Chapter 2727 Dead Star Lake

The mountain range stretched endlessly into a sky full of starlight. There was not a hole in that dreamlike haze which presented the scene of primal chaos.

Lin Xun's eyes lit up, finally seeing some hope after months of arduous searching.

According to the jade slip, the Meteorite Mountains of Cangtu World had attracted countless cultivators throughout history, but they had all mysteriously vanished without a single exception. As a result, the whole region surrounding this mountain range had become a forbidden zone.

However, such warnings held no sway over Lin Xun and Mo Lanshan.

“Let's go check it out.” Mo Lanshan led the way.

As they approached the starlight-shrouded region, the surroundings suddenly transformed. It felt as though they had instantly traveled back to the primordial era.

The ground was littered with remnants of stars, and no one knew why and how they had fallen here. There were also numerous deep craters caused by the impact of extraterrestrial bodies.

Wisps of mist drifted vertically in various areas. These were starlight, but multicolored as they were permeated by the purest and thickest of five elements essence. If one were to cultivate here, the benefits would only be immense.

If it weren’t for the fact that he was on a quest, Lin Xun would have chosen to stay here and absorb the five elements essence to his heart’s content to temper his body.

“I see what's going on here. The abundance of spacetime energy has reverted this place to an ancient time, giving it an atmosphere of primal chaos.” Mo Lanshan was taken aback by the mysteries that he uncovered.

Due to the influence of spacetime power, this place had become incredibly expansive. It not only was bigger than a starfield but also hosted countless fragments of broken stars.

Lin Xun had also perceived the extraordinary nature of this world and was just as amazed.

“This place has very likely given birth to a new primal chaos origin. If this suspicion of mine is right, then this will also be an opportunity for us to harvest and refine this primal chaos origin,” said Mo Lanshan.

Hearing this, Lin Xun was tempted. Among the current nine-star missions posted in the Heavenly Treasure Hall, there was one about finding primal chaos origin!

If that's the case, then even if we can't find a sixth grade Heaven Rank or a higher law here, we can still complete a nine-star mission by harvesting this primal chaos origin...

The thought of it gave him a boost of exhilaration.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As the two continued on their way, they suddenly heard deafening sword chants echoing from the distance.

Soon, a great lake came into view. The sword energy whose sound they just heard was rising from the water’s depths. It was bright, sharp, and soul-shaking.

Inspecting the lake itself, it was actually a gorgeous spectacle made of very dense silver starlight. In that ‘water,’ one could vaguely see countless stars swirling and gleaming, emanating waves of icy, bone-chilling law power fluctuations.

This scene left even Mo Lanshan, a Nirvana Spirit Immortal, astonished. He said, “If my guess is correct, there should be a law power at the bottom of this lake, and its grade is extremely high!”

Lin Xun was stunned, “Doesn't that mean we can obtain a law power on top of the primal chaos origin?”

Mo Lanshan smiled, “Once you reach the Immortal Stage, you will understand that the birth of a primal chaos origin is often accompanied by a law power. We've arrived here at the best time possible. Otherwise, once the primal chaos origin evolves into an embryonic world and its power into the almighty dao of that world, it will then have little value.”

Lin Xun was delighted, “So that's how it is.”

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Mo Lanshan straightened his face and said solemnly, “Lin Xun, I will not intervene, so you’ll only have yourself to rely on. Asking for my help will automatically make your nine-star mission a failure.”

While this sounded cold-hearted, it was the rule of the Origin Sect: disciples must complete their nine-star mission on their own!

“Don’t worry, Elder,” Lin Xun said, his gaze already fixed on the big lake enveloped in starlight and brimming with sword energy.

Whoosh!

He jumped into action without hesitation. A great abyss formed on his palm, deep and enigmatic with a dreadful devouring aura. He plunged into the lake with it, splashing up towering waves.

Filled with a piercing sharp aura, the water splashes cut up both the air and the ground they landed on, creating countless web-like cracks.

Not only did Lin Xun pay it no heed, but his abyss also kept disrupting the water with the devouring power generated by its rotation. Seemingly on its way to being flipped upside down, the lake took this as a provocation.

Rumble!

It boiled, suddenly producing many law ripples. Forces of law power even burst out from the water and transformed into terrifying spirit entities.

“The law power is manifesting itself in a coalesced form! This is indeed a Heaven Rank law, one above the sixth grade at that.” Mo Lanshan watched from afar in anticipation. How would Lin Xun subdue such a high-level law?

Of note, even Immortal experts often needed to rely on law treasures to conquer such a law power; they would never stand a chance against a sixth grade Heaven Rank law otherwise.

The law power in the lake churned, condensing into a patch of liquid starlight. It swiftly took the shape of a humanoid creature that radiated blazing brilliance, causing the entire world to tremble under the sheer horror of its might.

Clang!

Without a word, Lin Xun raised his hand and summoned the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. Being invincible in the Supreme Ancestor Stage, even a casual strike from him was the sharpest, most powerful skill.

Moreover, the sword cauldron held the Nirvana law power, making it capable of fighting back the law power in this place.

Crack!

The humanoid creature was slashed to pieces.

However, over a dozen more shot out from the tumbling lake the next second, this time in a variety of odd shapes between that of gods and demons. They each emitted astonishing fluctuations of law power, their aura terrifying beyond measure.

Right at this moment, Lin Xun rose up from the lake and channeled his power into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Billions of beams of light shot out. That overwhelming power, accompanied by the energy fluctuations of the Nirvana law power, completely suppressed the law power of those dozen or so creatures.

There was no doubt that this attack was on a catastrophic scale. As strong as the lake creatures were, they became inadequate once the law power on them was snuffed.

Bang!

They exploded in an instant. The group of oddly shaped creatures hadn't lasted long before they were annihilated just like that. The lake returned to calm in the blink of an eye, except for the starlight still swirling in the water.

Watching from a distance, Mo Lanshan was astonished.

He didn't know that Lin Xun possessed the Nirvana law power, but he could tell that the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron was a law treasure capable of dominating the law power of this place!

“Still not coming out?” shouted Lin Xun who was standing in the air above the lake. He hurled the sword cauldron into the water to perform the most direct suppression.

The lake erupted into a storm of rolling starlight and flying star debris. Scary law power fluctuations burst out from the deepest part like a volcanic explosion.

Following that,

whoosh!

A streak of light bolted out from the water and soared up, slicing through the sky. It was a sword wreathed in starlight, and it was attempting to escape.

The Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron immediately released a horrid dao light and confined the sword in mid-air. The Nirvana law power joined in, taking the form of a lotus pattern. It floated at the cauldron's mouth and actively attacked.

The Nirvana law power had previously subdued numerous laws on its own, so Lin Xun was long accustomed to this scene.

Clang!

The starlight sword struggled violently, ramming into the sword cauldron as it tried to break free. However, under the Nirvana law power’s suppression, every struggle was in vain. The sword was soon bound to the point it could no longer move and got sealed within the sword cauldron.

This sword was, of course, the physical form of the law power that had been birthed in this place.

“Holy...” Mo Lanshan was hit dizzy by what he had witnessed.

In his original estimation, Lin Xun would likely have to pay a price, or face some danger even, to subdue this law power.

Who would have thought that he had done it so effortlessly in just moments, with such precision and skill that indicated this wasn't his first time doing so.

The law power he just wielded must be a ninth grade Heaven Rank one

... Mo Lanshan thought to himself.

As an elder of the Origin Sect’s Ninth Peak and a Nirvana Spirit expert, he had seen his share of ninth grade Heaven Rank laws, as rare and precious as those were. Among the Nine Great Peaks, almost every disciple possessed a law artifact, and some of those artifacts actually contained law powers of ninth grade Heaven Rank!

Therefore, what shocked Mo Lanshan wasn't the fact that Lin Xun also had one. It was the fact that even a treasure of this level normally wouldn't display such overwhelming strength when attempting to subdue a complete sixth grade Heaven Rank or higher law.

“Disciples of Fangchun Mountain are truly unfathomable,” lamented Mo Lanshan.

In the meantime, Lin Xun had already seen the true face of the subdued law power: a dao sword that was entirely silver-white in color and radiating starlight. The blade was imprinted with natural law patterns, emanating an awe-inspiring aura.

“Master, this is a seventh grade Heaven Rank law. Its energy is sharp and links to stellar power, making it a type of stellar law — a rather rare one.”

This came from Wushuang in the Nirvana world. She had the appearance of a young and innocent looking girl. Her voice was clear, crisp, and filled with longing as she made this assessment.

Seventh grade Heaven Rank!

Lin Xun's heart raced, but his face remained composed as he transmitted to her, “I need to use it to exchange for merits. You can absorb its power if you want, but do not compromise its rank while you do that.”

Wushuang agreed with a big, happy smile.

“Be careful.” Mo Lanshan, who was supposed to be a distance away, suddenly appeared out of thin air, grabbed Lin Xun's arm, and teleported him to the void beside the lake.

Almost simultaneously, a blaring horn rang out of the blue. The heavy and oppressive sound showed no signs of stopping.

The next second, a terrifying aura swept down from the skies. Lin Xun looked up to the sight of an ancient ship enveloped in a dao glow. It was descending straight in the direction of the lake with a crushing momentum.

This was a battleship. The might it radiated upon arrival struck fear into the hearts.

Upon closer inspection, the battleship bore a massive sect emblem carved in crimson divine blood: twelve primordial mountains anchored in chaos and pierced through heavens, as if eternal and immortal. The thick, crimson blood served as its background, adding an eerie and unsettling vibe.

“God Bone Battleship! It’s the Shaman Sect Ancestral Court!” Mo Lanshan's pupils sharply constricted.