The Great Desolate Ancient Tablet Is About to Open (Includes Realm Comparison, and Misfortune's Reckless Dream)

Lin Clan, Council Hall.

The Lin Clan had now been completely revitalized from top to bottom. In the past, the Council Hall had been occupied by a group of elders, with Lin Xuan at most being the only additional person present.

But now, aside from several elders of the Elder Council, only Lin Mu, the Great Elder, was present. As for Lin Fan, he was in seclusion cultivating.

The rest were quite a few members of the younger generation: Lin Ke'er, Lin Xue, Lin Chen, and Lin Feng, who was hailed as the foremost of the younger generation.

Lin Feng, the foremost of the younger generation, was no fraud like Lin Langtian. He was an older prodigy who had participated in the previous Clan Gathering; he was the true genius of this generation. Now, having received sufficient resources, he had already reached the Half-Step Creation Realm.

Not only that, Lin Feng held Lin Langtian's former spiritual treasure, the Earth-Rank Spiritual Treasure Spiritual Wheel Mirror. He had also obtained an Earth-Rank Spirit Sword. Coupled with his high-level martial arts, his combat strength was exceedingly terrifying.

As for Lin Xuan, the Lin Clan had never ranked its Young Clan Leader by seniority. Even Lin Fan, the clan leader, had to step aside before the Young Clan Leader.

After sweeping his gaze over Lin Ke'er, Lin Xue, Lin Chen, and Lin Feng, Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

The four of them were fairly strong. Of course, this was also because the Lin Clan was now willing to invest resources in them. Of the four, the weakest was Lin Chen, whose injuries in the past had delayed his cultivation for some time. He was nearing the greater mastery stage of the Shaping Realm.

Lin Xue was also quite talented. She had already reached the greater mastery stage of the Shaping Realm. With the Snowdrift Sword and the Snowdrift Swordplay, which she had comprehended to a level nearing a Creation Martial Art, she could contend against experts at the greater mastery stage of the Qi Creation Realm.

Among the four, Lin Ke'er had progressed the fastest. Not long ago, she had broken through to become an intermediate Spirit Symbol Master. Her strength was quite outstanding, and her talent was exceptionally impressive as well.

(In the original work, from the time Lin Dong joined the Dao Sect and began cultivating with sufficient resources until he returned to the Lin Clan and met Lin Ke'er again, only a little over four years had passed. Lin Ke'er went from, at most, a high-level Spirit Symbol Master to the peak of the Heavenly Symbol Master stage, breaking through to the minor mastery stage of Immortal Symbol Master. Ling Qingzhu had likewise reached the minor mastery stage of the Life Profound Realm by the time of Otherworldly Demon City—perhaps even earlier. Counting from the ancient tomb, only a little over four years had passed, though breaking through as an Immortal Symbol Master was somewhat more difficult.)

"This Thunderclap Sword contains the intent of heavenly thunder. Use it with caution!"

Lin Xuan handed the Thunderclap Sword to Lin Ke'er and spoke softly. Whether it was the Thunderclap Sword or the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Art, Lin Xuan had comprehended both based on the Wind and Thunder Tribulation. If Lin Ke'er used the Thunderclap Sword to activate the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Art with her current strength, she might very well trigger a Wind and Thunder Tribulation.

Naturally, Lin Ke'er, whose strength had yet to reach the Heavenly Symbol Master stage, could not undergo the tribulation. In the end, the Wind and Thunder Tribulation would inevitably disperse. However, once it was triggered, traces of wind and thunder energy would remain behind.

In other words, if Lin Ke'er triggered a Wind and Thunder Tribulation once, then when she underwent one in the future, its lightning tribulation would be one level stronger. For a One-Seal Heavenly Symbol Master to face the Wind and Thunder Tribulation of a Two-Seal Heavenly Symbol Master would be extremely dangerous.

Not everyone was like Lin Xuan. While practicing his swordsmanship, he had triggered no fewer than three Wind and Thunder Tribulations. Then, while still a One-Seal Heavenly Symbol Master, he had broken through two realms in succession and directly advanced to a Three-Seal Heavenly Symbol Master. What should have been the Wind and Thunder Tribulations for Two- and Three-Seal Heavenly Symbol Masters had been forcibly turned into the stacked might of Five- and Six-Seal Wind and Thunder Tribulations.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan had not broken through in the Lin Clan Territory at the time. Otherwise, he might have been able to protect the Lin Clan Territory, but he had no confidence in protecting the entirety of Lin City.

"Thank you, Young Clan Leader!"

After taking it, Lin Ke'er's face brightened with delight, causing Lin Mu and the other elders beside her to smile until their eyes narrowed.

Although these spiritual treasures were not for the elders—and they could hardly lower themselves to compete with these younger juniors—they still belonged to members of their own clan.

Moreover, in just over a year, it would be time for the seed selection tournament of the Hundred Dynasty War. In recent editions, the Lin Clan's results had been dismal.

But things were different now. Lin Feng was quite strong, and Lin Ke'er also had a chance to compete. If Lin Xue and Lin Chen gave it their all as well, perhaps the Lin Clan could claim all five seed selection slots outright!

"Young Clan Leader, the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet will open before long. Do you think we should send several elders to lead the group this time?"

An elder seated on the Elder Council spoke softly, seeking Lin Xuan's opinion.

"Since it is an opportunity for the younger generation, let the younger generation venture forth. Have the four of them lead the team, and send one elder along with them."

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's words, smiles appeared on the faces of Lin Feng, Lin Chen, and the other two. This was undoubtedly a recognition of their strength, and it naturally delighted them greatly.

"Exactly, exactly!"

"The Young Clan Leader is right. They need more experience to grow!"

"Just send an experienced elder with them to keep them from acting recklessly!"

The elders all nodded repeatedly and voiced their agreement. Only after they had finished did Lin Mu speak with a chuckle.

"Young Clan Leader, aren't you going on this trip?"

"I have other matters to attend to and will be making a separate journey. When the ancient tablet opens, I will naturally be there."

Lin Xuan knew that beneath the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, an extremely powerful Otherworldly Demon King Palace was being suppressed. Its strength was terrifying beyond measure. Though Lin Xuan's strength had greatly increased and both his Origin Power and spiritual power had reached the Three Yuan and Three-Seal levels, he still felt fear in his heart when facing such a terrifying Otherworldly Demon King Palace.

This fear stemmed from the very origin of life itself. It was caused by the absolute disparity in strength, and it could not be avoided.

But if one wished to become strong, one could not avoid the fear in one's heart. Fear was not a weakness. A true powerhouse made their opponents even more afraid!

Fear was a whetstone. Only by facing fear head-on could one sharpen a sword's edge!

What was more, without the Tianxuan Continent, there would be no Lin Xuan of today. Otherworldly demons were the great enemies of this land, and they were also Lin Xuan's enemies!

Furthermore, in Great Desolate Province, there was the remnant soul of a supreme expert at the peak of the Revolving Wheel Realm, nearing the Reincarnation Realm, as well as the Devouring Ancestor Symbol and the Lord of Life and Death.

Lin Xuan's Way of Life and Death had gradually deepened. If he could glimpse even a fraction of its true essence, it would be of enormous help to his cultivation.

If possible, Lin Xuan might even be able to borrow the Ancestral Stone for a time and gain some insight from it. The Ancestral Stone could balance the eight Ancestor Symbols and fuse the powers of all eight. This Path of Balance was also something Lin Xuan needed to comprehend.

After all, all things possessed balance: between life and death, heaven and earth, yin and yang...

Even a sword had balance: its two edges were separated by the spine, the tip and blade were joined by a curve, and the hilt and blade were separated by a guard...

Martial Universe—The Great Ruler Realm Correspondence (there are plans for Martial Universe—Devouring—The Great Ruler; the outline for Martial Universe has already been completed):

Body Tempering Realm—Sensing Realm (starting stage)

Earthly Yuan, Heavenly Yuan Realm (early, middle, late stages)—Spirit Movement Realm, Spiritual Wheel Realm

(Lesser) Core Formation Realm (lesser and greater completion)—Divine Soul Realm

Shaping, Qi Creation, Creation Realm (lesser and greater mastery)—Heaven Fusion, Heaven Transformation, Heaven Passage Realm (all capable of flying through the air)

Nirvana Realm (nine Yuan in total; only after seven Yuan can one condense the Origin Spirit)—Supreme Lesser Three Tribulations (physical body, spiritual energy, divine soul)

Life, Death Profound Realm (lesser and greater mastery, peak)—First to Sixth Grade Supreme

Revolving Wheel Realm (the Revolving Wheel Realm, where one comprehends reincarnation), Reincarnation Realm—Seventh to Ninth Grade Sovereign

Reincarnation Realm practitioners undergoing the Reincarnation Tribulation (First, Second, and Third Tribulations)—Earthly Sovereign (Lower Rank, Upper Rank, Great Perfection)

Ancestor Realm—Quasi-Heavenly Sovereign

PS: Don't treat the original author's words as gospel. To put it bluntly, for the sake of profit, using the old to promote the new is nothing unusual. Besides, even the original author might not remember their initial settings.

As for Battle Through the Heavens, the author here was one of those ancient fans who rented books to read, so I'll just give a rough explanation. A Dou Di was equivalent to an Earthly Sovereign. If they were on par with the Ancestor Realm, then there would have been no issue with the Extraterritorial Evil Races at all.

In ancient times, there were loads of Dou Dis on the Douqi Continent. The Five Great Ancient Clans combined might not even have had as many as a single continent's worth of Dou Dis. With so many Heavenly Sovereigns, what the hell would there have been to fight? The Extraterritorial Evil Races might as well have surrendered outright.

The Nine Stars of the Dou Saint, with each star marking a whole new world, was almost exactly the same setting as the Nine Grades of Sovereign. The Nine Transformations from Dou Venerate to Dou Saint could be ignored, while the three Half-Saint realms were equivalent to the Sovereign's Lesser Three Tribulations.

Actually, Battle Through the Heavens and The Great Ruler were not all that closely connected. When Potato wrote Battle Through the Heavens, he probably had not thought that far ahead.

So, the realms in Battle Through the Heavens were not easy to match up. Martial Universe and The Great Ruler were written one after another, so their comparisons were much clearer.

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