"Yun Jin is willing." On the River of Enlightenment, Yun Jin respectfully bowed to the illusory figure of the Sword Sage of Ten Thousand Daos.
Then, a subtle fluctuation descended. Yun Jin inexplicably felt that the River of Enlightenment seemed to grow a few degrees closer to her. Was this the difference between outsiders and one of their own?
Tianpo also put away its earlier solemn expression. Before its sword body, a ring appeared. It chuckled, "Little Master, this is the Wushuang Sect Sect Master's ring. You may drip blood onto it and acknowledge it as your master."
Yun Jin curiously complied.
Bright red blood quickly merged into the ring. A flash of light passed, and a ring slowly appeared on the middle finger of Yun Jin's right hand.
With a thought, the ring disappeared from her finger.
At the same time.
Yun Jin could feel that she had established a connection with the entire extradimensional space where Wushuang Sect resided.
Through this ring, she could freely enter and exit this extradimensional space.
She could also expel uninvited guests at will, or open spatial passages to allow outsiders in.
She had become the true master of this place.
"Through this ring, Little Master can also create Wushuang Sect's exclusive tokens and accept disciples into the sect. Disciples of Wushuang Sect may also freely enter and exit this place with their tokens. As for other uses, Little Master may explore them yourself," Tianpo said.
Yun Jin nodded.
While they were speaking, on the River of Enlightenment, Yun Jin's treatment rose to another level.
Light clusters from all directions surged toward her, far faster than before.
However, no golden light clusters had arrived yet.
And time was already more than halfway spent.
Tianpo said, "Little Master, golden light clusters are difficult to attract with superficial displays. What attracts them is only the most fundamental thing."
"The most fundamental thing?" Yun Jin asked curiously.
Tianpo nodded, "Naturally that's soul power. Cultivators may practice similar techniques and possess similar temperaments, but only the soul is unique to every individual. Super-grade fragments are only attracted to unique souls. Little Master, you may summon your Nascent Soul and release the power of your soul to the fullest extent. With Little Master's talent, you should be able to attract one or two golden light clusters."
Yun Jin nodded.
The Nascent Soul leaving the body was somewhat dangerous. Tianpo created a barrier around Yun Jin to prevent any accidents.
Yun Jin sat down cross-legged. Soon, a small Yun Jin appeared in the air.
This was her second time for her to attempt having her Nascent Soul leave her body, the sensation still felt rather novel.
She controlled the little Nascent Soul, stretched its arms and legs, even did a full set of "The Times Are Calling"(1). Under Tianpo's speechless gaze, she began to release her soul power.
Her soul power slowly spread outward.
The previously calm River of Enlightenment suddenly stirred.
Fierce waves surged across the river's surface, Tianpo hurriedly stabilised the small boat. Otherwise, in that instant, Yun Jin's boat might've capsized.
What's happening?
Had the River of Enlightenment gone mad?
Even Tianpo felt momentarily dazed.
There was a legend about the River of Enlightenment.
Most of the time, the Great Dao fragments within it were exceedingly quiet.
If they sensed attraction, ripples would appear.
The stronger the attraction, the stronger the ripples.
When master had first entered the River of Enlightenment, it had only caused slight disturbances within a small range.
But this heaven-shaking upheaval had never occurred before.
Yun Jin's Nascent Soul remained suspended in the air, continuing to release soul power.
Tianpo looked into the distance and felt a chill in its heart.
The Great Dao fragments, as if drawn by something fatal, were surging madly toward this direction.
Along the way, due to the overwhelming number of light clusters, traffic accidents even occurred.
Tianpo saw a mid-grade blue light cluster pinned in place by two white light clusters, unable to move.
The two white light clusters fared no better. Though large in size, they lacked power. When two orange light clusters collided nearby, the resulting wave directly submerged them to the bottom of the river.
Tianpo was staring in shock.
Suddenly.
The first golden light cluster appeared in its field of vision!
Golden light clusters were the smallest in size. From afar, they appeared as mere points of light, but their speed was the fastest.
It surged forward, raising monstrous waves.
The other light clusters along the way were swept aside.
Just as the golden light cluster was about to rush toward Yun Jin at full speed.
Suddenly.
Another golden light cluster charged in from the side.
The two golden light clusters both seemed determined to reach Yun Jin first. Instead of properly racing forward, upon encountering each other midstream, they actually began fighting.
For a moment.
Waves soared to the heavens, the surrounding light clusters were completely unable to approach.
Tianpo was utterly dumbfounded.
What's going on? Was Little Master's soul aura really that attractive?
Two super-grade fragments were actually fighting on the River of Enlightenment just to be the first to reach her?
Wasn't this too absurd?!
Tianpo comforted itself.
This did seem to be a bit absurd.
But it's not a major problem.
Little Master had only attracted two golden light clusters so far.
Master had attracted three.
In terms of talent, master should still be superior.
Even if it was Little Master, Tianpo was unwilling to believe that anyone could surpass its master.
What kind of figure was the Sword Sage of Ten Thousand Daos?
Since beginning to cultivate, he had never tasted defeat, a clear, unrivaled pinnacle in the cultivation world!
Though the pinnacle had temporarily withdrawn from the world, his legend wasn't something later generations could easily surpass!
Even Little Master also shouldn't…
As Tianpo thought this, a third golden point of light appeared in its vision.
Tianpo: "…???"
The third golden light cluster joined the battle, the fight instantly grew even more intense.
Within the barrier, Yun Jin remained unaware of everything outside. She kept her eyes closed, releasing soul power with full focus.
Tianpo inhaled deeply.
Now, there seems to be a slight problem.
But.
It's not a big problem.
After all, she was Little Master. It's normal for her talent to rival master's.
Compared to this faint competitiveness, what truly unsettled Tianpo was how long were these three golden light clusters going to keep fighting?
With such massive commotion in the River of Enlightenment, would something go wrong?!
"An Tong!" Tianpo couldn't help but called out.
An Tong rubbed his eyes and emerged from the red cord on Yun Jin's wrist, then he too was dumbfounded.
Someone come quick! The super-grade fragments are fighting!
"An Tong! With the River of Enlightenment in such turmoil, it will likely affect the others from attracting fragments," Tianpo said quickly. "Divert the impact toward Qingxiao Pavilion's side. It doesn't matter if their disciples suffered a bit."
An Tong agreed without hesitation.
He had been granted a steward-like authority by the Sword Sage of Ten Thousand Daos. Though he couldn't interfere with fragment selection, he could control the spatial positioning of the River of Enlightenment, causing different individuals to appear in different locations.
At this moment.
An Tong shifted the positions of Duan Yiwei and the others from Qingxiao Pavilion to this nearby area.
The River of Enlightenment's space was very peculiar, it could be infinitely vast or infinitely compressed.
Under An Tong's manipulation, Duan Yiwei and the others couldn't see Yun Jin's situation, but in their region, towering waves suddenly erupted.
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(1) 'The Times Are Calling'- 时代在召唤: A famous standardized radio calisthenics routine in Chinese schools