Chapter 2750 The Secret of this Realm

The Xuan Clan in the Ancient Nebula Road had never been bullied for as long as it existed, not even by the Nameless Esteemed Emperor, Heavenly Emperor Shi, or the experts of the Luo Clan who had descended from the other side of the cosmos.

This clan had a kind of confidence that Lin Xun, in the past, had never understood where they had gotten it from, but how could he not see it now?

As long as Xuan Feiling lived and remained a deputy pavilion master of the Origin Sect Ancestral Court, no power in the Ancient Nebula Road would have the guts to offend the Xuan Clan!

Therefore, when Lin Xun accepted the jade slip handed to him by Xuan Jiuyin, he knew that its content would not be bad. His biggest worry was immediately swept away.

When he learned that his enemies had sent forces to the lower plane of the Ancient Nebula Road right before his Immortal breakthrough, the rage he had felt was something no one could fathom. If he had been a dragon, then they had touched his reverse scale by doing that!

Originally, he had planned to start dealing with all these threats right after becoming an Immortal, but the message in the jade slip allowed him to relax.

However, Lin Xun suddenly noticed a detail that made him frown. After so many years of not seeing each other, Jingxuan only wrote him a single sentence? It couldn't be because she was stingy with ink, right?

At the end of the banquet, he wrapped his arm around Xuan Jiuyin and inquired, “Why did you hold such important news from me until now?”

Xuan Jiuyin hurriedly explained, “I also just learned of it from my great-grandfather. The Ancient Nebula Road is too far away, and after some clan members got there, they had to first travel to the lower world and then do a long investigation to gain some clues on the whereabouts of the Lin Clan.

“Those clues led them straight to the Return Dominion, where they spent close to ten days searching until they finally ran into your family members by pure luck... When the report got back to my clan in the Eternal True Realm, it was already after your Immortal tribulation ended.”

Lin Xun finally understood. He asked, “But why does the message only have one sentence?”

“Heheheh,” Xuan Jiuyin chortled. “It was a request from Sister-in-law, or so I heard. She said that this one sentence was enough; any more might make you sentimental and delay your important plans.”

Lin Xun was stunned. Indescribable warmth and guilt welled up in his heart. Years had passed and Jingxuan had been left to take care of their child alone. As the father, he had done them wrong by not being by their side all this time.

“Alright, with this matter resolved, you no longer have anything to worry about. You only need to focus on your cultivation, and if you encounter any trouble in Origin Sky Pavilion, just say my great-grandfather's name and see it work its miracle.” Xuan Jiuyin patted Lin Xun's shoulder.

Bam!

He took a slap on the back of his head as Xuan Feiling appeared out of thin air and scolded, “You good-for-nothing brat, you think Lin Xun is like you, using his seniors’ influence to brag? After today, you shall continue to cultivate in Wild Cloud Abode, and you will not take a step outside without my permission.”

Xuan Jiuyin immediately complained about it, but Xuan Feiling ignored his wails and turned to Lin Xun, “You don't have to worry about the matter back at the Ancient Nebula Road. Just leave it to the Xuan Clan.”

Lin Xun cupped his fist, bowed, and said from the bottom of his heart, “Thank you so much, Senior.”

Xuan Feiling had not only helped him a great deal, but in the old days, this senior had also helped his mother Luo Qingxun, his uncle Luo Qingheng, and Mister Lu escape the Eternal True Realm. Even after Luo Qingxun’s party had arrived at the Ancient Nebula Road, it was the Xuan Clan's force there who had escorted them to the lower world!

Lin Xun would never forget their great kindness.

“You are a disciple of Fangchun Mountain and a descendant of Luo Tongtian, so how could I not lend you a hand in times of need? Words of gratitude aren't needed. Just remember, even as an Immortal, you need to act in accordance with the rules of our sect. It will only be good for you,” advised Xuan Feiling smilingly.

Lin Xun nodded.

That night, he returned straight to his cave haven at Origin Sky Pavilion.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

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Inside the cave, Lin Xun sat down cross-legged and started solidifying his new cultivation. Wisps of Immortal law seeped out and spread from him, gathering at his back to form an Immortal Halo. As he operated his qi, the halo rotated slowly as if becoming alive.

The Immortal Halo was the signature ability of the Heavenly Longevity Realm.[1]

Inside him, his True Self Emperor World had completely turned into something new called the ‘Immortal Dao World.’ This was the foundation of the Immortal path. It was no different from a true, big world that was made from the cultivator's own laws and cultivation.

Inside this world, the stars and sky, mountains and rivers, grass and trees from left to right and up to down were all condensed from pure Immortal law power. The stronger the cultivator’s foundation was, the more solid and vast their Immortal Dao World would be.

Lin Xun's Immortal Dao World was different from those of normal experts in the same realm, presenting the mysteries of life, death, and reincarnation where destruction and rebirth coexisted. It was as though his Immortal Dao World was undergoing nirvana at all times, which was nothing short of astonishing.

In addition to that, gray misty chaos qi drifted in the atmosphere, deriving into the most abundant Immortal origin. It gave his Immortal Dao World the divine air of the very beginning of primordial chaos, immeasurable and immortal!

This was incredible, and it was also precisely the path of immortality that Lin Xun sought, a path whose core was different from everyone else's.

In short, the Immortal Dao Worlds of other Heavenly Longevity experts were akin to a world in the infinite void, then Lin Xun's Immortal Dao World was akin to a heaven domain in the Eternal True Realm!

Such a difference between clouds and mud was what he had obtained in his Immortal dao certification. The unprecedented tribulation had brought him an unprecedented dao path. It was the path of the Eternal Supreme and the Nirvana of Transcendence. It was the legendary dao that the Lord of Fangchun Mountain had waited eons to finally be realized on his final disciple!

It was only during meditation that Lin Xun perceived the true mysteries of this path. All of his current cultivation came from the Immortal law coalesced from the Nirvana law power he had absorbed during the tribulation. He called it the Nirvana law.

In his battle with Qi Lingzhen’s group, the other party's ninth grade Heaven Rank Immortal law had been unable to suppress the Nirvana law at all!

However, the most wonderful thing about the Nirvana law did not lie in combat, but in nirvana! This meant that moving forward, the more law powers Lin Xun condensed, the more powerful his Nirvana law would become, thus achieving continuous breakthroughs in prowess!

In short, the Nirvana law did not have a rank as it could constantly transform and improve! At the same time, it also possessed the magical power of destruction and rebirth, allowing it to reshape and rebuild other law powers, as well as completely absorb and obliterate them.

For example, Little Immortal, Little Nether, and Wushuang, who were currently residing in the Nirvana law, had all been revamped by its law power and given a new life! In Lin Xun's view, the Nirvana law acted like a mother's womb, capable of reviving other law powers and nurturing them. This went to show much more complex this law was than meets the eye!

Lin Xun could not help but suspect that when he completely figured out the principles of the Nirvana law, he might just be able to bring the dead back from their ashes...all because of how unimaginable the ability to reform and rebirth was!

Outside of the above, Lin Xun's Will Dharma Form in his spirit had developed into ‘Immortal Dharma Form.’ While it seemed to be a mere name change, there had been in fact a qualitative metamorphosis to his spirit, which were the new characteristics of immortality and indestructibility.

Such was also the root cause of ‘sharing longevity with the heavens.’

As long as the heavens live, I will not perish.

This saying referred to the Immortal Dharma Form that one came to possess upon entering the Heavenly Longevity Realm!

Lin Xun's dao body had also undergone metamorphosis, from his skin, sinews, flesh, meridians, and acupoints to the five viscera and six bowels... Having been destroyed and reformed inside out time and time again during the tribulation, endless and matchless Immortal power was now within him.

The energy in a single drop of his blood could shatter mountains and kill Great Emperors! Every strand of hair on him could be considered immortal matter. Behind all of these transformations were countless marvelous and brand new profound mysteries, and this was where Lin Xun's Immortal path began.

As he penetrated through these mysteries one by one, he would progress naturally on this path!

About half a month later...

Lin Xun woke up from his meditation. His cultivation had been fully solidified. However, from the outside, his aura was now much more unremarkable and simple, having returned to the most basic after all intricacies had been sieved out. His every movement appeared plain and natural.

He was just like the almighty dao: invisible and indescribable.

“In just half a month, all of the immortal divine essence in my pocket has been exhausted...” Lin Xun bitterly laughed.

Since joining the Origin Sect until now, he had obtained up to tens of thousands of pounds of immortal divine essence, which had more than sufficed to satisfy his cultivation needs as a supreme Emperor Ancestor.

However, that amount was no longer enough for the Immortal Stage.

According to the Origin Sect's regulations, once a disciple of the three pavilions became an Immortal, they would be eligible for ten thousand pounds of immortal divine essence, three thousand pounds of immortal divine material, and a variety of other benefits every month.

According to Lin Xun's estimation, though, a monthly allowance of ten thousand pounds of immortal divine essence was far from being close enough to satisfy his current cultivation needs. He needed at least...fifty thousand pounds!

Of course, when it came to a precious treasure like the immortal divine essence, the more the better always.

“If I become a deputy deacon, I will get thirty thousand pounds of immortal divine essence every month. Then fifty thousand pounds if I’m a deacon. And then as an elder, I will receive...” Lin Xun calculated.

After a long contemplation, he decided that once he had refined the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron to the point where he couldn't be more comfortable using it, he would compete for the position of deputy deacon!

A fight would be inevitable at that time, and while Lin Xun was not afraid, he still wanted to be properly prepared.

Deputy deacon was ranked behind deacon, elder, and far lower than deputy pavilion master, but every deputy deacon was a menace who had survived countless battles and had ages training on the Immortal path.

If placed in the Seventh Heaven Domain, these deputy deacons could become the pillars of an Immortal Imperial Clan!

There were a total of twenty-four deputy deacons in Origin Sky Pavilion. In order to replace one of them, one had to first defeat them in strength.

Having made up his mind, Lin Xun summoned the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Buzz!

Billions of rays of dao light floated, and an ancient, boundless aura spread as the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron appeared in the air. Faintly, it emanated the might capable of dominating the past, present, and future.

This cauldron had sustained heavy damage during Lin Xun’s Immortal tribulation, but under the protection of the Nirvana law power, it had also been revamped and tempered, achieving a brand new transformation.

It could be said that today's Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron was qualified to be an Immortal-grade weapon.

As for what exactly this weapon was currently capable of, Lin Xun had no idea. After all, during the fight with Qi Lingzhen and the other three, he had fought bare-handed and had no chance to test out its new power.

Author’s note:

Immortal Halo is the signature of the Heavenly Longevity Realm. The one for the Nirvana Spirit Realm will be set again later.

1. Back in 2661 the author said it was a mark of the Nirvana Spirit Stage, there’s an author’s note at the end of the chapter to address this. ☜