Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 378 - 372 Disappointment and Dispersal

Chapter 378: Chapter 372 Disappointment and Dispersal

Should he gather the Origin Embryo that belonged solely to him?

Lin Xin hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided not to try.

Perhaps when he came alone in the future, he would think about it, but with so many people around, and since Yuan Jing was based on one’s own will for extension and perfection, being someone not from this world, if others saw certain secrets deeply hidden within his will, the problem would be serious.

They chatted idly for a while, and finally, Ouyang Fuchang and Zhu Chihuai adjusted themselves and truly began to attempt to condense their Origin Embryos and release them.

The scene was not as earth-shattering as Lin Xin had imagined.

It was only two points of snow-white Spiritual Light that flew out from the foreheads of the two men and then gently fell into the golden Nether River in front of them.

Then there was continued silence.

Time slowly passed, and no one made a sound.

One day went by, then two days, three days... four days... five days... until the eighth day.

Suddenly, two points of Spiritual Light burst out of the water and quickly re-entered the foreheads of the two men, and then all was quiet again.

Soon after, Ouyang Fuchang was the first to open his eyes, followed by Zhu Chihuai.

"Congratulations to the two of you!"

The Second Blue Maiden smiled and offered her congratulations.

"To accept the baptism nurtured with the water of Nether River. We have endured so long without showing, all for gaining stronger potential and further possibilities," Zhu Chihuai said satisfactorily. "Now, I wonder if we can enter the Myriad Laws Hall?"

"Unfortunately, if you truly passed all the grand competitions, entering the Myriad Laws Hall would certainly be possible, but now...." the Hall Spirit shook his head.

"That is truly regrettable."

A true look of regret appeared on Ouyang Fuchang’s face.

Zhu Chihuai, however, did not display a similar expression.

Lin Xin’s lips moved, and he transmitted a few words to him.

Ouyang Fuchang turned his gaze toward him, looked at him, nodded slightly, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

Then the Hall Spirit led everyone to leave from the center of the stone pillar.

She waved her large sleeve, and immediately the cluster of golden flames reappeared, then she was the first to step into it.

Afterward, the others followed one after another.

Although the two men themselves did not qualify to observe the Myriad Laws Hall, the three major sponsors also had the right to enter.

Each sponsor was allowed three people.

Lin Xin gave his spot to Ouyang Fuchang, and another spot was left free, taken by a young man named Wan Xiu sent by another older sister master. Although from beginning to end, Lin Xin never saw where this Wan Xiu actually was; he had never shown up.

Unlike the Nether River, the Myriad Laws Hall was not as Lin Xin imagined, filled with Taoist Intent on various walls.

Instead, it consisted of giant stalagmites rising straight from the ground, covered with large quantities of silver vine leaves.

And on each leaf, there were fine intricate patterns representing Taoist Intent.

"Each of these stalagmites represents a trace left by a terror-inducing existence with astonishing Taoist Intent," the Hall Spirit explained.

"The vines and the leaves wrapped around the stalagmites, each leaf represents a type of Taoist Intent, and none are repeated. If you can comprehend them, you may inspect them on your own."

This place was what Lin Xin had been waiting for.

He had traveled thousands of miles to perfect the Fifth Layer of Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, to comprehend a thousand types of Taoist Intent, to achieve the ultimate Taoist will that belonged solely to himself.

But to his disappointment,

he walked up to a stalagmite, stretched out his hand to touch the surface of the leaf, and found the displayed veins surprisingly simple.

Taoist Intent represents the will of people, but the traces left on the leaves were not a complete inheritance.

"It seems that the masters who left their Taoist Intent here were mostly unwilling to leave anything behind, intentionally keeping something back for themselves."

Lin Xin showed a wry smile.

"That makes sense, no one would want to leave their unique skills in a place for others to view at will, they would always hold something back, just in case."

He walked around the stalagmite a few times, finding most of the Taoist Intent leaves to be incomplete.

"Most of these Taoist Intents are incomplete and cannot satisfy the needs of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique. A true genius might be able to perfect the incomplete Taoist Intent into a complete one, and I should be able to as well, spending decades or even centuries, but the time is just too short now."

He left the stalagmite reluctantly and returned to the entrance.

The sunlight outside the Myriad Laws Hall fell flat on the ground, precisely landing where he stood.

Inside, Ouyang Fuchang and Zhu Chihuai and others were still slowly contemplating, observing, recording, their expressions seemingly enlightened.

"Why did you come out so quickly?" Guan Mingyue was somewhat surprised. He had watched Lin Xin, who had an eerily incredible perceptive ability. Logically, upon entering here, it should have been like finding a treasure, so why had he seemed somewhat disappointed and run out so soon?

Lin Xin shook his head. "There are other reasons... but this place really isn’t quite right for me." What he needed was complete Taoist Intent, not ones filled with traps and incompleteness. Standing here to comprehend might be very fast for ordinary people. But for him, with his terrifying skill perception, succeeding once would allow him to fully master the talent, so it would be faster to directly find other cultivators to spar face-to-face.

As long as he observed the scene and form when the other party deployed their Taoist Intent, he could quickly unravel the mysteries.

But the Taoist Intent here could only be tried out and perfected one by one by himself.

"Since it’s unsuitable... then this old man will not accompany you further," Guan Mingyue said softly. "The Old Lord of Phoenix Perch Mountain has requested the old man’s assistance in concocting a batch of elixirs, so Crown Prince, shall we part ways here?"

"Let’s part ways here, thank you Old Guan for your care and protection along the way," Lin Xin said respectfully with a clasped fist.

"You are too courteous, Your Highness. Just don’t blame me for disturbing your plans," Guan Mingyue laughed.

"Where Guan is coming from is beside the point."

Guan Mingyue had ultimately come to the Sect only to help him establish a foothold, not as an Elder who truly held him dear.

As the new Crown Prince, Lin Xin was valued for his potential, not his current strength.

With his mere Fourth Layer of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, he was far from being regarded highly by those Elder monsters.

What they valued was the key fact that he would inevitably become an Elder Master of Yuan Jing.

After Guan Mingyue left, Lin Xin, along with Lou Xiaofei, Wang Peng, and others, waited outside the Myriad Laws Hall for Ouyang Fuchang to come out.

Ouyang Fuchang and Zhu Chihuai originally did not qualify to enter, but both, one relying on Old Hong Gui and the other by joining Lin Xin, managed to enter the Myriad Laws Hall to enlighten themselves through the influence of the two main hosts.

Besides this reason, another key point was that Lin Xin was waiting for Ming Qing and Ming Yi, the two brothers. He awaited the promise they had mentioned earlier.

This trip to the Daoist Canon at Snow Mountain, hopes pinned on the Myriad Laws Hall did not yield satisfactory results, instead it was the unexpected Nether River Evil God’s fetal core that gave him ample rewards.

It was a case of losing in the east and gaining in the west.

From the outside, the Myriad Laws Hall looked just like an ordinary gray palace, no different from a typical summer retreat.

A few people stood at the entrance, waiting quietly. After a short while, Ming Qing and Ming Yi flew towards them. They did not land in front of Lin Xin but swept past them instead.

Both parties looked straight ahead, entirely fitting the posture of opposing camps.

"Brother Lin, the items will arrive shortly." A voice transmission floated over.

Lin Xin nodded imperceptibly.

After the brothers flew past, a maid soon came hastening over, delivering a package to a follower of the Yuan Dou Demon Sect.

The follower then handed it to Lou Xiaofei, and Lou Xiaofei passed it on to Lin Xin.

"Your Highness."

"Yes, just give it to me."

Lin Xin did not need to look, as a mere sensing of the Secret Technique showed the dense, flame-like red color revealed within the package.

Taking the package and not looking at it, he stored it in his Storage Bag, and then turned to look at the entrance of the Myriad Laws Hall.

There, a beam of golden light slowly descended, revealing the figure of Ouyang Fuchang, who had been inside earlier.

His face bore a deeply regretful expression.

"It’s a pity....it’s a pity..."

"Mr. Ouyang... why a pity?" Lin Xin said as he approached with a smile.

"Crown Prince, call me Yuensui. My name is Fuchang, with the style name Yuensui," Ouyang Fuchang said politely.

"Then you can also directly use my name, my surname is Lin and my given name is Xin."

Lin Xin added as well.

"Very well," Ouyang Fuchang responded with a slight smile. "What I regret is that although this Myriad Laws Hall is named after myriad laws, if one truly stays here to perfect the Taoist arts, it instead seems somewhat counterproductive, like polishing a cage instead of nurturing the bird. After all, life spans are limited, and if one does not break through Yuan Jing, entering here is not very meaningful."

"Brother Yuensui, haven’t you already broken through Yuan Jing? Given that life is greatly extended, why still..." Lin Xin asked, puzzled.

"Brother Lin is unaware." Ouyang Fuchang initially felt some discomfort, but as he formally addressed him as ’Brother Lin’, he truly became closer to Lin Xin. At least in the eyes of others, he now counted as a high-level Elder who Lin Xin had drawn to his side.

"Not long ago, I agreed to a duel at Wan Tong Mountain in Huanghua Gorge, and coming here to condense the fetal core and enter Yuan Jing was to prepare for this battle."

"Brother Yuensui..." Lin Xin was about to say something supportive.

He was immediately interrupted by Ouyang Fuchang.

"Brother Lin, there is no need; I swore an oath years ago to complete this alone, not just as a matter of martial skills. The situation is complicated... hard to fully explain in a few words," he said, his expression gravely shaking his head slightly.

"Alright..." Lin Xin understood, "If Brother Yuensui needs anything, you can contact the Yuan Dou Demon Sect through this object." He produced a Spirit Talisman Token that represented his authority. He had brought a total of three such tokens, also representing his fixed quota of high-level figures he could recruit. It could simultaneously mobilize most of the peripheral forces of the Yuan Dou Demon Sect’s Immortal Demon Alliance.

"Thank you. Should I need it, I certainly won’t hesitate to utilize it!"

Ouyang Fuchang, without reservation, accepted the token representing the Crown Prince’s recruitment, thus putting a full stop to this favor.

His entourage of beautiful wives and concubines also rushed over from not far away.

"Husband~~~~"

A group of cooing beautiful women flung themselves at him.

Lin Xin shook his head and stepped aside, watching as Ouyang Fuchang was helplessly submerged by a sea of women, disappearing from view in the blink of an eye.

"Husband, are you alright?"

"Did you lose any flesh anywhere?"

"As long as the important parts are intact, it’s fine!"

"Husband, it’s been a long time since we last..."

"Husband’s chest muscles are still so charming!"

A group of women, unrestrained in their speech, said anything they dared, causing the others like Wang Peng to blush and feel somewhat embarrassed.

Lin Xin, with a laugh, waved at Ouyang Fuchang and led his group away.

With the Daoist Canon concluded, he still had to continue the plan he had for absorbing Taoist Intent. The time left to him was running short.