Chapter 21: Tang Lin's Ranking! First Update
Jiuxiang Building, in the courtyard.
Tang Lin silently returned to the courtyard, sat by the pool, and quietly gazed at the water's surface. The sparkling ripples were reflected in his eyes, shining with radiance.
A moment later, his mouth corners slightly moved, and with a flip of his palm, a golden round dan bead floated above his own palm.
"Second sister..." Tang Lin stared at the golden dan bead, biting his lip tightly, his heart aching with wave after wave of sadness that almost suffocated him.
He clenched his fists, fingernails deeply embedded in his palms, and fresh blood oozed out...
After a moment, Tang Lin's trembling body slowly calmed down. He silently put away the golden elixir pill in his storage ring and then flipped over his palm to take out the Ruthless Immortal Mansion.
Tang Lin entered, and saw that Xiao Nian Feng was lying on the back of a black magic plush toy, laughing radiantly, with a hint of Tang Xiao Feng's features between her eyebrows.
Tang Lin's heart seemed to be tightly clenched.
He stood outside the door, staring blankly at Xiaonian Feng. A moment later, he suddenly clenched his fists and turned to leave the ruthless immortal mansion.
"You must understand the truth!! There are still twenty days left, you must understand the truth!!"
Tang Lin sat in the courtyard, his eyes shining with an unyielding determination. Although it was said that enlightenment did not come overnight, some people had spent thousands of years without achieving it, let alone just twenty short days.
However, a tyrannical and ruthless energy was completely ignited within Tang Lin's bones.
Do it even if you can't!
Even if it kills me!
Suddenly his mind cleared and he sat in the courtyard, flashing through countless books he had read before, including his experiences along the way.
"The girl in green clothes understood the 'Way of Life and Death'. The moves she made contained a withered, desolate, and deathly gray atmosphere."
"When I was young, my father once said that in doing anything, one must not go against his conscience. The conscience is the great way, and this way lies within oneself, not in the external world."
"My heart has no way. Therefore, I am unable to attain enlightenment."
"Way..."
Tang Lin closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Time flies...
Tang Lin was like a stone statue, sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, from dawn till dusk, his body remained still and unmoving.
These days, there have been quite a few white birds flying in and landing in the courtyard. Tang Lin, however, seemed to be completely immersed in his own world, without any awareness of it.
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.
Red Dust Tavern. Top floor.
A young man in white clothes looked at the iron lion, frowned and said: "For half a month, there has been no news from you, this disciple. All challenge notices have not been received, and his ranking has dropped directly from 30th to last place. What's going on?"
Tie Shi's expression was heavy and he slowly shook his head: "I went to see him once. He seemed to be contemplating the Tao, I didn't disturb him."
"Enlightenment?" The young man in white frowned, "The way is not something that can be understood just by thinking about it. Sometimes you want to understand it very much, but somehow you can't, and sometimes you're not even thinking about it, yet suddenly it flashes before your eyes and you have an epiphany."
Tie Shi sighed, "I know this, but he seems to be very persistent. Even if he has grasped the 'Way', it's still difficult for him to enter the top ten. After more than half a month of challenges, almost all the geniuses have appeared. The woman who defeated him initially is now in tenth place."
"This little girl has grasped the 'Way of Life and Death', what a powerful Way, yet it can only be assigned to this name. Alas, this time's Nine Swords Competition is truly filled with monsters, especially that Xuan Yuan, too terrifying..."
The young man in white nodded in agreement, "This Xuan Yuan is indeed worthy of being the number one sword city under heaven. As the only son of the master of Xuan Yuan City, he's already grasped the essence of the sword path at such a young age. Previously, he was only wandering around fourth or fifth place, but just a few days ago, he suddenly defeated that Ming and rose to first place!"
Tie Shi let out a light sigh, "I originally thought that this time, the emergence of Ming's monster was already extremely frightening. I didn't expect there to be another Xuan Yuan, it's too terrifying. A person like this, after a thousand years, in the Small Immortal Realm will probably burst forth with unprecedented dazzling brilliance, completely surpassing that Wind Feather from back then."
"The Way of Extinction, the Way of Life and Death, the Eternal Way, the Origin Way, the Cycle Way...". The young man in white clothes gazed into the distance and said: "This time among the top ten, these great principles have basically all appeared. We've really grown old. Our understanding of the way is not as good as that of these younger generations."
Tie Shi smiled wryly.
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Tianhe Wine House
The young master looked at the elegant girl beside him with reverence, poured her tea and said: "Feng Lan sister, you've been continuously challenging recently, it must be tiring."
"Practitioners of cultivation, what is this talk of hardship?"
The young master bumped into a nail and awkwardly said, "Huang Lan sister is right, congratulations to my brother for successfully advancing to the top 18, spreading the prestige of our Tianhe Sect."
Her slender eyebrows furrowed slightly as she said, "My goal is the top ten! But this time, there are really too many monsters. Those who managed to squeeze into the top ten..." A hint of fear flashed across her eyes.
She thought of someone she had challenged ten days ago.
That was a handsome young man, but as soon as they exchanged blows, he displayed his own understanding of the Tao, only to be defeated in an instant!
Not a single shred of suspense!
But this person is now ranked twelfth!
It can be imagined how terrifying those monsters in the top ten were, and they could easily crush her to the point where nothing was left.
Young Master comforted: "Huan Lian, this time the disciples sent by Xianmo Valley are only in 25th place. Our Tianhe Sect has surpassed them and can be proud of it. As for the top ten, even if we didn't make it, Father will still send you there later, it's all the same."
Linglan glanced at him without a word, but sneered in her heart: "How can the swallow know the ambition of the swan?"
"Speaking of which." Lingyun suddenly furrowed her brow and said, "That Tang Lin seems to have never accepted a challenge. I've watched his battle with the Bi Xing Lake girl, this person has a barbaric god's bloodline, possessing both light and dark energies. If he succeeds in understanding the Way in the future, he will definitely be a powerful expert!"
"What a pity, this person's heart is not right, even if he becomes strong, he will only be a powerful scourge, humph!"
"Not bad." The young master said sternly, "A person like this must be strangled in the cradle. He doesn't accept challenges and is probably afraid of Fei Lian's sister."
Lingyun shook her head and said, "No. He didn't accept any challenges from anyone, it should be that after losing that battle, he became disheartened."
The young master stroked his palm and said: "Sister Piaolan is really clever, one word hits the nail on the head."
Ling Han coldly snorted: "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in the world of martial arts, yet you can't even bear a minor setback. This person will find it difficult to achieve great things in the future!"
"Hmm!" The young master nodded repeatedly.
……
Jiuxiang Building, in the courtyard.
Tang Lin sat by the pool, unaware of when he had opened his eyes. He looked up at the pitch-black night sky, and the gentle breeze blowing over his body made him feel a little lonely.
"Way..."
Tang Lin gazed at the starry sky, his fists gradually clenched.
Half a month of contemplation, half a month of reflection, yet nothing was reflected upon.
"The Way" is like a wisp of ethereal smoke. It cannot be grasped or comprehended.
A sudden burst of fierce energy flashed through Tang Lin's eyes, like a ferocious beast, cold and violent. He suddenly stood up, bursting out of the courtyard, creating a whirlwind that churned the pool water into turbulent waves.
Tang Lin shot up into the sky like a meteor, spreading his arms wide and letting out a long, drawn-out howl: "Ahhhhh..."
All the frustration, all the depression, all the annoyance. It's as if they are going to be vented out from this loud cry.
After the long howl, Tang Lin's body fell straight back into the courtyard. He tightly hugged his head and violently slammed it against the ground, as if he wanted to crack his skull open.
"Too stupid, I'm too stupid!!!" He painfully clenched his head, smashing the ground's gravel into large pits.
"Ah, what is the Tao, after all? What is the Tao!!!"
He clutched his hair tightly and curled up in agony on the ground.
Whoosh!
A dark mist emerged from his storage ring and formed the hilt of a magic sword in front of him, emitting an enchanting power that tempted people's souls.
"If you give me your soul, I will grant you the ultimate way of slaughter..." The demon sword's voice was full of temptation.
Tang Lin seemed to see a glimmer of hope from his madness and looked up at the magic sword.
"Give me your humble and filthy soul, the soul is your shackle... I will grant you the Supreme Killing Dao..." The voice of the magic sword, as if a devilish sound, pierced into Tang Lin's mind.
In his vast ocean of knowledge, the small black bat with tiger-like teeth suddenly transformed into a ball of demonic fog and wrapped itself around Tang Lin's soul.
Tang Lin's soul had the Fang Tian Fu and the Town Evil Bell, sensing the invading demonic energy, immediately conjured up the Purple Winged Peng, the Giant Axe Spirit, and the bird-beaked monster from the ancient battlefield.
Three guardian spirits protected Tang Lin's soul in the center, and the demonic energy touched Fang Tianfu, making a sizzling burning sound.
"Put down all your resistance, surrender to me, surrender..."
"If you don't have a soul, you can sense the great way of heaven and earth..."
"The soul is humble, dirty, and bound..."
The sound gradually made Tang Lin's consciousness dazed, and in his subconscious mind, a stunning figure flashed by. Under the plum blossom tree in full bloom, she turned back to smile at him, with bright red plum blossoms falling all over her skirt.
Second sister...
Tang Lin's consciousness gradually subsided, with only one thought in mind, that was to comprehend the Great Way, no matter what price he had to pay.
He gradually gave up all resistance, and the Fang Tian symbol wrapped around his soul automatically opened and was stored in the storage ring.
Faintly, Tang Lin seemed to hear the urgent cries and angry roars of the Purple Winged Peng, the Giant Axe Spirit, and the Bird-beaked Monster, but they all seemed to be fading away, farther and farther...
Then he took down the Zhēn Xié Bell.
At this moment, it seems as if the world is at peace.
The next moment, a dark and eerie aura enveloped Tang Lin's soul.
Innumerable dark auras entwined Tang Lin's soul, like fetters, tightly binding his soul. Innumerable demonic auras invaded the soul, originally pure and almost transparent, now as if infused with ink, becoming thick and black.
And in the eyes of the soul, two red cold lights burst out.
"From now on, you are my sword slave!" The demon sword said loftily.
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