Chapter 318: Breakthrough

He lives, she dies… He dies, she lives… This was the other implication of life and death. At this moment, Wang Lin suddenly achieved enlightenment in his heart.

Daoists say, 'Seeing mountains as mountains, seeing water as water.' For Wang Lin, he now had his own realization.

Seeing life as life, seeing death as death —this was merely the first layer of meaning of the Concept of Life and Death.

Back then, in the Four Sect Alliance, Wang Lin watched as the four sects were destroyed by Xue Yu, and he saw the Soul Transformation Cultivator who gave him the feather, staining Xue Yu with blood in his final moments. His spirit trembled, and he faintly showed signs of a Breakthrough.

Life and death are often separated by only a single line. Sometimes, though clearly dead, one lives on in the hearts of others; sometimes, though clearly alive, one ceases to change, possessing the will of death.

Wang Lin's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Zhou Yi's death led to Ting'er's life. Ting'er's death, in turn, led to Zhou Yi's life. This interplay of life and death was truly fate playing tricks on men.

However, the life and death of the two of them were not an end, but existed in another way —in their hearts.

Seeing life not as life, seeing death not as death.

Wang Lin's eyes were perfectly clear; he had achieved enlightenment.

A Concept that seemed to see through life and death surged forth from him. At this moment, his Concept of Life and Death advanced by leaps and bounds. Wang Lin took a deep breath, understanding that his cultivation was about to achieve a Breakthrough.

The Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage was no longer far off.

After Soul Transformation, the comprehension of Concepts is a crucial method for achieving a cultivation Breakthrough. Once a Concept achieves a Breakthrough, the cultivation Breakthrough will generally occur within ten years.

This is like a container: if it is only the size of a fist, the liquid inside can only be so much. But a Concept Breakthrough expands this container several times. Although the liquid inside is currently still only the size of a fist, without limitations, it can grow. When it grows to fill the container, which is now several times larger, that is a cultivation Breakthrough.

At this moment, Ling Tianhou, the Sword Venerable of the Great Luo Sword Sect, moved swiftly, rushing toward the falling white-robed female corpse. He stretched out his large hand, his target being the two Immortal Swords, one large and one small.

Zhou Yi stared blankly at the white-robed woman. His body and mind were blank, devoid of all thought. However, the action of the Azure-robed Elder was like cold water splashed onto boiling oil, instantly igniting Zhou Yi's fury.

His body moved. As he waved his hand, golden light surged within his body. Instantly, his entire being transformed into a huge sword shadow, whistling away with lightning speed.

The sky darkened under the sword shadow, and cracks appeared in the ground.

The Azure-robed Elder's expression changed. He dared not take the sword anymore, sensing that the sword light contained a will to destroy everything.

Without any hesitation, the Azure-robed Elder immediately turned around, shouted, and clasped his hands together. When he pulled them apart, a sheet of sword light appeared before him, which he pushed out, rushing toward the sword shadow that Zhou Yi had transformed into.

"Bang!"

The elder's sword light collapsed, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. The black finger imprint on his chest immediately spread, becoming more than twice its original size.

"This Immortal Finger Imprint is too domineering. I am injured today and cannot exert my full cultivation. Since I have already taken one Immortal Sword, so be it!" The Azure-robed Elder retreated. Without a word, he tore the space beside him with his right hand. Immediately, a huge opening ripped open in the Void Realm. The rift led directly to the location of the Great Luo Sword Sect on Tian Yun Star. He flashed his body, preparing to enter it.

At this moment, the sword shadow formed by Zhou Yi moved even faster, charging wildly with a terrifying whistle.

The elder's expression changed drastically. He turned and drilled into the rift without a word. At the same time, he summoned with his right hand, and the Qilin beast, which had been lying prone on the ground, shook its head, transforming into a streak of azure light, and disappeared with him into the rift.

The rift quickly closed, but the sword shadow formed by Zhou Yi rushed in the instant it merged, pursuing relentlessly.

I swear not to return until I kill this person!

A calamity for the Great Luo Sword Sect began as Zhou Yi charged toward it.

All of this happened extremely fast, taking only a few breaths. As the rift disappeared, the surroundings immediately fell silent. Over a hundred Cultivators of varying cultivation levels turned their gazes toward the female corpse that was about to fall to the ground from mid-air.

The two Immortal Swords beside the female corpse immediately caused everyone's breathing to become ragged.

But just as the female corpse was about to land, her body suddenly moved. Along with the two Immortal Swords, she transformed into a streak of white light and rapidly approached Wang Lin's location within the crowd.

Wang Lin was startled. Gritting his teeth, he flipped his right hand, and a Pagoda appeared in his grasp. The female corpse, along with the two Immortal Swords, disappeared into the Pagoda in a flash.

Immediately, everyone's gaze shifted entirely to Wang Lin. These gazes were filled with greed.

Chi Hu, who was beside Wang Lin, also had a flickering expression. After a long while, he gave a bitter smile, retreated a few steps, and remained silent.

Wang Lin's gaze was grim. He put away the Pagoda. He had not expected the female corpse and the Immortal Swords to fly toward him in the end. As a result, he immediately became the target of all criticism.

"Fellow Daoist, give me one of the two Immortal Swords. Eight of us from the Hunyuan Sect will guarantee your safety, how about it!" At this moment, a black-robed elder stepped forward a few paces and said gloomily.

Seven people immediately followed behind him. Their eyes openly revealed greed. Their footsteps did not stop, but continued forward.

"Three Soul Transformation Late Stage, eight Soul Transformation Middle Stage, and the rest are Soul Transformation Early Stage…" Wang Lin took a deep breath, coldly swept his gaze around, and his heart immediately sank.

There were no fewer than a hundred Cultivators surrounding him, all of them in the Soul Transformation Stage. This was simply not a force he could resist.

"Hunyuan Sect? What kind of trash is that? Fellow Daoist, if you give me one Immortal Sword, my Heavenly Devil Gate will guarantee your safety!" A middle-aged man wearing a blue shirt stepped forward a few paces, glanced disdainfully at the Hunyuan Sect members, and said.

"Hunyuan Sect and Heavenly Devil Gate are nothing but petty clowns! These two Immortal Swords are destined to be mine, the Heaven and Earth Six Harmony Sect's!" A loud laugh came from the crowd. Immediately afterward, a figure quickly rushed out of the crowd and charged toward Wang Lin.

The moment this person moved, it triggered a chain reaction, and nearly a hundred Cultivators all rushed over.

Wang Lin frowned. The person leading the charge was already close. This person was aged, with gray hair, and his eyes revealed a determination to obtain the item. His cultivation was the Soul Transformation Middle Stage!

The instant he charged forward, Wang Lin's eyes flashed. He knew he could not retreat now, or he would be doomed forever. His expression was calm. He raised his right hand and pointed at the man! The Concept of Life and Death instantly descended with a roar.

As soon as the gray-haired elder approached, his gaze immediately sharpened. The opponent's finger strike carried no spiritual energy fluctuation, but a strange Concept descended upon him.

"A Concept from the Soul Transformation Early Stage dares to show off in front of this old man!" The elder showed a hint of disdain in his eyes. His body did not stop moving; instead, his speed increased.

The elder knew well that Concept attacks were a unique offensive technique belonging to Soul Transformation Cultivators, but Concept attacks were extremely dangerous; a slight carelessness could throw one's mind into chaos.

However, using a Soul Transformation Early Stage Concept to attack his Soul Transformation Middle Stage cultivation was simply courting disaster.

"You're courting death!" The elder sneered. His Concept moved within his Primordial Spirit, intending to cleanly wipe out the opponent's Concept.

Wang Lin's gaze was calm. He softly spoke, "What is life!"

At this moment, his eyes were perfectly clear. In his heart, he recalled the scene of the Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Four Sect Alliance, like a moth flying into a flame, staining Xue Yu with blood.

The charging gray-robed elder's expression changed drastically. He immediately noticed that the Concept descending upon him was strange. Even with his Concept at full strength, he couldn't stop it. In almost an instant, his entire mind seemed to unknowingly merge into the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation.

Terrified, he immediately retreated. But before he could take a few steps back, his face turned pale, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and without a word, he sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes to meditate.

Behind Wang Lin, circles of gray halos suddenly appeared. Within these halos, a gray intent slowly spread out, forming a giant picture. However, this picture was not solid; it was extremely blurry, as if it would dissipate with a single gust of wind.

This picture contained only black and white, appearing quite monotonous, but its appearance instantly caused everyone rushing forward to stop, their eyes revealing shock.

"What kind of Concept is this!!"

"What Concept did this person use for Soul Transformation? Why does this black and white picture make my heart tremble with fear!"

"Reincarnation! This is the Axis of Life and Death Reincarnation!!"

Though black and white were simple, the black represented death, and the white represented vitality.

Standing before this massive picture, Wang Lin's figure gave off a feeling akin to the Reincarnation Heavenly Dao. He looked at the gray-robed elder and spoke again, "What is death?"

Behind the gray-robed elder, a series of phantom images suddenly flashed. In these images, one could see two white-haired elders kindly looking at a middle-aged man kneeling below them. This man's appearance was quite similar to the elder —clearly his younger self.

This person's Concept was Filial Piety!

But immediately, these phantom images collapsed, replaced by the black and white scene.

The gray-robed elder's body trembled. He suddenly opened his eyes and spat out another large mouthful of blood. His entire person immediately became listless, his eyes dull and lifeless. His Concept was broken, his Dao Heart forcefully erased, and his Soul Transformation Stage cultivation, lacking a Concept, instantly plummeted.

Wang Lin sighed softly, took a step forward, and pressed his right index finger onto the elder's glabella.

"Bang!"

The elder's head instantly exploded into a bloody mess, and his body immediately fell down.

"Although my cultivation is the Soul Transformation Early Stage, my Concept just reached the level of the Soul Transformation Middle Stage. My Concept of Life and Death has reached the second layer. I dare to fight Hong Die, who is in the Soul Transformation Late Stage, let alone you…" A strange light appeared in Wang Lin's eyes as he glanced around.

At a single glance, the surrounding people fell silent, but the greed in their eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

In their view, although Wang Lin's Concept was powerful, he was only one person. Today, he was definitely going to die!

Wang Lin's gaze was calm. He softly said, "Why haven't you appeared yet?"