Resolve, collection and Ascension

Lin Dong's POV:

After the senior left, I started to contemplate my goals and milestones. If his show of power was fraction like he said, then I have to work hard to reach that level. He seems to know my secrets, including Martin. He did say to ask his help to improve my strength. I also need to improve my strength to prove my worth to Ling Qingzhu. Senior said that she was in a cage. She is pressured due to her status. I have to man up to help her. I did take one of the precious moments of a girl.

Ling Qingzhu, who was still under my embrace, suddenly moved away from me. She was slightly embarrassed about the hug. It seems her fear reduced. She then masked her cold personality and asked, "Who is that senior? How did you contact him?". I looked at her and said, "My family owes him. He is a year older than me, yet standing at the pinnacle. He reduced his cultivation to the nirvana realm. He saved my father's life. He came to our home while traveling to this region.

Qingzhu, I know, saying this would not solve what you lost. But I will assure you that I will grow stronger and prove my worth to you and break the cage. I will free you and remove this cold facade masking your true self. I know you are from a big place with high status. Your place may see me like an ant now. But I will grow stronger. At first, I want to become stronger to repay that senior. But now, I will grow strong to hold your hands and walk with you with my side. I will accept any challenge you give.".

Ling Quingzhu POV:

I don't know why, but hearing his words, my heart feels warm. A sense of security was felt from his heart. I don't know what this meant, but it is not bad. That senior was strong, even stronger than the powerhouses in our place. I will give a chance to Lin Dong to prove his worth. I will believe that senior's words and believe in Lin Dong. I looked at Lin Dong and said, "In three years, there will be Hundred Dynasty Grand Tournament. If you are ranked top in that tournament, I will tell you my condition.". Saying that I left. But I will not forget about today's event. I need to up my game so that I will not humiliate myself.

That senior may be at the destruction realm or fabled samsara realm. I need to grow. It seems I was haughty of my status. I will grow stronger, that will be for sure.

Lin Dong's POV:

I thought, 'It seems i have to reach the top in the tournament to hear her condition. I have to grow stronger. There are too many restrictions on my path. I don't have time to slack.'. I then called my teacher and friend Martin. I said, "Martin. I need to grow stronger. You heard what senior said. He knows about you too. That is why he told me to ask for your guidance. We need to grow stronger to stand at the top.".

Martin then said, "That senior is too strong. Even I cannot see through his cultivation. We need to grow strong. He knows about the stone and my existence. According to him, this stone has some secrets. We will look into it later. I will train you stronger, but my methods are strict. So be careful.". I nodded and went home to cure qin.

Long Tian's POV:

We are now traveling towards Immortal Sage whale clan. I need the Life and Death symbol to fortify my laws. My plan is simple, I will ask her to release some of the symbol energy. I will absorb it with my devouring symbol and reconstruct it with my origin energy. I will do this to all the symbols. Thus Lin Dong will be able to access it to reach the level of symbol ancestor.

Long Yuyin asked, "Where are we going now?". I said, "Chaotic Demon sea. There is an ancestral symbol in that place as a living being. We are going to borrow some of its energy to recreate the symbol.". We reached the Chaotic demon sea sooner and started to look for the clan. They are located underground network of the sea. I swiftly teleported by locking the signal of the symbol. It was a girl who was sleeping peacefully. So I released my devouring symbol to absorb the energy given by the symbol.

With that energy, I left that place without disturbing the residents. Since I was one with dimension, they couldn't identify my energy signature. I then came to the surface. We then left to a cave to recreate the symbol. Thus obtaining the second symbol. I can sense and control the life and death of any person. I then consolidated the symbol and my increase in mental energy.

I then decided to collect every symbol's energy and create my symbols. Both Space and Ice symbol in Dao Sect, Darkness symbol in the Palace of Darkness, Fire symbol in Flame divine hall, Thunder symbol in thunder world. Chaos symbol must be on Beast Island. I will mark those energies and teleport there. Absorb these energies without them knowing and recreate them. And then, I will break through to Symbol Ancestor with some of Ying Yuanhuan's energy. As repayment, I will save her life from the sacrifice.

I locked the energy and teleported. Since I was one with the energy, they couldn't able to find me except the Darkness symbol holder. Even then she gave a piece of the symbol to me. She was shocked and scared when I recreated the symbol. I then came to my gang and went to the same cave. I recreated the symbols one by one. I then placed them in the sockets in my mind palace. Each symbol was connected with each other. The energy coursed through my body. Since I have my origin energy, I don't need the ancestral stone talisman. My mind was serene throughout the process. I locked this space in a different dimension, thus no one would be able to stop the process.

There was no tribulation since I absorbed these tribulations thus heightening my mental power. I then added the power of Ice symbol master with my origin energy and aided my ascension to Symbol ancestor. Since our physique was tempered by our body technique, there was an only slight pain in the head. This took for an hour, where I went through various samsara. I overcame it easily and reached the symbol ancestor.