Life, Death, Illusion, Annihilation
Of the three people in the mansion, apart from the bald, burly man "Burgess," the other two appeared rather unassuming. 🍫🍫 🐍🎉 However, one middle-aged man stood out; he had long black hair, but his eyebrows were bright red.
"It seems he is Bluefire." Lin Feng thought to himself. Bluefire's distinguishing feature was his crimson eyebrows, and Lin Feng couldn't sense any aura from him, so it was definitely Bluefire.
"Third brother, the two you wanted to see have arrived." The bald, burly man said as he walked over. The red-browed middle-aged man looked at Lin Feng and Beibei, his gaze lingering on Beibei for a moment before he smiled and said, "You two, sit down first."
As he spoke, he pointed to a bench not far ahead.
"Thank you, sir," Lin Feng and Beibei said politely. Then they sat down opposite the red-browed middle-aged man.
"Eldest brother, second brother, you two go ahead and get busy. I want to talk to these two kids alone," said the red-browed middle-aged man.
The bald, burly man and the other middle-aged man, clearly obedient to their third brother, nodded and left first. The red-browed middle-aged man then looked at Lin Feng and Beibei, and smiled, "You can call me Mr. Leilin. You two, what brings you here?"
Lin Feng thought to himself, "As expected," but said aloud, "You must be Qinghuo Leilin, one of the Five Great Kings of the Gebada Plane Prison?"
Upon hearing this, Bluefire raised his crimson eyebrows, glanced at Lin Feng with surprise, and then smiled, "That's right, I am Bluefire. However, not many people know that I am Bluefire. I wonder how you know?"
Lin Feng's direct revelation of Bluefire's identity was not rash; he had already devised a plan.
"More than twenty years ago, my good friend Olivier broke through the dimensional sealing magic array of the Bosha Dam, releasing a large number of Earth Saint Realm and God-level powerhouses. Later, I learned that this seal corresponded to the Qinghuo City of the Gebada Plane Prison."
"And I just heard that you can guide even the strongest Saint Realm experts to break through their bottlenecks. That's something no ordinary expert can do, yet you did it." Lin Feng paused for a moment before continuing, "So I'm guessing that you must be Qinghuo Leilin, the City Lord of Qinghuo City."
"Haha," Bluefire's eyes were full of admiration upon hearing Lin Feng's explanation. "It's truly remarkable that you could deduce my identity from such a small amount of information."
"Oh right, you haven't introduced yourselves yet!" Bluefire looked at Lin Feng and Beibei.
"Bluefire, my boss is Lin Feng, and my name is Beibei," Beibei introduced with a grin.
"You're Lin Feng?" This "Leilin" was quite surprised. Lin Feng nodded and smiled, "Yes, Mr. Leilin, my full name is Lin Feng Baruch."
Mr. Leilin calmed down and laughed loudly, "Haha, so you are Lin Feng, the so-called number one cultivation genius of Yulan. No wonder you have achieved so much at such a young age; you truly deserve that title."
"I dare not accept such praise. There are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people, and I am truly unworthy of this title of number one." Lin Feng said modestly, then changed the subject, "Mr. Leilin, I am here today because of matters related to cultivation."
"Almost everyone who comes to me is interested in cultivation," Leilin grinned. "However, let me be clear: I can only offer some guidance. And I'm only truly proficient in the Fire Elemental Law and Laws of Earth. As for the other elemental laws, I can only say a few words."
Lin Feng smiled.
After reading through Coiling Dragon, Lin Feng wasn't really confused about the cultivation of elemental laws, only about the cultivation of the Four Edicts. The original book described the cultivation of the Four Edicts very little.
Lin Feng's main purpose in coming here was naturally to visit Bluefire, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to ask about the bottleneck in rule-based cultivation. Although Bluefire did not cultivate rule-based techniques, he was, after all, a super strong expert who had cultivated the Fire Elemental Law to near Paragon. By analogy, he should be able to give Lin Feng some guidance on rule-based cultivation.
"Speak," Leilin said with a smile.
Lin Feng then explained his troubling bottleneck, "Mr. Leilin, I have reached the peak of the Lowgod level in cultivating the Life Law and the Laws of Fate, but no matter what I do, I cannot break through to the Midgod level."
"The Life Law and the Laws of Fate?" Bluefire looked at Lin Feng in surprise, and asked in confusion, "I think your current Midgod avatar should be cultivating the Laws of Earth, right? Do you also have two Lowgod avatars that are related to the laws of rules?"
Lin Feng nodded.
"That's rare! You actually have three Divine Clone, two of which are rule-based avatars," Bluefire exclaimed. "Most people are lucky to have two Divine Clone Divine Clone, and three are even rarer. To have two rule-based Divine Clone among these Divine Clone is even more exceptional."
Lin Feng remained calm and did not reveal that he possessed wind and Fire Element Divine Clone. Although Beibei was mischievous, she knew what was important. While she liked Bluefire, whom she was meeting for the first time, she would not reveal Lin Feng's full strength.
"However, since you've reached a bottleneck, I can't help you break through," Leilin said with a smile. "Besides, I'm not proficient in cultivating the Four Edicts, so I'm afraid I can't offer you much guidance."
"You can't help?" Beibei retorted, "Haven't you helped others before?"
Leilin laughed and said, "The rumors are getting more and more outrageous. There's no outsider who can help with this bottleneck; at most, I can offer some pointers."
"Lin Feng, among the seven elemental laws, earth, water, fire, thunder, light, and darkness each contain six profound Mysteries, while the Laws of Wind Elements contains Mysteries," Leilin said with a faint smile.
Lin Feng knew all this, but he didn't interrupt, waiting for Bluefire to continue.
"However, the cultivation of the Four Edicts is quite different from that of the Seven Elemental Laws." Bluefire smiled slightly, "The Four Edicts do not have explicit Mysteries; they rely entirely on the cultivator to explore them on their own."
Up to this point, Bluefire's words were all nonsense, but Lin Feng knew that Bluefire was not so superficial and that there was definitely more to come.
Sure enough, Bluefire changed the subject, saying, "Although the Four Edicts don't have exact Mysteries, they have been roughly categorized through countless years of exploration by cultivators."
"For example, the rules of death that Sovereign death include ' Soul Stripping ' and ' Soul Control' —these are considered ' Mysteries' —while the Laws of Destruction that Sovereign destruction include ' Material Attack ', ' Space Imprisonment ', and ' Void Shattering'— these are considered ' Mysteries '."
"The Life Law you cultivate also contain ' Mysteries ' regarding 'healing' and ' Soul Resurrection ' as far as I know."
"As for the Laws of Fate, I don't understand them very well. Fate has always been an unfathomable thing, even more illusory than the other three major rules. Life, death, and Destruction can be seen, but Fate hovers between them, influencing the birth and death of all beings in the universe and countless planes."
Bluefire truly lived up to his Bluefire. Although he himself did not cultivate the Four Edicts, he summarized Four Edicts in just a few words, which was truly terrifying.
After listening to Bluefire's words, Lin Feng fell into deep thought. Lin Feng had always viewed the Four Edicts separately and had never considered the connection between them. However, after hearing Bluefire's last sentence, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Lin Feng's mind, but it vanished in an instant.
Lin Feng immediately sat down cross-legged, searching for the inspiration that had suddenly flashed into his mind. Lin Feng had a feeling that this inspiration might be the true essence of the Four Edicts.
Beibei was already used to seeing her boss, who had just been talking to Bluefire, now sitting cross-legged in a cultivation posture. But at the same time, she was happy for Lin Feng, as it seemed he had grasped something new.
As for Bluefire, he was somewhat taken aback, his crimson eyebrows twitching, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
Life is born of Fate, ends in death, and shines brightly in Destruction. Life is the proof of miracles, but also the root of everything. Like light, darkness, evil, and justice, including the seven emotions and six desires of humankind: joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, worry, surprise, and fear; desires of will, taste, sight, hearing, smell, and touch. All these exist because of life, and this existence gives meaning to them. It is like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west—so natural, so without the slightest flaw or weakness. If one word could describe it, it would be "mysterious!"
Death exists because of life, is confirmed by Destruction, and arrives because of Fate. In the eyes of all life, it is terrifying and resentful, but also the most just judgment! It is the end of everything, but also the beginning of everything; therefore, another name for death is birth, the beginning and continuation of all life.
"Fate Fate because of life, ends because of death, and is mysterious because of Destruction. If life, death, and Destruction have an end, then Fate will never end. No one knows when Fate was born, no one knows where it comes from, or where it is going. No one has seen it, yet we can feel it. For example, our birth, growing up, everyone we meet, our eventual separation—good friends, lovers, enemies, careers, marriages, and then death. If life is the root of all suffering, then Fate is the sweetener, capable of making everyone lose themselves in the seven emotions and six desires at any time. If one word could describe it, it would be 'both illusory and real!'"
Destruction Destruction proven by life, ends with death, and exists because of Fate. In the eyes of all life, it is terrifying, inescapable, and the most just punishment! It often plays the role of the harshest and most merciless sanction! It often evokes the most domineering saying, "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs!"
"Life, death, Fate, Destruction; birth, death, illusion, and annihilation—these fully explain the rules governing the universe's operation, Sovereign the cycle of life, and even the universe's own annihilation."
"Birth, death, illusion, and extinction—birth, death, illusion, and extinction; from birth to death, from illusion to extinction—together they constitute time!"