Chapter 2845 Might of the Sword Cauldron

Myriad Ravines Mountain Range.

It was said this boundless range stretched for millions of miles, and its depths were riddled with countless ravines and abysses. It was one of the birthplaces of Desolate Law Power Beasts in the Ten Directions Demon Realm.

In every past Immortal Dao Battle, participants would only dare venture deep into this perilous land in groups. The reason was simple: this was a place Heaven Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts roamed freely!

To those at the pinnacle of the Nirvana Spirit Realm, Earth Rank beasts posed little threat. However, Heaven Rank beasts were another matter entirely. They possessed Heaven Rank law power and their ferocity was unmatched. Even a single encounter could end the life of a Nirvana Spirit cultivator.

However, for Lin Xun, this mountain range was the perfect training ground! The principles of heaven and earth within the Ten Directions Demon Realm were unlike those of any other world.

The reason this realm could bury and preserve the laws of countless epochal civilizations was because its very fabric possessed an astonishing capacity to both endure destruction and renew itself. A mountain might be leveled in an instant, yet reformed within a few days.

Otherwise, even a fearsome place like the Myriad Ravines Mountain Range, spanning millions of miles, could never have survived through the countless Immortal Dao Battles that had ravaged it across the ages.

In fact, the same was true for the Desolate Law Power Beasts roaming the Ten Directions Demon Realm. Every three thousand years, the mountains and rivers of this vast world would shift and reform, birthing new lands and new Desolate Law Power Beasts. Like the turning of the four seasons, the cycle of creation and renewal never ceased.

For example, the Myriad Ravines Mountain Range before Lin Xun was completely different from what it had once been. It was as if the entire Ten Directions Demon Realm was alive, evolving with every era. That fact alone was astonishing.

However, Lin Xun had not come here to ponder the mysteries of heaven and earth in this Ten Directions Demon Realm. His goal was simple: hunt Desolate Law Power Beasts, harvest law power, and temper his own cultivation.

Mountains piled upon mountains, stretching endlessly beneath a shroud of gray mist. From deep within, roars of beasts rolled out like thunder, each imbued with savage power that chilled the blood.

Clang!

Li Zhen’s hand tightened around a dull, unadorned black sword. His aura shifted sharply, and a murderous intent surged from his tall, mountain-like frame. Even a Nirvana Spirit old monster like him dared not let his vigilance waver as they approached the Myriad Ravines Mountain Range.

Lin Xun hovered in the air, gazing down at the rolling mountains and winding rivers. To a dao rune master like him, the world unfolded in layers unseen by ordinary eyes. The coursing of mountain veins, the shifting of air currents, and the faint reflections within the peaks all whispered hidden mysteries and secrets.

After a moment, he spoke softly, “Elder, this way.”

Li Zhen’s expression stiffened in surprise. “That direction is thick with fiendish qi. The law power there churns violently, far worse than any other direction. It’s clearly a land of treacherous mountains and cursed waters, filled with killing intent and unpredictable danger...”

Lin Xun replied evenly, “The more perilous the place, the greater the chance of finding Heaven Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts. Don’t worry, Elder. I know what I’m doing.”

Li Zhen said nothing more. Back in the Origin Sect, Lin Xun had always been known for his unyielding will and fearless spirit. He walked paths others dared not tread.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he had become who he was today.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Not long after Lin Xun and Li Zhen stepped into the Myriad Ravines Mountain Range, they reached a shadowed valley deep within the mountains. Murderous mist rolled like storm clouds, and earth-shaking roars echoed from all directions. Even the mountains and rivers seemed to quiver in fear.

In the swirling fog, pairs of eyes suddenly flared open, some scarlet, some emerald, some blazing gold, others cold and silvery-white. There were hundreds of them! A terrifying tide of chaotic law power swept across the land like a tidal wave, carrying suffocating killing intent that made the heavens tremble.

“Beast tide! Retreat!” Li Zhen’s expression shifted, and he immediately prepared to pull back.

To his astonishment, Lin Xun didn’t retreat. Instead, a battle-hungry light burned in his eyes. “Elder,” he said with a faint smile, “Just watch.”

Behind Lin Xun’s tall, commanding figure, an Immortal Halo bloomed. Within it sat his will dharma, as majestic as a demon god descending upon the mortal world.

Li Zhen froze for a moment, then the corner of his mouth twitched. “This kid...”

Boom!

In the distance, the roiling fiendish mist shattered with a thunderous boom. One after another, Desolate Law Power Beasts burst forth. Some were towering like mountains with their bodies sheathed in crimson, frost-scales. Some bore skeletal wings that crackled with lightning. Some took the forms of tigers and lions, commanding wind and fire.

Hundreds of beasts charged in unison, their combined momentum blotting out the heavens. The power radiating from each one was so terrifying and fierce that even Nirvana Spirit experts would have shuddered before them. However, Lin Xun did not flinch. He advanced, summoning the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

Buzz!

A wisp of crystalline time aura, interwoven with billions of radiant strands of divine light, flowed out from the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. In that instant, the entire mountain range blazed as though bathed in the first light of dawn!

Li Zhen’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Clang!

Then, a clear, resounding sword cry split the heavens. From within the cauldron, a dao sword shot forth, sweeping across the void in a dazzling arc. Heaven and earth fell utterly silent, as though the flow of time had come to a halt.

The figures of hundreds of beasts that had filled the skies froze mid-charge like images painted on a still canvas. Then the sword fell.

Boom!

The still, frozen world shattered like glass. The raging beasts that filled heaven and earth were like wild grass beneath an iron plow, crushed mercilessly one after another. Their bodies burst apart, limbs were sent flying, and torrents of blood rained down. The scarlet spray spread like spilled ink, staining the world red.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A deafening barrage of sound erupted like a thousand firecrackers exploding at once, shaking the heavens and seizing the heart. In a flash, the beast tide was annihilated!

The sight of carnage bloomed before Li Zhen’s eyes like a sudden, blinding fireworks. His pupils constricted violently, and his usually calm, iron-willed face twisted in disbelief.

Is this power that someone only at the initial Nirvana Spirit Stage can possess?!

That sword strike had nearly overturned everything he thought he knew. Nine years ago, Li Zhen had witnessed Lin Xun’s duel with Zhongli Zhe, the then number one deacon of the Origin Sky Pavilion. Even then, Lin Xun’s strength already defied the heavens.

However, compared to now, Lin Xun’s strength was completely beyond his imagination.

“What in the heavens happened to this kid during those nine years of confinement?” Li Zhen muttered, dazed.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun’s heart surged with excitement! For nine long years, he had poured all his effort and energy into refining Divine Magnetic Iron with the Seal of Temporal Restriction, tempering the power of time into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron.

This was the first time he had unleashed the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron since its transformation. It could only be described by one word: invincible!

The power of time it contained surged in full. When unleashed alongside the forbidden art Time Stopping, the might it unleashed was so terrifying that it far surpassed even Lin Xun’s own expectations.

Time Stopping merged perfectly with his dao sword, and with every swing, time itself froze and his enemies were executed in that still instant. In short, it seized the instant and killed without mercy!

If this had been before, Lin Xun would have been forced into a brutal, drawn-out struggle against the horde of hundreds of beasts. Now, it was completely different. With a single sword, at least thirty beasts were slain on the spot. The rest howled in agony, grievously wounded.

Roar!

A thunderous roar tore through the heavens. Driven mad with fury, the surviving beasts charged at Lin Xun. Their numbers were still tremendous and their power terrifying.

Of course, Lin Xun had no intention of clashing head-on. He repeated the same trick, channeling the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron once more and merging it with forbidden Time Stopping to unleash another devastating sword strike.

With his current cultivation, he could activate the Time Stopping art up to ten times. This was only the second use, and those two uses had consumed no more than twenty percent of his strength.

Boom!

A familiar carnage unfolded. When the stillness broke, another fifty beasts lay dead, torn apart where they stood. Those who had survived the first strike could not withstand the second. Blood rained down, beastly roars split the heavens, and the mountains and rivers lay in ruins.

The remaining twenty-something beasts, broken and terrified, scattered like panicked prey. This time, Lin Xun didn’t use Time Stopping. Instead, he soared forward to kill.

𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Those beasts were already wounded and terror-stricken. To Lin Xun, they were nothing more than lambs waiting to be slaughtered. How could he possibly let them flee? He summoned his five dao bodies to hunt down the fleeing beasts.

Li Zhen, though still shaken, quickly came to his senses and joined the slaughter.

Moments later... Aside from five Desolate Law Power Beasts that managed to escape, the other ninety-nine were slain on the spot. The mountains and rivers ran red with blood, collapsing and withering beneath the slaughter.

Li Zhen stood frozen, disbelief clouding his face. He was a pinnacle Nirvana Spirit expert who had lived for countless years. If he were to face an army of beasts like this, he knew he would have retreated at once rather than meet them head-on.

However, Lin Xun had done the opposite. In less than half an hour, he had annihilated hundreds of beasts, leaving corpses piled like mountains and blood flowing like rivers! Had Li Zhen not witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have believed such a thing was possible.

Across the battlefield, Lin Xun was calmly gathering the remnants of law power, his face alight with quiet satisfaction, like a hunter returning with a bountiful harvest.

Li Zhen drew a deep breath, suppressing the tremor in his chest, and began collecting the scattered beast bones amid the ruins. These served as proof of their kills.

At this rate...this kid’s achievements alone might surpass the combined results of every other participant in this Immortal Dao Battle.

This thought sent a chill coursing through Li Zhen’s heart.

“What a pity! These are all Earth Rank law powers. The strongest is only sixth grade, and the rest are mostly around third grade.” Not far away, Lin Xun finished gathering all the law power and walked over, a faint smile on his face, though a trace of regret lingered in his eyes.

The harvest was abundant, but all of it was low grade law power. It left him feeling a little disappointed.

Li Zhen could only twitch his lips, caught between laughter and disbelief. If anyone else had claimed such spoils, they would have gone mad with joy.