The Prodigies War

Chapter 1025: Why Not?

Chapter 1025 - Why Not?

Kong Ling had arrived, adding a touch of color to the deathly silent atmosphere.

Her skin was like ice and snow, and she was as graceful as a fairy. She had a clear and beautiful face that paired well with the colorful robes she wore. Furthermore, she had a noble and detached temperament that made people feel ashamed to be around her.

“Senior Sister Kong Ling!”

Hua Yunzhen was taken aback, and his expression was uncertain.

The fiasco just now made him a little ashamed to face Kong Ling.

“Stunning Fairy Sword Kong Ling!”

In the distance, the watching cultivators were all moved, with deep awe in their eyes. It was as if they were looking at an immortal who had descended to earth. She had a temperament as pure as ice and snow, which could not be easily touched.

Kong Ling was ranked third out of the Omega Sword Sect’s Thirteen Swords.

She practiced the "Stunning Fairy Sword." As the inheritor of the talent of the five-colored phoenix, she was magnificent and could be called a proud daughter of the heavens!

In addition, she had an outstanding appearance resembling a goddess’s. In terms of influence, she was far higher than the Soul Slayer Sword Hua Yunzhen.

Kong Ling seemed to have something on her mind. Although she noticed that the atmosphere in the venue was weird and subtly off, she ended up ignoring it.

As soon as she arrived, she went straight to the Dao Practice Tower.

She had come to find someone, the young man who was breaking Yun Qingbai's records one after another!

Other than that, nothing else could arouse her interest at all.

Seeing her actions, Hua Yunzhen and the others were startled. When they then realized something, their expressions changed slightly.

That guy just now, could it be…

Kablam!

At that moment, a huge wave spread out from the Dao Practice Tower, producing a roar that made the world tremble.

Then, under the astonished eyes of everyone, the Pixiu stone statue that was sitting in front of the Dao Practice Tower turned into a wisp of green smoke.

The smoke curled up, vaguely outlining a blurry and hazy figure in the void.

"After waiting for thousands of generations, my way is no longer alone!"

As if they were in a trance, everyone seemed to have heard someone laugh in a heroic and free-spirited manner.

But once they carefully tried to listen, they discovered that not a single thing could be heard and not a trace had been left.

When they looked at the Dao Practice Tower again, they discovered it had long since returned to its former tranquil state. But the stone Pixiu statue sitting in front of the gate had now disappeared.

Kong Ling stood there with her clear eyes flickering.

From a distance, Hua Yunzhen and the others were stunned, and a bad premonition rose in their hearts.

"Where's that person?" Kong Ling asked suddenly with a pure and clean voice.

“Just left,” Hua Yunzhen blurted out.

"Why didn't you tell me right away?"

"I..." Hua Yunzhen didn’t know what to say. An uncertain look was on his face. Should he have taken the initiative to tell the story of his defeat? That’d be too shameful.

"Unable to accomplish anything, and instead liable to cause everything to go to ruin!" After scolding him, Kong Ling flashed into the air and turned into a gorgeous and noble five-colored peacock, soaring into the sky.

"I'm unable to accomplish anything? I want to see, Senior Sister Kong Ling, if you are truly able to be that guy's opponent!" Hua Yunzhen's face was extremely gloomy and ugly.

The other disciples of the Omega Sword Sect remained conspicuously silent.

Now, they finally dared to be certain that the young man who had left with Xiao Qinghe had to have been the target they were looking for.

And this person…

It was likely he had already broken the record in the Dao Practice Tower...

They subconsciously looked at the Dao Practice Tower with shocked and complicated emotions.

……

“Friend, if you don’t tell me who you are, I will go crazy!” said Xiao Qinghe in a dissatisfied manner.

In the void, Lin Xun and Xiao Qinghe were traveling quickly.

Lin Xun casually responded, “I’ll tell you once we leave Baiyujing.”

“Alright!” Xiao Qinghe readily agreed. Following that, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Wait, when you were in the Dao Practice Tower... Did you break Yun Qingbai's record?"

Lin Xun made a noise in assent.

Speaking of his experience in the Dao Practice Tower, Lin Xun still felt like it had all occurred in a dream.

That was because he didn't expect that after simply climbing up, his comprehension of the Star Annihilation Heaven Devourer would break through to the perfect Dao Meaning stage in one fell swoop!

After all, he had worked very hard earlier, but all that effort had only led him to reach the preliminary Dao Ripple stage.

But after climbing the tower, it took only two hours for him to make a gigantic change in his comprehension. It was equivalent to saving about seven years of cultivation time[1]!

Basically, it would have taken Lin Xun at least seven years to get to the perfect Dao Meaning stage by relying on his own background and understanding.

And now, that work had been done in just two hours!

This kind of opportunity was amazing, and it was difficult for Lin Xun to completely calm down for a while.

There were countless opportunities in this world.

Some people used them to soar into the sky and become famous all over the world.

There were also people who used this to realize their Dao and step into a higher realm of practice.

This was the fundamental reason why cultivators were so eager for "opportunities" and "good fortune."

It was possible by grabbing an opportunity to change one’s destiny, so who could resist such a temptation?

As for Lin Xun and the others of the younger generation who had reached the supreme path, the upcoming great age was undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime, unprecedented "great fortune!”

……

“This freak…is not human!”

After hearing Lin Xun's affirmative answer, Xiao Qinghe felt an urge to curse violently.

Comparisons were truly the devil!

He had witnessed Lin Xun's amazing performances in the Sword Training Tower, Mind Strengthening Tower, Spirit Tempering Tower, Comprehension True Tower, and the Dao Practice Tower.

The proud and arrogant Xiao Qinghe felt as if his ego had been beaten to pieces.

He was one of the Moon Sun Sacred Palace’s Sixteen Scorching Suns, so he was also a peerless figure who had received the attention of the world.

But in front of Lin Xun, he felt like he couldn’t even raise his head.

This kind of feeling...was hard to imagine unless you experienced it yourself.

What kind of pride and conceit, what kind of background and reliance, none of it mattered. It had all been completely crushed, so who could bear it?

Xiao Qinghe once heard that when Yun Qingbai traveled around the world, the strong cultivators of his generation all thought that being born in the same era as Yun Qingbai was destined to be a great misfortune for them.

At that time Xiao Qinghe had sneered at this, but now that he has seen Lin Xun's various performances, he finally understood what those other cultivators had felt.

Suddenly, Xiao Qinghe had a question pop up in his mind. “From what you’re saying, you don’t plan on breaking any other records?”

“Nope.”

Lin Xun shook his head. Among the Twelve Towers, the five towers he had entered before all had a different effect on his cultivation.

Out of the remaining seven, six of them were places where only King stage practitioners could enter.

As for the remaining tower, the Body Tempering Tower was specially aimed at cultivators who had taken the path of the Saint’s Body, which conflicted with his own path.

In addition, the commotion he caused had already alarmed the Omega Sword Sect, so he didn’t want to cause more trouble.

"Beating the ancient and modern records of five towers alone within one day is an incredible feat. Even Yun Qingbai from back then would be considered slightly inferior by three points!"

Xiao Qinghe sighed endlessly over this.

He secretly decided that when he returned to the sect in the future, he needed to tell Senior Brother Mi Hengzhen all the news about Lin Xun!

In his heart, Mi Hengzhen may be the only one who could compete with Lin Xun in terms of background, talent, and combat power.

As for whether the other top people in the Sixteen Suns could fight against Lin Xun, Xiao Qinghe had no confidence at all.

At the same time, Lin Xun was also thinking.

This trip to Baiyujing had more gains than could be seen just at the surface.

For one, taking the test at the Sword Training Tower made him completely sure that Yun Qingba of ten years ago would not be his opponent.

In the Mind Strengthening Tower, he became certain that his state of mind had been cultivated and reached the state of Spirit Connection. He knew he had far surpassed his peers in both the ancient and modern times.

In the Spirit Tempering Tower, his cultivation of the soul has reached the perfection of the first level of Spirit Flower Convergence!

Of note, whether it was the state of mind power in the Spirit Connection state or the soul power in the first layer of Spirit Flower Convergence, those were achievements that could usually only be found in old monsters of the king stage!

Furthermore, the run of the mill king-stage cultivators wouldn’t possess this kind of power either!

As for the Comprehension True Tower, although he gained nothing, he was at least able to find out that in terms of perception, he didn’t lose to anyone in the present age.

His biggest gain was from the Dao Practice Tower.

Nine different hassocks had appeared, allowing him to increase his comprehension of the great dao. This was truly a hard to come by, once in a lifetime opportunity.

Furthermore, Lin Xun only paid around fifty thousand high-grade aeth essences to break through all five towers. Although it was a huge fortune, it was insignificant compared to what he had gained.

Xiao Qinghe suddenly said, "Don't underestimate Yun Qingbai. That guy’s background is unfathomable. Ten years ago, he was already the number one person under the King stage, and now he has been in seclusion for nearly ten years!"

He then continued, "With his perception and talents, ten years is more than enough to make his combat power undergo an earth-shaking change!

"A saint from my Moon Sun Sacred Palace once said that Yun Qingbai is a peerless figure who is destined to lead the trend of the world. To compete with him is harder than ascending the heavens!"

When he heard Xiao Qinghe’s final statement, Lin Xun couldn't help but feel a shudder go through his heart. No one could ignore or underestimate the judgment of a saint.

"I won't underestimate him, but I won't make him into an unnecessary giant either."

Lin Xun was silent for a moment, then said, "The big world means big changes, which means anything is possible. Whether Yun Qingbai can lead the way will depend on many variables."

Xiao Qinghe was startled. He was keenly aware that whenever Lin Xun talked about Yun Qingbai, there was a trace of imperceptible coldness.

However, without waiting for his reaction, Lin Xun laughed and said, "What's more, the Cyclic Derivation stage is just the Cyclic Derivation stage. Even if he spent a hundred years cultivating, as long as his cultivation realm remains unchanged, his combat power will be limited. "

He continued, "He is waiting for the great age to come, and countless other prided geniuses are also waiting, and I..."

He paused and finished, “Well, why not me as well?”

Lin Xun's smile was indifferent, his expression composed, and he did not have a sonorous and passionate tone when he spoke. Of note, he did have a self-confidence that could not be ignored.

Xiao Qinghe was inexplicably moved by this. His blood surged as he said, "You are right, our generation of cultivators do not fight for fame and only fight for the Dao. We only care about who can walk the farthest way!"

But at this moment, an abrupt and cold voice remarked, "Hmph, I don't think you can go too far now!"

Accompanying the sound was a gorgeous and blazing divine rainbow as it swept across the sky. Its speed was as close as teleportation, which was unbelievably fast.

Suddenly, it approached them.

At a second glance, the divine rainbow flashed suddenly, and it had turned into a beautiful woman with icy, snowy skin, and she was as graceful as a fairy.

This was Kong Ling, the Stunning Fairy Sword!

1. Yes, the author said saving 5 years of time in a previous chapter but now it’s 7 years ?