After all, the other side’s cultivation is a whole small realm lower than my own.
Looking around, the blue-robed disciple spotted Lin Chang’sheng floating behind Zhu Zicheng.
"Was it... was it them who interfered?"
The blue-robed disciple finally snapped to attention.
His guess was spot-on—if it were left to Zhu Zicheng’s own strength, he wouldn’t stand a chance against them.
Lin Chang’sheng had seen unwavering determination in Zhu Zicheng, so similar to his own, which was why he stepped in to help.
"Who are you to dare provoke my Profound Nether Sect? Ten lives wouldn’t be enough to pay for that!"
The other Profound Nether Sect disciples at the blue-robed one’s side shouted angrily.
They also realized it was Lin Chang’sheng and his group lending aid—otherwise, Zhu Zicheng would’ve been slain by their senior brother long ago.
Whoosh—
Lin Chang’sheng waved his hand, and a surge of powerful primordial power shot forth. The disciple was instantly slain.
Lin Chang’sheng’s Middle Stage Mahayana cultivation was far too much for these disciples to handle.
"I was going to let you off the hook... looks like that’s unnecessary!"
Lin Chang’sheng said coldly.
These words scared the Profound Nether Sect crowd so much, their legs trembled violently.
"A... a Mahayana Stage powerhouse?"
All of the Profound Nether Sect disciples looked horrified in that instant.
They could hardly believe it—Lin Chang’sheng didn’t look much older than themselves, yet he was already at the terrifying Mahayana Stage.
That was a height they could only ever dream of!
"Don’t, please don’t kill us—we’ll leave right now!"
The other Profound Nether Sect disciples sensed things were about to go south, and immediately made a break for it.
But Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t about to let any of them escape; one move each, and he killed them all in an instant.
"I’m Zhu Zicheng from the Fierce Sun Sect—thank you, Immortal Master, for your aid!"
The young disciple saved by Lin Chang’sheng bowed in thanks, voice full of gratitude.
Had it not been for Lin Chang’sheng, he would’ve already fallen here.
"Cultivation is a long, arduous road. If you lose your life over a moment of pride, it’s simply not worth it. When you must retreat, retreat!"
Lin Chang’sheng advised him.
Seeing this young man’s resolve, he judged that, so long as he didn’t die, he’d absolutely be worth fostering.
Unfortunately, the cultivation path was perilous at every step. Whether one could survive and reach their potential was always in question.
Lin Chang’sheng himself had gotten this far through caution and prudence—knowing when to keep a low profile was nothing to be ashamed of.
True strength is being able to advance or retreat as needed.
"I’ll remember your teachings, Master!"
Zhu Zicheng seemed enlightened, hesitated a moment, then continued, "Immortal Master, are you by chance heading for Sunset City?"
"That’s right."
Lin Chang’sheng replied simply.
"That’s perfect, we’re also heading to Sunset City to rest. Would you allow us to travel with you, Immortal Master?"
Zhu Zicheng asked earnestly.
He could tell Lin Chang’sheng was not the arrogant sort; perhaps he could learn more from him about cultivation.
"Of course! We just arrived and aren’t very familiar with the area ourselves."
Lin Chang’sheng didn’t refuse.
Since they were Fierce Sun Sect disciples, they surely knew this place well.
After all, Fierce Sun Sect wasn’t far from here.
"That’s great!"
Zhu Zicheng said happily. Then he put away the tiger corpse in the storage bag, and set off with Lin Chang’sheng and Gu Shan toward Sunset City.
The other Fierce Sun Sect disciples quickly followed as well.
"May I ask where you two Immortal Masters come from? You don’t seem very familiar with Spiritual Spring Province."
Zhu Zicheng, a bit bored on the road, struck up conversation.
"We came from Immortal Sea Province."
Lin Chang’sheng responded.
"Immortal Sea Province? I heard the Immortal Palace of the Immortal Sea Sect is one of the top ten forces in the Immortal Realm. If I ever have the chance, I’d love to go there too—and joining the Immortal Palace would be even better!"
Zhu Zicheng said longingly, his eyes full of ambition for those top ten forces in the Immortal Realm.
"Just keep training—I’m sure your chance will come one day."
Lin Chang’sheng smiled.
On the way, the two of them chatted about all sorts of things.
Zhu Zicheng felt he’d gained a lot of cultivation insight from Lin Chang’sheng, and was very grateful.
Before long, a giant city appeared up ahead—Sunset City.
After entering the city, Lin Chang’sheng asked around and found out where the Mou Family resided.
Lin Chang’sheng had expected the Mou Family to be just a regular household.
But he was surprised to discover that the Mou Family had a thousand years of history in Sunset City—they were a major family.
Once at the Mou residence, Zhu Zicheng bid Lin Chang’sheng farewell.
And under the guidance of the Mou Family steward, Lin Chang’sheng was brought before the current patriarch of the Mou Family.
This was a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty, his features refined and scholarly.
Yet a thick wave of primordial power surged inside him—he was actually an Integration Stage cultivator.
"What? You... you know my great-grandfather?"
When Mou Zhengyong heard Mou Yuntao’s name, he was dumbfounded.
That was his grandfather’s grandfather! Legend was, after entering Tribulation Crossing Stage, Mou Yuntao left home two thousand years ago to pursue the Immortal Path.
Lin Chang’sheng had no idea what their actual relationship was, but he waved his hand—summoning Mou Yuntao’s divine soul directly.
After a few words, Mou Yuntao and Mou Zhengyong were both sobbing, amazed at how quickly time had passed.
Mou Yuntao’s wife and daughter were long gone.
Lin Chang’sheng, with the help of the steward, settled into a quiet courtyard.
Since this was a family reunion, Lin Chang’sheng had no intention to disturb them.
After a bath and fresh change, Lin Chang’sheng felt much more refreshed.
"Let’s see what I’ve gained this time!"
After cleaning up, Lin Chang’sheng started to take stock of the treasures he’d obtained from the Blood Evil Loose Immortal’s secret realm.
This time the harvest was bountiful—besides the two great treasures of Blood Evil Loose Immortal, there were also the bodies of Integration, Mahayana, and Tribulation Crossing Stage experts—perfect material for refining Corpse Puppets.
On top of that, there were treasures from Lu Shan, Tang Zhongming, Mou Yuntao, and several other powerhouses.
"These treasures will keep me busy for quite a while! First, let’s absorb the Spirit Blood!"
Lin Chang’sheng took out the blood left behind by Blood Evil Loose Immortal.
The blood was extraordinarily thick—each drop contained a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
As Lin Chang’sheng ran his cultivation technique, a stream of spiritual energy continuously poured into his body.
Even with his powerful technique, it took Lin Chang’sheng a whole day and night to absorb nearly all of the blood in that pool.
"Am I finally about to break through?"
As the last of the spiritual energy in the blood was absorbed, Lin Chang’sheng felt the breakthrough to the Late Stage of Mahayana approaching.
Even though it hadn’t been that long since he entered Middle Stage Mahayana, it felt as though he’d been waiting ages for this moment.
Lin Chang’sheng could finally understand how it felt for someone like Hao Zhix, stuck at a bottleneck for hundreds of years unable to break through.
Just look at Gu Shan—the Gu Family from Futian Province had sent him to kill Lin Chang’sheng.
But when Lin Chang’sheng promised a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land to help him break the bottleneck, all old grudges were set aside.
The temptation of breaking through a bottleneck is simply indescribable.
Without further hesitation, Lin Chang’sheng began to circulate primordial power throughout his body for the breakthrough.
Rumble—
The first attack on the bottleneck sounded like thunder exploding in his body, making him tremble all over.
But this first attempt wasn’t enough to break through.
If once wasn’t enough, he tried again. If twice didn’t work, he did it three times.
Time kept passing, second by second.
Lin Chang’sheng lost count of how many times he’d slammed into this bottleneck.
Over an hour passed.
Crack—
The bottleneck finally loosened. Lin Chang’sheng seized the momentum, rallied his entire body’s primordial power, and made one last assault.
Boom—
This time, the bottleneck finally shattered—endless primordial power flooded his whole body like an overflowing river.
In this moment, every cell in Lin Chang’sheng’s body seemed to open wide, greedily absorbing and nourishing itself with primordial power.
Every breakthrough is like defying fate itself, and the changes it brings are immense.
Not only did his primordial power become even stronger—at least five times stronger than at Middle Stage Mahayana—
His body and divine thought both improved tremendously.
His flesh, meridians, and bones all showed clear enhancement.
"My divine sense now spans over seventy thousand miles!"
Lin Chang’sheng activated his senses, discovering they now reached over seventy thousand miles—an incredibly vast range.
"You broke through?"
Upon sensing Lin Chang’sheng’s advancement, Gu Shan immediately came to check.
This guy was a total monster—reborn from the soul of a powerhouse, yet already breaking through to Late Stage Mahayana at just around thirty years old. At this pace, he’d reach Tribulation Crossing Stage in no time.
At this terrifying rate, forget about reaching Immortal Body in a thousand years—he’d likely only need five hundred.