Chapter 2909 Can’t Help It

Ten years zoomed by. During this, many things had happened in the Origin Sect. Many supreme Emperor Ancestor juniors had attained immortality, such as Xuan Jiuyin, Jintian Xuanyue, Dugu Youran, Xiang Xiaoyuan...

The reason was that Xuan Feiling and the other deputy pavilion masters had, after deliberation, decided to make use of various incomparably valuable resources and provide unreserved support to the younger generation.

Each supreme Emperor Ancestor received several times more monthly cultivation materials than before in addition to some very rare divine pills and elixirs. Apart from that, the restrictions on Scripture Mountain had been lifted. Any disciple who had built a good foundation for immortality could go in as they pleased.

The senior members also did not stint on training the youngsters, organizing constant classes and lectures to teach, answer questions, and clear up confusion. As a result, a good number of young experts had witnessed immortality during these ten years.

What the Origin Sect had paid to achieve this was nearly twenty percent of its long accumulated wealth!

Of course, no one was bothered. Xuan Feiling’s group knew that the world was going to be in chaos, and that a great war was soon inevitable between the Four Great Ancestral Courts before You Beihai certified eternity. Times like these were definitely not the time to skimp on cultivation resources.

During these years, there were likewise many Nirvana Spirit experts whose cultivation had metamorphosed by leaps and bounds.

From Nirvana Spirit initial stage promoted to intermediate stage, intermediate stage to advanced stage, and advanced stage to perfection... The progression speed as well as and the number of members in this category were astounding!

This, on the other hand, had little to do with the Origin Sect’s depths, but rather because Lin Xun had given the sect too many law powers in the first place. Thousands of law powers had been smashed down to create such a spectacle.

Of course, those Nirvana Spirit Immortals themselves were still the key factor. Many old monsters had been in this realm for a long time, as little as several thousand years and as many as tens of thousands of years. They had tempered their cultivation to a horrifying degree and had only stagnated due to the lack of law power resources.

Therefore, the law powers contributed by Lin Xun could be called manna from heaven, allowing them to unleash their accumulated dao and take it to another level.

Xuan Feiling did a count. In these ten years alone, they had gained fifty-nine more initial Nirvana Spirit experts, thirty-two more intermediate Nirvana Spirit experts, thirteen more advanced Nirvana Spirit experts, and four more peak Nirvana Spirit experts!

What enhanced their joy even further was that Xiao Wenyuan had certified Transcendence! So many shocking changes within the Origin Sect during just ten years far exceeded the expectations of many members.

What no one knew was that during these ten years, Lin Xun had also achieved a new breakthrough, going from the initial Transcendence Stage to the intermediate Transcendence Stage!

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The concept of time vanished when one was separated from the world. Over another decade had gone in a flash.

Buzz!

One day, obscure fluctuations of law power vibrated in Lin Xun’s cave haven, producing fluctuation ripples. From him who was sitting cross-legged, Immortal law power steamed and gathered into an abyss. Its aura alone was already much stronger than an average ninth grade Heaven Rank law!

In fact, he had refined too much law power over the years, and all of it had become part of the Immortal law under his control. As he operated his dao at the moment, the abyss transformed from his Immortal law rotated, radiating the power capable of swallowing all law powers in existence!

Its might felt oddly similar to the Nirvana law power, as if it was born with the ability to restrain and annihilate all the laws in this world!

A long time later, Lin Xun opened his eyes. The arcane luster of the great dao gleaming in the depths of his pupils made people's hearts palpitate.

“Twenty-six years, but only thirty percent of the Nirvana law power has been refined...” he muttered.

During these twenty-six years, he had cultivated day and night, refining the Nirvana law power while hammering his dao. By now, his cultivation was still at the intermediate Transcendence Stage, but it was not far from the advanced stage. Meanwhile, he had also refined about thirty percent of the Nirvana law power!

The progress seemed quite rapid, but this was already the fruit of painstaking cultivation for over twenty years under the full cooperation of his true form and his five dao bodies. At this rate, Lin Xun doubted if he would be able to completely refine the Nirvana law power before the war.

On the bright side, the thirty percent refined already allowed his Immortal law to perceive a radical transformation. He had tested it on the green and purple gourds. Without utilizing the Nirvana law power, he had been able to easily suppress this pair of rare ninth grade Heaven Rank treasures using his own Immortal law!

When he applied the same method to try fighting the Divine Rank law ‘Absolute Beginning,’ he had shown signs of measuring up to it!

Of note, Absolute Beginning had been obtained in the Heaven Demon Realm. It had appeared to be subdued by Lin Xun’s Immortal law, but in fact, it had sensed the breath of nirvana in his Immortal law and thus taken the initiative to yield.

However, this had changed after Lin Xun tested purely with the power of his Immortal Law, which had faintly performed on par with Absolute Beginning!

No doubt about it, his Immortal law had exceeded the ninth grade Heaven Rank! It had begun to approach the power of a Divine Rank law! This metamorphosis was almost hair-raising.

From what Lin Xun knew, Immortal laws grasped by peak Transcendence experts were at most only comparable to a rare ninth grade Heaven Rank law. Old timers who had died at his hands like Fu Wenli, Zu Wenheng, and Qi Xiaoyun had all wielded Immortal laws of roughly this power.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun was only at the intermediate Transcendence Stage, but his Immortal law had already metamorphosed to the point where it approached a Divine Rank law!

It was probably impossible to find another case like him even if one searched all worlds. Even Wushuang said that when facing his Immortal law, she felt an instinctive suppression, just like when a vassal faced their king!

Pondering for a long time, Lin Xun then shook his head and stopped. He got up and started cooking. A sumptuous table of delicious food was prepared in no time.

He released Xia Zhi from the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. In a manner that could not be more natural, the latter sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and started enjoying.

Lin Xun sat down opposite her with a smile on his face. The two of them then chatted as they ate. To be precise, it was Lin Xun who was talking and Xia Zhi who was listening, occasionally responding with a ‘mhm.’

During the seclusion, Lin Xun would have meals and talk with Xia Zhi whenever he had some free time. It was considered a way of relaxing his mind in the midst of the busy routine.

At first, he had been a little worried that she might find it boring. However, he had later realized that as long as there was food and that she could accompany him, Xia Zhi would not have any other thoughts at all.

After the meal, Lin Xun said, “Let’s try again?”

Xia Zhi nodded and stood up.

Clang!

A spear materialized in her fair and delicate hand, stabbing straight toward Lin Xun. The thrust was simple and direct, yet it was sharp to an unimaginable level! Lin Xun stood unmoving, only his Immortal law circled around him. When the spear hit, a violent fluctuation erupted, sending small chips of law power flying like fireworks.

This was something truly terrifying. At Lin Xun’s current cultivation, any other same-stage character would never be able to break his defensive law even if they used their full strength, but Xia Zhi’s spear strike had managed to rattle it!

Although the overwhelmingly sharp tip was stopped after getting just an inch in, it made Lin Xun’s eyes light up. “You’ve improved a lot since last time.”

Xia Zhi put away her spear and said seriously, “Lin Xun, you haven’t improved from last time.”

‘Last time’ was the similar test they had conducted three months ago. Xia Zhi had made her earnest evaluation based on it.

Lin Xun was stunned for a second before he smiled wryly. “How can I compare to you?”

For him, it was impossible to improve his power much in three months’ time. However, for Xia Zhi, it was different.

The Eternal Night Divine Emperor had sealed all of her dao inside Xia Zhi, and during these years, the girl could easily refine that power into her own even during her sleep. It was hard not to improve even if she tried not to.

In short, rather than labeling it as cultivating, Xia Zhi was absorbing the power stored within her. She was in the process of recovering her past cultivation! It had been only a few short decades, but by now, she was already back at the initial Transcendence Stage!

Not to mention there were also three taboo-level grand dao powers of karma, fate, and time sealed within her. Currently, she had grasped the power of time just like Lin Xun.

According to his deduction, when Xia Zhi recovered to the Eternal Stage, she would highly likely achieve a complete transformation and master the two daos of karma and fate in one fell swoop! At that time, her combat prowess was destined to become immeasurably powerful.

“I have recently touched on quite a few profound mysteries, so I'm probably going to slumber for many years to come. Let's spar again the next time I wake up,” said Xia Zhi.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but ask, “How long will it take?”

Xia Zhi’s pretty brows furrowed in thought for a long while before she replied seriously, “At least thirty years.”

Although Lin Xun was a bit reluctant, he still said with a smile, “That’s not very long. I’ll cook you a good meal once you wake.”

“Mhm.” Xia Zhi grabbed Lin Xun’s right hand, pressed it on her head and rubbed. “From now on, you have to take the initiative to stroke my head. You used to love doing it when we were young. Mm yeah, I have always loved it too.”

She was so beautiful that even the goddesses became dim in front of her. Her voice was extremely melodious as well, like heavenly music. As she stood there in her slender and graceful frame only half a head shorter than Lin Xun, the glow of beauty that emanated from her remained astonishing no matter after how long one gazed at it.

Having been by her side day in and day out, Lin Xun still often felt ashamed of himself. He even wondered what he had done in his past life to deserve the company of this beautiful woman. Stroking Xia Zhi’s silky hair and looking at her beautiful face, his heart trembled. Then, he was unable to help it and dropped a gentle kiss on her fair forehead.

Xia Zhi stiffened, seemingly caught off guard. Her clear and sparkling eyes went wide as she stood dumbstruck.

Seeing her reaction, Lin Xun’s face burned. He gave a dry cough and said, “Uh, I couldn't help it. You...you're not angry, right?”

These words were guilt-flavored.

Quietly, however, Xia Zhi’s exquisite face bloomed with a dazzling smile. In this instant, everything around her lost its light.

"Can’t help it? Such a pleasant-sounding phrase."