The Prodigies War

As Lin Xun contemplated on his new realization, he absentmindedly walked to the dao platform that Alpha Origin had sat on. After eons of being infused with Alpha Origin's dao divinity, this platform had become an extraordinary artifact. Let alone ordinary cultivators, even Immeasurable Eternals could perceive and learn from its unique dao marks when they entered meditation on it.

“Alpha Origin has come and comprehended innumerable innate talents here since so long ago, so he should have already gained a degree of knowledge on the origin of life. How powerful is he now, I wonder...”

After some thought, Lin Xun waved his hand. In front of him, the dao platform left behind by Alpha Origin instantly scattered into ashes.

He then turned and walked away. Having the Boat of Eternity was equal to having access to the Eternity Door at all times, so there was no need to linger around.

......

In that world made of chaos in the Realm of All Mysteries, somewhere deep underground, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out. Starting out low and almost inaudible, it grew louder and louder until it shook the world and caused the chaos qi to tumble.

The black crow perched on a withered tree shuddered. What's gotten into His Lordship again?

Since her master had learned of Lin Xun's arrival at the All-Wonder Dominion, Black Crow had seen him display this abnormal manner more than once.

This time, however, was a bit more drastic than all the previous, because his laughter was so loud that it rattled Black Crow to the point where she had to run her entire cultivation base to not get injured.

“Little Crow, Lin Xun really doesn't let me down. Just wait and see, the day he arrives at the Realm of All Mysteries is the day when I'll be free from this sword seal, hahahaha!” The Alpha Origin Master’s voice reverberated straight to the sky. His laughter shook the region to the point everything turned into a blurry gray.

After being dumbstruck for a moment at what she had just heard, Black Crow grew excited.

......

The Realm of All Spirits, Past Retracing Zone. In that quiet courtyard in Nanke City...

Upon seeing Lin Xun walk out from within the Eternity Door safe and sound, Su Wanjun secretly heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. “How did it go?”

Xia Zhi also looked over at him.

“It went well, I'd say.” After Lin Xun stepped out, the Eternity Door vanished.

“Have a seat and tell us about it.” Su Wanjun pointed to the rattan chairs in the courtyard and sat in one of them herself. Then, she retrieved a gourd of wine and threw it to Lin Xun.

Lin Xun reclined back in a rattan chair and took a sip from the gourd before he recounted his experience inside the Eternity Door without leaving out any details. He called that space within the Eternity Door the ‘Spirit Empowerment World.’

Upon learning that Xia Zhi's previous life, the Eternal Night Divine Emperor, was the human form of an innate talent that had been born in the Spirit Empowerment World, Su Wanjun couldn't help but glance at the girl who was sitting next to Lin Xun.

Even she was shaken, unable to imagine that innate talents could have ‘life.’ However, Xia Zhi's beautiful face was unperturbed, as if she was listening to something that didn't concern her. As a matter of fact, she had long since separated herself from the Eternal Night Divine Emperor and remained uninfluenced by the latter, so naturally, she had little to no feelings about this.

“Alpha Origin’s setup failed, and you no longer have to worry about your innate talent affecting you in the future again. This is excellent,” said Su Wanjun. “But his true form is still alive, and I fear he has already known about what happened in the Spirit Empowerment World.”

Lin Xun nodded. “He definitely has.”

Although what he had come into contact with was only a Will Dharma Form of Alpha Origin, the other party's utter indifference and calmness had left an extremely deep impression.

Lin Xun said softly, “Senior, if there is a higher path than the Eternal path, then from what I've learned, it lies in exploring the nature of life, or rather, we can call it the dao of life.

“And if Alpha Origin wasn't lying about his opinion that the Realm of Myriad Wonders is the Forbidden Zone of Life, then what's hidden in there should be related to the origin of life. As he also said, the Spirit Empowerment World is somewhere in the Realm of Myriad Wonders.”

“The dao of life...” Su Wanjun sank into deep thought. A long while later, she murmured, “If that is the case, did he choose to reincarnate and start over in order to explore this dao as well?”

“Should be.” Lin Xun mused, “Reincarnation is originally a taboo kind of rebirth path that involves the changes and cycle of life. Since Senior Swordsman was able to go into reincarnation and start over at will, it means he has gained insights in the mysteries of the dao of life.”

After a pause, he added, “What's more, his sword seal has imprisoned Alpha Origin, who we know has decent knowledge of the dao of life, to this day. This is proof that his understanding of it should not be inferior to Alpha Origin's.”

“Mhmm...” Su Wanjun suddenly realized something and said, “Taking from what you just said, Young Friend, the Nirvana law in your mastery should be equally not simple... Wait, never mind. This dao of life is too hazy a concept for me. I won't expend effort on it.”

It wasn't that she wasn't interested, but that she knew better than to discuss this topic as it was a core secret of Lin Xun's dao.

However, the man himself clearly did not care as he smiled and said, “I finally understand why my master, the golden cicada, Senior Chen Xi, and the others see me as a variable. Just as you said, it's because of the Nirvana law.”

There was a strange emotion in his gaze. “Nirvana is a power that can rebuild a life and let it metamorphose. Possessing this power is like mastering the methods to get reborn from one's embers like a phoenix, and to break through in the way a pupa breaks out of its cocoon to become a butterfly. What is achieved here is the transformation of life. As such, to those who strive to seek the dao of life, the Nirvana law is extremely miraculous...

“In the end, the core nature of Nirvana lies in the word ‘change,’ for it can reform one’s dao and let one's life metamorphose. And I, who possess this power, naturally become a variable.”

Yes, Lin Xun had completely comprehended the significance of the Nirvana power at this moment and also understood why he was considered the variable. Of the fifty grand daos, only forty-nine were derived from the heavens while one escaped.

A long time ago, when he became the 50th disciple of Fangchun Mountain, his senior brothers and sisters had referred to him as the ‘one’ that had escaped.

When he had mastered the Nirvana mysteries in the Nirvana of Transcendence, this ‘one’ became a variable, a sole variable that shattered every past predecessor and overturned the world's perceptions.

Before this, Lin Xun had never known that the Nirvana principle was related to the dao of life, so he had never understood why he had become a variable. Now that he did, he also recalled many things from the past.

For instance, he remembered how he had used the Nirvana principle to rebuild his disciple Tang Jiang's physical form, bringing her back to life. He had also resurrected his eldest senior brother at the Sea of Fate.

Even the supreme daos of fate, time, of the Five Principles of the Return Dominion, and of fortune could all be fused into the Nirvana dao!

He had never delved into them before, but now that he looked back, he understood that such an incredible power to achieve those miracles was only possible because the Nirvana principle was connected to the dao of life!

Hearing his analysis, Su Wanjun went silent for a while. Finally, she asked, “What’s your thought on the fact that you are the sole variable?”

Lin Xun took a sip of wine and replied, “To tell you the truth, until now, I have always believed that I became this variable by virtue of my own power, and not that being a variable is why I’ve grown so powerful. You ask me what I think about being the sole variable? My answer is actually quite simple: I have never really cared.”

“You don't care?”

“That’s right, I don't.” Lin Xun nodded.

Su Wanjun was a little surprised. She had thought Lin Xun would either feel great pressure or rejoice to be a never-before-existed variable. To think that he had never taken this issue seriously!

“Whether it's the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer or the Nirvana power, to me, they are all part of my path, but they're not what decides its direction.” Lin Xun whispered, “The same goes for my life, I am the master of it. To put it boldly, if the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer and the Nirvana power ever become a liability to my path, I will not hesitate to abandon them.”

Su Wanjun's heart trembled as she commented, “It's truly rare that someone is able to scrutinize their own dao path like you’re doing.”

Lin Xun stretched his limbs and stood up from the rattan chair. “Senior, I'm going to do some meditation.”

Su Wanjun laughed. “Go now.”

......

In his room, Lin Xun sat down cross-legged.

During his confrontation with Alpha Origin in the Spirit Empowerment World, he had used the Nirvana principle to reform the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer entirely. As a result, the innate talent had metamorphosed and he had escaped the dangerous situation.

At the moment, as Lin Xun calmly perceived the changes within himself, he found that the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer had departed from its usual place in his heart meridian and fused with his dao like snow melting into a big body of water.

This meant that from now on, this innate talent was no longer an isolated lane from his path but instead had joined the single unity where his strength, spirit, state of mind, and dao mastery were!

This was the reason why Alpha Origin's Will Dharma Form, despite being in control of the Spirit Empowerment Origin, had suddenly lost influence over the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent in Lin Xun.

“In the past, I achieved ‘all daos become one, all arts become one, and all living things become one’ but my innate talent was never truly integrated into my path. But this experience made it happen. Sure, it was treacherous, but this is what you call a blessing in disguise...”

After the integration of his innate talent, Lin Xun could clearly feel the improvement in his cultivation base!

“I'm almost there, only one step away from reaching the very peak of the Immeasurable Realm. And when I get there, my Eternal path will have reached the ultimate completion...”

At this moment, Lin Xun had a strong premonition. His dao was like a teacup about to be filled. He could already see and feel it—the indication that his aura was approaching perfection!

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