The Prodigies War
chapter-1496

Chapter 1496 One Year Later

The reason that some people wanted to deal with him had something to do with his battle above the Spirit Tempering Tower in Baiyujing, and also the impending Conflict of the Nine Domains.

This was Lin Xun’s speculation.

But what made him a little emotional was that the current situation in the world was indeed different. At least, some people did not want to see him to meet with calamity.

For example, Drunken Swordsman who rode around on a donkey and with a sword strapped to his back.

For example, the beautiful white-haired woman who Xiao Yao from the Heaven Axis Holy Land called the grandma matriarch of the Skyless Sect.

For example, the various heroes who helped and defended him along the way.

His enemies were bound to be those who he had feuded with in the past, such as the Omega Sword Sect, Heaven Axis Holy Land, Black Nightmare Sky Dog Clan, Golden Crow Clan, Sea Soul Clan, Mysterious Metropolis Sect, Thousand Beast Spirit Mountain, etc.

But he could not figure out who were the ones who were protecting him.

“People who do good deeds do not want recognition?”

Lin Xun could not help but think of what Drunken Swordsman said.

March forward fearlessly!

......

Divine Apparatus Pavilion.

Mister Shen unfolded a scroll and looked through it at a leisurely pace.

On the other side, Mister Miaoxuan let out a cold snort, “Senior Brother, it is as you predicted. Many idiots have jumped out along the way. Are they not going to stop until the kid is killed?”

Mister Shen smiled. “This is hatred. Those ancient orthodoxies do not think that the kid Lin Xun can turn the tide on the Nine Domains Battlefield. If it weren’t for the force of the circumstances of the world, then they would be even more brazen and bold.”

Mister Miaoxuan sighed softly, “Under a toppled nest, can there be unbroken eggs? Even if they have the greatest grudge against him, can they not settle it later?”

Mister Shen rolled up the scroll in his hand, and his eyes were crystal clear. “Because they are in a hurry. If they don’t deal with the kid now, they are worried that they won’t have many opportunities in the future.”

Mister Miaoxuan was taken aback, but he quickly realized what he meant. He nodded. “Indeed.”

Lin Xun was already a near invincible existence below the Saint Stage!

He had a strong foundation and extraordinary talent. His presence could influence the world and make old monsters of the king stage despair.

Given his aptitude, he was destined to become a Saint once he entered the Nine Domains Battlefield, as long as no accident happened.

Supreme Saint!

The meaning of those two words was enough to induce fear into the old monsters of the Saint Stage in the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

Furthermore, given the foundation and strength that Lin Xun had demonstrated, if he became a Supreme Saint, he definitely would not be an ordinary Supreme Saint!

At that time, who, among all the ancient orthodoxies in the Ancient Wasteland Domain, would dare to deal with Lin Xun?

“If those ancient orthodoxies do not kill Lin Xun now, when he returns from the Nine Domains Battlefield, they would be so troubled that they would struggle to sleep and eat in peace.” Mister Shen explained calmly. “If they don’t want Lin Xun to get revenge in the future, they will have to seize this last opportunity and risk everything.”

Mister Miaoxuan let out a long sigh, seemingly thinking of something. Then, he asked, “Senior brother, what are the chances that the kid will return alive from the Nine Domains Battlefield?”

Mister Shen pondered for a moment and then answered, “It’s hard to say, but what is certain is that if the kid survives the Nine Domain Battlefield, when he returns, in the entire Ancient Wasteland Domain, even Saints will have to bow their heads to him.”

Mister Miaoxuan’s eyes narrowed.

He took out the Spring Autumn Brush and the Annals of History to make a record.

Mister Shen uttered helplessly, “Don’t record this, it’s just a casual chat between you and I.”

Mister Miaoxuan contemplated, then put away the book and brush. “Senior brother, do you really think that nothing will happen to the kid along the way?”

Mister Shen laughed and started counting on his fingers. “Drunken Swordsman, Le Wutian, Ye Jiuxiao, Xiao Bugui, Wei Zangyun...”

He listed several names at once, and then said, “With so many guys taking action together, no one can even touch that kid’s hair.”

Mister Miaoxuan couldn’t help but laugh.

He knew that all this was arranged by his senior brother.

From the moment that the battle in Baiyujing ended, his senior brother seemed to have expected this to happen, so he had made many arrangements.

Mister Miaoxuan asked, “Senior Brother, one last question, why do you attach so much importance to the kid?”

Mister Shen kept quiet for a long time before he said aloud, “On the Nine Domains Battlefield, if there is a glimmer of hope of reversing the defeat of the Ancient Wasteland Domain, then this glimmer of hope lies with that kid.”

His answer completely took Mister Miaoxuan aback and sent his heart trembling.

......

A few days later.

The vast ??Star Chess Sea was enveloped in heavy fog. Islands were scattered irregularly across the sea like chess pieces on a board, looming in the fog.

As Lin Xun arrived, his tense body and anxious mind started to relax. He turned around and looked at the way he came from. There was not a soul in sight.

But he still cupped one fist in the other and saluted, speaking solemnly, “Elders, thank you for seeing me off to here. I will remember your kindness and never forget it.”

The vast surrounding was completely empty and still, and he received no response.

Lin Xun smiled, turned around, and headed towards the depths of Star Chess Sea.

In the darkness that Lin Xun could not detect, an old man mumbled to himself, “What we are doing can be regarded as sowing good karma for all sentient beings in the Ancient Wasteland Domain. Take care, young master.”

Once Lin Xun’s figure disappeared into the Star Chess Sea, the old man vanished without a trace like he had merged with the air.

“Failed?”

On that day, ancient orthodoxies, such as Heaven Axis Holy Land, Black Nightmare Sky Dog Clan, Golden Crow Clan, Mysterious Metropolis Sect and Sacred Fire Sect, who had a grudge against Lin Xun, all found out that he had safely arrived in Star Chess Sea.

Suddenly, many big shots of those ancient orthodoxies were furious.

“It’s over. If we want to kill that kid in the future, then we likely won’t ever have such a good opportunity,” someone sighed.

“Hopefully the kid dies on the Nine Domains Battlefield. Otherwise, if he comes back alive, who will be able to control him in the future?” someone said in a worried voice.

This all happened in the dark, so everyone in the world was almost unaware of it. But the ancient orthodoxies knew very well that the sects and clans that wanted Lin Xun dead had failed their operation.

......

After returning to Star Chess Sea, Lin Xun cultivated in seclusion.

Toady was in closed-door cultivation so he did not disturb him, but he was starting to worry about whether or not Zhao Jingxuan would come to join them.

In the following days, while tempering his cultivation, he used the art of stone carving to analyze his own cultivation.

As the days passed, stone statues gradually piled up around him.

Those stone statues were all lifelike and filled with indescribable great dao charm. Each one was a reflection of Lin Xun’s cultivation.

The carving of stone statues was akin to the reconstruction of his cultivation again and again, and was injected with Lin Xun’s comprehension of the great dao. Therefore, each stone statue presented a completely different aura.

In this process, although Lin Xun’s cultivation stage had not changed, his knowledge and understanding of the great dao started to accumulate.

The stronger this accumulation, the more astonishing the ascension when it happened!

The only drawback was that each stone statue was missing a pair of eyes.

The missing pair of eyes represented the missing opportunity to realize the dao and become a Saint.

Simply speaking, Lin Xun had already reached perfection in his pursuit of the longevity path, and now, he was waiting for an opportunity.

An ultimate opportunity to become a Supreme Saint!

......

Three months later, news came out that Imperial Son Shaohao had triggered the Saint tribulation, severed the divine lightnings of the nine heavens, and destroyed the sea of tribulation clouds across thousands of miles, thereby becoming a Supreme Saint!

As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation in the entire world.

Ever since the three great forbidden tribulations plagued the Ancient Wasteland Domain, Imperial Son Shaohao was the first and only person to become a Supreme Saint!

Who would not be shaken about this matter?

Compared with the waves stirred up by Lin Xun defeating foreign enemies in Baiyujing three months ago, Imperial Son Shaohao’s feat of becoming a Supreme Saint was undoubtedly more epic.

“Haha, now that we have a Supreme Saint, our Ancient Wasteland Domain finally has hope in the Conflict of the Nine Domains.”

Many cultivators cheered.

All of a sudden, Imperial Son Shaohao became their pride, attracting the world’s attention like the blazing sun. His prestige was unrivaled.

Everyone below the Saint Stage was like ants.

Compared with the longevity path, the Saint Stage was a completely different story. The fact that Imperial Son Shaohao broke through to the Saint Stage indicated that he had risen above the others and became completely different from them.

But before the storm set off by Imperial Son Shaohao subsided, news came out that Fairy Ruowu, a descendant of the Vermilion Bird Clan, also triggered the Saint tribulation and set foot into the Supreme Saint Stage!

The entire Ancient Wasteland Domain buzzed like never.

Against the backdrop of the nearing Conflict of the Nine Domains, peerless figures such as Imperial Son Shaohao and Fairy Ruowu had ascended to the Supreme Saint Stage one after another. How would the world not be stirred up with excitement?

“The second one!”

Some ancient orthodoxies marveled, realizing that with the great age, the Ancient Wasteland Domain was indeed different from in the past.

Many people were full of anticipation. When the Conflict of the Nine Domains came, could the Ancient Wasteland Domain wipe away its past shame and change its inevitable fate of defeat?

“I wonder when Demon God Lin will break through to the Supreme Saint Stage?”

Many people thought of Lin Xun when they heard the news.

This was because in terms of foundation, strength, and talent, Lin Xun was on par with both Shaohao and Fairy Ruowu.

To their disappointment, in the next period of time, no one else became a Supreme Saint; Lin Xun was no exception.

“In the past, Demon God Lin always took the lead and was in a league of his own, but now, Imperial Son Shaohao and Fairy Ruowu have surpassed him and are now the peerless duo.”

“After all, there is an entire cultivation stage between Lin Xun and them. They are so different now that they can no longer be compared.”

“Indeed, when the Nine Domains Battlefield opens up, our Ancient Wasteland Domain will inevitably be led by Imperial Son Shaohao and Fairy Ruowu.”

Similar discussions were happening throughout the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

But it had no impact on Lin Xun at all because he was cultivating in seclusion in the Star Chess Sea, almost isolated from the world, and so he was unaware of the news.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, one year had passed since he returned to Star Chess Sea.

In that one year, many things happened in the Ancient Wasteland Domain.

For example, all the major ancient orthodoxies had begun to accumulate strength and make preparations for the looming Conflict of the Nine Domains.

For example, to many people’s dismay, some talented supreme figures tackled the Saint Stage but failed and lost their lives.

One day.

Lin Xun was sitting atop an island mountain, carving a stone statue, looking carefree and relaxed. He skilfully twirled a carving knife around his fingers.

Suddenly, his heart fluttered and he raised his head to look at the shore of Star Chess Sea.