Chapter 60

The days that followed were plain and leisurely. Lin Xian stayed permanently at the Jade Cauldron Cave Heaven, cultivating his own realm and exploring the path ahead, hoping to reach the final realm of the Wheel and Sea Secret Realm—the Other Shore.

The Source Stones scavenged from Duan De, plus the herbs and resources obtained from raiding the Li Mansion, paved the way for his cultivation.

To prevent a breakthrough failure, Lin Xian even used several psychic weapons, grinding them finely into gold powder, and consumed them with century-old ganoderma powder and century-old ginseng powder, storing them in a jade bottle magic treasure for emergencies.

"The Dao of Heaven reduces the excessive and supplements the deficient; the Dao of man reduces the deficient and supplements the excessive."

"Reversal is the movement of the Dao; weakness is the function of the Dao..."

Lin Xian recited the Dao Scripture and pondered the Heavenly Pivot Sacred Scripture in his heart. He could sense his own changes; his essence, energy, and spirit had sublimated to the extreme. Vaguely, he glimpsed a crystal-clear Heavenly Meridian, crossing the mist like a purple-gold beam supporting the sea, leading to an unknown place.

He could cross over at any time; he only lacked an opportunity. Perhaps it would be a battle, perhaps an enlightenment, or perhaps a silent and soundless breakthrough over tea.

"Master, Elder Ma Yun is here." Jiang Tingting pushed open the courtyard gate to report.

Having left Clear Wind Town and received careful care, little Tingting was as lovely as ice and snow, like a porcelain doll, very beautiful and cute, just like a fairy child descended to earth.

"I know." Lin Xian nodded, not surprised in the slightest.

After that bit of guidance, Elder Ma Yun realized Lin Xian was extraordinary and intended to befriend him. Ye Fan took the opportunity to introduce his fellow villager and classmate Zhang Wenchang to Elder Ma Yun's tutelage.

Elder Ma Yun naturally agreed happily to close the relationship, and with this layer of connection, he visited even more often.

Even more surprisingly, Elder Ma Yun, a cultivator in the Divine Bridge Realm, could actually chat with Old Man Jiang, a mortal. Later, he found out that before Elder Ma Yun entered the Dao in his early years, he was also a businessman. He talked endlessly with Old Man Jiang about his experiences running a restaurant.

Old Man Jiang sighed with regret that if Elder Ma Yun hadn't devoted himself to cultivation but had engaged in business, he would likely be a business tycoon in the Yan Kingdom by now, wealthy enough to rival a nation.

Elder Ma Yun stepped over the threshold and praised everyone he saw: "Fellow Daoist Lin, I see that your female disciple is becoming more and more refined and otherworldly. She is truly a fairy seedling; she will definitely achieve great things in the future."

"When are you planning to pass on cultivation scriptures to her? I will also organize manpower to hold an Initiation Ceremony."

"There's no need for such formalities as an Initiation Ceremony." Lin Xian shook his head, looked at little Tingting, and smiled slightly: "I will first use the Dao Scripture and our sect's scriptures to lay a foundation for her. The true main cultivation method will have to wait for an opportunity."

Elder Ma Yun was thoughtful and didn't ask further, assuming that Lin Xian was using the original chapters of the "Dao Scripture" to lay the foundation for Jiang Tingting.

The complete volume of the "Dao Scripture" is incomparably precious and can be called an Immortal Scripture. However, fragments can be seen everywhere. The six major Cave Heavens of the Yan Kingdom almost all have a volume, and the introductory chapters for many rogue cultivators are just fragments of the Dao Scripture scattered in the world.

This is also a great merit of the Daoist Yuanshi Yuanshi Tianzun of the past, spreading the Dharma to the world without any concealment, and it is praised for all generations.

As for the later incompleteness of the Dao Scripture, with various sects hiding and pinching it, unwilling to let the complete scripture flow into the world, that is another matter.

Ye Fan heard that Elder Ma Yun was visiting and followed him. As soon as he entered the door, he heard about the preaching and couldn't help but be surprised: "Lin Shi, does our Heavenly Pivot still have sect scriptures? Why don't I know?"

"There is indeed a scripture." Lin Xian nodded and said: "It's just that I didn't pass it to you."

"Not passing it?" Ye Fan's expression became solemn, and he said seriously: "Is there any cultivation condition required, or some test?"

"That's not it." Lin Xian chuckled, revealing his snow-white teeth: "I just simply forgot to give it to you."

Ye Fan had black lines on his face, but after thinking about it carefully, this was indeed something Lin Xian could do.

In order not to make the atmosphere too awkward, Ye Fan changed the subject and asked casually: "Why did Elder Ma Yun come here?"

"There is a clue about the mad old man you are looking for." Elder Ma Yun said.

In an instant, the atmosphere became solemn. There was news of the mad old man.

Lin Xian signaled for Elder Ma Yun to continue.

Elder Ma Yun had been a Cave Heaven Elder for many years, and his students and former subordinates were all over the Yan Kingdom. He had a disciple in the Bitter Sea Realm who was a manager in a small town not far from the Desolate Ancient Sacred Ground, where passing cultivators often replenished supplies.

By chance, he saw a crazy white-haired old man passing by, whose speed was extremely fast, not like a mortal, so he quickly reported it to Elder Ma Yun.

"Let's go, we'll take a trip to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Area."

Lin Xian set off immediately, bringing Ye Fan and Jiang Tingting.

This was his means to hook the Heavenly Pivot Saint.

He was a mortal body, an ordinary cultivator, who had only obtained the Wheel and Sea chapter of Heavenly Pivot. If he went to see the Heavenly Pivot Saint alone, he might receive some care.

But the Heavenly Pivot Saint would definitely not work himself to death for Lin Xian, an ordinary mortal body.

Only by letting the old madman see hope could he trick this Heavenly Pivot Saint who had lived for six thousand years into becoming the foundation of the new Heavenly Pivot Sacred Ground.

Ye Fan had not yet reached the Life Spring, and Jiang Tingting was a mortal who had just begun to cultivate. Lin Xian held Jiang Tingting, placed her on his own shoulder, and then grabbed Ye Fan, turning into a divine rainbow, flying towards the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Area.

The whistling wind sounded, and Ye Fan's terrified scream came: "Lin Shi... fly, fly slower, ugh..."

Although he had adapted to flying, this bumping feeling was still extremely uncomfortable.

Outside the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Area, many cultivators scrambled to run here to seek opportunities and gamble for a glimmer of life.

"Inheriting wealth for children and grandchildren, yet no one is willing to turn back."

Lin Xian sighed when he saw this. This was the fate of low-level cultivators. They didn't even know what the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Area was, yet they ran here to die, becoming cannon fodder pawns in the hands of major forces.

When it prospers, the low-level cultivators suffer. When it declines, the low-level cultivators suffer.

No matter what the change is, it is a disaster for low-level cultivators. The goals and visions of the upper echelons are often major upheavals for the low-level people.

"Only by finding a backer can one preserve oneself in the coming turmoil." Lin Xian thought to himself, overlooking the mountains and rivers, looking at the crowd, when he suddenly discovered an anomaly.

In the surging crowd, a white-haired old madman was conspicuous and out of place. Others were running towards the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Area, but he looked like he had escaped from inside and was running outwards.

He cried and made a scene, running back and forth in the mountains, in rags, looking very ancient, not at all like the clothing of this era.

"It's him!" Lin Xian's eyes lit up, he chased after him, and shouted: "Senior, please stay!"

The old madman ignored him, only crying and laughing: "Endless withered bones, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, it... has come again..."

"Senior, stay!" Lin Xian chased after him, trying to catch up with the old madman and stop him.

However, for some reason, he always had some distance from the old madman, and no matter how he chased, he couldn't keep up.

"Dao patterns..."

Soon Lin Xian discovered the clue. The old madman took several miles in one step, a true shrinking of the earth into an inch. Each footprint was extraordinary, actually intertwined with mysterious patterns, with a taste of natural Dao rhyme.

"This is the incomplete Word-Walking Secret!"

Lin Xian came to his senses and was instantly overjoyed. This was one of the secret techniques in the Nine Secrets most suitable for him.

The Word-Walking Secret was created by the Carefree Yuanshi Yuanshi Tianzun, representing the extreme of speed in the world. When evolved to the deepest level, it can even touch the mysteries of time.

In plain language, it means running fast, commonly known as the Run Secret!

(End of this chapter)