# Chapter 2396: Seven Years
Lin Feng also stepped into a Star Gate, endless starlight bathing his body. Ahead, it seemed empty, a vast and boundless void. There, a figure stood calmly, facing sideways toward Lin Feng, as if not seeing him at all. Or perhaps, it was not a person at all, but a painting.
"So realistic, as if it truly exists." Lin Feng's gaze congealed, staring ahead. The figure wore a Starry Long Robe, his hands moving in gestures, murmuring softly: "Cultivation, following the heavens. The highest realm of cultivation is to control the heavens, following the heavens until controlling them... The path of the Saint lies in the Heavenly Dao. Adapt to the heavens, comprehend the Heavenly Dao, create saintly techniques, achieve great divine abilities, transcend the Three Thousand Great Daos. The Heavenly Dao is supreme..."
A thread of sound drifted into Lin Feng's ears. That illusory voice seemed to be chanting scriptures and expounding the Dao, explaining the Heavenly Dao.
"It is said that when supreme and unparalleled powerhouses give lectures, countless great cultivators would come to listen. My avatar spent so many years in the Fate Temple, yet I only heard one Supreme Saint King lecture on the Dao, explaining the Heavenly Dao. However, this person before me, his voice seems to carry a kind of magic. He speaks very slowly, yet it seems to sink into the depths of my heart."
Lin Feng murmured softly. This person was incredibly formidable. Could he be the deity who left behind this relic?
The Starry Long Robe powerhouse's hands continuously moved, as if using gestures to replace words, expounding the Great Dao.
"The Heavenly Dao is ethereal and elusive, difficult. Especially for me, I am different. I walk the path of domination, completely different from others' cultivation." Lin Feng stared ahead, thinking. He had spent a long time with the Prophet, heard lectures from Fate Temple powerhouses, and read countless scrolls and records. He knew quite a bit. He also knew that his cultivation was completely different from others, taking a unique path.
However, even so, the so-called Great Dao shares the same origin. All power might eventually converge. Lin Feng listened to those threads of sound, watched the other's movements, and gradually became immersed in them. It was as if his world had become empty and ethereal, with only that voice, those movements.
This trial tested their comprehension.
The first trial still had external factors involved. Some people were lucky, some had powerful magical treasures. But this time, the lecture was a pure test of their comprehension.
"Heavenly Dao. What he cultivates is the Star Heavenly Dao. What he manifests is integrating the Star Dao into the Heavenly Dao, then completely controlling the Star Heavenly Dao, comprehending a fundamental Heavenly Dao." Lin Feng was pondering deeply, unconsciously pondering. He himself didn't know what he was thinking at that moment. He just kept watching the other.
"I have an inner world, dominating all powers. I have also comprehended too many powers — life, death, speed, slowness, the five elements, curses, and so on. I can already integrate them into the Heavenly Dao of my world. So with a single thought, I can change seasons, change speed and slowness. This means that within my inner world, I am already considered a Minor Accomplishment Saint King. Therefore, I can kill Minor Accomplishment Saint King powerhouses, even outside. In my world, it would be even easier. But outside, my cultivation level is defined as a newly entered Saint King. This is because I have an inner world, making me special."
Lin Feng unconsciously thought a lot, completely immersing himself.
Time passed bit by bit. Four months later, at the other end of the Star Gate, someone walked out. And it was a woman.
"So miraculous. I actually comprehended for four months before waking up. But I finally stepped into the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm. I was stuck at this level for so many years. Breaking through in four months, this feeling is too wonderful." Xiao Yin looked back at the Star Hall, then slightly bowed, saying: "Thank you, senior, for guiding me on the Great Dao."
Xiao Yin understood that if not for the supreme powerhouse's lecture, allowing her to enter that state of complete comprehension, she would have had no chance. Of course, this was also because her own comprehension was quite formidable, and she had accumulated enough. Only then did she break through from accumulated thickness, using only four months to successfully complete this trial. Moreover, she had stepped into the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm. For her, this was too wonderful.
One must know that once one enters the Saint realm, each realm is a world of difference. Every threshold is a heavenly moat. It is very possible to be eternally unable to take that step. How many people, after comprehending Heavenly Dao power and achieving saintly techniques, still cannot integrate the source of their cultivated power into the Heavenly Dao, thus unable to step into Minor Accomplishment Saint King? Now, she had crossed this heavenly moat.
A newly entered Saint King transcends the mortal and enters the saintly. It is about communicating with and comprehending Heavenly Dao power, thereby creating saintly techniques for attack, achieving the position of Saint King. But at this step, the Saint King's use of the Heavenly Dao and power is very shallow. That's why it's also called Half-step Saint, because it's not yet proficient.
But Minor Accomplishment Saint King is a kind of sublimation. One comprehends one of the powers they cultivate, cultivates its source power, and integrates it into the Heavenly Dao, merging with the Heavenly Dao into one. Only then can one become a Minor Accomplishment Saint King. Therefore, under normal circumstances, a Minor Accomplishment Saint King's attacks are far stronger than a Half-step Saint's, easily killing them. However, there are also some abnormal exceptions, like Lin Feng. Because in his own world, he had already reached the level of Minor Accomplishment Saint King, the attacks Lin Feng unleashed were at the Minor Accomplishment Saint King level.
Xiao Yin looked ahead, then walked forward. She didn't know what trial awaited her next. The deity's trials, she had already passed two. At this moment, her heart was slightly surging with emotion. If she passed all the trials, what would she obtain?
Just by passing the second trial, she had comprehended and stepped into the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm. Even if she stopped here, it was already worth it.
Three years later, another person walked out. This time, it was Ju Shenyan. He let out a loud laugh, and the heavens and earth's stars converged.
"Haha, so satisfying. Is this the blessing of my ancestors?" Ju Shenyan roared to the sky. So satisfying. He had been stuck at this realm for three thousand years, finally breaking through, stepping into the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm. He looked up, and suddenly, stars appeared in the sky above. Those were his stars.
"From now on, I should be able to use the Great Extinction Divine Ability. How powerful would that be?" Ju Shenyan's heart surged with emotion. He looked back and said: "I wonder if Brother Mu Feng has comprehended. With his comprehension, there should be no problem, right? Let me go ahead and see what trials await me."
In a Star Hall, Lin Feng still stood calmly, murmuring softly, uttering sounds. It was as if he was resonating with the other's voice. Around him, a thread of Death Force spiraled upward, as if merging with the Heavenly Dao. A space was pitch black, as if it were a gathering place of death. This time, it was not his inner world, but the outside world.
Beside the Death Void was a completely opposite power — Life. It was lush and vibrant, as if there were endless living beings there. Besides these, there were also Flame, Demon... and various other powers, all wanting to integrate into the Heavenly Dao. But at this moment, Lin Feng was so calm, repeating over and over, resonating with the Heavenly Dao.
Lin Feng had finally grasped this opportunity. How could he give it up? He wanted to extend all his various powers to the outside, not only achieving them in his inner world but also in the external world. This way, he wouldn't need to rely on his inner world's power to unleash powerful attacks. Moreover, this would definitely benefit his future path of domination.
"Cultivation, following the heavens. The highest realm of cultivation is to control the heavens, following the heavens until controlling them... The path of the Saint..." Lin Feng's voice seemed eternal. One Dao comprehended, ten thousand Daos comprehended. One could imagine that after this, he alone would be comparable to many Minor Accomplishment Saint Kings. By then, when he killed Minor Accomplishment Saint Kings, he would no longer need to rely on Sacred King Weapons.
Time flowed. In the Forbidden Land's Divine Tomb, five years, ten years were always very short moments. And this Starry Sky Relic was itself a Divine Tomb. Five years, six years... also passed like a snap of the fingers. On this day, Lin Feng finally walked out of the Star Hall, having passed the trial. In fact, he could have passed the trial long ago. But the deity's lecture — how could he miss such an opportunity?
At this moment, Lin Feng stood on the Starry Ancient Path. His gaze was deep, his temperament ethereal. If anyone saw him now, they would directly conclude that his realm was the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm.
"Seven years. This comprehension actually took a full seven years." Lin Feng sighed. When cultivation reaches the later stages, time really passes too quickly.
In fact, he was already fast enough. Others cultivating to the Saint realm took ten thousand years, hundreds of thousands of years. There were many such people. He had been cultivating for less than a hundred years and had already stepped into his current realm. This was extremely terrifying.
"No wonder people often say that when cultivation reaches the later stages, seniority often becomes chaotic." Lin Feng smiled slightly, somewhat emotional. One realm, many people stayed for a thousand or ten thousand years. During these thousand or ten thousand years, those with good talent and opportunities behind them would have already caught up. Juniors became stronger than elders.
There were too many such examples. Many people, when they first looked at others, looked down on them. But perhaps after ten million years, others would have caught up to them, even surpassed them.
"Now, outside, I am also comparable to a Minor Accomplishment Saint King. I have comprehended multiple types of source power, integrating them into the Heavenly Dao, achieving source Heavenly Dao power. Although my comprehension is not yet deep, killing ordinary Minor Accomplishment Saint Kings is effortless. However, if I encounter a Minor Accomplishment Saint King with deep comprehension who has also realized very powerful saintly techniques, there will still be considerable pressure." Lin Feng thought secretly. More does not necessarily mean stronger. He had comprehended multiple powers. But if someone else had comprehended just one, yet it was far stronger than all of his combined, he would be crushed. Of course, later, he could counter. When he reached the other's level of comprehension, he could easily crush them.
"Next, I wonder what trials await." Lin Feng stepped forward, walking along the Starry Ancient Path.