Chapter Fifty-Seven: Only Three Steps Away

  Lin Huang's mind was still a bit dazed, and when he returned to the Fallen God Land, for a while, he didn't notice any changes.

  "Welcome the Great Sage."

  Suddenly, the uniform shouting brought Lin Huang back to his senses.

  Xue Linglong and others all kowtowed on the ground, their expressions respectful and reverent.

  Lin's eyebrows rose in surprise, and only then did he notice that he was now on a grand throne in a magnificent hall, with nine levels of stairs beneath him, each one nine feet nine inches high. Below him, Blood Linglong and the others were kneeling in reverence.

  Such changes made Lin Huang somewhat curious, waving his hand, "Who can explain it."

  The voice was flat, yet it had a majesty that made one's heart tremble, and all eyes turned to Xue Linglong.

  Xue Linglong stood up and smiled: "The great saint's majesty illuminates the sky. We sincerely worship you, hoping to be of service to the great saint."

  The words were spoken eloquently, and suddenly, Huā Bǎo jumped out impatiently and shouted loudly: "Lín Huāng, quickly let me swallow this Blood Linglong witch. She goes against your wishes, not allowing anyone to leave. And she forced us to build this temple, look, my hands are all blistered."

  The forest is desolate and cannot be helped, looking at the blood crystal.

  "Great Sage is all-knowing. We are all sincerely surrendering to the Great Sage." Xue Linglong was a bit nervous, but thinking of her goal, she gritted her teeth and honestly told everything she had done in the past few days.

  Xue Linglong won over Wu Kong and several other unwilling descendants of the gods' blood, uniting them together. Their combined strength was enough to intimidate others. She also patted her chest to guarantee that she could make Lin Huang's rewards and punishments clear-cut, using the collected ultimate techniques as rewards for everyone to comprehend. With a mix of intimidation and enticement, she managed to keep everyone from leaving.

  Xue Linglong did this, of course, not because she was really convinced by Lin Huang, but after careful calculation.

  In the battlefield of fallen gods, Lin Huang's existence has already disrupted the balance. No one can be a match for Lin Huang, and the true creation opportunities will ultimately fall into Lin Huang's hands. Rather than leaving, living in Lin Huang's shadow, watching Lin Huang get further and further away, it's better to stay, compromise, and perhaps obtain creation opportunities from Lin Huang's hands.

  The biggest reason why Xue Linglong could persuade Wu Kong and others to stay was that she persuaded Lin Huang to give them the ultimate skills he had collected as a reward for their comprehension.

  If one could really learn from all the strengths of a hundred schools, Xue Linglong and others thought that this was absolutely an opportunity for great creation, a great transformation.

  In short, the main idea of Blood Linglong is that Lin Huang eats meat and they follow up with some soup.

  Such an idea was beyond Lin Huang's expectations, but soon he understood the thoughts of Xue Lingshuang and others, and was quite appreciative. A great man should be able to yield and stretch, and would not be humiliated or bear heavy burdens, how could he reach the peak?

  Of course, if Lin Huang hadn't appeared out of nowhere and swept everything away, people like Xue Lian would not have had a day of humiliation and hardship. They would absolutely be radiant and shine for eternity.

  With a clear understanding of Xue Linglong's intentions, Lin Huang nodded slightly, his voice drifting away, "Alright. As you wish. Xue Linglong, the matter of rewards will be left to you."

  Xue Linglong was overjoyed in her heart and hastily agreed.

  Tianbao was shocked in his heart and shouted: "Lin Huang! Lin Huang, I am the first one to follow you."

  Lin Huang glanced at Xun Bao faintly and said, "The matter of punishment will be left to you."

  Lin Ao's gaze swept across the crowd and he said calmly, "As for other matters, you all discuss and decide among yourselves."

  "Besides the offerings, there are also disciples of the Wheel of Rebirth Temple; find him and bring him back."

  After finishing speaking, Lin Huang waved his hand to dismiss the crowd. If it were someone else who could subdue Tian Jiao, lay down a foundation and grasp great power, they would certainly be ecstatic, but Lin Huang's thoughts were not on this matter.

  He felt a sense of gratitude for the blessings he had received in this sacred place, and Lin's eyes became firm and calm.

  A place of great creation indeed has great creation and great opportunity.

  A brief period of enlightenment for Lin Huang was more valuable than a hundred years of bitter cultivation.

  Witnessed the creation of heaven and earth, the evolution of the six paths, Lin Huang's understanding of earth, water, fire, wind, yin, and yang has been directly elevated, now he has touched the rules, and in terms of his divine body, it is almost fully rounded, as long as he sets down another method, he can immediately fully round.

  At that time, the divine body was fully rounded, controlling the rules of the six paths of earth, water, fire, wind, yin and yang, and after passing through the two calamities of heaven and earth, Lin Huang stood at the peak of the Great Sage.

  Only three steps away from becoming a god.

  "It's not three steps, but two. As long as I set down another method, it will be the enlightenment of the mortal world. Taking the Divine Three Steps and walking out the first step, becoming a god is only two steps away."

  Lin Huang muttered a sentence to himself, neither sad nor happy. Now he finally understood that the last of the three calamities, the human calamity, was about to be overcome.

  Calamity befalls everyone; as long as one is human, he will encounter such calamities.

  If you can't become a god, how can you cut off worldly desires?

  Because of being trapped in worldly affairs, one will ultimately still have to struggle in this world, because as long as one is human, they will fall into the worldly dust, and there's no way to cut off from it.

  This person must be kidnapped at the time of becoming a god, otherwise he can only become a demigod and never have the opportunity to achieve the position of God.

  "The path to divinity is indeed fraught with pitfalls."

  Lin Huang's heart skipped a beat, twice he almost severed his mortal ties, crossed the calamity of humanity, and became a demigod, forever unable to attain godhood. Fortunately, he ultimately stepped over this trap and laid the foundation for becoming a god.

  However, becoming a god is not that simple. Lin Huang knew that even if he enlightened himself in the mortal world, his tribulations would still exist. The three paths of heaven, earth, and man are the heart of holding the Tao, which is even more difficult.

  "Heaven, Earth and Human are the three paths, which also represent the three hearts of Heaven, Earth and Human. The heart of Heaven is carefree and emotionless, the heart of Earth is benevolent and loving, while the human heart is obsessed and maddened by desires. Unfortunately, it's hard to achieve the harmony of the two hearts of Heaven and Earth, so I can only follow the path of being obsessed and maddened by desires like humans?"

  He let out a sigh, and the closer he got to becoming a god, the more Lin Huang realized how difficult it was, difficult, difficult!

  "Humanity has no one to become a god, I absolutely cannot choose. The two paths of heaven and earth, I can only strive for the heavenly heart's elusive and ruthless path. However, in the midst of endless red dust, how can I seek the heavenly heart? Alas, it's hard, hard, hard!"

  In the midst of worldly affairs, one is still human. As long as one is human, one knows that human hearts are unpredictable, so how can one comprehend the heart of heaven and earth?

  "Never mind, never mind. Don't think too much. Take it one step at a time. Hold on to the heavenly heart to prove my way, hold on to the heavenly heart to prove my way."

  Lin Huang's voice gradually became inaudible, his eyes drooped down, and he fell into a quiet contemplation.

  Ten thousand miles away, Xu Qingcheng's clothes fluttered, beautiful and stunning, as if a goddess descended to the world, standing on the peak, pointing at the rivers and mountains.

  "The scene transmitted from the Huatian Mirror was seen by everyone."

  Softly opening his mouth, Xu Qingcheng's gaze turned and fell on the crowd behind him. "His strength has obviously exceeded everyone's expectations. We can only join forces to form a battle array, the God-slaying Array, in order to have a chance."

  "Otherwise, I would end up in a situation like theirs."

  Xu Qingcheng's words had just fallen when someone picked up on them.

  "Not bad, he's already got a reputation. We'll only have a chance if we work together."

  The person who spoke was the Sun God body that stirred up a storm in the preliminary round, called Taiyi Jin. His true identity is the descendant of a certain godly ancestor of the Taiyi Sect and also the descendant of the divine bloodline. In the Taiyi Sect, his status is even higher than Xu Qingcheng's, but he has been cultivating in seclusion, with no fame to speak of.

  "I have already calculated it and found that it is a case of 'group dragon without head', which means great auspiciousness."

  It was Hong Renyi, the peerless genius of the Hong family, who spoke up. His expression was calm and collected as he looked at Xu Qingcheng.

  Xu Qingcheng nodded, "This time, I, Hong Renyi, Tai Yi Jin and Tianjian Hou will form the vanguard. The rest of you disperse to the wing arrays."

  After making meticulous arrangements, Xu Qingcheng sighed, "It's a pity that Feng Dao and the others are unyielding and unwilling to join forces with us, otherwise we would have had a greater chance of winning."

  "It doesn't matter. Let them go and feel the depth."

  Taiyi Jin opened his mouth and said, with a fierce gaze that shocked the heavens, looking far into the distance of ten thousand miles.