？”王林摸了摸下巴，此时天色大亮，他重新布置了一下修炼地外围的阵法，便坐在其内喝了一口阴寒露水，吐纳呼吸。

时光飞逝，两个月过去。

这一天白天，王林盘膝坐在房间内。两个月的阴寒之气吐纳，在他的体内已经形成了一团浓郁的阴寒气团。至此，他准备进行第一次黄泉升窍决的冲窍。

王林目光闪烁，他对黄泉升窍决已经研究透彻，对功法内描述的三大窍穴也熟之在心。

三大窍穴的位置分别是小腹丹田、胸口气海、脑部祖窍。

这三个位置，分别需要碎立三次，如此循环方可形成寒丹。简单来说，比如丹田，按照黄泉升窍决描述，第一层大成后，丹田开窍，而若要练成第二层功法，必须先碎丹田再开。

黄泉升窍决讲究的是不破不立，先破后立的原则。

王林沉吟片刻，按照功法上的方法，调动体内小腹部的阴寒气团，开始第一次冲窍。

在他的控制下，阴寒气团越转越快，一阵阵剧痛从小腹传来。王林熟记功法，深知这是开窍前的正常反应，疼痛越剧，说明开窍越是临近。

这种疼痛，不是常人可以忍受的，就像一把尖刀刺入小腹，不断地扭动割裂。豆大的汗珠从王林额头滴下，短短几秒时间，他全身已经被汗水浸湿。

气团在急剧的转动下，化为漩涡状，阴寒的气息迅速扩散四周。从外表看去，王林的腹部此时变成了青色，寒霜渐起。

王林紧咬牙关，疼痛越来越剧烈，阴寒的气息立刻席卷王林的全身。

就在这一瞬间，随着气团的旋转，一个深幽的黑洞出现了。在它出现的那一刻，阴寒气团如同石牛入水般，迅速沉入其内。

紧接着，他体内的灵力也如同被吞噬般，不顾一切地从身体各个位置钻出，吸入黑洞。

一种诡异的变化在黑洞内产生。流入其内的灵力，原本在外面与阴寒气息彼此各不干扰，但进入这里后，二者立刻仿佛争夺地盘一般分庭抗礼，相互剧烈地攻击。

渐渐地，阴寒气息与灵力开始相互吞噬与融合，最终形成一股与众不同的变异灵力，在黑洞内缓缓转动。