Great Yan Dynasty, Lin City!
In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed, and Lin City has ushered in another moment of bustling activity—another session of the Lin Clan Gathering.
Ten years ago, the Lin Clan Gathering was merely a gathering of one of the Four Great Clans, only representing the genius competition of one of the Great Yan Dynasty's top forces. Only the final victor could make a name for themselves in the Great Yan Dynasty, like Lin Langtian ten years ago.
Of course, Lin Langtian, that Clan Gathering champion, should be the most loudly touted but also the most useless champion in recent years.
But this year's Lin Clan Gathering is completely different. With the Lin Clan's strength increasing and many clansmen showing their talents, the Lin Clan Gathering has now become the Great Yan Dynasty's most pinnacle genius competition!
Even though Lin Feng, hailed as the Lin Clan's number one genius, chose to withdraw from this year's Clan Gathering competition due to the clan's compensation, having entered the Clan Repository twice, it still doesn't affect the shock of this Great Yan Dynasty's pinnacle genius competition.
Lin Ke'er, Lin Chen, Lin Xue, Lin Dong, Lin Qingtan...
One unfamiliar name after another has shown amazing strength, especially the final battle between Lin Ke'er and Lin Dong, a dazzling confrontation between two Advanced Spirit Rune Masters.
However, the final result was somewhat surprising. Lin Dong, who was suppressed by Lin Ke'er throughout the entire match, launched a counterattack at the last moment. Just when he was about to defeat Lin Ke'er, he chose to concede, making people feel that there was something fishy about it.
Although the final championship battle seemed a bit strange, the entire Clan Gathering competition was definitely wonderful and worthy of the extremely luxurious viewing guests!
This time, without sending out invitations, all the top forces of the entire Great Yan Dynasty rushed to Lin City to watch the Lin Clan Gathering. Of course, this is also related to the upcoming seed selection competition.
The remaining three Great Clans, as well as some other top forces, and even the emperor of the Great Yan Royal Family, Mo Jingtian, personally came to Lin City.
Needless to say, in addition to watching the competition, these people naturally have another purpose, which is to visit the Sword Saint!
However, it is a pity that the Sword Saint, whom everyone was expecting throughout the entire Clan Gathering, did not show up because Lin Xuan was in seclusion in the back mountain.
Lin Clan Territory, back mountain, peak.
The light mountain breeze passed through the solitary peak, raising that vigorous silver-white long hair. The dancing strands of hair gave a sense of etherealness that did not belong to the mortal world.
Lin Xuan was sitting cross-legged on a rock, with a Sword placed horizontally on his knees. His hands formed a seal, and wisps of golden light continuously emerged from between heaven and earth, finally entering Lin Xuan's body one by one, turning into a thin golden lightCover around his body.
Nascent Soul power can generally only be self-derived in the body by experts who have reached the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm. Accumulating little by little, gathering sand into a tower, thereby condensing the Nascent Soul.
Therefore, Nascent Souls are often condensed after reaching the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm, but because it takes a long time to accumulate, most of them are at the Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm, or even when they are about to break through to the Life Profound Realm, that they can truly condense a Nascent Soul.
However, at this time, Lin Xuan's Origin Power fluctuations and mental power fluctuations were only at the Six Yuan and Six Seals Realm, yet he was still able to begin condensing a Nascent Soul, causing Bo Xuan, who was observing in the dark, to be extremely shocked.
With Bo Xuan's eyesight, he could completely see that Lin Xuan should have comprehended the Nascent Soul power during the previous healing process, which is why he was able to connect with the energy between heaven and earth, mainly Yin energy, to condense the Nascent Soul power.
Of course, this is also thanks to Lin Xuan's understanding of the Devouring Power and the Ancestral Stone power, which allowed him to fuse the Nascent Soul power, and the speed is not slow. However, this process must be relatively long, so Lin Xuan was so anxious to return to seclusion at that time.
Suddenly, Bo Xuan's gaze slightly condensed, looking at the thin circle of lightCover around Lin Xuan's body, his eyes flashed with a look of surprise.
On that layer of brilliant golden lightCover, there was actually a Sword shadow quietly moving on the lightCover, causing the lightCover to involuntarily emit bursts of sharp aura.
At this time, within Lin Xuan's body, at the dantian, that Essence Pill engraved with nine Sword Markings had completely turned into a dazzling golden color. Around that golden Essence Pill, there were also wisps of golden threads connecting it, and strands of Nascent Soul power were continuously pouring into it.
As the Nascent Soul power continued to pour in, the golden Sword Markings Essence Pill, which was already completely full, began to gradually expand, like an inflating balloon.
"Buzz!!"
At a certain moment, when the golden Sword Markings Essence Pill expanded to a certain limit, a special energy fluctuation spread out from Lin Xuan's body, sweeping towards the surroundings.
At this time, the Sword Markings Essence Pill had completely turned into a dazzling golden egg, and the constantly trembling body seemed to have something about to be born from it.
Crack!
As the golden Sword Markings Essence Pill trembled frantically, suddenly, a very subtle yet crisp sound rang out. On the surface of the Essence Pill, a crack suddenly appeared.
For a moment, the whole world seemed to freeze and quiet down. The golden Sword Markings Essence Pill with the crack remained still.
But the next moment, that crack seemed to have flipped a switch. Instantly, the cracks spread in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Essence Pill was covered in cracks.
"Boom!"
An invisible energy suddenly came from Lin Xuan's cracked Essence Pill. Golden rays of light burst out from it. Outside, the original golden lightCover on Lin Xuan's body suddenly shattered, and golden rays of light emanated from Lin Xuan's surface.
The golden light gradually subsided. Lin Xuan stared at the location of the original golden Sword Markings Essence Pill in his dantian. The figure of the Essence Pill was gone. Instead, there was a very small golden phantom. The phantom was exactly the same as Lin Xuan, a greatly reduced version of Lin Xuan, but its eyes remained tightly closed.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the golden phantom of Lin Xuan abruptly opened its eyes, and a sharp aura instantly emanated from its body. Immediately afterward, the golden phantom shattered instantly.
However, Lin Xuan was not surprised by this. Countless Nascent Soul power gathered together again, and finally, a golden illusory long Sword floated above the dantian.
With a thought from Lin Xuan, the golden illusory long Sword once again transformed into his own appearance.
The Nascent Soul sat cross-legged, and the next moment, it formed a cultivation seal with its hands. At the same time, the hand seals on Lin Xuan's main body outside also changed.
"Boom!"
The moment the hand seal was formed, a vast amount of energy erupted from the Nascent Soul. The vast energy of heaven and earth also gathered from the surrounding space, pouring into Lin Xuan's body, surging through the meridians within Lin Xuan's body. At the same time, a surge of majestic energy roared within the Niwan Palace.
As the Origin Power and spiritual power within his body soared, the realm of a Seven Seal Heavenly Symbol Master in the Seven Yuan Nirvana Realm was instantly broken through. Immediately afterward, a violent and scorching wave erupted from his body, and black Nirvana FireSurge from the flesh and blood of his body, intending to incinerate Lin Xuan's physical body.
At the same time, strands of Wind and Thunder power gathered above Lin Xuan's head. That violent power seemed to crush Lin Xuan's spiritual power.
However, Lin Xuan was not alarmed by this. Completely ignoring the Nirvana Fire that had already begun to burn his physical body, Lin Xuan, who had opened his eyes, looked up at the Wind and Thunder Tribulation clouds above his head. Immediately afterward, a Heavenly Symbol drilled out from the Niwan Palace.
In the next instant, in Bo Xuan's crazy-looking eyes, that Sword Markings Heavenly Symbol directly plunged into the Wind and Thunder Tribulation clouds. That action made Bo Xuan take a deep breath.
In Bo Xuan's perception, the power of the Wind and Thunder Tribulation had completely surpassed the power that a Nine Seal Heavenly Symbol Master could withstand, but Lin Xuan dared to take such a risk? Not to mention, he was still undergoing the Nirvana Tribulation!
Soon, Bo Xuan's worries were put down, but the look in his eyes towards Lin Xuan was like looking at a humanoid Otherworldly Demon.
The pitch-black Nirvana Fire continuously burned Lin Xuan's physical body. However, Lin Xuan did not resist, allowing the flesh and blood to be burned by the Nirvana Fire, revealing theZheng Zheng (onomatopoeia for metallic sounds) iron bones within.
But just as the Nirvana Fire burned, a surge of vitality emerged from the exposed bones, allowing the flesh and blood to grow out again.
Bo Xuan's feeling was that Lin Xuan directly regarded his physical body as a Sword Blank, using the powerful Nirvana Fire to quench it, tempering the Sword's edge.
Not only the physical body, but also the Sword Symbol flashing with light in the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation was the same. The endless power of Heavenly Thunder was like a giant hammer, constantly hammering the Sword's body.
Lin Xuan had never done these things before. He learned the quenching method from the time he purified that section of the Otherworldly Demon Arm Bone and dissolved the flesh and blood.
"Rumble!!"
As the last Heavenly Thunder fell, the Sword Markings Heavenly Symbol flashing with glittering light flew back from the sky and directlySweep into Lin Xuan's Niwan Palace. At the same time, the Nirvana Fire that had been burning constantly, after discovering that it seemed to have been used as a furnace for Lin Xuan for nothing, unwillingly dissipated.
"Buzz!"
A moreVigorous and sharper aura emanated from Lin Xuan's body. Under this aura, countless tiny Sword Markings instantly appeared between the mountains.
After a long while, Lin Xuan retracted the more condensed Sword Qi into his body before opening his eyes and looking at a certain void. Bo Xuan, seeing this, no longer concealed his figure.
"To be honest, if I hadn't seen your cultivation just now, this old man would have really thought that you, this guy, are an Otherworldly Demon without any Otherworldly Demon Qi!"
Putting aside everything else, that formidable vitality and resilience astonished even Bo Xuan. His body was ruthlessly burned by the Nirvana Fire, and the Heavenly Rune that carried his spiritual power was relentlessly hammered by the power of Heavenly Thunder, yet this guy didn't even flinch.
"This forging method is indeed something I learned from the Nine Kings Hall."
Lin Xuan smiled upon hearing this, not bothering to hide it. There was nothing to conceal about such things. If Bo Xuan was interested, he wouldn't mind passing it on.
"Although Otherworldly Demons are mortal enemies, their bodies are quite wondrous. Do you want one?"
"Forget it for this old man. I'm already old; don't tear apart my old bones."
Hearing Lin Xuan's generous offer, Bo Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he quickly declined. However, his evaluation of Lin Xuan rose even higher.
Don't underestimate the difficulty of this kind of thing. In reality, it can definitely be considered a top-tier secret technique, especially for those who temper their bodies. The Nirvana Fire is too fierce, so why not take a step back? Even having half the vitality of an Otherworldly Demon would greatly enhance one's strength.
Lin Xuan was willing to share such a secret technique, and that alone made him a friend worth having!
"Ahem, actually, I came to get something for my precious disciple. Aren't you about to participate in the Hundred Dynasty War? I also plan to take my disciple to the Eastern Xuan Region for some training!"
Lin Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this. He naturally knew that since Lin Qingtan had joined the Darkness Hall, she couldn't participate in the Hundred Dynasty War.
Without hesitation, Lin Xuan flipped his hand and took out a sinister bone Sword, entirely black, from the Universe Bag he carried.
The bone Sword was mainly jet-black, but some grayish-white mysterious inscriptions could be seen within it. On the tip of the Sword, the bone imprints of five fingers were faintly visible. There was also a protrusion near the hilt of the Sword, indicating that the origin of this Sword was precisely the arm bone of the Nine Kings Hall.
Bo Xuan was instantly stunned as he watched Lin Xuan take out the bone Sword. He had originally just wanted Lin Xuan to help deal with the Otherworldly Demon Qi, and then he would find someone to refine a Spiritual Treasure.
Who would have thought that Lin Xuan had already forged a Spiritual Treasure, no, a Demonic Treasure? Most importantly, the quality of it surprised Bo Xuan.
Quasi Pure Origin Treasure!
Although it was a Quasi Pure Origin Treasure, Bo Xuan could feel an extremely overbearing power from the Sword, like the feeling of Devouring Power.
Combined with the special material of this Sword, the power of this Demonic Sword could probably suppress many low-grade Pure Origin Treasures. Such a Demonic Sword would surely be liked by his precious disciple. When the time came, he would have to talk about his contributions.
"Haha, I didn't expect there to be such a pleasant surprise."
Bo Xuan reached out and took the Demonic Sword, looking at the words 'Devouring Demon' engraved in ancient characters below the hilt, his smile growing even wider.
"Hmm?"
Lin Xuan was stunned, looking at Bo Xuan in confusion. He had originally thought that Bo Xuan had seen Lin Dong and knew that he could forge Swords, so he had specifically sought his help. After all, he only forged Swords and didn't touch any other Spiritual Treasures.
"Ahem! Come, come, let's drink. Let me tell you, this is a good wine that I specially obtained to celebrate your successful condensation of your Nascent Soul."