Chapter 201-202 (Patreon)

201. The glacier shatters, exotic beast reappears!

Inside the cave dwelling of Lin Fei at the Nine Profound Sect.

"You're saying that the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth is gradually decreasing? Even to the point where, in the end, the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth might become extremely scarce?"

In front of Lin Fei, the Sky Reaching Tower was hovering. Ever since he crushed the Ten Major Immortal Sects, he had been staying in the Nine Profound Sect.

Many questions about the Immortal Sects, The tower spirit of the Sky Reaching Tower could provide Lin Fei with answers.

The tower spirit replied: "Yes, although I have been asleep for most of the time and can't leave the Sky Reaching Sect. But during my six thousand years, I've also woken up many times. Each time I wake up, I feel that the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth has decreased a lot. Up to this time, I find that the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth has actually become so scarce. You must know that in the era of Tongming, the old ghost, there could be cultivators who could form a golden core. But what about now? Don't even mention the golden core, even Foundation Establishment is difficult."

Lin Fei was digesting what the spirit of the Sky Reaching Tower had said.

Golden Core! That's above Foundation Establishment.

According to the spirit of the Sky Reaching Tower, once the golden core is achieved, one can live for a thousand years!

As for martial arts, above Martial Saint, there is the Sovereign, the Martial Sovereign! Once a martial artist becomes a Sovereign, that's equivalent to mastering one's own "fate".

Fate is also a kind of power. The cultivation of a martial artist's body refining series is completely different from that of the Immortal Dao, but they end up in the same place.

For example, there's a saying about the golden core cultivators. Swallowing a golden core, I control my own fate, not dictated by the heavens!

Whether it's the golden core or the Sovereign, They both represent a qualitative leap. Even, it's like going through another rebirth, taking control of one's own destiny!

However, as for how a Martial Sovereign mastered his own "fate", the spirit of the Sky Reaching Tower wasn't clear.

Because, even six thousand years ago, as far as the Sky Reaching Tower knew the Martial Sovereigns were few and far between. The number was even less than that of the Golden Core cultivators.

As for the golden core, the Sky Reaching Tower knew a lot of information. For example, in order to condense a golden core, one must endure the heavenly tribulation. Only after experiencing the baptism of the heavenly tribulation can the spiritual power in one's body condense into a golden core. Otherwise, one will never be able to condense a golden core.

Below the golden core all are insignificant!

Countless Foundation Establishment True Persons attempted to cross the tribulation, But all ended up reduced to ashes.

In the six thousand years of the Sky Reaching Sect, There was only Tongming, the true person, who formed a golden core. Moreover, after achieving the golden core, Tongming hastily left, saying he was going to pursue the Great Dao. He only left behind the Taoist succession and the Sky Reaching Tower.

"You are a magic treasure that has survived the heavenly tribulation. According to your division of cultivators. You should belong to the golden core level of magic treasure. But why was a golden core level magic treasure, with the power of the golden core level, injured by my saber? Even, possibly shattered by me?"

Lin Fei coldly looked at the Sky Reaching Tower in front of him. This Sky Reaching Tower indeed was an incredibly magical treasure. Not only was it an integrated attack and defense, but most importantly, a huge internal space was inside the Sky Reaching Tower, which could store many things. This was quite fascinating.

Lin Fei destroyed the Ten Major Immortal Sects. None of the other nine major Immortal Sects had magic treasures similar to the Sky Reaching Tower.

The spirit of the Sky Reaching Tower said with a wry smile: "I have indeed survived the heavenly tribulation and possess the power at the golden core level. But I am a magic treasure. To display the power at the golden core level, certainly requires spiritual power at the golden core level. But in the Sky Reaching Sect, there is only a Foundation Establishment cultivator left. His bit of spiritual power can't even bring out one-tenth of my might.

Although I, as a spirit, can also independently operate the Sky Reaching Tower, I still can't display one hundred percent of its power, I can probably only display about twenty to thirty percent of its power. As for why you, master, could shatter me, I am also at a loss.

All I can say is, your saber essence is truly miraculous. It has integrated the saber intent, saber momentum, innate power, spiritual qi, and so on, eventually forming a completely new power.

Although this new power is not as good as the power of the golden core of a Golden Core True Person. Or not as strong as the power of a Martial Sovereign, it surpasses an average Martial Saint or Foundation Establishment True Person And I can't fully exert the power of the Sky Reaching Tower, so that's why it could be shattered by your saber essence."

Lin Fei understood. However, he was also slightly amazed in his heart. So, his saber essence is actually so miraculous? It's even only slightly inferior to the power of the golden core of a Golden Core True Person. Even a golden core level magic treasure that has survived the heavenly tribulation can be shattered.

Tongming left behind the Taoist succession and the Sky Reaching Tower. At the level of the Martial Saint and Foundation Establishment, they couldn't break the Sky Reaching Tower. This statement wasn't wrong.

But who could have thought Lin Fei possesses this peculiar power of "saber essence"? And the saber essence was cultivated from the True Intention Scroll. Initially, it was saber qi, and later transformed into saber essence. Even the founding master of the Nine Profound Sect who created the True Intention Scroll was afraid he didn't think of this.

After all, the founding master of the Nine Profound Sect was just an innate grand perfection back then. He didn't become a Martial Saint. How could he know that practicing the True Intention Scroll to the Martial Saint level would bring about such a terrifying change?

Of course, this was also because Lin Fei had comprehended the saber momentum. Without the saber momentum's saber essence, there's no way it could possess such terrifying power.

"Tower Spirit, you mentioned that True Person Tongming has left. Where did he depart from?" Lin Fei inquired further.

At present, his strength was at its zenith, advancing no further. Naturally, he needed to seek a method of departure.

"Tongming, the old ghost, seemed to have mentioned that he could only leave by sea. As for the specific reason, I'm uncertain."

"By sea?"

Lin Fei recalled the Northern Territory. That expanse of glaciers! Boundless. Back when he was still an Innate Martial Artist, even approaching the glacier posed a risk. But now, things were different. He wanted to see if he could pass through the glacier and leave the Great Chang.

Lin Fei had a hunch. There seemed to be a secret beneath that glacier.

"Store!"

Lin Fei brought the tower into his body. Afterward, without notifying anyone, he directly took a step forward. In an instant, he transformed into a streak of light, vanishing into the horizon.

A few hours later, Lin Fei arrived at Extreme North City. Having become a Martial Saint, he could walk on air. Naturally, his speed was far superior to his previous days as a Martial Master.

As long as he wished, Lin Fei could reach any part of the Great Chang in a short time.

Silently, Lin Fei flew out of the Extreme North City. Guided by the memories in his mind, he trudged on through the snowfield. This time, he successfully beheld the glacier.

"Hmm?"

Lin Fei looked down at the glacier. There lay huge footprints. Moreover, the surroundings looked as if they had been turned upside down. The flesh of the Exotic Beast he had slain before was buried underground. But now it was nowhere to be found. Seeing the entire snowfield, pitted and scarred, as if leveled.

A thought flashed through Lin Fei's mind.

This was probably not the work of Shen Lianxin or Liu Yibai. Most likely, an even more terrifying Exotic Beast had visited.

Liu Yibai had mentioned this before. Beneath the glacier lived adult Exotic Beasts. Chances were an adult Exotic Beast had been here and it had taken away the Exotic Beast's flesh.

Lin Fei didn't ponder much. His circumstances had vastly improved. Even if he encountered an adult Exotic Beast, so what? He could slay it. He arrived at the edge of the glacier. Beneath this boundless glacier was an incredibly frigid ice river. Moreover, inner power, the spiritual power of a Qi Condensation cultivator, and so forth, upon the glacier, all would freeze. This was truly a forbidden zone for life!

However, Lin Fei was now a Martial Saint. He could try his luck.

"Shoo".

Lin Fei unleashed a Saber Essence. In an instant, it flew above the glacier.

"Crack".

The Saber Essence slashed into the glacier, causing a crevice to form. The Saber Essence was not frozen.

"Indeed, Martial Saints or Established Foundation cultivator can traverse the glacier. I'm curious to see where this glacier ends."

Lin Fei's countenance was tranquil. Without any hesitation, he took a step forward.

"Whoosh".

Lin Fei's footstep was on the glacier.

Cold! Unspeakably cold!

When Lin Fei stepped onto the glacier, even with the protection of his Saber Essence, even though his Dao Body was extremely robust, he could still feel the cold. The Saber Essence within his body was even somewhat impeded in its circulation. However, he could withstand it in the end.

Thus, Lin Fei quickened his pace. Now Lin Fei could cover three hundred meters distance with one step. The speed was unimaginable.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Lin Fei lost count of the steps he took. Looking back, he could no longer see the snowfield on the shore. Yet, there was still no end in sight for the glacier.

"Crack, crack".

At that moment, numerous cracks appeared on the hard glacier. Dense, like a spiderweb, as if something terrifying beneath the glacier was striking it, attempting to break out.

Lin Fei's figure ascended into the void. He coldly watched the glacier below.

"Rumble".

Finally, the glacier broke open. A terrifying beast, more than three hundred meters tall, burst out from beneath the ice river. Its formidable aura rushed toward Lin Fei like a tidal wave.

Upon seeing this Exotic Beast, Lin Fei's eyes narrowed slightly.

Familiar. This Exotic Beast was too familiar!

Its appearance was almost identical to the Exotic Beast that Lin Fei, Shen Lianxin, and Liu Yibai had killed previously. The only difference was this Exotic Beast was several times larger than the previous one. It looked even more terrifying.

"Adult Exotic Beast!"

A thought flashed through Lin Fei's mind. He had a rough guess about this Exotic Beast's identity. Most likely, it was the parent of the Exotic Beast that helped him achieve his Martial Saint status. This was a truly mature Exotic Beast on par with a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

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"Roar..."

The exotic beast roared furiously at Lin Fei. Incredibly, its massive body even leaped into the sky. Opening its huge maw, it wanted to swallow Lin Fei in one gulp.

Lin Fei's expression remained indifferent. He didn't even show any intention of using martial arts.

Lin Fei extended his fair hand. With a thought, a small exquisite pagoda quickly emerged in the palm of his hand.

"Sky Reaching Tower, suppress!"

Lin Fei threw the Sky Reaching Tower into the void. Instantly, the Sky Reaching Tower grew with the wind. In an instant, it towered several hundred meters high. Moreover, it continued to grow wildly, reaching a height of thousands of meters. The mighty Sky Reaching Tower descended from the heavens, directly landing on the massive exotic beast.

"Boom".

The gigantic exotic beast was directly pushed down by the Sky Reaching Tower, falling onto the glacier. Although the glacier had just been shattered by the exotic beast, it quickly reformed and became incredibly sturdy.

The exotic beast fell heavily onto the glacier, causing the glacier to crack. Despite the exotic beast's furious roars, yet, the Sky Reaching Tower was like a true mountain, firmly suppressing the exotic beast.

The Sky Reaching Tower might seem like it couldn't take a single blow in front of Lin Fei. But in reality, this was a genuine Golden Core level magic treasure. Even if it was manipulated by the spirit, it could only unleash two to three-tenths of its power. Yet even this two to three-tenths of power was enough to suppress an exotic beast. There was no problem at all.

Lin Fei looked at the exotic beast, speaking in a calm tone: "Perhaps, you are one of the few remaining exotic beasts in the Great Chang. I was able to build my foundation and become a Martial Saint, and the exotic beasts contributed greatly. I won't kill you, go."

Lin Fei extended his hand, directly taking back the Sky Reaching Tower. Now, in Lin Fei's eyes, this exotic beast seemed too weak, just the Sky Reaching Tower was enough to suppress it. If Lin Fei were to make a move, a single saber could slay the exotic beast!

Yet in the end, Lin Fei did not slay this exotic beast. There were now too few exotic beasts in the Great Chang. Killing one meant one less. To achieve Martial Saint status in the future, how difficult would it be? Therefore, Lin Fei didn't want to senselessly slaughter these exotic beasts.

"Roar......"

Exotic beasts were intelligent. Ultimately, they were fundamentally different from wild beasts, knowing that it was no match for Lin Fei. So, it let out a low growl, quickly breaking through the glacier and diving into the ice river.

Lin Fei didn't pay any attention to the exotic beast. He continued to walk forward on the glacier, step by step. Every step spaned hundreds of meters. His speed getting faster and faster.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

Lin Fei didn't know how long he had been walking. Even when night fell, he continued to move forward. But the glacier seemed to have no end.

One day, two days, three days...

With Lin Fei's speed, he didn't know how far he could travel in three days. However, the glacier in front of him still seemed endless.

Suddenly, Lin Fei stopped. He lowered his head, seeing traces of blood on the glacier ahead. Although it had turned into ice, it was still very clear. The ice contained fresh blood.

"I've been here before..."

Lin Fei's eyes hardened. This blood, wasn't it left behind by the exotic beast when he suppressed it with the Sky Reaching Tower? And now it appeared here again!

Lin Fei remembered he had been walking forward all the time. But unexpectedly, he had circled back. In fact, he might have been walking in circles all this time in the last three days.

"Formation!"

Lin Fei immediately thought it might be a formation.

The formations were laid by Qi cultivators. Had such means. They could make people feel like they're moving forward. But in reality, they're just going in circles.

However, with Lin Fei's current strength, how could he not detect it was a formation? Yet now, he didn't have the slightest hint of it.

"Let me see what secrets are hidden beneath this glacier."

Lin Fei was too lazy to continue walking. He directly flew up into the void.

Lin Fei's saber momentum burst forth. Doing everything he could to expand the range of his saber momentum. Then, Lin Fei's saber essence also burst forth, covering every part of his saber momentum.

"Fall!"

In the next moment, countless saber essence fell. Like raindrops, the surrounding glacier was instantly cut open by the fierce saber essence, shattering one after another.

"Boom."

As far as the eye could see, the endless glacier was all slashed apart by Lin Fei's saber energy. The ice river immediately surfaced in front of Lin Fei's eyes. But still, it was boundless. There was no change at all. After a while, the ice river froze again. The boundless glacier appeared again!

Lin Fei was silent. He knew there was a problem with this glacier. However, with his current abilities. He couldn't figure out the reason.

"Go south!"

Lin Fei didn't continue to stay on the glacier. Instead, he went to the South again. The south was a lush forest, mountains, stretching endlessly, there was no end in sight.

Lin Fei still kept flying forward. However, the experience was the same as with the glacier. After flying for several days, he returned to the original place.

Lin Fei then went to the west of Great Chang. That was an endless desert. In the desert, Lin Fei also kept flying. However, he still returned to the original place.

For half a month, Lin Fei had been rushing to the north, south, and west of Great Chang. However, without exception, he couldn't get out. No matter how he walked, eventually, he would return to the original place.

At this moment, anyone would know that there must be a problem here. It was as if the whole Great Chang was "trapped". No matter how he walked, he couldn't get out.

Lin Fei returned to the Nine Profound Sect. Now, the only place he hadn't been to was the East. Because there was an ocean. The ocean was boundless.

According to the records of the Hidden Sword Sect and the statement of the Sky Reaching Tower's spirit. If so many Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core cultivators really left Great Chang, the north, south, and west were all unable to leave. Then there was only one direction to leave, the east.

Go to sea!

However, once at sea, if he could really leave, then Lin Fei definitely wouldn't return to Great Chang in a short time.

Lin Fei was still considering.

"System."

Lin Fei summoned the system panel, checking the martial arts on the panel.

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Arts Realm: Early Martial Saint

Saber Momentum: Mastery (Progress 10%)

Fist intent: Mastery (Progress 81%)

Immeasurable Fist: Transcendence (Progress 50%)

Close Yet Distant: Transcendence (Progress 0%)

The progress of saber momentum reached 10%. This was because Lin Fei had evolved the Mountain River Saber and Ultimate Saber Slash into saber momentum. Therefore, the progress of saber momentum practice improved. But each saber technique only added 5% to Lin Fei's practice progress.

To know, when Lin Fei's saber momentum wasn't at mastery, a saber technique evolved into saber momentum could increase the practice progress by 20%.

According to this progress, to make saber momentum transcendence needed 20 top-notch innate saber techniques that could cultivate saber intent and evolve into saber momentum, only then was it possible for saber momentum to transcend.

However, Lin Fei searched all over the world, but he didn't find more top-notch saber techniques. So, whether it was in terms of techniques or saber momentum, he had now reached a dead end. He reached a bottleneck!

"It seems I really have to leave. Great Chang can't make my martial arts go any further. If I want to be immortal, I can only leave Great Chang and pursue the highest realm of martial arts..."

Lin Fei gradually made up his mind. However, before leaving, there was always a figure in Lin Fei's mind.

"One last time..."

Lin Fei's figure flashed and turned into a streak of light, disappearing in the Nine Profound Sect.

Chang City, within the palace. Now, the entire palace was full of joy. Tomorrow, Emperor Yongqing was going to hold a ceremony to abdicate. He would pass the throne to the Crown Princess Ling Yao. Therefore, the entire palace was very busy.

As for why the emperor would abdicate, that naturally was the decision of the royal family. Moreover, everyone knew it must be related to Lin Fei, the saber saint who was now popular.

After all, there were rumors the saber saint Lin Fei had a deep relationship with the crown princess Ling Yao. However, this could only be thought of privately. No one dared to discuss it rashly.

Ling Yao was now wearing a dragon robe. Because it's abdication. Therefore, there's plenty of time to tailor a suitable dragon robe for Ling Yao.

"You all go down."

Ling Yao waved her hand.

"Yes, your highness!"

So, many palace women left. The whole room was left with only Ling Yao. She was wearing a dragon robe, standing in front of a huge mirror, looking at herself in the mirror.

At this moment, Ling Yao didn't feel very happy. Instead, she felt very complicated.

"Senior Sister Ling, you finally got what you wanted. You have control of the world's power and control of your own destiny!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind Ling Yao. Ling Yao's body trembled. She saw that familiar figure in the mirror.

"Whoosh".

Ling Yao turned around abruptly.

"Lin Fei, you...you finally came!"

Ling Yao was very excited. But, she didn't know what to say. Now, the two of them had different identities.

Ling Yao, who would ascend the throne tomorrow and become the Empress of Great Chang, ruling the world!

Lin Fei, the saber saint of Great Chang, single-handedly destroyed the ten major immortal sects and the strongest person in the world!

One wanted power.

One wanted martial arts.

Now, both of them had reached the peak of their original dreams.

"Senior Sister Ling, I'm leaving."

"Leaving?"

"Yes, leave Great Chang. In Great Chang, Martial Saint is the limit, and there is no further progress. My goal is the pinnacle of martial arts, longevity. So, I have to leave."

Ling Yao's body trembled. Leave Great Chang! Lin Fei was leaving Great Chang! She knew very clearly. Perhaps Lin Fei would never come back once he left.

Lin Fei just came to Chang City to take a final look at Ling Yao. As for Ling Yao's initial choice, it didn't matter anymore.

Ling Yao had obtained what she wanted. And Lin Fei had to continue his pursuit of martial arts.

"Whoosh".

Lin Fei left. He didn't say another word nor did he stay for a long time. Just like that, he resolutely turned around and left.

Ling Yao watched Lin Fei's disappearing figure. She murmured, "Should...should I regret it?"

Ling Yao didn't know whether she should regret it or not. But, no matter how much she said, it was of no use. Lin Fei had left after all.

......

Great Chang, the thirteenth year of Yongqing, May 15th.

Crown Princess Ling Yao ascended the throne and became the empress, establishing the era of Changping.

The first edict of the empress' ascension was awarded the Martial Saint Lin Fei as the Martial Saint of Great Chang who guards the nation.

The Lin family for generations, prosperity and decline with the nation.

From now on, declare it to the world!