Rumble—
The Sword Qi unleashed by Tang Zhongming slammed into the Dragon God Bell, sending out a violent boom.
This time, the Dragon God Bell failed to shield Lin Chang’sheng; it was struck by the sword qi and thrown aside, while the Sword Qi rushed straight toward Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan.
As the Sword Aura was about to strike Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan—
A sword qi burst out instantly from within Lin Chang’sheng.
Boom—
The intense Sword Aura shattered Tang Zhongming’s Sword Aura in an instant.
And it didn’t lose momentum, but instead sliced directly into Tang Zhongming’s chest.
This sudden turn of events left both Gu Shan and Tang Zhongming stunned.
Why is it that, at every crucial moment, Lin Chang’sheng bursts forth with such terrifying power?
This attack was clearly beyond what Lin Chang’sheng’s current realm should be capable of.
"You—you actually possess Immortal Power?"
Tang Zhongming looked down and saw that his chest had been pierced by sword qi, blood continually seeping out his back.
"Satisfied to die now?"
Lin Chang’sheng knew it was Xiaobai who had unleashed that blow.
Xiaobai was a true Empress, at her peak wielding the power of an Immortal.
Even though Tang Zhongming had broken through to the Immortal Realm using a secret technique, he was still but a Demi-Immortal.
Thinking to challenge Xiaobai, a True Immortal, was sheer arrogance.
"Just recovered a bit of immortal power, and already had to use it to save you. Seriously!"
Xiaobai’s annoyed voice rang out in Lin Chang’sheng’s mind.
"Xiaobai, you’re the best! When I find something good, I’ll give it to you first!"
Lin Chang’sheng said with a laugh.
"That’s better!"
Xiaobai threw out one last remark, then fell silent.
Boom—
There, Tang Zhongming, unwilling to accept defeat, toppled backward and crashed heavily into the ground.
His lips moved as if wanting to say something, but ultimately not a word came out. After spraying two mouthfuls of blood, he stopped breathing.
Lin Chang’sheng again waved the Holy Soul Banner, and in the instant Tang Zhongming’s divine soul emerged, he drew it in, along with his corpse and storage bag.
At this moment, the grand array finally collapsed in front of the Blood Evil Hall.
Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan stood once more atop the altar.
Rumble—
Lin Chang’sheng watched as everything around him continued to crumble and be destroyed.
Everything fell into utter darkness.
Finally, when the grand array collapsed onto the altar itself, it abruptly stopped, leaving Lin Chang’sheng and Gu San standing tall upon it.
The next instant, the altar began to drop rapidly, and after about three breaths’ time, Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan landed on the ground.
"We’re back again!"
Gu Shan realized they had returned to the stone wall.
The grotesque blue-faced fanged carving from before had already shattered, cracks spiderwebbing through the stone.
Only now did Lin Chang’sheng realize these carvings actually depicted the terrain within the array.
After the array’s collapse and destruction, the landforms revealed themselves here, so the stone wall fell apart too.
Whoosh—
Lin Chang’sheng waved his hand and summoned Mou Yuntao’s divine soul.
He still needed Mou Yuntao to explain how to leave this place.
"Follow me!"
Mou Yuntao’s divine soul turned into a streak of white light and sped away into the distance. Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan immediately followed.
Far off lay another unobtrusive wall, circles of mysterious patterns etched upon it.
Lin Chang’sheng recognized it at a glance—it was a Teleportation Array.
"It takes a thousand Immortal Crystals to activate the array once! You’ll be able to cross the entire Demon Sea and reach Spiritual Spring Province directly!"
Mou Yuntao spoke up.
Lin Chang’sheng didn’t hesitate, and used precisely a thousand Immortal Crystals, finally causing the array’s brilliance to slowly emerge.
Judging by the length of this transmission, it must cover a vast distance—otherwise it wouldn’t consume so many Immortal Crystals.
This showed just how immense the Demon Sea was, truly not something ordinary folks could traverse.
Boom—
As Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan stood atop the array, dazzling light burst forth and instantly shrouded them both.
"Collect!"
Just as they were about to teleport away, Lin Chang’sheng drew Mou Yuntao’s divine soul back once more.
In the next instant, the two vanished from sight.
This teleportation took a full ten breaths.
When Lin Chang’sheng could see again, he found himself in a dense mountain forest.
The potent array power had blasted an array pattern into the earth, shattering all the surrounding trees.
"So this is Spiritual Spring Province? Did we really cross the Demon Sea?"
Lin Chang’sheng was a bit stunned; the distance of the transfer was truly vast.
"I’m sure of it!"
Gu Shan replied, and the two set out at once.
After walking only a short distance, Lin Chang’sheng spotted a modest-sized village up ahead.
He planned to ask someone for directions.
Since they were now in Spiritual Spring Province, he could ask how far Sunset City was, so he could fulfill Mou Yuntao’s wish.
"Look, two cultivators who can do Sword Flight are coming!"
"Amazing! Someday I’ll use Sword Flight too, and roam the world!"
"I hear cultivators live way longer than ordinary people, some even achieve immortality—someday I’ll live forever too!"
"Really? That’s incredible! I want to cultivate immortality too!"
...
Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan had barely landed in the village when a group of youths rushed over to gawk, chattering excitedly.
They looked at Gu Shan and Lin Chang’sheng with envy in their eyes.
Hearing their words, Lin Chang’sheng smiled faintly.
What these youths said was so much like what the younger him once dreamed—Lin Chang’sheng felt as if he saw his own shadow in them.
Yet the path of cultivation immortality isn’t so easy; a single misstep and you’re dead.
Better to live as an ordinary person, peacefully spending the rest of your days—not a bad option.
The youths were innocent and ignorant of danger, staring curiously at Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan.
Thud thud thud—
Just then, a team of villagers hurried over from afar.
They stood ready, wary of Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan.
Most were hunters, dressed in animal pelts.
"Who are you? What brings you to our tribe?"
A middle-aged man stepped forward and asked.
They knew how much destruction powerful cultivators could cause—with just one wrong mood, the entire village could be wiped out.
"May I ask, how far is Sunset City from here?"
Lin Chang’sheng asked straight-out.
He hadn’t expected his arrival to put them so on guard.
Clearly, evil cultivators must have given them grief before, leaving wounds behind.
"No idea! Most here have never left the mountains, hunting for generations."
The middle-aged man said he didn’t know.
This left Lin Chang’sheng confused—was Sunset City really that far away?
"I know!"
Just as Lin Chang’sheng was getting ready to leave disappointed, a girl’s voice rang out.
Lin Chang’sheng turned to look—a girl of around sixteen or seventeen stepped forward.
She wore a fur coat, but her graceful figure was still evident.
"Sunset City lies nearly a hundred thousand miles to the south. There’s a Tiger Roar Valley nearby—when you hear the tiger’s roar, you’ll know you’re close to Sunset City!"
The girl tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear as she spoke.
She was the only one in the village who had ever traveled afar.
Because her father once thought she might have a Spirit Root, he took her to the Fierce Sun Sect outside Sunset City to cultivate.
But after testing, she did have a Spirit Root, though it was too scattered and weak, so she couldn’t get into Fierce Sun Sect.
"Thank you!"
Lin Chang’sheng took out a bottle from his storage bag and pulled out a gray pill.
This pill was a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, able to improve a cultivator’s spirit root.
While it might not make her a prodigy, it would at least let her start the journey of cultivation.
"What is this?"
The girl was puzzled—was he about to give her a pill? Such things were precious treasures.
"It’s a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill. It will enhance your spirit root! It will help you."
Lin Chang’sheng explained.
At his words, the girl lit up with joy, raised her chin, and swallowed the pill.
In the next instant, as the pill’s effects spread, her spirit root and physique improved greatly—though a foul odor wafted from her body.
This was the impurities being expelled from within.
"Thank you, Immortal Master! Thank you!"
The girl knelt before Lin Chang’sheng, expressing her gratitude over and over.
The rest of the villagers knelt too.
To them, Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan were already staggeringly powerful.