Flower Blooms in the Other Shore Sky

The Supreme Dao Sect's experts had returned from the Million Mountains empty-handed, having failed to capture the young Qilin.

Now they had the energy to deal with Bai Yunfei.

Previously, when the Supreme Dao Sect had wanted to deal with the Feather Transformation Sect, they had needed to ask the Eighth Forbidden Dao Ancestor of the Demonic Sect to act. This showed just how short-handed the Supreme Dao Sect had been at the time.

But that was no longer a problem, which put Bai Yunfei in grave danger.

"I don't know where Bai Yunfei is. But if even I heard this news, he should have known long ago. I only hope he won't be found by those Dao Ancestors of the Supreme Dao Sect," Lin Jiufeng said worriedly.

Though worried, he had no way to help. He did not know where Bai Yunfei was; if he did, he could have hurried over and offered some assistance.

All Lin Jiufeng could do now was continue comprehending the Great Dao in the Scripture Pavilion, strengthen himself, and wait for Bai Yunfei to return.

The years had suddenly grown late, and time waited for no one.

Ever since learning that the Supreme Dao Sect had the energy to deal with Bai Yunfei, Lin Jiufeng had accelerated his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and summer arrived.

The trees of the Feather Transformation Sect had turned lush and green, a hundred flowers bloomed, and all things brimmed with life.

Before the Scripture Pavilion, a sea of clouds churned and concealed the building.

At the summit of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Jiufeng and the White Fox sat quietly in meditation, cultivating in silence.

The morning glow had faded, and the red sun had just risen. Lin Jiufeng stopped meditating and opened his eyes, gazing gently at the White Fox curled into a ball.

The White Fox cultivated differently from humans. She always curled herself into a ball, drawing in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, allowing it to enter her body and condense into liquid.

After more than a month together, though the White Fox was still unwilling to get close to him, Lin Jiufeng could sense that she had developed a simple trust in him.

At first, whenever Lin Jiufeng finished cultivating, she would certainly stop as well, then swiftly leave and hide where no one could see her.

But now, Lin Jiufeng had finished cultivating while the White Fox continued. That was trust.

Lin Jiufeng did not disturb the White Fox's cultivation. Instead, he looked toward the sea of clouds.

White clouds rolled before his eyes, shrouding the mountains and blocking the sunlight. Today's mist was especially dense; swept by fierce winds, it shifted into countless forms.

"A month has passed. I wonder how Bai Yunfei is doing now." Lin Jiufeng sighed, deeply worried.

A month ago, when he learned that the Supreme Dao Sect's experts had returned from the Million Mountains, he had known that, with the Supreme Dao Sect's vengeful nature, they would certainly go after Bai Yunfei. So for the past month, he had sent his Primordial Spirit from his body every night to gather information.

Yet he had found nothing.

There was no new information about either Bai Yunfei or the Supreme Dao Sect.

This worried Lin Jiufeng greatly, but all he could do was wait.

During this time, Lin Jiufeng had worked extremely hard. By the light of a green lamp and among yellowed scrolls, he had gone sleepless night after night, stabilizing his cultivation at the peak of the Seventh Forbidden Realm until his Dao practice neared perfection.

Yet he had not felt the slightest sign of breaking through to the Eighth Forbidden Realm.

Lin Jiufeng knew this could not be rushed. As he watched the sea of clouds continuously transform beneath the caress of the wind, he gradually lost himself in thought.

The white clouds rolled, becoming fish one moment, giant apes the next, then divine dragons, then savage elephants...

Under Lin Jiufeng's gaze, a breeze suddenly swept in, and the white clouds actually condensed into a flower.

The flower bloomed beautifully. Under the morning sunlight, it seemed to have come from another world.

Lin Jiufeng's eyes lit up, and a line of words appeared before him.

You watched the sea of clouds, activating Heaven-Defying Comprehension and comprehending Flower Blooms in the Other Shore Sky.

This time, Lin Jiufeng entered enlightenment directly. A special Dao Rhyme appeared in his mind. After that flower bloomed, each leaf contained a world; crossing through those worlds would bring one to the Other Shore.

This Dao Rhyme Phenomenon also merged with the Dao Rhyme Phenomena Lin Jiufeng had comprehended before.

Moon Rises Over the Sea, Golden Lotus in the Sea of Suffering, Fish Leaps in the Sea of Time, Flower Blooms in the Other Shore Sky.

These were all the Dao Rhymes Lin Jiufeng had comprehended. There was also the Rain Character Art, but it lacked much offensive power and was not counted among them.

Four great Dao Rhymes, or perhaps the Four Great Phenomena, resonated together within Lin Jiufeng.

At this moment, Lin Jiufeng did not awaken. He continued seeking Enlightenment, combining the four great Dao Rhymes and Four Great Phenomena.

Dao Rhyme circulated around Lin Jiufeng, emanating a mysterious aura that instantly startled the White Fox awake.

The White Fox looked at Lin Jiufeng suspiciously. Discovering that he had entered enlightenment, she did not dare disturb him. She quickly retreated and watched from afar.

Lin Jiufeng sat cross-legged atop the Scripture Pavilion, dressed in white like an immortal. A wondrous magnetic field emanated from his body, drawing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy together in the sea of clouds.

As Lin Jiufeng continued comprehending, the sea of clouds continued changing.

Though it was clearly daytime, a bright moon rose over the sea of clouds, spilling down gentle moonlight.

Under that moonlight, a Golden Lotus bloomed. Then a Big White Crucian Carp leaped from the sea of clouds, Yin Yang in its eyes, carrying up another Other Shore Flower.

The sight was so beautiful it did not seem of the Human World.

The White Fox was utterly entranced. She only felt that the scenes before her were too beautiful.

Yet she had no idea just how powerful these Dao Rhymes and Phenomena would become when layered together.

Only at dusk, when the real moon rose, did Lin Jiufeng awaken.

The sea of clouds dispersed, and the bright moon, Golden Lotus, Big White Crucian Carp, and Other Shore Flower all vanished like flowers reflected in a mirror, like the moon in water.

Only Lin Jiufeng threw back his head and laughed, refreshed and invigorated.

This activation of Heaven-Defying Comprehension had allowed him to comprehend Flower Blooms in the Other Shore Sky. Though he had not crossed the threshold into the Eighth Forbidden Realm, his strength, Dao Rhyme, and Primordial Spirit had all increased dramatically.

Previously, Lin Jiufeng possessed the strength of five hundred dragons and Five Hundred Elephants.

Now it had directly risen to one thousand dragons and one thousand elephants.

The range of his Primordial Spirit had expanded directly to Four Thousand Li.

This level of strength and range of Primordial Spirit had already surpassed the vast majority of Eighth Forbidden Dao Ancestors.

Yet Lin Jiufeng still had not broken through. He remained just that sliver short.

"Were the phenomena in the sea of clouds caused by you?" The White Fox slowly approached, staring at Lin Jiufeng in shock as she asked.

Lin Jiufeng nodded. "I was seeking Enlightenment."

"Those methods... even immortals and gods could not be much greater, could they?" the White Fox murmured.

"Then you underestimate immortals and gods far too much." Lin Jiufeng smiled faintly. He was about to say more when he suddenly sensed terrifying energy fluctuations erupting Four Thousand Li beyond the Feather Transformation Sect.

His Primordial Spirit instantly spread outward, and he saw eight Eighth Forbidden Dao Ancestors encircling and killing Bai Yunfei.

Bai Yunfei was drenched in blood, his face deathly pale and his aura unstable. Fighting one against eight, he retreated toward the Feather Transformation Sect as he fought.

The eight Eighth Forbidden Dao Ancestors pursuing him all wore cold expressions. Their attacks were ruthless, and they coordinated seamlessly. The eight seemed to share one heart, dissolving nearly all of Bai Yunfei's attacks.

Even with the Feather Ascension Scripture, Bai Yunfei could do nothing.

"Bai Yunfei, you cannot escape. Today, you will die."

"Once you die, the Feather Transformation Sect will vanish with you into smoke and dust."

"But rest assured, we will search your soul, obtain the Feather Ascension Scripture, and pass it down."

"Bai Yunfei, you are indeed formidable, but the eight of us brothers have been together since we became disciples. Our hearts have long become one. We have cultivated the Formless Great Law for more than a century; with the eight of us joining forces, even the Ninth Restriction is within reach. Even with the Feather Ascension Scripture, you are nothing special."

"Bai Yunfei, of all people, you should never have offended our Supreme Dao Sect. Before, we had no energy to deal with you, but now that our hands are free, killing you is as easy as crushing an ant."

The eight Dao Ancestors of the Supreme Dao Sect spoke one after another, mocking Bai Yunfei.

Bai Yunfei remained silent and fled toward the Feather Transformation Sect.

His only hope now was to join forces with his senior brother Lin Jiufeng and defeat the enemy.