"Buzz!"
While Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao were talking, the ancient stone tablet, which had been silent for half a month, finally stirred again.
Almost the instant the movement appeared, everyone's gaze immediately turned towards it, staring intently at the pillar of light that enveloped everything. Although they couldn't see anything, it didn't stop everyone from being full of anticipation.
Under that special fluctuation, the pillar of light began to shrink continuously, and then slowly dissipated, revealing the two figures within.
One was dressed in black robes with black hair, the other in white robes with silver hair. The two seemingly opposite colors sat cross-legged in front of the ancient stone tablet, which was hundreds of feet tall, one in front of the other.
Ying Huanhuan's gaze first lingered on Lin Xuan, and when she saw Lin Xuan's robe, her pupils contracted slightly, and a trace of ice-blue light flashed in her eyes. With her sensory abilities, how could she not detect that Lin Xuan had just gone through a great battle and suffered serious injuries?
Although, for Lin Xuan, it might have become commonplace. After all, Lin Xuan, who possessed the Nirvana True Meaning, cared less and less about self-protection during battles.
But Ying Huanhuan felt sorry for him. Although Lin Xuan's recovery speed far exceeded that of normal beings, the pain was real. Especially Lin Xuan's accustomed attitude made Ying Huanhuan feel even more distressed.
"Damn Demon Spawn, when this young lady revives, I will definitely..."
Ying Huanhuan, who was secretly uttering harsh words in her heart, suddenly froze there, her eyes fixed on the stone tablet, completely stunned, looking incredulously at the Great Desolate Tablet, which was gradually recovering its Origin Power.
"This is, has it been completely erased?"
Ying Huanhuan even thought that she had just revived, so her perception ability had dropped a lot. After specially sensing it with all her heart, she was surprised to find that the Otherworldly Demon True King had really been completely resolved.
Before, for so long, Ying Huanhuan had thought that Lin Xuan was helping the Great Desolate Tablet to wear down the Otherworldly Demon True King's power as much as possible, and then deepen the seal again.
"You little girl, are you stunned by this?"
The teasing voice of her sister ringing in her ears made Ying Huanhuan's face turn slightly red, as if she was a little embarrassed. However, she immediately remembered something else, and responded extremely boldly.
"That's right, hehe, what do you think, sister, my vision is not bad, right?"
Ying Xiaoxiao couldn't help but chuckle when she heard this, and showed a doting smile as she looked at Ying Huanhuan's happy appearance.
"The results are about to come out, I wonder if Senior Brother and Lin Dong have both succeeded!"
As soon as Ying Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Lin Dong, who was sitting behind, slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, an invisible special fluctuation spread out from Lin Dong's body.
"Chichi!!"
As the invisible fluctuation spread to the surroundings, Ying Xiaoxiao was surprised to find that on the ground within a hundred feet of Lin Dong, some sparse weeds and trees began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This Desolate Mountain, which was already somewhat desolate, became even more desolate at this moment. The Desolate Mountain, which was originally dotted with sparse vegetation, now looked completely dead.
As these plants withered, a Desolate aura, even purer than the Desolate Strength of the Desolate Hall, slowly diffused from Lin Dong's body, causing Chen Zhen and Wu Dao to squint their eyes with laughter.
"This fluctuation is indeed the Desolate aura, even purer than that on the Desolate Stone..."
"I didn't expect that Lin Dong would also succeed!"
Qi Lei and the others next to him looked at Chen Zhen and Wu Dao, who were talking to each other and smiling so much that they couldn't close their mouths, and couldn't help but say with a bit of sourness.
"You two old things, don't be smug. Huan Huan is one thing, but Xiao Xiao has also had opportunities recently. When the Hall Examination Competition comes, who will win and who will lose is still unknown!"
"Hehe, it doesn't matter. This old man has already seen through the mundane world and doesn't care about these false names anymore. Otherwise, why do you think I'm called Chen Zhen?"
Chen Zhen said with a smile, his expression seemingly indifferent, but with smugness completely written on his face, making Qi Lei wish he could cover it with his shoe.
He has seen through the mundane world, so he is called Chen Zhen. If he changed his name to Chen Long, would that mean that all the disciples of their Desolate Hall are dragons among men?
Still not caring about these empty reputations? Who was it that always wore a dark face every time they lost in the Hall Examination Competition in the past? Lin Dong has already obtained the Great Desolate Scripture inheritance, even if he doesn't get a good result this time, no one will say anything about him, after all, he hasn't been cultivating for long.
However, given the current situation, Qi Lei couldn't bring himself to expose this old thing, after all, the Desolate Hall really hasn't seen a true genius for many, many years. The last one was Senior Brother Zhou Tong, but alas...
"However, the Sword Saint still hasn't made a move?"
Qi Lei frowned slightly as he looked at Lin Xuan, who still hadn't shown any signs of movement. Chen Zhen and the others also looked a little puzzled. Lin Dong had already succeeded, they didn't believe that Lin Xuan would fail.
Lin Xuan's talent is beyond doubt. The Formless Bodhi Sound is an extremely difficult Martial Arts, yet Lin Xuan was able to master it in no time. The Great Desolate Scripture is difficult, but it can't stump Lin Xuan either.
"I've heard that the Sword Saint never likes to cultivate other Martial Arts, but rather comprehends them himself..."
Wu Dao's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had remembered something, and he said softly. He knew Lin Xuan relatively well, having had contact with him since the beginning of the Hundred Dynasty War.
Back then, when the Four Sacred Beasts inheritance descended, Lin Xuan didn't cultivate according to the rules. The Great Desolate Scripture, perhaps...
"Buzz!!"
Waves of impressive Desolate Strength emanated from Lin Dong's body. Lin Dong reached out his hand, sensing the powerful forces within his body, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile on his face, exclaiming in amazement.
"The Great Desolate Scripture, truly lives up to its name!"
"That's right, this is my masterpiece. Back then, I don't know how many Otherworldly Demons I suppressed and killed. Boy, don't disgrace my reputation from back then!"
Desolate's voice rang out in Lin Dong's body, the smugness was already undisguised. What surprised Lin Dong a little was that Yan, who always liked to contradict Desolate, didn't refute, but instead acquiesced to Desolate's words, which shocked Lin Dong's heart.
Even Yan didn't refute, which shows just how terrifying the record of this Martial Arts was back then. That phrase 'I don't know how many' was probably really because he killed too many to remember.
"Senior, rest assured, Lin Dong will definitely not disgrace Senior's reputation!"
"Alright, you kid work hard yourself. I, this old man, want to get some sleep first. I haven't had a good sleep in so many years!"
As Desolate spoke, he directly slipped into the Ancestral Stone, and under the energy of the Ancestral Stone, he began to slumber. At the same time, the power of the Ancestral Stone was also constantly nourishing Desolate's spiritual body.
As for the Great Desolate Tablet, it would automatically sink into the ground later, to slowly absorb that massive amount of vitality and repair itself.
The great battle in ancient times was too tragic. The Great Desolate Tablet suffered damage to both its main body and spiritual body. The spiritual body could use the power of the Ancestral Stone to speed up the repair, but the main body could only slowly repair itself on its own.
As for why not let Lin Dong take it away, the first reason is that Lin Dong can't use this thing now, and he doesn't need it either. After all, in the unanimous opinion of Yan and Desolate, Lin Dong should just cultivate properly now, the Sword Saint is the real main force.
The Great Desolate Tablet remains in Dao Sect, the Sword Saint can take it away for Exorcism when he needs it, and at the same time, at critical moments, the Ice Master can also use it to protect the Ice Master. Another reason is that if Lin Dong takes it away now, the commotion would be too great and it would be easily noticed.
After Lin Dong put away the Desolate Strength in his body, he glanced at Lin Xuan, who was still sitting there cultivating, and prepared to retreat.
But just as he took a step, Lin Dong's expression changed slightly, because he was shocked to find that an extremely overbearing Devouring Power was slowly extracting the energy from his body, and he couldn't even control it if he wanted to.
Not only Lin Dong, but even Yan noticed something was wrong. Not only the energy in Lin Dong's body, but also its power, seemed to be forcibly extracted bit by bit. What's more, it couldn't even control it, as if that bit of energy had produced its own consciousness and then actively ran out.
"What's going on?"
"No way? The Ice Master's man, is he that perverted?"
Desolate, who had just said he wanted to sleep, was awakened before he could rest. Sensing the energy slowly draining from its 'dying' old spiritual body, he hurriedly exclaimed in shock.
"Nonsense, or else why do you think I'm so afraid of him?"
"You coward, aren't you afraid of the Ice Master?"
Desolate rolled his eyes, but his attention was completely focused on Lin Xuan, his eyes were a little complicated. At this time, he understood why Yan praised this guy so much, and even said that 'if the Ice Master could happily marry that monster, it would definitely be a high climb'.
"No, Desolate, you old thing, do you know what's going on? Hurry up and think of a way!"
Sensing that the energy within his body was completely out of his control, Yan couldn't help but get anxious. Lin Dong was also secretly worried, but he didn't speak, waiting for Desolate's answer.
Desolate looked at Lin Xuan's back with amazement, shook his head slightly, and his tone was full of disbelief.
"Don't struggle, it won't hurt us. I never thought he could cultivate the Great Desolate Scripture to this extent. This talent is simply terrifying!"
"My Great Desolate Scripture only absorbs the power of heaven, earth, grass, and trees, but he is directly absorbing the power of all things in heaven and earth. If he can really succeed, his strength will definitely surpass the old master!"
"What?"
Yan exclaimed, looking at Lin Xuan with even more strangeness. To forcibly absorb the power of all things in heaven and earth, what a strong and domineering heart is that? And how confident must one be to dare to think and do so?
Lin Dong looked at Lin Xuan with equally great amazement. Every time he thought he had made some achievements, the other party could always bring him some huge surprises. Perhaps, this is the difference between a genius and a monster, even greater than the gap between ordinary people and geniuses.
While Lin Dong was sighing, the surrounding Dao Sect disciples, including several hall masters, gradually noticed that the energy in their bodies was gradually being drawn out. Immediately, their expressions changed drastically, and some disciples even began to panic.
Ying Huanhuan sensed the loss of power in her body, and her eyes also showed a bit of shock, but then, there was a bit more joy.
With Ying Huanhuan's insight, it was not difficult to guess that this was probably Lin Xuan's special Swordplay, combining the power he had comprehended with the characteristics of the Great Desolate Scripture, right?
"Everyone, don't panic, and don't resist. This power is caused by the Sword Saint's cultivation and will not harm you!"
Just then, Ying Xuanzi's voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth, calming down these restless Dao Sect disciples.
However, after reacting, everyone looked at Lin Xuan, who was sitting there, with a bit of shock in their eyes.
As strands of energy emerged from all things in heaven and earth, constantly gathering towards Lin Xuan, the Sword placed on Lin Xuan's knees also began to tremble.
"Buzz buzz buzz!!!"
In the sound of Sword Cries, the special energy coming from all things in heaven and earth gradually formed swords around Lin Xuan's body.
Each Sword seemed to be exactly the same, but upon closer inspection, it felt like each one was different. Some swords resembled verdant pines and sturdy bamboos, some resembled gentle breezes and bright moons, some defied snow and frost, and some were as solid as bedrock...
It seemed that each Sword was transformed from something in heaven and earth. The countless swords combined together did not seem like a forest of swords, giving people a chilling sharpness, but rather a magnificent atmosphere of heaven and earth, a feeling of vastness and grandeur.
"Clang!"
The Sword flew out with a clang, hovering above Lin Xuan's head.
At the moment the Sword was unsheathed, all the swords that had materialized in heaven and earth also began to tremble, and they all gathered towards the Three Feet Long Sword.
As one Sword after another merged into the Three Feet Long Sword, the shocking scene of ten thousand swords returning to their origin stunned countless people.
And as other swords continued to merge, the light on the Three Feet Long Sword became even more dazzling. In the meantime, there were even faint light and shadows flickering on the Sword light.
"Hiss, this momentum..."
Qi Lei, Chen Zhen, and the other eight hall masters felt the astonishing Sword momentum emanating from the Sword above Lin Xuan's head, and they couldn't help but gasp. This Sword momentum was probably already at the Revolving Wheel Realm's power, right? You know, Lin Xuan is only at the peak of the Life Profound Realm now, and he has directly crossed the entire Death Profound Realm!
"No, this power seems to be beyond the Sword Saint's control!"
Just then, Chen Zhen and others also discovered that as the Sword momentum continued to grow, the power of the Three Feet Long Sword above Lin Xuan's head was gradually leaking out, beginning to tear out spatial cracks. If this trend continued, I'm afraid that before all the power could be integrated, that terrifying power would begin to get out of control.
"But even so, it's amazing enough!"
Qi Lei said in amazement, the extent to which this can be controlled has already reached the level of the Revolving Wheel Realm. If the Sword Saint's strength improves further in the future, and the control over this Swordplay becomes stronger, I'm afraid the power will be even more terrifying!
Not only were Qi Lei and the others shocked, but even Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui's pupils constricted slightly. From that Sword Cry, even they sensed a trace of Death.
Although this Sword, in all likelihood, should be Lin Xuan's full-powered attack, something he normally couldn't use, it was enough to show his strength. Even if he couldn't contend with a Revolving Wheel Realm expert, he could at least protect himself.
"The Sword Saint is indeed the Sword Saint. From that Sword Cry, I actually detected a trace of Reincarnation! It's a pity I don't have the Sword Saint's talent, otherwise, I might have been able to gain some insight and comprehend a trace of the Power of Reincarnation!"
Qian Laogui said with considerable regret. Lin Xuan's Sword Cry had stirred him slightly, but only slightly. If he could have gained some insight, perhaps he would have had a real chance to comprehend a trace of the meaning of Reincarnation.
Ying Xuanzi also shook his head with considerable regret. Although he had vaguely grasped something, he was still far from comprehending the meaning of Reincarnation. It could only be said that the gap between people was truly greater than anything else. Lin Xuan was only at the Life Profound Realm now, yet he had already comprehended the meaning of Reincarnation, while he had been stuck in the Revolving Wheel Realm for many years.
"This guy is really amazing!"
Ying Huanhuan stared at the Sword above Lin Xuan's head, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face. To be able to cultivate the Great Desolate Scripture to this extent, that Desolate guy would probably be ashamed of himself, right? It was clearly his own signature technique, yet it was inferior to those who came after him.
"Clang! Clang!"
As Sword shadows merged into it, the Sword trembled more and more violently. A vast pressure emanated from Lin Xuan's body, directly forcing Lin Dong, who was standing behind him, back several steps.
Just as Lin Dong was about to activate the power of the Ancestral Stone to resist, the vast pressure suddenly disappeared.
"Boom!"
At the same time, the Three Feet Long Sword above his head trembled violently. In an instant, the vast Sword Cry dissipated into nothingness. Streaks of energy flew away from the Sword, then flew back to where they came from.
"Buzz!"
Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze exceptionally calm. He didn't show any disappointment at his failure, but rather, he carried a hint of joy, because he had truly taken that step successfully.
Although he hadn't fully mastered it yet, Lin Xuan had found the right direction and seen the right path. Next, he just needed to follow this path.
Retracting all his aura into his body, Lin Xuan slowly stood up and looked up at the ancient stone tablet. Behind Lin Xuan, Lin Dong's pupils suddenly constricted as he looked at Lin Xuan's back.
"This... his aura, I can't sense it at all!"
Yan's exclamation shocked Lin Dong. Even Yan couldn't sense Lin Xuan's aura. What realm had the Young Clan Leader reached? How did it feel even higher than the Reincarnation Realm?
Not only Yan, but Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui in the distance also noticed this shocking thing. If they hadn't seen Lin Xuan standing there with their own eyes, they would have even thought that it was just a void.
"To think that he has already surpassed Master's Supreme Force!"
Ying Huanhuan sensed Lin Xuan, who had already begun to merge with the Heavens and Earth, and a look of shock flashed in her eyes.
Originally, Ying Huanhuan thought that the Supreme Force was already amazing enough for communicating with and refining the Plane of Origin, but Lin Xuan had chosen another even more amazing path—I am the Heavens and Earth!
The Supreme Force was to allow oneself to obtain the power of the Plane of Origin, then the power that Ying Huanhuan preferred to call the Power of Heaven and Earth, was to make Lin Xuan become the Plane of Origin, no, the Plane itself!
His aura had now begun to merge with the Heavens and Earth. Perhaps, when he truly succeeded, he would be able to wield the might of the Heavens and Earth with every gesture.
In the next moment, Ying Huanhuan, who had been wearing a look of amazement, suddenly changed her expression and quickly revealed a look of joy. She smiled and waved excitedly at Lin Xuan, who had turned to look at her, looking very excited.
Lin Xuan, who had sensed a special fluctuation, saw Ying Huanhuan's actions and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he didn't think too much about it. He only thought that he had accidentally triggered the Ice Master's aura within Ying Huanhuan's body during his cultivation.
After Lin Xuan retracted his gaze, Ying Huanhuan breathed a slight sigh of relief and muttered to herself in her heart.
"This guy's perception is getting more and more terrifying. No, if I don't catch up with his pace in the cultivation of the Supreme Force, I'll be discovered by him sooner or later. If he knows that I've become the Ice Master, he definitely won't let me cling to him!"
Looking at Lin Xuan's back, Ying Huanhuan couldn't help but bite her lip and secretly made up her Absolute Heart. She had to go to the Taiqing Palace. Although she didn't like having too much involvement with that woman, if she didn't look for her, it would be too difficult for her to quickly make a breakthrough in the Supreme Force on her own.
Even as proud as she was, she had to admit that Ling Qingzhu's talent was indeed at her level. Although Ling Qingzhu was slightly inferior to her in Origin Power cultivation, she was much stronger than her in the cultivation of the Supreme Force.
After Lin Xuan retracted his gaze, he clenched his palms, secretly planning in his heart when to make a trip to Taiqing Palace. After all, Ling Qingzhu's talent in the Supreme Force was unique. If he could compete with her again, he might be able to comprehend something more.
From the situation just now, it could be seen that he could clearly bear stronger power, but he couldn't control it.
Far away in Taiqing Palace, Ling Qingzhu suddenly woke up, then her gaze fell on the drawing paper in front of her, a complicated look flashing in her eyes.
On the drawing paper, there were two figures, each sitting cross-legged in front of an ancient zither. However, on the other side, there seemed to be an incomplete figure, as if wielding a Sword.