Chapter Twelve: Shangguan Wan'er

  "Hmm, this female knight's strength is only at the fourth heaven of Body Refining, she's fundamentally not a match for the Devouring Heaven Python!"

  Ye Lin's Mystic Eye of Illusion had some specific and somewhat unusual functions that weren't entirely clear, but Ye Lin had already confirmed three major functions.

  One is that you can directly observe the invisible and intangible laws of all things, and Ye Lin has gained obvious benefits from this. Whether it's cultivating the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Power" or other powerful martial arts, Ye Lin's help is already apparent. If one day Ye Lin can grasp the essence of the Dragon and Elephant, obtain the strongest power and attack, even if he only has the Red Blood talent, he can still achieve great things. The Heavenly Emperor might even be at his mercy, and he will be able to dominate the world and roam freely across the four seas.

  Secondly, it is possible to see the various spiritual auras of heaven and earth naturally emanating from within three miles of oneself. For martial artists in the Refining Body stage, they cannot directly obtain energy from heaven and earth, but can only indirectly acquire it through various heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Therefore, for those in the Refining Body stage to quickly pass this stage, these extraordinary heavenly materials and earthly treasures are absolutely indispensable. Moreover, even if one has reached the Refining Qi stage or even the pinnacle of martial arts, if they want to rapidly increase their strength, aside from creating their own martial path, the most important thing is still the accumulation of energy within the body. Only by accumulating enough energy within oneself can one break through the various locks that are sealed within the human body.

  Actually, the path of cultivation is a road to unlock the physical body, constantly evolving. Whether it's the Heavenly Emperor or others, what they pursue is only making their physical body stronger and more powerful while making their body more perfect and closer to the Way of All Things. However, this lock becomes increasingly solid as one progresses, requiring even more energy. People with strong bloodline talents can make cultivators cultivate several times, tens, hundreds, or thousands of times faster than others during cultivation, aside from that, it's also about loosening the innate lock. As the bloodline talent grows stronger, it also becomes looser. The legendary Emperor's children, who break through every three days, is not an exaggeration at all, because for this type of person, as long as they have enough energy when starting to cultivate, they can easily break open their physical locks.

  The third powerful function of the Magic Eye is that it can see through the true strength of anyone who is not more than one major boundary stronger than itself. Currently, Ye Lin is in the Body Refining stage, so as long as someone is also in the Body Refining stage or has not exceeded it, Ye Lin can see their true strength, even if they have reached the peak of the Body Refining stage, the Yuan Dan stage.

  "No good, facing the fifth heaven of the Refining Body stage, this female knight is simply no match for the Heaven Swallowing Giant Python."

  It was just a glance, and Ye Lin saw through the strength of Tianyuan's giant python. It was precisely because of this that Ye Lin was truly anxious about some people, no matter what, this female knight was trying to save herself. If she were to be harmed by Tianyuan's giant python, how could he live with himself afterwards?

  "Aren't you leaving yet?"

  At this moment, the white-clothed masked woman seemed to be unable to withstand the fierce attack of the giant python, and under such great pressure, she was almost out of breath. However, Ou Le glanced over and saw that Ye Lin was still standing in his original position watching the battle, and suddenly felt a surge of anger: This stupid Lin brother, why hasn't he left yet?!

  "Be careful, miss, don't get distracted. This is a Five-Heavenly-Layered Swallowing Heaven Python with the power of devouring heaven and earth. Its attack method is the most sinister, but it's still too young now. As long as you stay three meters away from its mouth, its devouring method won't work on you at all." Seeing that this heroic woman was about to attack again, only to be swallowed by the python once more, ending up in a sorry state, Ye Lin couldn't help but offer some advice.

  However, looking at the crazy appearance of the giant python, its swift and fierce attack, and agile body, this white female masked knight didn't even get close to within three meters of the python's mouth, yet she still had no chance of attacking. Suddenly, a great sense of urgency arose in her heart, and she said: "Miss, your method of attack is fundamentally unable to defeat this giant creature. Why don't you leave? I, Ye Lin, as long as I don't die, will definitely remember the great kindness you showed me today!"

  As he spoke, Ye Lin's body suddenly rose, and with one swift motion, he grasped the Chi Yang fruit in his hand.

  Hoo-hoo!!

  Chiyo's fruit was stolen, Tianyan giant python was greatly shocked, angry roars continued, attacks became more ferocious, and finally even the whole body emitted black light.

  Ahhhhh!!!

  A gust of wind swept over and rushed straight into Yelin.

  "You dare, you beast!"

  Seeing the Swallowing Heaven Great Snake about to attack Ye Lin, the white-clothed masked woman seemed extremely anxious, and without regard for her own life, she used herself as a shield, standing in front of Ye Lin. She refused to retreat even in the face of death, using her own body to block the Swallowing Heaven Great Snake's tail, which was hidden in the raging wind like an iron whip.

  Bang!!

  The Swallowing Heaven Python is notorious for its powerful devouring abilities, but does that mean its own strength isn't up to par?

  On the contrary, the power of the giant python is boundless because it has the bloodline of the divine dragon in its body. With a reputation for fierce attacks, this one tail whip already contains the ultimate move of the divine dragon's tail swing. How can a little girl who has only cultivated her body to the fourth heaven possibly withstand it?

  In an instant, the masked woman in white was blown flying hundreds of meters away.

  Wow!!

  A woman in white clothes with a covered face spat out a mouthful of blood after landing, which she could no longer hold back.

  "Miss!"

  Ye Lin was greatly anxious in his heart, but at this time, the Chi Yang fruit had already been taken into his bag. The Heaven Swallowing Python suddenly attacked him frantically, wanting to take back the Chi Yang fruit, and it made him want to go see the white-clothed masked woman who had saved his life even more impossible.

  "Damn it."

  Looking at the giant python that had already attacked him in front of his face, Ye Lin cursed loudly in his heart.

  However, at this time, he had no way out. His strength could only deal with a strong man in the third heaven of Refining Body, and facing the Swallowing Heaven Python in the fifth heaven of Refining Body, he didn't have even half a chance of winning. Fortunately, Ye Lin, who had been cultivating the Dragon Elephant Art and had obtained the Dragon Spirit Essence, had always been at the top in terms of speed and agility. Even with the weight of the Slashing Heaven Knife on his back, his flexibility was still slightly stronger than that of the Swallowing Heaven Python.

  "Grandma's, I'm done for."

  At this time, in order to defeat the giant python and save his own life as well as that of the mysterious woman in white, Ye Lin could only resort to a desperate move; otherwise, it was likely that both of them would die here.

  Only to see Ye Lin using his flexible body, narrowly and repeatedly resolving the attacks of the giant python, while also taking out various treasures he had collected along the way from his bag, one by one, and swallowing them into his belly.

  "I refuse to believe it, with such immense energy at my disposal, I still can't break free from the shackles and transcend to the second heaven of Body Refining."

  Along the way, although he didn't intentionally collect various heavenly treasures and earthly gems, it's still no match for the powerful function of his magical divine eyes. To say nothing of the fact that he has collected five strands of millennium-grade ginseng and lingzhi, including one strand of ginseng king that is over 50,000 years old, which belongs to the extreme among extremes, reaching the level of observing its aura, already at the pinnacle of red essence, almost able to transform into a heavenly treasure and earthly gem. Its medicinal effect is especially great. Furthermore, adding the fifteen strands of thousand-year-grade precious treasures, if it were an ordinary person, even if they had broken through to the fifth heaven of body refinement and washed their marrow in the sixth heaven, it would already be more than enough, but he swallowed them all in one mouthful.

  As for those below the millennium level, Yelin looked down on them a bit, and he never went to collect them again.

  However, even so, such a huge amount of energy was swallowed by him in one mouthful, and the vast energy also rushed through Ye Lin's entire body, making his whole body red-hot.

  "Ah!!!!!!"

  The sudden surge of massive energy, its explosive force, completely exceeded Ye Lin's own imagination, and for a while, even actions became somewhat difficult.

  Roar!!

  The sudden change made it difficult for Ye Lin to move, but this was exactly what made Tianyan anxious, seeing a glimmer of hope for victory. Suddenly, he excitedly let out a loud roar and opened his huge mouth, about to swallow Ye Lin whole. Coincidentally, at this moment, Ye Lin's body was completely immobilized by the enormous energy inside him, and he could only stare blankly as Tianyan excitedly approached to devour him.

  "Brother Lin!!"

  Just at this moment, a voice that was absolutely unexpected by Ye Lin came, and this voice was so familiar...

  There were once vows to the sea and mountains, there were once promises that would last until the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled. However, three days ago, it was this voice's owner who personally shattered all the dreams in his heart, trampling on his own dignity without mercy.

  Shangguan Wan'er?

  Ye Lin never thought that at this critical moment of life and death, he would still hear her voice in his ear.

  However, just as he closed his eyes and waited for death, a woman in a white shirt with bright red bloodstains on it once again used her body to block the way in front of him, risking her life to engage in a life-and-death struggle with the giant python.

  Huh? Is it her?

  Ye Lin suddenly remembered that he was just rescued by this white-clothed masked woman, could it be that he had mistaken her for Shangguan Wan'er earlier?

  However, all of this was when the woman in white opened her mouth again, Ye Lin's whole body stiffened for a moment.

  "Lin Gege, why don't you hurry up and leave? Do you want us to die together here?"

  Looks like, tone like, voice even more alike.

  But how could Ye Lin be unwilling to believe that the white-clothed, masked woman who had risked her life to save his own would actually be the very same Upper Official Wen Er who had once ruthlessly trampled on his dignity and then heartlessly thrown him into a pit of spears.

  If she really cared about herself so much, why was she so ruthless and heartless in the first place?

  Don't understand, really don't understand.

  In his past life, Ye Lin was an orphan when he was young and a martial arts fanatic when he grew up. He didn't understand what love was at all. However, in this life, from a young age, his father had arranged a marriage for him. It was precisely because of this arrangement made by his father that Ye Lin couldn't bear to refuse, so he gradually accepted a feeling that came somewhat unexpectedly.

  However, who would have known that just as Ye Lin was basking in the sweetness of love, she would show up again, unfeelingly and forcibly breaking off this engagement. Ye Lin still clearly remembered that on that day, Shangguan Wan'er was so ruthless and so resolute.

  However, at this moment when his own life is in a desperate situation, the one who comes to save his life is unexpectedly Shangguan Wan'er again.

  If it's really like that, then why did she have to be so resolute and ruthless in the first place?

  Looking at the woman in white who was still fighting a life-and-death battle with the giant python, Ye Lin's mind was filled with chaotic thoughts that couldn't be cut off or sorted out.