Chapter 3120 The Legend of Perfect Completion
Inside the cavern, Lin Xun slowly opened his eyes. An aura of transcendence flowed from him, as if he had stepped beyond the mundane world. It was the calm and majesty forged through the rise and fall of ages, the grace born from witnessing the tides of countless epochs. This was the divine bearing of the Immeasurable Realm!
“So this is the true Immeasurable Realm...”
Feeling the changes within himself, a faint smile curved his lips. Ten years of meditation had allowed him to fuse all the laws and principles he had comprehended into the profound meaning of Nirvana, refining them until they became one with its mysteries.
As a result, his Nirvana power underwent a complete transformation. Compared to before, it now carried an ancient, primal life force, a taboo strength capable of rebirthing any existence through Nirvana!
Nirvana meant transformation and rebirth, like a phoenix rising from the ashes or a butterfly emerging from its cocoon. If that were all, it would not be considered taboo. The true terror of Nirvana lay in something greater: it could reconstruct and renew the very power of laws!
No matter how damaged or incomplete a law might be, once reshaped through Nirvana, it could be reborn into something far more profound and terrifying. Likewise, any power that contained a trace of ‘life’ could be refined and restored through Nirvana.
Even the dead could be brought back to life! That was the true, taboo power of Nirvana!
As the profound essence of Nirvana transformed, Lin Xun’s cultivation followed the natural course, rising once more into the Immeasurable Realm, as smoothly as water flowing into its channel. This time, his realm was flawless.
After ten years of bitter seclusion, Lin Xun had forged an incomparably solid Immeasurable foundation, far surpassing the strength he possessed when he had forcefully attained this realm in the Fate Lotus World!
Now, all the laws and principles within him were refined in the furnace of Nirvana, fused together without any distinction between them. With a thought, he could unleash the mysteries and might of any law or principle he had ever mastered.
“The Immeasurable Realm...the realm of ultimate freedom...where one can traverse epochs at will...the true pinnacle of the Eternal Path, the final summit of all daos in the world...”
Lin Xun suddenly realized a crucial truth. At this level, the Great Silence Unlife Calamity was not key to strengthening oneself, but a calamity drawn forth by one’s own power. The stronger one became, the more inevitable its arrival.
The Great Silence Unlife Calamity had never descended within the Sea of Fate, but even so, those at the Immeasurable Realm were still able to grow stronger. In other words, whether one faced the calamity or not had no bearing on the rise of one’s cultivation.
Those ancient monsters who survived multiple Great Silence Unlife Calamities were still alive today because their combat strength was great enough to withstand each trial.
On the other hand...
Undergoing the Great Silence Unlife Calamity was not entirely a misfortune; at the very least, it served to further temper and refine one’s combat strength. In short, undergoing calamity was a matter of life and death, a brutal tempering, but it was not the only path to advancing one’s cultivation.
With this understanding, Lin Xun finally realized why someone like Jue Wutian, despite being only at the Lesser Boundless Realm, could wield such heaven-defying power. He also understood why Ziche Wuji, a Greater Boundless Realm cultivator who had survived only four Great Silence Unlife Calamities, could surpass Canglong Yue, an ancient monster who had endured five.
After all, surviving more calamities certainly proved one’s strength, but it was never the only true measure of power.
“With my current cultivation, I should only be at the initial stage of this realm,” Lin Xun murmured.
He knew full well that his dao path was different from others who stood in the same realm. Having only just stepped onto the Immeasurable Path, there was still vast room for growth, such as reaching the mid, advanced and the perfect stages.
However, he could not help but wonder if true perfection even existed in this realm? The Immeasurable Realm was already the ultimate summit of the Eternal Path, the final destination of all great daos beneath the heavens.
If one truly reached its perfect state, would that not mean standing above all paths in existence? However, in all his years of cultivation, Lin Xun had never once seen an Immeasurable expert who had attained such perfection.
“This realm must hold unfathomable secrets...” With that thought, he rose and stepped out of the cavern.
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Ten years had passed, and Dao Seeking Sacred Mountain remained as tranquil as ever. The moment word spread that Lin Xun had emerged from seclusion, Xing Jianxia and Fu Nanli arrived at once, followed by Zhong Qiu, Ruo Su, and the other successors of Fangchun Mountain.
“Hm.”
Xing Jianxia had been worrying about Lin Xun, but the instant his gaze fell upon him, his pupils abruptly contracted. An invisible pressure washed over him from Lin Xun’s body. It was faint, almost imperceptible, yet it made Xing Jianxia’s muscles tighten involuntarily, a stifling sense of awe rising in his heart.
It was as though he was standing before the sovereign of this realm. Of course, in the very next breath, that formless pressure vanished, as if it had never existed at all.
When Xing Jianxia looked again, Lin Xun appeared utterly transcendent, pure, untainted and devoid of the slightest trace of imposing might. He was like a lone pine standing in a mountain ravine, shaped by nature itself.
“You’re no longer troubled?” Xing Jianxia asked at last.
Lin Xun smiled lightly and nodded, “It was never a serious matter.”
Hearing this, Fu Nanli and Ren Futian exchanged a glance. It was clear that whatever burden Lin Xun had carried had been completely resolved over the past ten years.
Zhong Qiu and Ruo Su smiled. Though they did not know the details, they could see that Lin Xun was unharmed.
“Come. Let’s drink!” Xing Jianxia laughed and waved his hand boldly.
That day, Dao Seeking Sacred Mountain grew lively once more. Even senior brothers and sisters who had long been in seclusion emerged upon hearing the news. Together with Lin Xun, they drank and laughed, spoke of worldly affairs, and discoursed on the great dao. It was a rare and joyous gathering.
Amid their casual conversations, Lin Xun also learned of his senior brothers’ and sisters’ cultivation progress. Over the years, each of them had advanced to varying degrees, and this filled his heart with quiet delight.
As for Taixuan, Yan Ji, You Beihai, and Kong Jue, their cultivation had also advanced during these years, breakthroughs coming one after another. This made Lin Xun feel increasingly at ease.
After a moment, he raised his cup and asked, “Senior, throughout the ages, has anyone who reached the Immeasurable Realm ever truly attained perfection?”
Xing Jianxia took a slow sip of wine and let out a sigh. “What does ‘immeasurable’ mean? It means boundless and without end. Across past epochs, there has been no lack of supreme giants who stood at this realm and tirelessly sought its perfection. Yet without exception, none ever reached it.”
He paused then continued, “This realm already stands at the ultimate summit, the final pinnacle of the great dao under heaven. But to truly perfect it...that is something almost no one has ever achieved.”
“Almost no one?” Lin Xun repeated.
“That’s correct.”
Fu Nanli, who stood beside him, spoke softly, “According to the rumors, if anyone in this world has truly perfected that realm, there are only a few who could have done so.”
“Who?” Lin Xun’s gaze sharpened, curiosity flickering in his eyes.
Fu Nanli lowered his voice. “One of them...is the Alpha Origin Master, the one regarded as the hidden mastermind behind the epochal calamities.”
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes slightly and gave a slow nod.
Indeed, the Alpha Origin Master had been able to draw upon the power of the Great Silence Unlife Calamity. He had even used the Alpha Origin Principle to transform the Fortune Dominion, one of the four dao dominions, into a prison. Such feats were far beyond what ordinary Greater Boundless Realm beings could accomplish.
“Another was an unrivaled legend who came from the Immortal Martial Epoch. His name is like the dao itself, not to be spoken nor passed down. To the world, he is known simply as the Talisman Emperor.
“This sovereign-like figure of legend once, by his own strength alone, suppressed the dao paths of nine entire epochs and forged a supreme path unlike anything that had ever existed before.
“It is said that his lineage traces back to Divine Derivation Mountain. However, Divine Derivation Mountain vanished long ago. Even some Immeasurable Realm beings today have scarcely ever heard of its name.”
As Fu Nanli spoke, a figure involuntarily surfaced in Lin Xun’s mind...clad in jade-green robes, an ancient sword borne upon his back, wandering the long river of epochs...the one who had once single-handedly founded Fortune Divine City!
It must be him. Chen Xi, the grandfather of Chen Linkong!
“Besides these two, there is also a mysterious swordsman.”
As Fu Nanli spoke, a distant, unfocused look appeared in his eyes. “He is a peerless giant of the sword dao, unyielding in pride and unmatched in sharpness. Yet as a person, he is drifting and carefree, broad-minded and unrestrained, shrouded in profound mystery.
“No one knows his origins, but it is said with a single sword, he once suppressed the heavens. His mastery of the sword dao towered above countless epochs and to this day, has never been surpassed.
“He is like the sole sovereign of the sword dao. Some call him the Lord of Sword, some call him the Sword Emperor, and others have bestowed upon him countless resplendent and peerless titles.
“Yet after ascending the supreme dao path, he chose to call himself nothing more than a sword wanderer.”
Here, Fu Nanli could not help but sigh in admiration, his expression filled with reverence and quiet yearning
Lin Xun, meanwhile, was left speechless. A wanderer was one who drifted far from home. A sword wanderer was thus a traveler who roamed the path of the sword alone.
For a peerless giant who once suppressed the heavens with a single sword, whose sword dao towered above countless epochs, to call himself a sword wanderer...what kind of boundless loneliness, what depth of utter solitude, must such a state of mind bear?
The sword dao was an endless road, and life was but a traveler passing through.
At that moment, a figure surfaced in Lin Xun’s mind. That person had once left behind two whetstones. One engraved with ‘Temper the heart as smooth as jade,’ and the other with ‘Sharpen your heart like a blade’.
That person had once pursued the dao through the sword, struggling against the cycle of reincarnation as he walked through the rise and fall of epochs. That person had once sighed that having no equal under heaven ultimately meant nothing but unbearable loneliness.
That person had even entered the All-Wonder Dominion, choosing Nirvana and reincarnation to start anew, determined to carve a different path and retrace the dao. The reason lay in his belief that he had reached a dead end. There was no longer any path toward breakthrough or transcendence.
To this very day, Lin Xun still carried those two whetstones with him. Could the swordsman mentioned by Fu Nanli be that person? He could not be certain.
“If there truly are beings in this world who have reached the perfect state of the Immeasurable Realm, then they must include the Alpha Origin Master, the Talisman Emperor, and that swordsman. Only figures of their caliber possess such foundations and such might.” Fu Nanli concluded.
“Is there truly no one else?” Lin Xun asked softly.
“Perhaps there are, but they are certainly not within this Sea of Fate,” Fu Nanli said.
“There has long been a rumor that the All-Wonder Dominion contains an opportunity to reach the perfect Immeasurable Realm. This is because only the All-Wonder Dominion possesses Chaos Dao Fruits. When an Immeasurable Realm cultivator refines a Chaos Dao Fruit, they can grasp a complete law born from primal chaos.”
Xing Jianxia explained, “The more Chaos Dao Fruits one refines, the greater the chance of attaining a true breakthrough and transcendence within this ultimate realm!”
He smiled faintly and shrugged. “Of course, it’s all just rumors.”
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