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Chapter 173: Return
Chapter 173: Return (End of Chapter)
The Moral Immortal Sect.
At the highest peak stood Mo Qingliu, the sect master.
"The Moral Immortal Sect of today," Mo Qingliu murmured as he gazed down at the countless disciples below.
Ever since they started accepting martial arts cultivators, the burden on the sect's disciples seemed to have lessened significantly.
After all, the being backing the martial arts cultivation system was truly terrifying, and many disciples were unaware of Lin Yuan's current strength.
Yet just over three hundred years ago, Lin Yuan's triplicate bodies had joined forces to push the Moral Immortal Mountain to the brink of collapse.
That terrifying scene remained a nightmare for many of the sect's disciples even to this day.
And now… The Immortal and Martial paths had already begun to merge, and Jun Wuji's elder brother, Jun Xiaoyao, was even being groomed to be the future sect master.
"A stroke of luck amidst misfortune," Mo Qingliu sighed.
The current situation was far better than having Jun Wuji enraged and the two sides standing in complete opposition.
At the very least, Mo Qingliu dared not imagine what the consequences of that would be.
"It's just… why hasn't Wuji come yet? The Ascension Platform is ready at any time."
Mo Qingliu was a bit perplexed.
According to reason, two hundred years ago, Jun Wuji's strength had already reached the world's limit.
According to the ancestral masters of the Spirit Realm, under the suppression of the Middle Realm and the world itself, one could only get infinitely close to the Union of Heaven and Man at best.
As for actually entering the Union of Heaven and Man, it was basically impossible.
This had nothing to do with aptitude but was a restriction of the heavens and the earth.
Just as Mo Qingliu was feeling perplexed… A distant aura emanated from the far end of the East Sea.
"Hmm?"
"What is this?"
Mo Qingliu's pupils constricted.
This aura was far inferior to the one from two hundred years ago when Lin Yuan had broken through, causing cultivators of some strength between the heavens and the earth to sense it.
But at this moment, Mo Qingliu's soul trembled as if the source of this thread of aura was a being that rivaled the entire world.
"Is it Wuji?"
Mo Qingliu calmed himself and immediately rushed to the deepest part of the Immortal Mountain, to the secret realm where the Ascension Platform was located.
Without hesitation, Mo Qingliu activated the Ascension Platform and contacted the ancestral masters of the Spirit Realm.
"What's going on?"
"Don't you know that I have to pay a price every time I come down here?" A slightly irritable voice sounded out, clearly not that of the previous ancestor, Cang Qing.
As the Moral Immortal Sect's strongest figure in the Spirit Realm and a late Union of Heaven and Man cultivator, Cang Qing mostly spent his time in seclusion.
He would only be informed if the Moral Immortal Sect in the Middle Realm was facing a life-or-death crisis.
And after reaching an agreement with Lin Yuan, the Moral Immortal Sect was no longer in danger of destruction, so Cang Qing no longer paid attention.
According to the instructions left by Cang Qing, the next time they contacted him would be when Jun Wuji ascended to the Spirit Realm.
"It's Ancestor True Flame!"
Mo Qingliu's heart trembled once more.
Among the many ancestor masters of the Moral Immortal Sect, Ancestor True Flame had the most fiery temper, and every sect master throughout the generations was afraid to deal with this ancestor master.
After all, one would be punished by Ancestor True Flame if they weren't careful.
Although the punishment wouldn't harm one's foundation, as they were all juniors of the sect, they would definitely have to endure a great deal of suffering.
"Ancestor, it's about Jun Wuji," Mo Qingliu said immediately.
"Jun Wuji?" Ancestor True Flame frowned, "The junior that Cang Qing praised?"
Ancestor True Flame's strength was indeed slightly inferior to Cang Qing's, but it was very close. Two hundred years ago, Cang Qing had called them together to talk about Jun Wuji and had even spoken of the vow he had made.
Ancestor True Flame had disagreed at the time.
He didn't believe that a mere genius from the lower realm of the Middle Realm could become a top genius with the hope of advancing to the Immortal King realm.
That was an Immortal King! Ancestor True Flame wasn't questioning Cang Qing's judgment.
He just felt that perhaps Cang Qing had overlooked something.
That Jun Wuji wasn't the kind of genius he imagined, someone who could simply ascend to the Spirit Realm and enter the Union of Heaven and Man as easily as eating and drinking.
Nor was he someone who could hope to touch the realm of the Immortal King.
Putting Immortal King aside for now, even in the Spirit Realm, one who had entered the Union of Heaven and Man was a hegemonic giant. As for the Union of Heaven and Man itself, was it that easy to attain?
Ancestor True Flame didn't think so.
"Hmm?"
Just as Ancestor True Flame was about to speak and ask about Jun Wuji, he also sensed that distant aura emanating from the far end of the East Sea.
"Is this Unity with Heaven and Earth? Someone has entered the Union of Heaven and Man?"
Ancestor True Flame's eyes widened.
A Union of Heaven and Man immortal was considered a powerful being even in the Spirit Realm, belonging to the ruling class.
Ancestor True Flame had sensed the auras of many Refinement Void cultivators as they entered the Union of Heaven and Man.
So he was very familiar with this kind of aura.
If he were in the Spirit Realm, Ancestor True Flame wouldn't have found it strange.
The Spirit Realm was vast, and with a higher world limit, it was normal for a Union of Heaven and Man immortal to be born.
But where was this place?
It was the lower realm.
It was the Middle Realm.
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, they, this group of superpowers beyond the Refinement Void limit, had already been absolutely certain that this realm couldn't give birth to a Union of Heaven and Man cultivator; the most one could achieve was getting infinitely close.
"Could it be Jun Wuji?"
Ancestor True Flame turned to stare at Mo Qingliu.
"Most likely," Mo Qingliu nodded.
This distant aura held traces of Jun Wuji's presence from back then.
And within this realm, aside from Jun Wuji, who else could unleash such an aura?
"A monster," Ancestor True Flame muttered, swallowing his saliva.
Had he crossed into the Unity of the Three Bodies stage?
In his time, ascending to the Spirit Realm had taken countless effort and willpower, yet now, a junior from the later generations had achieved it with such ease?
And he had done so in the Middle Realm of Zhong Tu, a lower realm that was theoretically incapable of producing a cultivator at the Unity of the Three Bodies stage?
"Such talent... Has that old fogey, Cang Qing, underestimated him?"
Ancestor True Flame's thoughts churned.
Below the Spirit Realm lay millions of lower realms, including the Middle Realm of Zhong Tu.
But throughout history, not a single cultivator from the lower realms had ever reached the Unity of the Three Bodies stage.
This was truly unimaginable.
"Ancestor, what should we do now?" Mo Qingliu asked in a low voice.
"What should we do?" Ancestor True Flame glanced at Mo Qingliu, "What can we do?"
If it had been before Lin Yuan's breakthrough to the Unity of the Three Bodies stage, Ancestor True Flame would have been confident in contending with him through this projection.
But now?
His strength was almost on par with Ancestor True Flame's main body in the Spirit Realm. What use was there in contending with him? Wouldn't that just be humiliating himself?
"However, upon reaching the Unity of the Three Bodies stage, one gains the ability to survive in the chaotic flows of the void. The Middle Realm of Zhong Tu is a lower realm of the Spirit Realm. As long as he breaks through this realm, with his Unity of the Three Bodies stage strength, he can completely follow the chaotic flows of the void and enter the Spirit Realm," Ancestor True Flame thought to himself.
Refinement Void stage ancients lacked the ability to survive in the chaotic flows of the void, so if they wanted to enter the Spirit Realm, they could only rely on the 'Ascension Platform' and ascend through stable spatial passages.
But for a Unity of the Three Bodies stage immortal, this was unnecessary.
With their strength, they could actively travel to the Spirit Realm.
The Spirit Realm existed above the world of the Middle Realm of Zhong Tu, and a Unity of the Three Bodies stage immortal could easily sense its aura.
"So this is the seventh stage," Lin Yuan thought as he stood at the end of the East Sea, a smile on his face.
At this moment, his aura was restrained, but he could easily tear open spatial fissures.
"The suppression of the heavens and the earth is nothing much," Lin Yuan felt elated.
This world suppressed the breakthrough from the Refinement Void stage to the Unity of the Three Bodies stage.
In other words, it suppressed the breakthrough from the sixth stage to the seventh stage.
No matter how strong an individual was, they could only get infinitely close to the Unity of the Three Bodies stage.
But with Lin Yuan's heaven-defying comprehension, he had quickly thought of a method to enter the Unity of the Three Bodies stage.
That was to separate his main body from his yin and yang souls.
He cultivated his main body, yin soul, and yang soul, all to the point of infinitely approaching the Unity of the Three Bodies stage.
Then, by reuniting the three, their powers would merge and amplify each other.
Quantitative changes would lead to qualitative changes, and he would eventually force his way into the seventh stage.
"Such a wonderful feeling," Lin Yuan closed his eyes, immersing himself in the sensation.
Upon stepping into the seventh stage, Lin Yuan's cultivation base soared, and his perception of the world far surpassed what it had been at the sixth stage.
The same withered leaf looked completely different to him now, not to mention the myriad things in the world?
His heaven-defying comprehension was also influenced by the height of his cultivation base.
If Lin Yuan had been an ordinary person, the most he could have comprehended would have been first or second-stage martial arts techniques.
But now that Lin Yuan had reached the seventh stage, equivalent to an immortal in the Spirit Realm, the essence of the myriad things in the world was slowly unfolding before him.
He continued to immerse himself in this state for a while longer.
Then, Lin Yuan opened his eyes.
"This time, the direction I chose to break through to the seventh stage leans towards the path of immortality," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
The Immortal Moral Scripture had been of great help, providing him with four additional seventh-stage directions, all influenced by the immortal cultivation system.
"As expected, this isn't the seventh stage I desire," Lin Yuan shook his head slightly after stepping into the seventh stage and perceiving the myriad details of this new realm.
If it had been any other powerful being who had opened up this path, they would have had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue cultivating, even if they were dissatisfied. Once they had truly stepped into this realm, their bodies and souls would have already transformed in this direction, leaving them with no way to turn back.
But Lin Yuan had a way to return to his main world, discarding all that he had gained from traveling through the worlds, and only bringing back his memories and cultivation base.
In the past, this method had more drawbacks than advantages.
After all, what was the point of cultivating tirelessly for hundreds of years in the various worlds if he couldn't bring back any of that power?
But now, this was Lin Yuan's greatest source of confidence as he ventured to explore the seventh-stage path.
As long as the path and direction were correct, what was the point of having power? The main world was not lacking in treasures that could accumulate power.
What was the use of having more power if one couldn't control it?
"For now, I won't continue cultivating the stages beyond the seventh stage. I'll focus all my efforts on comprehending the other paths that lead from the sixth stage to the seventh stage," Lin Yuan stopped his contemplations. The direction he currently stood in was not the one he desired, so there was no point in continuing to cultivate and explore.
"However..."
Lin Yuan seemed to think of something and raised his right hand, lightly slashing at the air in front of him.
Crack! A rift appeared in the air.
Exposing the inner chaos of the void, a turbulent and grey expanse.
"Breaking through the void?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Lin Yuan's face.
"With my current strength, I should be able to survive in the chaotic flows of the void." Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, reaching his hand into the spatial tear.
After a while, he withdrew it, finding no injuries on his arm.
"The aura of the Spirit Realm."
Lin Yuan continued to sense the spatial rift he had torn open.
In the infinite heights above, a vast and brilliant world akin to a grand sun emanated an endless aura.
Having witnessed the Ascension Platform of the Spirit Realm, Lin Yuan confirmed that this aura was consistent with what he had experienced before.
"Forty years remaining."
Lin Yuan glanced at the illusory words floating below.
White Jade Island.
Two hundred years had passed.
Most of the White Jade Pavilion had already relocated to Zhongtu God Continent, as the cultivation environment there was much more conducive. The seventy-two caves and one hundred and eight blessed lands, renowned cultivation sites, were all located in Zhongtu.
Nowadays, the number of White Jade Pavilion disciples remaining on White Jade Island was quite small.
At the core of White Jade Island, Lin Yuan's figure appeared.
"Wuji?"
"How did you come back?"
Muling'er was sitting and chatting with Jun Dongjin when she suddenly spotted Lin Yuan. She immediately stood up.
"Wuji."
Jun Dongjin also rose to his feet, gazing at Lin Yuan with a touch of emotion in his voice.
He never expected that his youngest son would achieve such remarkable accomplishments, even causing the Spirit Realm ancestor of the Moral Immortal Sect to make concessions.
"I just came back to take a look."
Lin Yuan nodded. This would likely be the last time he returned to White Jade Island. With only forty years of remaining time, Lin Yuan planned to spend the first ten years continuing his travels across the land, and the latter years attempting to leave this realm and venture into the chaotic flows of the void beyond the world to cultivate.
During his time in the Godly Soldiers World, despite his heaven-defying comprehension, Lin Yuan hadn't gained much insight into the spatial tear.
But now, having reached the seventh stage, as he gazed once more into the chaotic flows of the void, countless epiphanies surged forth.
This was the difference that came with greater strength and a higher perspective.
Afterward, Lin Yuan chatted with his parents for a while.
"Wuji," Muling'er said, her voice tinged with sadness. She vaguely felt that the number of times she would see her son from now on would be limited.
"Here are two sets of cultivation resources for breaking through to the Refinement Void stage."
With a slight movement of his mind, Lin Yuan produced two storage rings.
Over the years, Lin Yuan had traveled far and wide, scouring the heavens and plunging into the yellow springs. Naturally, he had acquired numerous treasures.
These treasures held little value for Lin Yuan, so he kept them, and now they were perfect to give to his parents.
"With these resources, breaking through to the Refinement Void stage won't be a problem."
"At that time, you two can enter the Spirit Realm through the Moral Immortal Sect's Ascension Platform."
Lin Yuan spoke with confidence.
His eldest brother, Jun Xiaoyao, was already being groomed as the next sect master of the Moral Immortal Sect, so breaking through to the Refinement Void stage shouldn't pose any challenges.
Lin Yuan had also prepared cultivation resources for his second sister to break through to the same stage.
This was the last thing he could do for them.
"Wuji," Jun Dongjin began, but hesitated.
He always felt like his youngest son was preparing for his departure, but with Jun Wuji's strength, who could make him prepare for such an event?
"Wuji, are you planning to ascend to the Spirit Realm?" Jun Dongjin asked tentatively.
"More or less," Lin Yuan nodded.
The realm he intended to 'ascend' to was not the Spirit Realm, but the even more vast main world beyond.
Time passed.
Another ten years went by.
At the pinnacle of the Utmost North.
Lin Yuan sat with his legs crossed.
"I've wandered through it several times already."
"There's nothing more to see."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand and gently swiped at the air in front of him.
Riiiip! A spatial tear several meters long appeared.
Lin Yuan stared at the tear, his eyes gleaming.
[Your comprehension defies heaven. By observing the chaotic flows of the void, your understanding of the essence of space has deepened.]
[Your comprehension defies heaven. By observing the chaotic flows of the void, your understanding of the essence of space has deepened.]
[Your comprehension defies heaven. By observing the chaotic flows of the void, your understanding of the evolution of martial arts continues to improve.]
Beyond the boundaries of the Zhongtu God Continent.
Lin Yuan's figure appeared.
Shiiiing! The terrifying chaotic flows of the void, upon approaching within a few yards of Lin Yuan, scattered and dissipated.
"So this is space? Wild, sharp, and destructive?"
Lin Yuan was deeply shaken.
Within a world, space was stable, orderly, and capable of nurturing countless life forms.
But beyond the boundaries of a world, space was filled with extreme destructive forces.
This stark contrast deepened Lin Yuan's understanding of the power of space.
And so, Lin Yuan drifted alone in the chaotic flows of the void beyond the world.
Thirty years later...
Buzz! Deep within his mind, the Myriad Worlds Gate shone brilliantly.
Two chapters completed.
The end of this copy.
The end of the fifth shuttle.
The next chapter is the main world plot.
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