The Great Powers Gather at Everlasting Heaven

Three days later.

The Northern Region was thrown into complete turmoil.

The leaders of the great powers from the three regions had gathered at Everlasting Heaven, all arriving with fierce momentum, determined to seek revenge against those who had returned from Everlasting Heaven.

In fact, if not for Everlasting Heaven's barrier standing in their way, they would have already charged into Everlasting Heaven and captured everyone within alive!

At this point, whether the returnees were truly the murderers of their successors no longer seemed important.

Even if the returnees were not responsible, they still had to die!

Since their successors had failed to obtain Everlasting Heaven Venerable's inheritance, no one else could dream of obtaining it either!

"Whoever returns from Everlasting Heaven must be buried alongside my son!"

Wang Wuji, head of the Wang Family in the Northern Region, wore an incomparably gloomy expression as he stared fixedly at Everlasting Heaven's exit and spoke coldly.

"Long Aotian of my Ancestral Dragon's Nest possessed peerless talent, enough to sweep through the younger generation of the three regions! There must be something suspicious about his death. I must have an explanation!"

The Ancestral Dragon King of the Ancestral Dragon's Nest radiated killing intent, his eyes blood-red as he spoke in a low voice.

"Though the Buddhist Son of my Mount Sumeru generation had an impure Buddhist heart, he was still, on the whole, a good man! Moreover, with his talent, who among the three regions' young geniuses could kill him? How could Everlasting Heaven possibly let him fall? Someone must have used despicable means to murder Sanzang!!"

"Once that person comes out, I will surely convert him and ensure that he can never reincarnate for all eternity!"

A Buddhist expert from the Western Desert shouted.

"..." Such voices rang out everywhere beyond Everlasting Heaven.

One could imagine the cruel situation the surviving geniuses within Everlasting Heaven would face upon returning.

Among the major forces were also the Jiang Family led by Jiang Wuhui and the Heavenly Demon Sect led by Lian Nishang.

However, neither had revealed that Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang were still alive. They remained quietly among the crowd, pretending that they too had come seeking vengeance because their own geniuses had been slain.

At this moment, within the Everlasting Heaven Secret Realm.

The blood-red barrier had shattered, and Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang had already finished cultivating.

Because the Undying Medicine's power was simply too immense, this cultivation session had actually lasted three full days before ending.

By now, both had put their clothes back on and were looking at each other, the atmosphere somewhat delicate.

"Ling Shuang, I didn't know the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit couldn't be consumed directly..."

Jiang Xuan looked at Leng Lingshuang, whose cheeks were faintly flushed, scratched his head, and wore an awkward expression.

How could he have known that part of the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit's power had to be removed before it could be consumed?

"It's fine. I was already yours anyway."

Compared to Jiang Xuan's embarrassment, Leng Lingshuang appeared even more unrestrained. Though her cheeks were flushed, her heart was incomparably calm.

She smiled as she looked at Jiang Xuan, gently gathered her hair, her eyes soft as water, and said:

"Actually, consuming the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit directly produces even better results. For example, both our cultivations have made considerable breakthroughs."

"Indeed."

Jiang Xuan nodded lightly upon hearing this, expressing his agreement.

Just as Leng Lingshuang had said, his cultivation had now reached the Dragon Transformation Realm Eighth Heaven, breaking through four levels in a row!

This was an enormous improvement, even equivalent to a hundred years of bitter cultivation for ordinary geniuses!

Even those monstrous prodigies would need at least ten years of arduous cultivation to break through four levels in the Dragon Transformation Realm without external assistance!

Yet Jiang Xuan had done it in merely three days.

"Now, the two of us are enough to roam freely among the younger generation of the Northern Region, Eastern Wilderness, and Western Desert. No one can stop us."

Leng Lingshuang said with a smile.

After three days of cultivation, her own cultivation had reached the terrifying Ninth Heaven of Dragon Transformation, and she had even touched upon the threshold of the Great Power Realm!

"Yes. In that case, this cultivation method can be considered a shortcut!"

Jiang Xuan grinned.

To Jiang Xuan, this cultivation method was truly something he could savor endlessly.

"What now? Should we return?"

Jiang Xuan asked again.

"We probably can't return right now."

Leng Lingshuang shook her head with a bitter smile upon hearing this.

"Hm? What do you mean?"

Jiang Xuan froze, not understanding what Leng Lingshuang meant.

"Use your Dual Pupils to look outside Everlasting Heaven." Leng Lingshuang sighed softly.

"Hm?"

At her words, Chaotic Divine Light flickered within Jiang Xuan's eyes. His gaze passed through the secret realm, through Everlasting Heaven, and looked beyond it.

"Fuck!"

The instant he saw the scene outside Everlasting Heaven, Jiang Xuan was jolted, his heart violently shaking.

Outside Everlasting Heaven stood a dense mass of people, every one of them glaring furiously toward Everlasting Heaven's interior, seemingly ready to storm in at any moment!

Among them were Jiang Wuhui, many Jiang Family elders, and even Jiang Ruochen, the Jiang Family's Ninth Ancestor.

However, their expressions concealed grave solemnity.

"So... the major powers have come to seek revenge for their successors?"

Jiang Xuan quickly understood what had happened outside.

"That's right. If we go out now, we'll die. Even your ancestor may not be able to protect us..."

Leng Lingshuang's expression also became solemn. She sighed and spoke softly.

"Doesn't that mean we've already reached a dead end?"

Jiang Xuan's heart abruptly sank upon hearing this.

He trusted Leng Lingshuang's words completely.

Since even Leng Lingshuang said the Ninth Ancestor could not protect them, there truly seemed to be nothing they could do.

"No, it's not a dead end."

Jiang Xuan opened the system panel and glanced at his 21,650 Emotion Points. At once, he saw hope.

More than twenty thousand Emotion Points were already enough to create an identity and resolve the current predicament.

The greatest problem now was that more than five full days remained until he could next use the background editing opportunity.

That meant that for these five days, Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang had no way of leaving Everlasting Heaven.

But after giving it another thought, Jiang Xuan realized something.

Spending five days with Leng Lingshuang did not seem so bad.

"Ling Shuang, do you believe me?"

Jiang Xuan suddenly looked at Leng Lingshuang and asked.

"Of course! No matter what you want to do, I'll believe in you and support you unconditionally!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Leng Lingshuang answered Jiang Xuan.

"Mm." Jiang Xuan nodded and continued, "Ling Shuang, the situation is just as you said. If we go out, we may very well face a dead end, but that's only temporary."

"Five days from now, everything can be resolved."

"So, let's remain in Everlasting Heaven for another five days. After five days, I'll take you out!"

"I believe you!" Leng Lingshuang nodded.

As long as she could be with Jiang Xuan, Leng Lingshuang felt that everything would be fine.

Even if it meant standing atop the absolute peak, even if it meant revenge, none of it seemed all that important anymore, so long as Jiang Xuan could remain by her side forever...

After all, the original reason she had grown stronger in her previous life was to see Xuan Jiang again.

"Five days isn't long. To cultivators like us, it passes in the flick of a finger."

Leng Lingshuang smiled faintly at Jiang Xuan as she spoke.

"Indeed. Over these five days, I want to properly comprehend the Longevity Emperor Scripture and the Secret of Zhe. As for raising my cultivation, there's no need to rush for now."

Jiang Xuan said with a smile.

"Me too. Raising one's cultivation too quickly has both benefits and drawbacks. It may leave one's foundation unstable, so sometimes one must settle down and temper oneself properly."

Leng Lingshuang nodded in agreement.

But if she were cultivating with Jiang Xuan and breaking through realms together with him, she could afford to care a little less about such things.

After all, for a supreme genius like her, one blessed with world-shaking talent, such problems could all be resolved later.

"Let's cultivate."

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, took out Everlasting Heaven Venerable's Longevity Emperor Scripture and Secret of Zhe, turned both into memories within his mind, and began comprehending them seriously.

"Spend three thousand Emotion Points to enter a state of enlightenment!"

After browsing through the Longevity Emperor Scripture and Secret of Zhe once, Jiang Xuan murmured inwardly.

The next second, his entire being abruptly entered an unfathomable state of enlightenment.

The scripture passages that had seemed obscure and difficult to understand before now became incomparably simple and clear to him.

One minute later.

An indescribably profound aura had already begun emanating from around Jiang Xuan.

That aura was the sign that he had entered the Longevity Emperor Scripture.

Two minutes later, pure white light suddenly blossomed from his body, appearing incomparably sacred, as if it were cleansing Jiang Xuan.

That was the radiance of the Secret of Zhe.

Once the Secret of Zhe was cultivated to great completion, a single drop of blood could bring rebirth, and any injury could recover instantly. It was utterly monstrous.

"What? He comprehended an Imperial Scripture and the Secret of Zhe, one of the Ancient Nine Secrets, in such a short time?"

At this moment, even Leng Lingshuang, who had seen countless geniuses and monstrous prodigies, was deeply shaken by Jiang Xuan's performance.

Such talent was simply unprecedented throughout eternity, perhaps even more terrifying than those sanctimonious Immortal Emperors of the Immortal Realm!

Perhaps only that legendary Heavenly Emperor could compare to him?

Could such terrifying talent truly exist in this world?

Leng Lingshuang could not calm her heart for a long time. While she was happy for Jiang Xuan, she was also incomparably shocked.

[Shock Points +999!]

[Shock Points +999!]

[Shock Points +999!]

At this moment, Jiang Xuan, immersed in cultivation, heard the system notifications ringing in his mind, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

It seemed his approach had been correct!

First, he used Emotion Points in exchange for an opportunity to enter enlightenment. Then he made Leng Lingshuang feel shocked, and finally recovered the Emotion Points.

This round had earned him a free enlightenment opportunity!

No, Jiang Xuan is so formidable in this life. If I don't cultivate diligently, Jiang Xuan may really surpass me...

After her brief shock, this thought rose in Leng Lingshuang's heart. She immediately sat down cross-legged and began cultivating.

In an instant, dark-red demonic energy enveloped her body. The Other Shore Flower mark between her brows bloomed with dazzling red light, while the phantom of a Divine Phoenix emerged above her head.

The surrounding spiritual energy surged toward her, and her aura gradually strengthened at a rate visible to the naked eye!