Free Web NovelChapter 692: Chapter 469: Earth-Shattering Secret, Breaking into the Li Fire Sect
Lin Chang’sheng laughed.
But as soon as the words left his mouth, Nanshan Daoist sneered, "I’d like to see what you’ll do to me! At worst, I’ll die and the Dao will dissipate, my soul scattered to the winds!"
No matter what kind of torture Lin Chang’sheng threatened, he showed no sign of surrender.
Lin Chang’sheng had seen this kind of person many times before; plenty who’d just been absorbed into the Soul Banner talked tough like this, but few could hold out to the bitter end.
"Got guts. Hope you can keep it up!"
Lin Chang’sheng raised his hand, and a swirl of flame appeared in his palm—the Cyan Lotus True Flame.
This fire could burn even the Divine Soul itself.
When he saw the Cyan Lotus True Flame manifest, a flicker of real fear flashed in Nanshan Daoist’s eyes.
He’d already experienced its terrifying power once before, and couldn’t help but feel a chill creep up his spine.
Still, Nanshan Daoist refused to yield.
Lin Chang’sheng snapped his fingers, sending the Cyan Lotus True Flame crashing into Nanshan Daoist’s Divine Soul.
His Divine Soul was instantly lit ablaze; the raging inferno devoured him in a heartbeat.
At first, Nanshan Daoist managed to grit his teeth and endure, but it didn’t take long before blood-curdling screams tore from his throat.
Nanshan Daoist thought he was done for—that death meant release.
Yet the moment his soul fractured, Lin Chang’sheng waved the Holy Soul Banner, knitting his Divine Soul together once more.
"What’s...going on?"
Nanshan Daoist was dazed—hadn’t he already been burned to death by the fiery flame? So why did he coalesce again?
"Once you’re absorbed into my Soul Banner, there’s no escaping it—lifetime after lifetime. Even if you die, I can piece you back together whenever I wish. In here? Death is a privilege you’ll never have!"
Lin Chang’sheng sneered coldly, and fire blazed up in his palm again.
"Wait!"
Just as Lin Chang’sheng was about to torch him all over again, Nanshan Daoist finally broke.
Unable to escape the Soul Banner’s grasp and facing endless rounds of torture, he’d rather fess up and spill everything he knew.
He wasn’t the masochistic type.
"Ask what you want."
Nanshan Daoist’s attitude flipped on a dime.
Lin Chang’sheng had figured he’d have to break him four or five times before he’d give in; turns out, once was all it took.
"Your Li Fire Sect—do you cultivate Nanming Li Fire? The Phoenix race’s inheritance?"
Lin Chang’sheng asked.
The Nanming Li Fire’s power was no joke.
"That’s right—the founder had his revelation meditating within a Divine Phoenix Fire Feather."
Nanshan Daoist answered, playing it straight.
"So how do you acquire this fire?"
Lin Chang’sheng pressed on; this was the answer he craved most.
Here, Nanshan Daoist hesitated for a second.
"Hmm?"
But Lin Chang’sheng fixed him with a cold stare, and Nanshan Daoist shuddered.
"You must comprehend the Li Fire Divine Technique, master the Fireworks Technique, and, with the Sect Leader’s guidance, obtain the Li Fire Inheritance—only then can you possess it!"
Nanshan Daoist spilled everything he knew, hoping Lin Chang’sheng would be satisfied and let him off the hook, ending this torment.
"So you need an inheritance?"
That surprised Lin Chang’sheng, but it made sense.
The Li Fire Divine Flame was incomparably fierce; without proper guidance, most would be incinerated to ashes before they could absorb it.
Seems he’d need to make a trip to the Li Fire Sect if he wanted the Flame for himself.
"You know where this Fire Feather is?"
Lin Chang’sheng pressed again.
"You planning to storm the Li Fire Sect and take the Fire Feather?"
Nanshan Daoist blurted out, astonished—this kid sure had guts!
If he revealed the location, Lin Chang’sheng might really barge into the sect hunting the Divine Feather.
Though Lin Chang’sheng was powerful, he could barely stand against an Early Stage Tribulation Crossing cultivator—there was no way he’d be a match for the Sect Leader at Middle Stage.
Maybe Lin Chang’sheng was walking into his own death—so why not tell him?
"Speak! My patience isn’t infinite!"
Lin Chang’sheng barked, now short-tempered.
"It’s in the Ancestral Cave Mansion!"
Nanshan Daoist replied.
"Excellent!"
Lin Chang’sheng’s mouth curled into a sly smile. Channeling the Void Sacred Origin Technique, he unleashed a terrifying suction to begin refining Nanshan Daoist’s Divine Soul.
The man’s soul was worthless now; might as well use it to fuel his own cultivation.
"This...this is Heaven-Devouring Demon Technique? You—you’re an evil cultivator?"
Nanshan Daoist’s eyes bugged out—he hadn’t expected Lin Chang’sheng to know such a vile magic, intent on devouring his Divine Soul’s power.
That Heaven-Devouring Demon Technique could really do it, even greater than Lin Chang’sheng’s Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring Technique.
But what Lin Chang’sheng was using wasn’t the Heaven-Devouring Demon Technique.
"Aaaaah—!"
With Nanshan Daoist’s agonized scream, his Divine Soul was pulled into Lin Chang’sheng’s body and slowly refined.
The whole scene left Gu Shan dumbstruck nearby.
Lin Chang’sheng could use evil cultivation techniques? That’s only ever a pyrrhic victory—hurting oneself as much as one’s enemy!
Was he not afraid of backlash?
Lin Chang’sheng’s absorption continued for a full three Hours. When he opened his eyes again, not only had his cultivation advanced, but he’d also gleaned from Nanshan Daoist’s memories the precise location of the Divine Feather.
Sure enough, it was in the Li Fire Sect’s Ancestral Cave Mansion.
And, lucky for him, the Li Fire Sect lay not far from here.
So Lin Chang’sheng directed the Lightning Thunderclap Eagle to carry him toward the Li Fire Sect.
On the way, Lin Chang’sheng used his Disguise Technique to alter his features to look just like Nanshan Daoist.
The sight was enough to leave Gu Shan flabbergasted.
"You...You’re going after the Fire Feather?"
Gu Shan exclaimed, startled.
Lin Chang’sheng just nodded, "Wait here—I’ll move quicker alone."
Gu Shan listened, leaping off the Lightning Thunderclap Eagle and staying behind.
...
Meanwhile, as Lin Chang’sheng hurried to the Li Fire Sect, two figures landed at the very place where he’d slain Nanshan Daoist.
One man, one woman.
The man was middle-aged, a long beard brushing his chin, and as he took in the scene, his face filled with shock.
The young woman was strikingly beautiful, her own face similarly stunned.
"Elder Xu, the fighting here was intense—whoever battled must have had Tribulation Crossing cultivation!"
Guo Yunchu gazed at the scorched sword marks on the ground, thoroughly astonished.
She’d never expected to find Tribulation Crossing cultivators dueling here at the edge of Immortal Sea Continent.
The pair were none other than Xu Tiancang and Guo Yunchu, who’d been tailing Lin Chang’sheng all along.
"Unbelievable!"
Xu Tiancang exclaimed, awe shining in his eyes.
Maybe Guo Yunchu couldn’t sense exactly what had happened here, but Xu Tiancang grasped a bit of the truth.
After all, they’d followed Lin Chang’sheng’s trail right up to this spot.
With the scene looking like this—and Lin Chang’sheng unharmed, still forging onward—it showed he’d gotten through without a scratch.
To survive a Tribulation Crossing cultivator’s attack meant he either had the strength to match such a foe, or he’d straight up killed them instead.
Between those, Xu Tiancang felt the latter was more likely.
If a Tribulation Crossing cultivator made a move, Lin Chang’sheng should’ve been dead to rights.
Yet after Lin Chang’sheng left, he showed no sign of fleeing at all.
"What’s so unbelievable? Are you saying Lin Chang’sheng might’ve been killed?"
Guo Yunchu stared at Xu Tiancang, eyes wide with anticipation—she dearly hoped Lin Chang’sheng was dead.
The kid was insufferable; if he got killed, he’d have no one to blame but himself.
"Not only is he alive, I’d wager the Tribulation Crossing cultivator here was slain by him!"
Xu Tiancang voiced his private suspicions.
Guo Yunchu’s eyes nearly popped from her head.
"What did you say? Lin Chang’sheng killed a Tribulation Crossing powerhouse? That’s insane!"
Guo Yunchu was thunderstruck.
Tribulation Crossing cultivators were just beneath Immortals themselves—how could Lin Chang’sheng, this upstart, possibly have killed one?
He was only Mahayana stage—how could he defeat a Tribulation Crossing expert?
This had never happened before in the Immortal Realm.
Even Xu Tiancang struggled to believe it, but the facts stared him in the face; there was no arguing with what he saw.
"Must be Hall Master foresaw this kid’s talent—that’s why he sent us to invite him!"
Xu Tiancang mused aloud.
...
When he was three thousand li from the Li Fire Sect, Lin Chang’sheng withdrew the Lightning Thunderclap Flashing Eagle and sped toward the sect himself.
The Li Fire Sect lay nestled among fire-red mountains, which were so hot year-round that Lin Chang’sheng suspected an Innate Fire Vein lay underground, scorching the land until not a blade of grass could survive.
Amid the rolling peaks, Lin Chang’sheng pinpointed the sect’s main mountain, and zipped straight toward it, slicing through the air.
