The top of the canopy towered into the clouds and was surrounded by purple mist. It looked as if it was part of a heavenly world.

On the topmost part of the trunk of the Ancient Dao Lantern Tree, which was thicker than a circle created by ten people linking their hands together, was a bronze flower that was slowly blooming in a miraculous manner.

It was only about the size of a fist, but it revealed measureless dao light that was as bright as the sun and illuminated the heavens and earth.

In addition, a grand dao sound echoed from within and drifted out, resembling the rhythmic sounds of a morning bell and evening drum, and it was deafening.

If someone looked closely, then they would see that the budding flower had exactly forty-nine petals. Every petal gave off a different aura as if they had been branded with different parts of the great dao. It was mystical beyond comparison.

“Fifty paths, forty-nine possibilities, escape is one option, a loss rather than a supplement...”

“This flower houses the implications of heaven, like a lamp used to deduce an image, unfolding something wondrous, just like that ‘one’ that leads all things to come into being in the way of the great Dao…”

“The blessing hidden within must be extremely important!”

Some experts were muttering to themselves as their expressions became increasingly fanatical.

In the vicinity were peerless experts such as Ji Xingyao, Yu Lingkong, Luo Jia, who had arrived. They were all witnessing the change in the flower bud, and none of them could hide their excitement.

There was no doubt that this was the Number One Fortune!

Lin Xun was also amazed by this sight. The last remaining bronze bud was truly startling beyond comparison.

However, if this was truly a treasure that was made by a Saint’s heart blood in the past, then all of these phenomena made sense.

Suddenly, Lin Xun heard a sweet-sounding voice being transmitted into his ear, “Lin Xun, you need to be careful. Yu Lingkong has already exposed his desire to kill you. You need to take caution!”

Lin Xun’s expression did not flicker. He had deduced that the voice had come from Bai Lingxi, and she was currently standing next to Yu Lingkong.

There were a few more disciples of Longevity Land next to her.

Lin Xun still remembered that when the festival first started, there were over a dozen Longevity Land disciples who had come to participate.

But now, over half had been eliminated. Only Bai Lingxi, Yu Lingkong, and a few others had managed to reach this place.

“I know,” Lin Xun transmitted back. He wasn’t surprised. After all, if Yu Lingkong didn't come to find him, then he would have gone to find the other guy first!

“Don’t rush into this. Yu Linkgkong has long stepped onto the supreme bath, and he also holds the Saint Treasure, Longevity Palace. This is the most paramount treasure of Longevity Land and has all sorts of killing power. I beg you…”

Bai Lingxi sounded quite worried and anxious as she tried to warn him.

Lin Xun simply listened quietly as a wave of warmth appeared within his heart. Although he had many enemies, he also had many friends at his side.

Bai Lingxi was one of those friends.

“Lingxi, just promise me one thing,” Lin Xun transmitted. “If Yu Lingkong and I end up fighting, then you should not try to interfere.”

Bai Lingxi became startled, and her starry eyes flashed with a complicated light as she silently sighed inside. She now knew that it was pretty much impossible to stop this fight from happening.

This was because neither Yu Lingkong nor Lin Xun would retreat an inch from each other!

……

Whoosh!I

Suddenly, an expert could no longer hold himself back and rushed forward to check the flower bud out.

But before he could get near, a stream of purple dao light flew out and hit him, sending him back forcefully more than a hundred feet back. His expression was quite dark after experiencing that.

When the other cultivators saw this, they felt their hearts turn cold. They suppressed their greed within and didn’t dare to try to meddle now.

Someone sneered, “The blessing hasn’t descended yet, but someone still wants to make the first move. Truly tired of living now.”

Time slowly passed, and the bronze bud became even more resplendent so much so that no one could look closely at it. Furthermore, the bursts of grand and profound dao sound sounded like heavenly chants in their ears, causing their minds to tremble.

Crash~

Suddenly, that bronze bud began to fully bloom, gushing out ten thousand beams of dao light. Divine aura began to fill the air and pierce through the sky.

Everyone felt their eyes water. The scene in front of them had morphed into something else.

An ancient tree reached towards the sky with verdant branches overflowing with leaves that swayed gently in the wind. Underneath the tree was a simple and ancient blessed prayer ground.

The earth and sky were vast, clouds drifted across the heavens, and the air was filled with a subtle aura. It was as if they had arrived into the distant past as it had the flavor of time.

In the middle of the blessed prayer ground, there were ten figures sitting cross-legged on the prayer mats. There were men and women, old and young. Although they looked different from each other, all of them were filled with a divine aura that was quite imposing. There was a type of feeling coming off of them that made all creatures under heaven revere them.

It sounded as if they were discussing the Dao as the entire ground was filled with bright or warm or impassioned or soft sounds of voices. In the ear, it had a different kind of charm as if the great Dao sounds were echoing and resounding. This was a type of power that affected people’s hearts.

For a moment, everyone was entranced by the scene and stood there motionlessly.

Within their hearts, a small strand of dao sound was flowing within, like the faraway sounds of nature. Everyone’s minds had been touched by this and became blank. All subconsciously sat down cross-legged.

Lin Xun was not an exception to this. The current him was like an ignorant little child who was muddle headed and absent minded. He did not know what was going on or what was to come. Yet, he had involuntarily come across a type of dao force that was in harmony with the heavens and earth.

His entire body was filled with this dao force and began to glisten brightly in an ethereal manner. The energy within him began to move on its own and circulated endlessly.

While being mesmerized, he felt as if he could see a dragon coiling upwards, a phoenix spreading its wings, dozens of dao flowers floating down, and golden threads of aura criss-crossing around the ground.

A group of divine sages were debating in the grand and solemn scene between the heavens and earth.

Before long, these images all disappeared, and everyone suddenly woke up from their previous stupor.

Following that, they discovered that while none of the wondrous scenes were still here, the blessed prayer ground was still there, now completely empty. The group of divine figures and the ancient verdant tree had also disappeared completely.

“This…”

Everyone’s eyes became fixated on something. Was that the Number One Fortune?

They couldn’t see through it.

It was too wondrous. What had happened earlier was still lingering in their minds, so they obviously couldn’t have been dreaming.

This no doubt signified that the blessing had already descended. It was in front of them, but was full of mystery and needed to be explored to be understood.

Buzz~~

Another difficult to comprehend undulation appeared and spread throughout the area. Within moments, everyone could see that a prayer mat had appeared below their feet.

At once, some people felt their hearts quiver as they sat down cross-legged. Immediately, they began to glow and strands of dao sound from the heavens enveloped them entirely.

Were they inheriting something?

When the other experts saw this, they immediately sat down on their own prayer mat without any hesitation.

Immediately, heavenly dao sound surged like the tide and poured down, bathing each cultivator within. There was no distinction between any expert, so it looked quite fair.

When the dao sound entered the ear, everyone trembled and their spirits began to resonate. Lin Xun immediately came to an understanding within his heart.

They were being given the wondrous truth of the great Dao that was being expounded by Saints. It was not a specific inheritance and instead a type of experience and understanding of the Dao.

Nonetheless, this type of experience and understanding was even more precious than a specific inheritance!

Lin Xun fully concentrated on the dao sound as his soul of the primordial spirit guarded him. He was worried that someone would try to ambush him now.

He carefully listened while operating the Qiuniu Heart in order to increase his comprehension. While observing the subtitles of the great Dao, he felt his body and mind being touched in myriad ways.

Within his meditation, it was as if he was recalling the distant past and was witnessing the Saints stepping up on the great Dao. As the rose abruptly above, they fought in all directions and advanced their cultivation paths wondrously.

Each path was different from another.

Some had been born under humble circumstances, yet were able to break free of the shackles, alter their fates, and step broadly and freely upon the path of the Saint.

Others had been born with extraordinary talent and experienced dangerous situations. After narrowly escaping death, they persevered on their paths, proving their Dao to become Saints.

And then there were those who had topsy-turvy paths, where every step of the way was accompanied by calamity. They had to step through piles of bones, wade through countless corpses, swim through enough blood to fill an ocean, and kill their way to prove their path!

……

There were all sorts of ways and all sorts of practices. All of these made different experiences and practices that combined together into one large picture. This all spread within Lin Xun’s heart.

He immersed himself in these experiences and relished them. By seeing the paths of the ancients, he could confirm and discover his own path, becoming enlightened. Some mysteries and secrets that he didn’t understand in the past were now being unraveled, opening his eyes completely and proving to be incredibly fruitful!

Blegh!

Suddenly, an expert in the distance trembled profusely before coughing up some blood.

Following that, an apathetic voice resounded from the heavens and earth, “The heart is not strong enough in this attempt to understand the Dao, becoming deceived instead. You are not compatible with my Dao, and have no karma with this blessing. Begone!”

Right after the voice made its proclamation, that expert had no time to react before they were sent out of the void, disappearing from the ground.

Immediately following that, all of the cultivators who had been attempting to comprehend the great Dao being preached felt their hearts shake.

“Is this a type of test to select a disciple? Does whoever who comprehends this the best will have the opportunity to receive the fortune?” muttered some people after they came to a realization.

Those who were able to get to this part of the festival were all strong experts, and all of them had strong comprehension skills. Thus, they were easily able to see through the mysteries of this particular trial. They instantly became more cautious and did not dare to be rash.

Lin Xun was also the same. He didn’t tarry and instead immersed himself again.

This was because he had also discovered that the different paths that were being shown here could also temper and confirm his own path. Everything that he was searching for within the dao would be helped immensely by the experiences here.

However, before long, his soul of the primordial spirit sharply sensed a killing intent and immediately warned him. Following that, a figure charged towards him.

Zhuo Kuanglan!

This guy was like an exceptional sword, and his entire aura was compacted perfectly. He took out a spirit sword and sliced it down towards Lin Xun at an incredible speed.

But just as he was about halfway there, the spirit sword was dissolved immediately by a nameless force. Even a sliver of aura did not remain.

In addition, he acted as if he had been struck by lightning as his frenzied movements to charge forward were being confined by an invisible force. He looked incredibly alarmed and frustrated.

From the sky, that same apathetic voice sounded, “Harboring the desire to kill during comprehension is no different than being possessed by a demon. Begone!”

“NO——!” Zhuo Kuanglan screamed furiously. It was quite obvious he felt wronged now. He clearly had no idea that this would happen; otherwise, he wouldn’t have tried to do such a thing.

But it was too late for regrets. No matter how hard he struggled, he was still forcefully expelled out from the space, disappearing from view.

Everyone was startled by what had happened, especially Yu Lingkong and the others. All of their eyes flickered, and there was a hint of bewilderment on their faces.