Meanwhile, in a valley within the Kunlun Mountains, a vast expanse of ancient architecture sprawled out, seemingly in the style of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Martial Arts Family, the Kunlun Lin Clan.
The strongest lineage of warriors in the world, with a heritage spanning over a thousand years, their depth of foundation unmatched by any.
Legend has it that the Kunlun lineage practiced Dragon Law Martial Arts, a supreme technique created by ancient immortals after observing real dragons for hundreds of years. Upon mastering this art, one's physical body would be strong enough to shatter rocks and stones.
After reaching the Divine Realm, their bodies were said to be comparable to true dragons, proclaimed invincible under nuclear weapons!
Yet, within the entire Kunlun Lin Clan, there remained only one in the Divine Realm.
That was the clan leader, Lin Yuanxiu, the strongest being in the Divine Realm.
Even on the continental Transcendent rankings officially released by America, Lin Yuanxiu was ranked fifth, and this was under the pretext of unfriendly relations between America and China.
This spoke volumes of Lin Yuanxiu's terrifying strength.
However, this supremely powerful being looked as if he had seen a ghost at this moment, terror-stricken to the extreme.
Upon returning from Mount Emei, Lin Yuanxiu, trembling all over, disregarded the admiring gazes of many Lin Clan disciples as he transformed into a streak of silver light and plunged into a mist-enshrouded pool at the center of the Lin Clan, causing water to splash high into the air.
This was the legendary Kunlun Dragon Pool, the final resting place of the last true dragon in China.
After Lin Yuanxiu sank into the water, he rapidly descended hundreds of meters and entered a majestic palace at the bottom of the pool.
Within sight, there were rows of imposing and majestic true dragon sculptures, each one displaying its fangs and claws.
At the forefront of the palace stood a ten-meter-tall, awe-inspiring white dragon statue, its entire body shimmering silver, with each dragon scale lifelike and its eyes seemingly flickering with a sharp light, as if it would come to life at any moment.
Lin Yuanxiu approached the white dragon statue and knelt down respectfully to pay homage.
Then he spoke anxiously, "Ancestor! Someone in the outside world has seized a body and been reborn as an Earth Immortal! They've even regained the strength of an Earth Immortal! And they seem to harbor hostility towards the martial arts world. What should we do?"
Moments later, a voice filled with majesty and confusion emanated from the white dragon statue, "Are you referring to the one known as the Evergreen Sword Saint?"
Lin Yuanxiu replied in panic, "Yes! It's him! His true identity must be that of an Earth Immortal who has seized a body and been reborn!"
He hurriedly recounted everything he had witnessed on Mount Kunlun.
His heart was still pounding with fear.
That thousands of meters high vortex of dark green spiritual energy was too terrifying!
Such might, if not that of an Earth Immortal, then what could it be?
But the voice from the white dragon statue said, "Impossible! The current concentration of spiritual energy in the world is insufficient to sustain an Earth Immortal. If he truly is ascending or regaining the strength of an Earth Immortal, he is essentially strangling himself."
Lin Yuanxiu's eyes widened, "Ancestor, if he's not an Earth Immortal, what else could he be?"
"It's likely just a naturally gifted individual with a celestial physique. I suspect his ascension is not to Earth Immortal status, but to the Divine Realm."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanxiu was dumbfounded.
What? The Evergreen Sword Saint was merely ascending to the Divine Realm?
Such a terrifying and magnificent phenomenon was just for the Divine Realm?
If these words hadn't come from the mouth of his ancestor, Lin Yuanxiu would never have believed it!
How could someone merely ascending to the Divine Realm trigger such a powerful phenomenon that even surpassed the full force of a peak Divine Realm martial artist?
But Lin Yuanxiu dared not question his ancestor's words, and his mind went blank.
This ancestor was one of the Earth Immortals of the Kunlun Lin Clan. After the spiritual energy had depleted hundreds of years ago, he had been in a deep slumber within the Kunlun Dragon Pool, barely clinging to life with the energy of the earth's veins and the millennium of yin energy accumulated in the pool.
It wasn't until half a year ago, when Lin Yuanxiu came to this palace to pay respects to his ancestors, that he discovered the awakening of his ancestor.
Regrettably, the ancestor had said that the current concentration of spiritual energy was still insufficient to support the survival of an Earth Immortal, and he could not leave the Dragon Pool.
Otherwise, why would the martial arts world need to use any schemes to calculate against China?
The power of an Earth Immortal could likely contend head-on with the great nations of the world!
"Hundreds of years ago, there were a few with naturally gifted celestial physiques who possessed extraordinary combat strength, capable of slaying Divine Realm beings with a Heavenly Realm body, and even Earth Immortals with a Divine Realm body. Such events have indeed occurred."
The Lin Clan ancestor said, "That Evergreen Sword Saint is probably such a naturally gifted individual."
"A naturally gifted celestial physique…" Lin Yuanxiu was shockingly at a loss for words: "Are Biotics Men truly the chosen ones? Why do we martial artists toil for hundreds of years, only to be inferior to Biotics Men who awaken for three?"
The Lin Clan ancestor said indifferently, "Because you are all worthless. Even with your talent, you would have been nothing but a cripple hundreds of years ago. I truly don't know how you managed to cultivate to the Divine Realm."
"…" Lin Yuanxiu's mouth twitched, unable to retort, and could only shamefully lower his head.
"The Evergreen Sword Saint is not a concern."
The Lin Clan ancestor spoke with disdain, "No matter how heaven-defying the talent, it's impossible to ascend to Earth Immortal status in today's world.
Even if he truly becomes an Earth Immortal, by that time, we old fellows from a hundred years ago will also be able to come out and stretch our limbs.
The Evergreen Sword Saint? Merely an ant. Among the Earth Immortals of hundreds of years, there were no lack of those with naturally gifted celestial physiques, with combat strength comparable to his, and they were not few in number.
Why did all the nations of ancient China come to pay tribute? It was because of us, the Hundred Immortals of the East."
Lin Yuanxiu was deeply shaken, murmuring, "The Hundred Immortals of the East?"
Ancient China had a hundred Earth Immortals?
If these terrestrial immortals had all survived to the present…
Then what would the modern technological superpowers amount to?
The Evergreen Sword Saint? Truly just an ant.
Lin Yuanxiu suddenly felt at ease, realizing that everything had been a misunderstanding.
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