“I wonder why Xiang Xiaoyuan and Yue Duqiu invited me to travel with them...” Lin Xun mused. Those two both possessed extraordinary battle prowess among supreme Great Emperors. This was especially true for Xiang Xiaoyuan who had many obscure energies about her. Even Lin Xun did not dare to underestimate her. Therefore, whatever their goal was for inviting him to act together with them, it was clearly not something small. Lin Xun then shook his head and decided to stop thinking about it. He was only at the second Immortal Heavenly Pass at the moment. Who knew how long it would take to reach the ninth Immortal Heavenly Pass? He flipped his hand, and an ancient copper lamp with a mottled and dull color appeared. This treasure had been found in the Ninth District of the Trial World in Origin City. Although its spirituality had long been worn away, it still contained immortal matter. Lin Xun had collected over a dozen treasures one in the Ninth District. “These are for you,” he handed half of them to the green sparrow. “For me?” The latter was dumbfounded, somewhat caught off guard. “You’re...really giving them away?” “You don't want them?” asked Lin Xun teasingly. “Only fools wouldn’t.” The bird flapped its wings, casting a green light that stored the treasures. Then, it said in delight, “Something is off here. Why are you suddenly so generous? Could it be that you found your conscience somewhere?” “Even though it’s your young miss’ request that you guide the way for me, how could I possibly ask you to work for free? Consider those a token of my appreciation,” explained Lin Xun casually before he tossed a bronze fragment into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. The fragment shattered to bits as soon as it fell into the sword cauldron. The immortal matter contained within was melted away by strands of crystalline, violet Phoenix Flame of Order. At the end of the process, only a fine strand of gray light remained that emanated a pure immortal energy. It was merely one strand, but the aura it gave off was like a towering sacred mountain, so solid and boundless that it was seemingly capable of crushing heavens! “This is immortal matter?” Lin Xun carefully sensed it with a profound look in his eyes. He had learned that immortal matter was a unique material produced naturally in immortal dao sources. As a result, it was immensely valuable. Only supreme immortal characters could go into the land of immortal dao sources to collect this treasure. Generally speaking, immortal dao sources were extremely rare even in the Nine Great Heaven Domains of the Eternal True Realm, which made immortal matter seem even more precious. The greatest use of immortal matter was in crafting immortal-grade tools. Other than that, it could also be used to refine an immortal body. A perfect immortal-grade tool could even evolve into a world that utilized the power of a ‘domain’! As a matter of fact, the quality and power of an immortal-grade treasure was classified by its domain power. Rumor had it that every Immortal Imperial Clan used law power as its foundation, and used an immortal-grade treasure as its ultimate guardian. There were even some Immortal Imperial Clans with heritages so deep that they possessed more than one immortal-grade treasure! The green sparrow had once casually mentioned that the Wen Clan, which Wen Shaoheng came from, was in control of an immortal-grade treasure called the World Burying Coffin. This weapon had petrifying power, capable of destroying and burying a big world with a single attack. “While it looks insignificant, this amount of immortal matter can fetch a sky-high price you could never imagine in the Eternal True Realm,” the bird informed Lin Xun. “A sky-high price? How much is that exactly?” he asked. “At least...ten million first-grade cosmic origin crystals, I think?” replied the green sparrow. “But normally, no one sells it. After all, it's a treasure that even immortal experts diligently seek.” Lin Xun was dazed, “In that case, the total value of the treasures I just gave you...” The green sparrow was instantly on guard, “You already gave them to me, you can’t just change your mind now!” Lin Xun's lips twitched. He decided to shut up, worried that his mouth wouldn't be able to resist asking for those treasures back... Right at this moment, there was a change in the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron that caught his attention. The strand of immortal matter was being melted little by little and absorbed by the sword cauldron. The latter emitted a strange buzzing sound that was like a joyous cheer. Lin Xun keenly noticed a slight change in the texture of the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. It seemed to have gone through a substantial consolidation! Lin Xun immediately took out a broken flying sword and threw it into the sword cauldron. With a series of cracking noises, the broken flying sword was quickly refined into a strand of immortal matter. The sword cauldron roared nonstop like a young beast waiting to be fed as it greedily devoured that strand of immortal matter. Lin Xun's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected that his sword cauldron would be able to absorb immortal matter. This was undoubtedly something unimaginable! Eyes wide, the green sparrow yelped in surprise, “Your life-bound Emperor weapon is too perverse... Normal treasures simply can't withstand the power of immortal matter; they would be blown up by it. Don’t tell me this is because your cauldron carries two different law powers?” Lin Xun agreed with this speculation. When he crossed the tribulation in the Ninth District, the sword cauldron had been constructed anew in that supreme lightning tribulation and became something incredible. One might think it was an Emperor Dao Ultimate Weapons, but it didn’t actually resemble one, for the power of an Emperor Dao Ultimate Weapons wasn’t even as terrifying as the sword cauldron. Lin Xun clearly remembered that during his last tribulation, when the sword cauldron was being reconstructed after bursting into pieces, it had magically been nurtured by the Phoenix Flame of Order and the Nirvana law power. Perhaps being infected by the auras of these two law powers was the reason why the sword cauldron had become so different. By now, it was even able to withstand and absorb the energy of immortal matter! If it kept on metamorphosing , then sooner or later, it might just turn into an unfathomable immortal-grade weapon of many wonders! Lin Xun was one to follow something through once he had started it. He threw all the remaining treasures that contained immortal matter into the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron. There was a series of breaking sounds inside the sword cauldron where light was erupting and energy was exploding. The treasures were melted one by one in what seemed to be a purification process, gradually leaving behind the purest strands of immortal matter. As the sword cauldron continued to integrate those strands into itself, it emitted endless buzzes that sounded like happy cheers. After the time it took for one incense stick to burn, under the watchful eyes of Lin Xun and the green sparrow, a marvelous engraving appeared in the inner wall of the sword cauldron. It was like a mark of the almighty dao, diffusing a drizzle of immortal light so holy that it looked surreal. Lin Xun noticed right away that the nature of the sword cauldron had undergone a great transformation, and its quality and power had changed as a result. Immediately, he took out a crimson battle blade, which was an extremely precious upper spirit-grade Emperor weapon. It stored within itself a world-defying offensive power that could easily cleave mountains, break seas, and split skies. He controlled the sword cauldron to suppress it. With a mind-piercing sound, the crimson blade sustained cracks and looked as though it was about to shatter to pieces! Lin Xun instantly stopped with shock in his heart. He didn’t use his true power as it was only a casual test, yet the upper spirit-grade Emperor blade had seemed utterly useless! From this, one could see how terrifying the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron was post transformation. Even the green sparrow couldn’t help but gasp. It stared intently at the sword cauldron and muttered, “I have lived hundreds of thousands of years, but have never seen a treasure this bizarre. It cannot be measured by common sense at all, too perverse...” The bird then turned its gaze to Lin Xun, and only after a long time did it say, “Of course, you're even more perverse.” Lin Xun, who was in a great mood, generously overlooked its rude assessment. In his mind, he had already decided to collect more immortal matter whenever the chance arose. Then, maybe he would be able to repair the Broken Blade, the Three Thousand Vicissitudes, and the Dao Endless Pagoda one by one... The next morning, Lin Xun left the inn before dawn and arrived outside the east gate of Tiger’s Den City, where there was a space port. Those who held a token for passing the trial could board the Sun-Moon Shuttle here and travel toward the next destination. The so-called Sun-Moon Shuttle was a kind of flying shuttle that was imprinted with a unique rune pattern, thus possessing the magical abilities of space jump and teleportation. Furthermore, only the rune patterns on Sun-Moon Shuttles could sense the direction of the next stop from far away during the journey. Therefore, even the most powerful characters had no choice but to leave on this shuttle. When Lin Xun arrived at the port, a Sun-Moon Shuttle was already moored at the dock. After handing over the token Peng Tianxiang had given to him, he smoothly boarded this strange treasure boat. The space in the boat was beyond large. Upon boarding, Lin Xun saw that there were already dozens of Emperor experts waiting, and there were no familiar faces. Finding a random place to sit down, he closed his eyes. After leaving Tiger’s Den City, one would need to pass through about a dozen dangerous and bloody battlefields before they could reach the third Immortal Heavenly Pass. Lin Xun didn’t need to worry about anything since he had the green sparrow as his guide, so he fell into contemplation. My current cultivation is already strong enough to fight an Ancestor of a Path like Heng Tianshuo. I wonder if I can truly rely on just my own strength to trample on the heavenly rift that are those at the Ancestor of a Path when I reach the Fusing with the Dao Realm... The Fusing with the Dao Realm was the eighth realm of the Emperor Stage. However, Lin Xun was only barely at the early seventh realm. No one knew how long it would take for him to step into the Fusing with the Dao Realm. Although the Great Thousand Battle Domain is dangerous, it is a most valuable place to train. I don’t have to consider the possibility of failing to break through to the Fusing with the Dao Realm before arriving at the Eternal True Realm... Lin Xun was certain of this. It had only been half a year since he had entered the Great Thousand Battle Domain, but he had already gained a lot of experience and opportunities. Even his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. Under these circumstances, as long as there were no unpredictable drastic events along the way, it was only a matter of time before he broke into the eighth realm. “Huh, what a coincidence. Did Fellow Daoist Jin also plan to leave today?” A heavenly melodic laughter rang out, permeated with delight as it entered Lin Xun's ears. Lin Xun's imperceptibly froze. He could already feel a big headache coming.