Great Purity Region, Facing Abyss Peak.
The Soul-Corroding Yin Wind blowing from the bottomless abyss stirred Ling Qingzhu's long black hair, causing it to flutter behind her.
The bone-chilling wind blowing against her face did not cause Ling Qingzhu to show any signs of pain. Her already ethereal and aloof face became even colder.
Recalling the news she had just received, Ling Qingzhu unconsciously clenched her hands tightly. At this moment, she suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.
Ling Qingzhu had always been strong-willed. Previously, she had lost to Lin Xuan, so she cultivated diligently to catch up with him, hoping to have a chance to avenge her previous defeat soon!
Lin Xuan had taken the first step in the Supreme Induction Sutra before her, so Ling Qingzhu personally went to Facing Abyss Peak, hoping to take that crucial step in the place where the founder of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace secluded himself.
Ling Qingzhu did indeed succeed, living up to her reputation as the number one genius of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace since its founding, becoming the first member of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace to gain entry into the Supreme Induction Sutra!
But what Ling Qingzhu did not expect was that just when she thought she had caught up with Lin Xuan's pace and had a chance to compete with him, she found that he was no longer there.
Nirvana Realm Peak!
With such strength, even if Ling Qingzhu was arrogant in her heart, with her Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm strength that she had only recently broken through, she would not dare to say that she could win steadily, let alone, like that person, kill an Attendant of the Yuan Gate with one Sword, and still make the opponent have no power to resist!
"Is his achievement really something a mortal can do?"
At this moment, a doubt suddenly arose in the depths of Ling Qingzhu's heart. She was not doubting herself, but doubting Lin Xuan.
Can someone really not have any bottlenecks in the cultivation process? For that person, it seems that there is nothing in the world that he cannot understand. It seems that the whole world has no secrets to him.
Towards that person who seemed unlike anyone else in this world, a hint of curiosity arose in Ling Qingzhu's heart. How did he do it?
Only now did Ling Qingzhu realize that she seemed to have no understanding of Lin Xuan at all, merely treating him as an object to catch up with in terms of strength. It seemed that as long as her cultivation could catch up with him, she would be able to defeat him.
But now that she thought about it, that person might never have regarded her as an opponent.
It seemed that that person was so humble to everyone, but beneath that humility was an arrogance that even Ling Qingzhu admired. Even when facing her master, the Palace Master of the Great Purity Palace, one of the strongest in the Eastern Xuan Region, that person could still refuse without hesitation.
It seemed that from the beginning, he knew what he wanted in his heart, what he wanted to pursue, instead of blindly following in the footsteps of the strong.
Just like this time, facing Liu Tong of the Yuan Gate, he would not hesitate to kill him, without any fear or trepidation because of the Yuan Gate behind Liu Tong.
The feeling that person gave Ling Qingzhu was as if he was a Sword, a real, ideal Sword, the way it should be!
There is bending and straightening. Bending is not the bending of being able to yield and stretch, but the bending of disdaining worldly disputes. It is like a Sword. After encountering a slight obstruction, it will bend slightly, but after retreating, it will return to the straightness of the Sword. It will never be twisted because of this. In the end, anything that is about to make it bend will be pierced under the Sword's edge!
A Sword has two edges, one on the left and one on the right. A Sword has two ridges, one above and one below. Even, a Sword is divided into front and back. The former is sharp and exposed, while the latter is restrained within.
He disdains competing with others, but he competes with himself everywhere. He is constantly growing, like a Divine Sword that is constantly being polished!
"What kind of person is he?"
Ling Qingzhu lowered her head and stared at the bottomless abyss under her feet. There, the roaring wind was like the low moan of a demon, revealing a strange aura, but Ling Qingzhu's face did not change at all. She just murmured softly, as if talking to herself, answering her own questions.
Just as Ling Qingzhu was lost in thought, wisps of dark black air slowly floated towards Ling Qingzhu, but just as that wisp of black air was about to invade Ling Qingzhu's body, an extremely weak pure white energy surged out from Ling Qingzhu's body, causing that wisp of black air to instantly dissolve into the world.
"However, if you want me, Ling Qingzhu, to admit defeat, it's not that easy!"
A somewhat stubborn voice echoed in the bottomless abyss, but that voice seemed so ethereal and powerless in the noisy wind.
The news of the Ancient Battlefield could not be concealed at all. At that time, in addition to the powerhouses of the Eight Super Sects, the members of the Super Sect to which a restaurant belonged were also present, as well as many other dynasty geniuses related to the Super Sects.
Naturally, this news quickly spread throughout the entire Eastern Xuan Region.
It became the most explosive news since a Dao Sect disciple single-handedly stormed the Yuan Gate a hundred years ago.
A genius from a low-level dynasty not only had an ambiguous relationship with a top genius like the Young Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, but was also able to kill a powerhouse from a super sect before even joining one. This was unprecedented since the Hundred Dynasty War.
What's even more interesting is that this time, the person killed was still from the Yuan Gate. One wonders if the Yuan Gate has done something that angered both gods and men. It seems that these earth-shattering geniuses of the Eastern Xuan Region are all at odds with the Yuan Gate. Every time a genius is born, they have to step on someone from the Yuan Gate to make a name for themselves in the Eastern Xuan Region.
Killing a Nirvana Realm Peak powerhouse with a single Sword, such strength has undoubtedly made him one of the top figures of the younger generation in the Eastern Xuan Region. The only one who can be compared to him is the Little Yuan King, the leader of the Yuan Gate's Three Little Kings!
As for the others, sorry, only Nirvana Realm Peak achievements are worthy of being compared to compete for the top spot. So far, in the two years since the last Sect Tournament, the only one with such a record is the Little Yuan King of the Yuan Gate.
A genius who has not yet joined a super sect is already comparable to a genius like the Little Yuan King, who has received much attention and is being cultivated with all the Yuan Gate's strength. This is enough to prove his excellence!
Without a doubt, Sword Saint, the number one genius of the younger generation in the Eastern Xuan Region! Another earth-shattering prodigy since the peerless monster who stormed the Yuan Gate a hundred years ago!
But more than that, everyone is paying more attention to the next moves of the Yuan Gate and the major super sects. Will they forcefully kill Sword Saint, or will they expel him from the Ancient Battlefield? Or will many top experts fight for him?
However, while countless people were eagerly awaiting, the Yuan Gate, which is at odds with peerless geniuses, the Dao Sect, which has always been at odds with the Yuan Gate, and the Nine Heavens Great Purity Palace, which has inextricable ties with Sword Saint and is rumored to be the Sword Saint's future wife's family, have all maintained a strange silence.
This silence not only did not disappoint people, but made them even more expectant, because, not surprisingly, this is the calm before the storm. When the final stage of the Hundred Dynasty War arrives, there will definitely be a big scramble!
A hundred years ago, that peerless monster from the Dao Sect killed several Yuan Gate elders, forcing the Yuan Gate's Sect Leader to personally take action to suppress him!
And now, this earth-shattering prodigy, who seems to be even more outstanding than Zhou Tong back then, what extent will he be able to reach? Countless powerhouses in the Eastern Xuan Region are very much looking forward to this.
Ancient Battlefield, Cold Mountain!
Lin Xuan, who is being anticipated by countless powerhouses in the Eastern Xuan Region outside the Ancient Battlefield, is currently leisurely drinking on Cold Mountain.
On Cold Mountain, there is a small Cold Pond. The water in the Cold Pond is particularly clear and cold. The water is more than ten zhang deep, but it is still crystal clear, and many fish swimming in it can be clearly seen.
Next to the Cold Pond, a white-clothed man is sitting cross-legged on a huge bluestone, with a bamboo pole in front of him. However, there is no bait on the fishing line attached to the bamboo pole.
Beside the white-clothed youth, a creature resembling a white deer but with four horns is lying on the ground. Ancient scriptures record: There is a beast, its shape is like a white deer with four horns, named Fu Zhu, its appearance foretells great floods in the town.
Fu Zhu is the ancient divine beast inheritance contained within Cold Mountain, and the reason why Cold Mountain is surrounded by a chilling aura all year round is due to the Fu Zhu's bloodline inheritance.
"The way you're fishing, you won't catch anything in your entire life."
Fu Zhu saw Lin Xuan put the fishing rod there and drank from the wine pot on his own, not even offering it a cup. What an ignorant kid.
"Since it is the agreement between you and Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan will naturally fulfill it. If I can't catch anything in my entire life, then I'll fish for my entire life!"
Lin Xuan gently took a sip of the more interesting wine he bought in the city, and said calmly, making Fu Zhu feel helpless. This little guy...
As for the agreement between Fu Zhu and Lin Xuan...
Fu Zhu, who was reawakened by Lin Xuan, originally wanted Lin Xuan to accept the inheritance, but Lin Xuan refused. To thank Lin Xuan, Fu Zhu agreed to help him with one thing. Then, Lin Xuan wanted Fu Zhu to help him unravel the secrets of the Ancient Battlefield, and even this world.
Fu Zhu naturally refused. It still wanted to choose a suitable inheritor for itself to pass on its divine beast bloodline. If it agreed to Lin Xuan, where would it find the time to find an inheritor for itself? After all, its time was already limited. If it weren't for Lin Xuan, it wouldn't have had the chance to reappear in the world.
But after all, Fu Zhu himself said that he could help Lin Xuan with one thing, so Fu Zhu gave a test, asking Lin Xuan to not use Origin Power and spiritual power, and catch a fish in this Cold Pond, and then it would agree to help him.
Fu Zhu is a divine beast that controls floods. Wanting to catch a fish in front of it is no different from telling a Sky Demon Marten in front of the Dragon Clan elders that you want to eat dragon meat.
But what Fu Zhu didn't expect was that this guy didn't think about how to try to catch a fish, but directly tied a fishing line to a fishing rod, without even a hook, put the fishing rod down, and started drinking.
However, Fu Zhu was, after all, a psychic divine beast and could sense that what Lin Xuan said was not false. If he couldn't catch it, this guy could really keep fishing here until he caught a fish.
It had to be said that even Fu Zhu was moved by Lin Xuan's firm belief. In fact, Fu Zhu knew very well that it was not difficult for Lin Xuan to catch a fish. Even if he couldn't use Origin Power and mental power, it still wouldn't be difficult for him. He had too much power at his disposal.
Originally, Fu Zhu planned to tell this guy some information at random after he used other powers, and then leave directly after fulfilling his agreement.
However, what Fu Zhu didn't expect was that this guy actually honestly chose to fish, and even without a fishhook, with only a fishing line, this guy could endure his temper.
Although he had only been fishing for less than half a month, Fu Zhu already understood in his heart that let alone half a month, even if he fished for half his life, this guy would still be able to sit still.
What made Fu Zhu even more helpless was that it could feel that this guy was really like this, not deliberately pretending.
"What the hell are you drinking?"
"Hmm? Wine. An old friend said it's a very interesting thing. Want to try it?"
Lin Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and then opened another pot of wine that had been placed next to him and hadn't been touched, and took out two cups, one placed in front of Fu Zhu and the other on the other side.
Fu Zhu glanced at the other cup, didn't speak, just lowered its head and sucked its cup of wine into its mouth, and a flash of inspiration flashed in its eyes.
"It's really interesting. I have to say, your old friend has good eyesight and can discover such good things!"
As it spoke, Fu Zhu also slowly stood up. Just as it was about to speak to Lin Xuan, it saw a small fish in the cold pool that had somehow gotten tangled in the gills by that straight fishing line.
The next moment, Lin Xuan, seeing the fishing rod moving, reached out and lifted the fishing rod. Seeing this, Fu Zhu's eyes flashed with a strange color, and after turning its head to look at Lin Xuan, the complex expression was quickly hidden.
However, what Fu Zhu didn't expect was that after Lin Xuan took the fish off, he directly threw it back into the cold pool and threw the fishing rod into the cold pool again.
"You win! Let's go, I can't stand this damn place for a moment!"
Fu Zhu said in a low voice, then knelt down beside Lin Xuan, signaling Lin Xuan to sit on it.
Lin Xuan didn't refuse either. After putting away the wine utensils on the side, he sat directly on Fu Zhu's head. Fu Zhu carried Lin Xuan and walked lightly down the mountain, and asked in confusion.
"Why do you only fish with a fishing line? If that fish hadn't happened to get tangled in the gills by the fishing line, I'm afraid you wouldn't have caught a fish in your life. Could it be that you really planned to fish here for a lifetime?"
"I once heard a story called, 'The willing take the bait.' If you are unwilling to go with Lin Xuan, Lin Xuan is willing to wait here!"
Lin Xuan said calmly, causing Fu Zhu's eyes to flicker for a while, and finally, they all disappeared.