Unrivaled Comprehension: From Mortal to Immortal King

Bai Yunfei left. He left with the Feathered Ascension Sutra. Watching his departing figure, Lin Jiufeng finally realized that the young boy who once spent his days idling with him in the Sutra Pavilion had silently shouldered the burden of Yuhua Sect for decades. Despite facing relentless suppression, he had managed to maintain stability and had even cultivated to the Seventh Restriction.

His talent was no less than that of Zhou Sheng.

But Zhou Sheng had been free to leave Yuhua Sect, to forge his own path under the pressure of life and death, ultimately comprehending the Feathered Ascension Sutra. Bai Yunfei did not have that choice. As the sect leader of Yuhua Sect, he could not abandon it. It was his responsibility, and so he had remained trapped, struggling like a beast in a cage.

That morning, when he had come to the Sutra Pavilion to take a powerful cultivation technique, his decisive back had shown his desperation—he had known that Yuhua Sect was on the verge of destruction and had resolved to make a final stand.

Lin Jiufeng couldn't allow that to happen. If Yuhua Sect fell, where would he go?

Having lived in this world for over a hundred years, Yuhua Sect had become his home. He would not let his home collapse.

"With the Feathered Ascension Sutra, Bai Yunfei has a good chance of breaking through the Eighth Restriction. By then, he will be at the level of a Dao Ancestor, a supreme expert of the mortal world. Unless Taishang Dao's Ninth Restriction Ancestor emerges from seclusion—but from what I've heard, that ancestor has been in closed-door cultivation for over a century, seeking to surpass the Ninth Restriction and has not been seen since."

Lin Jiufeng contemplated in silence. As long as Bai Yunfei did not push too far, Yuhua Sect would be safe.

Standing by the window, he gazed upon the autumn scenery of the mountains and smiled. The affairs of Yuhua Sect were now Bai Yunfei's concern. He would simply continue his quiet cultivation—after all, he was just a minor cultivator at the Second Restriction.

The next day.

The morning sun rose, bathing the sky in golden light.

After cultivating the Feathered Ascension Sutra throughout the night, Lin Jiufeng exhaled a breath of stale air and got up to wash. He drank a sip of sweet dew from the mountain stream, absorbed the morning energy, and expelled impurities from his body.

Then, he lit a stick of sandalwood incense, brewed a pot of tea, picked up a scripture, and began to study it in quiet contemplation.

The scripture recounted tales of the ancient era, when divine elephants trampled the earth and true dragons soared across the heavens. Their strength was boundless, surpassing all mortal limitations. In later generations, exceptional individuals studied these creatures and created countless cultivation techniques, ushering in an age of unparalleled martial prowess.

That era was known as the Age of Dragons and Elephants.

As Lin Jiufeng read on, he became increasingly engrossed.

Divine elephants trampling the earth, true dragons tearing through the sky, unrivaled across heaven and earth—how formidable and awe-inspiring they must have been!

If one were to integrate the characteristics of both the divine elephant and the true dragon, forging a new cultivation method focused on the body, it could completely break the limits of human potential.

"Cultivation is, at its core, the process of constantly breaking through one's limits," Lin Jiufeng murmured, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

He carefully analyzed the traits of the divine elephant and the true dragon, cross-referencing other scriptures. Inspiration gradually took shape in his mind. Thoughts collided, ideas fused, and suddenly—

A line of text appeared before his eyes:

[You have studied the ancient dragon and elephant in depth, activating your extraordinary comprehension. You have comprehended the Power of the Dragon and Elephant.]

A surge of understanding flooded Lin Jiufeng's mind.

The Power of the Dragon and Elephant was a cultivation method that treated the human body as though it were an ancient divine elephant and true dragon, nurturing the Power of the Dragon and Elephant within oneself and breaking the limits of the flesh.

"My body was originally decayed. Though I have regained some youth through cultivation, my foundation is still weak. This technique is perfect for strengthening my physique."

Overjoyed, Lin Jiufeng immediately began cultivating.

Once the Power of the Dragon and Elephant emerged within him, it would temper his entire body, allowing him to open the Great Dragon Meridian and step into the Third Restriction.

The first three restrictions of cultivation were all about refining the physical body. Only when the body was honed to perfection could one step into the next realm.

Day turned to night, and night to day.

Lin Jiufeng cultivated in silence within the Sutra Pavilion.

He was like a withered tree, sitting motionless in meditation, with his inner energy slowly circulating. At first, it was sluggish, as if his body had been weighed down by lead, making it difficult to move.

Moreover, his meridians had long since deteriorated with age. Reopening them was an arduous process, and his qi and blood flowed sluggishly, struggling to circulate.

But Lin Jiufeng refused to give up. He persisted, meditating day after day, without stopping.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Jiufeng remained seated like a statue, his expression calm and unshaken, resembling a living corpse.

Yet within him, his qi and blood surged like a roaring river, flowing through his meridians and spreading to every inch of his body.

A boundless power was being born within him—bit by bit, gathering in his heart.

On this night, the full moon hung high in the sky.

Its silvery light bathed the Yuhua Mountains, casting a cold, ethereal glow upon the peaks.

The world was silent.

Yet within the Sutra Pavilion, a deep, rumbling sound echoed.

Low and resonant, like the bellow of a divine elephant.

Like the roar of a true dragon.