Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

Bai Yunfei ultimately killed Changsun Yu.

Using the Seventh Prohibition to defy and attack the Eighth Prohibition, he thwarted the Supreme Dao's plan to annihilate the Yuhua Sect.

After being sealed off for several years, the Yuhua Sect was finally liberated. No one surrounded its gates anymore.

Whoosh!

In no time, Bai Yunfei returned in a streak of light and landed before the Sutra Pavilion, where he saw Lin Jiufeng and three disciples.

"Senior Brother, did you kill Qingshan?" Bai Yunfei asked in surprise.

Lin Jiufeng smiled. "If you can defy the Eighth Prohibition, what issue is there in me killing someone at the Seventh Prohibition?"

Bai Yunfei nodded with a smile. "Senior Brother, this is a sudden enlightenment, building a skyscraper from the ground up. At this rate, it won't be long before you surpass me."

Lin Jiufeng observed the fluctuating aura around Bai Yunfei and asked, "How far are you from the Eighth Prohibition?"

Bai Yunfei's breakthrough to the Eighth Prohibition was crucial to the survival of the Yuhua Sect.

Only by reaching the Eighth Prohibition could Bai Yunfei leverage the Feathered Ascension Sutra to ensure that unless a Ninth Prohibition cultivator appeared, the Supreme Dao would be unable to destroy the Yuhua Sect.

Bai Yunfei understood this well. He replied solemnly, "I have been in seclusion for three years, always feeling like something was missing, unable to break through. But my battle with Changsun Yu just now enlightened me a lot—I'm now on the verge of the Eighth Prohibition."

Lin Jiufeng felt reassured. Although Bai Yunfei had slain an Eighth Prohibition Dao Ancestor, that opponent had only recently broken through and wasn't particularly strong among Eighth Prohibition cultivators. If Bai Yunfei encountered a peak Eighth Prohibition Dao Ancestor, even with the Feathered Ascension Sutra, he would struggle to prevail.

As Bai Yunfei chatted with Lin Jiufeng, he looked at the three young disciples who had grown up. He sighed. "You all have grown so much."

Wen Xinyun, Zhou Tianzi, and Yue Dashan respectfully called out, "Greetings, Master."

Bai Yunfei chuckled at himself. "Compared to your Senior Uncle, I've been an unworthy master. He has taught you well."

Lin Jiufeng interjected, "Let's talk inside the Sutra Pavilion."

Bai Yunfei nodded and followed Lin Jiufeng into the pavilion.

Inside, thousands of books filled the vast space.

Lin Jiufeng prepared tea in a cliffside chamber, sitting opposite Bai Yunfei, just like years ago. The difference was that now, he was in his prime.

Bai Yunfei, with his youthful face, delicate features, and fair skin, looked like he was the same age as the three young disciples beside him.

After a while, the tea boiled. Lin Jiufeng poured a cup for each person and softly asked, "Junior Brother, the crisis facing the Yuhua Sect has temporarily subsided. What are your plans next?"

As the Sect Master of Yuhua, Bai Yunfei was responsible for guiding its future.

Lin Jiufeng, as the Sutra Pavilion's guardian, preferred silently growing stronger within its walls.

"The Supreme Dao suffered a setback this time, but they won't give up so easily. Their next retaliation will be even fiercer. That's why I must break through to the Eighth Prohibition first. Only then can I withstand their counterattack." Bai Yunfei took a sip of tea and spoke resolutely.

"For now, the Yuhua Sect will remain as it is. You three will continue cultivating under your Senior Uncle's guidance. Everything else can wait until I achieve the Eighth Prohibition."

The three young disciples nodded obediently.

Lin Jiufeng agreed. "Then go into seclusion. The Supreme Dao likely won't make a move on us for now. We have some time."

Bai Yunfei looked at Lin Jiufeng with curiosity, sensing something was amiss.

Lin Jiufeng explained, "A juvenile divine beast, a qilin, has appeared in the Million Mountains. The Supreme Dao's experts have gone there to capture it as their sect's guardian beast. That's why they maintained a blockade around the Yuhua Sect rather than launching an all-out assault. Changsun Yu's breakthrough after a hundred years of seclusion was merely a coincidence."

"A qilin…" Bai Yunfei was stunned. "Since the great war three thousand years ago, divine beasts vanished from this world. The demon race of the Million Mountains declined as a result, forced to retreat into seclusion. I never expected a divine beast to appear after three thousand years."

"What happened three thousand years ago?" Lin Jiufeng asked curiously.

"I don't know either," Bai Yunfei admitted. "I only read about it in the secret archives accessible only to the Sect Masters of Yuhua. That war was brutal, engulfing the entire cultivation world. Our founding ancestor rose to prominence during that time, establishing the Yuhua Sect with the Feathered Ascension Sutra. Similarly, the Supreme Dao used that war to transform from a minor third-rate sect into a top-tier Daoist sect."

"The Sect Master's secret archives?" Lin Jiufeng raised an eyebrow. He had always wondered why there were no records of that war in the Sutra Pavilion. Now he understood—it was restricted to Sect Masters.

"The archives are within the Sutra Pavilion, in an independent small world. Only the Sect Master's jade token can open it. If you wish to read it, you may go anytime," Bai Yunfei said, taking out the Yuhua Sect Master's jade token and handing it to Lin Jiufeng.

The jade token was crescent-shaped, pure white, with streaks of azure coursing through it—a blend of beauty and mystery.

"You're just giving it to me like this?" Lin Jiufeng asked.

Bai Yunfei nodded. "Senior Brother, you are better suited to studying those archives. They contain the accumulated knowledge of our past Sect Masters. I hope they will aid your cultivation."

Lin Jiufeng did not refuse further and accepted the crescent jade token. "I will read them."

Bai Yunfei finished his tea, then rose and flew toward the Golden Peak Hall.

This time, he was determined to break through to the Eighth Prohibition!

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As Bai Yunfei entered seclusion again, the three young disciples turned expectant gazes toward Lin Jiufeng, like fledgling birds waiting to be fed.

Seeing how Lin Jiufeng had effortlessly slain a Seventh Prohibition cultivator, they were even more eager for his guidance.

Lin Jiufeng finished his tea and began instructing them.

Since all three had stabilized their Third Prohibition cultivation, he shared deeper insights into higher realms.

Like sponges, the gifted disciples absorbed his teachings rapidly.

After a while, Lin Jiufeng dismissed them, sending them off to train independently, advising them to return only if they had questions.

Thus, the tea chamber was left with Lin Jiufeng alone.

He silently savored his tea, replaying Bai Yunfei's battle with Changsun Yu in his mind.

The profound Daos and divine abilities they displayed had broadened his worldview immensely.

After all, despite spending the past century in the Yuhua Sect, he had never witnessed such high-level combat firsthand.

His entire understanding of the Eighth Prohibition had come from books.

But the knowledge gained from books remains shallow—true understanding requires firsthand experience.

Seeing the battle in person transformed those words into vivid imagery, each move and technique replaying in his mind.

He carefully analyzed them, integrating his knowledge with what he had witnessed.

Gradually, enlightenment dawned upon him.

A line of text appeared before his eyes:

[You have comprehended deeply, activating your heaven-defying insight—You have mastered the Heaven-Shaking Seal!]