“But you have to believe me, I promised you, and I will never break my word.”
“And the stone tablet at Dragon Tiger Mountain can be considered my welcoming gift to you.”
Seeing Stealing Heaven say this, Ye Lin’s heart wavered.
The attraction of the nine swords was simply too great for him; after all, he was currently searching aimlessly.
The entire East Continent was so vast, searching for the whereabouts of the remaining stone tablets was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Everything depended on luck.
By the time he found the locations of all nine swords, it would be a long, long time from now.
“Alright, I agree, but why are you so insistent on me accompanying you to the Dark Forest?”
At this moment, Ye Lin finally asked the doubt in his heart.
He had heard of the Dark Forest; it was located in the Yao Race territory.
Moreover, this forest was home to all kinds of wandering spirits.
Generally, after a Cultivator perishes, if their Divine Soul is not obliterated by their opponent, a powerful Divine Soul might seize the opportunity for Possession and Rebirth, while the Divine Soul of a low-Cultivation Cultivator would dissipate into the world.
Returning to the world, born of the world, dying in the world.
However, some Cultivators, after death, due to special reasons, not only do their Divine Souls not dissipate but can continue to Cultivate, transforming into ghost Cultivators.
And those in the Dark Forest are the Divine Souls of fallen beings from various clans; they exist within the Dark Forest, and theoretically, as long as the Dark Forest is not destroyed, they can live forever.
Because the Dark Forest is an extremely special place, possessing a mysterious power that can nourish Divine Souls.
However, the most fatal point is that the Divine Souls of Dark Forest beings will only become wandering spirits; they have no sentience and merely drift aimlessly.
Due to the presence of too many Divine Souls, the place is permeated with Ghost Qi, so much so that even powerful individuals are unwilling to live there permanently.
Moreover, the Dark Forest also has several Divine Souls from Combined Dao Stage True Lords; once a powerful individual enters, it will provoke a furious counterattack from these Combined Dao Stage True Lords.
But these Divine Souls cannot leave the Dark Forest.
So the Yao Race simply allows the Dark Forest to exist; to destroy the Dark Forest, they would have to confront the Divine Souls of those True Lords residing within.
Although they are dead, their Cultivation is real, and having been nourished for millions of years, their combat strength will not be lower than that of the He Dao Stage.
Even without sentience, their combat experience from before death remains; it is something etched into their minds and will not be lost.
Once they engage with these few, even if they win, the Yao Race will not have an easy time.
One-on-one, it is extremely difficult for a Combined Dao Stage True Lord to kill another Combined Dao Stage True Lord.
Even if the Dark Forest is allowed to exist, the things inside cannot come out, so the Yao Race simply lets them be.
“I am a fortune teller, my combat strength isn’t very strong, and Combined Dao Stage True Lords cannot enter the Dark Forest; once they enter, it will provoke a great terror within to counterattack.”
“And if a Nascent Soul Realm True Person steps into Yao Race territory, the Yao Race won’t just let you enter directly. If my identity is exposed then, I’ll surely die.”
“But Nascent Soul Stage is different. If the two of us walk into Yao Race territory, the Yao Race will definitely turn a blind eye. At worst, they’ll send a Nascent Soul Realm True Person to kill us, but it won’t be that easy for a Nascent Soul Realm True Person to kill me.”
“But their Yao Race will absolutely not send out a Combined Dao Stage True Lord to act. This way, the two of us can sneak into the Dark Forest, and by then, your opponents will only be Nascent Soul Stage remnant souls.”
“Plus, I have something that can awaken the treasure of my Tianji Tower, and I can shield those Soul Transformation Stage remnant souls.”
“But I can’t guarantee the Nascent Soul Stage remnant souls, so I need your accompaniment. I know your combat strength; within the same rank, there are very few who can contend with you.”
“That’s why I found you. How about it? Will you do it? If luck is good, you just need to accompany me on a trip.”
After Stealing Heaven finished speaking, his eyes stared intently at Ye Lin, waiting for his answer, while Ye Lin fell into deep thought.
If the two of them entered Yao Race territory, at most, a Nascent Soul Realm True Person would make a move, but Stealing Heaven had the ability to evade the pursuit of a Nascent Soul Realm True Person.
As for a Combined Dao Stage True Lord, it was absolutely impossible for them to act. It was absolutely impossible for two small Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators to provoke a Combined Dao Stage True Lord to act.
So Stealing Heaven was right.
According to Stealing Heaven, there was no danger during the process, and exchanging this for the locations of the remaining stone tablets was a completely profitable deal.
But what he feared were unforeseen circumstances.
Ye Lin was not afraid of death; what he feared was dying in humiliation.
If someone of the same rank killed him, he would die without regret, but being killed by a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator would be utterly humiliating.
After a moment of contemplation, Ye Lin still couldn't help but ask, “Are you sure there won’t be any unforeseen circumstances during this time?”
“Of course, since you know my identity, you shouldn’t doubt my professionalism. If there were unforeseen circumstances, could I not calculate them?”
“The only unforeseen circumstance would be a world-shattering explosion, with the Yao Race’s true trump card making a move.”
Listening to Stealing Heaven’s words, Ye Lin nodded in agreement.
Stealing Heaven was even associated with Combined Dao Stage True Lords, so there was nothing wrong with that statement.
And Ye Lin also knew about the trump card Stealing Heaven mentioned.
The Human Race, Shura Clan, and Yao Race all had a trump card. That trump card was the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, which, rather than a trump card, was more like a royal flush.
And this trump card was only possessed by these Three Great Clans in East Continent, which was also why these Three Great Clans could occupy the entire East Continent.
“Alright, I’ll go with you, but the premise is that I must first get the stone tablet from Dragon Tiger Mountain.”
“Of course, no problem. I’ll take you to sneak in then. Dragon Tiger Mountain’s sect-protecting formation is as good as nothing to me; I can evade the calculations of powerful individuals.”
Hearing Ye Lin agree, Stealing Heaven was extremely delighted.
The reason he wanted to bring Ye Lin was because of Ye Lin’s formidable strength, and most importantly, whether Ye Lin was the person in the vision.
He had once used the Tianji Tower's most treasured item to calculate the future, but he couldn't see anything clearly, only a silhouette.
That silhouette held a long sword, with a Phoenix, a Divine Beast that had long been extinct, perched on his shoulder. The silhouette stood on the corpses of hundreds of millions of Extraterrestrial Demons, facing the entire Demon Realm alone.
With the strength of one person, he contended against the entire world, and behind him, no one was qualified to accompany him.
Just calculating this tiny bit of information caused him to lose ninety percent of his Origin. Don't look at him being a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator now; he couldn't even defeat a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.
Losing ninety percent of his Origin, most ordinary people would have died long ago.
And he was almost discovered by the Heavenly Dao.
Ever since he saw Ye Lin, he had associated him with that blurry figure in his memory. If Ye Lin truly was that figure in his memory, then befriending him now might allow Tianji Tower to regain its glory from the ancient era in the future.
Because the figure in that vision had that qualification.
A person capable of contending against an entire world alone, wanting to rebuild Tianji Tower, even the Heavenly Dao would probably not dare to say much.
If Ye Lin wasn't, he wouldn't lose out either. After all, in his current state, venturing into Yao Race territory and entering the Dark Forest alone would be tantamount to suicide.
And currently, there was no better candidate.
He couldn't invite Disciples from major powers, and simply finding a random Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would be worse than going alone.
And Ye Lin was the best choice now.