Chapter 2788 Pa Pa Pa

The Seventh Forbidden Zone.

Here, the shattered spacetime turbulence transformed into a raging storm. In the distance, Qin Jingtian and the others stopped, their expressions gloomy. Given their current cultivation realm, they wouldn't dare to venture into that turbulent spacetime rashly.

Earlier, when they had chased their targets here, they had happened to see Lin Xun and Xuan Feiling, hiding in a sword cauldron, rush into the turbulent spacetime flow and vanish in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!" Qin Jingtian was filled with anger.

"Wouldn’t our target perish here? If so, won’t our operation be a failure?" Qin Jingwen frowned.

"No." Qin Jinglue took a deep breath. "If they knew they would die, they would have fought us to the death, but they didn't. This undoubtedly proves that they are confident they can withstand the impact of the shattered and turbulent spacetime flow."

Hearing this, Qin Jingtian and Qin Jingwen calmed down.

Qin Jingtian then came to a decision. "Jingwen, go to the place where Shaomeng had fallen and use the law power to investigate the events of the previous battle and see if you can find any useful information. Jinglue, go back to the clan and inform the clan leader of what happened here. Have him send forces here to seal the entrance to the Seventh Forbidden Zone. As for myself, I'll remain here."

"Yes." Qin Jingwen and Qin Jinglue agreed with his arrangements and left.

Half an hour later, Qin Jingwen returned and said, "Before Shaomeng died, he had discovered the man's identity. His name is Lin Xun, the great-grandson of Luo Tongtian. He has come to the Great Qin Divine Domain to rescue Luo Qingxun and her husband, who are trapped in the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm.'"

Lin Xun...

Qin Jingtian silently memorized the name.

That evening, Qin Jinglue returned, bringing with him a large group of powerful individuals from the nine major factions affiliated with the Great Qin Divine Clan.

"The clan leader said we can't mobilize a large number of our forces as it would likely attract the attention of the other three top-tier divine clans. Therefore, we've mobilized the strongest from the nine factions affiliated with our clan."

Qin Jinglue then transmitted, "Each of these nine factions have sent a first realm Martial Ancestor who is in charge of leading three hundred of their clan members. They have now completely sealed off the entrance to the Seventh Forbidden Zone."

After hearing this, Qin Jingtian felt relieved and asked, "What sort of news has been released to the outside world?"

Qin Jinglue smiled and said, "To avoid causing any disturbance or cause undue attention from foreign forces, I've already spread the word. We're doing this to enter the Seventh Forbidden Zone and capture an enemy. We've fabricated a watertight excuse. I believe that even if outsiders knew, they wouldn't suspect what we're actually doing."

"That's good." Qin Jingtian nodded.

Qin Jinglue then asked, "If this boy doesn't come out, will we just keep wasting time here?"

"I've been observing this place for a while. The location of this spacetime storm isn't fixed, but instead changes periodically." Qin Jingtian pointed to the distance. "According to my deduction, within six months, we'll have a chance to avoid this spacetime turbulence and reach the place where this boy disappeared."

"Six months...that's probably enough time for Lin Xun to fully recover..." Qin Jinglue frowned.

"It doesn’t really matter if he recovers fully. Didn't you see that boy's trump card? It's the Will Dharma Form of a third realm Martial Ancestor. This means that this boy's cultivation level has not reached that stage,” analyzed Qin Jingtian calmly.

Qin Jinglue nodded. "That's right. If this boy's cultivation had reached the third realm Martial Ancestor, he wouldn't have been oppressed or rejected by the laws of heaven and earth. This proves that his strength, at best, is on par with ours."

That meant they only had to deal with at most a second realm Martial Ancestor. What was there for them to fear?

...

Atop the remains of a desolate star was an undulating mountain range. Lin Xun was sitting cross-legged on one of the peaks while meditating on the laws of heaven and earth.

Although it was terrifying, the spacetime storm was unable to destroy the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron, allowing him to safely pass through it and reach the depths of the Seventh Forbidden Zone. Here, scattered with desolate and broken star debris, the muted darkness was hushed and silent. Xuan Feiling's Will Dharma Form had returned to his token.

Perhaps fueled by a strong sense of crisis, Lin Xun's mind and consciousness were unprecedentedly focused, ethereal, and clear as he comprehended. In just seven days, his aura had returned to the first realm of the Emperor Stage! Furthermore, as he continued to comprehend and experience, his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth within the Great Qin Divine Domain deepened.

The fact that this place had a completely different epoch civilization was a testament to the extraordinary nature of the laws of heaven and earth within the Great Qin Divine Domain. The insights he obtained here had brought him numerous unprecedented experiences and insights.

It was a truly wondrous feeling. This wasn't a complete rebuild of his cultivation, but the insights he gained were greater than those that he would have gotten from a fresh start.

Several months passed in a flash. Lin Xun's aura would rise by a level at intervals...

Six months later, Qin Jingtian, who had been waiting anxiously, suddenly revealed a hint of joy. He let out a long breath and said, "It's finally gone!"

During the past six months, the distant shattered spacetime storm had shifted considerably, allowing them to find the point where Lin Xun had vanished. Qin Jingwen and Qin Jinglue exchanged a glance, their spirits rising.

"Let's go! This time, we’re going to see whether this boy can continue to escape! Remember, when we strike, don't give that Will Dharma Form a chance to run away. Make sure it's a deadly strike to finish a swift and decisive battle!"

Qin Jingtian, brimming with murderous intent, led the charge into the distance. Qin Jingwen and Qin Jinglue followed closely behind.

In their hands, they each activated their powerful trump cards: a swirling, turquoise dao bell, a shimmering, magnificent jade ruyi, and a dao sword gleaming with a clear, silver sheen. Each one was imbued with a terrifying, forbidden aura, which was the power of the Great Qin Divine Clan's law power. They were powerful enough to threaten even a third realm Martial Ancestor.

This should be more than enough to deal with a third realm Martial Ancestor Will Dharma Form. In fact, across the entire Great Qin Divine Domain, those worthy enough for the three elders to join forces to takedown were extremely rare.

More precisely, it had been a long time since they had engaged in battle like this. The reason was simple: the Great Qin Divine Domain was the territory of their Qin Clan. In this world, they were ‘gods’ in the eyes of billions of creatures!

Who would dare to provoke them? Only the top-tier experts from the divine clans of other epochal worlds could possibly make them stumble. However, at least in the Great Qin Divine Domain, they were akin to the gods above all!

"There!"

Soon, Qin Jingtian and the others' spiritual senses focused on a desolate star fragment where Lin Xun was sitting cross-legged. Instantly, murderous intent surged in their hearts.

Ding!

In Qin Jingtian's hand, the turquoise dao bell rang, emitting ripples of sound waves that were like blazing flames that spread far into the distance. Wherever the sound waves passed, the scattered star fragments silently turned to ash. Holes melted in the void, revealing shocking black cracks and gaps.

At that moment, Lin Xun, who had been sitting cross-legged, stood up and vanished into thin air. The star debris he had sitting on had also turned to ashes the moment he left. In the void, his robes fluttered, and his black eyes were dark and cold. Behind him, an Immortal Halo slowly swirled, drawing the elusive and mysterious laws of immortality into its pulsations.

He had long since recovered his strength. In fact, he had advanced even further, reaching the great perfection of the Heavenly Longevity Realm! However, such an aura posed no threat to Qin Jingtian and the others in the distance.

"He's only at the first realm Martial Ancestor Stage. It seems we overestimated him,” remarked Qin Jinglue calmly. They had previously thought that Lin Xun was at the second realm Martial Ancestor Stage, but it was clear that was not the case. He was only in the first realm instead.

"Young man, quickly unleash that Will Dharma Form, or you'll have no chance," Qin Jingtian said coldly.

Their trump cards weren't meant for dealing with Lin Xun.

"I can handle you three myself." As Lin Xun spoke, he flashed out of thin air, activating the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron and charging forward.

Boom!

The void trembled, and billions of rays of light flowed, making Lin Xun's power incredibly formidable. However, this surprised Qin Jingtian and the others. They couldn't imagine how a first realm Martial Ancestor could dare to act so recklessly.

"Don't kill him, capture him alive,” commanded Qin Jingtian. His sleeves fluttered as he reached out to grab Lin Xun. The power he used was unparalleled, simple, and direct.

Qin Jingwen and Qin Jinglue didn't move, simply standing on the sides. They were waiting for the moment that Lin Xun would collapse and activate his Will Dharma Form before striking. In the end, they didn't care about Lin Xun at all, so they didn't bother to use their trump cards against him. They only cared about Xuan Feiling's Will Dharma Form.

However, it was precisely this kind of arrogance and carelessness that gave Lin Xun an opportunity to exploit! He also had no intention of holding back, deciding to end the fight quickly and decisively. After all, a chance like this only came once!

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Once his enemies were wary of him, killing them would require considerable effort. Lin Xun didn't want to waste time. He wasn't sure how many enemies there were within the Seventh Forbidden Zone. So, what he had to do now was to fight quickly and decisively!

Swish!

The moment Qin Jingtian attacked, a white expanse of light suddenly spread. Time Stopping! The world suddenly stopped moving.

At the same time, a sharp blade of light swept out from Lin Xun's fingertips. Time and space here seemed to be cleaved, and everything appeared to be weakening and collapsing. The laws of time distributed across heaven and earth were completely chaotic and utterly disordered.

He was using the taboo ability of the third stage of his innate ability—Blade of Time! When all light and shadow faded, Qin Jingtian, in the distance, continued to reach out, but the power he unleashed was as harmless as that of a cultivator in the Longevity Tribulation King Stage.

Qin Jingwen and Qin Jinglue both stood motionless, poised and waiting. However, their appearance, along with Qin Jingtian's, also changed at an incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into three young men with immature faces

Furthermore, their cultivation plummeted from the second realm Martial Ancestor Stage, which was comparable to the Nirvana Spirit Realm, to the Six Harmonies Realm, which was comparable to the Longevity Tribulation King Stage!

All of this occurred almost instantaneously. This sudden change left them frozen in place. Their previous expressions were gradually replaced by fear and bewilderment, and their bodies were tremblind uncontrollably.

"How is this possible?!" Qin Jingtian screamed, as if he had lost his mind.

"No, this is impossible. How could this be..." Qin Jingwen muttered, distraught.

"The power of time, is this the legendary...the forbidden power hidden within that supreme treasure..."

Only Qin Jinglue remained relatively calm, but his expression had completely altered and his face had turned stark white. He seemed to already know the magnitude of Lin Xun's power, but it was still hard to believe and accept. Anyone suddenly reverting to their youth and losing almost all their cultivation would likely struggle to withstand such a blow.

How cruel! The higher one’s level of cultivation, the harder it was to bear such a price! This was true of Yu Fengzi, the former heir of the Zen Sect, and it was also true of Qin Jingtian and the other two at this moment.

At some point, Lin Xun stepped forward and gently patted Qin Jingtian's youthful, fresh face. He said, "If you had attempted to kill me immediately, perhaps none of this would have happened so smoothly... Of course, you probably couldn't have imagined how someone like me, whom you despise, could possess such power...to the point where it's too late for you to remedy the situation."

Pa, pa, pa!

The gentle pats of his palms repeatedly pushed at Qin Jingtian's face. The soft, casual sound left him feeling an unprecedented sense of humiliation.