Seven days later.

When Lin Xun woke up from meditation, he noticed the drop of Taiyi real water vibrating in the center of his brows as it floated, turning into specks of light and integrating with his mind-sea.

Buzz!

At the same time, he stretched out his right hand, and his fair and slender finger made a gentle tapping motion in the air. A wisp of shimmering water fluttered up into the air, rippling with dao energy.

With one thought, the shimmering water changed again, turning into a round and plump water droplet and falling from the air.

Sometimes it turned into a drizzle, streaming down gracefully.

Sometimes it turned into a waterfall, pouring down rapidly.

Later, it turned into a river, lake, cloud and other forms of water, all filled with Dao energy and indescribable mystery.

In the end, the drop of water stretched out and transformed into a sword with a dreamy shimmering water surface.

Lin Xun quietly studied it, his expression detached and without a ripple of emotion.

After a long moment, the water sword changed again, gradually taking the shape of a lark. But just as it was about to complete its transformation, it exploded into a mist.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “As I thought, it is difficult to condense true spiritual intelligence in this stage, and it is impossible to form true spiritual beings...”

The great dao generated all things between heaven and earth.

Every Dao was imprinted with the wonderful profound truth of heaven and earth, and cultivators who were able to comprehend the Dao could seek a path to longevity!

The Heaven Ascension Stage pried into the mystery of heaven, a name for the great dao.

In other words, a cultivator who reached the Heaven Ascension Stage could truly pry into and comprehend the mysteries of the Great Dao. This cultivation stage was also known as the true starting point of the path to cultivating the Dao!

However, Lin Xun was a special case. He hadn’t yet set foot into the Heaven Ascension Stage, but he had already grasped and controlled the mystery of the great dao of water!

Undoubtedly he was a miracle. At least, it was unheard of in the past.

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

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Lin Xun had already understood that the Great Dao between heaven and earth was endless and infinite, and included the five elements, yin and yang, wind and thunder, light and darkness and so on.

However, every kind of Great Dao had its own mystery, so there was no one aspect that was better or worse than the others.

It only displayed different powers based on a cultivator’s control of the power of the Great Dao.

The world’s understanding of the Great Dao was based on an extremely strict standard and divided into three distinct stages: Dao Ripple, Dao Meaning and Dao Seed.

Dao Ripple was the initial stage of cultivators grasping a certain Great Dao power. At this stage, they could already manipulate and display the aura and ripple of the Great Dao.

Dao Meaning was a stage higher than Dao Ripple where cultivators began to comprehend the true meaning contained in the Great Dao.

Dao Seed was the stage of reaching the pinnacle and perfection. Cultivators would have already begun to explore and master the true essence of the Great Dao!

The great sages of ancient times had unanimously believed that chaos was like a seed, giving birth to the power of opening up the world. The Great Dao was also like a seed, giving birth to the wonders of the true essence of the Great Dao.

The so-called Dao Seed Stage referred to the fact that cultivators had begun to trace the source and essence of the Great Dao.

It was equivalent to mastering a complete Great Dao and planting one’s own Dao seed, nurturing one’s understanding and perception of the Great Dao. When the seed sprouted, it would transform and grow once again!

At present, Lin Xun’s understanding of the Dao of water was only at the initial stage—Dao Ripple. Even so, he was able to display the aura and ripple of water imago power and produce earthshaking changes in battle.

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Boom!

Lin Xun stood up and casually punched out. A ripple of water dao lingered around his fist.

Immediately, the air was torn like a piece of paper, and the blast from the punch left a deep dent into the wall.

“This is the power of Dao Ripple! Amazing…” Lin Xun marveled.

After seven days of training, he was finally able to control the Dao Ripple of water. Even his punch had changed significantly from the past.

“If I fully mobilized my power and integrated the Dao Ripple of water into a punch, how powerful would it be?”

In the end, Lin Xun didn’t try it. His cave dwelling couldn’t possibly withstand that kind of damage.

Huh?

A thought suddenly struck him, as though he sensed a mysterious secret known only to heaven.

“The tribulation to advance to the Heavenly Ascension Stage is coming!” His dark eyes suddenly shone brightly and qi frantically circulated his body.

He had been suppressing his cultivation, but now that he had begun to control the Dao Ripple of water, his cultivation had reached the point of completeness and perfection.

His cultivation base was perfect, his physique was perfect, his spirit was perfect, and his Dao Ripple was also perfect!

He was on an unprecedented path of perfection, completely different from other cultivators in the world. If word spread out, it would no doubt cause an uproar!

Any other cultivator would have tackled the Heaven Ascension Stage once their cultivation base had reached the point of perfection.

Who would wait until their physique and spirit reached the point of perfection like Lin Xun did? Who would attempt to even control the Dao Ripple power in the Spirit Sea Stage?

Lin Xun was destined to walk a different path!

Shua!

With a flash, he vanished from the cave dwelling. The next moment, he was already standing atop the mountain.

It was twilight. The sky and the earth were dim, and the distant mountains looked more vast than usual, winding like dragons. Bursts of terrifying beast roars shook the mountains from time to time.

A gust of mountain wind blew, whipping Lin Xun’s lustrous black hair and white robe and highlighting his straight and handsome figure.

He clasped his hands behind his back as he looked up at the sky, his deep-black eyes swirling like a great abyss.

The sky darkened before he knew it, and leaden clouds rapidly gathered above him. It suddenly became oppressive and stifling.

Beasts continued to roar in the distance, sounding extremely uneasy and restless. Creatures rushed out of the nearby forests like a tide and bolted like they sensed something.

More and more black clouds gathered, growing denser and denser like ink. The atmosphere became more and more oppressive as though a disaster was about to descend upon the world.

The bizarre and terrifying vision made Lin Xun narrow his eyes, and his heart pounded indescribably.

That was his heavenly tribulation!

However, Lin Xun had a feeling that the tribulation was more terrifying than he could imagine. He already felt stifled and chilled to the bone before it had descended.

Lin Xun had witnessed Gu Yunting overcome a tribulation on Sky Stairs Mountain, but that seemed ordinary when compared to the scene before him.

“The power of the lightning tribulation is rumored to be related to a cultivator’s cultivation. The stronger the cultivator, the more terrifying the tribulation they will face, and the greater the danger they will have to bear. It seems like it is true…” Lin Xun murmured.

However, he wasn’t the slightest bit afraid. He had been waiting for the lightning tribulation to come for a long time!

……

Afar, two figures were shuttling through the mountain range at lightning speed.

“Remember our agreement, you can have the Dao scripture on him, but you have to let me take a look at it first. In addition to that, I want a share of the elixir on him.”

Saintess Lin Lang’s expression was ice-cold, strands of blood-red hair fluttering around her face.

“Of course.”

A mighty and imposing-looking young man smiled. It was Saint Yu Xiaosheng of the Dragon Whale Clan.

“Are you sure he’s hiding in these mountains?” Saintess Lin Lang frowned.

“He has killed so many people from my Dragon Whale Clan. I would be useless if I can’t remember his aura.” Although Yu Xiaosheng spoke indifferently, frightening killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Saintess Lin Lang didn’t say anything more. In truth, she felt her heart ache and bleed at the thought of the clansmen who had died at Lin Xun’s hand.

The reason she tolerated Yu Xiaosheng and agreed to work with him was mainly to find Lin Xun and kill him!

The enemy of the enemy was a friend. That was the case here.

Both Yu Xiaosheng and Lin Lang regarded Lin Xun as a thorn. So when Yu Xiaosheng proposed they work together, Lin Lang agreed without hesitation.

Of course, the condition was that Yu Xiaosheng return the seedling of the Golden Spirit Treasure Tree and Saintess Lin Lang agree to hand over Lin Xun’s portion of the dao scripture.

As for the other treasures on Lin Xun, they had agreed to divide them equally.

That was the agreement they made, but as for whether they would keep to their words after killing Lin Xun, it was unknown.

After all, they were not friends but enemies so they were still wary and vigilant of each other.

“Is that human boy really nearby?”

Suddenly, chatter in the distance caught the attention of Yu Xiaosheng and Lin Lang. They exchanged a glance and went into hiding.

“It has to be accurate. It’s intel from the Wind Falcon Clan. They said that the human boy hid himself in these mountains after leaving the Five Elements Holy Island.”

A group of cultivators were standing in the distance. They were not from the same clan, but they were gathered together, talking and discussing in whispers.

“Haha, the human boy is so strong. He almost slaughtered all the experts of the Blood Lion Clan and the Dragon Whale Clan! How bold!”

“Hahaha, the Blood Lion Clan and Dragon Whale Clan have been completely humiliated. Not only did they fail to grab any opportunity, but a human boy also slaughtered their pants off. Hahaha, it’s so funny.”

The conversation between the cultivators was full of gloating.

Yu Xiaosheng and Lin Lang gritted their teeth, furious and bewildered.

What happened on Five Elements Holy Island? Why would the matter spread out? Why would so many experts search for the human boy?

Something is wrong!

Yu Xiaosheng and Lin Lang had a bad feeling.