Zhu Tian: Becoming a Sword Master from Martial Arts

Chapter 153: Out of the Gate, the Power of Heaven and Earth

"Buzz!"

While Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao were talking, the ancient stone tablet, which had been silent for half a month, finally made some movement again.

Almost at the moment when the movement appeared, everyone's eyes were immediately cast over, staring closely at the beam of light that enveloped everything. Although nothing could be seen, it did not stop everyone from looking forward to it.

Under that special wave, the beam of light began to shrink continuously, and then slowly dissipated, revealing the two figures within it.

One, with black robe and black hair, the other, with white clothes and silver hair, two seemingly opposite colors, sat cross-legged, one in front of the other, in front of the ancient stone tablet that was hundreds of feet high.

Ying Huanhuan's gaze first fixed on Lin Xuan. Looking at Lin Xuan's robe, her pupils shrank slightly, and a trace of ice-blue light flashed in her eyes. With her sensing ability, how could she not detect that Lin Xuan had just been through a battle and was seriously injured.

Although, Lin Xuan might have become accustomed to it. After all, Lin Xuan, who has mastered the true meaning of Nirvana, cares less and less about self-protection when fighting.

But Ying Huanhuan felt distressed. Although Lin Xuan's recovery speed was much faster than that of normal creatures, the pain was real. Especially Lin Xuan's indifferent attitude, which made Ying Huanhuan feel even more distressed.

"Damn you devil, when I revive, I will definitely..."

Ying Huanhuan, who was secretly saying harsh words in her heart, suddenly froze there, staring at the stone tablet with her eyes fixed in a daze, looking in disbelief at the Great Desolation Monument that had gradually recovered its vitality.

"This has been completely erased?"

Ying Huanhuan even thought that she had just revived, so her perception energy had dropped a lot. After she carefully sensed it with her whole body and mind, she was surprised to find that the Demon King had actually been completely defeated.

Before, for such a long time, Ying Huanhuan thought that Lin Xuan was helping the Great Desolate Monument to dissipate the power of the Demon King as much as possible, and then deepen the seal again.

"Girl, are you stunned by this?"

Ying Huanhuan blushed slightly at the sound of her sister's teasing voice, and seemed a little embarrassed. However, she then remembered something and responded very boldly.

"Yeah, hehe, what do you think, sister? I have good taste, right?"

Ying Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh when she heard that, and looking at Ying Huanhuan's happy expression, she showed a doting smile.

"The results are about to come out. I wonder if Senior Brother and Lin Dong have succeeded!"

As soon as Ying Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Lin Dong, who was sitting at the back, slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, an invisible special wave spread from Lin Dong's body.

"Chichi!!"

As the invisible wave spread in all directions, Ying Xiaoxiao was surprised to find that on the ground within a hundred feet radius of Lin Dong, the sparse weeds and trees began to wither at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This barren mountain, which was already somewhat desolate, has become even more desolate at this moment. The barren mountain, which was originally dotted with sparse grass and trees, now looks completely dead silent.

As these plants withered, an aura of desolation that was even purer than the desolate energy of the Desolate Palace slowly spread from Lin Dong's body, causing Chen Zhen and Wu Dao to smile and narrow their eyes.

"This fluctuation is indeed the aura of desolation, even purer than the aura on the desolate rocks..."

“I didn’t expect that Lin Dong would also succeed!”

Qi Lei and others nearby, looking at Chen Zhen and Wudao who were chatting with each other and laughing so hard that their mouths couldn't close, couldn't help but say something with a bit of sourness.

"Don't be so complacent, you two old men. Huanhuan won't talk about it, but Xiaoxiao will have a chance soon. By then, it's still unknown who will win or lose in the palace examination!"

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. I have long seen through the mundane world and no longer care about these empty names. Otherwise, why do you think I'm called Chen Zhen?"

Chen Zhen said with a smile, his expression that seemed to be indifferent but actually showed complete pride was on his face, making Qi Lei want to cover it with his shoes.

You have seen through the mundane world, so you are called Chen Zhen. Then you change your name to Chen Long. Does that mean all of you disciples in Huangdian are outstanding?
Don't you care about these false reputations? Who was the one who had a gloomy face every time he lost in the palace examinations? Lin Dong had already inherited the Great Desolate Scripture. Even if he didn't get a good score this time, no one would say anything about him. After all, he had only been practicing for a short time.

However, in the current situation, Qi Lei couldn't expose this old man. After all, it has been many years since the Desolate Palace has seen a true genius. The last one was Senior Brother Zhou Tong. Unfortunately...

"But the Sword Master hasn't made any move yet?"

Qi Lei frowned slightly as he looked at Lin Xuan who was still motionless. Chen Zhen and the others also looked puzzled. Lin Dong had already succeeded, and they didn't believe that Lin Xuan would fail.

Lin Xuan's talent is unquestionable. It didn't take long for Lin Xuan to master the difficult martial art of Formless Bodhi Sound. Although the Great Desolate Sutra was difficult, it could not defeat Lin Xuan.

"I heard that the Sword Saint never likes to practice other martial arts, but to comprehend them on his own..."

Wudao's eyes flickered slightly, as if he remembered something, and he spoke softly. He knew Lin Xuan quite well. They had had contact since the beginning of the Hundred Dynasties War.

Thinking back to when the Four Sacred Beasts’ inheritance came into the world, Lin Xuan did not practice step by step. The Great Desolate Scripture, perhaps...

"Om!!"

Waves of extraordinary desolate aura emanated from Lin Dong’s body. Lin Dong stretched out his hand, sensing the powerful forces in his body. He couldn’t help but smile a little as he exclaimed.

"The Great Desolate Scripture is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

"Of course, this is my masterpiece. I don't know how many demons were killed with it back then. Don't embarrass my reputation!"

Huangwu's voice resounded within Lin Dong's body, and the smug look on his face was no longer concealed. What surprised Lin Dong was that Yan, who always liked to contradict Huangwu, did not refute but instead acquiesced to Huangwu's words, which shocked Lin Dong.

Lian Yan did not refute, which shows how terrifying the battle record of this martial art was back then. He didn't know how many records he had made, and it was probably because he had killed so many people that he couldn't remember them all.

“Don’t worry, senior. Lin Dong will definitely not bring disgrace upon your reputation!”

"Okay, you kid, just work hard on your own. I'm going to take a nap first. I haven't had a good night's sleep in all these years!"

As Huangwu spoke, he directly hid in the ancestral stone. Under the energy of the ancestral stone, he began to fall asleep. At the same time, the power of the ancestral stone was constantly nourishing Huangwu's spirit.

As for the Great Desolation Monument, it will automatically sink into the ground in a while, slowly absorbing the huge vitality and repairing itself.

The great war in ancient times was so brutal that both the main body and the spirit of the Great Desolate Monument were damaged. The spirit can borrow the power of the ancestral stone to speed up the repair process, but the main body can only slowly repair itself.

As for why Lin Dong was not allowed to take it away, the first reason was that Lin Dong had no use for this thing now, and he could not use it at all. After all, Yan and Huangwu both agreed that Lin Dong only needed to practice well now, and the Sword Saint was the real main force.

The Great Desolate Monument remained in Dao Sect. When the Sword Master needed it, he could take it away to exorcise demons. At the same time, at critical moments, the Ice Lord could also use it to protect him. Another reason was that if Lin Dong were to take it away now, the noise would be too loud and easily noticed.

After Lin Dong put away the desolate energy in his body, he glanced at Lin Xuan who was still sitting there practicing, and prepared to retreat.

But just as he took a step, Lin Dong's expression changed slightly, because he was horrified to find that there was an extremely domineering devouring force that was slowly draining the energy from his body, and he couldn't even control it if he wanted to.

Not only Lin Dong, but even Yan sensed something was wrong. Not only the energy in Lin Dong's body, but also its strength, seemed to be forcibly extracted bit by bit. What was more important was that it couldn't even do anything about it. It was as if that bit of energy had developed consciousness on its own and ran away on its own.

"How is this going?"

"No way? Is the Ice Lord's man so perverted?"

Huangwu, who had just said he was going to fall asleep, was awakened before he had time to rest. Sensing the energy slowly draining away from this old spirit in its twilight years, he quickly exclaimed.

"Nonsense, why do you think I'm so scared of him?"

"You coward, aren't you afraid of the Ice Lord?"

Huangwu rolled his eyes, but his attention was completely focused on Lin Xuan, with a complicated look in his eyes. Only then did he understand why Yan praised this guy so highly and even said, "It would be absolutely above his station if the Ice Lord could marry that monster."

"No, Huangwu, you old man, do you know what's going on? Think of a solution quickly!"

Feeling that the energy in his body was completely out of his control, Yan couldn't help but get anxious. Lin Dong was also secretly anxious, but he didn't say anything, but waited for Huang Wu's answer. Huang Wu looked at Lin Xuan's back in amazement, shook his head slightly, and spoke in a tone full of disbelief.

"Don't struggle. He won't hurt us. I never thought that he could practice the Great Desolate Scripture to this extent. This kind of talent is simply too terrifying!"

"My Great Desolate Scripture only draws power from the plants and trees in heaven and earth, but he actually directly draws power from all things in heaven and earth. If he can really succeed, his strength will definitely surpass that of the old master!"

"what?"

Yan exclaimed, looking at Lin Xuan with an even weirder look. How strong and overbearing must one be to forcibly absorb the power of all things in the world? And how confident must one be to dare to think and do this?
Lin Dong looked towards Lin Xuan with the same amazement. Every time he thought he had made some achievements, the other party would always give him some huge surprises. Perhaps, this is the difference between a genius and a monster, which is even greater than the gap between an ordinary person and a genius.

While Lin Dong was sighing, the Dao Sect disciples around him, including several hall masters, gradually realized that the energy in their bodies was being gradually extracted. Their faces changed drastically and some disciples even began to panic.

Ying Huanhuan felt the power in her body drain away, and there was also a hint of shock in her eyes, but then, there was a hint of joy.

With Ying Huanhuan's eyesight, it is not difficult for her to guess that this is probably a special sword technique performed by Lin Xuan, combining the power he has comprehended and the characteristics of the Great Desolate Sutra, right?

"Everyone, don't panic, and don't resist. This power is caused by the sword master's training, and it won't hurt you!"

At this moment, Ying Xuanzi's voice suddenly echoed between heaven and earth, and finally calmed down these restless Dao Sect disciples.

However, after reacting, they all turned their gazes to Lin Xuan who was sitting cross-legged there, with a hint of shock in their eyes.

As strands of energy emerged from all things in the world and continued to converge towards Lin Xuan, the sword that Lin Xuan placed on his knees also began to tremble.

"Buzz!!!"

Amid the sounds of swords ringing, the special energy that came from all things in the world gradually formed long swords around Lin Xuan's body.

Every sword seemed to be exactly the same, but upon closer inspection, each one was different. Some swords were like pine trees and bamboos, some were like the breeze and the moon, some were proud of the snow and frost, and some were as solid as a rock...

It seemed that each sword was transformed from something between heaven and earth. When the countless swords were combined together, it did not look like a forest of thousands of swords, giving people a sense of fierceness and coldness. Instead, there was a feeling of the grandeur and vastness of heaven and earth.

"Qiang!!"

The long sword flew out with a clanging sound and hovered above Lin Xuan's head.

The moment the long sword was unsheathed, all the long swords that appeared between heaven and earth began to tremble, and actually gathered towards the three-foot long sword one by one.

As one long sword after another sank into the three-foot long sword, the shocking scene of thousands of swords returning to their origin stunned countless people.

As other sharp swords were constantly integrated, the light on the three-foot-long sword became brighter and brighter. Indistinctly, there were even rays of light flashing above the sword light.

"Hiss, this momentum..."

Qi Lei, Chen Zhen and other eight hall masters, feeling the amazing sword power emanating from the long sword above Lin Xuan's head, all of them couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This sword power, I'm afraid it has reached the power of the Wheel Realm? You know, the current Lin Xuan is only at the peak of the Profound Life Realm, but he has actually directly crossed the entire realm of the Profound Death Realm!
"No, this power seems to be beyond the control of the Sword Master!"

At this moment, Chen Zhen and others also discovered that as the sword force continued to grow, the power of the three-foot-long sword above Lin Xuan's head gradually leaked out and began to tear open cracks in space. If this trend continued, I'm afraid that before all the power could be integrated, the terrifying power would begin to get out of control.

"But even so, it's still amazing enough!"

Qi Lei said in amazement that the degree of control he could achieve had already reached the level of the Wheel-Turning Realm. If the Sword Saint's strength could be further improved in the future and his control over this sword technique could become even stronger, the power would be even more terrifying!
Not only Qi Lei and others were shocked, even Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui's pupils shrank slightly. From the sword force, even they sensed a hint of death.

Although this sword was most likely the might of Lin Xuan's full strength and should not be used under normal circumstances, it was enough to illustrate the opponent's strength. Even if he could not compete with a strong man in the Wheel-Turning Realm, it was enough to protect himself.

"The Sword Saint is worthy of being the Sword Saint. From the sword force, I actually sensed a trace of the breath of reincarnation! It's a pity that I don't have the talent of the Sword Saint. Otherwise, I might be able to be touched and comprehend a trace of the power of reincarnation!"

Old Ghost Qian said with regret that Lin Xuan's sword force had touched him a few times, but it was only a few times. If he could gain some insights, maybe he would really have a chance to comprehend a bit of the meaning of reincarnation.

Ying Xuanzi also shook his head with regret. Although he had vaguely grasped something, he was still far from comprehending the meaning of reincarnation. It can only be said that the gap between people is really bigger than anything else. Lin Xuan is only in the Shengxuan realm now, but he has already comprehended the meaning of reincarnation. However, he has broken through the Zhuanlun realm for many years, but is still standing still.

"This guy is really amazing!"

Ying Huanhuan stared at the sword above Lin Xuan's head, and a smile appeared on her face. Being able to cultivate the Great Desolate Scripture to this level, that guy Huangwu must be ashamed, right? It was clearly his own unique skill that he created, but in the end he was not as good as the later ones.

"Qiang! Qiang!"

As the sword shadows sank into it, the long sword trembled more and more violently. A huge wave of pressure emanated from Lin Xuan's body, which directly pushed Lin Dong, who was standing behind him, back several steps.

Just when Lin Dong was about to activate the power of the ancestral stone to resist, the next moment, the huge pressure disappeared immediately.

"boom!"

At the same time, the three-foot long sword above his head trembled suddenly, and in a flash, the huge sword force disappeared into thin air. Rays of energy flew away from the long sword, and then flew back to where they came from one by one.

"Buzz!"

Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, but his look was exceptionally calm. He was not disappointed because of the failure. Instead, there was a hint of joy in his eyes because he had successfully taken that step.

Although he has not yet fully mastered it, Lin Xuan has already found the right direction and seen the right path. The next step is to continue along this path.

Gathering all his energy into his body, Lin Xuan slowly stood up and looked up at the ancient stone tablet. Lin Dong, who was standing behind Lin Xuan, looked at Lin Xuan's back, but his pupils suddenly shrank.

"This... I can't even detect his aura at all!"

Yan's exclamation shocked Lin Dong's heart. Even Yan couldn't sense Lin Xuan's aura. What realm had the young patriarch reached? Why did it feel like it was higher than the Samsara Realm?

Not only Yan, but Ying Xuanzi and Qian Laogui who were far away also discovered this shocking thing. If they had not seen Lin Xuan standing there with their own eyes, they would even think that there was nothingness there.

"I never thought that he has surpassed the master's supreme power!"

Ying Huanhuan sensed Lin Xuan, who had begun to merge with the heaven and earth, and a hint of shock flashed across her eyes.

Originally, Ying Huanhuan felt that using the Supreme Power to communicate and refine the fetus of the plane was amazing enough. As a result, Lin Xuan actually chose another more amazing path - I am the heaven and the earth!

The power of the Supreme is to allow oneself to obtain the power of the fetus of the plane. Then, the power of Lin Xuan, which Ying Huanhuan prefers to call the power of heaven and earth, is to make Lin Xuan become the fetus of the plane, no, the plane itself!
His aura has now begun to blend with that of heaven and earth. Perhaps, when he truly succeeds, he will be able to possess the power of heaven and earth with just his gestures.

The next moment, Ying Huanhuan, who was originally full of amazement, suddenly changed her expression and quickly showed a bit of surprise. She smiled and waved excitedly to Lin Xuan who turned around and looked at her, looking very excited.

Lin Xuan, who had originally sensed a special fluctuation, had a flash of doubt in his eyes after seeing Ying Huanhuan's actions, but he did not think about it too much. He just thought that he had accidentally attracted the aura of the Ice Lord in Ying Huanhuan's body while practicing.

After Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze, Ying Huanhuan breathed a sigh of relief and said to herself in her heart.

"This guy's perception is getting more and more terrifying. No, if I can't catch up with him in the practice of the Supreme Power, he will find me sooner or later. If he knows that I have become the Ice Lord, he will definitely not let me stick to him!"

Looking at Lin Xuan's back, Ying Huanhuan couldn't help but grit her teeth and secretly made up her mind that she must go to Taiqing Palace. Although she didn't like to have too much involvement with that woman, if she didn't find her, it would be too difficult for her to make a quick breakthrough in the Supreme Power by herself.

Even someone as proud as her had to admit that Ling Qingzhu's talent was indeed on the same level as hers. Although Ling Qingzhu was slightly inferior to her in the practice of Yuanli, she was much better than her in the practice of the Supreme Power.

After Lin Xuan retracted his gaze, he clenched his palms and was also secretly planning in his mind when to go to Taiqing Palace. After all, Ling Qingzhu had a unique talent in the Supreme Power. If he could compete with her again, he might be able to realize something.

From the situation just now, it can be seen that he is clearly capable of bearing stronger power, but he cannot control it.

Ling Qingzhu, who was far away in Taiqing Palace, suddenly woke up. Then, her gaze fell on the drawing paper in front of her, and a complex look flashed in her eyes.

There were two figures on the drawing paper, each sitting cross-legged in front of a guqin. However, on the other side, there seemed to be an incomplete figure, who seemed to be dancing with a sword.

(End of this chapter)