Chapter 2855 Beast Tide

Li Zhen quickly understood.

If they killed Yuan Changtian now, Yuan Xiliu who was waiting outside the Ten Directions Demon Realm would definitely not let it slide, and neither would the Divine Yuan Clan in the Ninth Heaven Domain. Even if they got back to the Origin Sect safely, Fu Wenli, Qi Xiaoyun, and their faction would use it to make things difficult for Lin Xun!

By keeping Yuan Changtian alive, none of that would happen. Furthermore, since the enemies would also spend their time and efforts on strengthening Yuan Changtian, it bought time for Lin Xun’s rise.

Lin Xun's decision was not out of fear but instead a consideration of pros and cons. The way Li Zhen looked at him instantly became different.

Previously, his impression of Lin Xun had been the latter's terrifying heritage, heaven-defying strength, and shocking courage, as if there was nothing in the world that he was afraid of. However, after having acted alongside him for some time, he realized how far-sighted he was, and that there was wisdom accompanying his courage. Such a thing was hard to achieve.

“Senior, in the following time, I plan to focus on hunting Desolate Law Power Beasts and strive to raise my cultivation to another level before the Earth Demon Realm in nine years,” said Lin Xun.

Two months here had allowed his cultivation to achieve a qualitative transformation, stepping into the mid stage of the Nirvana Spirit Realm. As such, he was eager to proceed with the next course.

Without this opportunity to be in the Immortal Dao Battle, who knew how long such a breakthrough would take? The Ten Directions Demon Realm was extraordinary, and Lin Xun was well aware of this.

It had Desolate Law Power Beasts distributed everywhere, which they could hunt forever for law powers. Although virtually all of these law powers were incomplete, they were still a precious cultivation resource for Nirvana Spirit Immortals!

However, Lin Xun noticed that after he had broken through to the mid stage of Nirvana Spirit Realm, law powers below sixth grade Earth Rank barely benefited him anymore. To be specific, they could no longer help his cultivation progress. This was a reality that any cultivator had to face.

When one was in the five lesser realms, any aeth herbs and pills could make their cultivation soar. However, as one advanced step by step, the resources needed also became progressively rarer and more precious.

Furthermore, it was already so difficult in the Eternal True Realm. If Lin Xun had stayed in the Ancient Nebula Road, it would be questionable whether he would have certified immortality by this time! Therefore, he cherished this opportunity.

As for Lin Xun’s decision, Li Zhen naturally had no objection.

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

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In the next period of time, Lin Xun and Li Zhen could be spotted in various parts of Myriad Ravines Mountain Range. They trekked through the different terrains to hunt Desolate Law Power Beasts, meditated when they were tired, and then continued after their strength had recovered...

Each day was extremely fulfilling.

Half a year later, the duo left Myriad Ravines Mountain Range and headed to Black Stone Desert, one of the three most perilous zones in the Eastern Demon Realm.

They had done a thorough sweep in Myriad Ravines Mountain Range, slaying close to five hundred Earth Rank beasts. However, the number of Heaven Rank ones was pitiful, being a total of less than twenty.

From this, one could see how rare Heaven Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts were.

One year later, Lin Xun and Li Zhen left Black Stone Desert.

Their harvest was even smaller than last time, with less than two hundred Earth Rank Desolate Beasts and only six Heaven Rank ones. The reason was that this perilous land had already been swept by Yuan Changtian, Cao Beidou, and Yun Tianming at the start of the Immortal Dao Battle.

While the increase in Lin Xun’s cultivation this time wasn’t great, a far cry from his previous leap, it was already thousands of times faster than compared to cultivating in the outside world.

According to his estimation, to achieve another leap like before, he would need to refine a large amount of Heaven Rank law powers. As for Earth Rank ones, the role they could play had been getting more and more insignificant. In the end, he simply stored them, saving them for his friends and family.

There was no other way. Even Wushuang didn't want this kind of ‘treasure’ that everyone in the outside world would see red for...

There were three major perilous zones in the Eastern Demon Realm: Myriad Ravines Mountain Range, Black Stone Desert, and finally a place called Turbulent Demon Sea.

When Lin Xun and Li Zhen arrived at Turbulent Demon Sea, they saw Yuan Changtian walking it, and he had already hunted down quite a number of Desolate Law Power Beasts.

Lin Xun didn’t bother stealing the kills from him. He decided to leave the Eastern Demon Realm altogether.

In the Ten Directions Demon Realm, besides the Earth Demon Realm and Heaven Demon Realm, there were eight other demon realms. For this Immortal Dao Battle, the participants from the Four Great Ancestral Courts and the Ten Immortal Giants had been placed in these eight realms.

However, Lin Xun dared to say that there were still many areas in these demonic domains that hadn’t been cleared. As long as they seized the time, they could definitely grab more law powers.

It was also now that Lin Xun realized the purpose of the Immortal Dao Battle. Desolate Law Power Beasts were the targets, and it was the law powers in them that the participants competed over.

This could not only be used to decide the rankings for the Immortal Dao Battle but also be considered a great fortune. After all, who would mind having too many law powers?

“Let’s go to the Southeastern Demon Realm.” Lin Xun made a decision.

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Year after year passed.

After the Eastern Demon Realm, Lin Xun and Li Zhen left their footprints all over the Southeastern Demon Realm, Southern Demon Realm... During this, they had also run into some enemies.

One of those encounters happened in the Southeastern Demon Realm. They came across the group of participants from the Ten Immortal Giants including Wang Juehuan. When enemies came face to face, eyes blazed with hatred, so a fight was usually unavoidable.

It was a pity, though. Having learned from the costly lesson last time, Wang Juehuan had decided to withdraw the moment he sighted Lin Xun’s and Li Zhen’s silhouettes, leading his companions to escape when they had still been a great distance away.

It made them look like wimps. However, Lin Xun was sure that Wang Juehuan’s group had not given up. They had chosen to retreat solely because it was not the right opportunity for their side.

According to Li Zhen, in the entire Eternal True Realm, the only one who could force the Ten Immortal Giants’ members to flee was Lin Xun!

This was by no means an exaggerated compliment. If it had been anyone else? They probably would have been hacked to death under a casual bombardment of Wang Juehuan’s group.

Another time in the Southern Demon Realm, Lin Xun and Li Zhen had been ambushed by a group of Shaman Sect fighters. At that time, the other party, led by Cang Fufeng, had suddenly attacked them while they were hunting a Heaven Rank beast. The situation could be described as dire.

At the critical juncture, Lin Xun had executed the Seal of Temporal Restriction to block their attack, and only then had the deadly calamity been resolved.

The failure of the ambush also showed Cang Fufeng’s group the power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction. After many ineffective attempts, they had pulled back. Lin Xun hadn't countered or pursued them, for he had detected the four Buddha Masters of the Zen Sect hiding in the shadows.

In the end, this whole experience made Lin Xun quite vigilant.

In the sixth year in the Ten Directions Demon Realm, above a blood-red wilderness in the Southwestern Demon Realm...

“Senior, I’m going to go into secluded meditation for a while,” said Lin Xun, who had just gone through a big battle and killed over ten Desolate Law Power Beasts.

“Close to breaking through?” asked Li Zhen.

Over the past six years, he and Lin Xun had trekked through different demon realms. The number of Earth Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts they had slain amounted to five thousand. Even that number of Heaven Rank beasts was more than a hundred.

Lin Xun had been absorbing these Heaven Rank law powers over the past several days. By now, he had already reached the perfection of the Nirvana Spirit intermediate stage, and was only one step away from the advanced stage.

“Yes.” Lin Xun nodded with a look of anticipation in his eyes.

Compared to the last time where he had spent only two months to reach the intermediate stage, this breakthrough had taken close to six years. It all came down to the rarity of Heaven Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts, while Earth Rank ones could no longer satisfy his breakthrough needs.

Lin Xun still found this speed satisfactory nonetheless. If it hadn't been for this Immortal Dao Battle, he wouldn't dare to imagine how long it would have taken him to reach the advanced Nirvana Spirit Realm.

In that scenario, a thousand years could already be considered quick!

“I have to say, in all my life, you are definitely the fastest one I’ve ever seen break through at the Nirvana Spirit, bar none,” Li Zhen lamented, unable to hide the shock he was feeling.

In the outside world, such an advancement speed was definitely a miracle. It was enough to create a record that no one could break!

“Who made it so that I happened to be at the initial Nirvana Spirit Realm when I got into the Immortal Dao Battle?” Lin Xun laughed with glee.

Almost all the powerhouses taking part in this Immortal Dao Battle were at the peak of the Nirvana Spirit Realm. Any more law power they acquired wouldn’t be of much help to their own cultivation.

Just like Li Zhen, who had told Lin Xun from the very beginning that these law powers were useless to him.

The same was true for the other participants, thus making Lin Xun stand out for how rapid his progress was. In other words, he was catching up with the other participants in the Ten Directions Demon Realm in terms of cultivation with the law powers he had hunted!

Regarding battle prowess, it was another story.

At the initial stage of the Nirvana Spirit Realm, Lin Xun had been able to kill quite a few participants. One could only imagine his combat strength now that he was about to go from the intermediate stage to the advanced stage!

On that day, Lin Xun found a secluded place and set up a Seal of Temporal Restriction. Then, he took out the recently collected Heaven Rank laws from the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron and started meditating.

Meanwhile, Li Zhen stayed nearby to guard him.

Five days later, a heavy noise suddenly echoed through space, shaking the ground and rattling the sky. Immediately following it, bursts of roars and growls of beasts resounded from somewhere very far, constantly exploding like thunder.

Rumble!

Rumble!

The commotion was so loud that Li Zhen’s heart jumped. He hurriedly got up to see a long, black line stretching through the horizon, and it was moving toward him at an appalling speed.

Countless Desolate Law Power Beasts had formed the black line. They were rushing like sky-blotting tidal waves. Their hisses and roars formed sonic torrents that swept through the terrains, taking color from everything and taking lights from the planets above. The ground quaked like it was about to crumble.

Such a momentum drained color from even Li Zhen’s face.

Beast tide!

It was a heavenly scourge stemming from the convergence of innumerable Desolate Law Power Beasts!