Chapter 2023

The medicinal pill flew into the cauldron, and in an instant, boundless raging flames surged within it.

The flames in the void also boiled along with it, pouring into the cauldron one after another, making the flames inside even more scorching hot.

The entire process seemed complex, but it was actually extremely fast, taking no more than a second or two from start to finish.

Heavenly Venerable Feidan said in a clear voice, "Little friend, take this technique of mine—Pill Fire Melting the Heavens!"

The flames from the cauldron rushed out, sweeping through heaven and earth, occupying the entire void, and permeating every corner and every layer of time and space.

Facing a Heavenly Venerable's attack, especially within Heavenly Venerable Feidan's world, the Power of Time and Space would not have any effect.

Thus, Lin Moyu did nothing. He prepared to face it head-on; only in this way could he make Heavenly Venerable Feidan thoroughly convinced.

Simply enough, Lin Moyu put away all the Skeleton Kings.

This action greatly increased Heavenly Venerable Feidan's goodwill toward Lin Moyu. In his eyes, Lin Moyu was so open and upright that he didn't even use his puppets, relying solely on his High-Rank Supreme body to withstand his pill fire.

Lin Moyu's entire body was enveloped by the Undying Flame, and his Undying Golden Body radiated a brilliant light, while on the outermost layer—

And on the outermost layer, there was also an invisible brocade robe.

The Brocade-Clad Lich appeared silently, using Great Dao Protection to protect Lin Moyu.

Facing a Heavenly Venerable's flame attack, although Great Dao Protection could not completely negate it, it could at least reduce most of the damage.

As for the remaining damage, it would be blocked by the Undying Golden Body, then further weakened by both Damage Transfer and his talent, finally falling upon the entire Undead Legion, to be shared by over thirty billion undead.

In Heavenly Venerable Feidan's eyes, Lin Moyu was open and upright, but in reality, Lin Moyu just didn't want the Skeleton Kings to bear the damage with him.

Sending the Skeleton Kings back was to allow the damage to be shared better among the rest of the undead.

As the flames enveloped him, Great Dao Protection immediately took effect.

The damage was greatly reduced; in Lin Moyu's estimation, it was weakened by at least fifty percent.

The Undying Golden Body negated another ten percent of the damage.

The remaining forty percent of the damage was further weakened several times over by his talent and Damage Transfer.

By the time it finally fell upon the Undead Legion, its power was no longer significant, nearly dropping out of the Heavenly Venerable tier.

The Legion Commanders had inherited the healing ability of the Legion Ruler, and each Legion Commander could heal their own army.

Although the healing speed was slightly inferior to the rate of damage, the current undead were extremely thick-skinned and could not be killed in a short amount of time.

Lin Moyu felt that he could stand in these flames for a very long time; a few days and nights would not be a problem.

Even if he died, once his Rebirth Talent triggered, he could stand for another few days and nights.

Lin Moyu stood as steady as Mount Tai amidst the pill fire, letting it bake him without being moved in the slightest.

Heavenly Venerable Feidan was dumbfounded. He knew how powerful his pill fire was; even a Low-Rank Heavenly Venerable standing in the fire would not last long.

How could someone like Lin Moyu, a High-Rank Supreme, stand inside and treat the pill fire as if it were nothing?

He really wanted to ask: "How did you do it?"

Lin Moyu stood in the pill fire for a while, then looked over at the right moment, "Senior, is there more?"

Heavenly Venerable Feidan was stunned for a moment, then shouted in a low voice, "There is. Be careful!"

"Originally, I didn't want to use this second style, because I can't control it well either."

Heavenly Venerable Feidan was about to make a move but suddenly stopped again, "Forget it, there's no need. In case an accident happens…"

Lin Moyu shook his head, "It's fine, please go ahead and use it."

With his Rebirth Talent, there was no danger.

Heavenly Venerable Feidan said in a deep voice, "This style is an attack aimed at the soul; it is truly dangerous." Lin Moyu replied, "Senior, please go ahead. Do not worry about it."

Lin Moyu knew that only by letting him use it would it be easier to talk afterward.

Seeing Lin Moyu's persistence, Heavenly Venerable Feidan also made his decision and began to act.

He began to draw a rune again, drawing very slowly.

This time, he was drawing a Rank Five Ancient Rune. Indeed, just as Heavenly Venerable Feidan had said, he drew it very poorly, even somewhat forcedly.

Watching his slightly clumsy movements, Lin Moyu wished he could just do it himself.

This Ancient Rune was related to the soul. Combined with the pill fire, it could launch an attack on the soul.

During the attack, the pill fire would transform from tangible to intangible, while also bringing a powerful pill poison that would contaminate the other person's soul.

If one could not withstand it, at best they would be wounded and unable to make progress for the rest of their life.

At worst, their soul would scatter on the spot, and they would be reduced to ashes.

In Lin Moyu's eyes, the completion rate of Heavenly Venerable Feidan's Ancient Rune was only slightly over fifty percent, barely considered passable. If it were even slightly worse, the Ancient Rune would collapse on the spot.

Finally, the Ancient Rune was completed, but Heavenly Venerable Feidan did not use it immediately.

He was still somewhat hesitant, "How about we forget it?"

Lin Moyu smiled, "No matter, Senior, please go ahead."

Heavenly Venerable Feidan sighed, activated the Ancient Rune, and shouted softly, "Pill Fire Soul Refining!"

In an instant, the pill fire turned from tangible to intangible, transforming into the invisible Power of Void and rushing toward Lin Moyu's Rule World.

The Power of Void also failed to escape the weakening of the Great Dao Protection, its power directly reduced by fifty percent.

The weakened Power of Void still possessed a powerful attack. It transformed into a cauldron outside the Rule World and crashed in with brute force.

The Rule World roared incessantly under the impact. Lin Moyu's Rule World was very strong and also possessed the Power of Tangible and Intangible, making it completely capable of blocking the incoming attack.

However, Lin Moyu did not do so. After blocking symbolically a couple of times, he opened up his Rule World and let it in.

His soul, holding the scepter of calamity, excitedly rushed to meet it.

Chapter 2424: You Are Truly Open and Upright

The Power of Void transformed into a cauldron and rushed into the Rule World. It locked onto Lin Moyu's soul, spewing endless flames accompanied by dense pill poison, as if intending to refine his soul.

Lin Moyu raised the scepter of calamity and, with two bangs, directly swatted the flames out.

Then, with a third strike, he slammed it directly onto the cauldron.

The scepter of calamity did not care whether you were tangible or intangible; every strike hit its mark.

The cauldron burst into pieces on the spot, and the flames inside also died down.

At the moment the cauldron shattered, Heavenly Venerable Feidan's body shuddered violently. His eyes widened so round and large that his eyeballs almost fell out, staring dead at Lin Moyu.

"How did you do it?"

He instinctively asked this question that he shouldn't have.

Lin Moyu smiled and did not answer, "Senior, are you satisfied?"

Heavenly Venerable Feidan snapped out of it and let out a bitter smile. With a wave of his large hand, he formed several hand seals, and the sky full of flames immediately dissipated, returning to the cauldron.

The void became clear. Heavenly Venerable Feidan said, "Little friend's capability is beyond my imagination."

Lin Moyu was very humble, "This junior was just lucky to inherit some of my seniors' legacy. It is nothing to boast of."

Heavenly Venerable Feidan seemed to feel that this must be the case. After all, for a High-Rank Supreme to be this strong was truly inconceivable.

He sighed, "A Rank Six World is indeed not something we can compare to. My defeat is not unjust."

Lin Moyu said, "I was just lucky. On the contrary, Senior's pill-refining and fire-control techniques are truly astonishing."

"Also, Senior, what was that you drew earlier? It seemed very profound."

Lin Moyu pretended to know nothing about runes and cautiously asked his question.

Heavenly Venerable Feidan now found Lin Moyu very pleasing to the eye and said readily, "Those are called runes. I am an alchemist, and in my spare time, I became very interested in runes, so I studied them a bit."

"However, I didn't study them well, and my level is not very high."

Lin Moyu asked, "Are runes very powerful?"

Heavenly Venerable Feidan said, "Very powerful. A single rune can explain the principles of the world. Some have relied on runes to attain the Great Dao."

"Those who study runes are called Runemasters by us. Runemasters hold a very high status on the Origin Continent. If you go to the Origin Continent in the future, you can also study them."

"With your talent, I feel you will definitely become a powerful Runemaster in the future."

Heavenly Venerable Feidan was too polite and too open and upright, making Lin Moyu feel a bit embarrassed instead. "How about we let our two worlds collide?"

Heavenly Venerable Feidan's expression changed slightly, and he said seriously, "Little friend, by saying that, you are looking down on this old man too much. Am I the kind of person to go back on my word?"

"It's just a world. If I lose the world battle, so be it. This old man hasn't lost anything."

"On the contrary, being able to make the acquaintance of someone like you, I feel a sense of instant connection. When you come to the Origin Continent in the future, you must visit the Elixir Emperor Sect."

"Alright, this old man keeps his word. This world belongs to you now."

"When you reach the Origin Continent in the future, remember to come find me!"

After speaking, Heavenly Venerable Feidan opened the world barrier and turned to leave.

Lin Moyu cupped his hands, "Take care, Senior!"

Heavenly Venerable Feidan waved his hand and departed elegantly.

Seeing the way Heavenly Venerable Feidan departed, Lin Moyu felt somewhat guilty in his heart.

Perhaps he wasn't as open and upright as the other thought.

But there was nothing he could do; he carried many burdens, and some things had to be done.

The World-Burning Fire ignited, exploding on the spot and sweeping through the entire world.

He began to refine the Feidan World. Compared to refining the Yangming World previously, he was even more adept.

The characteristic of the World-Burning Fire was that the more worlds it refined, the stronger it became.

The process of refining was also the process of the World-Burning Fire's growth.

Only an hour of Boundary Sea time had passed, and the Feidan World had already been completely refined.

A world had turned into a world-grade origin crystal, a world-grade origin crystal far stronger than an ordinary Rank Five origin crystal.

Lin Moyu returned to the Great World and went straight to the Great World's source, throwing the two world-grade origin crystals to the Great World's source.

This time, even the refining process was saved, as the Great World's source directly absorbed the two world-grade origin crystals.

Lin Moyu could clearly feel that the Great World's source was growing rapidly, advancing toward Rank Seven.

Once the source stepped into Rank Seven, the Great World would sublimate into a Rank Seven World.

For many Heavenly Venerables engaged in world battles, once a world reached Rank Seven, it would be their time to harvest.

However, Lin Moyu had other ideas; he wanted to nurture the world to Rank Nine.

After the Great World absorbed a large amount of origin, it began to feed back a portion of the Power of Origin to Lin Moyu.

This Power of Origin all came from the Great World and bore its imprint.

As a member of the Great World, and having trodden the Divine Path to become a Supreme within it, absorbing this Power of Origin was as simple as eating and drinking for Lin Moyu.

His realm began to rise rapidly, and all kinds of insights surged in once again, deepening Lin Moyu's understanding of the Power of Void even further.

Lin Moyu had already become obsessed with this feeling. He didn't need to deliberately spend time to comprehend and cultivate; as long as he provided origin to the Great World and accepted its feedback, he could raise his realm and continuously enhance his comprehension.

With two Rank Five world-grade origin crystals this time, the origin fed back by the Great World was also greater than before.

Lin Moyu's realm rose rapidly, advancing from High-Rank Supreme toward Peak Supreme.

This hurdle could not stop Lin Moyu at all. With his accumulation and foundation, even becoming a Heavenly Venerable would be more than enough.

Amidst his comprehension of the Power of Void, Lin Moyu unknowingly reached Peak Supreme.

Dozens of days later, Lin Moyu snapped back from his comprehension.

Lin Moyu revealed a slight smile, "The gap between different Peak Supremes is truly not small!"

"Looking at it this way, the gap between Heavenly Venerables must be even greater. No wonder Heavenly Venerable Qingling felt he could fight even when facing over a hundred Skeleton Kings before."

"It seems he wasn't speaking without reason."

Only after reaching Peak Supreme did he truly see clearly how special this realm was.

Peak Supreme is the only path to becoming a Heavenly Venerable, and this path is very long.

There are those who have just stepped onto it, those who have walked halfway, and those who are already nearing the end.