Three days later, within the Heavenly Soul Empire.
A merchant caravan laden with goods swayed as it drove into Heaven Dou City, an ancient city with a history of nearly ten thousand years.
On the front seat of a carriage used for hauling goods in the caravan, a black-haired, gray-eyed youth poked his head out to observe the surrounding streets.
It was indeed worthy of being the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Approaching evening, the flow of people on the main street was still significant, featuring people of all kinds.
The caravan carriage swayed as it moved along the street.
Not long after, the red glow of the sunset gradually enveloped the entire Heaven Dou City.
Sitting on the carriage, Wang Lin reached out and patted the young driver beside him.
"I'm off, Brother Li."
Saying this, Wang Lin casually took out a few Silver Soul Coins from his storage soul tool and stuffed them into the young man's pocket.
"No need..."
Touching his pocket, the young man surnamed Li hurriedly spoke up.
But before his voice fell, Wang Lin had already jumped off the carriage and disappeared into the crowd.
At this time, a burly man with a beard saw Wang Lin suddenly leave and hurriedly walked to the side of the young man surnamed Li.
Noticing the Silver Soul Coins in Li's hand, he gave the young man a sharp rap on the head.
"Why did you take the money? If not for Brother Wang's identity as a Soul Master, think of how much more trouble we would have faced on the road."
Then, he took the few Silver Soul Coins from his hand and turned his head to look for Wang Lin's figure.
But where could Wang Lin's figure still be found now?
...
Wang Lin walked on the streets of Heaven Dou City, looking at everything around him with curiosity.
The architectural complex of Heaven Dou City was not much different from that of Star Luo City.
It just had a bit more religious color than Star Luo City, but for Wang Lin, who was born and raised in Star Luo City, this was also quite novel.
The sky was not too dark yet, so Wang Lin wandered idly on the streets of Heaven Dou City.
He planned to stay in Heaven Dou City for a few days first, and then find a way to spread his reputation as a Body Soul Master.
This should attract the attention of the Body Sect.
If that didn't work, he would have to think of other ways, such as seeing if he could connect with the Heavenly Soul Royal Family.
Wang Lin remembered that Princess Weina of the Heavenly Soul Empire was a member of the Body Sect.
In short, he would take it one step at a time.
Since he had arrived in Heaven Dou City, the Body Sect wouldn't run away.
During his wandering, a wide gate tower in the distance caught Wang Lin's eye.
The gate tower was about six and a half meters high and over sixteen meters wide.
Walls about three meters high extended outward for twenty meters on both sides of the gate tower.
The vermilion wall paint was particularly conspicuous and carried a somewhat solemn flavor.
The main point was that the three large characters "Iron Blood Sect" on the plaque at the top of the gate tower attracted Wang Lin's line of sight.
As the Iron Blood Sect that was wiped out by Tang Ya, Wang Lin still had some impression of it.
At the very least, it counted as a check-in spot that might be missed forever if passed by.
Thus, he stood at the end of the street and casually glanced at the main gate twice.
Ding! Check-in successful.
After mentally clocking in, he did not stay much longer.
He walked past two more streets, and the sky finally turned completely dark.
Wang Lin naturally couldn't continue wandering on the street, so he found an inn nearby and checked in.
He didn't have many Gold Soul Coins on him, about fifty left, which was enough for him to live in Heaven Dou City for a long time.
"Guest, are you dining or staying?"
As soon as Wang Lin walked into the inn, a young attendant dressed as a waiter welcomed him.
"Staying. Upper room."
Wang Lin casually scanned the price list behind the counter, fished out two Gold Soul Coins from his storage soul tool, and handed them to the waiter.
First, he lived in the wild with Huo Yuhao for a few days, and then slept in the merchant caravan for three days.
Wang Lin hadn't slept in a proper bed for over ten days; naturally, he wouldn't mistreat himself at this time.
"Alright, Sir, this way please!"
Taking the Gold Soul Coins, the waiter bowed and scraped.
He naturally noticed the storage soul tool on Wang Lin's wrist and guessed Wang Lin's identity as a Soul Master; his fawning face immediately took on a look of respect.
"Prepare some food as well and send it directly to the room later."
Wang Lin followed behind the waiter, walking up to the second floor while casually observing the environment of this inn.
There weren't many people in the inn.
A table of drunkards in the corner was playing finger-guessing games, and in the center of the lobby sat two black-robed figures who looked like they were not to be trifled with.
"Alright, Sir."
The waiter nodded.
Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and didn't scrutinize them too much.
Needless to say, those drunkards were obviously ordinary people.
But the two men in black robes were clearly not simple characters.
Wang Lin naturally wouldn't look for trouble and make himself uncomfortable.
Click!
The wooden door of Room A-2 was pushed open by the waiter.
Wang Lin followed the waiter into the room, and the waiter whispered an introduction to the room's conditions.
What surprised Wang Lin was that, worthy of a big city, this small inn actually had a soul tool lamp.
He walked to the soul power input terminal next to the switch and input a trace of soul power into it.
Click!
Soft white light immediately illuminated the entire room.
The decoration inside was simple: a bed, a square table, a desk, and a leather sofa.
"After bringing the food, bring some hot water over."
Wang Lin spoke.
"Alright, Sir!"
The waiter nodded fawningly.
After receiving a Silver Soul Coin from Wang Lin, he retreated and left.
Soon, the food was brought up.
Two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a bowl of soup.
Almost as soon as Wang Lin finished eating, the waiter came in to clear the dishes and brought hot water at the same time.
After washing up, the dirty water was taken away.
Wang Lin instructed the waiter not to disturb him before dawn, then bolted the door directly.
He didn't rush to cultivate.
Wang Lin sat cross-legged on the bed and silently recited in his heart: Attribute Panel.
A crude blue square frame appeared on Wang Lin's retina.
[Name: Wang Lin]
[Martial Soul: Brain (Mutated)]
[Cultivation: Level 28 {82%}]
[Techniques: Advanced Meditation Method (Proficient) {80%}, Eight Vajra Body Technique (Mastered) {34%}]
[Soul Ring: Yellow (642 years), Purple (1000 years)]
During the three days of rushing from the Lima Plain to Heaven Dou City, Wang Lin had not forgotten his meditation cultivation.
The proficiency of the Advanced Meditation Method had also seen an increase of one percent, and his cultivation had improved somewhat.
After simply scanning the data on the Attribute Panel, Wang Lin shifted his attention to the storage soul tool on his wrist.
A faint green light lit up, and a long, dark green jade box was taken out of the storage soul tool by Wang Lin.
Click!
As soon as the jade box was opened, a sharp intent burst forth from within.
Inside the jade box was a sharp blade about sixteen centimeters long and only as thick as a finger.
The blade was simple and pitch-black in its entirety, with faint patterns engraved upon it.
It emitted a faint aura of ancient clumsiness, yet it was also somewhat gloomy.
What was contained in the jade box was precisely the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from the original work that Huo Yuhao eventually obtained.
It had failed to sell at auction several times, dropping in price from three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins all the way down to one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
This thing originally had no buyers.
Wang Lin lived in Star Luo City, which was also close to the Starlight Auction House.
Added to the fact that after his parents died, the small inheritance left behind was inevitably coveted by others.
With various factors superimposed, Wang Lin spent almost the majority of his inheritance, a total of one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, to buy this carving knife.