Spirit Mountain!
When Ye Xuan arrived at Spirit Mountain, he was dumbfounded.
This Spirit Mountain was just a small hill. If it weren’t for a tattered wooden sign not far ahead with the words “Spirit Mountain” written in bold letters, he would’ve thought he’d taken a wrong turn!
On this little hill, there were only a handful of thatched huts.
Spirit Mountain?
Ye Xuan felt it’d be more fitting to call it Broken Mountain!
What now?
After a long silence, Ye Xuan decided to head up the mountain.
Since he was already here, he might as well take a look, right?
Reaching the top of Spirit Mountain, he saw a dilapidated thatched hut. In front of it, an old man was sweeping the ground.
The old man was dressed plainly, with white hair and a weathered appearance that spoke of great age!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s expression sharpened. Based on his past experience, the old sweepers in places like this were usually peerless powerhouses!
Ye Xuan approached the old man and gave a slight bow. “Greetings, Senior!”
The old man didn’t even glance at him, completely ignoring him as he continued sweeping!
Ye Xuan wasn’t fazed. He looked around and asked, “Senior, are you the only one on Spirit Mountain?”
The old man still didn’t respond.
At that moment, Ye Xuan took out the Qingxuan Sword and handed it to the old man. “Senior, what do you think of my sword? Isn’t it nice?”
The old man paused. He looked at the Qingxuan Sword, his expression still calm, and said nothing.
Ye Xuan said earnestly, “Senior, give it a touch!”
He held the Qingxuan Sword out to the old man.
The old man glanced at Ye Xuan but remained silent.
Ye Xuan was about to speak again when the old man suddenly grasped the Qingxuan Sword. After a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, then he quickly let go. He looked at Ye Xuan, still silent.
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Senior, from now on, I’m part of Spirit Mountain!”
With that, he scanned the area. Soon, he walked up to a thatched hut. Inside were five or six spirit tablets.
Without hesitation, Ye Xuan bowed slightly. “Greetings, Ancestral Masters! From this moment, I, Ye Xuan, am part of Spirit Mountain! Rest assured, Ancestral Masters—I will revitalize Spirit Mountain!”
Behind him, the old man’s brows furrowed, but as if recalling something, he glanced at the Qingxuan Sword again. Soon, his expression eased.
Just then, a terrifying aura swept in from the sky. But as it neared Spirit Mountain, it vanished without a trace. At the foot of the mountain, an old man appeared!
It was none other than Gu Yi, the elder from the Enforcement Sect!
Seeing Gu Yi, Ye Xuan’s eyelids twitched. This guy had indeed gone down to investigate!
Gu Yi shot Ye Xuan a cold glance, then turned to the old man in front of him and clasped his fists. “This junior greets Elder Xuan!”
Junior!
Ye Xuan’s eyes twitched. This old man was indeed a supreme powerhouse!
Elder Xuan glanced at Gu Yi but said nothing.
Gu Yi hesitated, then said, “Elder Xuan, this young man killed someone from our Enforcement Sect. He…”
Ye Xuan suddenly cut in, “Sir, I’m now part of Spirit Mountain!”
Gu Yi froze, then erupted in anger. “Impossible! How could Spirit Mountain accept you? You…”
Ye Xuan shrugged. “I just joined Spirit Mountain!”
Gu Yi glared at him. “Spirit Mountain hasn’t taken in anyone for three million years! How could they take in someone like you?”
Ye Xuan snapped, “I joined unilaterally—does that work?”
Gu Yi was stunned.
Unilateral joining?
What kind of move was that?
Elder Xuan couldn’t help but glance at Ye Xuan, a subtle change finally crossing his calm face.
Gu Yi stared daggers at Ye Xuan. If this weren’t Spirit Mountain, he’d have attacked already!
He wanted to, but he didn’t dare!
This was Spirit Mountain!
The consequences were beyond what he could bear!
What puzzled him, though, was why Elder Xuan tolerated this guy’s antics on Spirit Mountain?
At that moment, Elder Xuan resumed sweeping.
Gu Yi looked at Ye Xuan, his face darkening. “Ye Xuan, they haven’t accepted you. How can you have the nerve to stay up there? Have you no shame?”
Ye Xuan retorted, “What’s shame worth? Tell me, what’s it good for?”
Gu Yi was speechless.
Damn it!
In his millions of years, he’d never met someone this shameless!
What kind of freak was this?
Even Elder Xuan, still sweeping, couldn’t resist another glance at Ye Xuan.
Ignoring Ye Xuan, Gu Yi turned to Elder Xuan. “Elder Xuan, our Sect Master ordered me to bring this man back. This…”
Elder Xuan’s face remained expressionless. “No fighting within Spirit Mountain!”
Gu Yi was in a bind.
Was Spirit Mountain protecting this guy?
No fighting?
Ye Xuan definitely wouldn’t go with him willingly!
With that thought, he looked at Ye Xuan. “Ye Xuan, Spirit Mountain hasn’t taken you as a disciple, yet you’re squatting here. Don’t you feel embarrassed?”
Ye Xuan replied, “I’m fine with it!”
Gu Yi roared, “Can’t you have some dignity?”
Ye Xuan said, “I don’t want dignity!”
Gu Yi’s expression froze, his lungs nearly exploding with rage!
What kind of weirdo was this?
After a moment, Gu Yi calmed down. He sensed something was off!
Why was Elder Xuan letting Ye Xuan run wild on Spirit Mountain?
That was the real issue!
Ye Xuan ignored Gu Yi, turning to sit cross-legged nearby and entering the small tower.
Time to cultivate!
For him, the priority was to boost his strength as fast as possible!
Strength was everything!
Seeing Ye Xuan enter the small tower to cultivate, Gu Yi’s face grew even uglier.
Gu Yi looked at the old man and hesitated. “Elder Xuan, you…”
Elder Xuan didn’t even acknowledge him, turning to keep sweeping.
After a long silence, a ruthless glint flashed in Gu Yi’s eyes. He decided to test it.
Since Elder Xuan allowed Ye Xuan’s antics, maybe he wouldn’t intervene if Gu Yi made a move!
Time to be bold!
With that, Gu Yi vanished, charging straight toward Ye Xuan’s position on Spirit Mountain.
But just as he neared, Elder Xuan waved his sleeve.
*Boom!*
A flash of white light, and Gu Yi was flung back to his original spot. As he landed, a spurt of blood sprayed from his mouth.
Gu Yi was stunned!
He looked up at Elder Xuan. “Elder Xuan…”
Elder Xuan gave him a cold stare. “Try that again, and I’ll wipe out your body and soul!”
Gu Yi was bewildered. “Why… Elder Xuan… why don’t you act against him, but against me…”
Elder Xuan narrowed his eyes at Gu Yi. “Get lost!”
Gu Yi’s heart jolted. Not daring to say more, he turned and fled.
On Spirit Mountain, Elder Xuan glanced at where Ye Xuan sat, then fell silent.
Deep in another mountain range, Gu Yi stopped, his face twisted with frustration!
After a moment, he glanced back toward Spirit Mountain, then turned and left.
This was beyond his control now!
Spirit Mountain had clearly decided to protect Ye Xuan!
…
On Spirit Mountain, inside the small tower.
Ye Xuan felt a bit frustrated. His current Fate Body Realm was weak—not just in the Dao Boundary, but even down below, it was considered low-tier! Here in the Dao Boundary, it was downright pathetic!
He had to find a way to raise his realm and master his swordsmanship!
Cultivate!
From then on, Ye Xuan threw himself into relentless training.
He had plenty of resources—after all, when the Snow Mountain King fell, all his wealth ended up in Ye Xuan’s hands!
He was now rich enough to rival nations!
Inside the small tower, time lost meaning in cultivation.
Decades passed in a flash!
By now, he’d reached the Fate Soul Realm. Next, he aimed for the Fate God Realm!
While cultivating, he didn’t idle. He explored every inch of Spirit Mountain—though it wasn’t big to begin with!
In one of the thatched huts, he found some old books—not cultivation techniques or martial skills, but miscellaneous records. From them, he pieced together some understanding of the Dao Boundary and Spirit Mountain.
The Dao Boundary’s martial civilization was rated Level 9—the highest known, short of a divine civilization!
Below it were countless universes, but they were sealed off by the Dao Boundary, like the Burial Domain. Those below couldn’t sense the Dao Boundary’s existence, and the Dao Boundary had little interest in them!
Long ago, the Dao Boundary itself was below Level 9. But at one point, a supreme genius emerged: Jun Daolin!
This man created an unprecedented realm: Nothingness!
What was Nothingness?
It meant breaking free of all realms, unbound by any, unrestricted by boundaries!
“My heart is free!”
“My will is free!”
“My body is free!”
“My soul is free!”
“My path is free!”
What did “free” mean?
Ignoring space-time!
Ignoring time!
Ignoring life!
Ignoring the Great Dao!
Transcending all, thus achieving freedom!
This was the martial philosophy Jun Daolin proposed. He became the first in history to break free of realms and reach Great Freedom!
The Realm of Nothingness!
Thanks to him, the Dao Boundary rose to a Level 9 civilization. It wasn’t originally called the Dao Boundary, but to honor this peerless powerhouse, the world was renamed!
Since Jun Daolin, no one in the Dao Boundary had reached the Realm of Nothingness!
It was just too hard!
Even the legendary figure A Daoling, who came later, only reached Half-Step Nothingness. And A Daoling was the founder of Spirit Mountain.
A Daoling was another terrifyingly powerful figure. It was said she went from starting cultivation to Half-Step Nothingness in under thirty years!
Reading this, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed!
Thirty years!
Damn it!
What kind of cheat was that?
A Daoling was the Dao Boundary’s best hope of reaching Nothingness at the time. But a million years ago, she suddenly left Spirit Mountain, leaving only one disciple behind.
That day, everyone thought she’d reached Nothingness. Yet when she departed, there wasn’t the slightest ripple!
No one knew where she went or whether she’d truly achieved Nothingness!
Inside the thatched hut, Ye Xuan closed the ancient book, silent.
The Realm of Nothingness!
He turned to look at the sky beyond the hut, a trace of confusion in his eyes.
This Dao Boundary’s Nothingness… it seemed a bit like Qing’er and Dad.
Was his second-generation lifestyle about to end?
Would Dad get beaten to death by someone?
Man in Green: “…”
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