The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 893 - 399: The indestructible Ancient Sword
Tai Bai has always loved swords her whole life, and naturally, this treasure that descended from the heavens brought her great joy.
After toying with it for a long time, she also felt a very peculiar power, a power completely different from the one they are currently cultivating. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
In a trance, she saw the future.
She saw herself stabbing Lin Yun’s heart with a sword, Fourth Elder merging her own essence with Lin Yun to save him, and she herself being struck by Lin Yun’s counterattack, severely wounded...
"How could this be..."
Tai Bai was shocked, she didn’t understand how she could have suddenly seen such a vision, was this a premonition of their future?
But how could they become enemies?
Although the relationship between everyone shifted slightly after Lin Yun and Qing Nu’s marriage, but... why would it turn out like this...
"A broken sword, daring to disturb my mind, die."
Angered, Tai Bai snapped the Mysterious Ancient Sword into several pieces on the spot, mercilessly tossing them into the starry sky, and then she returned to the Great Wilderness.
By the time she returned, Lin Yun and Qing Nu had just finished their activity of creating life.
Of course, it’s not like Lin Yun had been occupied with the activity for ten thousand years; in the meantime, they also researched how to use their own bodies to nurture life.
This was a very difficult task; they could mold a person anytime, even a God could be manufactured upon request, but what Lin Yun and Qing Nu sought was a child combining their bloodlines, to be conceived within Qing Nu’s body.
This took a hundred thousand years of effort, but finally they figured it out.
Their Divine Power was too strong; when the power of their blood combined, it would cause a mutation that the world could not withstand, and so every time they were close to success, the life force would automatically return to Chaos.
This also led Lin Yun and Qing Nu to some unsettling realizations, such as the will of the world.
With this significant discovery, they researched for a long time and eventually named this objective existence that was intangible as the Heavenly Dao.
Of course, the research findings were to be shared with the sisters; Lin Yun then came out of seclusion, summoning a few sisters whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.
Having nothing else to do, Qing Nu simply took out the Qing Yun Mirror and started observing the changes of the Human Race within the Great Wilderness.
She and Lin Yun had been in seclusion for a hundred thousand years, and during this time, they had no idea what had happened.
She was looking forward to seeing the current state of the Human Race; after a hundred thousand years, they must have made a lot of progress, right?
However, the scene she saw in the Qing Yun Mirror was not as such.
As expected, the earliest people to practice the Xingchen Jue became very powerful after gaining the ability to communicate with the stars, and they were reverently known as Saints.
But these Saints, after gaining the powers to summon the wind and rain, and to live long, didn’t use their abilities to protect the Human Race; instead, they distinguished themselves from the Human Race, believing that they had become a new race.
They named themselves the Divine Race.
By this point, Qing Nu was already livid; the agreement was for the strong to lead the weak, and even if they didn’t repay the favor after receiving the opportunity, they had still clearly distinguished themselves from the Human Race.
Not only that, they assumed a position over the Human Race and enslaved them.
The ordinary Human Race lived even harder lives, and under the rule of the Divine Race, there was no progress in civilization; a hundred thousand years passed, and it was still like still water.
The people at the bottom were exploited to the point of numbness, having given up resistance, having given up striving.
Before, they only had to face the threat of wild beasts, the pain of birth, aging, sickness, and death, which were all bearable.
But now, with the Divine Race high above, the Human Race had no power to fight back; they might as well just lie flat and accept the rule of the Divine Race.
Qing Nu had previously seen qualities shining with light on people’s bodies, but now they have all dimmed, and the Mortal Realm is shrouded in nothing but deathly stillness.
"I’m so pissed off!"
Under Qing Nu’s great fury, the entire Great Wilderness World was suddenly beset by a torrential downpour, with surging winds and waves.
At this time, Lin Yun arrived with his three younger sisters. After a separation of a hundred thousand years, the sisters had significant discoveries they wanted to share with him.
The first to speak was Fourth Elder. Upon seeing Lin Yun, she eagerly said, "Brother, I’ve grown to my limit. At the deepest part of Chaos, I felt a thin membrane that no matter how I try, I can’t puncture through it. It might just be the end of the world, and piercing it might allow us to reach another world.
Brother, can you help me try piercing it?"
Upon hearing this news, Lin Yun was also very excited. The boundary of the world?
He was also curious about it. Having cultivated for so long, he had never touched the boundary of the world, and he was somewhat curious.
Where does the end of the world lie?
Now that Fourth Elder brought the news, Lin Yun was naturally happy.
"When I have time, I will go and try to puncture it for you. However, if even Chaos has its boundaries, then the Spiritual Power it brings is ultimately limited..."
Lin Yun couldn’t help but ponder. Over the long years, he had discovered that after the Qi of Chaos transformed into the Five Elements’ Spiritual Energy, it wouldn’t transform back into Chaos. And Spiritual Energy is consumable; after being devoured by people, it turns into polluted Qi.
This means that energy is limited!
Although according to the current pace, their Spiritual Energy could be said to be very abundant, people always have to consider things for the long term.
Tai Bai also had something to say at this moment.
She wanted to tell Lin Yun that she had stumbled upon a strange sword and had seen some strange scenes.
However, before she could speak, Lin Yun went to find Qing Nu, as Qing Nu appeared to be in a bad mood.
But, aren’t I also wearing my unhappiness on my face?
Tai Bai bit her lower lip, feeling a sense of jealousy rising in her heart for the first time.
Qing Nu, being doted on, had also become somewhat spoiled, leaning on Lin Yun’s shoulder, began to complain about the sins of the Divine Tribe.
The vision they had hoped to see, where everyone could be like a Dragon, had not been realized, and instead, it had resulted in social stratification.
The knowledge of spiritual cultivation that Lin Yun had imparted was controlled by the Divine Race, and to maintain their rule, they had imposed strict social hierarchies—ranging from first to ninth rank—disallowing any transgression.
For a long time, the Divine Race reigned supreme, enjoying the worship of Mortals, whose souls were devoured by the Divine Spirits after death. The middle class abused their power, while those at the bottom suffered from oppression.
Listening to this, Lin Yun felt an inexplicably familiar sensation.
Seeing Qing Nu still angry, he consoled her, "Perhaps this is also an inevitable phase in the development of civilization, and it is related to our meddling in the affairs of the Human Race. Since we have already intervened, we should guide them in a positive direction. Now that there is a problem, it should be up to us to solve it."
"How do we solve it?"
Qing Nu thought of the simplest and most violent method, which was to knock down those who proclaimed themselves the Divine Race, back to the mortal dust, to let them experience the pain of Mortals.
"The best way, of course, is to establish new rules to restrain the Divine Race and support the Human Race."
Lin Yun brought up this point in part because he wanted to take this opportunity to test the existence of the Heavenly Dao.
And the suggestion of establishing rules also interested his sisters.
So far, every interesting thing they found was initiated by Lin Yun.
This time there was a new twist.
Originally, it was agreed not to interfere with the development of Human Race civilization, but now that the development of Human Race civilization has nearly come to a halt, they naturally had to make some changes.
Anyway, the initial agreement was just verbal, whether or not to break the rules, they could decide based on their mood.
Thus, five Innate Gods initiated the first meeting to intervene in the natural development of the Great Wilderness World, and the first set of Heavenly rules was established during this meeting.
To address the issue of Divine Race devouring Mortal souls to strengthen themselves, Qing Nu proposed a rule to forbid Divine Spirits from wantonly taking lives, which also included harm to the soul, violators would be besieged by sin and guilt.
Sin and guilt were new concepts introduced by Lin Yun, naturally coming into existence because of the committing of sins.
And these sins would torment the Divine Spirits day and night, reminding them of their own wrongdoings. In such situations, if one sincerely repented, there was a glimmer of hope, otherwise, the Divine Race would surely spiral out of control.
Lin Yun proposed a direction for sustainable development.
This was also taking into consideration what Fourth Elder had said: the world’s limits had been found, and resources were, of course, finite, so expansion couldn’t continue in a disorderly fashion.
With so many people in the Mortal Realm, it seemed impossible to let everyone become like Dragons. Cultivation is a process of accumulating vast power within oneself, requiring the absorption of copious amounts of Spiritual Energy. If everyone were to become gods, the world’s Spiritual Energy would definitely not be enough to support so many gods.
In this way, only a portion of the people could cultivate into gods.
Thus, distinctions between people still existed, but Lin Yun also thought of other methods to impose restrictions.
"From this day forth, the soul of the Human Race shall be divided into three: Heavenly Soul shall ascend to heaven, Earthly Soul shall return to earth, and Human Soul shall cultivate on its own..."
With this method, everyone’s path of cultivation would have two additional obstacles to overcome, and only those who unite their Three Souls would be qualified to commune with the gods.
These two obstacles are also a means of selection for cultivators; only those with resolute determination and exceptional talent would have a chance to break through.
In this way, it’s still not entirely fair, but it’s much better than the already solidified dominion of the Divine Spirits.
And Lin Yun also gave those with less than ideal innate talents a chance, which is the Earthly Soul. As long as one works hard and is determined, upon arriving at the Netherworld Realm, one can naturally return to the Mortal Realm. In the state of the soul, physical constitution bears no distinction.
It can be said that under this rule, as long as one strives, everything is possible.
After Lin Yun proposed this suggestion, others like Tai Bai also put forward some rules to maintain the order of the Great Wilderness World. When the five agreed to act according to these regulations, the Heavenly Dao that Lin Yun had been waiting for finally appeared.
Fused with the will of the five great gods, the Heavenly Dao finally manifested, transforming into three books.
The Heavenly Book, governing the Heavenly Soul; the Earth Scripture, governing the Earthly Soul; the Human’s Book, recording the laws of human cultivation.
Thenceforth, the three books each found their keeper; the Heavenly Book fell into Tai Bai’s hands, the Earth Scripture into Li’s hands, and the Human’s Book was obtained by Lin Yun.
Lin Yun had little interest in these books; what intrigued him was the Heavenly Dao that had finally been coaxed into appearing.
The appearance of these three books was partly due to the power of the five Innate Gods, but more so by the push of the will of heaven and earth.
At this moment, Lin Yun felt it: the Heavenly Dao truly exists!
However, it did not have its own will; it was like the embodiment of an objective law.
Having fished it out this time, Lin Yun caught a glimpse of its essence, alas, its manifestation was too fleeting for him to comprehend more.
But that was enough.
Once the three books had their owners, those who obtained the books had their tasks cut out for them.
Tai Bai specially crafted the Heavenly Mandate Star to house the Heavenly Souls.
Heavenly Souls residing for a long time on the Heavenly Mandate Star would imbibe its power, and upon returning to their bodies, they would transfer the absorbed power to their true selves.
This could be considered a gift from Tai Bai to those who diligently cultivate!
Li, holding the Earth Scripture, naturally went to create the Netherworld Realm.
As the Heavenly rules were newly established, Lin Yun recorded many methods of cultivation onto the Human’s Book and tossed it into the territory of the Human Race. The gods scrambled for opportunities, triggering frenzied battles. When Immortals fight, Mortals suffer. Qing Nu truly couldn’t stand it any longer, she decided to form an organization to manage these unchecked Divine Race.
Thus, the Heavenly Court was established...
Lin Yun felt that everything was starting to improve, except that his sister was becoming increasingly strange.
Especially Tai Bai, Lin Yun felt that the way she looked at him was often odd.
Finally, while Qing Nu was busy preparing the Heavenly Court’s regulations, Lin Yun quietly visited Tai Bai’s home.
Ever since Lin Yun and Qing Nu got married, everyone began to build their own houses to live in, still connected and quite close to one another.
When Lin Yun arrived at Tai Bai’s place, he saw her holding a sword.
"Xiao Wu ah..."
The moment Lin Yun began to speak, Tai Bai twitched and sprang up. Seeing it was Lin Yun, she became flushed and stammered, "Yun Brother... you-you-you have something to find me for?"
Lin Yun: "..."
Recently, my sister has become really strange.
"There is a small matter; you’ve been acting a bit odd recently. Have you encountered any troubles?" Lin Yun asked with concern, but Tai Bai quickly shook her head.
"No, no, of course not!"
She was just feeling a bit troubled.
The source of her trouble was the Mysterious Ancient Sword in her hand. Unknown in material and origin, it first appeared near Venus. After she obtained it, she was able to see her own future.
And then, in a fit of rage, she destroyed it.
But unexpectedly, the next day, there it was intact before her.
Every time she grasped the sword, she would see a vision of the future; in one she sealed her elder sister...
This isn’t right!
Tai Bai thought she might have been the victim of someone’s plotting and, in anger, destroyed the sword again. This time, not only did she break it, but she also used her Innate Divine Power. Her Divine Power is unrivaled in sharpness, excelling in attack, and with that blow, the Mysterious Ancient Sword turned to fragments, shattered into countless pieces, all scattered by Tai Bai.
But without surprise, the sword appeared again the next day.
Tai Bai attempted to destroy the sword each day, but never succeeded.
Now, she has almost gotten used to it, but this time, the vision of the future she saw was a bit different.
She saw herself in close combat with Lin Yun, both unclothed...
At the moment she felt ashamed, Lin Yun really did appear.
This is bad; when will this prophecy come to pass? Could it be about to happen?
Tai Bai felt nervous inside, but strangely hopeful...
