Chapter 136: The Full Story

Chapter 136: A Detailed Explanation

Can Yue and the others had just brought Lin Xing back to the house when Can Yue suddenly asked, "Lin Xing, that Dragon Slaying Sword and the Qilin aren't from our world, are they?"

The question caught Lin Xing off guard. He looked at Can Yue with confusion, unsure if he could or should answer.

Can Yue smiled and said, "If it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to." After a pause, he continued, "Actually, besides this world, there are other worlds. The Kasla Continent is just a very low-level spatial plane. There are also higher-level spatial planes. The Divine Realm is a higher-level plane than this one."

"How would you know that? Can you explain in more detail?" Lin Xing couldn't help but grow even more curious about Can Yue's true identity.

Realizing he had said too much, Can Yue immediately stopped and said to Lin Xing, "It won't do you any good to know too much about this right now. You're not strong enough yet to understand all this. When you have the power, you'll naturally find out. Your main focus now should be on improving your own strength! When you surpass the God Level... well, I'll come find you then."

Lin Xing had a vague feeling that this Can Yue was definitely no ordinary person and was very likely from the higher-level plane he mentioned—the Divine Realm. He might even be a god! However, Lin Xing didn't press further. Since the other party wasn't willing to say more, it would be too tactless to keep asking.

"Alright, you've just obtained the Dragon Slaying Sword and the Divine Beast pet, the Qilin. You must be itching to, right?" Can Yue chuckled.

Lin Xing didn't pretend otherwise and nodded, "Yes, I am. I should go get acquainted with them first."

With that, Lin Xing went to a spot not far behind the house, intending to familiarize himself with his new acquisitions and digest the information he had just received.

Sitting cross-legged on a hilltop, Lin Xing slowly recalled the information he had just obtained.

The Dragon Slaying Sword he'd gotten was clearly not from this world. Its previous owner, the Jiu Yang Divine Lord, was certainly a top-tier expert. Why exactly so many had ganged up to kill him, Lin Xing wasn't very clear.

But Lin Xing knew their target was definitely this Dragon Slaying Sword, or something else the Divine Lord possessed.

What was so special about this blade? A divine artifact? And what was the identity of the Jiu Yang Divine Lord? These were things Lin Xing urgently wanted to know.

Could this blade really hide some earth-shattering secret? Or perhaps some legendary, incredible cultivation manual? With a flip of his hand, the Dragon Slaying Sword appeared in Lin Xing's grasp.

At first glance, the Dragon Slaying Sword seemed unremarkable, just like an ordinary blade, plain and unadorned. If Lin Xing hadn't personally pulled it from where it was embedded, he wouldn't have believed this sword could be something like a divine artifact.

Looking at the blade in his hand, Lin Xing suddenly had an idea. He sent a strand of consciousness probing toward the Dragon Slaying Sword. However, before his consciousness could even enter the blade, the moment it touched the sword's surface, it was violently rebuffed. It was as if there was a protective barrier on the sword's surface, forbidding Lin Xing's consciousness from entering.

Not one to give up, Lin Xing gathered more consciousness and forcefully probed again. A deafening *boom*! Lin Xing felt a tremendous roar in his head as a powerful force reflected back along his consciousness. His head throbbed with pain, and his consciousness immediately retracted.

Instantly, Lin Xing's face turned deathly pale.

His consciousness had surged forward all at once, only to be rebounded in an instant.

"Kid, you're not strong enough yet. Don't recklessly try to uncover the secrets within the Dragon Slaying Sword. If you keep this up, you'll be injured by the defensive restrictions on the sword's surface. Don't blame me for not warning you if you end up a drooling idiot." Suddenly, the Qilin's voice echoed in Lin Xing's mind.

Lin Xing found the Qilin's voice particularly odd. It sounded like that of a child around ten years old.

But being called "kid" by such a youthful voice felt incredibly strange. Even though the Qilin's age was undoubtedly orders of magnitude greater than his own, that voice...

"Hey, Qilin, come out for a moment. I have something to ask you."

"Just say what you want. This Divine Beast is busy sleeping," the Qilin said with a yawn.

"I'm not used to talking to thin air. Come out quickly," Lin Xing urged.

A black shadow flashed, and the Qilin's massive form appeared before Lin Xing. Lin Xing looked up at the Qilin. "Hey, Xiao Hei... hmm, you're all black. From now on, I'll call you Xiao Hei." Just like that, Lin Xing forcefully gave the Qilin a name.

"Xiao Hei, can you make yourself smaller? It's tiring looking up at you like this." Xiao Hei sneezed and protested unhappily, "Don't call me Xiao Hei." As he spoke, his body shrank, becoming about the size of a small dog, looking much cuter and nothing like the fierce, menacing creature from before.

"Xiao Hei, tell me, what's going on with all this?"

"I said don't call me Xiao Hei!" Xiao Hei still disliked the name.

"Isn't it a nice name? I think it sounds great!" Lin Xing said with a mischievous smile.

Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, looking utterly resigned, and could only let Lin Xing call him that. "What do you want to know?"

"About the Jiu Yang Divine Lord, and this sword."

"Kid, back in Huaxia, you've heard that world had immortals and the like, right?" Xiao Hei said.

"Don't call me 'kid.' Call me 'young master.' It sounds weird!" Lin Xing quickly corrected Xiao Hei's form of address.

"So, the Jiu Yang Divine Lord is one of those so-called immortals?" Lin Xing said in surprise.

"Yes, to be precise, the Jiu Yang Divine Lord is a god! A Divine Lord of the Divine Realm. His strength was among the top in the Divine Realm. Moreover, he had only cultivated for about twenty thousand years! In just twenty thousand years, he went from a mere mortal to one of the pinnacle experts of the Divine Realm at that time. Such rapid cultivation speed immediately aroused the envy of others! The reasons for the Jiu Yang Divine Lord's fast cultivation were his exceptional talent and the cultivation method he created himself—the Nine Yang Divine Art!"

"The Nine Yang Divine Art?" Lin Xing was startled. "What does it have to do with the Nine Yang Divine Art I practice?"

"What you practice is precisely an incomplete part of the Jiu Yang Divine Lord's Nine Yang Divine Art. The Nine Yang Divine Art has a total of eighteen layers of mental cultivation. Mastering it completely allows one to reach the Jiu Yang Divine Lord's level of strength! However, since you only cultivate the first nine layers, your strength won't be very high. By my estimation, if you successfully cultivate the first nine layers, you'll at most reach the Lower God realm of this world. After reaching that point, you won't be able to advance further. Unless you comprehend the subsequent layers of the cultivation method on your own, you'll remain at the Lower God realm for the rest of your life!"

"Then, where is the latter half of the cultivation method?" Lin Xing asked, his breathing becoming urgent.

Xiao Hei glanced at Lin Xing and said, "It's inside the Dragon Slaying Sword!"