Chapter 2374 Explore and Harvest

“Not bad. I didn’t expect to obtain such an opportunity while exploring the Green Lotus Secret Realm...” Lin Xun’s dark eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

The origin essence power of the fire dao and lightning dao stored within the fist-sized lighting fire crystal, though incomplete, was clearly extraordinary.

The secrets and mysteries embedded within it were of great benefit to him, even with his current understanding of the great dao!

“It contains the origin power of the great dao, so this could be called an Origin Dao Crystal.” Lin Xun mused.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the treasure, sending it into his True Self Emperor World.

By doing so, there was no need for active comprehension. Over time, its profound secrets of the great dao would be continuously refined and absorbed.

Lin Xun stood tall in the sky, running his gaze across the land below.

The vast blood-red mountain range still loomed, but through his spirit sense, he detected scattered remains of countless bodies, both cultivators and monsters.

These bones had long decayed from years of corrosion.

A wave of enlightenment washed over Lin Xun.

The lower world is part of the Ancient Wasteland Domain and the origin core of all Heavenly Daos. The owners of these corpses likely attempted to seek out and explore the origin of all Heavenly Daos, but unfortunately perished here.

Their lingering spirits, wills, and blood...after countless years of transformation, merged with the origin dao power born here, and ultimately transformed into the blood-red figure I encountered earlier.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

This is the only way to explain the manifestations of ‘all living beings and spirits’ in that figure!

After a brief moment, Lin Xun let out a light exclamation, and with a flash, he appeared in the depths of the blood-red mountain range.

At the foot of a towering mountain, a massive boulder stood. Wisps of fire and lightning curled across its surface.

Lin Xun gently pressed his hand against the boulder, sensing it quietly.

Instantly, a surge of profound dao mysteries flooded his mind, all linked to the dao of fire and dao of lightning, each exhibiting a primordial essence and aura.

“Could the Origin Dao Crystal that formed here be connected to this boulder?”

A thought struck Lin Xun, and he suddenly exerted force through his hand and fingers.

With his current strength, lifting a sacred mountain would be effortless, yet this boulder remained completely immovable!

This only deepened Lin Xun’s suspicion that the rock was not ordinary.

After multiple attempts, he realized that it was like the very ‘root’ of this world. Resisting it was akin to resisting the entire world itself.

In the end, Lin Xun gave up.

Surveying the surroundings, he remarked, “This place is saturated with rich aeth qi and the origin power of the great dao. It’s an ideal place for cultivation.”

“Toady, if you cultivate here, it should be enough for you to break through to the Emperor Stage.” Lin Xun called out Toady.

“What a great place!” Toady’s eyes gleamed as he looked around.

Lin Xun smiled. The aeth qi in this secret realm surged like a tide, rivaling a blessed land. More importantly, the mysterious boulder emanated a power that could draw cultivators into a state of enlightenment.

Given Toady’s foundation, this was the best place for him to make his breakthrough.

Unfortunately, the area could only accommodate one person. If another attempted to cultivate here, the power within this secret realm would be insufficient.

“When the great tribulation of the Emperor Stage descends, I’ll be here to protect you.” Lin Xun reminded his friend before he turned around and left.

A quarter of an hour later.

Lin Xun’s figure reappeared before the huge honeycomb-like vortex of primal chaos.

“The disciples of Spirit Treasure Holy Land have already met with misfortune. Next, I should find the members of the Lin Clan...”

Lin Xun gazed into the primal chaos vortex, carefully analyzing the countless ‘holes’ flickering within it.

He first eliminated the ‘hole’ tunnels Mingya had already explored.

However, even after ruling those out, the number of remaining tunnels was still staggering. It was simply impossible to explore all the secret realms behind them in a short period of time.

However, Lin Xun remained unfazed.

On his return to the lower world, he had already completed his second Senior brother Zhong Qiu’s mission—subduing his fourth senior brother Ling Xuanzi. His top priority now was to find the missing members of the Lin Clan!

Swoosh!

Without hesitation, Lin Xun’s figure flickered as he stepped into a ‘hole’ tunnel marked as ‘extremely dangerous’ by Mingya.

The passage led to another secret realm, but the scenery here was entirely different. It was a world of ice and snow, where the wind was bitterly cold and piercing to the bone.

The power of ice and snow in this realm was so terrifying that even a quasi-Emperor would find their body stiffening as the bitter cold seeped into their bones.

When Mingya first explored this place, he barely lasted a quarter of an hour before being forced to retreat.

The swirling snow in this world was like countless razor-sharp blades and sword qi, carrying a terrifying power capable of cutting through the soul and piercing the bone marrow.

None of it had any effect on Lin Xun.

Half an hour later.

His figure appeared before a vast, frozen lake with a thick layer of ice and blanketed in heavy snow.

Upon closer inspection, he found that this place was filled with surging and pure aeth qi, along with a primordial aura of the water dao.

After observing for a moment, Lin Xun stepped forward and threw a punch.

Boom!

The lake that had been frozen for countless years was shattered by the devastating punch, leaving a massive hole at its center. Around the impact, countless cracks spread outward like a spiderweb.

In the blink of an eye, the entire lake surface shattered, sending towering waves crashing into the sky.

At that very moment, an illusory blue figure shot out from the depths, charging straight at Lin Xun with terrifying speed and power. It was no weaker than the blood-red figure he had encountered before.

Despite that, Lin Xun remained unmoved.

Using the same method, he swiftly seized the figure by the throat. The force of his grasp obliterated the blue figure inch by inch like a tsunami.

Finally, another fist-sized Origin Dao Crystal rested in his palm!

“As expected, it seems that every secret realm, after countless years of silence, has given rise to similar ‘creatures.’ Once I slay them, I will receive an Origin Dao Crystal.”

Lin Xun raised his hand and swallowed the treasure into his body. Then, he stepped forward and plunged into the icy lake.

At the bottom of the lake, a distinct vein of ice and snow emerged, radiating the primordial aura of the water dao.

It closely resembled the strange boulder he had encountered in the blood-red mountains. It should be the ‘root’ of this mysterious secret realm!

“A’lu, stay here and train.”

Lin Xun released A’lu from the Dao Endless Pagoda and gave a brief explanation. A’lu readily agreed.

Lin Xun, on the other hand, turned and left, reappearing outside the vast, honeycomb-like vortex.

“The next one.”

Without stopping, he chose another tunnel and disappeared into it.

This time, he entered a secret realm steeped in metallic essence.

The mountains, rocks, and even the grass exuded the chilling, sharp aura of the metal dao.

Half an hour later.

Lin Xun returned. In his body was another Origin Dao Crystal. This one contained the essence of the metal dao. He had left Little Silver behind in that secret realm to cultivate.

Following that, he continued moving in and out of the countless ‘hole’ tunnels within the primal chaos vortex.

Every time he entered a secret realm, he gained insight into the origin essence of one or two daos, killed a strange ‘being’ that had formed over countless years, and obtained an Origin Dao Crystal...

Toady, A’lu, Little Silver, Little Sky, and A’hu who came with Lin Xun were each assigned to different secret realms where they could cultivate undisturbed.

Throughout his exploration, Lin Xun encountered few obstacles and dangers, remaining calm and composed.

One day later, he had already explored all the tunnels marked as ‘extremely dangerous’ by Mingya, uncovering a total of thirty-nine Origin Dao Crystals. Each one contained the purest essence of the dao, some sharing the same attributes, others entirely different.

The harvest was not small. At least with Lin Xun’s current cultivation, he couldn’t refine all the Origin Dao Crystals in a short period.

However, before Lin Xun reached the Emperor Ancestor Stage, these Origin Dao Crystals were of great benefit to his cultivation, so the more he had, the better.

What made Lin Xun frown was that, despite scouring forty secret realms, he found no trace of the missing Lin Clan members.[1]

“It seems I’ll have to search the secret realms that Mingya hasn’t explored...” Lin Xun thought.

If he entered those unknown secret realms, Mingya’s memories could no longer serve as a guide.

From here on, the exploration would be full of uncertainty and potential peril.

Regardless, Lin Xun had no choice but to proceed.

After taking a day to restore his strength to peak condition, Lin Xun resumed his exploration.

“Huh?”

Upon entering the first unexplored secret realm, he immediately sensed the difference.

The suppression on his cultivation was lifted, instantly restoring him to the third realm Emperor Stage!

This secret realm was undoubtedly closer to the origin core of all Heavenly Daos!

“Interesting... Does this mean the Origin Dao Crystals here are different as well?”

Spreading his spirit sense, Lin Xun advanced cautiously, scanning the surroundings.

From experience, he knew very well that every secret realm had a core area, which was akin to the ‘root’ of the world.

Finding it often meant discovering unimaginable opportunities.

“One, two, three...five?!”

As he pressed forward, he was astonished to detect the presence of five distinct primordial auras of the dao in this secret realm!

This was the first time he had encountered such a unique secret realm during his exploration.

After the time it took to steep a cup of tea, a vast and unfathomable abyss loomed ahead, stretching ten thousand feet deep. Black mist churned at its depths, and from within, flashes of light flickered like meteors streaking across the void before vanishing into darkness.

Lin Xun halted in midair. As he extended his senses, carefully observing the abyss, his expression gradually turned solemn.

A hint of solemnity surfaced between his brows!

1. Yes the raws said thirty-nine Origin Dao Crystals and forty secret realms ☜