Great Creature

Xie Ya had no shame or embarrassment when asking, "Brother Lin, not only are your energies highly dense and thick, their complexity is far superior. My Divine Sense just sees a mere fog within yours. Just how? How did you advance so far despite being in just the Profound realm? The Profound kids in my sect can barely wipe their own asses at this point."

Such brass and crude words were pleasant on Lin Xiang's ears. He lightly chuckled and said, "Honestly, I don't really do anything special from others. I simply love exploring the mysteries of Fire-Ice, cultivating in general, and exploring as much information I can find from whatever source I can find. It's how I always cultivate."

There were plenty of other pointers Lin Xiang could give. But these beliefs had stuck deep into his soul for countless years. How he reached the unfathomable True Venerable realm from merely the lowly Body Training realm all came from his state of mind.

"Eh?" Xie Ya furrowed her brows, greatly taking Lin Xiang's words as a core lesson to cultivation.

But even with her enhanced mind, these words simply puzzled her. As if there was something Profound within them, but also something she had learned very early on from her cultivation journey.

Xie Ya continued to ask, "Just only this, fellow brother? Not going to doubt you or anything, but...I'm sure most, if not all, practices mention all of this in some way or another."

Lin Xiang was half tempted to simply say Xie Ya lacks experience. But when considering her realm, a Heavenly Origin expert can live up to 300 years.

This Elder Xie Ya already lived for dozens, if not a hundred years. It would be hard for her to believe the experience answer when, seemingly, Lin Xiang's youthful body hasn't undergone many life-or-death tribulations.

Hence Lin Xiang subtly shifted the topic, "It's what I study to my heart for all this time. But I also have other pointers if you want to hear them."

"Oh gladly. Compared to the old fossils back in my sect, I'm really intrigued to see a young, fresh new perspective." A charming smile graced Xie Ya's lips.

Her words nearly caused Lin Xiang to falter. 'Young and fresh, huh? I wonder just what would her expressions be if she knew how young she really is.' He internally mused but kept his thoughts to himself.

When speaking again, Lin Xiang began giving minor pointers to comprehending the world's energy and source law essence. He basically relied on his previous past knowledge, drawing on just a tiny portion of his soul essence to get the details completely accurate.

His words couldn't even be considered much to the average talents of the higher planes.

However, to Xie Ya, Elder Jing, and the ninth demon prince, these words sounded incomparably smooth.

They felt as if they were listening to a calm stream of running water. Within this stream contained countless particles that hold endless mysteries of the world.

There was an abstract essence to Lin Xiang's words. This wasn't a simple explanation or guidance, but providing a mystical sensation that can enlighten minds.

Elder Jing and the ninth demon prince tried their hardest in listening in. Though, some of what Lin Xiang spoke of simply went right past their Spiritual Sea's perception abilities.

While Xie Ya hyper-focused on every word of Lin Xiang. Even if the sensation she felt couldn't be grasped, she made sure to at least imprint a tiny portion in her Spiritual Sea.

It may take dozens or hundreds of years, but Xie Ya was staunchly determined enough to process every pointer Lin Xiang said. All for her cultivation, it would surely be worth it!

Several minutes of walking and talking went by in a flash.

Xie Ya mainly kept the talk of cultivation going between Lin Xiang. Nobody was even aware of the distance they traveled or time passing, as they were fully engrossed in their conversation.

There was a certain kind of link forming between them. One that couldn't be understood by mortal means, only by those well verse to cultivation.

But when the group had unknowingly reached far up the path of Polaris Mountain, Lin Xiang suddenly stopped.

He put his hand up, causing Xie Ya's group to also stop, following his decision on a slightly subconscious level.

Lin Xiang briefly glanced around while honing his Soul Sense.

A considerable change had taken hold of the ground. The beautiful, shimmering mix of fire-ice was still ever present. Yet now, the landscape not only became flatter but there were also far more pools of fire-ice radiance essence splitting open the land.

These fire-ice pools weren't small either. Many of them had over a 5-meter range, while the rarer ones had over a 20-meter range!

Frosty misty, extreme cold that can freeze large trees with the slightest touch and sizzling steam, extreme heat that can melt apart large boulders flowed out of the fire-ice pools.

The intensity of energy in the environment is amplified by at least four to five times.

Peak Heavenly Origin experts such as Xie Ya and Elder Jing felt a bit uncomfortable. While the ninth demon prince had to revolve a portion of Heavenly energy to stay calm.

The atmosphere was a certain call for attention. But what hoodwinked Lin Xiang's intrigue were several powerful Heavenly Auras only hundreds of meters away from them.

Violent energy shockwaves continually exuded from this area. A fierce struggle was currently shaking the world.

Nothing on this battlefield could possibly threaten Lin Xiang, thus he set his sights on this area. At the same time, this area was also considered the peak of Polaris Mountain, so he would need to go matter what.

Lin Xiang then calmly told the others, "I can sense others this way towards the peak. Let's see what they're up to."

Blue-red light coated Lin Xiang's body as he promptly hurled toward those life auras.

Xie Ya, Elder Jing, and the ninth demon prince didn't fall behind, surging Heavenly Clouds beneath their feet and blasting forward at swift speeds.

It only took a couple of minutes for the group to come across the peak of Polaris Mountain.

As the group got close, intense airwaves whipped past their bodies. The ground violently shook, small fissures cracking open. There were also eye-stinging sparks of Law radiances filling the area.

Lin Xiang and the others paused as they observed Polaris Mountain peak.

What lies at the highest point of the enormous mountain laid an incredibly vast pool of fire-ice radiance essence.

The vast fire-ice pool itself could be considered a lake. It expanded out for tens of miles and exuded the most concentrated source essence across the entire Polaris Mountain.

But the real point of interest wasn't the fire-ice radiance lake, but the climatic battle surging hundreds of meters above it.

Three dangerously powerful cultivators had unique-looking spirit-tier swords tightly gripped in their hands. A grayish aura that had incomparably sharp edges spewed from their bodies. Just the tip of these sharp edges can easily cut apart stones and boulders.

Each of these sword-wielding cultivators also exuded an unfathomable, dangerous presence. It was sharp and pointed as if one would be facing the tip of a deadly sword!

All weaker swords would become useless under their sharp presence.

These sharp sword cultivators were currently fighting with their lives on the line.

Sharp cutting edge, one that can mince apart energy-filled buildings rippled from their sword radiance. Their spirit tier swords stayed pointed at an enormous creature of great legend.

This creature couldn't be compared to any other monstrous beast seen before. It even far surpasses the mere insect monstrous beast.

This monstrous beast was over a hundred feet long and wide. Gorgeous blue-red scales, each engraved with Law runes littered across its body.

A nightmarish and also noble prestige naturally exuded from its presence.

This creature was a mighty flood dragon from legends!

Every roar from the flood dragon vibrated the area, washed away the clouds, and split open the ground.

Every streak of fire-ice radiance spewing from its body was easily enough to counter the combined forces of three Heavenly Origin cultivators.

This flood dragon was only at the half-step Heavenly Ruler like the insect creature. Yet, its power over Heavenly Ruler energy and Primary Stage Fire-Ice Law essence was easily dozens of times stronger!

Lin Xiang's eyes flickered with vague interest. 'A flood dragon is far inferior to even a low-tier true dragon. But it's still at a far higher level than the slightly special monstrous beast. This beast can be considered equal to talented half-step Heavenly Ruler geniuses.'