The Prodigies War

What appeared in Lin Xun’s mind was the scene of a mysterious mountain.

The mountain was majestically tall, boundless, as if it bordered the sky, and it emitted a terrifying aura of destruction, devastation, and ruin.

It was just the image of a mountain projected in his mind, yet Lin Xun still felt a sense of oppression and suffocation that made him gasp for breaths.

The mountain was named Heedless!

This image was conveyed to Lin Xun when he first met Li Xuanwei in Xuanji Dao Sect.

It showed the appearance of Mount Heedless that Jun Huan saw when she came to the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone.

The mountain was covered with origin power of destruction and buried with countless calamities and dangers. However, Jun Huan firmly believed that the chaos treasure, an incredible fortune, was hidden on the mountain.

While keeping the appearance of Mount Heedless in mind, Lin Xun thought to himself, “According to Third Senior Sister, some of the origin power of thunder in the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone may be able to revive the piece of scorched Bodhi Wood. If there’s an opportunity to find some, I can’t miss it...

“But my top priority now is to search for Mount Heedless. There, I can find more clues about the chaos treasure…”

After a moment, he came to a decision.

Swoosh!

He darted forward with a flash while activating the Suanni Qi to conceal the aura around him.

Including himself, there were a total of one hundred and eight supreme Saint-Kings who had entered the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone.

It might not seem like a lot, but each of them possessed extraordinary strength and could be called one of the strongest at their cultivation stage. Among them, there were also some heaven-defying fierce characters.

This meant that if a battle broke out, it would be absolute carnage!

However, Lin Xun was unafraid.

In the Mythical Huang Secret Realm, he had used the White Metal Dao Body, but in this Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone, he must not hold back his strength if he wanted to obtain the precious chaos treasure.

He had not traveled far when a huge black crack suddenly split the void open and a flock of ugly and ferocious blood-red birds flew out from it.

They were shaped like bats, but were covered with blood-red scales and had sinister red eyes and jet-black fangs. They made sharp mournful howls like ghosts, which transformed into terrifying blood-red sound waves and swept the sky.

Lin Xun, who was moving quietly and carefully, was about to dodge when he found that the blood-colored sound waves were crashing down on him from every direction like real waves. He had no choice but to face them head-on.

Boom!

With an ear-piercing rumble, the nearby rocks and trees were smashed into smithereens, and the clouds collapsed in the sky.

Lin Xun staggered, horrified by the strong power.

The blood-colored sound waves were endowed with a strange and unfamiliar power of the great dao. The force of it rushing over would be enough to wipe out ordinary quasi-Emperors!

Roar!

With an earthshaking roar, the flock of menacing birds sped at Lin Xun like bats rushing out of a cave. The mighty and aggressive force was enough to sweep away the world.

Lin Xun fled without hesitation.

If he fought back with all his strength, he was confident that he could eliminate those vicious creatures, but it would inevitably consume a lot of physical strength, which would not be worth it at all.

Only after escaping the encirclement did Lin Xun make a fierce grabbing motion.

Buzz—

A giant green hand took shape and caught the closest blood-red ferocious bird.

Then, he bolted away without looking back once.

From afar, he could still hear furious roars booming out and echoing endlessly between heaven and earth.

Bang!

While moving away, Lin Xun applied force to his hand and the body of the captured beast exploded into pieces. Before blood even splattered out, it was completely destroyed.

A crystal-clear blood-red bead that was around the size of a copper coin fell from midair, which Lin Xun caught in his hand.

After examining it briefly, he concluded that it was an internal pill overflowing with the essence of the great dao. If consumed, it was comparable to swallowing a magical elixir.

The most amazing thing was that the great dao power in the internal pill was unlike that in the outside world. Once refined and absorbed, its effect would be superior to any invaluable miracle elixir.

“No wonder Elder Taishu Hong said that where there is great danger, there will be great fortune. Even a vicious beast in the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone contains an internal pill that can be sold at a sky-high price in the outside world.”

Lin Xun put away the internal pill. Given his current level of cultivation, he did not need the help of external items for the time being.

Along the way, he became extra cautious and careful.

This vast mountain range was ancient and primitive, full of unknowns and mysteries, and many areas even blocked off spirit senses to avoid being investigated.

And it was often in these places that unknown dangers lurked!

Of course, Lin Xun’s journey was not particularly smooth. He had repeatedly encountered some dangers and obstacles along the way.

For example, there were jade green plants shaped like a blade that could transform into slashes of sharp green sword qi and kill with frightening power.

In a head-on fight with them, Lin Xun was forced to retreat. It was not because he could not win, but because the green plant was found throughout the mountain and it was impossible to eradicate them all.

While fleeing, Lin Xun took the opportunity to grab a handful of jade green plants. After crushing them one by one, he was left with seeds that were as bright as emeralds and exuding strong vitality.

Lin Xun thought of the All-Inclusive Plant Index that his Senior Brother Pu Zhen had given him.

Unfortunately, the All-Inclusive Plant Index had no records of the jade green plant.

However, a thought suddenly struck Lin Xun. If he named the mountains, rivers, and all living things in this uncharted, wouldn’t that help his Senior Brother Pu Zhen further improve the All-Inclusive Plant Index?

This could be considered a great merit on the path of cultivation, right?

“Jade Sword Plant has a distinctive stem shaped like a sword, jade green leaves, and natural sword patterns. The deeper the sword pattern, the older they are…

“It has survival instincts and consciousness, but no intelligence. They will attack together if approached, producing sword qi as strong as a supreme Saint-King.

“When the plant is destroyed, it will condense into a seed that can be replanted...”

Lin Xun took out a jade slip and noted down all his understanding about the Jade Sword Plant.

After he finished writing, an indescribable feeling surged in his heart and he felt as if his mind had been sublimed.

Lin Xun stood blankly for a moment, then he said thoughtfully, “Defining all creations, characterizing their appearance and detailing its essence…this…could it also be a path of the great dao?

“If so, is this the dao that Senior Brother Pu Zhen sought when he created the All-Inclusive Plant Index?

“Throughout time, who created and named the languages ​​spoken by all living beings, the words that we write in, and everything that we know?”

All of a sudden, Lin Xun’s thoughts became jumbled and many questions arose in his mind.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and cleared his mind of all the distracting thoughts. These questions and wonders were too vague, and perhaps only the creator when the universe emerged from chaos, when the world first formed, could truly understand.

But was there a creator in this world?

No one knew.

Perhaps, only when one stepped into the Emperor Stage, touched upon the doorstep of life and destiny, and comprehended the essence and mysteries of the great dao of heaven and earth, could one truly answer these questions.

On the way, Lin Xun made conscious efforts to characterize some unknown organisms.

“Star Guiding Flower, silver in color, emits light from its stamens. Its petals sway gently and flicker like stars, as if guiding the orbit of celestial bodies… The light emitted by this flower is silent, colorless, and odorless, but it can pierce the spirit...

“When this flower withers, it will condense into a star-shaped seed.”

……

“Spirit-Devouring Ants are white and as small as a grain of rice. They travel around in groups and fly with the wind. They can swallow up all aeth qi within a radius of nine hundred feet in an instant. Their combat power is terrifying and they can withstand our full-strength attacks. It is best to avoid them when encountered.

“When those fierce beasts die, their antennae fall off and turn into a white crystal-like object. Inside, it is filled with great dao essence and it has effects comparable to the finest precious herb.”

……

“Misty Cloud Soil is shaped like clouds and mists and can change appearance at will. This soil can be used to grow the seeds of the Jade Sword Plant and Star Guiding Flower...”

……

Lin Xun traveled through this world, encountering numerous dangerous situations along the way, and often had to run for his life.

There were even several times when he almost met with disaster.

Once when he passed by a river, the mighty river suddenly lifted up and turned into a snow-white dragon and rushed towards Lin Xun.

Its power was comparable to that of an Emperor!

If Lin Xun had not sensed danger in advance and darted away before the river completely transformed, he would have died an instant death.

Another time, he was passing by an unusual crater that was suspended upside down in midair. The crater spewed out scorching ink-like lava, causing the land within thousands of miles to become withered and dry, and no life force grew around it.

The one exception was a small lush green tree just below the crater. On the branches of the tree sat three mysterious fruits. They were like little babies opening their mouths to take in the lava pouring out of the crater.

Faintly, heavenly sounds echoed in the air.

This wonderful scene made Lin Xun conclude right away that the tree was a supreme treasure!

However, Lin Xun stopped before he even got close.

He noticed corpses lying on the scorched ground. They had been killed for who knew how many years, but their corpses still remained.

He took a quick look and fear flooded him.

If he was not mistaken, those corpses must have been from almighty Emperors!

But they had all died here…

The scene of the Emperor corpses and the pile of bones added a sense of eeriness and horror to the little green tree and the three little fruits sitting on the branches!

At that moment, Lin Xun wanted to ask Xi, but he found that communication with the Omega Secret-Realm in his mind-sea was completely blocked off in the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone.

Without any wavering, he turned around and left.

As he was leaving, a faint sigh sounded from the green tree below the crater...

Although this encounter was not quite a near-death experience, Lin Xun still broke out in cold sweat. He realized the horror and terror of the Ancient Immortal Forbidden Zone!