The Prodigies War

Currently, the dao scriptures Lin Xun had at his disposal were Taixuan Sword Scripture, Great Endless Devour Scripture, World-Guarding Nine Cauldrons Scripture, Grand Dao Yellow Court Classic, and Great Treasury Silent Scripture.

In addition to those, he also possessed a variety of inheritance techniques such as No Escape, Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations, Sacred Combat Art, Extreme Absolute, and so on.

Having so many scriptures and heritage arts under his belt as one person was something that could make the world green with envy.

However, when truly cultivating them in depth, one would inevitably have to put in a great deal of effort and time.

Most importantly, it was easy to bite off more than one could chew!

After all, just any scripture among those in Lin Xun’s possession already contained a sea of profound knowledge and included all major cultivation stages, not to mention the various techniques and insights recorded in it.

For an average cultivator, just one scripture like that was enough to take them their entire life to study and practice.

Even the most gifted geniuses would be overwhelmed when juggling between so many scriptures.

The current Lin Xun was going through an intimate experience of this.

He had all sorts of heritage arts and no shortage of combat techniques. The only thing he lacked was time and energy.

If he was able to develop his five dao bodies to the point they gained their own spirits and cultivation, then it would be the same as having five more of himself to study the scriptures together.

In that case, he would no longer have to worry about this matter.

Lin Xun reckoned that only after becoming a quasi-Emperor would he be strong enough to refine the respective spirit and cultivation for his five dao bodies.

Currently, he was only one long step away from the Quasi-Emperor Stage!

……

While comprehending the Great Faded Lightning Scripture, Lin Xun traveled forward, avoiding each and every unpredictable and perilous area along the way without any danger.

During his journey, he had also collected many divine materials and aeth resources that didn’t exist in the outside world, all of which were extremely valuable due to their unique and miraculous uses.

On this day, after passing through a silver-colored desert, Lin Xun felt an aura of destruction sweeping at him like a wave.

In the extreme distance was a big, seemingly never-ending mountain range that stretched across the horizon. It was majestic, ancient, and primitive.

Just a glance at it from afar made one feel small.

It was too big, immeasurably big!

A sketch of a mountain surfaced in Lin Xun's mind that was identical to the one in the distance.

Mount Heedless!

Lin Xun finally confirmed that the magnificent, undulating mountain of who-knew-how-many thousands of miles was the legendary Mount Heedless, which had given birth to a chaos treasure!

Without hesitation, he rushed in its direction.

This region was permeated with a substantial air of destruction that struck depression into people's hearts and minds, making them feel as if a terrible catastrophe would descend at any moment.

Even the sky presented a dull, gray color. When the wind whistled, it swept up dust and clouds of killing intent, which emitted whimpers as they rolled on the soil.

The closer Lin Xun got to Mount Heedless, the more intimidating that destructive air became, oppressing him to the point he had to run his energy to counteract and dissolve it.

His eyes deepened as he inwardly put his guard up.

Rumble~

When he approached the foot of Mount Heedless, the various types of gray lightning bolts in the sky became visible. Vaguely, there were figures of gods and demons fighting in it, shaking the void with their roars and causing it to collapse with their strikes.

However, when he tried to look closely, those visions disappeared like smoke.

Heaven and earth were silent around the boundless and lofty ancient mountain range, the rocky surface of which was ridden with signs of damage and destruction.

There was not an inch of grass here, and not a single fluctuation of vitality. The only thing that lingered around was wisps of destructive breath. They wove a mysterious veil that covered the entirety of Mount Heedless.

Lin Xun took a deep breath, operated his qi, and headed toward Mount Heedless for a search.

Clank!

Just seconds later, a demonic, blood-colored light shot out from the gray mist toward Lin Xun.

Upon closer inspection, it was actually a broken bronze sword. It was stained with dried blood and emitted a terrifying aura of destruction.

Clang!

Lin Xun repelled it with the Broken Blade, but he was shaken to the point he staggered back a few steps. His mind was also shaken by how terrifying the sword’s power was!

With his current cultivation, killing a quasi-Emperor was not a difficult task, yet he had fallen into a disadvantage to that broken bronze sword. Who would not be shocked?

However, when Lin Xun intended to continue the fight, the bronze sword suddenly vanished.

“A bizarre place indeed…” Lin Xun's eyes flashed as he pondered for a moment before moving forward once again.

Mount Heedless was massive and imposing as it seemed to run infinitely. Being on it put one at a loss of where to go.

Looking around, there was nothing besides the hard surface but cold, craggy rocks!

Shortly after…

Hmm? Lin Xun pupils constricted at the sight of a boulder not far away. On it lay a corpse of a handsome man clad in violet. However, the panic written all over his face made it hideous.

In his chest was a bowl-sized hole that was still bleeding with a gurgling noise, but his heart was missing.

Lin Xun recognized this person, who was a supreme freak from another world in the nebula with formidable battle prowess. It was unimaginable that he had died here with his corpse exposed to the wild!

“Was he killed by another cultivator, or was he the victim of an uncanny menace in Mount Heedless?” Lin Xun was a little creeped out.

This mountain was quiet and full of unknown perils. Even when just trying to probe around with one’s spirit sense, one would be blocked by the bizarre air of destruction.

Ignoring the corpse, he resumed moving forward. He was mentally and physically taut like a pulled bowstring, ready to fight at any time.

Not long into this trek, a broken, bloody beast claw soundlessly appeared behind Lin Xun. Its nails were like the sharpest of daggers as they gleamed with a demonic luster of blood.

Seeing that its prey seemed to be defenseless, it viciously clawed down.

Boom!

Lin Xun didn't turn around, but the shadow of the Bixi suddenly appeared behind him. Lifelike and intertwined with the power of dao, it clashed with the beast claw with a sky-shaking roar.

What ensued was a strange phenomenon. The beast claw passed through Bixi as if the latter was air, rendering it utterly ineffective.

In the nick of time, the Broken Blade whistled out!

Clang!

The bloody beast claw was blocked, but was completely unhurt despite the sharpness of the Broken Blade. Their collision only produced a rain of sparks.

“This is the claw of an Emperor beast tainted by the destructive aura of Mount Heedless. It can ignore all dao arts and skills below the Emperor Stage, and can only be resisted with Emperor-grade treasures.”

The voice of Emperor Faded Lightning suddenly rang from the Sky-Blotting Talisman, providing Lin Xun pointers.

“I understand,” acknowledged Lin Xun.

Swish!

After its first strike failed, the beast claw glowed with a demonic blood-colored light. Its destructive aura soared to a monstrous level as it once again attacked.

The erupting power was even more terrifying that of a quasi-Emperor!

Lin Xun flipped his palm. The ancient and heavy Dao Lifeless Seal took off into the air with a bronze luster before fiercely stamping down.

With a deafening noise, the scarlet beast claw trembled violently, but it ultimately couldn't withstand the suppression of the seal and smashed onto the ground with a bang.

Then, the claw seemed to have lost all its ferocity. Its blood-red, destructive aura vanished, and it completely stopped moving.

If Lin Xun hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have been able to believe that this beast claw could explode with such terrifying power.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ji Xuan transmitted, “The Law Power covering Mount Heedless is the most terrifying you could know of. When Jun Huan and I explored this place together, we also encountered an attack from another ferocious object just like this beast's claw.

“If my guess is correct, then the owner of this claw is a great ferocious beast whose cultivation was at the Emperor Stage. It probably fell after intruding into Mount Heedless, and its claw was tainted with the Law Power here. That's why it transformed into this ferocious thing.”

Lin Xun couldn't help but gasp. Even Emperor beasts had been killed and then had the parts of their corpses turned into ferocious objects, which the bloody beast claw from just now was a prime example of. This was simply bizarre and terrifying.

“But you need not worry, from this moment on, I will show you the way,” said Ji Xuan.

Hearing this, Lin Xun felt much more reassured.

“Follow this road southwest. Do not use teleportation, otherwise you will be attacked by all sorts of weird and ferocious creatures.”

With Ji Xuan's instructions, Lin Xun once again hit the road.

Whoosh!

It wasn’t long before a blood-stained, broken feather emerged. Demonic and sharp like a demonic sword, it cut through the void on its way to kill Lin Xun.

This was a ferocious object just like the beast claw.

Lin Xun summoned the Dao Lifeless Seal and easily suppressed it.

Ji Xuan informed him, “This is the true feather of an Emperor bird. Although it’s incomplete, it’s still one of the supreme materials to forge an Emperor-grade weapon. You are hard-pressed to come across one like this in the outside world, so I advise that you collect it. You will find a use for it sooner or later.”

Lin Xun’s spirits were lifted, and he hurriedly put away the broken feather. He hadn’t expected to be able to acquire this kind of treasure after entering Mount Heedless.

Perhaps, this was what Taishu Hong meant by ‘a place of great perils would be accompanied by great fortunes’!

As Lin Xun proceeded, one ferocious object after another appeared on his way in all shapes and sizes. There were broken arms, disfigured skulls, damaged beast bones….

Although Lin Xun dominated them all with the Dao Lifeless Seal, he was unable to calm down in the slightest.

This was because according to Ji Xuan, the owners of these ferocious objects had all been mighty Emperor existences in their lifetime!

Only the body parts left behind by Emperors could be tainted by the Law Power of Mount Heedless and turned into those bizarre ferocious creatures.

Lin Xun didn't even dare to imagine how many Emperor beings had been buried by Mount Heedless over its long existence!

“Back then, Jun Huan once laughed that this mountain is a grave mound for all Emperors as it has buried enough ferocious menaces to destroy the nebula,” lamented Ji Xuan.

Coming back to Mount Heedless walked him down the memory lane of the time when he had ventured to this place alongside Jun Huan.

A grave mound of Emperors?

What a frightening description!

Lin Xun realized more and more how lucky he was to have Ji Xuan's guidance. He couldn't tell how many perils he would have to face if he had gone wandering around on his own.

A quarter of an hour later.

On reaching a mottled cliff wall, Lin Xun suddenly heard a series of low sword chants that radiated mourning and sorrow.

However, when it fell into Lin Xun's ears, he stiffened and his scalp tingled. In his mind, a dominating sword intent appeared and slashed down through the nine heavens.

Under its unparalleled killing aura, Lin Xun's spirit was on the verge of being ripped apart several times.

Without delay, he quickly retreated and cut off his spirit sense.

Only then did the impact of that terrifying sword intent power dissipate.

As for Lin Xun, he had already broken into a cold sweat.