In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan had been living in Fengluo City for a year.
One day, as Li Xuan was resting with his eyes closed, a crisp sound, like the cracking of an eggshell, echoed from within his body. The next moment, a ripple, like water waves, surged from Li Xuan and shot straight into the sky.
Instantly, all the residents of Fengluo City felt a terrifying oppressive force emerge. In the City Lord's mansion, the three elders, their faces filled with panic, looked towards Li Xuan's location.
Fortunately, the surge of energy vanished as quickly as it appeared, and the residents of Fengluo City dismissed it as an illusion, giving it no further thought. The three elders in the City Lord's mansion exchanged glances, then turned their attention to the middle-aged man seated on the main throne.
"I never expected that in this small Fengluo City, there would be such an unparalleled expert. Elders, come with me," the middle-aged man, named Feng Xingzhi, had naturally felt the dreadful pressure.
"Yes!" The three elders nodded in unison and followed Feng Xingzhi out of the hall.
"I didn't expect to break through on my own," Li Xuan said, a wry smile on his face. He clearly hadn't anticipated his state of mind improving so effortlessly.
Sword Heart Communicating with the Divine.
The origins of heaven and earth were seamlessly integrated.
"It seems it's time to leave," Li Xuan's gaze fell towards the direction of the City Lord's mansion, and with a sigh, his figure slowly vanished.
"May I ask which senior resides here? Please forgive our presumption!" The closer Feng Xingzhi got to Li Xuan's dwelling, the more he felt the soul-crushing pressure. Upon reaching the house, Feng Xingzhi was already drenched in sweat.
However, after Feng Xingzhi spoke, there was no response from within the house. Feng Xingzhi frowned slightly at this but maintained his bowed posture.
"Senior, might I have the honor of a meeting?" After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Feng Xingzhi spoke again. But, as before, his words seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss, met with no reply.
"Let's go." Feng Xingzhi fell silent for a long time, then finally sighed in resignation. Although Feng Xingzhi's heart yearned to push open the door and enter, he suppressed the urge. Feng Xingzhi knew that offending such a being could very well cost him his life.
Unbeknownst to Feng Xingzhi, Li Xuan had already departed from the Zinian Continent. Li Xuan's destination was the Land of Rebellion.
This time entering the mortal world, Li Xuan's cultivation had reached the early stage of the Life and Death Realm. However, the difference was that Li Xuan's state of mind had become significantly more stable. Furthermore, Li Xuan no longer harbored the previous desire to fight in the Land of Rebellion.
He still chose to go to the Land of Rebellion because Li Xuan wanted to see what kind of monstrous power resided in this place that even the Heavenly Dao Brush alluded to with such depth. Training was now a secondary concern.
Time flowed by silently, and Li Xuan spent another year traversing the starry sky. Though much time had elapsed, Li Xuan's state of mind remained calm, and the sense of urgency he once felt was long gone.
Previously, Li Xuan's mind had been constantly preoccupied with the seal of the Prison Suppression, striving to improve himself to counter the powerful beings sealed within. While this served as a motivation, it was not what Li Xuan truly desired. Now, after comprehending his state of mind, he could face everything with composure.
He improved his strength not for the sake of the Prison Suppression's seal, but to protect the people he wished to protect.
In the more than a year spent in Fengluo City, Li Xuan had come to understand many things.
What was his original intention? It was to protect Li Yao. And after Li Yao's safety was assured, what then became his original intention?
Li Xuan had been lost and had wavered. But during that time, Li Xuan had finally come to understand.
To protect those he cared about, to protect those around him.
This, was his original intention.
"Master's remaining time is not much," the Heavenly Dao Brush said with some concern from the third layer of Prison Suppression.
"Calculating the time, the master only has less than three years left," Cang Ling Tower nodded in agreement.
The Prison Spirit, hearing this, smiled and shook its head. "If Master isn't worried, why are you all so anxious? Relax, the cart will naturally straighten itself when it reaches the hill."
The journey through the starry sky was monotonous; Li Xuan understood this deeply. Even with a state of mind as firm as a rock, Li Xuan began to feel a flicker of irritation after such prolonged travel. The Land of Rebellion was too distant. Considering the distance, Li Xuan could have already reached the Starry Sky Continent during this time.
"Little Brush, how much further is it to the Land of Rebellion?" Li Xuan asked.
The Heavenly Dao Brush immediately replied, "Young Master, at your current pace, it will take at least another five months."
"Five months?" Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, then exhaled a breath of stale air and continued his journey.
Four months later, Li Xuan's eyes narrowed. Upon reaching this part of the starry sky, Li Xuan could sense a turbid airflow.
Moreover, Li Xuan noticed that many of the continents beneath this starry sky were desolate. From their appearance, they had clearly been ravaged.
Li Xuan knew he was close to the Land of Rebellion.
"Young Master, be careful. You have reached the outskirts of the Land of Rebellion," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. As he sensed the violent aura permeating the air, Li Xuan knew this was the case. What shocked Li Xuan was that even its periphery was affecting the very essence of heaven and earth.
Half a month later, Li Xuan saw a massive black hole, resembling a tornado. The closer he got to the Land of Rebellion, the more solemn Li Xuan's expression became. In this starry sky, dozens of corpses floated.
Li Xuan examined them; each of these corpses had been at least at the Yin-Yang realm in life. At this moment, Li Xuan finally understood why the Heavenly Dao Brush had tried to stop him from going to the Land of Rebellion.
A land of extreme danger!
However, Li Xuan felt no fear. On the contrary, the more perilous it was, the stronger the living beings within the Land of Rebellion must be. Improvement, and tempering oneself, were the only shortcuts.
"Young Master, the entrance is ahead. But Young Master, you must consider carefully. Before you possess absolute power to break the entrance's restrictions, you will suffer backlash. Furthermore, once you enter the Land of Rebellion, if you do not reach the Reincarnation Realm, you may not be able to leave," the Heavenly Dao Brush warned.
Li Xuan fell silent for a moment, but soon his gaze turned resolute.
Half an hour later, a circular restrictive pattern appeared before Li Xuan.
Li Xuan glanced around at the sight, then with a thought, he unleashed a punch.
*Bang!*
A massive shockwave rippled outwards in all directions, and a crisp sound reached Li Xuan's ears.
Li Xuan flexed his slightly sore arm, then his gaze fell upon the restrictive pattern. Upon seeing it, Li Xuan's lips curled into a smile.
The entrance restriction had been broken.