As the Southern Bright Continent underwent upheaval, Lin Chuan's cultivation within the Elders' Altar of the Floating Spirit Domain had also reached its most critical moment. He had awakened from his cultivation state, and ten paces before him, a flawless white jade pendant floated slowly in the air. Clear phantom images of mountains, rivers, and marshes appeared upon it, nine sides in total. It was the Floating Spirit Domain's companion immortal artifact—the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade!
Endless immortal energy surged from it, rippling out in every direction. Its terrifying pressure was like enormous ocean waves, crashing over Lin Chuan again and again, tearing at his flesh and tempering his will. Yet in those blood-red eyes, there was only the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade within reach.
Only ten steps remained. Over the past year, he had spent every moment in arduous cultivation, all for the sake of obtaining the Floating Spirit Domain's companion immortal artifact today. Now that he had truly arrived before this immortal artifact, his excitement was beyond imagining.
At this point, Lin Chuan no longer intended to slowly cultivate his way forward. He was going to charge through the final ten steps in one go and seize the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade.
The Maha Sutra and Buddha's True Scripture circulated simultaneously. Black and white runes intertwined, covering Lin Chuan's body and fully unleashing both his soul power and physical strength, forming a powerful layer of defense.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Chuan stepped forward.
A massive amount of immortal energy slammed into him, continuously tugging at his body, but it was all blocked by the black and white runes. As he took that step, the increased pressure around him failed to break through his defenses, though he could clearly feel the black and white runes being compressed, becoming