“Of the nine human domains, this is already the fifth I have searched. Only four domains remain unsearched, yet I still need three more Hearts of Origin. At this rate, gathering all five Hearts of Origin within human territory will be all but impossible,” Lin Yun thought to himself.
As the search dragged on with no results, Lin Yun felt hope growing ever dimmer.
If he could not find the remaining three Hearts of Origin within the nine human domains, collecting them all would become extraordinarily troublesome. Lin Yun was well aware of this.
Over these past few years of searching, Lin Yun had also taken the opportunity along the way to comprehend heaven and earth, study the Dao laws, and deepen his realm.
After all, his next step was to break through to the Harmony stage, the final minor realm of the Void Dao Realm.
Reaching that last minor realm was clearly no easy matter.
“Hm?”
At that moment, the Origin Tree, which had lain dormant inside him for so long, suddenly emitted a faint ripple.
“There’s movement!”
“This ripple… it has sensed a Heart of Origin!”
Joy surged through Lin Yun’s heart the instant he felt it.
He was extremely familiar with this sensation. It was the same as when the Origin Tree detected a Heart of Origin. He had experienced it twice before.
After covering five entire domains, it had finally reacted again!
“Only… the ripple is still very weak. It seems the distance is considerable.”
Lin Yun looked up in one direction. “The ripple is coming from over there.”
He immediately quickened his pace and sped towards it.
After racing for half a day, Lin Yun arrived before an immense lake that stretched beyond sight.
More than half of the Daze Domain consisted of waterways.
Vast lakes like this one were common.
In the centre of the lake ahead stood a colossal island covered with endless rows of buildings.
When Lin Yun reached the lakeshore and gazed at the distant island, the ripple from the Origin Tree inside him had already grown many times stronger than the initial detection.
“This is bad. That island… it is the main headquarters of the Dual Venerates Pavilion!” Lin Yun’s expression turned ugly as he stared at the island ahead.
He repeatedly compared it in his mind with maps of the nine human domains and confirmed that it was indeed the Dual Venerates Pavilion’s headquarters.
The range detected by the Origin Tree was precisely on that island ahead.
In other words, there was a Heart of Origin inside the Dual Venerates Pavilion!
Lin Yun stood before the island, momentarily stunned.
What was he supposed to do now?
If the Heart of Origin had been in some ruins, Lin Yun could have fought for it, but being in the hands of a great power like the Dual Venerates Pavilion changed everything.
Lin Yun did not have the strength to charge into their lair and seize it.
Moreover, the reason the Dual Venerates Pavilion bore that name was because it had been founded by two Supreme Realm experts. Its formidable power was beyond doubt.
Buying it from them? That was probably unrealistic too.
A top-tier power like this did not lack money. They could casually spend tens of billions on anything they wanted.
“Obtaining this Heart of Origin will not be easy,” Lin Yun silently lamented.
“Who’s there!”
Just as Lin Yun was wrestling with the problem, a sharp shout suddenly rang out.
Lin Yun looked up and saw patrolling disciples from the Dual Venerates Pavilion who had spotted him standing on the shore.
“I happened to be passing by and heard that the Dual Venerates Pavilion was here, so I came to take a look,” Lin Yun hurriedly explained.
“You look suspicious. Come with us. We need to check you first,” the two patrolling disciples said.
“This…” Lin Yun’s expression changed.
These two disciples were not strong. Dealing with them would be easy for him.
The problem was that he was very close to the Dual Venerates Pavilion. If he fled, they could call for reinforcements. If he attacked them, the resulting fluctuations might alert the experts inside.
“What’s going on here?”
An elder from the Dual Venerates Pavilion happened to be passing by and quickly approached to ask.
“Elder Yuan Xia, there’s a suspicious fellow here,” the two patrolling disciples reported.
Lin Yun looked closely. Wasn’t this Yuan Xia?
He had dealt with Yuan Xia once before at the ruins in the Land of the Fallen. Yuan Xia had even taken the initiative to befriend him.
Moreover, Yuan Xia had left the ruins first and later confirmed for Lin Yun whether the people from the Nether Palace outside had gone.
“Fellow Daoist Yuan Xia, it’s me!” Lin Yun immediately called out.
“Who are you?” Yuan Xia frowned when he heard his name. He realised he did not recognise Lin Yun at all.
After all, Lin Yun had altered his appearance.
