Chapter 2326 My Sword Dao

Lin Xun's announcement made Demon Crow Great Emperor's primordial spirit become dizzy, as if shattering the last false hope in him.

He hissed, “Fellow members of the Ancient Wasteland Alliance, are you just going to watch them kill me? Have you all forgotten our established covenant and rules?”

His voice reverberated through the starry void with shock, anger, and panic.

However, he still got no answer.

The unresponsive atmosphere caused Demon Crow Great Emperor to completely collapse.

Lin Xun confined his spirit and threw it to Wuque, “He’s all yours.”

“Thank you, Little Master!” An emotional Wuque took a deep breath and teleported away with Demon Crow Great Emperor's primordial spirit.

It didn't take long before the painful scream of the old Demon Crow resounded from somewhere far, so miserable and agonizing that it sent shivers down people’s spines.

Lin Xun looked unperturbed. No one knew more than him how cruel the torture and humiliation that Wuque had suffered during his countless years of being imprisoned at Sunset Current Valley.

Now was the time for him to vent all the hostility and rage that had accumulated in his heart.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Fifteen minutes later.

Wuque returned with a despondent expression. There was an indescribable air of loss about him.

“What's wrong?” asked Lin Xun.

“Although the enemy is dead, my master can never come back...” Wuque sighed heavily, then squeezed out a big smile and said, ”But after killing that old bastard, I felt like a shackle in my heart was broken. I’ve never felt more at peace than I am now. Thank you so much...Master!”

This time, he addressed Lin Xun as ‘Master’ instead of ‘Little Master.’

Lin Xun smiled, “As long as you are okay.”

Lin Xun felt relieved as well after he was able to smoothly help Wuque resolve a long-standing grudge.

On the same day, Lin Xun and Big Yellow left the Abandoned Star Field.

Watching them leave, Emperor Ancestor Licang and a crowd of other Ancient Wasteland Alliance experts were full of emotion.

Lin Daoyuan, this name would be destined to be like a great sun in the future, shining alone in the starry heavens!

......

Seven days quickly flew by as the Grand Universe Ark sailed through the universe.

On this day.

Lin Xun, who was sitting cross-legged at the bow in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes and drew a stroke in the air with his index finger.

A sword qi coalesced, as plain as water, translucent, surreal, and indistinct as if nonexistent.

Big Yellow, who was snoring in another area of the ship, seemed to be startled. All of its fur erected, its eyes flew open, and its energy erupted as it was ready to attack.

However, after a clear look at the situation, the dog heaved a sigh of relief. Its gaze was then drawn by the bland and clean sword qi.

Slowly, astonishment took over its face. Just what was this amazing sword?

Removing all superficialities, returning all dao to oneness, and what remained was an aura that was pristine and natural to the extreme. The sword qi looked ordinary, but the great dao essence contained within was so profound that it would take people’s breath away and shake them to the core.

Big Yellow couldn't help but ask, “Is this a new sword intent you comprehended yourself?”

With a casual wave of Lin Xun’s hand, the sword swiftly faded into nothingness. He said, “Yeah. It’s called Sword of Unification. What do you think?”

Big Yellow clicked its tongue in wonder, “Sword of Unification? Cliché, but the sword itself...is indeed remarkable.”

In the dog’s long cultivation life, it had seen its fair share of talented Sword Emperors and their heavenly power, but it had failed to gauge the depth of Lin Xun’s sword qi just now. It was stunning and ethereal, absolutely worthy to be called a rare spectacle.

“What about this one?” Lin Xun said and coalesced a strand of sword qi out of thin air using his mind. It then split into two, then four... and kept going infinitely in a geometric sequence.

The sight sent one into a trance where they witnessed the beginning of the universe. A ball of chaos qi was split into many, and then into clear and turbid that transformed into sky and earth. Afterward, vitality sprouted, sentient beings emerged, sun and moon rose, mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans formed... Every process was vividly demonstrated.

Later on, the sword qi staged the changes of the world, the rotation of the seasons, the transformations of the weather and landscape.

All of these worldly phenomena had started from a strand of sword qi!

Big Yellow watched intently as it gulped hard, “This sword... What’s its name?”

Swish!

The sword quietly dissolved as Lin Xun waved his sleeve. “Since it can derive all daos and destroy all arts, I call it Sword of Birth and Destruction.”

Big Yellow's heart drummed like thunder. “Do you have more?”

Lin Xun chortled, “The third one is like the invisible great dao, nameless, indescribable, and omnipresent.”

There was a sudden whoosh as Big Yellow teleported and disappeared from the spot.

Where it had just stood, a straight crack had appeared in the void, while the sword qi that had caused it had long since ceased to exist.

Big Yellow was in a long daze before it screeched, “What is this sword called?”

Lin Xun replied, “Haven't thought about it yet. How do you feel about Transgression?”

“Transgression?” Big Yellow’s thoughts ran wild.

On the path of cultivation, one followed not only their heart but also the rules of the great dao!

However, this sword of Lin Xun declared to overstep the rules. It was a bold courage that sought to transcend the law and override the Heavenly Principle!

“The great peng wants to spread its wings and fly high but the sky is too small and low. One day, when I've cultivated my Emperor art to perfection, the power of this sword will transcend not only this world but also the cage of the great dao and break free from it!” Lin Xun's eyes were calm save for a hint of anticipation.

Just today, he had completely fused the five supreme sword legacies: Taixuan Sword Scripture, No Escape, Momentary Dao-Slashing Sword, Tornado Sword Scripture, and Zhukong Sword Sutra into one. From there, he had developed it in all possible ways and finally created a sword dao that truly belonged to himself.

Sword of Unification!

Sword of Birth and Destruction!

Sword of Transgression!

The abstruse principles of these three swords had become part of the Great Dao Furnace Art.

However, the Great Dao Furnace Art still hadn’t evolved into a complete Emperor scripture, for there were still dozens of legacies in Lin Xun's arsenal that hadn't been completely integrated.

For instance, the Great Treasury Silent Scripture, Li Xuanwei's Green Lotus Grotto Art, First Senior Brother's Sacred Combat Art, Xuan Kong's Extreme Absolute, Xue Ya’s Scholar Classic, and so on.

However, Lin Xun wasn't in a rush. Each of the nine realms of the Emperor Stage were higher and harder to cross than the last. As his cultivation advanced, the Great Dao Furnace Art was destined to be continuously perfected until it reached the final completion!

“Alas, you really are a freak, kid.” Big Yellow sighed heavily. “You can already fight Emperor Ancestors despite only being at the fourth realm. Even if we look through all history and search all worlds, we still won’t find a character like you.”

This lament came from the emotions in its heart.

The gap between a fourth realm Emperor and an Emperor Ancestor was more than just a few levels. Even the top geniuses in existence might at most be able to kill opponents that were one level above them.

Even if it was a supreme Great Emperor in the primeval era, they could have at most overcome the gap of two or three levels, which was already considered heaven-defying.

However, compared to Lin Xun...this achievement was nothing to look at!

“You are already at the level where you can travel the nebula alone without fear. Unless you run into some very special, taboo existences, even Emperor Ancestors can’t do anything to you now.” Big Yellow let out another long sigh.

It suddenly realized that anyone, when compared themselves to Lin Xun, would probably be depressed to see how dim they were in front of him.

This reality was just too devastating.

“When I reach the fifth realm – Pervading Deepness – do you think I’ll be able to kill an Emperor Ancestor in an upfront fight?” asked Lin Xun.

“No,” replied Big Yellow categorically, “The Ancestor Stage is a massive heavenly rift that holds control over the mysteries of the Ancestor dao. Even the most powerful and gifted menaces at the early primeval era were unable to challenge it.”

After a pause, Big Yellow put on a playful smile, “Not to mention a fifth realm Emperor, even a sixth, seventh, eighth realm...can only dream of this!”

Lin Xun frowned, “There has never been a precedent?”

Seeing right through what Lin Xun was thinking, Big Yellow said, “No.

“Perhaps your power will metamorphose again and again as your cultivation realm rises, but so long as you haven’t touched the threshold of the Ancestor Stage, it’s impossible no matter how strong you are.

“The word Ancestor is far more complicated than you might think.”

Lin Xun clearly didn’t believe this. He said, “But I personally killed an Emperor Ancestor back in the Celestial Phoenix World.”

“You mean that Supreme Third Elder of the White Tiger Clan?” Big Yellow also remembered this, and it immediately snorted, “This involves an arcane knowledge of the Ancestor Stage. While that old fellow was an Emperor Ancestor, he still hadn’t founded and wielded an Ancestral dao law of his own. He’s at best the lowest character in the Ancestor Stage.”

Lin Xun pondered, “Only those who have founded their own Ancestral dao law can be considered a true Emperor Ancestor?”

“Correct, and they’re also known as an Ancestor of a Path,” said Big Yellow as it proudly pointed at his own nose. “Like this one, who put untold effort into creating my own Ancestral dao law. So when dealing with normal Emperor Ancestors, I can go one-on-three without a problem.”

Only then did Lin Xun have a vague understanding.

Big Yellow lamented, “In fact, there might not be one among a hundred Emperor Ancestors currently in existence who can truly call themselves an Ancestor of a Path.

“And you have to know that, in the Ancient Nebula Road, Emperor Ancestors are already as rare as a hen’s teeth. Even Holy Illumination Ancient Sect and Earth Treasury Realm only have a handful of them each.

“Meanwhile, less than one in a hundred of them is a true Ancestor of a path!”

“What about Xi?” Lin Xun suddenly asked, “What level is she at?”

Big Yellow glanced at Lin Xun. “Don’t even try to compete with that one. Transcendent existences like Xi and Master have already taken that step out of the Emperor Ancestor Stage into a higher one, and that realm...is something only an Ancestor of a Path like me is qualified to seek. As for you, just keep cultivating diligently and honestly. ”

Learning all this, Lin Xun couldn’t help but sigh in marvel.

Ancestor Emperors can already tower above the nebula. To think that there’s something that surpasses this scope. Just what kind of incredible domain will it be?

While the two chatted, there was suddenly a ripple of teleportation in the far universe.

Lin Xun and Big Yellow exchanged a glance and directed their attention toward it.

Since time immemorial, those who dared to teleport through the vast void of the Ancient Nebula Road always possessed at least the cultivation of the Emperor Stage.

Otherwise, they would either be met with an unfortunate disaster or lose their way among these boundless stars!