Yan Ji, Xuan Feiling, and the rest were all stunned. They all turned toward Lin Xun to see what he had to say.

Lin Xun calmly continued, “From today, put me to guard the Thousand Star Sea alone.”

The elders revealed surprised looks.

The entrance to the Origin World was located at the Thousand Star Sea. Back then, Lin Xun had crossed this sea to its furthest area, where he had taken part in the examination conducted in Absolute Sunder City and earned the qualification to join the Origin Sect.

It could be said that the Thousand Star Sea was the first line of defense of the Origin World. Once a human disaster struck, the enemy would definitely appear there.

However, Lin Xun suggested that he would guard the Thousand Star Sea all by himself. Without a question, he was expressing his wish to be stationed at the front line and protect the Origin Sect's entrance on his own!

“No, that’s too risky.” Yan Ji shook his head.

As he was about to give a dissuasive reason, Lin Xun interrupted with a smile, “Under the Eternal Stage, no one is my match. Therefore, it's most appropriate for me to guard the Thousand Star Sea.”

After a pause, he turned to Xuan Feiling and the others, “Please don't try to talk me out of it, my mind is made up.”

Xuan Feiling’s group narrowed their eyes, their emotions tumbling. They could all see that it was impossible to dissuade Lin Xun.

“Isn't there still half a year left, why are you in such a hurry?” Yan Ji frowned. “If we really let you go out there alone, our enemies will mock us for having no experts.”

Lin Xun laughed, “Senior, no further persuasion is needed.”

Yan Ji went silent for a moment before he said, “If you run into danger, you have to retreat into the sect right away.”

Lin Xun clasped his fist and nodded.

“Look at this kid. The stronger he gets, the more stubborn he is. He won't even listen to us old timers now,” Xuan Feiling teased.

“It can't be helped, we're to blame since even all of us combined can't beat him,” Dugu Yong sighed.

The others couldn't hold back their laugh. Despite making it a lighthearted joke, they knew it was true. In the current Origin Sect, Lin Xun was indeed the number one deputy pavilion master in terms of combat prowess. Under the Eternal Stage, he ruled!

“Old Xuan.” Yan Ji looked at Xuan Feiling and the others. “I’d like you guys to go in person and gather all the major clans in our sect. Please make sure to bring all of them into the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm before Old You’s Eternal tribulation arrives. “

The Heavenly Origin Secret Realm, created from the Origin Sect's Divine Rank law power, was the core ground and the safest place in the sect.

Xuan Feiling’s group nodded solemnly.

“The disciples of the Nine Peaks and Three Pavilions as well, anyone who's below the Transcendence Stage, get them all inside the Heavenly Origin Secret Realm. As for the rest, they will be guarding the sect with us,” Yan Ji added.

“Leave it to us,” said Xuan Feiling.

On that day, Xuan Feiling’s group commenced their plan. Lin Xun, on the other hand, left the Origin Sect by himself.

......

The Thousand Star Sea, where the rolling waves were as if boundless.

Billions of stars adorned the cloudless sky above. Under their radiant shine, the mysterious sea resembled an eternal, sacred land. In fact, this had always been a forbidden place to the outside world, covered by law power. Without the permission of the Origin Sect, no cultivators could enter.

At the center of the Thousand Star Sea stood an ancient city. Bathed in the clear light of the countless stars, the city wall looked like it was made of a divine metal, radiating a majestic atmosphere.

Absolute Sunder City, built by the Origin Sect's founding ancestor Yuan Chu using ten thousand types of immortal divine materials!

At the center of the city, there was a building shaped like a divine sword piercing into the sky! This was the Absolute Sunder Sword Palace. The platform before it was where the recruit exam that Lin Xun had participated in had started.

Close to a hundred years had gone in a blink since then. Nowadays, as a deputy pavilion master of Origin Sky Pavilion and a famous Transcendence existence, he was no longer the supreme Emperor Ancestor of back then.

On the highest floor of the Absolute Sunder Sword Palace, Lin Xun was leaning on the railing, looking out. From this spot, one could take in the vast ocean in all directions. The light sprinkled by countless stars drifted on the surface of the seawater, quiet and distant.

“Xia Zhi, there will soon be a war above this sea.”

After half a day, Lin Xun withdrew his gaze and looked at Xia Zhi, who was standing quietly next to him. “If you want to fight with me, you must promise me one thing first.”

Xia Zhi didn't miss a beat. “What is it?”

Lin Xun said seriously, “If a fatal danger occurs, you must not stand in front of me.”

Xia Zhi was silent for a moment before she replied, “Okay.”

Lin Xun smiled. “Of course, that's just in case. With our battle prowess today, unless an Eternal figure strikes in person, no one in this world can threaten us.”

Speaking of this, a sentimental look spread on his face. In the past, whenever he and Xia Zhi had encountered perils, they had mostly evaded and fled, and even if they had been able to defuse the danger, it had been at a hefty price. However, it was a whole different story now!

......

Half a month later, a piece of news spread throughout the world.

“The Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect have joined forces, demanding the Origin Sect to hand over Disciple Lin Xun of Fangchun Mountain, or else, within a month, they will go to the Origin Sect and capture him!”

It was a stone that raised a thousand waves, especially for the major forces in the Seventh Heaven Domain who were the first to receive the news.

“Back then, the Ten Clans Alliance also tried to deal with Lin Xun, but there were rumors that their forces suffered heavy casualties in the Sixth Heaven Domain. Who would have thought that the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect would band up to deal with him as well?!” Someone trembled.

“This world is going to be in chaos after all!”

“The Four Great Ancestral Courts possess transcendent status and terrifying depths. Now, except the Spirit Sect, the other three are showing their fangs toward each other. If a war breaks out, it will surely impact the entire world!”

“I wonder if the Ten Clans Alliance will get involved...”

All sorts of discussions arose. The declaration of war by the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect sowed tension and pressure into the situation of all the domains.

As day passed after day, more and more news came out.

“The Zen Sect Ancestral Court has gathered a group of Transcendence powerhouses, raring to go! It's rumored that this force will be led by Buddha Venerable Ji Kong!”

“A host of Earth Shamans have been deployed from the Shaman Sect Ancestral Court. There are over twenty old monsters at the perfect Transcendence Stage alone, so I've heard!”

“It's said that one of the Origin Sect's pavilion masters is about to certify eternity, and when that time comes, their Divine Rank law power won't be able to protect the Origin World anymore!”

“The Origin Sect is in danger!”

The sensation took over the world. Countless cultivators from all the big factions felt their hearts quiver in fear.

For countless years, the Four Great Ancestral Courts had stood tall in the world, assuming a status so lofty that even the Ten Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain were apprehensive of them to an extent.

Who had dared to imagine that such a conflict would arise between the Origin Sect, the Shaman Sect, and the Zen Sect? Once such a conflict erupted into something bigger, the effects would definitely ripple throughout the Eternal True Realm!

A month flew by on the shores of the Thousand Star Sea.

On this day, the sky was crystal clear. There was suddenly a buzz. The void fluctuated and revealed a group of figures, male and female, old and young. Each of them was shrouded in a surging and monstrous aura that made them intimidating beyond comparison.

It was a group of Transcendence experts! As many as sixty of them!

The man at the very front of the group was clad in a black suit. With his hands placed on his back, he emanated a rampant aura as dark as eternal night. He looked old and withered, and his eyes were filled with the turbid and vicissitudes of life.

The moment he appeared, the originally clear sky was smudged with a touch of darkness. Black clouds began to form and spread, filling the air with an endless breath of catastrophe.

Earth Shaman Tu Muhun!

Behind him were twenty-four peak Transcendence and thirty-five advanced Transcendence figures. Counting him, there were a total of sixty experts.

Of note, even the number one Immortal Giant Wang Clan had only produced nine peak Transcendence Immortals after eons. Meanwhile, just the Shaman Sect alone was dispatching as many as twenty-four peak Transcendence experts!

From this, one could see how horrifying its depths were as one of the Four Great Ancestral Courts.

Tu Muhun had his hands on his back as he gazed at the distant stretch of ocean. His voice was hoarse and low, “This is the Thousand Star Sea, where the Origin Sect's lair is located.”

The others were also surveying the Thousand Star Sea. They all sensed an obscure law power covering its boundless expanse.

“In a short while, it will be time for You Beihai to attempt to certify eternity. That's when his Eternal tribulation will descend and severely suppress the Divine Rank law power protecting the Origin Sect. That will also be the best time for us to kill our way in.”

After a long silence that ensued, Tu Muhun murmured with utter indifference in his murky eyes, “But before that, perhaps we can have a friendly talk with the Origin Sect.”

The eyes of the crowd flickered, and it seemed they knew what Tu Muhun was going to do next.

“I, humble Earth Shaman Tu Muhun, have led a group of fellow disciples to pay a visit today!” Tu Muhun announced, his deep and hoarse voice thundered through the region as it reached deep into the Thousand Star Sea.

Atop Absolute Sunder Sword Palace, Lin Xun opened his eyes amidst meditation, an icy flash crossing his pupils.

Paying a visit? An ill-intent visit you mean!

He was about to respond when he heard a sneer ringing out of nowhere. “Tu Muhun, spare the phoney formalities at this point, won't you? Just state your intentions!” Along with the voice, Xuan Feiling materialized beside Lin Xun.

The latter was stunned. “Senior, didn't we agree to leave me in charge of this place?”

Xuan Feiling chuckled. “The war hasn’t started, has it? I just want to see what these old shaman bastards are up to.”

Lin Xun said helplessly, “Then feel free.”

On the shore of the Thousand Star Sea, Tu Muhun's eyes stirred with a terrifying gleam. “Xuan Feiling, since you're here, I'll get to the point. As long as the Origin Sect hands over Lin Xun, I'll take my people and leave immediately.”

His voice rumbled outward.

“What if we refuse?” Xuan Feiling said leisurely, conversing with the other party across the distance.

Tu Muhun said expressionlessly, “Then I fear that in the future, there will be no more Origin Sect Ancestral Court in this world!”

His voice was stern and infinitely murderous, causing one's heart to shudder.

Hearing that, Xuan Feiling sank into a moment of silence. Suddenly, he threw his head back and roared with laughter. “You Shaman Sect people are truly arrogant. Go on, then, kill your way in if you have the guts!”

His voice reeked of mockery and contempt.

The expressions of the Shaman Sect group instantly seethed with uncontrollable killing intent.