Chapter Eleven: The Third Secret Warehouse

  Taiyang Island, the main island of Zhongnan Daochang.

  Xiong Renjie and Chunqiu Wang stood facing each other, the situation somewhat out of control.

  "I'll say it again. Lin Feng is extremely dangerous, he has already forced his way into the Tianyi Temple and seized the Tianyi Secret Art. Now that he's infiltrated the Zhongnan Sect, he's seeking resources to achieve divine body. We must find him immediately."

  Chun Qiu Wang spoke word by word, his voice cold and menacing, as if he wanted to behead the heroic man in front of him.

  "I understand what the King of Spring and Autumn means. But Zhongnan Daochang is not Buxiantai, we have the ability to resist any enemy." The heroic man slowly opened his mouth, "Please go back, this matter will be handled by Zhongnan Daochang itself."

  "You summon me and I come, you wave your hand and I go. What do you think I am?!"

  The Duke of Spring and Autumn's forehead throbbed with rage, he detested these disciples from the great sects, each one thinking they were above the heavens, self-righteous, clearly just a lowly Marquis yet thinking they could sit on equal terms with him, truly ignorant of their own mortality.

  "Chunqiu Wang has thought too much. Cooperating with the law enforcement department is everyone's obligation, and we have already informed the law enforcement department as required. I hope Chunqiu Wang can understand that Zhongnan Daochang can defend its own territory, and no one, even a saint, should think about acting wildly in Zhongnan Daochang."

  Xiong Renjie's tone was very tough, not giving an inch. "The Twelve Secret Libraries are the lifeline of Zhongnan School, and it is absolutely impossible to open them to outsiders. So, please leave, Spring Autumn King. Of course, if we catch Lin Huang, we will hand him over to the Law Enforcement Department."

  "Are you looking for trouble?"

  The King of Spring and Autumn was thoroughly enraged, the majesty of a king would not tolerate provocation, nor did he make any gestures, but a shocking pressure that shook heaven and earth suddenly came, oppressing heaven and earth.

  Under the vast sky, there is no land that does not belong to the king; by the borders of this land, there are none who are not the king's subjects.

  As long as one cannot rival Heaven in loftiness and Earth in breadth, then under the majesty of a king, one can only submit, submit!

  This is the majesty of a strong king, if it's not enough to subdue all people under heaven, how can he be called a king.

  The king's majesty was overwhelming, and the people in the great hall all murmured in unison, unable to stand up straight under the pressure of the King of Spring and Autumn.

  "Spring Autumn King! You've overstepped, this is the Zhennan Daochang, not your Enforcement Department!" The heroic man's angry roar was accompanied by a flash of light in his hand, and a divine sword appeared, nine feet nine inches long. One side of the blade was engraved with the twelve floating islands of the Zhennan Daochang, while the other side was engraved with seventy-two divine spirit images. Not made of gold or wood, it emitted an immortal golden glow. With a light stroke, a million rays of light dispersed, driving away the Spring Autumn King's oppressive aura.

  "Zhōngnán Shén Jiàn." Spring and Autumn Wang's pupils contracted, and he reined in his aura.

  "Not bad. When the Master left, he specially left behind the Zhennan Divine Sword to suppress the Dao field, and also had the Twelve Heavenly God Arrays to support him. Even if a saint came, I could still fight one battle. So, King of Spring and Autumn, please go back."

  Xiong Renjie was not arrogant or humble, although he had made a big mistake. As Xiong Renjie said, with the Zhennan divine sword in hand and the protection of the Twelve Heavenly Gods Array, even if a saint came to attack, he could still fight back.

  "Alright, it seems we overthought this. Let's go!"

  Chunqiu Wang snorted, although there was some exaggeration in Xiongren Jie's words, Chunqiu Wang also knew that with the Zhongnan Divine Sword in hand and the support of the Twelve Heavenly God Arrays, Xiongren Jie's combat strength wouldn't be much weaker than his.

  Seeing Wang and his party leave, Huang Renjie's face sank, "Still no sign of Second Young Master and the infiltrator?"

  "No. Perhaps it's really like what Spring Autumn Wang said, they are in the Twelve Secret Vaults?"

  Xiong Ren Jie shook his head, "How is that possible? According to what Chun Qiu Wang said, Lin Huang may have achieved the Saint position, but he hasn't completed the Six Paths Unity, and can only bully Bu Tian Ge, how could he possibly sneak into the Twelve Secret Libraries?"

  "Master Brother, don't forget. Second Master Brother may have fallen into Lin Huang's hands, and Second Master Brother has the authority of the 12th Secret Vault."

  The heroic man took a deep breath, nodded, "You're right, let's go take a look at the Twelfth Secret Vault. Tell the other brothers to guard the entrance well, not even a fly is allowed to fly out."

  On the other hand, Chunqiu Wang and his party, who were descending the mountain in a huff, were also engaged in conversation.

  "Spring and Autumn King, is this how we're going back?"

  "Wait, we'll wait at the foot of the mountain." Spring Autumn King's voice was somewhat weak, and he let out a bitter laugh. "That little scoundrel may be arrogant, but after all, the Tian Nan sect is still that person's school. If they can catch Lin Huang naturally, it would be best. But if they can't catch him, and we're not there, they'll inevitably be blamed by that person, so let's wait."

  Second Master gazed weakly at the commotion through the water mirror, watching as Hong Renjie brandished the Zhongnan Divine Sword and stormed towards the Twelfth Secret Vault. He could only sigh bitterly, his heart aching as he watched Lin Huang emerge from the Furnace of Heaven and Earth.

  "Finally, Shen Ti Xiao has become small."

  A loud, hearty laugh burst forth, followed by deep breaths, feeling the robustness of his divine body. His soul, which had originally been incompatible with his physical body, now had the support of a small divine body and finally perfectly merged with his flesh, unleashing tremendous power with every move, as a saint-level powerful soul finally truly unleashed its abilities.

  It was as if in the blink of an eye, Lin could see the rules that governed this world everywhere, erasing all life and vitality. It seemed that with just a thought, he could collapse these rules and completely erase everything.

  But Lin Huang knew it was just an illusion, because he still lacked the means to control the rules.

  One body, three calamities, six paths, and now Lin Huang was only one step away from controlling all six paths.

  "If all goes as expected, from the third secret vault onwards, it should be the closed quarters of the successive ancestors of the Zhongnan School, where the Taoist rhythm is naturally formed, leaving behind the supreme law and Tao, which will surely enable me to control the six paths and fill up my accumulation."

  The Six Paths encompass the rules of heaven and earth; the ultimate goal of cultivating the Six Paths is to control the rules.

  Even if Lin Huang is already a true saint at this moment, to control the rules, he still needs to start from the six paths, step by step, comprehend, absorb, and turn them into his own foundation. His previous accumulation had almost nothing left after achieving the unity of three calamities, now he must learn from all ways to go further.

  The closed place of the ancestors of Zhongnan Daochang is the best source of accumulation for Lin Huang.

  At this moment, Lin Huang's strength increased greatly, truly grasping the power belonging to the Holy Rank. With just one glance, the divine array on the third secret library automatically collapsed and disintegrated, opening up before Lin Huang.

  The second brother hesitated for a moment before immediately following behind and entering the third secret chamber.

  Just as Lin Huang guessed, from the third secret library to the first secret library are closed places that only the elders of Zhongnan Daochang can enter. They have all kinds of mysteries and leave behind the methods and ways of the ancestors of past generations, which are the supreme treasure houses for any cultivator.

  The third secret repository is different from the previous ones, with a dazzling array of treasures and a kaleidoscope of colors. The entire third secret repository is very simple, just an ordinary stone cave divided into six stone chambers.

  Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Yin, Yang.

  "It's indeed worthy of being a holy land, with a profound foundation."

  Lin Huang exclaimed in admiration, with his perception, he could feel that these six seemingly simple and unadorned stone chambers actually contained the mighty power of heaven and earth, absorbing the five elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and yin-yang, pure and without any impurities. Each stone chamber corresponded to one of the Six Dao Rules.

  "Little one, go take a look at the fire room. This is also your chance." Lin Huang said with a hint, and stepped into the first stone chamber.

  What's going on!

  Upon entering the stone chamber, three ancient and simple characters came into view, as if a sudden enlightenment had struck, making one pause in awe.

  Lin Huang's mind flashed with countless thoughts, and he couldn't help but want to sit cross-legged on the ground, thinking deeply and grasping the profound meaning. But soon Lin Huang reacted and forcibly broke free from the epiphany of those three words, his expression changing. "So strong. To actually seal the purest Earth Rule in just three words, this kind of power is probably only possessed by a True God."

  Lin Huang carefully examined the stone room with a sigh of admiration.

  However, the nine-foot square stone room was barely enough for one person to turn around, and in the middle of it was a meditation mat. Lin Huang seemed to see countless predecessors of the Zhongnan Mountains sitting on the meditation mat, facing the wall and contemplating the three-character mantra on the wall.

  Apart from the three-character wall with the supreme earth god's charm, the other two walls have axe marks, sword marks, and fist prints of all kinds.

  Lin's eyebrows furrowed, and he looked carefully, suddenly the sword marks printed on the wall burst into a million rays of light, a fierce sword, rising from the nine abysses, buried in the blue sky.

  "Enduring without movement is like the great earth, receiving my one sword thrust into the dark sky."

  Lin Huang's expression didn't change, his palm was placed in front of him, and with a "ding" sound, the sword shadow dissipated. On Lin Huang's palm also remained a blood stain, the golden-colored fresh blood had just dripped down, but as if at the same time, it flowed back into the wound.

  This is Lin Huang's body after his minor completion of the Unyielding Body, with no leakage of breath or blood.

  Although the blood didn't fall, the wound on his palm did not heal immediately. Lin Huang could feel a kind of sword intent that was suppressing the wound, and as soon as he moved, it would erupt with a single sword strike into the blue sky.

  Lin Aru savored the sword's intent, gained some insight, and then suddenly thought of erasing that sword intent, and the wound slowly healed.

  "Will the sword's intent be immortal? It is also a figure who has become a saint." Only after crossing the two calamities of heaven and earth, achieving sainthood, and making one's soul immortal can one leave behind a single sword scar that, even after thousands of years, can still kill an enemy with a single sword.

  "Unfortunately, most of them are just mediocre. It's really disappointing." Lin Huang sighed and turned to face the wall, but only that one sword mark remained, still exuding an immortal sword intent. The other fist prints, axe marks, and palm prints were also full of spiritual energy, but they didn't have any immortal connotations, ultimately falling short and not meeting Lin Huang's standards.

  Having turned one side of the wall, he had just turned to the other side, and with a punch and a palm, he burst out.

  "The power of the earth, with great virtue to carry all things!"

  "When you turn over the sky, it becomes the earth!"

  One punch shook out, as if holding a piece of land in the palm of one's hand, a world that encompassed heaven and earth, heavy like the earth.

  One palm turns the sky over, reversing heaven and earth; turning the sky over is just like turning the earth.

  "Good, good, good! This is the heroic spirit that our generation should have! With a palm facing down as the earth and a palm facing up as the sky. One fist grasps the ground, one palm flips the sky!" Lin Huang laughed loudly, feeling extremely pleased, and didn't resist at all.

  One punch shattered his shoulder, one palm print collapsed his chest.

  Lin Huang subtly comprehended, with his body and mind, the divine path of these two ancestors of Zhongnan Daochang.

  After a long time, Lin Huang finally let out a soft sigh, his eyes shining brightly as he gazed at the three walls of the stone room. "It's really a pity that I can't take these three walls away with me too."

  Lin Huang let out a sigh and gazed into the distance, as if seeing through the layers of divine arrays and stone walls to the figures of Hong Lian and others hurrying towards the twelfth secret repository.

  Lowering his head, Lin Aran silently exited the stone chamber, and with a turn of his footsteps, he had already entered the next stone chamber.