Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

Looking at the three lively and adorable little ones, Lin Jiufeng suppressed the frustration in his heart and said, "If there's anything you don't understand about your cultivation, you can ask me now."

The three children took turns voicing their confusion.

Lin Jiufeng was an excellent teacher, patiently guiding them step by step. Fortunately, they were quite intelligent and grasped his explanations quickly.

After resolving their doubts, Lin Jiufeng let them continue their cultivation independently.

As for himself, he went to read.

The Scripture Repository contained a vast collection of books accumulated by the Feathered Immortal Sect since its founding—Astronomy, geography, miscellaneous essays, cultivation theories, martial techniques, historical biographies…

Everything was here.

To break through the Sixth Prohibition within six months, Lin Jiufeng needed to read continuously, enrich himself, and see if he could awaken his heaven-defying enlightenment to comprehend something new.

This was the only method he could think of to break through the Fifth Prohibition and step into the Sixth within half a year.

Thus, Lin Jiufeng embarked on his journey of reading.

Apart from brief meditation and cultivation, he spent all his time engrossed in books.

He read each book with utmost seriousness, fully immersing himself in the text.

However, perhaps because he was trying too hard, an entire month passed, and despite reading at least hundreds of books, he never once activated his heaven-defying enlightenment.

He did accumulate a vast amount of new knowledge, but it was still insufficient to help him break through the Sixth Prohibition.

That night.

In the study, Lin Jiufeng sat quietly.

A lone candle flickered, illuminating the book in his hands.

The room was silent, except for the soft rustling of pages.

Before long, he finished another book, set it aside, rubbed his eyes, and sighed softly.

"I've been too eager for results, which is why I haven't activated my heaven-defying enlightenment at all."

He decided not to continue reading for the moment, allowing himself to calm down.

For the past month, he had been reading frantically, hoping to trigger his heaven-defying enlightenment and make a rapid breakthrough.

But looking back now, he realized he had been too impatient.

Shaking his head, he knew he couldn't continue like this. He emptied his mind and let his consciousness expand naturally.

Suddenly, Lin Jiufeng sensed a fourth person inside the Scripture Repository.

He sat up abruptly.

Only Wen Xinyun and the other two should be in the sect. Bai Yunfei was still in seclusion. So who was this fourth person?

Lin Jiufeng furrowed his brows but did not act rashly.

He concealed his presence and observed silently from the shadows.

A sneaky-looking man was moving stealthily through the Scripture Repository.

His cultivation level was the same as Lin Jiufeng's—Fifth Prohibition, Primordial Spirit Master.

Yet despite being at the same realm, Lin Jiufeng detected him instantly, while the man remained completely unaware of Lin Jiufeng's presence.

The difference in their spiritual strength was obvious.

"The Feathered Immortal Sect is currently under the blockade of the Supreme Dao Sect. How did this person slip in?"

Lin Jiufeng remained hidden, wanting to see what the intruder was after.

The sneaky-looking man scanned the vast collection of books with excitement and let out a sinister chuckle.

"Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless me! I can't believe I got in so easily. The Feathered Immortal Sect really has declined. The entire sect has only five people left… That overwhelming presence atop the highest peak must be the sect master."

"I must be careful not to be discovered. The others are just useless nobodies, not worth mentioning."

He picked up a Daoist scripture, flipped through it quickly, found it uninteresting, and put it back before searching for another.

As he searched, he muttered to himself:

"Three hundred years ago, the Shakya Demon King wreaked havoc across the cultivation world, slaughtering countless experts, even forcing the Supreme Dao Sect to tremble in fear. He was utterly rampant, and in the end, he even attacked the Feathered Immortal Sect, attempting to seize the Feathered Ascension Sutra."

"But no one expected that hidden within the sect were three Ninth Prohibition grandmasters. The three of them joined forces to kill the Shakya Demon King. The battle was earth-shattering, and demonic cultivators from all over swarmed in. The Feathered Immortal Sect fought back with everything they had."

"The battle was unimaginably brutal. The Shakya Demon King perished, the three grandmasters of the Feathered Immortal Sect ascended, and the sect's disciples suffered massive casualties. Even the Feathered Ascension Sutra was left damaged. The sect never recovered, and the Supreme Dao Sect seized the opportunity to rise, oppressing the Feathered Immortal Sect at every turn."

"But what the world doesn't know is that after the Shakya Demon King fell, his core cultivation technique, the Ten Halls of Yama, concealed itself. It was mistaken for an ordinary scripture and ended up right here in the Scripture Repository."

"If I hadn't found the Shakya Demon King's notes, this ultimate demonic technique would have remained buried forever!"

The sneaky-looking man grew increasingly excited, as if he could already see himself mastering the Ten Halls of Yama, ascending to the Ninth Prohibition, unifying the demonic sects, and ruling the world.

Overcome with emotion, he blurted out, "Reviving the glory of the demonic sects is my sacred duty!"

Lin Jiufeng, listening from the shadows, fell into deep thought.

"So, he's here for the technique of that great demon from three hundred years ago?"

"The Feathered Immortal Sect did manage to slay the Shakya Demon King, but the price was devastating. Most of the high-ranking members perished, and the younger generation had to shoulder the sect's responsibilities. It's entirely possible that the Ten Halls of Yama was indeed left behind in the Scripture Repository."

Lin Jiufeng made no move to interfere, allowing the sneaky-looking man to search for him.

The man was relentless.

The Feathered Immortal Sect's collection spanned multiple floors with countless shelves. Finding a single scripture in this vast library was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Especially since Lin Jiufeng didn't even know what Ten Halls of Yama looked like. If it truly concealed itself, it might be disguised as an ordinary Daoist scripture.

The sneaky-looking man kept searching, undeterred.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

He searched for ten days straight.

By then, he had gone through more than half the library, and finally, on the tenth night, he found it.

Holding the Ten Halls of Yama, he was so overwhelmed with emotion that he teared up, trembling as he whispered, "You really made me work for this..."

At that moment, Lin Jiufeng spoke.

"Thank you for finding this manual for me."

The sneaky-looking man quickly hid the scripture behind his back, turning to glare at Lin Jiufeng.

"When did you notice me?"

"From the moment you stepped into the Scripture Repository," Lin Jiufeng replied truthfully.

"So, while I've been searching all this time, you were just watching from the sidelines?!" The man was livid.

"Yes. And as a token of appreciation for your effort, I'll spare your life." Lin Jiufeng said earnestly.

"Spare your damn life!" The man's fury erupted. He charged at Lin Jiufeng, his palm glowing with golden light, exuding the sharp aura of a blade as he slashed forward.

This was his lifelong mastery—Golden Blade Palm.

Enraged, he unleashed his full strength, determined to kill Lin Jiufeng.

But Lin Jiufeng remained unmoved and met the attack with a simple palm strike.

No golden light, no external glow—just a fair-skinned hand with slender fingers.

Their palms collided.

The Golden Blade Palm was powerful and overwhelming, but it clashed against Lin Jiufeng's force—thirty dragons, thirty elephants of strength.

Boom!!!

In an instant, the sneaky-looking man's body shuddered as if crushed by a mountain. His bones shattered, his organs ruptured, and his face filled with disbelief.

Lin Jiufeng sighed. "I really did want to spare you."