Chapter 2636 Collecting the Mountain

The closer one got to the massive millstone that was the Divine Magnetic Mountain, the more terrifying that crushing force became.

As the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron trembled and buzzed, Lin Xun looked like he was being caught deep in a vortex. Let alone taking steps forward, even keeping himself standing was already a struggle.

Rumble!

The terrifying magnetic vortex swept, filled with not only a violent tearing and crushing force, but also a bizarre spatial law power.

While the Nirvana law power within it could devour that bizarre spatial power, the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron still shook intensely under impact of the magnetic vortex. Lin Xun felt utterly strained even though he had run his strength to its limit.

He was astounded. There was no doubt that his cultivation would have been ripped and obliterated long ago without the sword cauldron.

Lin Xun no longer attempted to approach the mountain. In truth, he was unable to anymore. He could barely move an inch even when exerting every ounce of his strength, and this realization cast a dark cloud over his face.

Since resisting alone required his full power, the slightest lapse in concentration would instantly result in him being swept away by the massive vortex. Once that happened, he would be ground to death even with the protection of the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. Under such a circumstance, capturing the Divine Magnetic Mountain was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Boom!

Suddenly, a black boulder the size of a house broke loose from the distant mountain and got swept toward his direction. Lin Xun was startled for a moment after seeing that, then his eyes lit up as he came up with a plan.

Swish!

He retreated several hundred feet. This distance allowed him to withstand the bombardment of the vortex while still having enough strength to do other things.

“Doh!” He made a grabbing motion. The magnetic stone the size of a house instantly acted like a rope-bound beast, being dragged toward him despite the vortex’s impact.

Power surged out from his palm and fingers, and with a series of crisp cracks, stone fragments flew out. The house-sized magnetic stone was reduced to a piece of Divine Magnetic Iron with a brilliant sheen weighing approximately fifty pounds. Lin Xun stored it with a smile in his eyes.

His figure then flickered. The five dao bodies immediately emerged, joining the true form in operating the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. The pressure on him decreased significantly, to the point that the true form found time to consume a handful of pills to replenish his constantly depleting energy.

Before long, more magnetic stones whistled out. This time, a dozen of them were all the size of a basin. Having prepared himself for this, Lin Xun used the same method coupled with the power of his dao bodies to capture these magnetic stones to the last one. Nearly twenty pounds of Divine Magnetic Iron entered his pouch after the useless rock was peeled off.

“Not bad, not bad at all.” Lin Xun's mood lightened.

While this collecting method would still take a long time to reach a hundred thousand pounds, it was already the most efficient one according to his calculations. It was like casting a fish net over the lake that was the magnetic vortex, while magnetic stones were like schools of fish that occasionally surfaced. All he needed to do was catch them all!

In the following time, Lin Xun settled down right where he was, using the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron to withstand the violent crushing force and harvesting any magnetic stone that flew out.

Two hours later, he had collected five hundred pounds of Divine Magnetic Iron. After another two hours, he had gained twelve hundred pounds in total.

The quantity of Divine Magnetic Iron in his pocket steadily grew with time. Like catching one netful of fish after another, the process filled him with a sense of accomplishment gained from having an abundant harvest.

However, the consumption of pills and potions also intensified. Lin Xun had no choice but to continuously replenish his stamina due to the constant need to counteract the power of the magnetic vortex.

Nevertheless, this small loss was meager in comparison to the amount of Divine Magnetic Iron harvested.

Another day flew by.

In the outer region of the Magnetic Wind Belt, the camping cultivators all looked dumbfounded at the moment. A day had passed, yet not a single magnetic stone had been pushed out by the magnetic tide!

What is this situation?!

They were bewildered and filled with doubts.

“Could this be the doing of that guy?” a person muttered, recalling the young man who had charged into the Magnetic Wind Belt after killing Emperor Ancestor Long Feng of Nine Nether Devil Sect.

“He’s probably dead already. Even if he was alive, how could he possibly capture all the magnetic stones?” another dismissed the idea.

“But then, what on earth is going on?” someone asked.

Confusion took over the atmosphere as the crowd’s expressions became unsightly. All the while, in the depths of the Magnetic Wind Belt near the Divine Magnetic Mountain, Lin Xun had no idea that his actions were causing so much anxiety and uncertainty...

By the ninth day, the cultivators camping outside for magnetic stones had become so frustrated that their faces had turned dark. Unable to withstand the situation anymore, many of them cursed angrily and left.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun had already collected a total of ninety-nine thousand pounds of Divine Magnetic Iron, just a hair's breadth away from his goal! Although more than half of the herbs and pills he had collected over the years had been consumed, he only felt joy, excitement, and a sense of fulfillment.

Rumble~

Another group of magnetic stones shot out from the distance. He who had become proficient in the job acted swiftly and caught all of those ‘fish.’

“That brings the total to a hundred thousand and three pounds!” After a quick count, Lin Xun completely relaxed.

However, as he prepared to leave, he looked at the distant Divine Magnetic Mountain, which was rotating like a gigantic millstone, with a hint of reluctance. How wonderful it would be...if he could take the entire mountain with him...

A bold idea suddenly crossed his mind. After much deliberation, he decided to take that leap!

He spent the following time focusing on recovering his physical strength and energy, even consuming some of his most precious medicines to do that. Once his cultivation had returned to its peak condition, he delayed no more, activating the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron and charging forward.

A hundred feet.

A thousand feet.

Ten thousand feet.

By the time he was only less than a hundred feet away from the Divine Magnetic Mountain, he had reached the limit of what his cultivation could endure.

At that very moment,

BOOM!

A rain of time was unleashed in the void, outlining an unfathomable and dark portal that seemed to lead to another realm. It was the Gate of Exile!

In that instant, the floating divine mountain quaked like it was being subjected to a terrifying pulling force. Its fierce struggle plunged the whole region into a violent turbulence.

Then, the boundless spatial law power around the mountain coalesced into thick chains with a mysterious dark-golden hue.

Lin Xun's mind trembled. His guess was indeed correct. The bizarre spatial law here was like a cage formed by countless chains that firmly confined the Divine Magnetic Mountain. When the power of the Gate of Exile was released, this spatial law power immediately acted as an obstacle, preventing the gate from swallowing in the mountain.

“Here I come!” Lin Xun took a deep breath and pushed the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron to its limits.

The Gate of Exile could only be maintained for three breaths. He had to seize the Divine Magnetic Mountain within this small window of opportunity, or else this entire operation would go down the drain.

Buzzz...

With a strange vibration, the Nirvana law power manifested as a lotus diagram and released a boundless light that covered the dense, dark-golden chains of spatial law. In less than a second, the latter was dominated, subdued, and absorbed into the Nirvana law power in an utterly powerless manner.

Freed from the restraints of the chains of spatial law, the Divine Magnetic Mountain was hurled uncontrollably through the air into the Gate of Exile.

Kaboom!

The moment the mountain disappeared, the gate also collapsed and dissipated.

Lin Xun gasped for breath. The Gate of Exile had drained too much of his energy. Although he had only kept it up for three breaths, over seventy percent of his strength had been depleted from its peak state!

Despite that, he was thrilled and exhilarated, feeling utterly at ease.

It worked! He had successfully used the Gate of Exile to send the Divine Magnetic Mountain to the Abyss of Nothingness! As his strength grew moving forward, sooner or later he would be able to retrieve the mountain from the gate!

The most delightful thing was that not only he had gotten the mountain, but the Nirvana law power had also subdued that strange, dark-golden spatial law! Two birds with one stone!

“If I hadn't gone all out for that final push, I might have missed out on such an opportunity.” A big smile was plastered all over his face.

Without the Divine Magnetic Mountain and that strange spatial law, the turbulent region had entered a kind of calm, but Lin Xun didn't care about any of that. He immediately ate some strength-replenishing pills medicine while probing his spirit sense into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. There, he saw a docile dark-golden spatial law.

Law Spirit Wushuang excitedly opened her mouth, her crisp voice ringing, “Master, this is an eighth grade Heaven Rank spatial law that has a berserk nature. It carries powerful abilities such as confining, cutting, inverting... It far surpasses ordinary spatial laws!”

Eighth grade Heaven Rank!

Lin Xun's heart quivered, realizing he had stumbled upon a treasure among treasures.

Heaven Rank laws and Earth Rank laws were completely two different realms. Each higher grade already meant a world of changes in power.

Take the simplest example, even among Immortal Imperial Clans that wielded Heaven Rank laws, factions like the Donghuang’s Four Clans could only occupy the Seventh Heaven Domain, whereas the Ten Immortal Giants in the Eighth Heaven Domain possessed far higher status, influence, and power.

Why? The answer lay in the grade of the law!

According to legend, the Ten Immortal Giants controlled ninth grade Heaven Rank laws, and each of them had more than just one type at that. Some even possessed rare ninth grade Heaven Rank laws capable of giving birth to law spirits!

Compared to something like that, the grade of the laws in the hands of the Immortal Imperial Clans of the Seventh Heaven Domain were definitely inferior. In other words, the grade of a law power could influence the situation and status of an Immortal Imperial Clans in some aspects!