Chapter 2822 Ominous Aura of Blood

When my dao was proven, I realized the suffering of all beings.

To this day, Lin Xun still couldn’t forget those words uttered by Saint Buddha Xingjia that he had heard upon obtaining the life-killing Stupa Heart in the Supreme Realm.[1] It was a truly great compassion, nothing else more than a compassion for all the beings in the world.

“Yes, it's only right to thank our little friend Lin Xun.”

“Hahaha, I'm long prepared to repay him; it's nothing more than a big battle.”

“We've been walking the Fortune Dominion for so many years but only got a handful of opportunities to truly wrestle with the divine clans. Let's fight it out with them this time!”

Voices resounded between heaven and the earth, either feeble, tranquil, heroic, or deep. They disturbed the clouds like words coming from gods.

Lin Xun looked up and quickly spotted Battle Emperor Mo Yang among them. She had a slender figure and a bearing as cool as the moon. Her entirety emanated an air of solitude, as if she was existing in her own world.

“Chen Linkong said that all the fortunes in the Supreme Realm had been obtained by you alone. In that case, we can be considered peers,” said Mo Yang softly with an amiable look in her eyes. Lin Xun cupped his fist toward her.

Afterward, he recognized the Dark Blood Underworld Emperor, who was shrouded in a profound underworld aura. Exuding a lofty might, he resembled a dominant overlord.

“Do not worry, I will not bother with the grudge between you and my son,” grunted Dark Blood Underworld Emperor. Lin Xun similarly clasped his fist toward him.

Quickly, he identified another familiar figure. It was a white-clothed, beautiful young man, but the aura emanating from him oppressed the sky dome with the weight of ten thousand elephants!

Dragon Elephant Battle Emperor![2]

Back in the Supreme Realm, Lin Xun had been tested and honed at the Ancient Tablet of All, and had acquired the lifelong insights and treasures regarding physical refinement left behind by Dragon Elephant Battle Emperor, so how could he not recognize the other party?

Seeing so many powerhouses of the Ancient Wasteland Alliance at once, Lin Xun was flooded with emotions.

Thousand Star Divine Tree, Saint Buddha Xingjia, Dark Blood Underworld Emperor, Battle Emperor Mo Yang, Dragon Elephant Battle Emperor... Any of them could awe the ages and peer down on all beings, and now, they had all gathered here!

On top of that, besides these ones Lin Xun recognized, there were over a dozen other peerless, heaven-defying giants present!

They were all mighty experts who had departed the Ancient Nebula Road in the early primeval era, so they naturally had long advanced from the Emperor Stage. The first thing Lin Xun sensed from the power surging from them was that it was all beyond the Immortal Stage!

This was simply incredible.

At this moment, Chen Linkong was full of sentiment, "It's been a long time, my fellow daoists. Back then, there were thousands of us who walked out of the Ancient Nebula Road together, but today, only less than thirty are present here, with the rest still scattered all over the world.

“If it wasn't for this serendipitous situation, who knows how long we'd have to wait for a get-together like this?”

The crowd of Ancient Wasteland Domain's experts also revealed lamenting expressions. On the almighty path, it was indeed exceedingly difficult for them to be able to walk alongside one another to this day. The more time passed, the more life-and-death partings one faced.

In the far past, they had departed the Ancient Nebula Road in a group of thousands, but after these countless eventful years, only a small fraction of that was still alive. The road of the great dao was merciless. Walking it meant walking among goodbyes, regardless of whether they were separated by life or death.

“Everyone, how about we drink to our hearts’ content tonight?” proposed Chen Linkong.

“That would be excellent.”

“Very well.”

“As we should.”

“Hahaha, I have long had this intention.”

The crowd of mighty experts burst into laughter. Thus, Silent Night Range was filled with the sounds of joyous conversations and drinking that night.

Lin Xun greeted them one by one, chatted, and recounted his various experiences in the Supreme Realm, causing Mo Yang, Xingjia, and Dragon Elephant to lament nonstop.

Lin Xun asked Mo Yang about a question he had harbored forever. Why had she left a ‘headless body’ of herself in the Realm of the Supreme?

Mo Yang’s answer was simple. She had once been decapitated by an enemy who then made her skull into a bone pendant, which she regarded as a lifelong disgrace. Later, she had returned the favor by beheading that enemy.

Outside this, Mo Yang also mentioned that she had met his uncle Luo Qingheng, from whom she had learned about the existence of the Omega Secret-Realm and the terror of the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent.

From Xingjia, Dragon Elephant, and the others, Lin Xun also learned about many past events concerning the other disciples of Fanchun Mountain. For example, Xingjia had met Ninth Senior Brother Ge Yupu. Following that, they had discussed the dao for a hundred years and developed appreciation for each other.

Dragon Elephant had been a hostile rival of Senior Brother Li Xuanwei. After thousands of years of fighting, they had turned their differences into peace thanks to the intervention of Third Senior Sister Ruo Su.

What Lin Xun found utterly unbelievable was that according to Chen Linkong, Dark Blood Underworld Emperor and Eighth Senior Brother Clairvoyant were actually a pair of frenemies.

Both of them had a penchant for collecting exotic treasures from all over the world, so inevitably, there had been conflicts. However, it had been Dark Blood Underworld Emperor who had eaten a loss every single time, and he had even once been knocked unconscious and robbed by Clairvoyant...

When these old stories were told, Dark Blood Underworld Emperor's face darkened, cursing that among the disciples of Fangchun Mountain, it was the fatty called Clairvoyant who was the most insidious and black-hearted!

Lin Xun relished knowing that Underworld Son getting robbed by him was a similar experience to what the Dark Blood Underworld Emperor had with Senior Brother Clairvoyant.

In addition to this, these Ancient Wasteland Domain powerhouses revealed many things Lin Xun never knew before, broadening his horizons. The elegance of these ancestors, which he finally got to see tonight, made him quite emotional.

Thinking back to a long time ago when he was just a young cultivator, they had been legendary existences that he could only look up to. Now that he was able to meet and even have enjoyable conversations with them, how could it not make one emotional?

It could be said that this was the most delightful day Lin Xun had in the Fortune Dominion so far.

......

Later that night, Lin Xun found Thirteen and asked, “Senior, what are your plans for the future?”

Thirteen clearly had pondered this matter for a long time himself. He replied, “I've been stuck in this city for eons. It's time I go find my own path to breakthrough.”

Lin Xun knew that Thirteen had entered the Transcendence Realm long ago, and the breakthrough he was looking for was bound to be about certifying eternity.

“It's a pity that this Fortune Dominion is enveloped in an invisible law power. It's a prison that no one native to the hundreds of epochal civilizations here can leave, or else I would have loved to bring you to the Eternal True Realm,” sighed Lin Xun.

He admired Thirteen very much, and even felt like he was in the latter's debt. After all, the Eternal Night Divine Emperor had erased herself from the world for Xia Zhi, which probably had been a great blow to Thirteen. Therefore, Lin Xun wanted to do something for him before he departed.

“In that case, there's another way: let him stay in this city.” Chen Linkong came over and said, “He won't be limited by the law power here as long as he has your approval, so then he can comprehend the Fortune Origin power, which will greatly benefit him in realizing the Eternal Stage.”

Lin Xun's eyes lit up as he turned to Thirteen. “What do you think, Senior?”

Thirteen said, “That would be for the best.”

Lin Xun smiled and nodded.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Chen Linkong asked, “Little Friend, the other fellow daoists and I will send you away tomorrow morning. Before that, do you have any other unfinished businesses?”

Lin Xun shook his head. He had come to the Fortune Dominion with only two goals, one was to save his parents and the other was to solve the matter of Xia Zhi's identity. Now that both had been accomplished, there was nothing else to worry about.

He asked, “Senior, I wonder if the divine sons and maidens I'm holding hostage will be helpful when I leave?”

Chen Linkong shook his head. “Anyone who has stepped into the Eternal Stage understands that the Eternity Coffin is far more important than the lives of those divine juniors, so no, those old things won't really care that much about what will happen to them.”

Lin Xun said, “That is to say, even if they want to negotiate with me, they still won't let me go in exchange for the lives of their divine juniors?”

Chen Linkong nodded. “Correct.”

Lin Xun's gaze went cold. “I see. I know what to do now.”

Chen Linkong seemed to get something and advised, “Little Friend, if you completely offend these major divine clans of the Fortune Dominion, I'm afraid many unpleasant incidents will arise on your future path.”

“But they are unable to leave the Fortune Dominion, no?”

“Just because it's impossible now doesn't mean it's going to be impossible forever.”

“Well... I’ll worry about that when it actually happens.”

Hearing this answer from the unperturbed Lin Xun, Chen Linkong smiled and said no more.

......

Late at night, in the darkness of the universe outside the city.

“Everyone!” a murky, aged voice abruptly rang, permeated with excitement. “This old man just made a divination, and it told me that the great change is coming tomorrow!”

Immediately, an energy fluctuation rippled from the depths of the starry void as many powerful minds communicated their thoughts out loud.

“What? Is your divination definite?” one asked.

“Absolutely, it has never been clearer. I reckon there's just been something unusual on the side of that little brat surnamed Lin, otherwise he wouldn't choose tomorrow to leave the city,” replied that murky, aged voice.

“Since it's a big change, it's naturally related to him, but there's no guarantee that it will be the only one. We must be prepared for the unexpected,” said someone seriously.

“Indeed. The divination result I got was filled with the ominous aura of blood. Truly a sign of great danger. This old man thought hard about what it could be, and came up with only one possibility,” the murky voice went quiet at this part.

“What possibility?”

“Brother Gaoyang, don’t keep us guessing.”

Many couldn't help but heckle him.

“I'm afraid that the ominous sign points at us,” said the murky voice, sending the entire crowd into silence. The atmosphere in the surrounding universe suddenly tensed up.

“What...does that mean?” asked an icy voice.

“You should all know it in your hearts. Once Lin Xun steps out of the city’s bounds tomorrow, he has no chance to leave alive. But regarding the Eternity Coffin, so who's to say it won't raise a bloody storm?”

After the murky old voice dropped this, silence reigned. They were well aware that danger would unfold when they started competing over the Eternity Coffin. At the end of it, who would be able to seize this treasure, and who would be able to retreat unharmed?

No one knew, but one thing they all knew for certain was that none of them would give up on the Eternity Coffin!

“Since it's destined to be unavoidable, let's fight however we like!” declared a deep, thick voice.

This night, the atmosphere in the depths of the starry sky was exceptionally oppressive. A storm was coming.

1. See chapter 1288 ☜

2. Back in 1110 the author referred to him as Divine Elephant Martial Emperor, but now changed it to Dragon Elephant Battle Emperor. Not sure why but here we are. ☜