Chapter 2859 News of Senior Brothers and Sisters

The air was gloomy at the Earth Demon Abyss’s edge.

Ji Shanhai looked at Lin Xun, whose anger was unconcealable on his face, and said, “Any member of the Ji Clan, once their cultivation realizes or recovers to the Immortal Stage, will be sensed by the Divine Stele of the Ancestral Shrine.”

After a brief pause, she continued, “This also means that someone from our clan would find her, whether it was Jun Fenglie or anyone else.”

Lin Xun asked, “How...is she doing?”

Ji Shanhai replied, “Grounded.”

Lin Xun frowned. “Grounded?”

Ji Shanhai said, “The clan demands she makes a decision.”

“What decision?”

“To marry the Taihao Clan's divine son, Taihao Zhi.”

“She cannot refuse?”

“Refusing would mean spending the rest of her life grounded.”

A chill seeped into Lin Xun’s heart. “Isn’t your father the patriarch? He can bear to do that to his own daughter?”

Ji Shanhai said, “Don’t misunderstand him. Back then...it was him who had quietly helped my big sister leave the clan. It’s just that nowadays, his authority has been claimed by the other old timers. He's not so much a patriarch as a puppet.”

Lin Xun was taken aback. After a long silence, he uttered, “I really shouldn’t have let Jun Fenglie take Xi away like that!”

There was hatred in his voice.

Ji Shanhai said, “I’m only telling you this because when I was chatting with her, I learned that you were always companions in the Ancient Nebula Road. Don't mistake it as I'm encouraging you to go rescue her. In fact, it would be a death sentence at your current level.”

Lin Xun exhaled a long breath. “You may be right, but it's not necessarily an impossible task in the future.”

Ji Shanhai gazed at Lin Xun for a while before she asked, “Can I trust you?”

Lin Xun declared, “Even if you don’t, I will still do it.”

He had only been a teenager when he had first entered the Omega Secret-Realm and gotten to know Xi. In the many years that followed, she had given him so much help and had also stepped in many times to stand up for him and shield him from the storms.

Now that he knew about her bad situation, how could he be indifferent? He needed to go to her aid even if it meant risking his life!

A faint smile bloomed on Ji Shanhai’s lips as she said, “Almost forgot to tell you, my big sister asked me not to tell you anything about her matter, so that you wouldn't get caught up in the turmoil of our clan. But I deliberately did so just to see what kind of person you really are, and I’ve gotten the answer I wanted.”

Speaking of this, Ji Shanhai added, “Don’t feel the need to rush it. My big sister is only grounded, her life is not in danger. One day when you have the absolute certainty to get her out, I will give you a hand.”

Lin Xun solemnly cupped his fist. “Many thanks.”

Right at this moment, a bright laughter sounded in the distance, “Junior Brother!”

Accompanying the voice, the lean figure of Well Moon swept in, his face full of smiles.

“You guys talk.” Ji Shanhai turned and left.

“Senior Brother!” Lin Xun greeted him with a smile as well.

“You and Miss Ji knew each other?” Well Moon asked with interest as he looked at Ji Shanhai’s departing silhouette.

Lin Xun shook his head. “Today is the first time we’ve met. However, her elder sister is an old friend of mine, so we have that connection. Where did you go off to, Senior Brother?”

Well Moon laughed. “I saw some enemies and was compelled to slaughter a few of them, hence some delay on the road.”

“Who?” Lin Xun was surprised.

“Who else but the participants from the Ten Immortal Giants?” Well Moon laughed, “I’m not nearly as formidable as you, so after spending quite some time lying in ambush, I only managed to shoot down six of them and almost got detained at that.”

Lin Xun said, “Let me guess, every arrow was a kill one after another, swift and precise.”

Well Moon gave him a weird look. “There is only one chance for a surprise attack, so how could the enemy give me the chance to release six arrows in a row? I merely shot nine arrows at once, killing six and seriously wounding three.”

Lin Xun gasped, “Which is to say, I underestimated your skills.”

Well Moon laughed out loud, “The dao of the arrow places importance on taking down the target in the first shot, so it's either going all out or not shooting at all. Just so you know, more than half of my strength was drained after I shot those nine arrows. Since fighting was no longer an option, I teleported and escaped.”

Lin Xun clicked his tongue in wonder. “When the opportunity arises, I must see for myself the power of your arrows, Senior Brother.”

Well Moon patted his shoulder and said, “Let’s go find a place to drink, we'll continue our chat there.”

Lin Xun happily agreed.

......

Next to the Earth Demon Abyss, a bonfire was popping.

Lin Xun, Li Zhen, Well Moon, Ji Shanhai, Pu Songzi, Tan Liuyun, and Le Youfeng sat around it, enjoying the treasured brews that they had all contributed while chatting in a cordial atmosphere. Among the Four Great Ancestral Courts, the Origin Sect and the Spirit Sect had the best relationship. Their members often conducted exchanges and thus were familiar with each other.

During the conversation, Lin Xun also learned some of the things that Third Senior Sister Ruo Su, Fifteenth Senior Brother Qing Ting, and Nineteenth Senior Brother Xue Ya had been doing in the Spirit Sect.

The situation in the Spirit Sect was somewhat similar to the Origin Sect, with quite a few powerful individuals from Immortal Giant forces in positions of high authority. For example: the Zhong, the Jing, the Donghuang Clans, and so on.

However, under Ruo Su’s planning over the years, all of the Fangchun Mountain disciples in the Spirit Sect had secured a firm foothold and begun to grasp more power.

As of now, even the old fellows from the Ten Immortal Giants couldn’t do anything about Ruo Su’s group. Of course, their achievement was also inseparable from the support of many other Spirit Sect’s elders.

The Spirit Sect Ancestral Court had eight mountains and four sectors.

The eight mountains were similar to the Origin Sect’s nine peaks. Each mountain has a mountain master, guardians, inner disciples, and outer disciples.

The four sectors, similar to the Origin Sect's three pavilions, were the East Spirit, South Martial, North Net, and West Cloud Sectors. In each of these, there were positions of Sector Head, Spirit Venerable, Spirit Lord, and Spirit Noble.

A Sector Head in the Spirit Sect was equivalent to the Origin Sect’s Pavilion Master, the Shaman Sect's Heaven Shaman, and the Zen Sect’s Three Ages Buddha.

Spirit Venerable was equivalent to the Origin Sect’s Deputy Pavilion Master, the Shaman Sect's Earth Shaman, and the Zen Sect’s Buddha Venerable.

Nowadays, Ruo Su was already a Spirit Venerable of the East Spirit Sector, making her a bigwig on par with a deputy pavilion master of the Origin Sect!

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The other Fangchun Mountain disciples also held their own positions. For instance, Well Moon was a Spirit Lord in the South Martial Sector, a position equivalent to that of the Origin Sect’s pavilion elder.

In short, the disciples of Fangchun Mountain who had entered the Spirit Sect had demonstrated amazing brilliance. Not only were they fast in breaking through cultivation stages, but also their battle prowess was on the level of overlord among same-realm peers, stirring up many sensations in the Spirit Sect.

However, this was only normal in Lin Xun's opinion! After all, the powerhouses who had traveled from the Ancient Nebula Road to the Fortune Dominion such as Mo Yang, Dragon Elephant, Thousand Star Divine Tree, Xingjia, etc. had all already stepped onto the Eternal path.

Many disciples of Fangchun Mountain were of the same generation as these mighty experts who were even more outstanding than them in terms of talent and heritage. Despite that, why had almost no one been able to certify eternity so far?

The key lay in the fact that Fangchun Mountain had too many enemies and the dangers they faced were colossal. Moreover, they had been stagnated on the Ancient Nebula Road for too long. It wasn't until after defeating the Nameless Esteemed Emperor that they had departed for the Eternal True Realm together.

Otherwise, with the depth and talent of these Fangchun Mountain disciples, they would have reached the Eternal Stage long ago.

Lin Xun had a deep understanding of this, or at least, he knew from his own case. If he hadn't left the Ancient Nebula Road, then he would probably be still at the Emperor Stage at the moment instead of having the luxury to prove his immortal dao.

However, there were two sides to everything.

Because their cultivation and potential had been suppressed for so long, the disciples of Fangchun Mountain had been like trapped dragons breaking free after arriving at the Eternal True Realm. As their full potential was finally unleashed, it was hard for them not to make rapid progress in cultivation!

Moreover, the paths they pursued were all extraordinary, allowing them to have unparalleled combat power in the same stage. As such, they were able to shine in the Spirit Sect and show their own dazzling talents!

If it wasn’t for having to oppose the Ten Immortal Giants and the suppression of many great enemies all this time, their achievements on the almighty dao wouldn't have been so limited.

......

After the gathering ended, Ji Shanhai’s group decided to set off. This was the sixth year since the start of the Immortal Dao Battle. There was still a three-year wait before entry to the Earth Demon Realm underneath the Earth Demon Abyss became possible.

Since Ji Shanhai’s group represented the Spirit Sect Ancestral Court, they naturally had to hunt as many Desolate Law Power Beasts as they could. Lin Xun and Li Zhen didn't continue to travel with them. Only by going separate ways could both parties get the best quantity of beasts.

Upon parting, Well Moon told Lin Xun via transmission that within a hundred years, there would be a shattering change between the Four Great Ancestral Courts, so Lin Xun needed to capture the position of Origin Clarity Pavilion Master as quickly as possible in case of unexpected incidents when that change came.

Calculating the time, there were only eighty years left before Origin Clarity Pavilion Master You Beihai attempted to certify eternity.

Ji Shanhai also gave Lin Xun a reminder through transmission upon departure, which was that within a thousand years, a calamity that was an epoch change was bound to erupt! The twelve Eternal Divine Clans and twenty-four Immortal Divine Clans in the Ninth Heaven Domain had all begun making preparations to resist the dangers it entailed.

Lin Xun had already heard about this matter from Chen Linkong in the Fortune Dominion, so it didn't come as a surprise.

After parting with Ji Shanhai’s group, he and Li Zhen also left the area of the Earth Demon Abyss. Their figures vanished into the vastness of heaven and earth.

Following that, the duo trekked through different demon realms like before, hunting down Desolate Law Power Beasts. Unfortunately, the number of beasts they found kept decreasing along the way.

For Lin Xun, who was now at the advanced Nirvana Spirit Stage, Earth Rank laws no longer did much for his cultivation. Unfortunately, there were too few Heaven Rank Desolate Law Power Beasts, so the amount of Heaven Rank laws obtained was extremely small.

Day after day went by, until even Earth Rank beasts became hard to find.

On one hand, many had rushed into the Earth Demon Abyss, and on the other, the participants of all the major powers were running wide searches at once and many areas had been swept over many times. Under these circumstances, it was naturally very difficult to kill as many Desolate Law Power Beasts as before.

In the end, Lin Xun found a quiet place and started meditating with Li Zhen.

In the ninth year, the barrier over the Earth Demon Realm disappeared. The entirety of the Ten Directions Demon Realm quaked dramatically as deafening noises thundered through skies above.

The participants of the Immortal Dao Battle scattered in different places were collectively alarmed.