Chapter 162

Jun Xiaoyao returned to the Jun family and immediately entered seclusion in Tiangong.

His gains from this journey to the Tian Dao Tower were immense, requiring time to fully absorb.

Yi Yu followed Jun Xiaoyao back to the Jun family.

His talent left the Jun family in awe.

They were even more impressed by Jun Xiaoyao, who had managed to recruit such a powerful follower.

Jun Xiaoyao had instructed them to treat Yi Yu with the same status as a core clan member.

This moved Yi Yu deeply and further solidified his resolve to follow Jun Xiaoyao.

Jun Xiaoyao entered seclusion to digest over a thousand immortal sources.

He would then use the Reincarnation Immortal Seed to comprehend the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and the Reincarnation Nirvana Light.

The entire Huang Tian Immortal Realm fell into a brief calm.

Yet beneath this calm, hidden currents stirred.

At some point, rumors began spreading through the Immortal Realm that great upheavals had occurred in the Ten Lands below.

The Ten Lands might soon descend into chaos; when opportunities emerged and destiny manifested, unprecedented change would follow.

This transformation would not be limited to the Ten Lands—it could also impact the Immortal Realm.

In the past, there had been no shortage of great destiny-bearers from the lower realms, recruited and cultivated by Immortal Realm factions to become mighty figures.

Bound by the laws of heaven and earth, the prodigies of the Ten Lands could never match those of the Immortal Realm.

But nothing is absolute; many believed this upheaval in the Ten Lands might birth a rebellious genius capable of posing a grave threat to the Immortal Realm's prodigies.

This was no mere rumor—rebellious geniuses who had ascended from the lower realms to the Immortal Realm had existed before.

But this time, there might be more of them.

Moreover, this transformation was also an opportunity.

Many Immortal Realm factions' prodigies could no longer contain themselves.

For them, opportunities in the Immortal Realm were scarce, monopolized entirely by the top prodigies; they could only scavenge scraps.

But if they descended to the lower realms, they would instantly become the foremost figures.

Unless facing the rebellious prodigies of the lower realms, ordinary prodigies were far inferior to them.

Precisely because of this, many factions wished to send their own prodigies down to seize the great opportunities of the Ten Lands.

Yet descending to the lower realms was an extremely difficult task.

Due to differing heavenly laws, the lower realms inherently rejected Immortal Realm beings.

The stronger an Immortal Realm being, the harder it was to descend.

Even those with modest cultivation struggled immensely to descend.

Only if a being willingly shed all Immortal Realm essence and fell entirely into the lower realm's existence could they enter directly.

Long ago, the Jun family expelled the Ten Ancient Clans by using this very method—forcing them to completely shed their Immortal Realm essence and fall into lower realm existence.

But for Immortal Realm beings, born above all others, this method was more agonizing than death.

No one would choose to descend this way.

Instead, they would pay a tremendous price, using all manner of means to forcibly descend.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

During that year, the Immortal Realm underwent massive changes.

Members of major factions began descending to the lower realms.

Of course, most factions sent only their heirs, accompanied by at most a few guardian elders.

The lower realms thus began to descend into chaos.

…

One of the Ten Lands: Tianxuan Continent.

The entire continent stretched boundlessly; mortals could not traverse even a corner in a lifetime.

On the continent stood imperial dynasties with ten-thousand-year legacies, reclusive powerful clans, and exalted holy sects.

Tianxuan Continent could roughly be divided into East Xuan Region, West Xuan Region, South Xuan Region, and North Xuan Region.

East Xuan Region, Dayan Nation, Lin Clan.

As one of Dayan Nation's Four Great Clans, the Lin Clan wielded considerable influence across the entire nation.

Yet even Dayan Nation was but a third-rate power within the East Xuan Region.

At this moment, on a hill behind the Lin Clan's estate:

A young man in green robes, with a refined face and determined expression, relentlessly punched a wooden post.

The entire post was stained crimson with blood, stark and glaring.

Thud!

The youth slammed his fist hard against the post, his refined face twisted with a fierce grimace.

"Damn it, why can't I open my Spiritual Sea?!"

"If I can't open my Spiritual Sea, I'll never become a cultivator—I'll be a laughingstock for life!"

The youth was Lin Feng, son of the Lin Clan's patriarch.

As the Lin Clan's Young Master, yet a useless fool unable to open his Spiritual Sea, Lin Feng endured endless mockery and scorn.

"Lin Feng brother, don't be sad."

At that moment, a violet-robed girl appeared, with bright eyes and a beautiful face.

She gazed at his bloodied palms, her expression filled with pity.

"Zi Yan, why bother with a worthless like me?" Lin Feng sneered.

Zi Yan was not of the Lin Clan—she was merely a guest residing in their home.

Zi Yan smiled mysteriously: "Lin Feng brother, don't lose heart. This world is about to change. Everyone has a chance to rise like a dragon from the clouds."

Hearing her words, Lin Feng shook his head slightly: "Zi Yan, I still can't understand what your Immortal Realm is like."

Zi Yan smiled: "It's a wondrous world, countless times vaster than the entire East Xuan Region—or even Tianxuan Continent. The sect I come from originates from there."

"Is that so?" Lin Feng's expression sharpened.

Zi Yan's sect was mysterious and immensely powerful.

Yet even that formidable sect was merely a minor offshoot of the Immortal Realm's main lineage.

He could not imagine how powerful the main lineage must be.

Zi Yan continued: "Soon, senior brothers and sisters from the main lineage will descend. When they do, I'll beg them to help you."

"Thank you," Lin Feng said, his eyes filled with emotion.

At that moment, a servant suddenly ran over: "Young Master, the Nalan Clan has arrived."

"What?"

These words caused Lin Feng's face to darken.

The Nalan Clan was one of the reclusive families of the East Xuan Region, guarded by a terrifying Dao God.

Divine Bridge, Unification, Dao Union, Nirvana, Ascension, Divine Flame.

After igniting the Divine Flame and becoming a Divine Flame cultivator, one enters the Nine Stages of the Holy Path.

The nine stages are: Void God, True God, Heavenly God, Dao God, Pre-Sage, Sage, Sage King, Great Sage, Sage Lord.

Each stage is divided into Early, Mid, Late, Minor Perfection, and Major Perfection.

A Dao God wields at least one law of the Dao—already an extremely powerful figure in the lower realm of Tianxuan Continent.

The Nalan Clan, possessing a Dao God, was a dominant force in the East Xuan Region.

But most importantly, Lin Feng was betrothed to Nalan Ruoxi, the current Nalan Clan's young lady.

Years ago, his father had saved the life of the Nalan Clan's patriarch after he was gravely wounded, leading to this marriage contract.

Now, why had the Nalan Clan come to the Lin Clan?

Lin Feng guessed the answer almost certainly.

To break the engagement!

He could think of no other reason.

Not just the Lin Clan—even all of Dayan Nation—was as insignificant as ants to the Nalan Clan, easily crushed.

"The Nalan Clan?" Zi Yan frowned slightly at this.

Her own sect was no weaker than the Nalan Clan.

But she had once heard a rumor: an ancestor of the Nalan Clan had once been the consort of a supreme being in the Immortal Realm.

That supreme being was apparently called Yuan Tian Supreme Sovereign.

Zi Yan did not know how terrifying Yuan Tian Supreme Sovereign truly was.

But anyone connected to a Supreme Sovereign was clearly a being beyond her imagination.

"If Nalan Ruoxi oversteps…

When my senior brothers and sisters descend from the Immortal Realm, I'll make the Nalan Clan pay!"

Zi Yan's face turned icy.

Her lineage was immensely powerful in the Huang Tian Immortal Realm—a transcendent holy sect.

Though not as mighty as the Immortal Sects, it was among the top powers beneath the Immortal level.

Dealing with a tiny reclusive family like the Nalan Clan in the lower realm would be effortless.