Chapter 487: Not an Immortal, Yet Better Than One

Two great principal beings appeared behind Lin Chuan.

Burial Spirit Domain.

The black spirit sea spread within the reverse space, the silhouettes of the second and third principal beings vanished on the spot, and they actively charged at the Witch Immortal's shadow.

Bang!

In the next instant, Lin Chuan sensed the approaching danger, his scalp tingling.

Within the Burial Spirit Domain, waves surged; the Witch Immortal struck in front of him, six arms exerted force together, suddenly booming, causing the entire spirit sea to churn.

Those Di Yu specters were shattered.

Even though the Witch Immortal had ascended to Immortal, he still relied on Physical Body Dao, and the power unleashed between his fists and feet was terrifyingly extreme.

It could be said that one force subdues ten techniques.

Any law can be shattered by pure force.

The gap is too large.

If it were in the Starry Sky, with assistance from the Nine Immortals, his defense would be relatively easy; entering here alone, the difficulty rises sharply.

Only by mediating Creation can one overcome it.

Lin Chuan shrank the Burial Spirit Domain, no longer covering a vast area, letting ten thousand ghosts return to their places, seeking only self‑preservation and drawing the Witch Immortal's attention.

The second principal being wielded a sword, no longer focusing on defense.

The Item: Sword of All Beings here is the sharpest Divine Sword in heaven and earth.

The third principal being acted as a roaming support, awaiting the crucial chance to reverse the outcome.

The Witch Immortal fought wildly, relying on instinctual consciousness, yet still could suppress Lin Chuan's principal being and his two rule bodies.

Bang!

With one misstep, Lin Chuan's entire shoulder was shattered.

Fortunately, under the protection of the Sword of All Beings, he could recover instantly.

Continuous collisions.

Lin Chuan searched for patterns, pondering, and a flash of insight rose in his mind.

He no longer forced a head‑on clash, returning to the Starry Sky.

With the Divine Power "Burial Spirit Domain Crossing to the Other Shore", even within reverse space, as long as one does not go too deep, it cannot block him.

Back in the Starry Sky, Lin Chuan immediately entered the dream cultivation space.

【You, in the dream cultivation space, simulate the Witch Immortal as an opponent.】

【You begin to comprehend his combat patterns.】

【The Witch Immortal is, after all, a puppet without autonomous consciousness; as long as you grasp his combat patterns and slowly maneuver, you can find a chance to win.】

【After continuous dream battles, you have a faint grasp.】

Exiting the dream cultivation space, Lin Chuan again charged into the reverse space created by Black Mist.

The Nine Immortals, seeing this, were all startled.

Is this treating the Black Mist's reverse space as a training ground? What nerve!

Such a place makes them shiver just by approaching.

They wouldn't dare gamble with the living and heaven and earth.

Lin Chuan's appearance broke many conventions; perhaps it truly is hope.

Within the reverse space.

Lin Chuan again charged at the Witch Immortal.

With the dream space's pattern deduction, his response is much easier than before; after all, he is not a true Immortal,

and is still restrained by the Sword of All Beings.

He saw a chance to win, but after a hard fight, he still had to retreat.

Back to the Starry Sky.

Lin Chuan, without pause, re‑entered the dream cultivation space, deducing again.

Thus repeating.

Until the fifth entry into the reverse space, Lin Chuan finally seized a sliver of victory; the Sword of All Beings, combined with mediating Creation, slashed the Witch Immortal's shadow's three heads, killing it.

At the moment of the kill, a stream of pure energy was absorbed by the Sword of All Beings.

At the same time it fed back to Lin Chuan.

"Indeed."

Lin Chuan felt a wave of clarity and vigor.

Only higher‑tier shadow beings contain a trace of Black Mist's origin; ordinary shadow beings are merely a wisp of breath combined with Chaos Universe energy.

They do not contain the source power.

One must absorb many ordinary shadow beings to achieve the feedback effect of a higher‑tier shadow being.

"The opportunity has arrived."

Personally slaying a higher‑tier shadow being also let Lin Chuan touch the breakthrough opportunity.

【You slayed a higher‑tier shadow being akin to an Immortal, captured a hidden chance, and gained new insight into the mediating Creation method.】

【Your mediating Creation method finally broke through again.】

【Soon you will, using this chance, refine the third principal being's soul to the pinnacle of the True God Realm.】

【You need not forge a life‑destined treasure.】

【The Sword of All Beings is your life‑destined treasure, a unique advantage you possess.】

【As for your previous life's life‑destined treasure 'Twelve‑Petal World‑Destroying Blood Lotus', it has returned to this land, transformed into an opportunity given to Sangyu and Yun Zhi Yi.】

"You are not allowed to retract any further."

"In this world, the Sword of All Beings suffices."

Returning to the starry sky, Lin Chuan's body surged with endless Dao rhythm, forming a unique space that resembled a bridge spanning Shikong, leading to the deepest part of the Boundless Chaos Universe.

There, the aura of Immortal Divine Power surged.

Receiving the Immortal Divine Power baptism is a requisite step of the Wangxian Realm, and also the beginning of the transformation.

"Is Lin Chuan about to breakthrough?"

The Nine Immortals sensed the surge of aura, and all their gazes turned toward Lin Chuan.

"Truly, circumstances forge heroes; in a great age, extraordinary talents must emerge. It's so shocking—breaking through within the Black Mist, dispelling the haze, it is the dawn in Darkness."

The Nine Immortals sighed.

Lin Chuan's joining gave them vigor, and they truly saw hope.

They now have a stake in the future.

In this starry sky stirred by Black Mist, one can force a breakthrough; how could it not be exhilarating?

"This is only the threshold from the True God Realm into the Wangxian Realm. If one were to ascend the Immortal path in reverse, perhaps the very heavens and earth would quake."

"What kind of path is he truly walking?"

The Nine Immortals guessed that it is a road no living being could traverse, existing only in theory.

Perhaps at this moment, it is unfolding before their eyes.

Boom—!

From the depths of the Chaos Universe, Immortal Divine Power surged through the bridge Lin Chuan constructed by Daoist insight, continuously pouring into Lin Chuan's body, baptizing him.

The Nine Immortals were stunned.

Such a dense Immortal Divine Power— even the Immortal Divine Power they obtained when ascending to Immortality is probably no more than this.

Does the Great Dao favor Lin Chuan so much?

Other Wangxian achieve transformation by receiving a single strand of Immortal Divine Power baptism.

What about Lin Chuan? His baptism is purer than that received by Immortals; others walk the Immortal Gate, but Lin Chuan is taking the back door.

"So good."

Lin Chuan feels that all the anxieties of walking the ultimate path are soothed at this moment.

The transformation brought by the Immortal Divine Power baptism is incomparable to before.

This is the true transformation.

Not an Immortal, yet surpasses an Immortal.

He recalls that in the future dream Reincarnation, his daughter Lin Rumeng embodies such a realm, yet his path to the goal differs completely from Rumeng's.

Lin Chuan is confident; once he ascends the Immortal Realm, he will soon break through to the third tier of the Immortal Realm.

But now he is still far from it.

To ascend the Immortal path in reverse on the ultimate road still requires a long time.

"Congratulations, Lin Chuan Daoist Friend."

The Nine Immortals sent their congratulations, "Given Lin Chuan Daoist Friend's talent, he will likely soon comprehend the Chaos Great Dao, transcend the Heavenly Dao, and ascend the Immortal Realm against the trend."

"Your compliments, fellow Daoist Friends, are generous."

Lin Chuan clasped his fists, yet remained vigilant at heart.

He knows the Black Mist's tactics will not cease here; he estimates they will soon stir up another wave.

Because he saw and heard many things.

Beyond the six senses, there is another hazy layer awaiting him to unveil.