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第两千九百七十一章 灵波谷的由来

The Yin Realm was vast and expansive, not inferior to the Spiritual or Demon Realms. This fellow just had to run into the territory of the Asura Tribe and cause trouble. It seemed that this was his fate.

If it were merely a small disturbance, King Asura would likely dismiss it with a wave of his hand. However, this fellow did not know when to stop; he unleashed great powers, destroying nine cities of the Asura Tribe one after another. Several important figures within the tribe were also eliminated by him without mercy.

This was intolerable. Although King Asura was broad-minded, how could she sit idly by in such a situation?

Thus, she personally took action.

"Nature's wrath can be endured; self-inflicted punishment cannot." This time, the Nine-Headed Bird had truly stirred up a hornet's nest.

Although it was extremely powerful within its True Spirit realm, compared to King Asura, it was too weak. The outcome of this battle was obvious—the Nine-Headed Bird was beaten to a pulp and nearly perished.

Despite his miserable state, he was still a True Spirit existence with several formidable survival techniques. In the face of such a predicament, this fellow felt both regret and anger, and without hesitation, unleashed all his survival techniques.

King Asura, indeed, was the foremost expert in the Three Realms, but she wasn't omnipotent. Caught off guard, she truly managed to escape and returned to her True Spirit realm.

However, matters were far from over.

Given that this fellow had caused such a great calamity, how could King Asura easily let him go? The saying "victims have heads, debtors have owners" held true—people must pay the price for their actions, even True Spirits were not exempt.

The Nine-Headed Bird fled back to its territory, shaken and terrified. But this did not change its fate; who would have thought that it would provoke King Asura?

Perdition!

Originally, a True Spirit could achieve immortality, but this time, the Nine-Headed Bird lost even its soul, facing an irreversible fate.

Moreover, with the death of the Nine-Headed Bird, its True Spirit realm became unclaimed. If left unchecked, it would eventually be occupied by another True Spirit.

King Asura was no ordinary figure; her spoils were not to be coveted by others. Furthermore, the Nine-Headed Bird's strength and the quality of its True Spirit realm made it an ideal candidate for acquisition.

Given this, it could serve as compensation for the losses suffered by the Asura Tribe.

Thus, King Asura used great powers to refine the Nine-Headed Bird's True Spirit realm and established her own palace there, renaming it Lingbo Valley.

This artifact controlled the array. With its possession, the restrictions of the Nightmare Desert could be manipulated freely. Closing the array would ensure that no obstructions hindered one’s perception, making it easier to leave.

However, was leaving necessary?

Having found a solution, Lin Xuan did not rush to depart.

For him, possessing an artifact capable of controlling these restrictions meant that the Nightmare Desert posed no danger; in fact, it became the safest place. Here, he could break through his bottleneck and even consider it the most enticing choice for cultivation.

This was not mere speculation. He didn't need to set up any additional restrictions.

He had already experienced the complexity of the Inverted Five Elements Array; even a Golden Monarch at the Tribulation Transcending stage would get lost.

Moreover, Lingbo Valley was inaccessible to such beings. Even if others remained for another few dozen days, they would all leave after that period.

By then, Lingbo Valley would only have him as the sole cultivator, free from disturbance. With the high concentration of essence qi here, where else could one find a better place for cultivation?

With this in mind, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated. As the saying goes, "when you search for something diligently, it appears when you least expect." The ruins of King Asura's palace would be his best choice to break through his bottleneck.

Deciding so, Lin Xuan extended his divine sense, carefully searching every corner of the mountain peak. The ruins of the Asura Palace were particularly scrutinized.

Although he had previously searched, without a divine sense, he might have missed something crucial.

However, this time, it was clear that Lin Xuan's caution was unnecessary; there were neither treasures nor hidden dangers to be found.

This was an inconclusive result but satisfactory for him. All preparations were in place, and now, he should focus on cultivation.

But Lin Xuan did not rush. He needed to wait another hundred days until all the cultivators who entered Lingbo Valley had left.

This time was necessary and appropriate.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan wasn't idle during this period. He first cleared the ruins of the palace at the peak, then established a new cave dwelling.

After all, he intended to stay for a long time, so a place to reside was essential.

With a wave of his sleeve, swordlight emerged like fish in water as Lin Xuan had already become adept at establishing such dwellings. It didn't take much effort.

Then, he retrieved the True Spirit puppet.

Although he rarely used it due to limited spirit stones, now he intended for it to guard by his side.

In other words, acting as a guardian for him.

Since it was stationary and wouldn't consume energy from the spirit stones, its strength could fend off most enemies in case of unexpected incidents.

Satisfied with his arrangement, although not completely foolproof, the risk of encountering danger was minimal.

Then Lin Xuan sat cross-legged. He only needed to wait a few dozen days before all other cultivators left Lingbo Valley, allowing him to focus on breaking through his bottleneck. (To be continued.)

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