Chapter 55

"Chi Lian Sect?"

Lin Xi's eyebrows twitched.

When he unleashed his killing spree, although his eyes were bloodshot and he had lost his reason, it didn't mean he was completely unaware of everything.

He had never used the final move of "Qi Tuan Ba Huang Quan" before. It was the most powerful move, and when he used it, the entire core of the Chi Lian Sect and the surrounding Liyang Sect were instantly obliterated.

In theory, nothing should have been left behind.

"Bring it over."

Thinking to himself, Lin Xi extended his palm, gesturing for the disciple to hand it over.

Soon, Lin Xi held a thin, golden scroll made of a special material that was as light as a cicada's wing. It felt weightless in his hand.

The other item was a dark red token.

The token was covered in cloud patterns, with the word "Recruit" on one side and "Enlist" on the other.

Lin Xi didn't feel anything unusual, but the Grand Elder beside him suddenly changed expression. His beard and hair trembled, and his breathing became rapid.

"Lin Xi, let me see that token."

The Grand Elder took two steps forward, his emotions agitated.

"Hmm?"

Lin Xi was taken aback. The token felt heavy in his hand, but he couldn't see anything special about it. However, the Grand Elder's reaction suggested it was something significant.

"Grand Elder, here you go."

Without hesitation, Lin Xi handed it over.

The Grand Elder took the token but didn't look at it immediately. Instead, he glanced at the Sixth Elder, Han Shizhong, and said calmly:

"Han Elder, there are still some matters in the sect treasury that need to be sorted out. Please go and organize them."

Han Shizhong was a smart man. He knew the Grand Elder wanted to talk to Lin Xi privately and didn't trust him, so he was being sent away.

"Alright, I'll go right away."

Han Shizhong didn't say another word, called out to the core disciple, and they both left.

Only then did the Grand Elder take out the token and examine it carefully. The more he looked, the brighter his eyes shone, and the more he couldn't put it down. He even made a clicking sound with his tongue:

"Tsk, tsk, yes, it's really the legendary token!..."

"Grand Elder, what exactly is this legendary thing?"

Lin Xi asked, puzzled.

Hearing Lin Xi's voice, the Grand Elder came to his senses, hesitated for a moment, and then handed the token back to Lin Xi, sighing:

"Unfortunately, I am old and have missed the best years. If I had encountered this token a few decades earlier, I might have had a different destiny. — Lin Xi, this token is extremely precious. It is more valuable than all the wealth and treasures you obtained from the Liyang Sect. I can't explain it in detail now. Come to the Grand Hall tonight, and I will tell you more."

The Grand Elder's expression was very serious:

"Lin Xi, listen carefully. This item is extremely precious. If the news that you have this token spreads and is known by the leaders and grandmasters of other sects, they will come to fight for it, even if they know you defeated the Chi Lian Sect and are not their match. It will surely lead to another bloody conflict. Remember this well."

Lin Xi was inwardly shocked. He only knew the token was special, but he didn't expect it to be this significant.

"Grand Elder, don't worry. I understand."

Lin Xi said earnestly.

"I will also instruct that disciple and immediately have someone make a fake token to confuse outsiders. — This matter must not be known by anyone, no matter what."

The Grand Elder said and left immediately, without a moment's delay.

Such decisiveness and even the creation of a fake token confirmed to Lin Xi that this token must have a significant background.

"There are too many people here. Too many people, too many mouths. We should change places."

Lin Xi thought to himself.

The thin, golden scroll and the token were both dropped from the body of the Chi Lian Sect. Since they were kept close to the body and not stored in the sect treasury, these items must be of great importance. They were the most valuable things the Chi Lian Sect possessed.

The body of the Third Elder, Lin Ruyun, was placed in the Liyang Sect's Grand Hall. Lin Xi, seeing the body, naturally didn't want to go there. After a few turns, he arrived at the Liyang Sect's Third Prince's palace.

The palace was draped in heavy curtains, with luxurious silk and embroidered beds, extremely opulent. More importantly, it was empty, with no one to disturb him.

Lin Xi sat down on a pillow and then took out the golden scroll made of an unknown material to examine it carefully.

"Great World of Immortal Dao."

Five large characters shone brightly. Just looking at them, it felt as if a mysterious path was opening up before him, leading to a mysterious world.

Lin Xi opened the first page, and a flood of golden light rushed towards him. The golden light gathered on the thin, cicada-wing-like paper, forming floating, tadpole-like characters.

It was a detailed table of contents. The entire table of contents was divided into "World Overview," "Realm Chapter," "Sect Chapter," "Dharma Artifact Chapter," "Dharma Spell Chapter," "Elixir Chapter," "Demon Race Chapter," "Devil Race Chapter," "Angel Race Chapter," and "Time and Space Chapter."

"Demons? Devils? Angels?... This world actually has such things!!"

Lin Xi felt deeply shocked.

The "Great World of Immortal Dao" revealed to him things he had never even imagined before.

Lin Xi had been in this world for a while, but not for long. Moreover, he had the complete memories of another Lin Xi in his mind.

However, this "Great World of Immortal Dao" revealed a completely new and different world with just a simple table of contents.

Lin Xi thought he understood this world, but now he realized he knew almost nothing. At least, he had never known that this world had devil and demon races.

"How could there be such a discrepancy?"

Lin Xi found it incomprehensible. He was a native of this world, but he knew almost nothing about these things.

It was simply unbelievable!

However, upon deeper reflection, as a sect disciple, his lifelong goal was to reach the highest realm of martial arts. If not necessary, no one wanted to leave the mountain.

Every sect disciple wished to spend every minute on cultivation. This resulted in sect disciples having no interest or knowledge of things outside their circle of life.

Searching his memory, Lin Xi found that apart from Wulei Mountain, the Beast Mountain Range, and a few other sect names, he knew almost nothing about this world beyond the martial arts realms.

If no one guided him, he wouldn't even know where the Demonic Suppression Sect, located in Tianluo City, was. In his seventeen years of life, he had left Wulei Mountain only a few times!

— This was the life of a sect disciple!

However, from another perspective, the world revealed by the "Great World of Immortal Dao" was the world of legendary, high-level cultivators, the world of immortals, which had almost no connection with ordinary martial artists of the tenth realm.

It was understandable that Lin Xi, as a sect disciple, knew nothing about it.

This was like a poor farmer struggling for survival, who could never understand the luxurious and extravagant life of the nobles in the imperial city.

They were from completely different worlds.

Swish!

Lin Xi flipped to the next page. A complete and detailed map was revealed to him. The map showed undulating mountains and winding rivers, presenting a vast and magnificent world before Lin Xi.

Lin Xi held his breath, his eyes fixed on the world map, and a faint rumbling echoed in his mind.

He felt a vast world opening up before him, revealing a glimpse of the unknown.

Sects, dynasties, and empires were listed on the map. Each legendary immortal sect was marked with a symbol:

"Taiyuan Palace," "Shenxiao Sect," "Doulv Palace," "Xianluo Sect," "Taiyi Sect," "Dijizong Sect," "Wanmo Ridge"...

Lin Xi felt his breath stop. His eyes didn't blink, and no martial artist could resist the charm of the "Great World of Immortal Dao."

Lin Xi had known that anything carried close to the body by the Chi Lian Sect must be significant, but he hadn't expected it to be something so shocking.

"This is a map of the immortal sects... The Chi Lian Sect actually has such a thing!!"

Lin Xi felt his blood boil, and his body hummed. He finally understood why the Chi Lian Sect kept this thing close to their body.

Whether the "Recruitment Token" would cause sect conflicts, Lin Xi didn't know. But this "Great World of Immortal Dao" would definitely cause sect conflicts, and it would be a bloody and irrational conflict.

To some extent, the "Great World of Immortal Dao" obtained by the Chi Lian Sect was like a "Heavenly Court Register" containing the secrets of the immortals for ordinary people.

This was an absolutely shocking thing that could drive anyone mad!

The world overview revealed a vast and immense world. Numerous dynasties and empires were listed. Many dynasties were ones Lin Xi had never even heard of.

"Northern Ice Plain," "Trembling Wasteland," "Wailing Ocean," "Death God Trench"... These places on the map were unimaginable to Lin Xi, or rather, they were places that any ordinary martial artist would find difficult to reach in their entire life.

To some extent, the world revealed by this map was boundless and vast, far beyond imagination. The world Lin Xi knew was just a small part of this vast continent.

"Incredible!..."

Lin Xi was deeply moved, completely immersed in this unknown world. The world overview described a world that stretched 380,000 kilometers north to south, vast and incomprehensible.

Such a scale was something an ordinary person could never fully explore in their lifetime.

On this continent, countless dynasties rose and fell, and the place where Lin Xi was located was just a small part of it.

Secular dynasties were the lowest level of existence. In this world, the highest level was the immortal sects.

Sects like the Liyang Sect and Wulei Sect were only relatively strong among ordinary people. The true immortals were the ones in those sects.

A tenth-realm martial artist could at most destroy a mountain peak. But the powerful cultivators in the immortal sects had the ability to move mountains and seas, turn land into rivers, destroy stars, create things in the void, manipulate time, and alter space.

They could even control life and death, make bones grow flesh, and bring the dead back to life!

They were true immortals.

Because only immortals could do all these things!

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