<b>Chapter 1: Lonely On the Path of Cultivation</b>
Lin Feng was walking all alone at the top of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. The sky was so vast. He looked at the ground from up there, seeing millions of buildings. Time had passed.
He remembered back in the days when he had left the Lin Clan alone. He had amazed Yangzhou City, he had become the leader of Xue Yue. He had become a god, a religion. Then, he had become Tian Chiās disciple, he had amazed the whole region: the Xue Yu Region. He had amazed Gan Yu. He had become Tiantaiās disciple, thanks to Hou Qing Lin. He had been lucky to become Emperor Yu and Mu Chenās disciple.
He had rushed, trying to become as strong as possible in the shortest time. He had become a student at Champion University, he had defeated Ji Chang, he had become good friends with Ancestor Shi Tian.
More time had passed. He had become a member of the Fortune Shrine. He had discovered that he had a Forbidden Body. All the Shrines had tried to kill him, they didnāt want to let him live. Then, the Shrines had started fighting because of him, and he eventually had realized that the Diviner had tricked him. Now, he had one question left: why had he done all this?
Was it just a poetic sentence?
Lin Feng landed at the top of a mountain in the Continent of the Nine Clouds. That mountain was prosperous and bustling. Sometimes, dragons roared nearby. Lin Feng stood there, his hair and robe fluttered in the wind.
He was trying to understand what that sentence meant. Even though he had become a god in the Continent of the Nine Clouds, he hadnāt understood what it meant. What about Xue Baguio? When would she recover? And whose reincarnation was she?
All this was a mystery!
Lin Feng remained motionless and silent. A year passed, ten years passed. He stood at the top of that mountain for a hundred years.
Lin Feng had become a god in the world. He had reached the god level, but now he hadnāt broken through for a hundred years. Even though he was the best in the Continent of the Nine Clouds, along with Feng Mo, the Three Lives Great Emperor, and Mister Time could also compete with them. The two of them had disappeared already, though, where were they?
āAfter the god level, are there higher cultivation levels?ā he wondered. He was convinced that he hadnāt reached the highest cultivation level in the world. If there was an ultimate level, he couldnāt be the only one who had reached the god level⦠but where were the others?
As Lin Feng was thinking, a red light streaked across the sky. Lin Feng stretched out his hand, and a light beam appeared. There was an explosion, and the mountain shook violently.
āFeng Mo, we havenāt seen each other for a hundred years?ā Lin Feng frowned, then smiled when he saw the black dot in the horizon.
Feng Mo, the Three Lives Great Emperor, Empress Xiās father!
āHaha, Lin Feng, long time no see. How strong are you now?ā he laughed happily.
Everybody in the Continent of the Nine Clouds could hear and see the two of them. People raised their heads and looked at them with respect and admiration.
āThe Ruler, Lin Feng the Ruler.ā
āItās Lin Feng the Ruler. He disappeared for a hundred years, and now heās here in the southern part of Ba Huang.ā
āAnd Feng Mo, the Three Lives Great Emperor, is there, too!ā
Strong cultivators from everywhere saw Lin Feng and Feng Mo in the sky, and were stupefied.
Feng Mo smiled and walked towards Lin Feng. Suddenly, they both disappeared. Everybody wanted to watch them, but they were disappointed.
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At the foot of an ordinary ancient tree, two people appeared on both sides of a table.
Those two people were Lin Feng and Feng Mo, of course!
āLin Feng, you understand that sentence now?ā asked Feng Mo staring at Lin Feng.
āNo, Iāve been thinking about it for a hundred years but I donāt know what it means,ā replied Lin Feng, smiling wryly and shaking his head. A hundred years had passed and Lin Feng still didnāt understand it.
Feng Mo nodded and said slowly, āSame here. Iām not the only one. Mister Time is the same. The three of us have all broken through to the God Level, and we havenāt understood that sentence yet. Shame on us,ā said Feng Mo, pulling a long face.
Lin Feng remained silent and drank tea.
He took a sip and looked at the evening sun. Another day had passed.
āDo you think there can be a maximum level on the path of cultivation? I donāt think weāve reached the maximum level. Iām sure there are cultivators who are stronger than us. We just donāt know about them,ā said Lin Feng.
Feng Mo was surprised. He wanted to say something, but he hesitated. Lin Feng noticed that and said, āFeng Mo, just tell me if you know anything.ā
āLin Feng, I have the impression that the place where we are, the Continent of the Nine Clouds, is just the tip of the iceberg,ā said Feng Mo. Lin Feng nodded and smiled.
āI think so, too. Back then, I already used to think that the Xue Yu Region was big, then I went to Ba Huang Province, it was even bigger, and then the Holy City, and then the Qi Tian Dynasty, and then the imperial court, and now the Continent of the Nine Clouds, The Continent of the Nine Clouds could be just a small part of a bigger world.ā
āAbsolutely. Therefore, Mister Time and the Godly Weapon Master are doing research about it. Iām sure theyāll come up with answers at some point. The Continent of the Nine Clouds canāt be the ultimate world. There must be more,ā said Feng Mo, nodding and smiling.
He looked impatient. Strong cultivators were lonely, too. They all hoped there were higher cultivation levels because they wanted to continue practicing cultivation. They didnāt want to be stuck at one cultivation level, it would be pointless.
At that moment, two light beams streaked across the sky. Two figures appeared in front of them.
āMister Time. Godly Weapon Master?ā
Lin Feng was surprised when he saw the two. An old man and a middle-aged man were standing together. They looked completely ordinary.
Those two were Mister Time and the Godly Weapon Master!
āLin Feng, Feng Mo, my disciple and I have been doing research for a hundred years and we found something,ā said Mister Time. He walked up to Lin Feng and Feng Mo and sat down on the third stone chair. The Godly Weapon Master sat down on the fourth.
Lin Feng and Feng Mo were surprised, and looked excited.
āMaster, please tell us more,ā said Lin Feng.
Feng Mo was excited, too. They both felt lonely. They couldnāt practice cultivation anymore here. It was a calamity for a peerless cultivator.
āHehe, in the corridors of time, I realized that the Continent of the Nine Clouds was just a tiny little continent. I did my best to research it, and in the end I realized that not far from the Continent of the Nine Clouds, there is a bigger continent, itās about ten times bigger.
āPfewwwā¦ā Lin Feng took a deep breath and frowned. He was extremely excited.
āSo, can we go there?ā Feng Mo asked Mister Time.
āIn the ordinary course of events, we should be able to go there, but we canāt find a passage. Maybe there is no passage at all.ā Mister Time sighed. He wasnāt happy either.
āSo, what can we do?ā asked Feng Mo. He suddenly looked sad. He had been waiting for so many years. He wasnāt even interesting in fighting anymore. Apart from Lin Feng and Mister Time, nobody could fight against him anymore.
Feng Mo and the others felt lonely and bored.
āIf you want to leave the Continent of the Nine Clouds, I can help you,ā said a voice in a cold and clear way at that moment. It was a womanās voice. Lin Feng and the othersā faces suddenly changed.
They turned around and saw someone, and were astonished.