Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 767 - 762 Origin Earth 2

Chapter 767: Chapter 762 Origin Earth 2

Lin Xin’s back muscles gradually bulged, becoming taller and thicker.

In the center, a black round hole slowly emerged, emitting wisps of white smoke.

There were even bursts of eerie laughter coming through.

The hole was only the size of a fist, but it seemed to be directly connected to Lin Xin’s body.

He reached back into the black hole, fumbling around.

Hiss...

The Sword of Joy was slowly pulled out by hand, seemingly pulled directly from Lin Xin’s body.

"Hee hee hee hee...."

The air was faintly filled with a strange and enchanting laughter, eerie enough to make even Lin Xin’s scalp tingle.

The world’s origin was still being wildly absorbed by his soul.

The Sword of Joy was also rapidly transitioning from a semi-transparent ethereal state to a solid form.

The sword had a pink body, a ghastly white smiley mask pattern, and a weirdly curved blade at the end.

The hilt even lacked a handguard.

"Is this the Sword of Joy then...?"

At this moment, Lin Xin was also emotional. He had been practicing this swordsmanship for so long and only now, driven by the world’s origin, had he managed to condense the first Sword of Joy.

The Supreme Jiuyue Divine Wind Sword was indeed bizarre and challenging.

With a sweep of his thoughts, he immediately understood the power contained within the Sword of Joy, his expression becoming slightly grave.

"Could it be... this divine skill...?"

"Honored Master."

Lu Li’s voice came from outside.

"Come in."

In Lin Xin’s hand, the Sword of Joy suddenly dispersed, turning into countless red smoke that drilled back into the black hole on his back, disappearing without a trace.

Yet the black hole continued to emit an unending stream of white smoke, which was very bizarre.

Lin Xin did not know if this phenomenon was inevitable after mastering the sword technique; he could only check it later.

Lu Li slowly walked into the Taoist Palace, not even glancing at the large cauldron, and kneeled on one knee directly in front of Lin Xin.

"Disciple has recently had a sensation and would like to enter seclusion for a while."

"For seclusion, just send a message; there’s no need to come and notify me in person. There must be something else, right?"

Looking at his proud disciple, Lin Xin’s expression also softened.

Being undying could enhance cultivation. Lu Li’s talent was simply monstrously terrifying, combined with his attribute-light enhancement.

It hadn’t been long, yet he had already reached the mid-rank of Human Immortal.

Lin Xin couldn’t help but be delighted.

But to break through subsequent realms was no easy task.

Even for Lu Li with his heaven-defying talent, it would still take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to possibly succeed.

This was also because their cultivation technique was a simplified version.

"Yes, Honored Master. Disciple has a request."

Lu Li replied quietly with his head bowed.

"Go on, what is it?" Lin Xin was generally very indulgent with such a beloved disciple.

"Disciple wishes to travel to the Void to hunt Demon Spirits for experience. I hope for your approval!"

Lu Li stated resolutely.

Lin Xin immediately fell silent.

At the Human Immortal Rank, many things could not be concealed, such as the existence of the Void, the location of the Spirit Realm, and the status of the small worlds.

It was natural for Lu Li to know about these.

Lin Xin fell silent for a moment.

"You may, but do not reveal any information about the Spirit Realm. I will not provide you with any support either. You understand, right?"

His expression grew serious as well.

"Understood."

Lu Li nodded.

"Then go."

Lin Xin smiled. The great calamity was imminent; no one could avoid it. Lu Li’s departure was merely him entering the world a bit sooner.

Having refined the Sword of Joy and absorbing all the origin, this world no longer held much value for him, and it was time for him to return to the Spirit Realm.

It was also a good opportunity to test the power of the Sword of Joy in the great calamity and to attempt to advance into the Origin Earth Realm. This time, the absorbed origin was sufficient.

This realm was only in need of enough world origin, which was plentiful; everything else would naturally fall into place afterward.

He was also very excited to see just how powerful the newly achieved Sword of Joy would be.

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As soon as he stepped out of the passageway, Lin Xin heard a message being cautiously transmitted from outside.

"Master, the Jiuqu Immortal Elder has been here for quite some time."

"Jiuqu Elder?"

Lin Xin was somewhat baffled; he actually didn’t have much interaction with Jiuqu, only a slight connection through his teacher from the past.

He wondered what business Jiuqu had with him.

Regardless, since the other party was also a Heavenly Venerable and a friend of his teacher, basic courtesy was necessary.

"Lead the way."

"Yes."

Lin Xin’s attendant quickly transmitted the location and guided Lin Xin.

A moment later, Lin Xin met the long-unseen Jiuqu Immortal Elder in the Grand Spirit Hall of the Spirit Realm.

"Lieshan, my dear nephew, long time no see. You look even more distinguished!"

Jiuqu Immortal Elder stood up with a smile, full of admiration as he examined Lin Xin from head to toe.

He naturally believed in the dragon-snake; Lin Xin, so young and able to break the baseline and step into the Sixth Rank, was absolutely top-notch in both talent and understanding.

Unfortunately... he was just a step behind the dragon-snake.

He felt somewhat helpless in his heart.

At his level of cultivation, there was nothing he couldn’t see through; he had countless disciples and grand-disciples, yet ultimately none could compare to the young man before him.

"Honored Master arrived while I was in closed-door cultivation, making you wait a long time," Lin Xin said with a junior’s salute, smiling.

"No worries, no worries!" the Jiuqu Immortal Elder grinned as he stared at him. Anyone who could break through the ten points of Immortal Light was without exception a top cultivator with astonishing talents in all aspects.

Like that Jiu Se Divine Lord, and that freak from the Buddha Domain.

Finding such a genius who had not yet been claimed was indeed his greatest luck. He wouldn’t mind waiting here for a while; even waiting ten or a hundred years wouldn’t matter.

Lin Xin felt somewhat uneasy under his gaze, and out of puzzlement, he first invited him to sit down and had a Flower Demon maid serve some tea and fruits and vegetables.

All these items were produced and marketed by the Ghost Realm, not available in the outside world.

They even included a Virtual Night Tea Tree, which had been captured and parasitically planted by the Flower Demon King.

It flowered once every ten years, and its leaves could be harvested once each blooming—it was extremely precious.

But at this moment, Jiuqu kept pulling Lin Xin aside, asking him about his situation with a smile plastered all over his face.

Lin Xin didn’t know what scheme the old man was plotting, suddenly coming here for unclear reasons.

The two sat idly chatting for a while before Jiuqu finally could not resist anymore.

"My dear nephew, I have a question to ask you, which might be a bit presumptuous, but if possible, please answer truthfully. May I?"

He looked at Lin Xin full of anticipation, his heart somewhat uneasy before the amount of Immortal Light was confirmed. It had only been a short while, but he could hardly wait anymore.

Lin Xin didn’t know what he wanted to ask, but considering the other was a good friend of his master, he had secretly used the Jade Talisman to inquire with his master Dragon Snake, confirming the identity of Jiuqu Immortal Elder, indeed it was he.

There was nothing he couldn’t speak about, then.

"Please ask, Honored Master. If I know, I will definitely answer."

Jiuqu cleared his throat, coughing several times.

"May I know how many points of Immortal Light did my dear nephew condense when breaking through the fifth rank?"

"Immortal Light points?"

Lin Xin was a bit stunned; he hadn’t expected Jiuqu to ask about this.

He knew the terrifying extent of his two hundred forty-one points of Immortal Light. Thinking about it, revealing that figure seemed too conspicuous.

Better to halve it.

No, halving it would still be extremely formidable among cultivators of the same rank.

After pondering, he decided to reduce it significantly further since attracting attention during a major calamity was not a good thing.

"Ah... it condensed around twenty points."

He answered earnestly.

"Twenty points, not bad, not bad, my dear nephew really has outstanding talents... What!? Twenty points!!?"

Jiuqu suddenly stood up, his mouth wide enough to fit a duck egg.

He stared at Lin Xin dumbfounded, momentarily unable to react, just pointing at him, his fingers trembling.

"Uh..." Lin Xin hadn’t expected such a big reaction and was also a bit stunned.

"Twenty points... isn’t it supposed to be ten..." Jiuqu paced back and forth in front of his chair, struggling to calm down.

It took him a while to slowly recover.

"Twenty points... my dear nephew... you’re not joking, are you?"

His voice trembled.

"Twenty points... is that a lot...?"

Seeing his extreme reaction, Lin Xin too was somewhat confused, and slowly rose from his seat, looking somewhat bewildered.

Jiuqu stared fixedly at him. Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind but ultimately converged into one.

’If only this young man were my disciple, how wonderful that would be! Alas... such a pity...’

He had thought that breaking through to about ten-plus points would already be phenomenal, yet this man was a freak.

To have reached twenty points!

In all of Green Lake Mountain, he would be considered a top genius!

"Could the Elder honor me with a look..."

Jiuqu slowly inhaled deeply and spoke.

"Of course."

Lin Xin nodded. Concealing the actual amount of Immortal Light and only letting a fixed number show was easy for him.

Suddenly, as he stood up, a halo of light appeared at his feet, with twenty white lights continually moving about, very eye-catching.

"It really is twenty points!" Jiuqu was overjoyed, his heart finally settling down.

The Immortal Elder had identified at least ten points of Immortal Light for the Earth Immortal, and finally, they had found one, and it was far beyond their requirements.

"Good! Very good!!" He exclaimed several ’good’s in his excitement.

"Had it not been for a casual mention by your master, I would still be in the dark. So now... now..."

Suddenly, he froze.

They had found the candidate, but what now? What should they do next?

The Great Elder had instructed them to find such an Earth Immortal, but hadn’t specified what to do after finding one.

"If the Honored Master has nothing else, perhaps you could take a stroll in my Ghost Realm."

While Lin Xin’s place was full of powerful and mysterious Dao soldiers, it was not as wealthy or deep-rooted as a Heavenly Venerable could expect, at best just the spellbinding Door of Mysteries and most people must be careful of their identities like Lin Yi, Lin External.

The rest didn’t matter.

The disciples had all been sent into a minor world to pioneer and gather resources, and only about fifteen people were left in the Ghost Realm, which was hardly influenced.

"My dear nephew, may I ask what plans you have next?" Jiuqu thought for a moment and then asked Lin Xin in return.

"Plans?"

Lin Xin pondered for a moment.

"The great calamity is upon us, no one can escape it, but we can strive. Shadow City has attempted to assassinate me and my master multiple times; it’s time to settle the score with them."

At this moment, his eyes also flashed a fierce light.

With the mutated Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads in his possession, facing ordinary Heavenly Immortals wasn’t necessarily a fear for him. The main issue was the consumption of power, but his explosive power could match them.

And now, having silently stepped into the Origin Earth Realm and absorbed so much of the world’s essence, even forming the Joyful Sword,

Lin Xin himself was very much looking forward to what his true combat power could achieve.