Chapter 3088: The Joy of Reunion |
Xing Jianxia was a disciple of Yuan Chu, the founder of the Origin Sect. Fu Nanli was a disciple of Xu Yin, the founder of the Spirit Sect. Both were ancient giants who had stood at the Greater Boundless Realm for countless ages. In the Spirit Martial World, they were nothing less than the leaders and pillars of the Origin and Spirit Sects.
Now, these two towering existences bowed deeply to Lin Xun, offering him their most solemn thanks.
Lin Xun froze for a heartbeat, then hurried forward to help them up, a wry smile on his face. “Seniors, this is far too much.”
Xing Jianxia laughed heartily. “Don’t be modest. Based on today’s battle alone, you are worthy of our deepest bow.”
“That’s right.” Fu Nanli added with a grin.
In the canyon battle, Xinying, Wen Zai, and Xingtian Yuan, three Greater Boundless Realm giants, fell together with a host of other formidable cultivators. Now, with Wu Hongzi and the rest annihilated at Great Barbarian Mountain, the enemy’s forces scattered across Spirit Martial World had been virtually wiped out.
Such a victory was worthy of being etched into eternity and sung of through the ages. Furthermore, Lin Xun was the decisive key to this battle. No one deserved the credit more than he did!
“Seniors,” Lin Xun said quietly, lifting his gaze toward the Sea of Fate hanging in the sky, “this battle may be over, but the enemy has not truly been eradicated. Only when Xinhu and Leisong, and those old monsters are destroyed will Spirit Martial World finally know true stability.”
Three days earlier, the Zen Sect’s Immeasurable Buddha Xinhu and Shaman Sect’s Shaman Ancestor Leisong had departed for the Fate Lotus World, accompanied by six experts of the Greater Boundless Realm and three of the Lesser Boundless Realm.
“Xinhu and Leisong stand on the same level as us,” Xing Jianxia said softly. “Their combat power is terrifying. Compared to them, Xinying and Wu Hongzi were…still a step below.”
He paused, then continued, “The six Greater Boundless Realm experts who followed them come from Eternal Divine Clans. Each of them is no weaker than Xinying or Wu Hongzi. Take Ye Jue of the Ye Clan…he is a monstrous figure who has survived five Great Silence Unlife Calamities.”
Fu Nanli nodded and added, “And the Lesser Boundless Realm figures are no ordinary people either…Ye Wuhen of the Ye Clan, Ziche Chong of the Ziche Clan, and Ji Tianqing of the Ji Clan. Every one of them is a heaven-defying genius at the Immeasurable Realm. Young Friend Lin Xun, you remember Jue Wutian, don’t you?”
Lin Xun nodded. Of course he did.
“Each of these three,” Fu Nanli continued, “has a foundation even more terrifying than Jue Wutian’s. That is precisely why Xinhu and Leisong decided that, if they succeeded in seizing the chance to enter the All-Wonder Dominion, these three would be the first to be sent away.”
Realization dawned on Lin Xun. “So that’s how it is.”
He understood at once. If Xinhu, Leisong, and the other top figures could seize this opportunity to leave, the enemy’s camp’s overall strength would be drastically weakened. Under such circumstances, sending away Ye Wuhen, Ziche Chong, and Ji Tianqing first was undoubtedly the wisest course of action.
“But things are different now. With Young Friend Lin Xun here, the strength we possess is finally enough to face them head-on!” As Xing Jiangxia spoke, his spirit surged, filled with boundless passion.
For years, they had been trapped on Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain, their strength far inferior to that of their enemies. However, from this day forward, everything had changed!
Lin Xun fell into brief contemplation, then slowly nodded to himself. At present, their side had three Greater Boundless Realm giants: Xing Jianxia, Fu Nanli, and Ren Futian.
However, the opposing camp had eight in total. Of note, a closer analysis revealed one crucial point: among the enemy ranks, the truly fearsome figures were only Xinhu and Leisong. With Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli present, those two could be firmly held in check.
As for Ye Jue and the other five Greater Boundless Realm cultivators, they were merely on the same tier as Wu Hongzi, Wen Zai, and the others. With Lin Xun’s current strength, he alone was capable of restraining three experts of that level.
In fact, in a one-on-one confrontation, he could even kill them outright! In other words, though Lin Xun stood at the perfect Creation Realm, once his true body and the five dao bodies joined forces, his overall combat power rivaled that of giants like Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli.
Under such circumstances, even if the enemy possessed more Greater Boundless Realm experts, they held no decisive advantage in an actual clash. If they compared the Lesser Boundless Realm experts, their side had three: Gu Yueming, Shun Huaijia, and Xue Ye.
While on the enemy’s side were Ye Wuhen, Ziche Chong, and Ji Tianqing. In terms of numbers, the two sides were evenly matched.
Lin Xun was still uncertain about the true combat strength of Gu Yueming, Shun Huaijia, and Xue Ye. What he did know was that, if Ye Wuhen, Ziche Chong, and Ji Tianqing were on par with Jue Wutian, then it would be extremely difficult for Gu Yueming and the others to contend with them.
Unless…they too possessed power just as heaven-defying Of course, such comparisons were only theoretical. In real combat, situations could change in an instant, and there were simply too many variables. No outcome could ever be predicted with certainty.
Still, as Xing Jianxia had said, they now possessed the strength to truly contend with the opposing camp!
“Let’s go! First, back to Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain,” Fu Nanli said decisively.
“Come, let’s return and have a proper drink,” Xing Jianxia laughed heartily. “Young Friend Lin Xun is surely impatient to see his senior brothers and sisters again.”
Lin Xun smiled in response. The group immediately turned, streaking through the skies toward Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain.
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Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain.
On a vast training ground, Ren Futian and the others of the Origin Sect, Shun Huaijia and Xue Ye of the Spirit Sect, as well as Zhong Qiu, Ruo Su, Li Xuanwei, and the rest of Fangchun Mountain, were all waiting anxiously.
They had already learned of the great battle that had erupted in the distant canyon. They also knew just how heaven-defying Lin Xun’s strength had become. At this moment, none of the senior brothers and sisters could calm themselves. Their emotions surged like raging tides.
None of them had ever imagined that, after so many years, the one who would change their desperate situation would be their own little junior brother. When they first heard the news from Gu Yueming and the others, it felt like a dream.
When had their little junior brother attained eternity? When had he broken through to the Creation Realm? When had his strength grown so terrifying that he could now restrain three Greater Boundless Realm giants all by himself? Just what had their little junior brother experienced over all these years?
Little Junior Brother…
One question after another surged through their minds like crashing waves. After all, most of them had not seen Lin Xun for many years. Their memories of him were still those of the young junior brother from long ago.
As senior brothers and sisters, they had always subconsciously regarded Lin Xun as someone who needed care and protection. Who could have imagined that he would change so much?
“Senior Sister Ruo Su,” Li Xuanwei finally asked, unable to endure the wait any longer, “you know better than us about what our little junior brother was doing in the Eternal True Realm. Did you ever imagine he would reach the Creation Realm so quickly?”
He and their eldest senior brother had been trapped in the Taiyu True Realm for years. After finally escaping, they came straight to the Kunlun Dominion. Everything they knew about their little junior brother Lin Xun, they had learned from Ruo Su and others.
“I never imagined it.” Ruo Su shook her head. Back then, although she, Cheng Yu, Well Moon, and the others had stayed in the Spirit Sect, they only knew of Lin Xun’s experiences from before he attained eternal enlightenment.
Smiling, she said, “When our little junior brother arrives, we can ask him ourselves.”
The others nodded in agreement. Just then, Ren Futian suddenly smiled. “They’re back!”
Shua!
All eyes turned at once. From the distance void, three streaks of light tore through the sky. At the front were Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli…and beside them…Ruo Su, Li Xuanwei, and Pu Zhen all lit up with excitement.
“It’s really Little Junior Brother!”
“Haha! Hurry, let’s go greet them!”
“Come on!”
Unable to contain themselves, the disciples of Fangchun Mountain leapt into the air and rushed out from Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain. Ren Futian, Gu Yueming and the others couldn’t help but chuckle as they followed behind.
“Lin Xun greets all my senior brothers and sisters!”
When Lin Xun saw Ruo Su, Li Xuanwei and the others, overwhelming joy surged in his heart. He stepped forward and greeted them with a radiant smile. It had been far too long!
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Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain became lively once more. The successors of Fangchun Mountain sat together with Lin Xun on the ground, sharing drinks and conversations in rare harmony.
Prompted by the constant questions from his senior brothers and sisters, Lin Xun recounted all that he had experienced in the Eternal True Realm over the years. From time to time, exclamations of astonishment and admiration rose from the group.
However, Lin Xun himself felt even more deeply moved. From his senior brothers and sisters, he came to understand many things he had never known before.
For example, back then, after the golden cicada brought Taixuan, Yan Ji, You Beihai and the others from the Origin Sect into the Spirit Martial World, his Will Dharma Form dissipated from the sheer depletion of his power.
In other words, the one who had appeared outside the Origin Sect’s mountain gates, turning the tide and sweeping away all enemies, was merely a manifestation of the golden cicada’s will!
For example, the Will Dharma Form left behind by the Lord of Fangchun Mountain in the Spirit Martial World completely collapsed more than ten years ago, after resisting the enemy forces that came seeking their lives.
It was precisely because the Will Dharma Form of the Lord of Fangchun Mountain intervened that the forces of the Origin Sect and Fangchun Mountain were able to reach Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain safely and join forces with the Spirit Sect.
Now, Martial Uncle Kong Jue, along with Taixuan, Yan Ji, and You Beihai were in seclusion on Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain, preparing for their breakthroughs.
In addition, several other successors of Fangchun Mountain were also in closed-door cultivation, including Fifth Senior Brother Blazing Jun, Sixth Senior Brother Xing Que, Eighth Senior Brother Clairvoyant, Twelfth Senior Brother Shen Yan, and Jun Huan.
As they spoke, Lin Xun gradually came to realize that among all the successors of Fangchun Mountain, only Senior Sister Ruo Su had already stepped into the Law Transcendence Realm. The rest were still struggling along the Immortal Path.
It was not that his senior brothers and sisters lacked talent or foundation. Rather, Lin Xun’s speed of cultivation and breakthrough was simply too terrifying. In only a few hundred years, he had already reached the pinnacle of the Creation Realm. Across the ages and throughout all worlds, there was no one else quite like him.
“Oh, right.”
In the midst of the conversation, Lin Xun suddenly remembered something. Turning to Zhong Qiu, he asked in a low voice, “Second Senior Brother, are the traces of life left behind by Eldest Senior Brother in your hands?”