Chapter 12: Entering the World is Leaving the World

Outside the Martial Hall.

The thin elder Yuwen Pan watched the figure of the Sword Saint of the South Sea disappear.

"Wanting to use Great Master Hui Zhen as a stepping stone for his own Breakthrough to the Great Grandmaster Realm. This is truly…"

For a moment, the thin elder Yuwen Pan did not even know what to say.

A trace of sympathy inevitably surfaced on his face.

Actually, this kind of method of utilizing life-and-death pressure

to Breakthrough shackles and Bottlenecks is not a rare occurrence at all.

With the Aptitude and Comprehension Ability of the Sword Saint of the South Sea,

under the oppression of a Great Grandmaster, there is indeed a high possibility of achieving it.

After all, compared to Yuwen Pan,

the Sword Saint of the South Sea reached this step today entirely by relying on himself.

His potential goes without saying.

The biggest mistake of the Sword Saint of the South Sea was targeting Great Master Hui Zhen.

Because in the eyes of Yuwen Pan,

the strength of Lin Yuan undoubtedly surpassed ordinary Great Grandmasters,

and could even be called the strongest among all Great Grandmasters throughout the ages.

Through nearly a year of contact, Yuwen Pan was almost certain of this point.

Even, Yuwen Pan had an even more terrifying guess:

"Has Great Master's strength finally broken through that step?"

Yuwen Pan only felt his whole body trembling.

Since ancient times, across a span of thousands of years,

Great Grandmasters have always been recognized as the undisputed strongest.

It is the Ultimate Realm pursued by all Martial Artists in the world.

As for Realms above the Great Grandmaster, surpassing the Great Grandmaster,

Yuwen Pan did not dare to think about it, nor would he think about it.

This was just as meaningless as pondering why the sun hangs in the sky.

Only now,

having experienced the might of Lin Yuan's single roar, Yuwen Pan finally began to doubt.

Perhaps there is an even higher Realm above the Great Grandmaster?

Just like Lin Yuan?

It is no wonder Yuwen Pan thought this way; the combat power displayed by Lin Yuan was simply too off the charts.

The Great Li Founder, a Great Grandmaster of the Great Li Dynasty, had not been dead for many years,

and Yuwen Pan remembered the descriptions of Great Grandmasters very clearly.

No matter how strong they were, they wouldn't be this strong.

Coupled with the occasional guidance from Lin Yuan over the past year,

Yuwen Pan clearly felt the existence of the Great Grandmaster Bottleneck.

If guidance from a Great Grandmaster was this useful,

there wouldn't be the saying that a Great Grandmaster cannot nurture another Great Grandmaster.

Inside the Martial Hall.

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

Ever since the Martial Arts Tournament began to be held in the capital half a year ago,

and witnessing countless Martial Artists fighting and killing, Lin Yuan's gains had never stopped.

The strength of the Martial Artists participating in the Martial Arts Tournament might not be high,

but the martial arts they displayed varied greatly in all sorts of ways.

With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Lin Yuan comprehended the Dao from countless angles,

which was far more useful than merely viewing a few superior, profound martial arts.

[Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, comprehending the martial arts of the world, your insights into the martial arts beyond the Mythical Realm have improved.]

[Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, comprehending the martial arts of the world, you vaguely grasped the true essence and nature of heaven, earth, and nature.]

[Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, comprehending the martial arts of the world, you created the "Cloud and Mist Spirit Refining Art".]

[Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension, comprehending the martial arts of the world, you began to perceive the Breakthrough direction of subsequent Realms.]

Lin Yuan was completely immersed in the world of Epiphany, and unless he faced a life-and-death threat, he basically would not wake up.

With Lin Yuan's current physique and the automatically protecting "Yuan Qi" of the Mythical Realm,

even if a group of Grandmasters attacked, he would not suffer the slightest injury.

Half a month later.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes.

"Finally found it."

Lin Yuan gently sighed.

At this moment, with the assistance of Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he finally locked onto the path surpassing the Mythical level.

Of course, it was only locking onto it; as for walking it to the end, it would still require a vast amount of energy.

However, as long as the direction was right, the rest was merely a matter of time for Lin Yuan.

"It's time to go back."

Lin Yuan stood up and walked toward the outside of the Martial Hall.

That being said, with Lin Yuan's current strength, Cultivating anywhere was the same.

However, having stayed at the Great Zen Temple for ten years previously, he was quite satisfied with the environment on Shaoshi Mountain, with its green lamps and ancient Buddhas, free from disturbance.

Cultivating to the Realm above the Mythical Realm next would take quite a bit of time, and Lin Yuan still wanted to return to Shaoshi Mountain to stay.

Crack.

The doors of the Martial Hall opened.

The thin elder Yuwen Pan, who was guarding outside at all times, was suddenly startled.

"Great Master."

Yuwen Pan instinctively looked into the Martial Hall.

Only to find that the young monk who should have been sitting there had already disappeared.

"Great Master… has he left?"

Yuwen Pan was stunned for a moment, feeling a sense of loss for a time.

Even though he had a hunch long ago and knew that an Expert like Lin Yuan could not stay in the imperial palace forever,

at this moment, it felt as though he had lost something in his heart.

The Great Zen Temple.

Abbot Huiyuan, Abbot Huiwen of the Martial Monk Hall, and several other Abbots gathered at the temple gate, full of worry.

A year ago, the Great Li Imperial Palace was penetrated by a mysterious monk suspected to be a Great Grandmaster.

The Great Zen Temple naturally heard about this matter long ago.

Different from other Martial Artists and factions guessing the origins of that mysterious monk,

Abbot Huiyuan and the Abbots almost immediately concluded that the monk was their own Buddhist Child.

There was no other way.

He had the appearance of a young monk.

And he had the strength of a Great Grandmaster.

With such a precise description, who else could it be besides the Buddhist Child who had just entered the world not long ago?

At first, several people were still marveling at Lin Yuan's strength.

Over a hundred years ago, that Great Grandmaster Great Li Founder attacked Shaoshi Mountain.

Now the Buddhist Child of the Great Zen Temple penetrated the Great Li Imperial Palace with his own strength, which could be considered returning courtesy for courtesy.

However, as time passed,

Abbot Huiyuan and the other Abbots realized something was wrong.

Did the Buddhist Child intend to reside permanently in the Great Li Imperial Palace?

Abbot Huiyuan and the others had never thought that Lin Yuan would abandon the Great Zen Temple.

Instead, they worried that the Great Li Dynasty would harbor other intentions.

Open spears are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against.

Admittedly, with Lin Yuan's strength, no one in the Great Li Dynasty was his opponent.

But what if the Great Li Dynasty resorted to some dark schemes? You must know that the Great Li Imperial Palace was the place where that Great Grandmaster Great Li Founder lived back then; it might not lack means to deal with Great Grandmasters.

If Lin Yuan stayed in the Great Li Imperial Palace for a long time and fell for their tricks, what would happen?

In addition,

Abbot Huiyuan had deeper concerns.

With the holding of the Martial Arts Tournament and several Grandmasters going to the capital to spar and fight with Lin Yuan,

rumors about Lin Yuan's strength became more and more numerous.

Great Grandmaster.

Peak Great Grandmaster.

Invincible Great Grandmaster.

The number one Great Grandmaster through the ages, and so on.

These rumors all came from several other Grandmasters.

There was no doubt about their authenticity.

As a result, Lin Yuan's fame grew larger and larger, far exceeding Patriarch Bodhidharma of a thousand years ago and the Great Li Founder of a hundred-plus years ago.

This situation might not have much impact on other Great Grandmasters.

After all, other Great Grandmasters had spent at least decades reaching this step, and their states of mind had long been tempered through much hardship.

However, Abbot Huiyuan knew clearly that the Buddhist Child was only in his teens.

At such a young age, could he withstand the baptism of fame, fortune, and worldly gains in the Jianghu?

"Let's wait a bit longer. The Buddhist Child has only been down the mountain for a year, and the time is still short. Even if he is influenced by the Mortal World, he can still turn back in time."

The Abbot of the Disciplinary Hall said in a deep voice.

Not to mention a Great Grandmaster, even for an ordinary Martial Artist, a year was not long, belonging to the level of just entering the Jianghu.

"The Buddhist Child has a pure state of mind."

The Abbot of the Martial Monk Hall frowned and was about to speak,

when at this moment,

on the narrow mountain path of Shaoshi Mountain, a young monk wearing monastic robes and cloth shoes walked up step by step.

"The Buddhist Child… The Buddhist Child is back."

Abbot Huiyuan discovered Lin Yuan at the first moment.

A moment later,

Lin Yuan arrived at the gate of the Great Zen Temple.

"Buddhist Child."

Several people slightly bowed to Lin Yuan, wanting to say something but swallowing it back.

"All matters are settled."

Lin Yuan only said this sentence,

and returned to the third floor of the Scripture Pavilion, sitting down once again, far away from the secular world and far away from the Jianghu.

On this day, that young Buddhist Child on Shaoshi Mountain, in cloth shoes and monastic robes, had just entered the Jianghu, and already left the Jianghu.