Chapter 2395 Thirteen Years Later

In the end, the Black Water Dao Body remained on Mind Cleansing Peak.

Meanwhile, his four other dao bodies, Green Wood, White Metal, Yellow Earth and Red Flame, joined Lin Xun in entering closed-door cultivation at the place of origin of all Heavenly Daos.

Flowers bloomed and withered, and time flowed silently by.

As the days passed, the aeth qi concentrations of the lower world grew increasingly rich and abundant. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests were rejuvenated, transformed by the nourishing aeth qi.

Countless secret realms and blessed lands were unearthed one after another, sparking fierce competition among cultivators. Blood was shed in battle after battle.

Even the most desolate regions began to flourish, blossoming into lands of beauty and grace.

What was most astonishing of all was the steady expansion of the All Dao Realm and its territory growing continuously.

Among all these changes, the Forbidden City experienced the most dramatic transformation.

This All Dao Holy Land was the heart of the aeth qi concentration revival. Nearly every so often, an earthshaking dao blessing would emerge from within, stirring up awe across the land.

Unfortunately, not even the most powerful forces in the Forbidden City dared to covet these blessings, let alone ordinary cultivators. No matter how tempted they were, no one dared to act recklessly.

The reason was very simple. All these newly appeared dao blessings were considered off-limits and reserved solely for the New Genesis Sect. To compete for them was to challenge the New Genesis Sect directly!

Who would dare to do that?

That would be the same as courting death!

After all, the legendary feats of Lin Xun across the Ancient Wasteland Domain, Great Emperor Pass, and the eight domains had long been passed down to the lower world, causing uproar throughout the cultivation world.

Because of this, Lin Xun was revered as the greatest Emperor of the Ancient Wasteland Domain!

With such a figure presiding over the New Genesis Sect, naturally no one dared to provoke them.

In truth, even if Lin Xun did not get involved, the current strength and foundation of the New Genesis Sect alone were enough to place it among the top-tier forces of the world.

Especially in recent years, the sect had recruited wave after wave of disciples, and among them, many gifted geniuses had emerged, leading the tides of this great era.

As the saying went, the New Genesis Sect gathered all the finest talents under heavens!

With the passage of time, the cultivation levels of its disciples continued to rise, constantly setting new records across the land.

It could even be said that the rise of the New Genesis Sect had long become unstoppable, and sooner or later, it would reign as the true overlord of the lower realm!

The only thing that brought a sense of relief and reassurance to the rest of the lower world was that the New Genesis Sect remained rooted in the Forbidden City, never meddling in outside affairs.

This gave other major forces room to grow, expand their domains and flourish.

After all, the present All Dao Realm was as vast as a world of its own.

Beyond the Forbidden City, many sacred mountains, blessed lands, and hidden secret realms continued to emerge, each brimming with countless opportunities and fortunes that major forces scramble to seize.

Lin Xun had long since stopped concerning himself with the affairs of the outside world.

Even the Black Water Dao Body that was guarding Mind Cleansing Peak only appeared when dealing with matters of great importance.

Most of the time, it stayed in seclusion and remained indifferent to the affairs of the world.

However, while Lin Xun’s true body and other dao bodies were immersed in closed-door cultivation, the Black Water Dao Body had not been idle. It had been constantly deducing and unraveling the secrets of one thing.

A heavily sealed bronze box.

This was the item that Xuan Shangchen, the head of the Xuan Clan, had received from Mister Lu and passed it on to Lin Xun.

According to Mister Lu, the box contained a treasure left by Lin Xun’s mother, Luo Qingxun. If Lin Xun could unlock it within a hundred years, he would be able to find Luo Qingxun.

However, if he failed to do so within a hundred years, he must completely destroy the box!

When Lin Xun first received the bronze box, he had already guessed that it was an extremely important trial. He never believed Mister Lu intended to deliberately make things difficult for him.

Now, over a decade had passed since Lin Xun received the box, but his understanding of the sealing power on the bronze box remained under ten percent.

In truth, the seal was composed of tens of thousands of layers of interwoven restriction forces. It was clearly a formation personally set up by Mister Lu. Even with Lin Xun’s current mastery of dao runes, deducing and unraveling the seal was an incredibly arduous task.

However, based on his calculations, he was confident that he would be able to fully break the seal within a hundred years.

While the Black Water Dao Body continued to focus on comprehending and deciphering the bronze box, in the Green Lotus Secret Realm, Lin Xun and his four dao bodies were seizing every moment to study the profound mysteries of the origin of all Heavenly Daos.

One year passed.

Then three.

Five—

There was no sense of time passing in the mountains and the cold seasons went unnoticed. For cultivators, during closed-door cultivation, time passed in the blink of an eye.

Nine years after Lin Xun’s Black Water and Red Flame Dao Bodies returned from the Ancient Wasteland Domain, which also marked the thirteenth year of Lin Xun’s closed-door cultivation, on that very day...

At the place of origin of all Heavenly Daos, Lin Xun and the four dao bodies simultaneously awakened from their enlightenment. As their gazes met, a faint trace of sorrow flickered in their eyes.

Originally, based on Lin Xun’s initial estimation, he should have been able to continue comprehending for at least another ten years. Unexpectedly, by the ninth year, the core power in the origin of All Heavenly Daos no longer contained the profound secrets of complete great daos. What remained were only incomplete daos and fragmented traces.

If he were to continue cultivating with those flawed daos, the insights he gained would ultimately be limited, and he might not be able to refine them to their fullest potential.

“Never mind, it’s time to leave.” Lin Xun’s true body murmured as he rose to his feet.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The four dao bodies instantly merged back into his true body.

Lin Xun retrieved the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron and departed.

His true body had been in closed-door cultivation for thirteen years, and the four dao bodies had joined him for nine of those years. Over this time, they had grasped over five thousand new dao laws.

Though the number seemed immense, these five thousand dao laws differed greatly in nature. Some could be considered minor paths, while others were true great daos.

Even among the great daos and the minor paths, there were notable differences and distinctions.

Regardless of their nature, these great dao mysteries formed part of the essential truths behind all phenomena, and once gathered, they would one day lead to a transformation in one’s cultivation.

For example, when breaking through and undergoing Ancestor Reversion, the accumulated dao laws could become invaluable capital for attaining the dao!

In fact, throughout the current starry sky, there was likely no one among Lin Xun’s peers who could rival him in the sheer number of daos he had grasped.

After all, he had comprehended over five thousand daos, each one complete and each one unveiling the most primordial and fundamental mysteries of existence.

This alone was enough to shake both the past and present.

“The Many Daos Chessboard given by Chess Man also bears the aura of the origin of all Heavenly Daos. if I continue to study it, I'll surely gain even deeper insight into the primordial mysteries of the great dao ...”

As Lin Xun left the place of origin of all Heavenly Daos, he walked through various secret realms with his hands behind his back, thinking quietly to himself.

“Next, it’s time to condense a seedling of the Primal Chaos Tree...”

While he pondered, he arrived at the secret realm where Toady was cultivating in isolation.

After all these years, A’lu had successfully broken through and ascended to the Emperor Stage in one go. During his Emperor tribulation, he had awakened his innate bloodline power, and his physical strength had skyrocketed to monstrous levels, leaving his peers far behind.

Only Toady had yet to show any signs of breakthrough after all these years.

“Big Brother.” Toady greeted Lin Xun the moment he arrived, his face clouded with frustration. With a long sigh, he said, “It’s still no use. I can’t sense the opportunity to become an Emperor at all.”

His cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of the quasi-Emperor Stage, but the opportunity to become an Emperor had yet to come. Seeing A’lu, Little Silver, Little Sky, and A’hu all achieve breakthroughs left him feeling increasingly agitated and discouraged.

“What’s the rush? The longer you temper yourself, the greater your dao will be when you finally break through.”

Lin Xun smiled and patted Toady on the shoulder. “Don’t forget, back when we first met, you said that you were a one-of-a-kind existence, and that’s why your father named you Jin Duyi. Since you’re truly unique, then your chance to become an Emperor will naturally be different from everyone else’s.”

Toady sneered, “Big Brother, there’s no need to comfort me. I’ve seen many storms, so how would I not understand the ways of cultivation? Don’t worry, no matter how many years it takes, no matter what I face, I will never give up on becoming an Emperor.”

Lin Xun nodded. “So do you plan to continue your cultivation here or leave?”

“Leave!” Toady replied without hesitation, “Staying in secluded cultivation isn’t helping anymore. I plan to go into the world and search for my opportunity. Maybe I’ll find the key to my breakthrough out there and become an Emperor.”

“That’s a good idea.”

Lin Xun left the secret realm with Toady.

Along the way, he summoned A’hu, A’lu, Little Silver, and Little Sky who were all exploring various secret realms. Together, they departed the Green Lotus Secret Realm.

On the summit of Mind Cleansing Peak Lin Xun hosted a banquet. He drank and chatted with Toady and the others, and told them his next plan.

After condensing the seedling of the Primal Chaos Tree, he intended to leave the lower world and return to the Kunlun Dominion. After that...it was very likely he wouldn’t return for a long time.

Once he finished explaining his plans, he asked Toady and the others about theirs.

“I want to travel the outside world and search for an opportunity to become an Emperor.” Toady said, and Lin Xun already knew this.

Lin Xun turned to A’hu and the others.

“I’ll go with whatever you decide.” A’hu said with a smile, “I’m all alone now anyway.”

“Same here,” Little Silver said without a thought.

“I’m with Little Silver.” Little Sky added in her usual soft, shy tone, her large watery eyes full of innocence.

“I...”

Before A’lu could speak, Lin Xun smiled and cut him off, “Alright, no need to say it. I know you’re thinking the same as the others.”

A’lu scratched his head and laughed.

“In that case...you should all stay in the lower realm for now.”

Lin Xun paused for a moment and continued, “With the ongoing revival of aeth qi concentrations, this world will eventually transform into a divine land comparable to the Central Plain State in the Great Primordial Chaos World. If you cultivate here, your chances of breakthrough will be far greater than most other Emperors. But if you follow me now, it may do more harm than good.”

A’hu didn't object, or perhaps she had already anticipated such an arrangement from Lin Xun, so she nodded in agreement without hesitation.