Lin Xun was taken aback, suppressing his doubts and saying nothing more.

“Old Monster Xuan, the sect is now in your hands.”

Before leaving, Taixuan and Yan Ji both gave instructions to Xuan Feiling and Lin Xun.

“Martial Nephew, return my Will Dharma Form.” Kong Jue reached out, smiling at Lin Xun.“With your current cultivation, you have no use for it.”

Lin Xun smiled, shaking his head in refusal. “Keeping it as a memento is fine too.”

Kong Jue was taken aback, then chuckled and scolded, “A memento? You’re convinced I’m not coming back? Fine, keep it if you want. It might come in handy later.”

Having said that, he stopped smiling, cupped his hands towards Lin Xun, and said, “Thank you so much for all these years!”

Lin Xun’s heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to say something, Kong Jue had already turned gracefully and disappeared into the vortex portal.

"No need for thanks among family, Martial Uncle. If you really want to thank me, just come back alive..." Lin Xun murmured to himself.

Not long after, Taixuan, Yan Ji, Dongli, Zhizheng, and the others also left one after another. While watching their figures disappear one by one into the vortex portal, Lin Xun couldn't help but feel a pang of melancholy. Who could have imagined that the situation would escalate to this point?

The golden cicada's eyes gazed into the depths of the sky, where the eternal tribulation targeting You Beihai continued unabated. After gazing intently for a moment, he sighed softly, flicked his sleeve, and a jade bottle appeared, which he handed to Lin Xun from afar. "Once this tribulation is over, give this bottle to the one undergoing it."

Lin Xun's heart tightened. "Senior, have you discerned something?"

The golden cicada's voice was gentle as he responded, "This is his tribulation. When everything is over, you will see for yourself."

Lin Xun grasped the jade bottle in his palm, took a deep breath, and said, "I must thank you for your righteous intervention this time. Otherwise, today's events would have surely brought disaster upon the entire Origin Sect."

The golden cicada youth smiled. "You should thank your master instead. I was merely following his instructions. Alright, time is of the essence; I should be leaving."

After saying that, he couldn't help but glance again at the depths of the sky. "Otherwise, I won’t be able to leave."

With that, he flicked his sleeve. His figure and the vortex portal vanished at the same time. Suddenly, only Lin Xun, Xuan Feiling, and Zhong Qiu remained on the Origin Sect's side.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Tu Muhun, Jikong, and the other old relics from the two opposing ancestral courts remained.

Having just experienced the series of terrifying events, they had long wished to retreat, but dared not to act rashly. The golden cicada was simply too terrifying, so they dared not even entertain the thought of fleeing while he was still there!

However, when they saw the group of terrifying beings from the Origin Sect disappear with the golden cicada, Tu Muhun and Jikong both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had just escaped death and were finally free. At this moment, they only wanted to leave immediately!

Before they could act, from afar, Lin Xun coldly stated, "Everyone, now there is no one left to interfere with our battle."

Initially, Lin Xun had engaged in a fierce battle with the Eternal Will Dharma Forms of the Shaman and Zen Sects. He had actually gained the upper hand, successively destroying nine of them!

However, it was precisely at that moment that Tu Muhun had unleashed his trump card, summoning the Will Dharma Form of Tian Wu, the founder of the Shaman Sect. From that moment on, the situation began to change.

The Will Dharma Forms of the founders of the Four Great Ancestral Courts had appeared one after another, engaging in a standoff and subsequent battle. Following this, five Eternals, including Yuan Feihu from the Ninth Heaven Domain, descended into the battlefield. Later, Taixuan, Yan Ji, Kong Jue, and the others also appeared.

Later, the Zen Sect and the Spirit Sect also dispatched two Eternals each, causing the entire situation to show signs of spiraling out of control.

When Zhong Qiu appeared, he had completely reversed the tide! The golden cicada's intervention was a single decisive act that shifted the calamity targeting the Origin Sect Ancestral Court to the Kunlun Dominion. Thus, both the Origin World and the Origin Sect were saved!

Everything sounded simple, but each incoming variable was heartshaking, fraught with danger and peril. Now that all the crises had been averted, how could Lin Xun possibly let Tu Muhun, Jikong, and the others go?

As he spoke, his figure flashed out, unleashing the Seal of Temporal Restriction without hesitation!

Buzz!

As if drawn by the laws of heaven and earth, countless streams of light poured forth, intertwining and crisscrossing, transforming into a restrictive array that covered the entire sea area. This also sealed off the retreat route for Tu Muhun, Jikong, and the others!

On their side, the two opposing ancestral courts still had six Eternal Will Dharma Forms, along with a group of peak Transcendence Stage experts and advanced Transcendence Stage experts, which was a formidable force.

However, their hearts sank when facing Lin Xun, Zhong Qiu, and Xuan Feiling in the distance.

"Everyone, whether or not we leave alive depends on this battle!" Tu Muhun took a deep breath, his eyes turning cold.

Boom!

The six Eternal Will Dharma Forms immediately attacked, but not to deal with Lin Xun; instead, they targeted the power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction. Clearly, they intended to join forces and break through the prison!

At the same time, Tu Muhun and Jikong each led their respective groups of old monsters in a fierce attack. They weren’t looking to kill their enemies. Instead, their goal was to buy more time for the six Eternal Will Dharma Forms to break the Seal of Temporal Restriction!

"Junior Brother, let's see who kills more opponents! I, your senior brother, want to take this opportunity to witness the magnificence of an Eternal Supreme!" Zhong Qiu said with a smile.

His figure soared into the air, his black robes fluttering, his entire body radiating an incomparably sharp light, like a peerless divine sword unleashing its unbridled brilliance.

Clang!

A dull, black dao sword appeared in his hand. While facing the charging opponent, he neither dodged nor evaded, but instead charged directly at them.

"Why not?" Lin Xun spoke, his towering figure stepping through the air.

Boom!

His five dao bodies moved together, charging into the enemy ranks alongside his true self. Seeing this, Xuan Feiling wisely chose to observe from the sidelines. The two brothers wanted to compete; he wouldn't interfere.

Boom~~~

The battle erupted with the void trembling. Zhong Qiu's aura was incomparably powerful, just as it had been in the Underworld, possessing an air of supreme dominance and arrogance. The higher one's cultivation, the more arrogant one's heart!

Possessing the cultivation of a perfect Transcendence Stage cultivator, he severely crippled an opponent the moment the battle began. His dao sword pressed down, causing the latter to bleed from all seven orifices and fly backward.

His domineering demeanor even surprised Xuan Feiling. The most arrogant person from Fangchun Mountain was indeed far beyond the reach of ordinary opponents of the same realm!

Lin Xun witnessed this as well, feeling immense joy.

Back in the Underworld, his second senior brother, one of the three Three Dark Giants of the Ancient Nebula Underworld and the lord of the Copper Sparrow Tower, was an existence he could only look up to. It was Zhong Qiu's protection back then that had allowed him to resolve many conflicts and calamities.

Now, his second senior brother was still incomparably powerful, his charisma even surpassing that of his former self. However, he himself was no longer the junior brother who needed protection! Today, he could fight alongside his second senior brother, and their cultivation stages were evenly matched!

"Kill!"

Lin Xun, filled with boundless pride, held nothing back, unleashing his full power. If it were those Eternal Will Dharma Forms, it might have taken him some effort, but against experts at the same level, no matter how many there were, they posed little threat to him. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

One opponent after another fell, spraying crimson blood. In a short moment, seven peak Transcendence Stage experts had died at Lin Xun's hands.

Meanwhile, Zhong Qiu had only managed to kill one peak Transcendence Stage expert and five advanced Transcendence Stage powerhouses. The difference in strength was immediately apparent.

At least in Xuan Feiling's eyes, while Zhong Qiu's combat power was indeed astonishing, it paled in comparison to his junior brother’s. Zhong Qiu had also witnessed this. Though he said nothing, he was immensely gratified.

He had obeyed his master's command, guarding the Underworld for countless years, waiting for the sole lotus to bloom alone throughout the ages. Within Fangchun Mountain, only he truly understood the meaning of that dao verse.

The path of eternal supremacy, the nirvana of transcendence.

The endless calamity of ruin, the lotus blooms in solitude.

Now, this lotus had finally blossomed in its full glory, radiating the light of an Eternal Supreme, its fame resounding throughout the world!

The two brothers had very different thoughts running through their mind, but neither showed any mercy in their fight. Even though he had already realized that no matter how hard he tried he could not surpass Lin Xun, Zhong Qiu did not give up.

He possessed his own dao mindset, just as his master had said: a disciple need not be inferior to his master, and fellow disciples need not be ranked. The most important thing was for the student to later surpass their master!

Boom!

The sound of the dao reverberated, and blood splattered. The fight was completely one-sided. In just a short period of time, the Shaman and the Zen Sects had suffered heavy casualties, with several Transcendence experts falling one after another!

Tu Muhun, his eyes bloodshot and filled with rage, roared in anguish, "Ancestors, please come to our aid!"

In the distance, the six Eternal Will Dharma Forms, who were bombarding the Seal of Temporal Restriction, felt a chill run down their spines. Even with their full power, they could only shake the Seal of Temporal Restriction; breaking it was impossible in a short period of time.

Hearing Tu Muhun's mournful roar, how could they not know that the situation had become unbearably dire?

"We'll go and fight!"

They exchanged a glance, and together they moved towards the battlefield. Seeing this, Lin Xun took a deep breath, suddenly flashed to Zhong Qiu's side, grabbed his arm, and instantly left the area covered by the Seal of Temporal Restriction.

In an instant, the six Eternal Will Dharma Forms missed their target.

"Senior Brother, just watch. I'll handle these opponents." Lin Xun said as he swallowed a drop of Primordial Divine Dew. His greatly depleted cultivation base instantly returned to its peak.

"You can fight against those Eternal Will Dharma Forms?" Zhong Qiu was taken aback.

"Yes." Xuan Feiling answered. He teleported over and stood beside Zhong Qiu, saying, "Once you truly witness your junior brother's abilities, you'll know what it means to be supreme in this realm."

Zhong Qiu was surprised and said, "Then I really must keep my eyes open."

While they were talking, Lin Xun had already rushed back into the area covered by the Seal of Temporal Restriction.