The Prodigies War

Earth Treasury Realm acted very quickly. Within just one day, the disciples scattered throughout every city of the Yunhua Region all launched into action.

Their goal was to find Fangchun Mountain disciple Lin Xun!

In no time, a storm broke out and drew the attention of countless people.

It should be mentioned that the Magnificent Lotus Event would kick off in ten days, and many ancient forces from across the starry sky had now gathered in the Yunhua Region.

This included the Great Six Courts, Great Ten Battle Clans and ancient imperial clans…

In such an important moment, the appearance of Lin Xun, a disciple of Fangchun Mountain, in the Yunhua Region inevitably sparked speculation.

Could it be that the boy also came to participate in the Magnificent Lotus Event?

What was he planning to do?

They were only certain of one thing: Lin Xun’s appearance was not a good sign.

The young man who was being hunted by the world and regarded as an enemy of everyone would surely bring chaos and bloodshed wherever he went!

The actions taken by Earth Treasury Realm were fierce and powerful, and the entire Yunhua Region was soon filled with an oppressive atmosphere of murderous intent.

Everyone was paying close attention to this matter.

……

Unfortunately, everyone was mistaken. Lin Xun had only appeared in the Yunhua Region as a passerby.

Moreover, he had no interest in the Magnificent Lotus Event, nor was he arrogant enough to disregard a group of mighty Emperors.

In the following time, as Lin Xun traveled through the Yunhua Region, he also learned the news that Earth Treasury Realm had dispatched forces to hunt him down.

The most obvious clue to his real identity was the bronze sword case on his back. Unfortunately, this treasure could not be put away and had to be carried behind him, which made him stand out even more.

However, he was not afraid.

Regardless of how strong Earth Treasury Realm was, they had a limited number of Emperors and they wouldn’t possibly dispatch all of them at once.

This meant that even if his identity was exposed, ordinary enemies would not be able to stop him!

Buzz!

On this day, he came to a remote mountainous area. With a raise of his hand, a black lotus platform appeared in front of him.

The black lotus contained a sea of dao wishpower. It was originally a gift to the white-haired old man from Buddha Emperor Duping.

Now, it had become part of Lin Xun’s spoils.

Studying it carefully for a moment, Lin Xun suddenly remembered something recorded in the Great Treasury Silent Scripture.

The ultimate inheritance of Earth Treasury Realm was the Great Treasury Silent Scripture, a supreme daoist canon created by its founder, Earth Treasury Emperor.

Legends had it that as early as in the primeval era, after Earth Treasury Emperor created the Great Treasury Silent Scripture, he left the Ancient Nebula Road and headed to the other side of the cosmos in search of a higher great dao path.

However, according to what was written in the Great Treasury Silent Scripture, Earth Treasury Emperor did not leave, but instead he chose to seclude himself in a forbidden place in Earth Treasury Realm!

This seclusion was like sealing himself away, and it was said for the purpose of practicing an ultimate secret art to break past the Emperor Stage.

If one wanted to awaken Earth Treasury Emperor from the endless years of silence, one had to offer a sacrifice based on ‘great dao wishpower’

In the past, Lin Xun simply regarded this matter as a secret and did not take it to heart.

Now, after witnessing what happened in the Earth Treasury Temple in Yunji City, he was struck with the realization that Earth Treasury Realm had been gathering great dao wishpower in secret over the years!

The cultivators who they ‘protected’ on their territory were like an endless stream of ‘offerings.’ As they knelt in worship, their great dao wishpower was silently being extracted from them, eventually falling into the hands of Earth Treasury Realm.

Just like the black lotus flower platform in Lin Xun’s possession. It was an unusual treasure called the Lotus Platform of Wishpower, which stored and sealed great dao wishpower.

After a quick look at it, Lin Xun found that at least tens of thousands of great dao wishpower were stored in the lotus platform and each one belonged to a different cultivator.

If he thought about it, the territory under the control of Earth Treasury Realm included countless cities, and each city held a ‘worship session’ every seven days. Wouldn’t the amount of great dao wishpower they collected be astonishing?

“If their goal is really to awaken Earth Treasury Emperor...then their scheme is utterly terrifying...”

A chill ran through Lin Xun’s heart.

Earth Treasury Emperor, a mighty figure since the beginning of the primeval era, possessed a cultivation that was beyond terrifying and unimaginable.

If an existence like him, who could be called the Underworld Emperor, were to awaken after years of silence, it would definitely shake the entire world.

At that time, the entire Underworld might be under the rule of Earth Treasury Emperor!

“So far, there has been no activity from Earth Treasury Realm. It seems like if they really are planning to use the great dao wishpower to awaken Earth Treasury Emperor, it may not be an easy task.”

Staring at the black lotus flower platform, Lin Xun fell into deep thought.

Great dao wishpower was an incredible and mysterious power, as unfathomable as fate and as elusive as time.

Lin Xun now owned many remarkable dao scriptures, so he naturally knew that great dao wishpower played an irreplaceable and crucial role in an Emperor’s cultivation!

When Buddha Emperor Duping gifted this Lotus Platform of Wishpower to the white-haired old man Xu Wuheng, they must have known that the great dao wishpower it contained would be of wonderful use to an Emperor’s cultivation.

Unfortunately, Lin Xun had yet to set foot into the Emperor Stage. Even if he knew great dao wishpower had wonderful uses, he only had a vague understanding of what the specific uses were.

However, he was certain that Earth Treasury Realm must be scheming something big to collect great dao wishpower on such a large scale!

“Do you really think I am easy to bully… Before I leave the Yunhua Region, let’s have some fun with you guys first.” Lin Xun’s dark eyes gleamed, flashing with a chilling light.

A long time ago, he was hunted down by Earth Treasury Realm, and after arriving in the Underworld, Earth Treasury Realm launched a manhunt for him like loyal dogs of Heavenly Emperor Shi.

Even now, his appearance in the Yunhua Region had sparked Earth Treasury Realm to launch an all-out pursuit for him!

In the past, he would have definitely left this place of turmoil at the earliest moment.

Now, he had nothing to fear, so why would he just walk away like he did in the past?

……

Qingya City.

This was a fairly large city in the Yunhua Region, and its Earth Treasury Temple was also built on a grand scale, towering and imposing, with a sacred aura around it.

Outside the city gate.

A group of Earth Treasury Realm disciples acted as guards, enforcing extremely strict inspections on every individual coming in and out of the city, before allowing them to enter or leave.

The tall city wall was covered with wanted notices and portraits of Lin Xun, as if they were worried that citizens did not know that Lin Xun was the most wanted criminal in the starry sky.

Sadly, despite the rigorous inspections, they couldn’t prevent someone like Lin Xun from getting in.

In fact, from beginning to end, Lin Xun did not draw any notice when he entered Qingya City.

Very quickly, he arrived at the Earth Treasury Temple.

Familiar scenes were unfolding in the temple. A group of cultivators who were kneeling in a huge hall and bowing devoutly.

The incense in the incense burner in front of them was silently extracting great dao wishpower from each of them, but they were completely unaware.

“Do they really want to awaken you...”

Lin Xun’s eyes were fixed on the grand Buddhist altar standing in the temple. On the altar sat a nine-in-one divine beast, gazing down on all living beings, like a god ruling over darkness.

“Who are you? How dare you stare directly at the statue of our sect’s founder?” A monk in black came over and scolded Lin Xun.

“You guys are gathering great dao wishpower to awaken him, is that right?” Lin Xun pointed to the nine-in-one beast on the distant altar.

The black-robed monk was taken aback at first, then his expression dramatically changed. He thundered, “How dare you?! Come, capture this man!”

A group of black-robed monks rushed out.

Lin Xun stood motionless in the same spot, but endless streaks of dazzling sword qi shot from his body, crisscrossing in the air like divine lights.

Pu! Pu! Pu!

Before the black-robed monks reached him, they were beheaded by the sword qi. All of a sudden, heads were flying everywhere and blood was spewing like fountains.

“You...who are you? How dare you come to cause trouble in our Earth Treasury Realm?” The black-robed monk who scolded Lin Xun earlier was livid with rage and his eyes were about to burst in the corner.

“Are you guys not looking for me?” Lin Xun asked nonchalantly.

The black-robed monk’s eyes widened in realization, as if struck by lightning. However, the next moment, his head was severed off and he died on the spot.

When Lin Xun walked out of the temple, every Earth Treasury Realm disciple inside was dead.

He took with him the Lotus Platform of Wishpower.

Only after he left Qingya City did this heavily guarded city fall into great panic and chaos.

He came as if entering an uninhabited land, and when his job was done, he simply brushed off his robes and left!

……

The news spread like wildfire.

However, when the big shots of Earth Treasury Realm arrived in Qingya City, they found not a trace of Lin Xun. They were so furious that it felt like their chests were suffocating, unable to release their anger, and they were almost choking on their rage.

No one imagined that Lin Xun, who was being hunted down on a large scale, would still have the guts to run wild with complete disregard!

In the following period, Lin Xun showed up in different cities one after another. Wherever he appeared, an Earth Treasury Temple would be destroyed and the Lotus Platform of Wishpower taken away.

Throughout this killing spree, no one could stop him, no one could block him; he crushed everything in his way!

The news was impossible to suppress at all. Lin Xun’s unstoppable rampage sparked chaos across the entire Yunhua Region, setting off huge storms.

Countless screams, cries, gasps, and exclamations rang out, shaking the entire Underworld. Many people couldn’t believe it.

When the news reached Thousand Star City, the experts from major forces of the starry sky also couldn’t help but gasp in shock, their minds shaken to the core.

It was indeed hard to believe. Even though Lin Xun was hunted by the world and had become its number one enemy, he showed no fear at all. Instead, he single handedly left a trail of blood across the cities of Earth Treasury Realm!

When Old Monk Duming learned about this, he was so furious that he almost went berserk.

Just as the Magnificent Lotus Event was about to kick off, a huge chaos broke out on their territory. This was the same as making the Earth Treasury Realm a joke for the entire world to laugh at!