Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

Lying comfortably on the southern mountain, with a green lamp and yellow scroll, day after day, I finally reached a breakthrough.

One day, I suddenly transmigrated into another world, begrudgingly stepping onto the cultivation path. After stumbling for a hundred years, just as I was about to die of old age, my innate enlightenment awakened, and I began my journey of seeking the Dao, willing to die as long as I gained insight by morning.

Years passed, and after countless realizations, I finally reached the realm of the so-called peerless expert—the Ninth Forbidden Realm.

Looking back at the past, Lin Jiufeng couldn't help but sigh.

"The Ninth Forbidden Realm is about immersing oneself in the Dao, with every action and movement embodying the Dao." Lin Jiufeng carefully pondered the profoundness of the Ninth Forbidden Realm, and reached this conclusion.

The Dao he comprehended, once entering the Ninth Forbidden Realm, transformed into beautiful seas, each representing a different Dao.

One Dao is one sea.

Lin Jiufeng harbored countless seas in his heart, which is why he never followed the trends.

The first person to sense Lin Jiufeng's breakthrough was Bai Yunfei. Excited, he flew over and landed at the Scripture Vault. Not wanting to disturb Lin Jiufeng, he paced back and forth outside the study.

The white fox, irritated by his pacing, snapped, "Master, can you calm down?"

Bai Yunfei stopped in his tracks and sighed. "You don't know, I've been struggling with those stubborn old men lately. If Brother doesn't come out soon, I won't be able to hold up any longer."

At that moment, Lin Jiufeng opened the study door and walked out.

Bai Yunfei and the white fox immediately looked at him, and without warning, their eyes lit up.

Although Lin Jiufeng still looked the same after breaking through the Ninth Forbidden Realm, his aura had become ethereal, like an immortal from the clouds, increasingly resembling someone not of this world.

"Brother, you're finally out..." Bai Yunfei immediately rushed forward to speak.

But Lin Jiufeng raised his hand to stop him. "I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

"Gather all the disciples of the Feathered Gate and bring them to the main square at the Golden Summit. This will be a chance for them." Lin Jiufeng instructed.

"Brother, what are you going to do?" Bai Yunfei asked, curious.

"You'll find out soon." Lin Jiufeng smiled faintly, offering no explanation.

Bai Yunfei could only go and gather the 300 disciples to the Golden Summit Hall.

In the Scripture Vault, only Lin Jiufeng and the white fox remained.

The white fox jumped into Lin Jiufeng's arms and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Jiufeng tapped his toes, rising into the air, and landed on the roof of the Scripture Vault. He gazed at the distant mountains, where mist swirled, converging into clouds, rolling through the sky. It was a breathtaking sight. "From the hundred methods I acquired from your memory to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm, I cannot just hand them over to others. I must set a trial."

"A trial?" The white fox blinked her large, watery eyes, confused.

Lin Jiufeng didn't explain further. He set her down and said, "You should also pay close attention."

The white fox immediately became serious, walking to the edge of the roof to observe Lin Jiufeng's every move.

Lin Jiufeng's gaze shifted to the Golden Summit Hall, where the 300 disciples of the Feathered Gate had already gathered.

It was time.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Jiufeng stepped into the air, but instead of falling, the gathering clouds beneath him supported his form.

Wearing a black-and-white Daoist robe, with an ethereal aura as if a celestial being, he ascended the sky, attracting the gazes of countless people.

"It's the Uncle Master."

"Wasn't Uncle Master in seclusion in the Scripture Vault? What is he going to do?"

"I heard Uncle Master is even more powerful than the Master?"

"I've heard that too. The most powerful person in the Feathered Gate is Uncle Master."

"You're not wrong. Uncle Master really is the most powerful in the Feathered Gate."

The 300 disciples whispered, debating who was stronger—Bai Yunfei or Lin Jiufeng.

But in the next moment, their eyes widened in disbelief.

Right before their eyes, Lin Jiufeng, standing in midair, pointed his finger like a sword, and with one strike, he slashed outward beyond the Feathered Gate's mountain boundary.

Boom!!

A streak of sword energy hundreds of miles long sliced through the air, immediately causing the mountain to collapse and the ground to quake. Rocks flew through the sky as if an earthquake had struck. The sword energy crossed and crisscrossed over hundreds of miles, cutting through a vast river valley.

The power of this sword left everyone in awe.

But even more astonishing was that Lin Jiufeng's first sword wasn't the last. Another sword followed immediately.

However, this second sword wasn't hundreds of miles of sword energy, but rather the turbulent sea from Lin Jiufeng's heart.

Lin Jiufeng infused all his realizations into the sword, transforming his understanding into a vast ocean.

With that one sword, endless sword energy raged like surging ocean waves, rushing into the newly carved river valley and instantly filling it.

The 300 disciples stared blankly, still struggling to believe their eyes.

One sword split the mountain, one sword filled the sea.

From that moment on, a sea hundreds of miles wide appeared in front of the Feathered Gate's mountain.

Looking at Lin Jiufeng, who had just split the mountain and filled the sea, the disciples of Feathered Gate were overwhelmed with excitement.

Among them, those with a natural talent for swordsmanship realized something on the spot and were ecstatic.

There were even those with exceptional talent who, seeing the sea, discovered their own path to the Dao.

In an instant, the disciples of the Feathered Gate became quiet, immersed in their own understanding of the Dao.

Meanwhile, outside the Feathered Gate, a group of persistent old men had completely erupted in excitement.

Was this the method hidden within the Feathered Gate to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm?

They immediately rushed toward the Feathered Gate, eager to ask Bai Yunfei for details.

However, when they attempted to cross the sea, they were instantly swept away by the surging waves, powerless to resist.

In that moment, they realized that every drop of water in this vast ocean contained a unique sword energy, each one representing a full force strike from Lin Jiufeng.

Anyone attempting to cross the sea and enter the Feathered Gate would be attacked by these sword energies.

Only those who entered through the main gate of the Feathered Gate would be spared.

The old men, swept away by the sword energy, glanced at each other, feeling humiliated, yet they were more certain than ever that the method to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm was hidden within the Feathered Gate.

Before they could act, a deep, ancient voice echoed in the air.

"Ten years reveal the passing of spring and autumn, a hundred years prove birth, aging, illness, and death; a thousand years mourn the rise and fall of dynasties, ten thousand years reflect the shifting of stars."

"Your time is running out, truly pitiful. Today, I will sever this sword sea. If you wish, you may ask the sword, cross the sea, and you will gain the method to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm. If you cannot cross the sea, return the way you came."

"Moreover, anyone who causes trouble here will be immediately executed!"

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With those words, Lin Jiufeng returned to the Scripture Vault.

The white fox followed, asking curiously, "So, anyone who crosses the sea successfully will gain the method to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm. But if they succeed, they could turn against the Feathered Gate. Isn't that like raising a tiger?"

Lin Jiufeng paused and looked at the white fox seriously. "I once shared your concerns, thinking that the method to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm shouldn't be so easily given away. But after breaking through, I realized how narrow-minded that view was."

"Narrow-minded?" The white fox didn't understand what Lin Jiufeng meant.

Lin Jiufeng gazed out of the Scripture Vault, "When I broke through, I felt the countless fissures in the heavens and earth, through which an endless flow of fresh spiritual energy is pouring into the world. Soon, the spiritual energy on this plane will increase exponentially. At that time, what is the Ninth Forbidden Realm?"

"A cultivation golden age is right before us!"

"So why worry about handing over the method to break through the Ninth Forbidden Realm? It won't be long before it's everywhere."