"Jiang Yuandao once said those words too..." The illusory glow around White Lotus flickered slightly as she murmured, seeming to speak to herself while also answering Lin Chuan's question.
Clearly, Lin Chuan's words had stirred White Lotus's distant memories, causing this famed demon ancestor to lose herself briefly. But it lasted only an instant before White Lotus recovered and gazed at Lin Chuan. "Alright, I agree to your request!"
"Good. Let me adjust my condition, then we'll begin!" Lin Chuan said softly. Without another word, he sat down cross-legged and began cultivating the Maha Sutra.
He had nothing to hide. When Qingguo and Qingcheng of Thousand Mountain Valley had used Twin Phoenix Soul Kill against him before, the unique runes of the Maha Sutra had appeared on his body. Though the light had been dim and the moment brief, so that Northern Dipper and Chen Feiyu standing nearby had failed to see them clearly, Lin Chuan knew that someone at the demon ancestor's level certainly could not have missed them. After all, this was her territory.
Seven-colored light flowed back, and the phantom formed by the Clear Void Seven Hearts Lamp entered Lin Chuan's chest and vanished. At the same time, Demon Ancestor White Lotus's figure turned into specks of starlight and disappeared from the underground space.
At that moment, Lin Chuan was the only one left beside the pool, adjusting his condition. They all knew that this upcoming breakthrough would be an immense trial for him. If he succeeded, he would become the only eighth-turn cultivator in the cultivation world. If he failed, he would become fertilizer for Jinglan Ancient Lake, forever denied rebirth.
Just as Lin Chuan entered cultivation, a considerable commotion erupted at the Inheritance Altar outside. The reason was simple: humans had successively opened inheritances belonging