Chapter 290 A Way Out "Slowly, don't rush, try again..."
She had seen this wisp of mist yesterday; it had been quietly swirling outside when Zhang Chunhe and Wei Changzai were confronting each other.
At this moment, the two Heavenly Eyes gaze at each other through a narrow square window. Outside the window is a dark, moonless night, while inside is a brightly lit room with candlelight.
For a moment, no one moved. That eye simply watched silently, like a ceaseless, seemingly harmless vortex.
The room fell silent. Everyone followed her gaze and looked outside. There was nothing there except for a thin mist. But the people in the room were not ordinary people. Although they could not see it, they could sense something was amiss.
Several ancestral spirits gradually stood around Lin Feiran. Although they couldn't see him, they could already guess what was ahead.
In an instant, a night breeze blew by, as if parting the fog. The thin fog instantly transformed into a blinking, flowing eye. The eye-like part turned slightly, its gaze gently falling on Ru Xian, but quickly shifting back to Lin Feiran.
"It's him!" An elder carrying two axes recognized him and stepped forward to protect the two behind him. "I've seen an eye like this before; it's the Dao Lord's incarnation in the outside world!"
It's Lin Feiran.
With a swift movement, she bypassed several spirits and arrived at the window almost instantly, flicking out an undeniable glint of white light from her fingertips.
That is a rootless fire that can burn everything in the world.
Previously stored by Ao Xue using a special method, it is now in her hands. She thought she would never have the chance to use such a domineering and unruly spiritual treasure again, but she never expected to be able to use it a second time today.
She separated a wisp of rootless fire and sent it flying. The white light streaked across the night and, under such a sudden attack, instantly reached the eye of the flowing mist!
Lin Feiran never thought she could burn him with this move. In fact, she was testing him. But the next moment, the rootless fire was like a sudden collision with snow. Before it could even burn, it was extinguished silently.
She had witnessed the terrifying power of the Rootless Fire before, but the fact that such a flame was so vulnerable in front of him sent a chill down Lin Feiran's spine.
Before she could think too much, the Heavenly Eye, formed from clouds and mist, suddenly spun around, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky. At such close range, it almost enveloped Daohe Palace in a moment of daylight.
Amidst a chilling buzz, lightning suddenly struck, but unlike the terrifying lightning in the sky, it was as thick as a long snake, hovering and attacking. However, it contained no killing intent, and seemed more like a response to her previous attack.
Instead of letting Lin Feiran take the hit head-on, she took her sword-wielding hand as if teaching her, and rushed forward with an extremely sharp movement, leading her to collide with the lightning with the blade. Then, she used a strange method to circulate spiritual power and finally applied it to the sword!
With a resounding clang, like a hammer striking a longsword, the lightning struck the Golden Wave Sword. Surprisingly, its power shifted from fierce to gentle, instantly flowing into the Golden Wave Sword and disappearing completely!
Lin Feiran was somewhat surprised: "Mother, this..."
"This is a method of weapon forging. Using his lightning as the foundation, the blade is tempered, and thus it can be neutralized. Although his moves are commonplace, the spiritual energy they contain is several times that of ordinary cultivators. Using this to forge a sword is excellent."
When she said the last two words, Jin Lan looked up and met those misty eyes. Then she raised her eyebrows and her gaze became serious.
She continued, “He is very similar to the previous ice pillar. Ordinary spells are difficult to use on him. There isn’t enough Rootless Fire to burn him. This sword was specially forged to kill him. If you want to defeat him, you have to use this sword.”
Lin Feiran nodded. She was now standing on the roof ridge, looking up at the sky. Her eye was no longer as scattered as before, but was more focused, concentrating on the suddenly appearing Jin Lan.
It was a fake eye formed by clouds and mist. Lin Feiran couldn't discern any thoughts from it, but he could sense something unusual from the moment he suddenly paused.
"What, are you surprised that I'm still alive?" Jin Lan said bluntly, but gently tapped Lin Feiran's waist with her hand.
The night wind was biting, but the shawl hanging on her body was not disheveled at all, and the leather armor she wore gleamed with a dark light. Her figure was slightly transparent, outlining a faint glow, indicating that she was now a spirit, not a physical body.
The misty eye remained fixed in place, gazing with an indistinct expression.
Jin Lan continued, "I said I would definitely kill you, but I can't. My child can."
Upon hearing this, the eye suddenly twitched slightly, shifting its gaze to Lin Feiran. After seeing her, the dazed look in the misty eye clearly eased considerably, but by then, Lin Feiran was already right in front of him.
She raised her sword and slashed, but it was just a wisp of mist. The sword entered it as if it were nothing, touching nothing and cutting nothing.
"Calm the storm!" Jin Lan immediately exclaimed.
Lin Feiran opened her eyes slightly. Back when her mother had not yet revealed her identity and was only interacting with her as a sword spirit, she had taught her a sword technique with only four moves called "Calming the Wind and Waves." She said that this sword technique was only for cutting the wind.
At that time, Lin Feiran was puzzled as to why the sword was used to cut the wind, and what was so good about cutting the wind.
But by this time, she already understood.
Her movements suddenly changed, her longsword swirling around her waist as she stepped forward. An invisible current of energy subtly swirled on the sharp blade. Seeing that the misty eye had already reformed, she immediately swung her sword!
As she drew near, she finally felt a resistance that was about to strike, but this feeling lasted only a moment. The next instant, the wind vanished for no reason, and her sword once again missed its mark, a rare occurrence.
Jin Lan stood behind, not disappointed, but encouragingly said in a gentle voice, "Take your time, don't rush, try again."
This misty eye naturally wouldn't obediently stay in place and let itself be slashed. Its gaze finally began to soften, withdrawing from Jin Lan and landing on Lin Feiran's face.
It retreated rapidly, and the clouds that had gathered together were scattered by the wind, becoming thinner and thinner. Just before it completely disappeared, its gaze fell on Jinlan until it vanished completely.
"..."
Lin Feiran looked at her hands; it had been a long time since she had lost control of her sword like this.
In the quiet night, the bricks and tiles on the disciples' quarters made a series of noises as Jin Lan walked to Lin Feiran's side.
She said, "To be able to use this level of skill on your first encounter with him is already quite good."
Lin Feiran pursed his lips, sheathed his sword, and said with a hint of youthful defiance, "Next time, my sword will not miss."
Having spent so much time with Lin Feiran, this was the first time Jin Lan had seen her with this expression. She felt both curious and amused: "Of course, it's not appropriate for a child your age to say such things. When your mother was your age, she was incredibly arrogant."
As she said this, her eyes dimmed even more.
Lin Feiran's upbringing was very different from hers. If they were still alive, she would probably be just as fearless as herself when she grew up.
Just then, two tapping sounds came from under the eaves, and the two leaned over to look, only to meet Ru Xian's gaze.
He raised his hand, pointed at Lin Feiran, and then walked through the corridor to the temporary residence where he was resting.
Jin Lan asked in surprise, "Why isn't he saying anything? What does that mean?"
Lin Feiran let out a long sigh: "Because he just used a spell, he is a little tired and doesn't want to speak. He wants me to go to his room to find him."
Jin Lan clicked her tongue in amazement: "In my whole life, I've only met a few Skywalkers. Some were so sick that they couldn't get out of bed and would pant after taking a few steps, while others were in good spirits but were physically weaker than ordinary people and couldn't lift anything heavy."
Not only is he in good health, but he has also successfully cultivated himself to this day, which is quite a remarkable story.
Lin Feiran sighed, slung the Golden Orchid Umbrella behind his back, and fastened the jade buckle: "The curse requires the body and fate to offset it. Although he is healthy now and can cultivate, the backlash from the curse is more severe than that of other Skywalkers."
"He's probably the only Skywalker in the world capable of cultivation. How did he manage to do it?"
Lin Feiran shook her head: "I don't know. He doesn't want to say, and I won't press him. He knew I had secrets before, but he never forced me to tell him."
Jin Lan looked at her gently and patted her head: "What if one day, his cultivation level drops drastically, he loses all his power, and he becomes an ordinary, defenseless demon, no longer the same person? What would you do then?"
Lin Feiran closed the jade clasp and looked at it, his eyes showing no change: "Do as you please. If you want to cultivate, then cultivate; if you don't want to, then don't. It's up to you, and with me here, he can make his choice without any worries."
A hint of relief appeared in Jinlan's eyes, but there was also a trace of worry: "Why?"
She was pleased that Lin Feiran could say those words, but she was also worried about their relationship.
The difference in experience between Lin Feiran and Ru Xian is too great. She fears that Lin Feiran is more dependent on him than in love with him. If one day he becomes powerful and no longer is, and Lin Feiran realizes his feelings and leaves, then for someone like Ru Xian, it is unlikely that they will have a good ending.
Lin Feiran looked at her seriously, then clenched his fist, raised his right hand, and patted his arm: "Because I am very strong, even if he is an ordinary cultivator, I will not let him be bullied."
Hearing this, Jin Lan couldn't help but laugh out loud. The worry in her heart eased slightly, and she couldn't help but ask, "Who dares to bully him?"
Lin Feiran shook his head and looked into the distance with a deep gaze: "No, it was him who bullied others, and then those others retaliated, and he lost all his cultivation, so it became others who bullied him."
Jin Lan couldn't help but chuckle, glancing at Lin Feiran's expression before smiling knowingly: "Go ahead and see how he is."
Lin Feiran nodded, and then, just before Jinlan was about to enter the sword, she spoke again: "Mother, where exactly is the edge of the sky and the corner of the sea? I want to go find the Dao Lord."
Jin Lan shook his head: "If it were before, I might have had the chance to get there from behind that ice pillar, but now the ice pillar is destroyed, and the path that I, or rather everyone else knows, is broken. If I want to find him, I have to find the real path."
Lin Feiran was somewhat uncertain at this moment: "The real path? That's his secret realm, is there really a path to it?"
Jin Lan nodded: "Every small world in the world has a path leading to it, because the secret realm needs to be connected to this place to absorb spiritual energy and maintain its operation. Such a place is called the path to life."
Like the city of Rainfall, their way of life is through the rain, only that with so many raindrops in the world, finding one is difficult.
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The Iron Khitan Script was restored to its original stone book form, but in Lin Feiran's eyes, it was no different from the one he had seen in the secret realm. He could still see the dense text inside when he casually flipped it open.
After seeing that she was alright, the elders all breathed a sigh of relief. After asking Lin Feiran about her experience in the battle with the Dao Lord, they returned to their books and began to study the cultivation techniques.
No one asked what was written in the Tieqidan book, and no one could guarantee that no one was overhearing their conversation.
Since the secret realm was created to shield Lin Feiran, and he was able to walk out of it safely, it means that the sage's words have been conveyed to those who should know. Therefore, nothing else matters.
With the departure of many spirits, the originally cramped disciples' quarters became empty. Lin Feiran paid no attention to the scene before her. While pondering what she had learned today, she casually carried the unconscious Wei Changzai to the bed and then left.
She suddenly remembered that when she first accidentally entered the Dao Lord's territory, he had said some cryptic things, such as calling her Manman.
He also said, "Actually, I've known you for a long time. I was watching you long before Fu Yin and the others even discovered you."
At that time, she didn't understand the implied meaning; her attention was entirely focused on the bet, so she ignored those words.
Now it seems that what he said might be true. He swallowed the other Heavenly Eye and cultivated it again, so it is not surprising that he could observe the world. Perhaps it is true, as he said, that he had been observing her for a long time, but not necessarily at all times.
There was a question at the time: out of millions of people in the world, why was she the only one being looked at? What was so special about a child?
After that probing, the question was answered: he saw himself by chance; he was always looking at someone else in the Lin family.
Because he was her child, he unexpectedly received some attention.
What is the relationship between the Dao Lord and his mother? His mother was determined to kill him because she discovered the ice pillar incident and believed he was the culprit. But what about him?
Also, if we really can't find that path, could we try to lure him out so that we can all trap him like a turtle in a jar?
However, he possesses the Heavenly Eye, and although he doesn't appear all the time, with so many people involved, leaks are inevitable...
"Where can we find a way out?"
Lin Feiran murmured to herself, feeling her mind in turmoil. She pushed open the door to the room, which was filled with the scent of snowflakes. He had already bathed and was now sitting on the long couch, looking down at a book. The book hanging in front of him was a collection of scriptures from the Tantric sect that had been distributed around the world.
New World Theory.
Author's Note: At this moment, the Grandmaster is back, presiding over important matters of Daohe Palace after a long absence.
At this moment, Wei Changzai was in a deep sleep.
At this moment, Qiu Tong was shocked that Lin Feiran had revived.
At this moment, Jinlan is immersed in感慨 (feelings of deep emotion) about her child growing up.
At this moment, Zhang Chunhe: turned to ashes
The Dao Lord at this moment: in a state of complexity
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