The Prodigies War-Novel

Chapter 1079 Time is Like a Feather

“People like Lin Xun are impossible to kill. You are only creating trouble for our sect if you do this!” Jin Muyun suddenly opened his mouth, his voice cold as he scanned Kong Ling, Ma Yuanqing, and the others.

Facing his sword-sharp eyes, they all felt unnatural and shied away.

“Muyun, what nonsense are you spewing?” shouted Ma Yuanqing with a scowl. “Did you forget how that little scumbag cut your head?!”

Kong Ling also took a deep breath and retorted, “Senior Brother Jin, no matter how strong Demon God Lin is, he’s alone. Now that so many ancient clans have decided to come for him together, he is doomed.”

“I just wanted to warn you. Doesn’t matter if you guys don’t want to listen.” Jin Muyun sighed to himself. Disheartened, he shook his head and turned to leave.

Can ancient dao lineages be lawless just because they want to be?

When the great era comes, everything will change drastically. With Demon God’s Lin current momentum, he is destined to become a King, a Saint in the future!

And yet you people still regard him as a piece of grass that’s easily trampled, truly short-sighted!

If he is that easy to kill, he would have been long dead in the West Infinity World instead of having achieved what he has today!

The more Jin Muyun thought about it, the more frustrated he became.

This Ancient Wasteland Domain is so big, can it not accommodate a Demon God Lin?

Do those ancient clans know that once they fail to kill him, what kind of a horrifying opponent they will have to face in the future?

Unfortunately, these words were destined to be unheard.

Jin Muyun sighed again and stopped giving it any thought. He just wanted to hurry up and leave, the farther away the better, so that his mood would not be spoiled by this matter.

“What’s wrong with Senior Brother Jin? Did being defeated by Lin Xun leave a shadow in his heart?”

“Hmph, I think he’s scared!”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Senior Brother Jin perhaps…is just worrying a little too much.”

Seeing Jin Muyun leave, the rest were stunned but then dismissive.

Lin Xun had not become a King, so killing him was just no different than crushing an ant!

……

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

In a near-void and boundless secret realm filled with eternal night, wisps of magnificent colors, as illusory as streams of light, were speeding around through the darkness.

They were as light as feathers and flowing with colorful lights, flashing so fast one could only catch a glimpse, but so beautiful that just a glimpse was enough to strike amazement into one’s heart.

When Lin Xun arrived at this place, he was instantly mesmerized.

“It’s best that you don’t try to perceive it. Those are forces of ‘time,’ and they are a supreme power that even Saints don’t dare to engage easily,” the spirit servant warned Lin Xun.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xun broke out into a cold sweat and gasped non-stop.

Who could imagine that those bright, feather-like strands of light were Time Power?

The reason why Saints could become Saints was because of their mastery of space. It let them cross any distance and travel the void, making them almost omnipotent!

Some of the ancient teleportation formations in the big provinces of the Ancient Wasteland Domain were built by Saints as no one under the Saint stage could generate a major spatial shift.

And even for such powerful beings like Saints, there were powers that they could not touch, such as time!

In the ancient era, a Saint had once lamented, “Time is like a feather, but no one can withstand its weight.”

“This is the Immortal Secret Realm. Due to the disparity in time, a year here is only equivalent to one day in the outside world.” The spirit servant’s voice remained ever indifferent. “However, it loses a wisp of Time Power every time it opens, the preciousness of which is heaven-defying, so I hope that you cherish this opportunity. Don’t slack off.”

“Many thanks for your guidance, Senior.” Lin Xun did a fist-palm salute.

One year!

It was enough for his cultivation of the grand dao to improve a great deal!

Previously in Baiyujing, he had come to realize that he could already rival Yun Qingbai in every field except for time!

He had surpassed the Yun Qingbai of ten years ago.

But how strong would Yun Qingbai be now?

Lin Xun didn’t know, but he was certain that with Yun Qingbai’s superb talent and foundation, ten years of closed-door cultivation was enough to transform his battle prowess.

The only problem for Yun Qingbai was that the Cyclic Derivation stage was his current limit. If he wanted to break through, then he had to wait until the great era arrived!

It meant that even if his strength changed drastically after ten years of seclusion, it would still be limited to the Cyclic Derivation stage.

This gave Lin Xun the opportunity to make up for his shortcomings and catch up, and even surpass him!

Especially if Lin Xun firmly grasped the opportunity to train in the Immortal Secret Realm, he would be able to close their gap to the greatest extent possible!

“You…” The spirit servant seemed hesitant to say something.

“What is it, Senior?” asked Lin Xun.

“Do your best.” The spirit servant decided not to say it and left.

Lin Xun was stunned, but he did not think much about it.

He looked around at the infinite black void that was like eternal night, and then at the magnificent Time Power feathers speedily gliding about before taking a deep breath and discarding all thoughts from his mind.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, his mind clear and unperturbed as it entered a magical state.

“Cultivation is the foundation of the Dao, it determines the battle prowess. The first step is to bring the cultivation to extreme perfection…”

Swoosh~~

Wisps of clear, divine radiance flowed out from Lin Xun as he operated the Mystery Grotto Devour Wilderness Scripture. Within his body, a spinning round wheel was diffusing colorful lights as it continuously tempered his cultivation.

Eventually, Lin Xun’s entire being was glowing. It was as if there were mountains colliding in him, emitting strange, rumbling fluctuations with a unique rhythm.

Regarding the five great cultivation stages, Lin Xun had repeated them twice.

Once was in the Deva Secret Domain of the Return Dominion when he wanted to break through to the very end and therefore had recultivated his body to make up for his previous shortcomings.

The other time was during the condensation of his Cyclic Derivation wheel when he had wished to set foot on the supreme path. In order to achieve that goal, he had once again recultivated and thoroughly refined his strength, finally making a breakthrough.

This rare experience had made his cultivation foundation so solid that it was almost unrivaled among his peers!

And that, in turn, was the key to him being able to defeat Ye Chen, Xiao Cangtian, Jin Muyun, and the other supreme heaven prides.

However, no one knew that Lin Xun’s cultivation of the Cyclic Derivation stage had not yet reached true perfection!

Otherwise, he would only have been stronger during the Little Giant Lists Competition!

Time was like a feather, but no one could withstand its weight or its lightness. Without realizing, three months had already passed in the Immortal Secret Realm.

Boom!

On this day, Lin Xun’s surroundings were like a furnace as his body emitted violent roars.

Brilliant, blue light erupted from every pore with complete and utter holy divinity. He was like a blue, blazing sun that illuminated the dark void.

Swish!

The moment he opened his eyes, it was as if two unfathomable abysses appeared, emitting divine auras that were enough to cause all things between the heavens and earth to palpitate.

Then in a flash, all the phenomena retracted. As the divine splendor was shed and put back inside, the vessel also reverted back to its bland, natural bearing.

That was Lin Xun, whose cultivation had successfully reached the point of extreme perfection. It was like a metamorphosis to get back to basics where the excess prosperity was discarded.

It probably felt just like this when one washed away all worldly concerns.

“Whew~”

When Lin Xun heaved out a long breath, the air stirred and the area rumbled!

“After three months and eighty-thousand top-grade aeth essence, I’ve finally reached the perfect Cyclic Derivation stage. In terms of cultivation, I should not be afraid of Yun Qingbai now!”

Lin Xun’s eyes were calm, showing no excitement or ecstasy.

This kind of progress had been within his expectations.

“Next, it’s time to temper my martial cultivation.

“Martial cultivation is related to factors like fighting arts, dao power, and battle consciousness.

“I’ve yet to comprehend the Impermanence Slash of the Heavenly Yuan Blade Art. If I can master and integrate it into fighting, this inheritance will definitely shine with even greater power.

“The Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations has also transformed with the support of the True Dragon Grand Dao. I must familiarize myself with this power and master it as soon as possible.

“And to enhance the power of the Nine Heavenshaking Destructions Art, I can only cultivate Star Annihilation Heaven Devourer to its limit…”

Lin Xun quietly pondered.

His Cyclic Derivation cultivation had approached perfection, but likewise, Yun Qingbai might have long since managed to do so.

If he were to face off with Yun Qingbai, the key to determining victory would fall on their martial cultivation!

After recounting everything, Lin Xun realized that he still had much to improve.

In terms of grand dao cultivation, Star Annihilation Heaven Devourer needed to be raised to the highest level.

In terms of dao arts, neither the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations nor the Heavenly Yuan Six Slashes had been thoroughly integrated!

There was still a great deal of room for improvement!

This was not a flaw or deficiency. On the contrary, having this kind of room for improvement was a hope for becoming stronger.

It was like climbing a mountain, others only had ninety-nine steps in front of them, while Lin Xun had ninety-nine sets of steps in front of him.

The higher one stood, the farther they could see!

Without any delay, Lin Xun once again plunged himself into cultivation like he knew no exhaustion.

One month later.

The first to make a breakthrough was the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations. After being fused with the True Dragon Grand Dao, each transformation had gone through marvelous changes.

The Hornless Ice Dragon Step became faster and was at least thirty percent stronger!

Against an enemy, being faster would always be an advantage.

Baxia Imprisonment, once cast, could instantly confine an average supreme heaven pride and rendered them unable to move at all!

In addition to them, Bi’an Stamp, Suanni Qi, and Pulao Roar also gained many wonderful powers.

The most amazing were Chaofeng Eye and Qiuniu Heart, whose changes were not for combat.

The former had been able to see through mountains and rivers, find veins, and discover divine things that people couldn’t find.

After its improvement, Lin Xun used Chaofeng Eye to observe the wisps of Time Power and immediately realized that the feather-like power was actually a dense pack of law and order!

Just a glance sent chills down his spine. His heart and soul throbbed as he sensed a fatal danger.

Thinking back to when he had first entered the Immortal Secret Realm and had been unable to see through the true nature of Time Power, he had thought they were only beautiful and colorful streams of light…

Meanwhile, the change in Qiuniu Heart was completely beyond Lin Xun’s imagination!