Bai Yunfei Breaks Through

Watching the rain and gaining enlightenment, breaking through the shackles that had bound him all this time, and entering the Seventh Realm—Lin Jiufeng had gained immensely from this night.

Golden Lotus in the Sea of Suffering was also a Vision. Like Moon Rises Over the Sea, it was a celebrated fragment of history, etched into the memories of Heaven and Earth.

Yet few could truly comprehend it, let alone unearth it from the immortal treasury of the Primordial Spirit.

It was also thanks to this rain. For Lin Jiufeng, it had come at exactly the right time.

Lin Jiufeng closed his eyes and contemplated the Golden Lotus in the Sea of Suffering.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, stars hung high in the Nine Heavens, the Bitter Sea covered the earth, and at its center stood a single Golden Lotus, bearing Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit.

The Golden Lotus rose from the sea's surface, dewdrops still clinging to its leaves. It was dazzling and brimming with life.

The Bitter Sea symbolized the mortal world, while the Golden Lotus symbolized Lin Jiufeng.

Tonight, his soul was pulsing.

After entering the Seventh Realm, the energy within Lin Jiufeng surged wildly. His former strength of One Hundred Dragons One Hundred Elephants instantly swelled to three hundred dragons and three hundred elephants.

It had not ended yet. It continued to soar.

At that moment, Lin Jiufeng absorbed all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. Like a Black Hole, he devoured every trace of spiritual energy around the Feather Transformation Sect.

The sight left Wen Xinyun and the other two staring at Lin Jiufeng in astonishment.

"What happened?" Yue Dashan looked at Lin Jiufeng worriedly.

"Is Martial Uncle about to break through?" Zhou Tianzi asked in surprise.

"Martial Uncle is already at the Sixth Realm. Wouldn't this breakthrough take him into the Seventh Realm?" Wen Xinyun gazed at Lin Jiufeng with admiration. The Seventh Realm—Lin Jiufeng had broken through so quickly.

One had to know that in her family, reaching the Seventh Realm was already considered quite impressive.

"Keep your voices down. Don't disturb Martial Uncle's breakthrough." Zhou Tianzi immediately pulled the other two away, moving them far from Lin Jiufeng so as not to interrupt him.

Lin Jiufeng remained immersed in his breakthrough.

He had absorbed too much Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. Especially after the rain had fallen, bringing fresh spiritual energy into the world, it was now drawn into his body, where energy boiled and continuously elevated his strength.

Four hundred dragons, four hundred elephants.

Five hundred dragons, five hundred elephants.

Lin Jiufeng's strength rose again and again almost in an instant, only gradually stopping when it reached Five Hundred Dragons Five Hundred Elephants.

This was an outrageously formidable level of power.

The power of his Primordial Spirit also continued to expand, spreading outward.

It passed beyond the Feather Transformation Sect and beyond towering mountain ranges. Everything within the forests and mountains along the way came into his view with perfect clarity.

From several hundred li at first to three thousand li now, the power of Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit rose without limit.

Until, three thousand li away, three elderly men resting and sheltering from the rain discovered the power of Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit.

"Bold of you to spy on us!" One of the old men snorted coldly. Having detected Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit, he struck down with his palm. With a boom, billowing demonic energy erupted, seeking to shatter the power of Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit.

In the corridor of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Jiufeng frowned. He realized these three men were far from ordinary.

Even after breaking through, his Seventh Realm cultivation could not see through these three old men.

"The Eighth Realm!" Lin Jiufeng was inwardly startled. If he could not see through them, they could only be at the Eighth Realm.

Lin Jiufeng swiftly controlled the power of his Primordial Spirit, evading the ferocious palm strike before carefully observing the three men.

They were three old men with snow-white hair, faces covered in brown spots, sagging skin, and an aura of decay emanating from their bodies.

They were three Eighth Realm cultivators whose lifespans were nearing their end.

Lin Jiufeng swiftly reached this conclusion.

But why had three Eighth Realm cultivators at the end of their lives come near the Feather Transformation Sect? Lin Jiufeng wondered.

Just as Lin Jiufeng was puzzled, one of the old men suddenly spoke. "The power of your Primordial Spirit came from within the Feather Transformation Sect. Though it is immense enough to surprise me, it has still not surpassed the Seventh Realm. All the disciples and elders of the Feather Transformation Sect have left. There is only one person with such immense Primordial Spirit power: Bai Yunfei, Sect Master of the Feather Transformation Sect."

Lin Jiufeng watched calmly. This old man had mistaken him for Bai Yunfei?

"Sect Master Bai Yunfei, the three of us brothers come from the Demonic Sect. Several hundred years ago, our names still resounded through the Cultivation World. They called us the Three Sages of Clarity," another old man said in a deep voice.

Lin Jiufeng raised an eyebrow. He knew of the Three Sages of Clarity; he had read about them in books.

The Three Sages of Clarity were triplets, and thus possessed a telepathic connection. They had never separated in their lives. When cultivating, the three of them could accomplish twice the result with half the effort, so all of them had broken through to the Eighth Realm.

Their most glorious days had been three hundred years ago. The three advanced and retreated as one, relying on their telepathic connection. Even when facing four or five Eighth Realm experts, they had never fallen at a disadvantage.

But as they grew older, they gradually vanished from public view and retired into seclusion. Lin Jiufeng had not expected them to appear here.

At that moment, the power of Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit appeared before the Three Sages of Clarity like a great river, vast and surging, gathering into an illusory Lin Jiufeng bathed in starlight. Facing three Eighth Realm cultivators, he showed no fear.

"Three Sages of Clarity, what brings you to my Feather Transformation Sect?" Lin Jiufeng asked.

The Three Sages of Clarity looked at Lin Jiufeng together. The eldest said, "The end of our brothers' lifespans is near. We heard that the Feather Ascension Scripture of the Feather Transformation Sect can extend one's life, so we traveled thousands of miles to beg Sect Master Bai Yunfei to pass the Feather Ascension Scripture on to the three of us. No words can express our gratitude. If there is ever anything you need of us brothers, simply speak."

Lin Jiufeng shook his head directly upon hearing this. "The Feather Ascension Scripture is the foundation of my Feather Transformation Sect, passed down by our founding patriarch. How could it be given to outsiders?"

The eldest of the Three Sages of Clarity was not surprised by Lin Jiufeng's outright refusal. "This time, we brothers came with courtesy first and force second. We do not have much time left. We only wish to prolong our lives and do not wish to fight and kill. But if Sect Master Bai Yunfei refuses to give us the Feather Ascension Scripture, then we brothers can only risk our lives in one final struggle."

Lin Jiufeng frowned. "Are you threatening me?"

"We would not dare. This is simply the truth. In fact, the reason we brothers came here was because someone from the Supreme Dao Sect told us," the eldest continued.

"We brothers stopped involving ourselves in the affairs of the Cultivation World long ago, so there are many things we do not know. The Supreme Dao Sect told us that the Feather Ascension Scripture could extend one's lifespan, so we came," Second said.

"We also know the Supreme Dao Sect wants to kill with a borrowed knife, but we brothers have no other choice. We have little time left and can only stake everything on one last attempt. If Sect Master Bai Yunfei is willing to teach us the Feather Ascension Scripture, then we brothers can also help you withstand the Supreme Dao Sect," Third promised.

The three brothers worked together seamlessly. One played the villain, one played the good man, and the last mediated between them.

Their goal was to coerce Lin Jiufeng into handing over the Feather Ascension Scripture.

Lin Jiufeng frowned. He had no choice but to consider the final desperate gamble of three Eighth Realm cultivators nearing death.

After all, the Feather Transformation Sect did not have a single Eighth Realm cultivator now.

Just as Lin Jiufeng was considering it, an immense pillar of light shot into the sky from the Golden Summit Great Hall of the Feather Transformation Sect.

With a boom, a thick and surging torrent of energy flew over from the direction of the Feather Transformation Sect.

In an instant, that energy descended beside Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit, slowly gathering into a figure suspended in midair.

Like a god descending into the world, it directly crushed the aura of the Three Sages of Clarity.

Lin Jiufeng looked at Bai Yunfei beside him in surprise.

He had broken through.

The Eighth Realm.