Chapter 805: The Power of the Four Saints

"Oh no!"

Ye Lin’s expression changed abruptly. He knew the Human Emperor Flag would be formidable once repaired, but he hadn't expected it to be this formidable—it had actually punched a hole through the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Wind’s picking up, time to bail!"

Ye Lin put away the Human Emperor Flag and began to flee without the slightest hesitation.

Even with his eyes closed, he knew that a thundercloud with such a massive disturbance would surely attract the attention of many, and he had no desire to become the public enemy of the continent.

The moment a gap appeared in the tribulation clouds that had been suppressing the world for thousands of miles, those old monsters who had been keeping a close watch on the situation immediately sensed it.

"Hmm? Has there been an anomaly in that thundercloud in East Xuan?"

"Wait! Is my old vision failing me? I think I just saw a person in the very center of those tribulation clouds!"

"It doesn't seem to be a trick of the eyes; I saw it too... and it looks like a little fellow at only the Great Perfection of the Cave Profound Realm?"

"That lightning tribulation has been striking for ten years, and it includes the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning. How could someone at a low realm like the Cave Profound survive? That thing is likely not human!"

"Perhaps we could contact the Ancient Hall of Heavenly Secrets and ask them to perform a divination..."

Even though Ye Lin had run fast enough, he was still inevitably glimpsed by those old monsters.

And when Ye Lin reached the outer perimeter of the Heavenly Tribulation, his face turned green in an instant.

There were tens of thousands of cultivators guarding outside the tribulation, and every single one of them possessed extremely formidable strength.

Ye Lin even spotted several hundred individuals whose strength was no less than that of Granny Mad Dragon.

Ye Lin’s mouth twitched slightly; even with an Immortal Escape Talisman in his hand, it would be impossible to slip out under the noses of these cultivators, and he didn't even trust his Great Void Art.

As soon as the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated, catching Ye Lin would be as easy as catching a turtle in a jar.

"Haha, I'm dead."

Ye Lin had no other choice but to choose to die on the spot.

He directly used the Disintegration Technique and dissipated between heaven and earth.

In the current situation, this was his only way to evade the search by those great powers.

Sure enough, the moment the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated, waves of powerful divine senses swept across in all directions as if they were free, conducting a carpet-style search.

Under such circumstances, not even an ant could have escaped under the noses of these great powers.

"Nothing? How is that possible?"

"Search carefully! It is impossible for there to be nothing. Such a terrifying tribulation, lasting a full ten years, must have produced an item that defies the heavens, something the Heavenly Dao cannot tolerate!"

"Do not let anyone leave this place; perhaps it has been hidden by someone with ulterior motives!"

These top-tier experts were wary of one another, fearing that someone had found the heaven-defying treasure and hidden it away to leave secretly.

And just as they were searching meticulously, they all received messages from the ancestors of their respective sects.

Upon hearing that there had been a person deep in the center of the Heavenly Tribulation, everyone’s face revealed an expression of astonishment, and even a hint of horror.

Could someone truly survive for ten years inside such a terrifying tribulation? This sounded like a horror story...

Time is like the person one had a crush on in their youth; it leaves in a hurry before one even has the chance to speak the words hidden in their heart.

After Ye Lin died, the great cultivation powers gathered here dug three feet into the Bone Wasteland, searching for that heaven-defying object that had triggered the tribulation.

This search lasted for three years.

The ground of the Bone Wasteland had been plowed over and became extremely fertile.

Later, after mortals moved to this area, whatever they planted in the fields grew exceptionally well. They called the land of the Bone Wasteland a gift from the Heavens, and the Bone Wasteland was officially renamed the Land of Life.

Unfortunately, during these three years, all the cultivators searching for the object returned empty-handed.

As the search dragged on, they even began to suspect each other of having secretly obtained the heaven-defying object.

In the blink of an eye, another three years passed. Having found nothing after such a long time, the cultivators backed by major powers lost their patience and left the area, unwilling to waste any more time there.

Instead, some rogue cultivators gathered here to start treasure hunting, hoping to pick up scraps.

A man with triangular eyes and a bulbous nose held a compass, carefully searching the Bone Wasteland according to the direction of the needle.

His name was Fang Yuanliang, a genuine rogue cultivator at the Cave Profound Realm who usually made a living by picking up scraps.

He had waited until all the cultivators from the major sects had retreated before coming to this place.

The compass in his hand was a supreme treasure he had found while digging up someone else's ancestral grave.

This object had only one ability, but that ability was extremely heaven-defying.

It could find whatever he wanted to find based on luck.

"Hiss, strange, the compass stops turning here; it should be right around here..."

Fang Yuanliang muttered to himself, not daring to alert others.

After all, his strength was not considered top-tier among so many treasure hunters.

Just as Fang Yuanliang was puzzled, a figure slowly condensed behind him.

A trace of confusion appeared in Ye Lin’s eyes; he didn't even know how long he had been dead.

Seeing someone in front of him, Ye Lin reached out and patted his shoulder.

"Hey, buddy."

"Ghost!"

Fang Yuanliang was so startled he jumped straight up. He had clearly observed that there was no one around just a moment ago, so why had a living person suddenly popped up behind him?

"Don't be afraid, buddy, I mean no harm. What year of the Immortal Calendar is it in this Age of Dharma Decline?" Ye Lin asked.

"What year of the Immortal Calendar is it?"

Fang Yuanliang widened his eyes.

Such a question was as absurd as someone suddenly stopping you on the street to ask what year of the Common Era it was.

Fang Yuanliang didn't really want to answer, but considering that the aura Ye Lin emitted was stronger than his own—at the Great Perfection of the Cave Profound Realm—Fang Yuanliang answered honestly.

"It is currently the year 1159 of the Immortal Calendar in the Age of Dharma Decline."

"1159?"

Ye Lin did the math; by this count, he had been dead for six years.

Adding the time spent repairing the Human Emperor Flag, he had been gone for a full sixteen years.

However, thinking of the now-repaired Human Emperor Flag, Ye Lin couldn't help but smile.

These sixteen years were absolutely worth it!

"Fellow Daoist, if you are treasure hunting, go in another direction. I arrived at this spot first," Fang Yuanliang said.

"Ha, you're being too formal. I'm not here to fight you for anything. Since you were willing to answer my question, you are a good person, and I am willing to bestow a fortuitous encounter upon you."

Ye Lin revealed a kind smile and looked at Fang Yuanliang mysteriously, asking:

"Do you want to obtain the power of the Four Saints combined?"

Fang Yuanliang widened his eyes upon hearing this.

On the Longevity Continent, anything associated with the word "Saint" was, without exception, an extremely heaven-defying existence.

The Four Saints combined—could it be the joint inheritance of four Sages?

"What is the Four Saints combined?" Fang Yuanliang hurriedly asked.

Ye Lin cleared his throat, his gaze sharpening.

"The eyes of Sage Ke Zhen'e."

"The buttocks of Sage Shiye."

"The limbs of Sage Shang Yang."

"The head of Sage Louis XVI."

"As long as you can withstand the power of these Four Saints, you can be immortal and indestructible!"