After sensing the changes in the Immortal Falling Secret Realm, Lin Zhantian's feelings were incredibly complicated.
When he had first heard Su Ming say that his son, Lin Qi, would contaminate spiritual energy, he wouldn't have believed it even if he'd been beaten to death.
In all the thousands of years from ancient times to the present, no one had ever been able to do such a thing. As far as he knew, not even the Sinister Worms could contaminate spiritual energy.
But now, the facts were right in front of him. No matter how unwilling he was to believe them, he had no choice.
And when he thought of how he'd foolishly brought Lin Qi to the Immortal Falling Secret Realm for treatment, regret washed over him.
Not only had he failed to save Lin Qi, he had also caused the Immortal Falling Secret Realm to fall. A sense of guilt rose within him.
"Just kill me! This is all my fault!"
Lin Zhantian's eyes had lost all their light. They held nothing but utter despair.
He wanted to atone with his death, so he could reunite with Lin Qi in the afterlife.
Hearing this, anger appeared on Su Ming's face.
"You want to die? You think dying will make everything go away?"
"Don't worry, I won't let you die. I'll extract your soul and imprison you here forever, so you can watch with your own eyes what path the people of Green Prefecture will be forced down because of your mistake."
Hearing this, a trace of fear appeared on Lin Zhantian's face.
He would rather die than endure such torment every day. Watching his own mistake with his own eyes would be worse than being killed.
He had spent his entire life fighting for the future of the Human Race, hoping to find them a way forward in this era overrun by Sinister Worms.
And now, because of him, he had personally destroyed the Human Race's path. For Lin Zhantian, there could be no more unbearable punishment.
Su Ming imprisoned Lin Zhantian's soul on Sword Mountain, then left the Immortal Falling Secret Realm with Ye Chuxue and the others.
The realm had already been contaminated, and there was no changing that. Fang Jingchun thought they should return to Sword Pavilion first and tell the Pavilion Master.
Su Ming had no objections. He followed Fang Jingchun and boarded a Spirit Boat bound for You Prefecture.
It would take a month for the Spirit Boat to reach You Prefecture. Su Ming had to wait until the fifteenth day after leaving Green Prefecture before the Simulator's cooldown ended.
After reaching the Spirit Transmutation Stage, the Simulator's cooldown had increased from fifteen days to thirty.
"Begin simulation!"
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[Random talent draw in progress]
[Congratulations! You obtained the Orange Talent: Devilish Dao Sacred Body!]
[Devilish Dao Sacred Body: Your comprehension of cultivation techniques for demonic cultivators is naturally 200% faster; your cultivation speed is 200% faster; your divine abilities receive a 100% bonus.]
[Half a month later, the three of you returned to Sword Pavilion. Fang Jingchun hurried off to see the Pavilion Master, while Lin Tian stopped you.]
["Little Junior Brother, Little Junior Brother! What's going on? Why did Sixth Senior Brother come back too?"]
[In Lin Tian's mind, Fang Jingchun rarely returned to Sword Pavilion. Every time he did, it was because something especially important had happened.]
[You briefly explained how the Immortal Falling Secret Realm had fallen, but Lin Tian's reaction was unexpectedly intense.]
["What? The Immortal Falling Secret Realm was contaminated? How could that possibly happen?"]
[You weren't surprised by Lin Tian's reaction. Contamination of spiritual energy had never happened before.]
[Lin Tian also realized how serious the situation was. He turned and ran toward the place where the Sword Pavilion Master was.]
[You and Ye Chuxue hurried after him, and soon arrived at the main hall of Sword Pavilion.]
[Inside the hall, neither Fang Jingchun nor the Sword Pavilion Master looked pleased.]
["Little Junior Brother, you're here!"]
[You nodded at Fang Jingchun, then looked toward the Pavilion Master.]
["Pavilion Master, are there any secret realms like the Immortal Falling Secret Realm in You Prefecture?"]
[You deliberately acted as though you didn't know about the Blood Demon Secret Realm, wanting to see the Sword Pavilion Master's reaction.]
[At your question, Lin Tian and Fang Jingchun both looked toward the Sword Pavilion Master.]
[They knew there was a Blood Demon Secret Realm in You Prefecture, of course. But that realm was extremely unusual, and couldn't be used unless they had no other choice.]
[Inside the hall, the Sword Pavilion Master took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes without speaking.]
[The hall fell terrifyingly silent. You could even hear everyone's breathing.]
[After a long while, the Sword Pavilion Master slowly opened his eyes.]
["There is!"]
["There's a Blood Demon Secret Realm in You Prefecture that you can use to break through and cultivate for the time being."]
[As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tian was about to ask a question.]
["Pavilion Master, but..."]
[Before Lin Tian could finish, Fang Jingchun raised a hand and cut him off.]
["Lin Tian, the Pavilion Master must have his reasons for doing this. We don't need to concern ourselves with anything else."]
[Lin Tian looked as if he wanted to speak, but couldn't. In the end, he let out a long sigh and said nothing more.]
[The Sword Pavilion Master looked at you, then told Fang Jingchun and the others to leave first. He began explaining what made the Blood Demon Secret Realm so unusual.]
[After explaining everything, the Sword Pavilion Master gave you a long, deep look.]
["Su Ming, I underestimated your talent. I never thought your Concealment Technique could fool even me. Is your Spirit Transmutation Stage late-stage cultivation really your true level...?"]
[Faced with the Sword Pavilion Master's question, you chose to remain silent.]
[You tried to change the subject.]
["Pavilion Master, do you know anything about the Great Void Sword?"]
[You thought of how you'd been targeted by a Mahayana Cultivator because of the Great Void Sword.]
[You knew the Great Void Sword couldn't be as simple as it seemed.]
[At your question, the Sword Pavilion Master furrowed his brows, as if recalling something.]
["The Great Void Sword... No, it should be called the Immortal Sword of Great Void!"]
["It was the most powerful immortal sword of ancient times!"]
["Unfortunately, no one knows how it was broken into nine pieces. They say that if you gain the recognition of all nine Great Void Sword fragments, you can restore it to the Immortal Sword of Great Void."]
["And legend has it that the Immortal Sword of Great Void contains an Immortal Destiny—a chance for someone to become an immortal!"]
[After hearing the Sword Pavilion Master's explanation, you were stunned.]
[At last, you understood why Chu Wudi had kept pursuing you, and why he was so determined to obtain the Great Void Sword.]
[At the same time, the Sword Pavilion Master noticed your reaction and asked,]
["Did you obtain the Great Void Sword from the Immortal Falling Secret Realm?"]
[You didn't hide it. You took out the Great Void Sword, which had already fused three times.]
[Some time ago, when you imprisoned Lin Zhantian on Sword Mountain, you had taken the Great Void Sword as well.]
[You hadn't wanted to fuse the fragments directly into the Great Void Sword, but they seemed to attract one another. As soon as they drew near, they fused automatically.]
[Even the Great Void Sword fragments you received after the simulation ended had done the same.]
[Now that they had fused again, you knew Chu Wudi would come after you sooner. You just didn't know how much sooner.]
["You actually had such an opportunity? You collected four pieces of the Great Void Sword?"]
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