Chapter 90

In ancient times, the three spiritual realms of Extreme, Dao, and Origin were particularly difficult to fathom and comprehend. Among these, the Extreme realm was less mysterious than the Dao realm and less unpredictable than the Origin realm. However, in ancient times, if a cultivator with the Extreme realm appeared, it would be a great calamity.

The Extreme realm, though less mysterious than the Dao realm and less unpredictable than the Origin realm, was far more terrifying. Cultivators of the Extreme realm were extremely ruthless and cold-hearted, far surpassing others. From then on, their spiritual energy became thoroughly extreme.

As a result, the destructive power of the Extreme realm could only be described with the words "terrifying." Among cultivators of the same level, the Extreme realm was invincible. However, the drawback of the Extreme realm was also very obvious: it could not reach the Soul Formation stage. The late-stage Core Formation was the endpoint of the Extreme realm's cultivation.

However, even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator of the Extreme realm was not easily provoked by ordinary Soul Formation experts.

If it were only this, the Extreme realm would not be considered truly terrifying. The truly terrifying reason was that in ancient times, a transcendent powerhouse who surpassed the Core Transformation stage was discovered to possess the Extreme realm's spiritual energy during his tribulation.

This news shocked and terrified the entire ancient cultivation world.

This powerhouse almost dominated the cultivation world for over three thousand years. During these three thousand years, he was the unchallenged king of the cultivation world, and no one dared to provoke him. Any slight disagreement would result in the complete annihilation of the other party's entire family.

For these three thousand years, the mere mention of his name could make people shudder. The number of cultivators killed by him during these three thousand years was incalculable. Later generations speculated that the ultimate downfall of the ancient cultivation world was closely related to this person. If not for the three thousand years during which countless sects were completely massacred, the ancient cultivation world would not have been utterly destroyed in the face of the sudden calamity without any resistance.

The Extreme realm itself was already a transcendent existence. Not only was it invincible at the same level, but its extreme spiritual energy could also push any spell to unimaginable extremes, which was already very terrifying. Moreover, if there were no restrictions on the Soul Formation stage, the entire cultivation world would face a complete calamity if a cultivator with the Extreme realm surpassed the Soul Formation stage.

Therefore, in ancient times, once an Extreme realm cultivator appeared, all cultivators would unite to eliminate them. The Extreme realm was likened to a true transcendent existence in the ancient cultivation world.

If the demonic path were compared to a flood and a ferocious beast, then in ancient times, the demonic path and cultivators with the Extreme realm were not even on the same level. The demonic path was simply too well-behaved in comparison.

Even in ancient times, research on the Extreme realm never ceased, but the ultimate reason for this terrifying realm remained in the exploratory stage.

Fortunately, the restriction of the Extreme realm reaching the Soul Formation stage seemed to be an exception for only the legendary figure. In the generations of Extreme realm successors after him, all were stuck at the late-stage Core Formation, unable to advance.

To this day, most records of the Extreme realm have faded into the annals of history. No one knows how the Extreme realm is obtained or how it is possessed.

Only in the scripture halls of some super sects in high-level cultivation countries are there a few descriptions of the Extreme realm.

In a certain year of ancient times, in the Lingqiao Sect of the ancient Nie Kingdom, a genius cultivator emerged, entering the Core Formation stage in just ten years. Later, the Lingqiao Sect was wiped out by other sects. Five years later, a mysterious cultivator appeared, killing nearly ten thousand cultivators in just one month, staining the sky with blood. With the cultivation of early-stage Core Formation, he not only killed cultivators of the same level but also made Soul Formation experts powerless. In the end, both the righteous and demonic paths had to summon Core Transformation experts to eliminate him.

In a certain year of ancient times, the Qing Shui Kingdom was destroyed, and the crown prince joined a certain cultivation sect. Thirty years later, he emerged, wiping out all cultivators, regardless of gender or age. Anyone who provoked him was completely annihilated. In just seven days, there was not a single cultivator left in the entire Qing Shui Kingdom, and even his own sect could not escape this fate.

The land of the Qing Shui Kingdom was stained red with blood. Just as the higher-level cultivation countries were preparing to send a large number of experts to capture him, the blood sea of the entire Qing Shui Kingdom boiled up, and he killed with blood, leaving a great name before mysteriously disappearing. Some speculated that he had already transcended the tribulation...

Such events all shared a common point: these cultivators all possessed the Extreme realm.

As for how these people obtained the Extreme realm, no one knew. Some speculated it was due to a great change, while others speculated it was because they possessed the same treasure.

The inheritance of this treasure caused each person who possessed it to obtain the Extreme realm.

Various speculations arose, but ultimately, with the disappearance of the ancient cultivation world, all of this gradually faded.

No one knew that at this moment, in a third-level cultivation country, the unremarkable Zhao Kingdom, in a small place called Jue Ming Valley, a young man named Wang Lin was slowly transforming, gradually advancing towards the true Extreme realm.

If Feng Huayuan knew all of this, he would never have become the catalyst for the Extreme realm successor...

Wang Lin knelt on the ground, and within a few dozen feet around him, blue ice crystals covered the area, forming an absolute domain.

On his chest, the Tian Ni Pearl emitted unprecedented black light, floating up from his chest and hovering above his head...

Feng Huayuan, using the blood bond with Wang Lin's loved ones, left a message in Wang Lin's mind.

"I will wait for you outside Jue Ming Valley... If you don't appear on the day the valley opens, I will destroy the Soul Flag and make your loved ones' souls dissipate."

At this moment, two men and one woman from the Tian Dao Sect quickly caught up and suddenly stopped a few dozen feet away from Wang Lin. The eerie blue ice crystals on the ground made them uneasy.

Especially the young man at the center of the ice crystals, who emitted a气息 that could extinguish all life, even the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator felt a chill.

After a moment of hesitation, the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator decisively waved his hand and said, "Retreat!" As he was about to leave, the woman suddenly stared at the Tian Ni Pearl above Wang Lin's head and hesitated, saying, "Senior Brother, this pearl looks very familiar..."

The other man beside her exclaimed, "This... This... This is the pearl mentioned by the Ancestor! No, the pattern is different. The jade slip given by the Ancestor clearly has clouds, but this one has leaves."

The mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, after a moment of shock, carefully examined it and his expression immediately turned serious. But then, a greedy look appeared in his heart. The pearl, except for the pattern, was identical in size and appearance to the one described in the Ancestor's jade slip. The reward for obtaining the pearl immediately came to mind.

"Those who submit it will receive a Core Transformation-level magical treasure, their sect will receive ten cultivation bodies equivalent to the Soul Formation stage, and their cultivation country will be promoted one level."

"Regardless of whether it is or not, let's get it first," the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator said decisively.

The woman immediately took out a communication talisman, about to send a message, but was suddenly stopped by the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, who whispered, "This person is strange, but if we three fight to the death, we can definitely kill him. If you notify others, if this pearl is indeed the one required, the great credit will not belong to us. Similarly, if we are wrong and this pearl is not the one, we will be scolded for mobilizing so many people. Are you foolish?"

The woman was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and then put away the communication talisman. The three immediately took out their magical treasures and launched them without a word.

At this moment, Wang Lin opened his eyes. His eyes had lost their blood color and turned as dark as water, and a strong killing intent involuntarily surged in his heart. As the killing intent surged, his spiritual energy immediately flowed.

The first major effect of the Extreme realm was now revealed: at the same level, the Extreme realm cultivator is invincible.

Staring at the three people not far away, Wang Lin's face turned dark as he waved his hand. Instantly, blue light flashed, and the ice crystals on the ground quickly rose, enveloping the three people at lightning speed.

The expressions and actions of the three people were frozen at the moment they attacked.

Wang Lin stood up, grabbed the Tian Ni Pearl with his right hand, and carefully placed it in his chest. Then, he walked past the three people.

The ice crystals that enveloped the three people showed a few cracks and shattered, and the three people fell to the ground, dead.

Wang Lin walked silently in Jue Ming Valley. Suddenly, a sword light broke through the air and landed, revealing a young man. Without a word, he pointed at his flying sword, which trembled and immediately shot towards Wang Lin.

Wang Lin did not stop. At the moment the flying sword pierced his body, a blue ice crystal appeared on the flying sword, and in an instant, the flying sword turned into a block of ice.

The young man was greatly startled and immediately retreated. He had seen Wang Lin alone from a distance, with only early-stage Core Formation cultivation, and wanted to kill him and take his treasures. However, he never expected that the other party did not even raise a hand, and his flying sword was destroyed.

In fear, he had only one thought: escape!

But before he could take a few steps back, a green light flashed, and a green small sword pierced through his chest. His body immediately turned into ice and fell to the ground.

Wang Lin did not pause for a moment.

A day later, in a certain place in the valley, about seven people from both the righteous and demonic sects were fighting. Several people were watching on both sides. At this moment, Wang Lin's lonely figure appeared from the side, as if he did not see the people in front of him, and walked forward.

A middle-aged man among the demonic sect observers frowned and, without a word, threw a lightning talisman at Wang Lin. Immediately, lightning descended from the sky, but upon touching Wang Lin, blue ice crystals spread along the lightning, freezing the intangible lightning.

This scene made everyone stop fighting and stare at Wang Lin, who approached them with a blank expression.

Next, the middle-aged man who threw the lightning talisman had a green light flash on his chest, let out a painful groan, and his body immediately turned blue, becoming ice and falling to the ground.

Everyone was shocked. At this moment, Wang Lin was already close. Four people stood in front of him, about to speak, but blue light flashed, and the four people turned into ice, following the middle-aged man.

At this point, everyone retreated to the sides. A young man in white from the righteous path bowed and said loudly, "Which sect are you from, fellow daoist? I am Zhou Quan, a disciple of the Yuan Tian Sect."

Wang Lin ignored him and continued walking. Slowly, no one blocked his path. Wang Lin walked slowly, and after passing over a hundred feet, a young disciple from the demonic path stared at Wang Lin's back and thought coldly, "You killed my senior brother; I will remember you."

Wang Lin suddenly stopped, sensing the intense killing intent from behind. He turned around and stared coldly at the demonic disciple.

Under Wang Lin's gaze, the disciple immediately felt as if he were in an ice cave, his body cold from the inside out. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Wang Lin's eyes.

All cultivators who saw these eyes drew a sharp breath.

In these eyes, there was a dead silence, filled with unimaginable killing intent. A chill rolled through everyone's hearts.

After staring at the cultivator for a moment, Wang Lin turned around and continued walking. The cultivator's chest flashed with green light, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground. His body immediately turned into an ice sculpture, and even the blood he spat out turned into ice in mid-air and fell to the ground.

No one dared to breathe, and only after Wang Lin's figure disappeared did both sides lose the desire to fight and retreated.

Thus, along the way, anyone who offended Wang Lin was turned into ice with a wave of his hand. Even late-stage Core Formation cultivators could not resist. After several deaths, everyone avoided him, not daring to provoke him.

In three days, the number of cultivators killed by Wang Lin was countless.