Duobao Meets Lin Tian: A Quasi-Saint Great Expert All Along

Half a day earlier.

Duobao had left the desert on the eastern border.

Now, he was racing anxiously toward Jin'ao Island, the Interception Sect's cultivation ground.

"I wonder what Master is so anxious to summon us back for?"

"He has sent me voice transmissions several times already."

"From Master's tone, something serious seems to have happened."

Duobao could not help feeling worried.

It was the first time he had seen Master act this way.

Something must have happened to the Interception Sect.

At that thought.

Duobao increased his speed by another tenth!

Whoosh!

Duobao's figure swiftly streaked through the void.

Radiating a powerful presence, he finally arrived at the edge of the Interception Sect's territory.

Duobao gazed at the brilliant golden light rippling over Jin'ao Island.

A trace of nostalgia flashed through his eyes.

"Ah, I've finally arrived."

"I've been away from the Interception Sect for over ten thousand years. I wonder how my fellow disciples are doing?"

Thinking back on the past, Duobao let out a long sigh and looked around.

This was the southernmost point on the outskirts of the Interception Sect's cultivation ground.

It was only a little over a hundred thousand li from the Interception Sect.

Now that he was close to the Interception Sect, Duobao was no longer in a hurry.

This place was unlike the Interception Sect's cultivation ground, where spiritual Qi flowed freely.

The sea lay between them, and here spiritual Qi was scarce and Dao laws had dissipated.

It could hardly be called a good place.

Duobao paused there for a moment.

Taking advantage of the thin spiritual Qi around him.

Duobao quietly took the Buddhist prayer bead from his robes.

His gaze fell on the prayer bead before him.

A trace of helplessness appeared on his face.

"Sigh."

"I wonder if I should bring this bead into the Interception Sect."

"There are many profound principles within it that can quickly improve my strength."

"Cultivating the Interception Sect's immortal arts alone has been painfully slow. Those laws simply don't suit me."

At that thought.

A conflicted look appeared on Duobao's face.

"But this bead contains many Buddhist principles, a path entirely different from the Interception Sect's."

"If I insist on bringing it into the Interception Sect, I'll feel like a thief with a guilty conscience..."

"Even if Master doesn't discover it, my conscience will still trouble me."

"But if I don't bring it in, I won't be able to cultivate the Buddhist principles within it for some time."

"With the Investiture of the Gods Calamity approaching, time is short. If I can't improve my strength, that alone will be a loss."

The more Duobao thought about it, the more distressed he felt.

He wavered over his earlier thoughts, unable to make up his mind.

"Forget it!"

After thinking for a long while, Duobao frowned and gritted his teeth. He promptly made his decision and said,

"I'll keep this prayer bead for now!"

"Once I've met Master, I'll decide what to do!"

"If there's really no other way, I'll confess to Master."

With that thought.

Duobao tucked the prayer bead back into his robes.

He was just about to descend and enter Jin'ao Island.

Suddenly.

His body trembled, and his primordial spirit shook as well.

An inexplicable Buddhist intent came from a mountain peak below.

At the same time.

The prayer bead against his chest also emitted a faint golden light.

And gave off a scorching heat.

Duobao froze.

"Hmm?"

"Spiritual Qi is so scarce here. How could there be such powerful Buddhist intent?"

"And this prayer bead has reacted too."

"Does that mean... there's a Buddhist opportunity here?"

With that thought.

Duobao immediately released a strand of primordial spirit power.

He wanted to search the surrounding area.

But the presence around him was extremely faint and even chaotic.

The spiritual Qi was thin to the extreme as well.

He could only detect a faint trace of Buddhist principles.

A moment later.

That presence vanished in an instant.

If Duobao had not been carrying the prayer bead.

And if Duobao's innate talent had not been treasure hunting.

He could never have sensed that presence.

"I've only just obtained the prayer bead, and now I've encountered this power..."

"Perhaps this is an opportunity for me!"

After that thought flashed through his mind.

Duobao stopped heading onward.

Instead, he descended.

He landed on a small mountain peak where spiritual Qi had run dry and Dao laws had perished.

But when Duobao steadied himself and saw the scene around him.

He could not help being stunned.

Duobao could not sense any unusual spiritual Qi on this small mountain peak.

Even the presence of Buddhist principles from just now had vanished.

If he could not constantly feel the heat coming from the prayer bead.

He would have thought he had sensed it wrong.

"Is there really an opportunity here?"

"It's so barren there aren't even any spiritual plants, much less spiritual Qi."

"How could there possibly be a Dharma treasure in a place like this?"

The desolate sight around him doused the excitement Duobao had originally felt.

His anticipation gradually faded as well.

But Duobao had great confidence in the prayer bead.

Whenever it emitted light, it had surely found something related to Buddhist principles.

So, although Duobao was not particularly interested.

He patiently walked onward.

Before long.

Duobao saw a simple courtyard in the distance.

"Oh?"

"I didn't expect a hermit to live in such a barren place."

"But when I sent out my primordial spirit just now, why didn't I sense this courtyard?"

At that thought.

Duobao's gaze sharpened, and a grave look flashed across his face.

The disdain in his heart gradually faded.

"No."

"Something is wrong here."

"My cultivation has already reached the Quasi-Saint realm."

"Although I'm not as strong as Xuandu or Randeng, my primordial spirit and divine sense are the best among the second-generation disciples when it comes to searching."

"Even I failed to notice this courtyard."

"This courtyard is definitely no ordinary place."

"Its owner must at least be a Peak Quasi-Saint capable of evading the laws of the Heavenly Dao!"

"Only then could he have evaded my search."

At that thought.

Duobao was actually glad he had patiently walked over.

He had not expected.

To encounter a reclusive great expert here.

The courtyard's owner might even be the one who had released that Buddhist intent and caused the strange phenomenon in the prayer bead!

"I happen to have some questions."

"With my status, going to the West without warning would be rather conspicuous."

"I didn't expect to meet one here."

"One who has mastered the way can be my teacher. Perhaps I can ask for guidance on the Western Wondrous Dharma."

Duobao knew.

Any living being who could reach Peak Quasi-Saint.

Was most likely a top-tier innate deity by origin.

A being who had existed since before the creation of heaven and earth.

And had obtained great fortune and great destiny.

Along with astonishing talent and an excellent cultivation method.

Only then could one barely break through to this realm.

In the entire Primordial World, probably only a tiny handful of beings possessed the strength of a Peak Quasi-Saint.

All were supreme mighty figures, unrivaled throughout the ages.

When Duobao entered the Quasi-Saint realm.

He gained an even deeper understanding of just how powerful a Peak Quasi-Saint was.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind.

Duobao strode forward.

He arrived at the courtyard gate.

He was just about to call out a greeting.

But at that moment.

Duobao saw someone in the courtyard.

A handsome young man walked out.

Duobao had originally been a little excited.

But the next moment.

Duobao's eyes widened, and a look of astonishment flashed across them!