Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 782 - 777: Pursuit 1

Chapter 782: Chapter 777: Pursuit 1

Watching Lin Xin gradually walk away, Bai Shou shook his head slightly.

Although he felt some regret that he hadn’t been able to discern the other’s identity and make an acquaintance, such things ultimately depend on fate.

However, Bai Qingjue’s cheeks were still flushed with embarrassment.

She had thought about approaching Lin Xin earlier to have him follow her Bai Family’s path, but looking back, if she had spoken those words earlier, it would have been truly embarrassing.

"Eldest young master, who was that just now...?" asked an elderly guardian of the Bai Family in a low voice.

"A fellow traveler, with a significant background, that’s all," said Bai Shou, keeping a calm exterior but feeling regretful inside.

This eminent figure could perhaps only be approached by the high-level ancestors of their Bai Family; those of the younger generation like themselves shouldn’t entertain such thoughts.

Glancing at his sister Bai Qingjue, he suddenly remembered her walking out of the flying battleship with that man and felt a flicker of curiosity.

Bai Qingjue saw the look in her brother’s eyes and understood what he was thinking; she slightly shook her head.

"It was just a casual conversation, don’t think too much about it."

"All right," he sighed.

"Looking at his age and demeanor, he is very young, I envy him..."

In this world, innate talent ultimately determines whether most people can climb the ladder of success.

For someone like him with ordinary talent, to cultivate for a lifetime and reach the Nascent Soul Realm would already be considered remarkable. In the innumerable worlds of the Void, there are countless such individuals.

Unless one encounters a tremendously lucky opportunity, one should never dream of standing out in the field of cultivation.

That’s why Bai Shou had made a decided effort to give up fully dedicating himself to cultivation and instead chose the path of networking.

Although his sister Bai Qingjue is much better off than him, being able to reach the Nascent Soul Realm before a thousand years old is already quite good. But by that time, she would be approaching the lifespan limit of the Golden Core Stage.

As for her, now only fifteen years old, what she needs to consider is whether she can reach the Golden Core Realm in the future. Fifteen years old, for a cultivator, is just like being newly born.

The resources of the Bai Family aren’t to be squandered carelessly. Without demonstrating talent and ability, no matter how well-connected one is, resources should not be wasted.

As for those who have the potential to achieve the Fifth Rank in their lifetime, they are absolute treasures within any family.

"This is the world, this is the disparity..." Bai Shou sighed again.

The rest had complicated expressions and remained silent, but whether they communicated through transmitted thoughts was unclear.

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The enormous Star Gate stood silently in the Void.

It was eighty-eight Spirit Miles high and thirty-three Spirit Miles wide, with a volume so immense it was comparable to a small world.

The Star Gate was blue-black, encircled by a thin metallic frame.

Inside the central gate, a churning tumult of darkness prevailed.

Suspended above the gate sat a figure with the head of a horse and the body of a human dressed in white robes, radiating a gentle, auspicious light. This evenly distributed the Primordial Spirit Holy Light over the entire area around the Star Gate, covering all potentially vulnerable spots from sudden attacks.

The huge Star Gate had only a small gap of less than a hundred meters at the corners, heavily guarded by armored Taoist soldiers and surrounded layer upon layer by formations, forming a passage for the extremely few privileged classes to travel through.

Accompanied by a black-armored commander, Lin Xin boarded a dark, sword-shaped flying battleship.

"Farewell to Elder Lieshan."

It so happened that the headquarters here was one of the core clansmen within the Feng Family. Lin Xin had good relations with the Feng Family, and after a brief chat, he found out they were practically one of his own, which made the atmosphere even more relaxed.

"Feng Huai hasn’t returned yet, but when he does, send him my regards," Lin Xin instructed at last.

"Your junior understands!" The one at the headquarters, only at the Nascent Soul Stage, faced someone of Lin Xin’s Earth Immortal stature with the utmost respect, not daring to be negligent.

The Star Gate Port was guarded by only one Earth Immortal, and as for the Heavenly Venerable who guarded the Star Gate, they were an entity not accessible to common cultivators.

To occasionally speak a few words to such a figure was considered immensely fortunate. More often than not, they remained silent for decades. In the time he had been appointed, the one time he truly had a conversation was rare.

The Earth Immortal currently overseeing the place had just gone out. When normally seen, he was haughty and dismissive.

In comparison, this Realm Master of the Dragon Serpent Realm, Daoist Lieshan was much more amiable. Being able to speak more with him, and to leave some impression in his mind, would provide some comfort when he eventually retired from his position.

The governor knew what Lin Xin was thinking. This was the world of ordinary cultivators.

Lacking in talent, they could only pursue during their limited lifetimes the things they wanted.

Then, as they aged, they would marry, have children, take over the family business, teach their children, then slowly enjoy life and gradually grow old...

This was the life of an ordinary cultivator, which, aside from their cultivation levels, was not much different from that of mortals.

Lin Xin himself knew that cultivators like him, who had the chance to climb to the very peaks, were exceedingly rare; their lives were like parallel lines that never intersected that of ordinary people.

If there ever came a day when he reached the end of his road, perhaps he, too, would stop and quietly enjoy life.

Unfortunately...

He could never see the coming of that day...

Bowing to the meditating Heavenly Venerable in the sky above, Lin Xin stood in the pilot cabin of the flying battleship, silently staring at the broad glass window ahead, lost in his thoughts.

"Find my foolish sister, then settle the karma with Red Leaf..."

The devastation had reached a shocking level; Lin Xin felt within his body a wonderful transformation, akin to a snake sloughing its skin.

The Mortal Realm no longer bound him, and if he wished, without even using his cultivation, a simple gesture from him could shatter the Void and enter other Heavenly Realms or the Abyss.

This state was one he had never heard of nor seen in any scriptures.

It was in the archives of Green Lake Mountain that he had once seen a biography that mentioned such a division.

The fastest tiers in the world are in three ranks, all broadly referred to as Void Speed by that predecessor.

The first Void Speed is the speed of light, which can blink across hundreds of thousands of meters.

The second Void Speed is thought-speed, which metaphorically spans infinite distances in a thought. In reality, it refers to blinking across a hundred Spirit Miles, which equates to blinking five million meters.

The third Void Speed is darkness speed, using the distance between life and death to describe this speed. This realm level has already reached the degree of affecting space-time.

Once one reaches this speed, time warps around them, allowing them to see the past. It was rumoured that the Future Buddha achieved this level in his time.

Hence, he dominated the cosmos, unmatched.

At this moment, with a terrifying damage output of 310,000 points, Lin Xin distinctly felt a sense of extreme lightness.

"Such theoretical speed is unattainable even for Heavenly Venerable, perhaps only a Taoist Ancestor at a higher level could possibly reach it."

Lin Xin felt emotional internally.

"Now, my own strength has reached an indescribable level under the surge of attribute points. The damage multiplied by over threefold also means that my own power and speed have simultaneously increased threefold."

"In other words, while I might not surpass Xing Pengfei in all-out strength, I am swiftly approaching. Without unlocking his full power, he’s no match for me in his normal state."

Lin Xin mentally compared himself with the Shadow Demon Great Sage.

He approximately understood what level he was at.

Even without using the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, he was already at the level of a Candle Earth Immortal.

Hum.....

The flying battleship slowly sailed into the dark expanse of the Star Gate Port, accompanied by a large group of escort ships.

Lin Xin stood with his hands behind his back in the cockpit, in front of him sat three monks in charge of piloting the flying battleship, all at Golden Core Cultivation.

Next to him stood Nascent Soul armored soldiers clothed in black armor, merging into the surrounding darkness.

And over a thousand subservient, obedient little water sprites gifted by the Taoist monks.

These water sprite servants, captured en masse from several small realms after being overrun by the Heavenly Alliance, had clear roles and were part of many enslaved races.

To strategically counter the onslaught of the Void Demon Spirits, the Heavenly Alliance rapidly expanded its influence, consolidating and breaking through numerous races in the surrounding areas, finally connecting them to form a huge circle.

The water sprite race, with its billions of people, was one among those who were conquered and enslaved.

These little creatures, who were identical in appearance to human children, excelled in learning and various ordinary skills. They were very popular as servants.

"Master, lunch is prepared," said a water sprite who came up behind Lin Xin, bowing.

"Not in a hurry," Lin Xin said, gazing out the window ahead into the endless blackness.

The flying battleship moved slowly through this darkness, the surrounding silence eerie, as if enveloped in a huge ball of black mud.

About several minutes later.

Boom!!

A muffled sound erupted, and the flying battleship shook violently.

Suddenly, a vast expanse of golden flames appeared before them

It was a massive golden fireball—an entire star!

The flying battleship had just emerged, moving slowly towards the star.

Surrounding it was a long strip of silver-white metallic railings, encasing the flying battleship perfectly in the center.

Several giant beings, hundreds of meters in size and clad in black metallic armor, actively approached it, grabbed the flying battleship with their hands, and pulled it towards another side.

’Welcome to the Ninth Star Soul Realm.’

A soft, cold female voice slowly resounded inside the flying battleship.

"Respected Star Chanting Saint Son, your Escort Army has already arrived here ahead of schedule. Do you need them to come and greet you?"

That female voice was clearly a liaison from the Soul Sect.

"Escort Army?"

Lin Xin was startled. What exactly did the Chanting Star Cult want to do?

They had inexplicably given him the identity of a Saint Son, and that too, of the highest rank, the First Saint Son.

And now there was this Escort Army.

"No need to notify them, I’ll head directly to Sun Soul Mountain. Let the rest of the ships return as well," Lin Xin replied.

He didn’t have time to interact much with the Chanting Star Cult, even leaving the Blood Dragon Dao soldiers at the Star Gate Port and not bringing them along.

First, he would quickly reach Sun Soul Mountain and find out about his foolish sister.

"Understood, initiating pathway traction with the dragon corpse."

The female voice slowly tapered off into silence.

"Second short-distance jump, beginning..."

Hum!!

The flying battleship, hoisted by a giant on its shoulder, suddenly hurled forward.

It shot out like a sharp arrow, flying towards the direction of Sun Soul Mountain.

As the rest of the escort ships finally all emerged through the Star Gate, they were stunned to witness this scene—their main vessel they were supposed to guard had just bolted forward.

Only after a notification from the Soul Sect’s female voice did they reluctantly turn and return to base.