Rumble! Rumble!

With a horrifyingly destructive energy, the torrential lightning storm covering the area struck constantly at the green touch of vitality.

It was the sheer force of lightning law power, which was filled with nothing but a most supreme destruction!

Despite his lofty cultivation, Emperor Faded Lightning had been imprisoned here for countless years. Even his sanity had been polluted, rendering him powerless to break free. From this, one could imagine how terrifying this lightning law power was.

Yet, that green touch of vitality had still been managing to block all of those lightning strikes!

Green pulses of vitality flowed along its crystalline body. Like a small grass ravaged by a raging storm, it appeared incomparably tough and tenacious.

Every destructive impact resulted in terrible damage, but it miraculously pulled through every single time!

“Destruction and rebirth are like the alternating cycle of life and death, like the phoenix that bathes in fire so it can achieve nirvana. The life rhythm of all things under heaven is hidden in the mysteries of the lightning grand dao.”

The man’s voice became inspiring as if he was preaching his dao, “However, lightning is on the extreme offensive end, thus it is…simply difficult for one who walks the path of destruction to find the power of life in the destruction of lightning!

“That is why countless cultivators have perished under the sky full of tribulation lighting during their attempt to break through to the next stage, but for those who are able to overcome it, their dao will welcome a complete transformation…”

Listening to the man’s teaching, Lin Xun stared at that touch of tender green in a daze as it constantly transformed and developed amidst the destruction of lightning. As he did, all kinds of epiphanies dawned on him.

He had cultivated the Green Wood Dao Body and gained mastery over wither and thrive, life and death, so upon witnessing the metamorphosis of the dried Bodhi wood into a green stalk, he had gained a different, deeper understanding.

At the same time, the lightning dao mysteries expounded by Emperor Faded Lightning gave him a whole new perception of destruction and rebirth.

“The dao of lightning is most rigid and overbearing, and is pro-killing and execution. It transmutes life and death, and performs nirvana… Even the aura of tribulation that permeates heaven and earth uses the power of lightning as its means of heavenly punishment…”

When the man’s voice stirred in Lin Xun's mind, the Great Faded Lightning Scripture that was in the form of the mark also quietly surged into his mind-sea before turning into a lightning bolt-shaped symbol.

Boom!

In that instant, the various profound mysteries of the lightning dao poured into Lin Xun’s mind like a tidal wave. They included diagrams and great phenomena related to the lightning grand dao, as well as rumbling thunder …

All of them coalesced into a divine heritage force that sent Lin Xun into a strange realm of enlightenment, one that he was unable to extricate himself from.

This was the supreme dao scripture single-handedly created by Emperor Faded Lightning, which even contained the experiences and epiphanies during his cultivation so far!

If those who knew Emperor Faded Lightning knew about what was happening at the moment, then they would be absolutely shocked and find it hard to believe.

A long, long time ago, even when looking at all the worlds on the Ancient Nebula Road, he had been recognized by all as the number one Emperor expert in the dao of lightning!

He was a proud, conceited, and peak talent. Everywhere he had traveled, he had been worshiped as the ‘Supreme Lord of Lightning.’ His might and influence was like the only great sun in the sky as he had forged numerous legends that forever shook history. ℞

A heavenly figure like him had been more than qualified to establish his own heritage and sect!

However, it had also been known to everyone how proud Emperor Faded Lightning was, so much so that he had deemed there was no one in the vast nebula who could be his heir. As a result, he had not accepted a single disciple before he had entered the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone!

Yet, just because Lin Xun was Jun Huan's junior brother, he was currently passing all of his knowledge to him!

What would people think if they knew about this?

This was definitely the definition of ‘love for a person extends even to the crows on her roof’!

“Jun Huan… Jun Huan… If I can get out of this place, I will definitely go find you. I know you’ve always worried about getting me involved because you are a disciple of Fangchun Mountain, but how would I, Ji Xuan, ever care about such a thing? ”

A murmur came from the lips of the man in the cage.

“As long as I can see you again…so what if I’ll make an enemy of the whole nebula?”

Meanwhile, Lin Xun in the distance appeared mesmerized in his trance as he was uncontrollably submerged in a sea of enlightenment.

In the destruction of the thunderstorm and torrential lightning, the green, crystalline touch of vitality repeatedly broke out its skin like a sprouting seedling. As time passed, it thrived healthily and steadily under the impact of lightning law power…

……

In an extremely distant place from the swampland.

Huangfu Shaonong and his group felt as though they had just escaped a great calamity as their expressions flickered.

The previous scene was too terrifying!

Even the Emperor Decree had been easily crushed by the massive lightning hand. Huangfu Shaonong and his companions did not dare to imagine the horrifying consequences if they had been just a little slower to flee.

One of them suddenly gloated with a smile, “That guy couldn’t escape.”

When the others processed these words, they instantly rejoiced as well.

Lin Xun had actually hoped to use the power of that bizarre mountain to harm them, but in the end, he had fallen prey to his own plot!

This was what they called digging his own grave. Who else did he have to blame now that he had to lie in it?

“No, he won't die so easily,” snorted Zhuanxu Heng. “He's a disciple of Fangchun Mountain. How could he possibly die like that?”

The crowd was stunned.

Someone was unconvinced. “In the old days, Fangchun Mountain was indeed powerful enough to shake the nebula, but its lineage was destroyed in the ancient Dao War of Emperors. He’s only a remnant now, so how can he survive that?”

Another agreed, “That’s right. The power of that lightning hand just now was at least at the Emperor Stage. How can a supreme Saint-King like him withstand it?”

Inhaling deeply, Zhuanxu Heng coldly said, “Don't forget that he not only has the two Kunlun Emperor weapons, the Dao Lifeless Seal and the Dao Structureless Flag, but also that heritage pagoda. It’s a supreme treasure left behind by the very master of Fangchun Mountain. You all can’t possibly think that it cannot save his life?”

The others looked at each other in confusion, wondering why Zhuanxu Heng was so optimistic about the situation of their enemy.

To their surprise, Huangfu Shaonong said, “Junior Brother Zhuanxu is right. Lin Xun cannot be gauged by common sense, and anyone who underestimates him will end up very miserable.”

After a pause, he continued, “Let's not forget how he repeatedly crushed Zu Feiyu’s group in the Mythical Huang Secret Realm. And let's also not forget that not too long ago, Kong Zhao and his fellow disciples of Primordial Dao Court were all killed by him!”

Everyone fell silent, their emotions tumbling.

Lin Xun!

He was a remnant of Fangchun Mountain who had once shaken the nebula after raising a commotion in the Kunlun Dominion and creating a river of blood through slaughter. After that, he had taken the spotlight at the Dao Debate Assembly under the name ‘Jin Duyi’ with his invincible, unstoppable momentum.

Still, could he really survive that lightning hand?

None of them could bring themselves to believe it, but after hearing Zhuanxu Heng’s and Huangfu Shaonong's opinions, they no longer dared to assume that he had died either.

Taking a deep breath, Huangfu Shaonong decisively said, “Let’s wait here for a while, then we go back to that swampland to take a look.

“If he is alive, then we’ll go all out and kill him together. If he is dead…then I say we will help him collect his corpse!”

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Someone's eyes lit up. “Right, he not only possesses a variety of powerful Emperor-grade treasures but also a great fortune relating to ‘becoming an Emperor and an Ancestor.’ We…must not miss out on all that!”

This instantly sparked the greed in many hearts.

To the surprise and dismay of Huangfu Shaonong’s group, however, the lightning power shrouding the depths of that swamp just kept on raging without any signs of subsiding…

One of them frowned. “There must be a reason for this abnormal occurrence. Senior Brother, should we really keep on waiting like this?”

After all, their top priority in the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone was to seize the chaos treasure in Mount Heedless. The longer they were delayed here, the more it would inevitably affect their next actions.

After some contemplation, Huangfu Shaonong came to a decision, “Let’s wait a little longer. The chaos treasure at Mount Heedless is not something that can be obtained easily, while Lin Xun’s life and his fortune are right within our grasp. We can't just miss out on this opportunity.”

……

Lin Xun, who was deep in enlightenment, was awakened by a strange sound.

He looked up and was greeted with the sudden appearance of a small tree amidst the blinding torrent of lighting. It was only half a foot long. The stem bark was like a layer of protruding dragon scales that shone with a clear, jade-like yet also iron-like luster.

Its only branch was tender and green, having only three plump, verdant leaves that sprinkled divine green light.

A pulse as vast as the sea rippled out from the small tree. Even the churning lightning storm couldn't block it.

Looking from a distance, the green tree rooted in the destruction of thunder seemed so small, yet the feeling it gave off was sacred and lofty. It resembled the spine of the blue heaven, permeated with nothing but the obscure and mysterious breath of the dao!

The strange sound just now had come from the small tree.

Lin Xun froze on the spot as he was greatly shaken.

Undoubtedly, the scorched piece of Bodhi wood had been reborn from destruction, achieving nirvana in the strikes of lightning law power, and had completely come back to life!

Although it was still in its infant stage, its aura was already so marvelous that it rattled Lin Xun's heart and mind.

Even the naked eye could see the little Bodhi tree greedily absorbing the lightning force from the storm around.

The lightning law power that could suppress Emperor Faded Lightning became the richest nutrients in front of the Bodhi tree. It prompted the tree to grow and thrive, and bloom and pulsate with vitality, allowing it to transform and transcend in destruction…

In the cage, Emperor Faded Lightning who called himself Ji Xuan commented, “This kind of sacred tree that possesses mysterious great dao power has only ever been seen in uncharted lands. It’s actually my first time seeing one.

“I once heard that the Bodhi tree is regarded as the ‘Ancestral Tree of All Paths’ as it contains traces of every grand dao.

“When it truly matures, every branch it has grown will be the manifestation of a grand dao, and each leaf will be imprinted with the respective law power…

“Until one day, the sacred tree bears Bodhi fruits, that’s when it has the ability to become a whole universe!”

Hearing this, Lin Xun couldn't help but gasp in utter astonishment.