“If you want to go with us, Junior Brother, then all you have to do is tell us and we will take you. Our Fangchun Mountain hasn’t survived this long because we fear any calamity, including whatever that awaits us on the other side of the cosmos,” said Ruo Su with a serious look.

The eyes of Jun Huan, Li Xuanwei, Xue Ya, and the other fellow disciples all fell on Lin Xun as well.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Xun made his decision, “Senior Sister, I've decided to stay.”

What falling into a trap, what disaster instead of a blessing, he didn't care nor was he scared.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

However, he had to take into consideration one thing, which was that if his parents and Mister Lu were still alive, then they must still be here on the Ancient Nebula Road!

In that case, how would he find them if he just left like this?

Lone Man and the old seer were both relieved to hear his decision. They had been quite worried that Lin Xun would follow the disciples of Fangchun Mountain, which was too risky.

Seeing Lin Xun's firm attitude, Ruo Su and the other Fangchun Mountain disciples didn’t try to persuade him otherwise.

Li Xuanwei proposed, “How about this, we each give our little junior brother a life-preserving item. That way, he won’t fall into a bad situation if he ever encounters any perils in the future.”

In the heavenly showdown, those hostile forces had lost a great number of old fossils. Once the members of Fangchun Mountain camp left, their enemies would definitely go crazy to take it out on Lin Xun!

“Let’s do that.” Ruo Su’s group all agreed.

Almost at the same time, Eldest Senior Brother and the golden cicada youth said in unison:

“No.”

“That’s not a good idea.”

Eldest Senior Brother’s voice was heavy, “In cultivation, relying on external forces will only do more harm than good. Junior Brother isn’t far from the Emperor Stage, and if he seeks the supreme path when certifying his Emperor dao, then his state of mind must be independent from any kind of support, or else all his previous cultivation efforts will be wasted.”

The golden cicada youth calmly agreed, “Correct. Only by growing through challenges and transforming through deadly situations can an unprecedented dao be built. External forces…are detrimental.”

Jun Huan said anxiously, “But we can't let him fight by himself on the Ancient Nebula Road, right?”

The golden cicada youth replied, “He is not one person.” His eyes said no argument was needed.

Pu Zhen was displeased, “Fellow Daoist, why are you saying that my Junior Brother is not a person?”

The golden cicada youth was flabbergasted.

Lin Xun, on the other hand, had already understood what the golden cicada was referring to. He smiled at Ruo Su’s group. “Senior Brothers and Sisters, if you really want what's best for me, then listen to Eldest Senior Brother.”

Of course he wasn't just one person; Xi was still right there in the Omega Secret-Realm!

Since Lin Xun had spoken up, Ruo Su’s group could only stop.

The next moment, however, they made a shocking move.

“Junior Brother, there’s not much help I can offer you before you become an Emperor. This is the Mighty Vast Scripture that I spent my entire life creating, take it.” Senior Brother Xue Ya handed a jade slip to Lin Xun.

“Junior Brother, this is a compilation of some insights I’ve gained during my cultivation. I call it True Explanation of Origin. It may be useful for your future cultivation.” Blazing Jun also handed a jade slip to Lin Xun.

“Junior Brother, this is my Green Lotus Grotto Art…”

“Junior Brother, this is the Tornado Sword Scripture, take it…”

For a while, all the senior brothers and sisters came forward and one by one gave their cultivation legacies to Lin Xun.

These could be described as wondrous and unfathomable supreme dao scriptures, fusing different mysteries of the great dao. Just any one of them could make Emperor experts salivate!

After all, the level of the Fangchun Mountain disciples present was far beyond the reach of almost all Emperor cultivators. Each of them was more powerful than the last, to the point that even Emperor Ancestors were inadequate in front of them.

These scriptures were the imprint of their dao and not something that ordinary arts could compare to.

And currently, all of these dao scriptures were being passed on to Lin Xun, their youngest fellow disciple!

Such a scene dazzled both Lone Man and the old seer. Inwardly, they couldn’t help but sigh that being the little junior brother of Fangchun Mountain was really something to be envied.

“Junior Brother, a jack of all trades is a master of none. You can study them, but don't let them affect your own dao,” advised Ruo Su earnestly.

Lin Xun nodded as a warmth filled up in his heart.

“There's not much time left, I'm going to meet someone first,” said Eldest Senior Brother suddenly before teleporting away.

“Must be to meet that violet-clothed girl,” lamented Li Xuanwei.

Jun Huan also seemed to remember something and walked to the distance. Then, with a wave of her hand, the wisp of primordial spirit of Emperor Faded Lightning Ji Xuan emerged.

Seeing that, Ruo Su and the other disciples sighed again. How could they not know of Ji Xuan, the man who was deeply infatuated with Jun Huan?

“I'm also going to see someone.” Li Xuanwei recalled his nominal disciple, the little fisherman.

“Uh, I suddenly remembered some unfinished business.”

“I still haven't packed that furnace of pills.”

“Go, take care of everything before we leave.”

One after another, the disciples of Fangchun Mountain hurried away. Soon, only Ruo Su, Xue Ya, and a few others were left.

In the distance, the golden cicada youth, Lone Man, and the old seer were talking.

Farther away, Xuan Shangchen took Xuan Jiunyin, and Emperor Ancestor Chan Tu took Ling Kezi and left quietly.

The heavenly game of chess had ended, but they knew full well that its impact had just begun.

It was only at this moment did Lin Xun realize that their parting was drawing very close…

……

In a dull, dark world full of wreckage and an aura of destruction.

Boom!

Heaven and earth rumbled in rolling clouds of smoke and dust.

A tragic and intense battle had been going on for many days.

One side was a young girl clad in black and wore a hat that covered half of her face. Her physique was slender, and her hand was holding a white, skeletal spear that flowed with dreamy starlights.

Her opponent was a starry sky beast who was charging down from the void. It was the size of a mountain and covered in icy scales. Its four legs were like heavenly pillars and its eyes resembled big, blood-red lakes that radiated a ferocious aura.

Swish!

The girl suddenly leapt up and twisted her waist. In that instant, the force that she had been accumulating was fully poured into her spear, and she fiercely stabbed out.

The strike was incredibly fast and powerful to the extreme.

Poof!

The bone spear turned into a bolt of light. It penetrated the neck of the starry sky beast and dragged out a string of green, foul-smelling blood.

The beast let out a roar of excruciating pain, shaking heaven and earth.

However, its mountainous body ultimately collapsed with a rumble, splashing up dust all over the sky.

Seeing this, the delicate-looking girl fell from the void and hit the ground with a thud.

Under the brim of her hat, blood seeped out from the corner of her lips.

Despite that, she did not make a sound. Her tightly pursed lips displayed a kind of stubbornness.

In fact, from the first day she had arrived at this battlefield, she had never uttered even just a word.

Over all these years, in this vast expanse of heaven and earth, she had been alone with her spear. She had been fighting and killing, bleeding, and had sustained wounds innumerable times.

She had encountered uncountable dangers, many of which had been life-threatening.

Nonetheless, she was still alive.

And as long as she was alive, she would not stop fighting!

However, she was somewhat unable to hold on this time. Lying on the ground, the blood at the corner of her lips would not stop flowing.

Wooooo~

A raging wind blew across the earth, swirling up sand and dust.

The region trembled as a huge, sky-blotting figure appeared from the black void beyond and descended into this world with a heavy pressure.

It was another starry sky beast, and it was unimaginably powerful. Its horrifyingly savage aura caused the atmosphere to whimper in turmoil.

Boom!

The beast stomped through mountains and rivers as it approached. Deep in its pupils was nothing but a cold and violent aura.

The girl twitched as she attempted to struggle to get up and continue fighting, but in the end, she failed.

Her injuries were too severe.

All the old wounds she had accumulated over all the years of battle had also acted up all at once since the moment she had fallen, ravaging and destroying her vitality.

At this juncture of unparalleled peril, she who had been utterly quiet all these years as if she had no emotions, softly called out a name.

“Lin Xun…”

The two words seemed to drain all the strength left in her.

Exhausting her last shred of energy, she tightened her grip around the spear.

Right at this moment, a light ‘huh’ rang out.

The mere sound actually caused the starry sky beast to stiffen despite its raging momentum. It was experiencing an unprecedented fear.

The next moment, a figure appeared out of thin air. Shrouded in a rain of light, the person looked blurry like a hazy dream. The only thing discernable was his dignified and lofty posture that reminded one of a desolate, sky-piercing mountain peak.

The most special feature about him was his eyes. Everytime they blinked, one could see millions of stars form, tumble, and fall apart in them as if to reflect the changes of the universe and the life circles of all beings!

As soon as he emerged, he paid no attention to the starry beast who had been scared stiff and just went straight to the girl.

“To receive such a heavy injury, and still be alive…” When his eyes fell on her, he was visibly astonished.

He had had his fair share of sightings with death, but this was still the first time he had seen someone surviving through such a serious injury!

In his eyes, the black-clad girl was a piece of porcelain that had sustained countless cracks. New injuries upon old wounds left no inch of her intact.

Her internal organs, meridians, acupoints, sinews and bones…had all been severely damaged. Her qi and vitality were about to run out!

Any other cultivators would have died many times over if they had gone through the same thing.

It was simply a miracle that she was able to persist until now.

Upon seeing her hand that was clutching the spear, he fell silent for a while.

Even in this state, she still wants to fight?

He sighed and turned to the starry sky beast in the distance.

With just one glance from him, the powerful beast who had caused the region to cry and shiver, was instantly incinerated into a rain of ash!

“Looks like the golden cicada invited me to this world because of you…”

As he pondered, he gently pressed his fingers between the girl's brows, and a gentle force of vitality surged into her.

Immediately, she seemed to regain a bit of strength. As she tried to get up, the man gently kept her down and said, “Don't be nervous. If you keep struggling, you'll lose your life.”

The girl's clear and cold voice rang out, “Who are you?”

With a faint smile, the man replied, “My name is Chen Linkong. The world calls me Burning Immortal.”[1]

1. If you recall, Burning Immortal was first mentioned almost a thousand chapters ago, to be exact, chapter 1147, when Lin Xun and crew were back in the Supreme Realm of the Ancient Wasteland Domain. Feel free to go back if you want a refresher. ☜