Back then, Lin Feng had once left his name on the monument with a physical strength of 300,000 kilograms, earning three extremely rare Phoenix Ascension Immortal Fruits.
The reason Lin Xingyun had delayed breaking through the Vital Energy Realm was not only to build the strongest foundation but also because he wanted the rewards from this Heaven Monument.
When he arrived at the floating island, he saw a gigantic ancient stone monument standing at its center, weathered by countless eras. He walked closer to examine it. One hundred names and their corresponding physical strengths were displayed upon it.
At the tenth position, it read, “Lin Feng, 300,000 kilograms of strength, rewarded three Phoenix Ascension Immortal Fruits.”
Lin Xingyun’s gaze turned cold as he muttered, “To rank tenth on this Ancient Heaven Monument, that beast of a brother is indeed not mediocre.”
The monument was unimaginably ancient, meaning that throughout history, only nine Vital Energy Realm cultivators had surpassed Lin Feng.
At the very top, the first name read, “Ye Wudao, 540,000 kilograms of strength, rewarded with the divine art [Xuanhuang Exquisite Armor].”
“Ye Wudao? What ancient figure is that? 540,000 kilograms?” Lin Xingyun sighed and muttered, “A shame… he stopped right there.”
On the way back to the Lin Clan earlier, he had been devouring and refining power nonstop. Before arriving home, he successfully condensed the sixth Giant Elephant Particle! At that moment, he was aboard the immortal vessel, inside his room, when furious thunder roared from the heavens. But no real lightning descended—it seemed his defiance of the heavens was still not enough. After all, at eighteen years old, he was still only in the Vital Energy Realm.
Now, placing his right palm upon the monument, he waited calmly. A moment later, brilliant light burst forth across the entire Heaven Monument. At the very top, a new line of golden characters slowly formed.
“Lin Xingyun, Vital Energy Realm, physical strength of 600,000 kilograms. Reward: Supreme Celestial…”
The golden words had not even fully appeared when cracks suddenly spread across the monument that had stood unbroken since ancient times.
“Crack—!!”
A deafening explosion followed. The Extreme Dao Ancient Heaven Monument split apart entirely!
Immediately, a hundred multicolored orbs shot out of it, scattering across the ground.
Lin Xingyun looked closely. There were immortal fruits, treasures, and jade slips containing divine arts. It seemed the rewards accumulated over countless generations had all been blasted out at once by him!
Although his eyesight and standards were much higher now, and many items no longer interested him, there were still a few things he couldn’t ignore—like the jade slip of the divine art [Xuanhuang Exquisite Armor].
“Give it all to me!” Lin Xingyun said as he collected everything into his Heaven‑Earth Ring without hesitation.
His gaze was then drawn to the monument’s shattered remains. From within them, a vast white radiance floated toward him. As it neared, its true form slowly emerged—a broken jade sword.
Only a third of its blade remained. Covered in unfathomable inscriptions, simple and unadorned, without even the slightest sharpness… yet it felt like a slumbering ancient beast, containing endless might. Follow the newest chapters on novelping.com.
Lin Xingyun stared at the broken sword, feeling an inexplicable sense of destiny. This weapon must be meant for him.
He extended his hand and grasped the hilt. Instantly, profound memories poured into his mind from the sword.
“This sword is called…”
“The Supreme Celestial Dao Sword.”
“It can devour weapons, treasures, and immortal materials to strengthen itself, restoring its missing body?”
Such a small fragment of memory alone showed how extraordinary this jade sword was.
“Restore its missing body? What must it have been like when whole…” As he was marveling at this, the sky suddenly darkened. He looked up to see clouds swirling above, densely packed, with silver lightning gathering rapidly.
This was nothing like the mere flickering thunder from when he reached 600,000 kilograms. Within a few blinks, thousands of bolts of silver lightning descended upon him.
Even with his many protective treasures, taking a direct hit would be painful.
But just before the lightning struck, a crimson blood light shot out from the restricted area.
“Boom—!!”
That blood light swept across the sky, instantly annihilating the thousands of silver bolts and even dispersing the thunderclouds entirely.
“Hmph! What kind of pathetic heavenly lightning dares show off in my Lin Clan?” a sharp reprimand echoed from the direction of the restricted area.
“Little Xingyun, put that sword away. Don’t use it carelessly.”
“Yes, Fourteenth Ancestor,” Lin Xingyun replied. He knew she had saved him.
He was about to store the Supreme Celestial Dao Sword, but the moment he willed it, the sword turned into a streak of white light and merged into his dantian. He quickly checked internally to find the sword quietly floating at his unopened Spirit Sea.
He instantly understood—it would coexist with him from now on, growing with him.
He no longer worried.
“This was only the Vital Energy Realm’s Extreme Dao Ancient Heaven Monument. After reaching its peak, I received this kind of reward.”
“It’s said each higher realm has its own Extreme Dao Ancient Heaven Monument.” This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.
“They’re scattered across the Immortal Domain, some in the hands of great powers, others long lost.”
“I wonder… what sort of treasures lie within the monuments of higher realms…”
His curiosity surged. Now he was absolutely certain—each realm had to be cultivated to its absolute limit.
With no one around and Fourteenth Ancestor watching over him from afar, he sat down cross-legged and began breaking through to the Spirit Sea Realm.
As he focused inward, countless halos of Dao rhythm and innate purple qi appeared again. His [Innate Dao Embryo] activated fully, giving him instant, perfect comprehension of the Spirit Sea Realm.
Inside his body of 600,000 kilograms strength, the roars of dragons and tigers echoed. Surging blood essence erupted alongside the six Giant Elephant Particles, transforming into a colossal manifestation of dragon and tiger 30 meters tall above his head.
“This little brat… causing such a commotion just for a breakthrough into the Vital Energy Realm. His foundation is terrifyingly deep. Clearly, his ambitions are huge,” Lin Rong praised from afar.
She also transmitted a warning to the Lin Clan experts heading toward the island—do not interfere.
A moment later, all the surging blood essence was absorbed back into his body. A golden phantom of a Spirit Sea rapidly formed in his dantian.
At some unknown moment, the fragmentary remains of the Ancient Heaven Monument faded away into the world. The monument that had stood since untold ages was finally destroyed by Lin Xingyun. But its mission had ended anyway.
“Clang—!!”
A crisp sound rang out from within him. Golden radiance exploded as his Spirit Sea took full shape.
But he didn’t stop. While absorbing the waves of blood essence, the power from the six Giant Elephant Particles, and the surrounding spiritual qi, he expanded his Spirit Sea further and further.
Spirit Sea Realm early stage. Spirit Sea Realm late stage.
With the strongest foundation and the [Innate Dao Embryo], he encountered absolutely no bottlenecks. Ultimately, he reached Spirit Sea Realm perfection—solid, flawless, without a trace of instability.
“Hoo…” Lin Xingyun exhaled a long breath. He stood up and stretched, his joints letting out rumbling cracks that felt immensely satisfying.
He felt his strength had increased dozens of times compared to before.
“To leap an entire major realm and reach perfection right after breaking through… so this is the benefit of cultivating every realm to the extreme.”
He suddenly felt a strange surge of confidence. If he were to meet Xiao Chen again now, he should be able to crush him head-on.
Just as he was preparing to leave, he heard a startled cry from nearby.