Chapter 2819 - 2795: Spirit Realm?

Chapter 2819: Chapter 2795: Spirit Realm?

"Hoo!"

Lin Feng took a thousand miles in one step and directly arrived at the edge of the thunder zone. This time, the moment he stepped in with one foot, the golden light from the sky struck again, instantly blasting his Yuangang Protective Shield. In an instant, the Yuangang Protective Shield turned into countless golden crystals, then dispersed within the dark clouds. However, Lin Feng circulated Yuangang once more, as the golden light struck straight down upon his head, making him feel instantly paralyzed. This feeling disappeared, and he could barely stand, yet he still didn’t retreat.

This first step was considered endured. Thinking of this, he swallowed a handful of Elixir and continued to circulate Yuangang, taking a difficult second step...

Instantly, another golden light descended from the sky, significantly brighter than the previous one. Because this light illuminated the entire dark cloud, the surrounding Yuan Energy began to boil, as if the next moment, this golden light could burn everything around it. Like the first time, it pierced through Lin Feng’s Yuangang, sending him flying thousands of feet onto the desolate plain, and due to this force, it seemed like smoke arose from his body. Looking from afar, he resembled a meteor streaking across the sky.

"Boom!"

A loud noise echoed, and beneath Lin Feng, a wide pit hundreds of feet in diameter appeared once more. The surrounding earth shook violently, even more intensely than before, and the entire ground seemed to sink over ten feet deep. The Yuan Energy was already covered with yellow sand, and the entire space trembled.

Yet in the pit, he did not hesitate for even a moment, adjusted his breath, and once again flew toward the direction of the thunder zone...

Time passed like this for several months, with Lin Feng continuously entering and being blasted away by this Force of Merit. Hundreds of large pits appeared within a few dozen miles, and the ground was riddled with scars. However, such trials brought great gains; from initially being able to step only a few steps inside to reaching a hundred steps within a few months, he eventually was able to enter several dozen miles, yet he never reached the end.

At first, one golden light struck after another, but eventually, hundreds struck simultaneously. During this time, Lin Feng gained a different understanding of the Force of Merit, and up until the end, the Force of Merit almost accepted him. When he stood at the end of the cloud sea, the dark clouds suddenly dispersed, revealing a vast world. Standing alone at the edge of the cliff, gazing down at the roiling seawater hundreds of feet below, he suddenly felt that all his efforts were meaningful.

Previously, clouds covered the area, and he couldn’t see his surroundings. But now he knew that this was the true Wangchuan Cliff. What he saw before might have been an illusion. The seawater before him was as black as ink, violently crashing against the cliff, sending waves dozens of feet high. At this moment, he was surprised to find twelve golden skeletons around him.

Each skeleton’s bones emitted a faint golden glow, and they all wielded a long spear that was dozens of feet high, shining with a sharp light.

He sensed that these twelve skeletons were different from any Divine Emperor remains he had seen before, and the positions where they stood weren’t in a normal sequence, resembling a formation. It felt like the sequence paralleled the path he had walked through the clouds; could those golden beams of Force of Merit have been their doing?

He slowly approached one of the remains, which instantly emitted a faint golden light. He felt the terrifying Force of Merit radiating from the twelve skeletons, compared to which his own Force of Merit was minuscule. Yet, he was also puzzled as to why there were skeletons here and why they arranged such a formation. Standing on the edge of the cliff looking at the sea, a nameless fear arose in his heart, feeling like something within the sea was watching him. Could it be that these Divine Emperors guarded this black sea?

Just as he was at a loss for answers, an ancient voice suddenly appeared in his mind: "Leave."

Lin Feng immediately turned around to look at the twelve skeletons behind him; surely one of them was communicating with him through consciousness. He stood in the center of the skeletons and asked, "Junior Lin Feng, sorry to disturb the seniors. May I ask where this place is?"

He felt that since he could enter here, these Divine Emperor skeletons should be accepting him. Previously, at the end of the clouds, the Force of Merit also ceased its attacks. He now only wanted to know about Wangchuan Cliff and discover the secrets hidden in the sea.

"Wangchuan Cliff," the voice came again.

"Seniors, why do you guard at Wangchuan Cliff, why is it called a dead end?" Lin Feng looked around, unable to determine which skeleton was communicating with him.

One skeleton’s eyes suddenly flashed with red light, and then its jawbone moved. Instantly, a voice once again appeared in Lin Feng’s mind: "Young man, below the sea lies the entrance to the Spirit Realm, and our mission is to guard here."

What? Spirit Realm? He had never heard of it.

This indeed made Lin Feng feel surprised. Having been in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm for so long, he had no idea about the existence of the Spirit Realm. Yet, the universe is vast, and any kind of world might exist. He then continued to ask, "Why seal this place?"

He felt that since there were so many powerful beings guarding this place, there must be a reason. Otherwise, a cliff could not possibly be called a death zone.

"Back then, it was here that people from the Spirit Realm appeared and brought catastrophe to the entire Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, which only recovered after tens of thousands of years. Since then, we’ve been ordered to guard this place to ensure no one steps into this sea. Prior to that, this was merely a cliff, and there was no sea below. The sea itself is a barrier to prevent the Spirit Realm from invading," the skeleton explained to Lin Feng.

They have been here for countless years, and no one has ever been able to enter. They transformed from humans into skeletons, imprisoning their souls in these skeletons for the sake of the sea, and the Force of Merit formation they set up is impossible for anyone below the Divine Emperor to resist. Could the young man before them also be a Divine Emperor?

Thinking of this, he proactively asked Lin Feng: "Who are you? Why have you come here?"

Having listened to the words of this Divine Emperor skeleton, Lin Feng had already abandoned the thought of further exploration. Along the way, he had felt the formidable power of the Force of Merit. If the Spirit Realm is indeed as terrifying as they said, he is not yet capable of exploring; his strength is too lacking. He then spoke to the golden skeleton: "I am merely a cultivator, elder. I would like to ask about the Force of Merit."

In fact, these skeletons had already sensed the Force of Merit in Lin Feng before he set foot on Wangchuan Cliff. Without the Force of Merit, any person here in the clouds would certainly meet their death. He then said: "You want to know how to use it?"

"Yes, elder." Lin Feng truly wanted to know, even though he understood that his Force of Merit was far from sufficient. However, if he missed this opportunity, he might not return to Wangchuan Cliff again.

"The Force of Merit is not Yuangang; it is an intention. Only by manifesting this power within your intention can you freely wield your Force of Merit." The golden skeleton said calmly and then glanced upward. A golden ray of light descended straight into the sea, causing monstrous waves on the surface, and wild winds to rage...

So powerful! Seeing the Force of Merit descend from the heavens, reaching tens of thousands of feet high, he closed his eyes and attempted to condense with his intention. A faint golden glow emerged around Lin Feng, and slowly, the golden dust on his body gathered towards the center. Shortly after, a golden light, one finger long, floated in the air, fluctuating as if very unstable.

Seeing this situation, Lin Feng was speechless. Compared to the Divine Emperor’s Force of Merit, he was vastly inferior. Immediately, with a flicker of his intention, the golden light instantly dissipated. He looked at the Divine Emperor skeleton and said: "Elder, how can I quickly accumulate the Force of Merit?"

"There is no shortcut; only good deeds can fulfill your merit," said the Divine Emperor skeleton, and the red glow in its eyes began to fade.

Lin Feng nodded, realizing he already had a target. He could clearly feel the unimaginable attacks of the Force of Merit. If he wanted to further enhance his strength, accumulating the Force of Merit was necessary.

Before the sect is completed, he must accumulate more Force of Merit. He finally understood that the world of cultivators truly had no boundary. Upon reaching a certain height, he discovered that within some realms, he was indeed very small.

With a deep bow to these skeletons, Lin Feng directly took out the teleportation disk and left Wangchuan Cliff.

Lin Feng directly teleported to Thunder Valley, and the sight before him immediately stunned him. He hadn’t expected that within just over a year, the sect had taken on a basic shape, and the structures in the valley already had their frameworks. It seemed it could be completed within another year. Standing on the teleportation disk, he watched the busy Ascenders, none of whom noticed the sudden appearance of an outsider. They kept their heads down, engrossed in their work. Seeing this, he nodded in satisfaction.

He walked straight to the front of the sect’s main hall and, seeing the impressive contours before him, felt confident that anything entrusted to Gu Tianhai would not disappoint him. Then he took a stroll through the sect, and suddenly a voice sounded behind him...

"Sect Master, you’ve returned." Han Xuan’er did not use a hoarse male voice; everyone around was busy, and only Lin Feng, who stood so close, could hear her.

Lin Feng turned to look at Han Xuan’er, then smiled and said: "Indeed, where are Tianhai and Ma Biaohu?"

"They went to the nearby city to buy materials," Han Xuan’er replied casually, then followed up with a question: "How long will you stay this time?"

She knew Lin Feng’s personality and understood he was unlikely to worry about sect matters and would certainly leave soon. Observing him closely, she noticed that Lin Feng seemed quite exhausted this time; clearly, he must have encountered many dangers along the way.