Chapter 2434: Reunion
Lin Feng stepped into the Star Hall, and in an instant, he felt as if his entire being was enveloped by an artistic conception, as if he had entered a mysterious secret realm.
Here, it was pitch black, devoid of light. Lin Feng seemed unable to see anything; even his divine sense could perceive nothing. Yet at that moment, a single point of light suddenly appeared, as if illuminating the space.
Then, a second light, a third light... lights flashed into existence continuously, until billions of points of light seemed to transform into the stars of the heavens, so vast and brilliant.
"An artistic conception?" Lin Feng's expression stiffened. The stars of the heavens, billions of lights—this process of evolution made one's heart tremble.
But just then, all the stars vanished, the billions of lights disappeared, and the space returned to its original dimness, without a single point of light. This feeling was extremely uncomfortable and lasted for a long time.
Lin Feng sat cross-legged, exceptionally patient. Since this was the Star Hall, meant to guide one in enhancing combat power, he had enough patience to comprehend this artistic conception.
"Whoosh." Suddenly, billions of light beams burst forth in an instant, stabbing Lin Feng's eyes with a sharp pain, forcing him to close them directly. From darkness to the brightest light, billions of beams, all in a single instant, without any buffer time in between—the feeling was indescribable.
"The first power is accumulation; the second artistic conception is explosive force, releasing all accumulated energy in an instant, like the Sword of Dominion." Lin Feng murmured to himself. The spatial artistic conception changed again, using the origin power of the stars as a guide to evolve various different artistic conceptions. After a long evolution, Lin Feng finally saw the single strike born from these artistic conceptions—a finger technique.
This finger seemed to pierce through time and space in an instant, containing an endless, brilliant beam of light. It was like a single ray of starlight, yet it also carried that terrifying destructive power. At the moment it was unleashed, the entire world was left with only this finger. The power released in an instant made heaven and earth lose their luster, absorbing the surrounding light into itself, transforming into the starlight gathered by this finger, enough to pierce through everything. Under this finger, there was no escape.
"Pfft!" Lin Feng had an illusion; when this attack came down, it felt as if he had been pierced through, cold sweat appearing on his forehead. Even with his eyes open, he felt his head had been penetrated.
"One finger, clearly using the origin power of the stars, yet it seems to have also utilized the origin power of light and space. This attack's evolution is too formidable." Lin Feng thought to himself. Although his Dominion Sword was also very powerful in attack, it absolutely did not utilize origin power as perfectly as this.
"This finger technique can be used to perfect my Dominion Sword." Lin Feng thought to himself, settling down to comprehend. He began to disperse the Dominion Sword again and then reassemble it, allowing it to unleash the most perfect attack power.
After comprehending, Lin Feng entered other doors of this Star Hall, each with different artistic conceptions. The sacred techniques that directly entered his mind opened his eyes wide. He never imagined that origin power could be used to unleash sacred techniques to such an extent—it was astonishing. He himself was completely immersed in it, peacefully comprehending.
Three years passed like a snap of the fingers, and Lin Feng walked out of the Star World.
"How do you feel?" Lin Feng asked Meng Qing.
"I've gained deep insights. I think I've at least touched upon the realm of a Saint." Meng Qing replied with a smile. "And you? You must have made progress over these three years as well."
"En. These three years were mainly spent comprehending the things left by the Divine Spirit predecessor, and then, based on my own understanding of origin power, I comprehended sacred techniques suitable for my own origin power." Lin Feng said with a smile. These three years had indeed felt like great progress.
"The sacred techniques that the Divine Spirit cultivated in the past must have been exquisitely marvelous."
"En. I saw a sacred technique divine ability. Reaching out a hand, it seemed able to pluck the sun, moon, and stars, unstoppable. The might was too terrifying." Lin Feng exclaimed. He had seen a shadow of this attack before, from the two strongmen of the Giant God Clan, but compared to the artistic conception left in the Star Hall, it was much weaker.
"Lin Feng, you're back." Just then, a voice came, causing Lin Feng's expression to freeze. Then he smiled at Meng Qing and said, "I'll go see the Prophet."
"En." Meng Qing nodded. Lin Feng stepped forward and soon arrived at another ancient hall, entering a starry sky world.
"Senior." Lin Feng called out to the Prophet.
"After entering the Divine Tomb and going missing for decades, you emerged and stepped into the Minor Accomplishment Saint King realm. Your growth speed is astonishing." The Prophet said to Lin Feng with a gentle smile. "But don't be proud. The era of turmoil has begun, and it seems many terrifying cultivators have emerged. I've discovered several figures with terrifying cultivation speeds and have recruited them into the Fate Temple."
"I understand. At my current level, cultivation speed is secondary. What matters is the final destination—how far one can go." Lin Feng walked forward and said calmly.
"No, you're wrong. Your words would be correct in a peaceful era, but the times are different now. Cultivation speed is very important. Even if others have less talent than you, as long as they step into a higher realm one step ahead of you, they might be able to end you. If my Fate Temple's growth speed cannot keep up with other temples in this chaotic era, the Fate Temple's fate is destruction." The Prophet's tone was quite heavy, causing Lin Feng's heart to tremble.
"What is the current situation?" Lin Feng asked.
"Very chaotic, indescribable. In short, the situation is very tense, and it changes every day, every year. But none of this concerns you, Lin Feng. I hope you can step into the Great Accomplishment Saint King realm in the shortest possible time. Of course, I also hope you can enter the Supreme Realm as soon as possible. Before that, you don't need to directly participate in the temple conflicts."
"Only the Great Accomplishment Saint realm is qualified to influence the situation?" Lin Feng smiled bitterly.
"Yes. The lower-level forces in the current conflict are the Emperor realm; the backbone is the Saint realm, mainly newly entered Saints and Minor Accomplishment Saints. Only Great Accomplishment Saint Kings can begin to control the situation in one area. As for the true life-and-death battles, they are decided by Supreme Realm powerhouses. But we haven't reached that level yet. When we do, it will be the decisive moment. Now, the Supreme Realm Star Priests of my Fate Temple have also begun taking disciples to cultivate reserve forces. Do you know what this means?"
"It means the pattern of the Nine Heavens may change completely. The Nine Heavens may usher in another ancient war."
"Yes. Perhaps future generations will call this current chaotic war the Ancient War. I can already smell the scent of war. The Supreme Realm Priests of my Fate Temple were all cultivating in seclusion or experiencing the mortal world, pursuing the illusory, seemingly non-existent Divine Realm. But now, the Temple Lord has personally summoned them. It's not just my Fate Temple; other temples are in the same situation."
Lin Feng nodded in agreement. It seemed this upheaval was destined to be no small matter. The current era seemed to be slowly pulling back the curtain on the war of the Nine Heavens.
"In any case, don't worry about these things. Even if you participate in battle, you cannot do so as Lin Feng. You must transform into someone else to participate. Your life is more important than a hundred domains. Step into the Great Accomplishment Saint King realm as soon as possible, and you will be needed then."
"I understand." Lin Feng nodded.
"I won't put pressure on you. You should know in your heart. Go to the City of Fate. Your friends have returned." The Prophet said to Lin Feng with a smile.
"Senior brothers have returned." Lin Feng's expression tightened. "Did they have a chance to become core disciples?"
"En." The Prophet nodded with a smile, causing Lin Feng's expression to brighten. He then took his leave.
Leaving the temple, Lin Feng headed down toward the City of Fate. His terrifying divine sense power spread out wildly, instantly covering a vast area, causing many people's hearts to tremble, clearly feeling enveloped by a terrifying divine sense.
Hou Qinglin and Jun Moxi also sensed it. They looked up, and Hou Qinglin said, "Such strong divine sense power. It must be someone from the temple."
"Everyone in this City of Fate counts as temple members." Jun Moxi said with a smile.
"That's only half true." Hou Qinglin smiled. But at that moment, a voice came: "Senior Brother Hou, Jun Moxi."
"Lin Feng." A strange light flashed in Hou Qinglin's eyes. He looked up and saw Lin Feng walking down from the sky. A smile appeared on both their faces.
"How did you two end up together?" Lin Feng landed on the ground and looked at the two with a smile. Hou Qinglin's pupils were now extremely deep, with a strange, demonic gleam that seemed to draw people's gazes in—very eerie. As for Jun Moxi, his aura made people feel a chill, as if they dared not approach.
"Jun Moxi and I met by accident once. I nearly lost my life that time. Luckily, Jun Moxi appeared." Hou Qinglin said with a smile.
"Don't say that. My situation at the time wasn't much better than yours. But it was a blessing in disguise. If not for that encounter, we might not have our current cultivation levels." Jun Moxi laughed.
"In such a short time, both of you have stepped into the Saint realm. Good." Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Good? The gap between us and you is probably even bigger now. Back during the Nine Heavens Assembly, we were still on the same stage. Now, I'm afraid we can't even stand with you anymore." Jun Moxi felt Lin Feng's divine sense from earlier and couldn't help but tease.