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 Chapter 3181: The Black Blood Sword Saint

The Azure Cloud Road, a path of ascending to the heavens.

In any era, those who could ascend this road were all people with strong destiny.

If one's destiny wasn't enough, they couldn't go far. They would either reach their limit early or perish at some point.

Destiny is incredibly important for every cultivator.

The origin spirit vein can suppress destiny. Building one's power on an origin spirit vein is also aimed at gathering destiny, continuously strengthening one's own destiny, and ultimately ascending to the heavens.

In Lin Moyu's view, this was the meaning of the Azure Cloud Road.

Entering the mist, steps appeared one after another. This was the true Azure Cloud Road.

Lin Moyu could feel his destiny being absorbed by the Azure Cloud Road.

After absorbing destiny, the Azure Cloud Road would manifest steps. Only with enough destiny could one stand firmly on each step.

If destiny was insufficient, the steps would become intangible, and one would step into empty air.

Therefore, every Celestial Fox clan member who could walk to the end and gain the ancestral spirit's recognition wasn't necessarily strong in power, but had very strong destiny.

In the Celestial Fox clan, this meant they were very lucky.

This was the final screening in the ancestral land, relying entirely on destiny.

It also proved that the ancient Celestial Fox ancestor had mastered the Dao of Destiny, otherwise such an arrangement wouldn't be possible.

Lin Moyu shared his discoveries with Su Li, who listened with great amazement.

They only knew about luck, never imagining the Dao of Destiny behind it. The two levels were vastly different; what the Celestial Fox clan saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

Lin Moyu had directly seen through to the essence, showing Su Li a new world.

Lin Moyu said, "Your bloodline should be able to comprehend the Dao of Destiny. Humans have a saying: 'The one closest to the water gets the moonlight first.' The Celestial Fox clan has an advantage over any other race in this aspect."

"Some things may require the efforts of many generations to bear fruit. If you want to restore your ancestral glory and get closer to your ancestor, some things must be done no matter how difficult."

Su Li nodded, "I will remember Mr. Lin's teachings. I'll relay your words to the clan leader when we return."

Lin Moyu said, "This Azure Cloud Road has been polluted. The requirement for destiny is much higher than before. You won't be able to ascend it normally."

Su Li immediately asked, "What should we do?"

Lin Moyu said, "Don't worry, let's keep walking for now."

Lin Moyu continued to climb. Normally, from the appearance of the steps, there were ten thousand steps in total on the Azure Cloud Road.

After crossing ten thousand steps, one could see the ancestral spirit.

The Azure Cloud Road hadn't changed, but some of the rules inside had.

Now, each step required more destiny than before. Step by step, to complete the entire Azure Cloud Road, it would consume at least three times more destiny than before.

With this requirement, no one in the Celestial Fox clan could reach the top, not even the old clan leader Su Mou.

When they reached the six thousandth step, Lin Moyu stopped. "If you take another step forward, you'll step into empty air."

Su Li didn't doubt Lin Moyu's words and didn't try. "Then what should we do?"

Lin Moyu didn't answer, "You can try first."

Su Li extended one foot, trying to step on the next step.

The step that was visible to the eye was empty when he tried to step on it.

He was shocked and quickly withdrew his foot.

Lin Moyu said, "Perhaps you could have completed the Azure Cloud Road before, but now, you can only reach this point."

The Azure Cloud Road was magical. Though it looked like everyone was walking together, each person was stepping on their own steps.

The rules in the Azure Cloud Road absorbed everyone's destiny, forming steps that only that person could step on.

In other words, the steps were composed of one's own destiny.

Lin Moyu walked up two more steps. His destiny far exceeded Su Li's, so naturally, he had no problem.

"Now I give you two choices. One is to go back, and I'll walk the rest of the way alone. Two is to continue following me, but there might be danger ahead, and I can't guarantee your safety."

Lin Moyu gave Su Li two choices. Lin Moyu was confident in his own abilities and had no problem protecting himself.

But whether he could protect Su Li, Lin Moyu wasn't completely sure.

After all, they were facing beings from the Black Blood Realm, and Lin Moyu wasn't clear how strong they were.

But the fact that the Black Blood Realm could invade the Origin Continent in alliance with the Divine Realm indicated that their strength wouldn't be weaker than the Outer Realm Gods.

Su Li didn't hesitate at all. His expression was resolute, "If Mr. Lin can take me across, I want to see with my own eyes what kind of enemy we're facing. Even if it means death, I'm willing to risk it."

Lin Moyu smiled, "Alright then. This is your own choice. Everyone must be responsible for their own choices."

As he spoke, a hazy path appeared at Lin Moyu's feet. The Dao of Destiny manifested.

Su Li saw this hazy path and felt his heart racing. His soul trembled.

He exclaimed, "My bloodline is stirring! My bloodline is stirring!"

When Su Li saw the Dao of Destiny, his bloodline resonated with it.

This resonance was very weak, but it was real and the feeling was genuine.

Su Li seemed to hear a call from the deepest part of his bloodline. At this moment, he fully understood Lin Moyu's words.

Their bloodline was very close to the Dao of Destiny.

Their ancestor must have controlled the Dao of Destiny.

The ancestor had paved the way for them, but the descendants were too useless to comprehend the Dao of Destiny.

They were self-satisfied with just a bit of superficial benefit, which was actually nothing.

Lin Moyu said, "This is the Dao of Destiny. Your ancestor should have comprehended it too. You can feel it carefully."

"I will use the Dao of Destiny to enhance your destiny, but this enhancement is temporary. It can't change anything fundamentally, just enough for you to complete the Azure Cloud Road."

As he spoke, Lin Moyu pointed with his finger. An invisible force rose from the Dao of Destiny and fell on Su Li.

Su Li felt something extra on him, but couldn't describe it clearly.

He suddenly saw that the luck transformed into dragons on Lin Moyu had increased from ten to several dozen.

In other words, Lin Moyu's destiny had at least multiplied several times.

If someone had told him before that luck transformed into dragons could have so many, he would never have believed it.

But now, the fact was right before his eyes.

Lin Moyu enhanced Su Li's destiny, "Let's go. Don't keep the ancestral spirit waiting."

Su Li came back to his senses and instinctively took a step forward.

The step that was empty before now felt solid under his foot.

The two continued to climb upwards. With the boost from the Dao of Destiny, they completed the last four thousand steps without any obstacle.

Above the steps, the mist cleared, revealing a green world.

Before them was a hilly area, mostly covered in green, full of small green grass, seemingly nurturing vibrant life.

But the other half was occupied by black.

Green and black each occupied half, clearly in mutual opposition.

Where the two colors met, enormous forces collided, like two powerful armies constantly charging at each other.

Terrifying shockwaves from the collisions were shooting across this land.

Su Li said in a low voice, "Such powerful forces. Is this the invader?"

Lin Moyu nodded, "Yes, this is the invader."

He looked at the black world. In the center of that world, a black-robed figure stood in mid-air, holding a long, narrow sword. From the sword's tip, drops of black liquid fell like blood.

The Black Blood Sword Saint.