Aside from the Thousand Layered Sword Waves, Lin Changâsheng also found an immortal technique called Myriad Feet Piercing Heart Archery.
This immortal technique is overwhelmingly powerful; once cultivated to perfection, the arrow is capable of attacking enemies over a span of ten thousand feet.
"Nice, this archery technique can be fused with the Nine Thunder Poison Flame Archery!"
Lin Changâsheng thought to himself, stashing away the secret technique with the intent to cultivate it later.
"Celestial Star Venerable Body Technique?"
After searching for a while, Lin Changâsheng discovered another remarkable immortal technique.
This technique turned out to be the Body Strengthening Immortal Technique, abandoned in a corner gathering dust.
It seemed nobody had touched it in ages.
Compared to other immortal techniques, the Body Strengthening Immortal Technique wasnât really popular.
After all, its boost for cultivators is limited, far outmatched by overbearing attack techniques.
But for Lin Changâsheng, the Body Strengthening Immortal Technique was like a priceless treasure.
Because cultivating it was as easy as eating and drinking; when multiple body strengthening techniques are combined, they explode with immense potential.
Just like Lin Changâsheng nowâafter using the Dragon God Golden Body Saint Body, his potential still falls short for breaking into a higher realm and pushing his physical body to the Divinity Transformation Stage.
If he could fuse this Celestial Star Venerable Body Technique, maybe he could make a breakthrough?
"These three immortal secret techniques arenât bad!"
Lin Changâsheng quickly read through all the immortal techniques in the Hidden Immortal Pool, and ended up picking three that satisfied him.
Even though the other techniques were impressive, they just werenât Lin Changâshengâs style.
"Whatâs this?"
Just as Lin Changâsheng was about to leave, he suddenly spotted a white jade token placed in a corner of the Hidden Immortal Pool.
Dragons and phoenixes were carved on it, setting it apart from other tokens, and mysterious Dao aura gently drifted from it, clearly marking it as extraordinary.
Lin Changâsheng held it in his hand and examined it for a while, but found nothing unusual.
So he activated his divine sense to probe within, and immediately, the scene before him changed dramatically.
He saw that the space inside the jade token was vast, filled with endless mountain ranges stretching away.
At this moment, Lin Changâsheng was standing atop one of the peaks, facing a golden three-story pavilion.
On the pavilionâs facade, three large characters were engraved: Liuyun Pavilion.
"Could this be a wisp of divine thought left behind by the Liuyun Immortal Sectâs founding ancestor?"
Lin Changâsheng mused curiously.
Just as Lin Changâsheng was thinking this, a white phantom burst from the pavilion and hovered before him.
This phantom was distorted, only showing its upper bodyâit was an old man with white hair and a white beard.
"Heaven blesses my Liuyun Immortal Sect! After three thousand years, a genius at the Divinity Transformation Realm finally emerged to awaken my divine thought. Young man, with this jade token, once you reach the Burial Immortal Realm, seek me out at the Immortal Ascension Sect. Then, Iâll bestow upon you a great opportunity!"
The old man was utterly elated upon seeing Lin Changâsheng.
Clearly, he saw him as the Liuyun Immortal Sectâs prodigy.
"Why wait until then for the opportunity? You could give it to me now!"
Lin Changâsheng muttered, but the old man overheard him.
"Young man, donât be so greedy. Without my guidance, even if I gave you an immortal technique, you wouldnât be able to cultivate it! If you donât believe me, try unlocking the Celestial Immortal Godslaying Technique from my pavilion!"
The old man waved his arm, and instantly, the golden glow atop the three-story pavilion intensified and transformed into countless golden characters swirling through the air.
Lin Changâshengâs eyes lit up as he gazed at the countless golden runes.
He actually recognized these runes, because back in the Sea God Tower space, he received a great immortal technique and later fused it into the Dragon Elephant Heaven-Suppressing Technique.
That too was an immortal technique from the Burial Immortal Realm.
And as long as Lin Changâsheng reached entry level, he could use his panel to simplify it and cultivate it to perfection with ease.
Without a second thought, Lin Changâsheng sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the immortal technique.
"Hmm?"
The old man was somewhat surprisedâcould this kid really comprehend the technique?
He only left behind a limited amount of divine sense, which couldnât be depleted, so he again concealed himself in the pavilion, leaving countless golden runes swirling outside.
While Lin Changâsheng continued his focused study.
...
While Lin Changâsheng was intently studying the Celestial Immortal Godslaying Technique, the Demon Dao forces were already invading the Southern Realm.
Disciples from the Four Great Immortal Sects hadnât even returned to their sects before being ambushed by Demon Dao followers.
The first to suffer was the Yin Yang Dao Sect.
Fierce Sun Dao Venerable, accompanied by sect elders and prodigy disciples, was attacked en route to their sect by Demon Dao forces from the Yin Yang Hall and Taiyin Dao.
Among them were Ding Changhai, Hall Master of Yin Yang Hall, and Fu Junyue, Empress Yin of Taiyin Island.
With these two powerful Demon Dao cultivators at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul pitted against Fierce Sun Dao Venerable, the battle was clearly one-sided.
Fierce Sun Dao Venerable was continuously forced back.
"Sect Leader, run! Iâll hold them off for now!"
Elder Celestial Yang urged anxiously.
If the Sect Leader died, their Yin Yang Dao Sect was doomed.
But Fierce Sun Dao Venerable knew that Elder Celestial Yang, already seriously wounded, stood no chance alone against the attacks of two Demon Sect leaders.
"Elder Celestial Yang, you immediately go notify the other three Great Immortal Sects for reinforcementsâwe must crush these Demon Sect scoundrels here!"
Fiery Flame Dao Venerable roared angrily.
The Demon Dao folks were absolutely brazen, invading the Southern Realm again and againânow even sending out their sect leaders.
Looks like they were desperate and cornered.
"But Sect Leader, youâ"
"Donât worry about me, just go!"
Elder Celestial Yang wanted to protest, but Fierce Sun Dao Venerable cut him off. He could only strike the Demon Elder before him, then instantly flee.
"Trying to escape?"
Fu Junyue sneered coldly.
Their plan was to wipe them out one by oneâif they brought reinforcements, all their work would be for nothing.
As she spoke, Fu Junyue flashed forward and caught up to Elder Celestial Yang, unleashing a fierce palm strike.
Her dark green palm seal instantly transformed into a massive venomous serpent, blasting straight at Elder Celestial Yang.
Seeing this, Elder Celestial Yang had no choice but to strike back, trying to block it.
But how could his cultivation compare to Fu Junyueâs?
Bangâ
With a deafening roar, his palm seal was shredded by the venomous snake, which smashed into Elder Celestial Yang, sending him flying as he spat blood midair.
By the time he hit the ground, his chest and face were already stained vibrant green.
Clearly, heâd been fatally poisoned.
"Y-You Demon Dao fiends...youâll never conquer the S-Southern Realmâ"
He hadnât finished his sentence before the poison reached his heart and he died instantly.
"Still hoping to raise the alarm? What a joke! Leave no survivorsâkill them all!"
Fu Junyue scoffed, then joined forces with Ding Changhai to assault Fierce Sun Dao Venerable.
Fierce Sun Dao Venerableâs cultivation was formidableâholding his own against two opponents of the same level. That battle raged for an entire day and night.
At last, with his strength depleted, Ding Changhai smashed his back with a palm strike, sending his internal organs into turmoil.
"Stop strugglingâthe more you fight, the more youâll suffer! Give up and weâll make it quick!"
Fu Junyue sneered.
After a day and night of combat, even she and Ding Changhai were exhausted.
She hadnât expected Fierce Sun Dao Venerable to be so formidable; if not for teaming up with Ding Changhai, she could never have slain him alone.