In the vastness of heaven and earth, Lin Xun continued moving forward. Compared to before, he had become more vigilant, retracting his aura and traveling like a mirage fleeting through the void.

He thought that, with his current skills, it was not a problem to avoid the senses of cultivators of the same stage. However, reality often strayed from one’s expectations.

To be exact, many of the old monsters in Spirit Martial World were masters of genius secret arts and techniques that could pick up on Lin Xun’s energy and penetrate his concealment. Furthermore, when they found out he was alone, dangers occurred accordingly.

As the black-clad woman had said, this world had no lack of ruthless, unscrupulous savages. The higher their cultivation level was, the more mercilessly they behaved, and lone wolves like Lin Xun were often marked as prey by such characters.

Whether it was for the sake of wealth or submission, battles and bloodshed were staged relentlessly in Spirit Martial World.

All of this was why the black-clad woman and company had formed an alliance, and why they had hoped to get Lin Xun to join them. In a world of nothing but Eternals, banding up was the only way to live as long as possible. There was strength in numbers, as they said.

In less than an hour from the first ambush, another group had attacked Lin Xun. This time, the opponents were five Creation Eternals, two at the peak stage level and three at the advanced stage.

He had sensed their presence and attempted to give a wide berth, which was in turn seen as a sign of cowardice and weakness. As a result, a battle broke out.

These five Creation experts were obviously battle-hardened and had developed great teamwork. The moment the fight started, they first deployed a Divine Rank law to cover the area so that the noises wouldn't draw more opponents.

Immediately following that, the two peak Creation experts charged at Lin Xun with their strongest skills, wasting no breath on words during the whole process. Meanwhile, the other three swept to the sides to prevent him from escaping.

They coordinated seamlessly. At any other time, this would undoubtedly be a perfect hunting operation that allowed them to capture the prey in a matter of moments. Unfortunately, it was Lin Xun that they chose this time. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

The other party wanted to take him down in seconds, while he similarly did not want to waste any time here, so he started by dispatching four dao bodies at once, and executed his most powerful attacks.

Sure enough, the winner was decided in a flash. The two peak Creation experts were directly suppressed and stuffed like clutched chickens into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron before they could react.

The three advanced Creation experts, in their guarding positions, knew that it was bad and were just about to withdraw when Lin Xun's three dao bodies rushed over to intercept them. With three heavy bangs, they were also suppressed.

During the suppression, one of them asked indignantly, “Since you are so strong, why feign evasion to lure us out when you sensed us?”

The Green Wood Dao Body patiently replied, “I was in a hurry and wanted to avoid a fight. Can't blame me when it's you guys who were adamant to seek death, right?”

The answer made the asker want to vomit blood. Not waiting for him to speak again, Lin Xun imprisoned him. He never had the mercy to spare for this kind of opponent. Rushing up to kill him without a word, they deserved to be served to the Five Principle Laws of the Return Dominion!

Fortunately, although there were a lot of savages in Spirit Martial World, the majority of them were very cautious. The black-clad woman’s group, for example, was no doubt the smartest among them.

As he continued on, Lin Xun was detected by many, but most chose to give up after trying to chase after him. For one, his speed was too fast, and for another, before they dared not risk going all out without grasping a clear idea of his depths.

Of course, some were like the five who had been suppressed by Lin Xun earlier. They insisted on going after him and all ended up in a tragic situation.

After six hours of traveling like this, Lin Xun had imprisoned nineteen of them. Fifteen were at the Law Transcendence Realm, and four were at the Creation Realm.

In the outside world, they were all dominant lords who called all the shots of a region. Even in this Spirit Martial World, they could live well for very long, so long as they didn't set foot into the central zone.

Unfortunately, their fate was decided the moment they launched themselves at Lin Xun.

Over there at the front should be the central zone... Lin Xun looked far ahead.

The distant land was filled with thick and surging great dao energy. From the Sea of Fate in the sky, bursts of blinding-white light cascaded down, bathing the mountains and rivers in a mysterious and ancient sacred atmosphere.

Those bursts of white light, known as Dao Fate Power, possessed unimaginable power and offered great benefit to the cultivation of Immeasurable Eternals. It was also the reason why they said only by being in the central zone could one compete over a Great Dao Fate Lotus.

Only in the center zone could cultivators perceive and refine Dao Fate Power, and when it was time to compete for a spot, they could rely on the Dao Fate Power they had absorbed to rush directly into the Sea of Fate!

On the other hand, if one had not absorbed enough Dao Fate Power, the vast sea would drown them the moment they approached, resulting in utter death.

It was worth noting that while Dao Fate Power seemed abundant in the center zone, sprinkling like a never-ending drizzle, the amount each cultivator received was actually limited. The reason was that in order to safely enter the Sea of Fate, a cultivator needed at least a hundred thousand pounds of Dao Fate Power!

Once refined, a hundred thousand pounds of Dao Fate Power would condense into a Dao Fate Orb, which would emit the energy needed to withstand the Sea of Fate’s power, allowing the cultivator to enter the sea and fight for the Great Dao Fate Lotus.

Lin Xun only paused to look for a moment before he directly swept toward the central zone, heading in the southwestern part where Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain was located.

According to the black-clad woman, members of big forces like the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect had long since occupied and taken control over the central zone. Anyone who trespassed would be treated as an enemy and killed on sight.

Over the years, there was no shortage of people trying to get in, but every single one had been executed without exception. That was why to this day, Eternals like the black-clad woman could only wander around the periphery.

Lin Xun had also learned another important piece of information: Those who had been killed for breaking into the central zone, in almost every case, had been exposed while refining Dao Fate Power.

It was easy to speculate the reason. Since the amount of Dao Fate Power was limited, many powerful experts had already captured the entirety of it with their spirit senses. Therefore, when they detected an abnormal decrease of it in an area, it was clear that someone was in that area.

This certainly created a dilemma. In order to seize the opportunity to fight for a spot on the Great Dao Fate Lotus, one must refine Dao Fate Power. However, doing this would lead to being discovered by those big factions.

This was like a dead end, and because of this, almost no one was willing to enter the central zone during these years despite it being extremely vast and easily snuck into at any time.

This likewise could have been tricky for Lin Xun. Fortunately, his goal this time was not Dao Fate Power, but instead Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain, so he didn’t have to worry about this matter for the time being.

Swish!

As he flickered through the void between teleportation sessions, he felt the cascades of Dao Fate Power hanging from the Sea of Fate and was endlessly tempted.

Who wouldn’t be? This power was too divine, containing a hint of enigmas related to the dao of fate...

It reminded Lin Xun of Xia Zhi. Since she mastered the power of fate, what kind of miracle would happen if she was to cultivate here?

He then shook off the distracting thoughts and continued forward. Along the way, he sighted magnificent mountains and rivers stretching and undulating. Dao Fate Power floated in the air, at times like drizzles, other times like white fog that rolled on across the vastness of heaven and earth.

Unlike in the peripheral zone, Lin Xun hadn’t encountered a single figure since entering the central zone. However, he regularly sensed Dao Fate Power in the air being pulled toward different directions as if manipulated by an invisible hand. Obviously, that was someone drawing and refining it.

By observing this phenomenon, he was able to determine where someone was cultivating, thus avoiding them ahead of time. As a result, his journey was easy and without any danger.

Roughly four hours later, Lin Xun stopped. In the extremely distant horizon, Dao Fate Power was surging towards the same place like thousands of streams returning to the source.

It was a divine mountain range. Violet in color, majestic and lofty, with peaks that were placed close together and looked like plump lotus leaves holding up the sky.

Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain!

A bright gleam flashed in the depths of Lin Xun’s eyes, but just as quickly, he noticed something unusual. As the white tides of Dao Fate Power surged towards Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain, they would stop a hundred thousand feet away where they simply vanished.

Clearly, something was intercepting the Dao Fate Power that was pouring into the mountain from around. It consequently created an empty zone in the surroundings, leaving the residents of Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain with only the Dao Fate Power coming from the sky to absorb.

Lin Xun instantly understood. Some people had encircled the entire mountain range and refined Dao Fate Power right where they were! In this way, the cultivators on Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain would only get a pitiful amount.

Aren’t you arrogant... Lin Xun’s eyes glinted.

He didn’t even need to guess; the culprits belonged to the Shaman Sect, the Zen Sect, and the twelve Eternal Divine Clans! From the blatant manner they had Lotus Leaf Sacred Mountain barricaded, one could imagine how stifling and frustrating the situation was for the members of Origin Sect, Spirit Sect, and Fangchun Mountain.