184: Chapter 184 Returning Home with a Full Load, Encountering an Old Friend

Enlightenment at the Five Elements Dao Derivation Platform, the Chaos Dao Seed begins to sprout, cultivation base breaks through to Earth Immortal Perfection. Lin Wan's trip to the Five Elements Small World can be described as a huge harvest, far exceeding expectations.

He did not linger any longer. Leaving the Dao Derivation Platform area, he sped toward the exit of the Five Elements Small World. At this moment, his aura was restrained, no different from an ordinary Earth Immortal Perfection, but if one were to sense carefully, one could discover a profound, vast, and all-encompassing dao rhyme within his body, which was heart-stopping.

On the way, he naturally encountered many other Cultivators. Some cast looks of awe and wariness at him, while others, greedy fellows who coveted the "five elements origin bead" and "God Fire Sect Legacy" in his hands but dared not make a move, also existed. But more chose to avoid him from afar, not daring to provoke him. The two battles Lin Wan fought at the Five Elements Spirit Lake and under the Dao Derivation Platform had long since spread; his fierce reputation of heavily injuring a Half-Step Heavenly Immortal with one punch and killing one with one finger was enough to deter the vast majority of petty scoundrels.

"It seems that strength is the hard truth." Lin Wan realized in his heart. If he hadn't displayed combat power sufficient to crush those of the same rank and even threaten Heavenly Immortals, he would likely have been drowned by countless greedy gazes the moment he left the Five Elements Dao Derivation Platform, falling into endless pursuit. But now, at least on the surface, no one dared to come and provoke him.

He did not deliberately hide his tracks, nor was there any need. With his current strength, as long as he didn't encounter a true Heavenly Immortal or get besieged by multiple Half-Step Heavenly Immortal-level experts, self-preservation was not an issue. As for those secret, malicious gazes, as long as they didn't jump out to seek death themselves, Lin Wan was too lazy to pay them any mind.

A few days later, Lin Wan arrived at the exit area of the Five Elements Small World. This was an open wasteland where a huge, flickering, five-colored teleportation vortex lay on the ground; it was the exit to leave the Five Elements Small World. At this moment, many Cultivators were already gathered here, waiting to leave. The Opportunity at the Five Elements Dao Derivation Platform was over, and the treasures in other parts of the Five Elements Small World had mostly been scavenged; staying behind was meaningless, so everyone chose to leave.

Lin Wan's arrival caused a slight commotion. Many people recognized him, whispering and murmuring, their gazes filled with complex emotions such as curiosity, awe, and jealousy. Lin Wan turned a blind eye to this and walked straight toward the teleportation vortex.

"Junior Brother Lin, please stay." A cold, melodious voice came from the side.

Lin Wan paused and turned to look. He saw Su Yuechan, dressed in white with her face covered by a light veil, walking over with light steps. Beside her were a few Tianshu Immortal Palace Disciples with strong auras, both male and female, looking at Lin Wan with curiosity and a hint of admiration.

"Senior Sister Su." Lin Wan cupped his hands. He had a good impression of Su Yuechan. Although this "Ice Fairy" had a cold personality, she was upright in her conduct, and she had not shown any hostility on the Dao Derivation Platform.

"Junior Brother Lin's trip to the Five Elements Small World this time can be described as stunning the world and making a name for yourself." Su Yuechan's beautiful eyes sized up Lin Wan, seemingly wanting to see what was different about this suddenly rising Junior Brother. She could feel that Lin Wan had an unspeakable dao rhyme on him, as if he were more in tune with the world, which shocked her. You know, the "Profound Ice Immortal Scripture" she cultivated was extremely sensitive to the world's energy, but at this moment, she felt she couldn't see through Lin Wan.

"Senior Sister, you flatter me. I just happened to have some gains." Lin Wan said indifferently, unperturbed by favor or humiliation.

"Lucky?" Su Yuechan shook her head slightly. "Being able to ascend to the fifth level of the Five Elements Dao Derivation Platform, heavily injuring and killing a Half-Step Heavenly Immortal with one punch and one finger, this cannot be explained by the word 'luck'. Junior Brother Lin has a boundless future. It seems my Tianshu Immortal Palace is about to produce another extraordinary figure." Her tone carried a hint of sighing. When they first met at the Utility Peak, Lin Wan was just a small Utility Disciple. How much time had passed since then? He had actually grown to the point where even she felt pressure.

"Senior Sister, you are too kind." Lin Wan did not want to talk more about this topic and changed the subject: "Are you planning to return to the Sect, Senior Sister?"

"Yes, the harvest this time was decent, so I plan to go back and enter seclusion to break through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm." Su Yuechan nodded, then, as if she had thought of something, she pondered for a moment and said: "Junior Brother Lin, I don't know if I should say this or not."

"Senior Sister, please speak freely."

"You offended the Xuan Yin Sect, Tian Sha Sect, and Hehuan Sect this time in the Five Elements Small World, and you also displayed astonishing strength and are suspected of possessing great treasures. These three Sects, especially the Xuan Yin Sect, are vindictive and will stop at nothing. You need to be extra careful after leaving the Five Elements Small World. I suspect they might be unfavorable to you outside the exit or on the way back." Su Yuechan reminded him with a serious tone.

Lin Wan's eyes flashed, and he nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister. I will be careful." In fact, he had expected this long ago. With the character of those people from the Xuan Yin Sect, having suffered such a big loss, losing so many elite Disciples, and even having a Half-Step Heavenly Immortal killed, they would never let it go. Within the Five Elements Small World, there were Restrictions suppressing them, and Heavenly Immortals could not enter, so they might have had some scruples. But once out of the Five Elements Small World, it was hard to say. The Xuan Yin Sect, Tian Sha Sect, and Hehuan Sect were all major Demonic Path Sects, and there were certainly many Heavenly Immortal Elders or even stronger existences in their Sects. If they really threw away their shame and sent Heavenly Immortal-level experts to intercept and kill him, it would be within reason.

"If Junior Brother Lin doesn't mind, you can travel with us. On this trip, I have an Elder from the Sect meeting me, so in terms of safety, it should be more guaranteed." Su Yuechan offered an invitation. Her words were partly out of camaraderie, and partly because she valued Lin Wan's potential and was willing to form a good connection.

Lin Wan felt a slight warmth in his heart; this Senior Sister Su was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. However, after a moment of thought, he still shook his head and declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister. However, I still have some private matters to handle, so I'm afraid I cannot travel with you." He didn't distrust Su Yuechan, but he didn't want to implicate her. If forces like the Xuan Yin Sect really wanted to move against him, the power they dispatched would definitely not be weak. Even if Su Yuechan's group had an Elder meeting them, it might not be enough to protect him fully, and it might drag the other party into danger instead. Moreover, he was used to being alone and had his own plans.

Hearing this, Su Yuechan did not force him, but just gave a few more words of caution before leading her fellow Disciples into the teleportation vortex, leaving the Five Elements Small World.

Lin Wan watched Su Yuechan and the others leave, waited in place for a while, and seeing that most of the gathered Cultivators had left, he flashed and stepped into the five-colored vortex.

A familiar sense of dizziness and spatial pulling sensation came, and the light and shadow in front of him changed. When he stood firmly on the ground again, he found that he had returned to the wasteland where he had entered the Five Elements Small World. All around was the familiar scenery of the Immortal Realm, and the rich immortal spirit Qi was purer and more vast than in the Five Elements Small World. In the distance, he could vaguely see the towering silhouette of the Tianshu Immortal Palace.

"Finally out." Lin Wan took a deep breath, feeling the familiar aura of the Immortal Realm, and his mind felt refreshed. Although the Five Elements Small World had many opportunities, it was ultimately a Secret Realm with incomplete Laws. After staying there for a long time, he always felt a bit stifled.

He did not leave immediately but spread his Divine Sense to carefully investigate the situation around him. On the wasteland, some Cultivators who had just come out of the Five Elements Small World stood sparsely, each leaving in different directions. There were also some Cultivators with powerful auras, clearly there to meet the younger generation, talking in low voices. On the surface, everything looked normal.

But Lin Wan's perception was so sharp that he vaguely felt that in several hidden mountain hollows and clouds in the distance, there seemed to be several obscure and powerful Divine Senses sweeping over this area, as if they were there or not, especially lingering on him for a moment. Although the other party hid it very well, Lin Wan's Divine Soul, nourished by the Chaos Qi, far exceeded those of the same rank, and he still captured that trace of unusual prying.

"Sure enough, there is an ambush..." Lin Wan sneered in his heart, but his face remained calm. Like an ordinary Cultivator leaving the Secret Realm, he chose a direction and flew away unhurriedly. That direction was not directly returning to the Tianshu Immortal Palace, but taking a detour toward a dangerous place in the Immortal Realm called the "Myriad Miasma Swamp". The Myriad Miasma Swamp was filled with poisonous miasma, rampant with Yao Beasts, and had complex terrain, making it the most suitable place to shake off pursuit and also suitable for... counter-killing.

"The fish has taken the bait." After Lin Wan flew several hundred miles, several obscure auras in the distance indeed followed silently, like maggots on a tarsal bone, trailing far behind, obviously wanting to wait for him to get further away, or to enter a section suitable for an ambush, before making a move.

Lin Wan pretended to be completely unaware and continued flying unhurriedly, while quickly calculating in his heart: "There are three auras following, two cold and evil, which should be from the Xuan Yin Sect; one with soaring Evil Qi, which should be the Tian Sha Sect. Judging by the auras, they are at least Half-Step Heavenly Immortals, and one of them is probably already a true Heavenly Immortal! They really think highly of me."

Three experts who were at least Half-Step Heavenly Immortals, and among them, there might be a true Heavenly Immortal! This lineup was enough to besiege an ordinary Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Cultivator. The Xuan Yin Sect and Tian Sha Sect had really spent a lot of capital this time. The people from the Hehuan Sect didn't come, perhaps because they felt that although Lin Wan killed their people, they didn't grab any substantial benefits and didn't want to use their full strength, or perhaps they had other calculations.

"One Heavenly Immortal, two Half-step Heavenly Immortals... a bit tricky, but not impossible."

Lin Wan's eyes were cold, and there was no fear in his heart; instead, a strong Battle Intent surged within him.

It was perfect timing; his Cultivation had advanced greatly, and his Chaos Dao Seed had just begun to sprout. He needed a hearty, exhilarating battle to verify his strength and stabilize his Realm!

So what if they were Heavenly Immortals? He, Lin Wan, feared no battle!

He continued to fly towards the Myriad Miasma Swamp, his speed neither fast nor slow. He did not appear to be fleeing in a hurry, nor did he seem to have noticed anything, appearing just like an ordinary Cultivator on his way home.

The three auras behind him followed at a leisurely pace, full of patience.

After flying for about a thousand miles, a continuous mountain range appeared ahead, named the "Soul-Falling Mountain Range." Within the mountain range, there were many naturally formed maze formations and illusion formations, making it a suitable place for an ambush.

Lin Wan knew that the other party would very likely make their move here.

Sure enough, when he flew over a canyon within the Soul-Falling Mountain Range, a sudden change occurred!

"Boom!"

The Void Realm ahead suddenly split open, and a pitch-black, eerie, sky-supporting ghost claw reached out from within, accompanied by ear-piercing sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling, grabbing down towards Lin Wan's head!

Wherever the ghost claw passed, the space seemed to be frozen and corroded, emitting a dense aura of death.

"Profound Yin Ghost Claw! It's Elder Ghost Li of the Xuan Yin Sect!" Lin Wan's eyes narrowed as he recognized this Divine Ability.

Ghost Li, an inner Sect Elder of the Xuan Yin Sect with Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Cultivation, was famous for his Profound Yin Ghost Claw Divine Ability, and his reputation for ferocity was renowned.

At the same time, attacks also struck from the left and right sides!

On the left, a beam of blood-colored light shot into the sky, transforming into a hundred-foot-long blood-colored giant blade, carrying a terrifying Evil Qi that could sever the Divine Soul, slashing towards Lin Wan's waist!

The person who attacked had a ferocious aura and was precisely a Half-step Heavenly Immortal Elder from the Tian Sha Sect.

On the right, countless black needle-like rays as fine as ox hair poured down like a rainstorm. Each needle ray contained potent poison and the power to corrode the Divine Soul, sealing off all of Lin Wan's space for evasion.

This was another Half-step Heavenly Immortal Elder from the Xuan Yin Sect, who specialized in using poison.

Three experts—two Half-step Heavenly Immortals and one Early Stage Heavenly Immortal—attacked simultaneously to ambush an "Earth Immortal Perfection" Cultivator. This was simply leaving no path to survival, aiming for a kill in one strike!

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore?" Facing this lethal situation, a cold arc instead curled at the corner of Lin Wan's mouth. This was the moment he had been waiting for!

"Five Elements Rotation, Chaos Opens Heaven!"

Lin Wan did not dodge or evade. Facing the terrifying attacks coming from three directions, the Chaos Immortal Energy within his body exploded, and the Five Elements Law Seed shone brilliantly. With a sweep of his hands, a millstone-sized Chaos vortex with flowing five-colored light instantly formed in front of him, then rapidly expanded into a huge vortex ten zhang in radius, protecting him in the center!

Inside the vortex, the power of the Five Elements rotated crazily: Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, and Earth generates Metal, forming a perfect cycle. The end of the cycle returned to a deep, all-consuming Chaos!

At the edges of the vortex, space itself twisted and collapsed, emitting a terrifying suction force, as if it wanted to devour everything in heaven and earth!

This was the further refinement of the "Five Elements Chaos Vortex" after Lin Wan had gained insights at the Five Elements Dao Derivation Platform, incorporating the true meaning of the Five Elements mutually generating and overcoming, rotating endlessly. Its power was even greater than before!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The pitch-black ghost claw, the blood-colored giant blade, and the sky-filling poisonous needles struck the massive five-colored Chaos vortex almost simultaneously!

The deafening sound of the explosion resounded through the sky. The violent energy shockwave shook half of the mountain peaks on both sides of the canyon, causing countless rocks to tumble down and filling the air with dust and smoke.

However, the moment the terrifying ghost claw made contact with the Chaos vortex, it was worn away and disintegrated inch by inch by the power of the Five Elements rotation and the return to Chaos within the vortex, finally collapsing with a bang!

The blood-colored giant blade slashed onto the vortex as if it had slashed into a quagmire; its power was rapidly dispersed, absorbed, and then obliterated by the power of Chaos!

Those sky-filling poisonous needles were like clay oxen entering the sea; they sank into the vortex without even causing a ripple before being completely swallowed and decomposed!

With his Earth Immortal Perfection Cultivation, Lin Wan had unleashed this move containing the true meaning of Five Elements rotation and the unity of Chaos, actually managing to forcefully block the joint ambush of one Early Stage Heavenly Immortal and two Half-step Heavenly Immortals!

Although he was shaken, his blood and Qi churning, and he had retreated several steps, he was not injured!

"What?! This is impossible!" Three voices filled with shock and anger came from the Void Realm.

Where the ghost claw dissipated, a thin, withered old man in black robes walked out. He was none other than Elder Ghost Li of the Xuan Yin Sect. His face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.

He, a dignified Early Stage Heavenly Immortal, had unleashed his long-prepared Profound Yin Ghost Claw, yet it had been blocked by an Earth Immortal Perfection junior using such a strange Divine Ability? This completely overturned his understanding!

On the left, the blood light receded, revealing a burly man in blood-colored robes with a face full of flesh and a ferocious expression. He was an Elder of the Tian Sha Sect. His expression was equally ugly, and he stared fixedly at the slowly rotating five-colored Chaos vortex in front of Lin Wan, his eyes a mix of killing intent and greed.

This brat really did possess an heaven-defying Legacy! If he could obtain this Divine Ability...

On the right, the black mist dissipated, and a pale-faced old man with sinister eyes in green robes appeared. He was the other Half-step Heavenly Immortal Elder from the Xuan Yin Sect who specialized in poison. He stared fixedly at Lin Wan, like a viper eyeing its prey. That previous attack had failed, making him feel that he had lost all face.

"The three of you, you've followed me for so long, are you finally willing to come out?" Lin Wan dispersed the Chaos vortex in front of him, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked calmly at the three people who had revealed themselves, as if the earth-shattering collision just now was merely a trivial matter.

"Junior, stop being arrogant! Just now, it was only because we were careless and did not use our full strength!" Elder Ghost Li's face turned livid as he shouted sharply, "Hand over the Legacy and treasures you obtained in the Five Elements Small World, cripple your own Cultivation, and perhaps we can leave you a whole corpse!"

"That's right! Brat, if you're sensible, surrender obediently to avoid the suffering of soul-searching and soul-refining!" The burly man in blood-colored robes licked his lips, fierce light flickering in his eyes.

The green-robed old man did not speak, but his viper-like eyes remained locked on Lin Wan, waiting for an Opportunity to strike.

"Just by relying on you lot?" Lin Wan sneered and shook his head. "One Early Stage Heavenly Immortal who piled up Cultivation with Medicinal Pills and has a flimsy Foundation, and two Half-step Heavenly Immortals who are just gasping for breath with their potential exhausted—you dare to speak so boastfully? Since you are seeking death, then... all of you can stay here!"

Before the words had even faded, Lin Wan moved, launching the first attack! He knew that facing three powerful enemies, especially with one genuine Heavenly Immortal among them, he could not defend passively; he had to take the initiative and disrupt their rhythm!

"Chaos Return to Void Fist!"

Lin Wan took a step forward, his figure like a ghost, instantly appearing in front of the green-robed old man, and threw a punch! The fist imprint was unadorned, yet it contained the terrifying Concept of destroying all things and returning to Chaos. The speed was fast to the extreme; the green-robed old man hadn't even reacted before the fist imprint had already reached his chest!

"Not good!" The green-robed old man was shocked. He specialized in poison, and close-quarters combat was not his strength. He hadn't expected Lin Wan's speed to be so fast, or that he would be the first target! In his haste, he only had time to set up dozens of layers of dark green poisonous mist shields in front of him while retreating violently.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The Chaos Return to Void Fist imprint was like smashing through dead wood; the layers of poisonous mist shields shattered instantly. The remaining momentum of the fist imprint did not decrease, landing solidly on the arms the green-robed old man had crossed in a hasty block.

"Crack!" A tooth-aching sound of bones breaking rang out. The green-robed old man let out a shrill scream; the bones in both his arms were completely shattered. His entire body, as if struck by a primordial beast, vomited blood and flew backward like a cannonball, smashing heavily into the mountain wall behind. The mountain wall cracked, dust and smoke rose, and his life or death was unknown.

One punch, and a Half-step Heavenly Immortal was heavily injured!

"How dare you, brat!" Elder Ghost Li and the burly man in blood-colored robes were shocked and furious. They hadn't expected Lin Wan to be so decisive and ruthless, targeting the weakest green-robed old man immediately upon attacking, and for his combat power to be so terrifying that he could beat a Half-step Heavenly Immortal into an unknown state of life or death with one punch.

"Profound Yin Myriad Ghosts Devouring Soul!" Elder Ghost Li was completely enraged, his Early Stage Heavenly Immortal Cultivation erupting without reservation. He formed hand seals, and countless hideous ghost shadows appeared behind him. Ghosts wailed and wolves howled, covering the sky and sun, transforming into a ghost domain that shrouded down towards Lin Wan! He wanted to devour Lin Wan's Divine Soul alive!

"Tian Sha Soul-Severing Blade!" The burly man in blood-colored robes also attacked simultaneously. A door-sized blood-colored giant blade appeared in his hands. Wrapped around the giant blade were countless phantoms of wronged souls and fierce spirits, emitting monstrous Evil Qi. He slashed out with the blade, and the blood-colored blade ray tore through the sky, carrying the terrifying power to sever the Divine Soul, slashing down towards Lin Wan's head! The two, one from a distance and one close, one using magic and one using martial arts, cooperated tacitly. They had clearly made up their minds not to give Lin Wan any chance to catch his breath!

Facing the overwhelming ghost shadows and the soul-severing blade, Lin Wan's eyes were cold. The Chaos Immortal Energy within his body surged like a rushing river, and the Five Elements Law Seed vibrated. A more vast, ancient, and all-encompassing aura slowly rose from his body.

"Heavenly Immortal... so what? Today, I shall use your blood to forge my Chaos Dao path!"