# Chapter 2402: Enlightenment
Inside the Flame Temple, within a flame tower, a figure sat cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, seemingly disconnected from everything in the outside world.
At this moment, a ray of light shot into the flame tower, and a beautiful woman walked in gracefully. She was dignified and elegant, with a temperament tinged with arrogance and haughtiness. Her gaze was cold as she stared at Lin Feng and said, "When will your true body emerge from the Forbidden Land's Divine Tomb?"
"I don't know." Lin Feng's external incarnation kept his eyes closed and replied indifferently.
"You don't know, or has your true body already fallen?" The beautiful woman stared at Lin Feng with contempt. "Now, the Nine Heavens are in turmoil. The Ancient Demon Cave in the Tai Yao Realm is in chaos, and the Forbidden Land's Divine Tomb has also sealed shut. Your true body has probably fallen inside, hasn't it?" she said lightly.
"If my true body falls, I will make sure Qiongyu dies first. So, you don't need to curse me to death." Lin Feng opened his eyes, looked at the beautiful woman, and said calmly.
The beautiful woman stared at Lin Feng, fell silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed. "Lin Feng, you're so ungrateful. Because of you, two Divine Temples have been at war for nearly twenty years. Now the Nine Heavens are in turmoil. The passage from the Nine Heavens Celestial Court to the lower realms was completely destroyed in the battle at the Chaotic Ancient Land. The Celestial Court now borders the lower realms, and you still seem at ease. Do you think I don't know your background? You rose from the Demon Realm of Sky-Gazing Ancient Capital, later joined the War King Academy in Holy City Central Continent, founded the Heavenly Terrace, and have two Martial Emperor masters, Mu Chen and Yu Emperor. You have many brothers and friends, among whom Langxie, Jun Moxi, and Hou Qinglin have the best talent, along with your other friends from the Heavenly Terrace."
Hearing the beautiful woman's words, Lin Feng's eyes suddenly burst with dazzling cold light, and killing intent faintly permeated the air.
"Hmph, angry? At your Half-step Saint realm, relying on a Sacred King Weapon to deal with my son, you dare to show anger before this Saint? I came to tell you that dealing with them would be as easy as turning my hand." The beautiful woman threatened coldly, then flicked her sleeve and turned to leave.
"If the Flame Temple interferes with any one of them, I will make sure Qiongyu dies a miserable death." Lin Feng threatened coldly in return.
"If anything happens to my son, not a single one of them will have an easy time." The beautiful woman's venomous voice came back. Watching her disappearing figure, Lin Feng's eyes shot out cold light. Nineteen years. His true body was still on the Starry Sky Ancient Road. In these nineteen years, the outside world had changed too much. Although he had been trapped here in exchange with Zhetian, he still knew something of the outside world.
The battle between the Fate Temple and the Flame Temple was brutal. Later, the Ice and Snow Divine Temple unexpectedly joined the battle, allying with the Flame Temple against the Fate Temple. Just when all the Divine Temples thought everyone would stand by and wait to reap the benefits, the Ice and Snow Divine Temple made its move, surprising countless people. Later, the Xuanjin Divine Temple thought the time was right and also joined the battle, surrounding and annihilating a group of Fate Temple experts in the Chaotic Ancient Land in the central region of the Nine Heavens Celestial Court.
That battle shook heaven and earth. The Chaotic Ancient Land sealed the passage between the Nine Heavens Celestial Court and the lower realms, and because of that battle, it was shattered. The Celestial Court bordered the lower realms, and the battle raged from the Celestial Court all the way to the lower realms, causing widespread devastation. Countless experts died. The Fate Temple suffered heavy losses, and even the powerful Motian was severely wounded and fled after being surrounded.
Three Divine Temples besieged the Fate Temple. The balance of power in the Celestial Court was completely broken. To maintain the situation, the Buddha Divine Temple unexpectedly stepped in at this time, joining forces with the Fate Temple. More and more Divine Temples were drawn into the battle, almost like the end of the ancient era, ushering in a great chaos.
At this time, a prophecy came from the Fate Temple: countless small worlds would collapse, and the Nine Heavens would face an unprecedented calamity. Experts from all sides would emerge, and heroes would contend for supremacy.
Great disaster, great upheaval. It might very well lead to a chaotic war situation like in ancient times. Many major powers and families felt an invisible crisis.
As for all this, Lin Feng in the Forbidden Land's Divine Tomb cast it all aside. At this moment, he had only one thought: to pass the trial, the final trial.
However, ten years had passed. Since six years ago, the five of them had not spoken a single word or made a single move. They were all seriously dealing with it, but this was like a trial with no end. Forever, forever, you couldn't see hope, couldn't comprehend.
"Time means nothing to me, but I hate wasting time."
Finally, the Earth Supreme seemed unable to hold back any longer. He opened his eyes and stared at the old ox in front.
"You failed again." The old ox glanced at him indifferently, as if failure was the most normal thing in the world.
"How long do we have to endure? Thirty years? Fifty years? Can't we even make you move first?" the Earth Supreme said coldly.
"Thirty years? Fifty years?" The old ox shook his head. "Nineteen years have already passed. There's only one year left before this relic disappears. Then you'll have no more chances. Next time, it will probably be another hundred thousand years, or even longer, until I accumulate enough merit to appear again. This cycle will repeat until one day, the person I'm waiting for arrives, someone who can pass the trial and enter the door behind me."
"Only one year left?" The Earth Supreme's expression stiffened. Wrong. He felt he was wrong. Wasting time was completely useless.
"Old friends, did you hear that? Only one year left. We can't get out. We'll still be trapped in the Divine Tomb, unable to find the exit." The Earth Supreme said gloomily. He was a Supreme being, a Supreme Saint King. There weren't many Supreme Saint Kings in the entire Divine Tomb. Even if he had the strength to kill them all and take their merit, he couldn't accumulate personal merit. He hated it. He shouldn't have come in. This Divine Tomb wasn't a place for Supreme Saint Kings to enter.
Their only chance was to pass the old ox's trial.
"Only one year left? If we stay like this for another year, it probably won't change anything." The Old Ghost also moved and spoke. He had also given up. The trial had failed again. They thought themselves omnipotent, but they couldn't leave the Divine Tomb or pass the trial. This gave these Supreme beings a sense of frustration.
Thinking of this, the Old Ghost let out a sigh.
"Stop sighing. At least the four of us made it this far. Unlike those five guys, who were directly sent away. And besides this little fellow, no one else could get here. That's not bad." Old Yuqiao seemed very open-minded and tried to console him.
"Old Qiao, have you ever thought that in another year, we'll be trapped again for who knows how many years? I still want to know how my disciples and descendants are doing. Maybe many of them have reached the Saint Realm by now," the Old Ghost said.
"So what? People like us are destined to be lonely. Endless years, all spent in this kind of loneliness. Forever, without end."
"Hmph, frogs at the bottom of a well." The old ox snorted disdainfully. "The four of you combined haven't been here as long as I have. Do you think I don't want to find someone who can enter the great hall sooner? Do you think I like this kind of loneliness?"
The four of them paused. Loneliness. Yes. This old ox was also an extremely ancient demon. He was lonely too.
"Then why don't you make the trial easier, or give us some hints?" the Earth Supreme said.
"This is the trial set by my master. I have no right to change the rules, even if I have to wait for eternity." The old ox's voice was calm.
Lin Feng's body trembled slightly, as if following the movement of his head, as if he had grasped something.
Don't move, don't speak. Why did the old ox want them to do this?
Endless years, loneliness... eternal and endless.
Immortal, eternal.
Suddenly, Lin Feng opened his eyes, staring intently at the unmoving ox demon ahead. That old ox's avatar seemed as if it would never move. Standing there, it could be one year, two years, or forever.
"Immortal. I understand." A sound came from Lin Feng's mouth. Then, an intent emanated from him. The old ox in front of him blinked, then opened his eyes wide.
"Little fellow, you couldn't hold back after all. You understand nothing. You spoke, so you still failed." The Earth Supreme cursed.
"No..." Lin Feng shook his head at the other and revealed a smile. "Senior, I understand."
"Hmm?" The Earth Supreme was stunned. "You really understand?"
Lin Feng nodded and looked at the old ox ahead. The five figures of the old ox merged into one, then stared intently at Lin Feng. "You understand?"
"I understand. It's eternity."
Lin Feng swept his hand across, and a giant bird appeared in the sky. The bird was lifelike, as if endowed with life.
"Live." Lin Feng pointed out, and the giant bird flapped its wings, very weakly, but it existed.
"It didn't disappear?" The four Supreme beings stared at the giant bird, their gazes frozen. What Lin Feng had done, they had not.
"Haha, old ox, how many years have I waited? How many years? Finally, I've found someone." The old ox laughed wildly, staring at Lin Feng excitedly.
"He guessed right?" The Earth Supreme's expression trembled. This little fellow had actually guessed right.
"It's not guessing right. It's enlightenment." The old ox looked at the Earth Supreme and said, "You don't understand."
"Eh." He, a Supreme being, a Supreme Saint King, didn't understand?
"Good kid, you actually enlightened." Old Yuqiao also showed a sharp expression. "I also thought about whether it was eternity, but I couldn't comprehend it. I guess I'm really old."
"Maybe it's my fortune," Lin Feng said with a smile.
"If you can't comprehend it, you'll be stuck at the Supreme Saint King realm forever." The old ox said lightly, startling them.
"What?" The Old Ghost stared at the old ox.
"That's all I'll say." The old ox didn't say more. He looked at Lin Feng. "You already had immortality. This enlightenment is also a coincidence. And it won't do much to improve your strength. Don't be too proud."
"I understand, Junior." Lin Feng nodded. Enlightenment. It was too profound. This word itself was a kind of profundity.