### Chapter 2267 — The Journey Toward the Central Domain
Yang Lin sat quietly on the wooden chair.
The small wooden bamboo house remained peaceful.
Outside—
the night had completely fallen.
Moonlight passed through the leaves of the surrounding immortal trees, creating faint silver patterns upon the ground.
Inside the house—
Qiuyue Lu sat cross-legged upon the wooden bed.
Her eyes were closed.
She was carefully stabilizing her newly increased cultivation.
The power of the Transcendence Soup continued circulating through her body.
Her Immortal Qi gradually became calmer.
Her Immortal King Middle Stage cultivation had already stabilized.
Yang Lin, meanwhile—
simply continued reading his novel.
He sat there as though nothing unusual had happened.
Page after page.
The night gradually became deeper.
After some time—
Yang Lin calmly closed the novel.
He looked toward Qiuyue Lu.
"Well."
"You rest."
Qiuyue Lu opened her eyes.
She looked toward him.
Her expression carried a faint trace of surprise.
Yang Lin calmly continued,
"I'll sit here."
Qiuyue Lu looked at the wooden bed.
Then she looked at Yang Lin.
Her eyes softened slightly.
She nodded.
"Alright."
She slowly lay down upon the bed.
The peaceful atmosphere returned.
For a while—
neither of them spoke.
Then Qiuyue Lu suddenly looked toward Yang Lin.
"Yang Lin."
Yang Lin turned his gaze toward her.
"What?"
Qiuyue Lu hesitated slightly before asking,
"Tomorrow..."
"Are you going to the Central Domain?"
Yang Lin calmly answered,
"Yes."
"I'm going."
Qiuyue Lu looked at him for several seconds.
Then her expression became firm.
"I'm coming with you."
Yang Lin wasn't surprised.
He simply nodded.
"Alright."
"You rest now."
"Let's talk tomorrow."
Qiuyue Lu's expression softened.
A faint smile appeared upon her lips.
"Alright."
She slowly closed her eyes.
Yang Lin also returned his attention to his novel.
The night remained silent.
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### Chapter 2268 — The Morning Light
The next morning—
golden sunlight slowly entered through the wooden bamboo window.
The warm sunlight fell directly upon Qiuyue Lu.
Her eyelashes moved slightly.
She slowly opened her dark brown-black eyes.
For a moment—
she simply stared at the ceiling.
Then she sat up.
Her long dark brown-black hair fell naturally over her shoulders.
She looked around the quiet wooden house.
Then—
she noticed something.
On the wooden table—
there was another bowl.
A faint and profound aura quietly radiated from it.
Transcendence Qi.
Qiuyue Lu's eyes widened slightly.
She turned her head.
Yang Lin was sitting on the chair as usual.
He was calmly reading his novel.
His expression hadn't changed at all.
Qiuyue Lu stared at him.
Her expression slowly became surprised.
He had already prepared another bowl of Transcendence Soup for her.
Yang Lin didn't even look up.
"Drink this soup as well."
Qiuyue Lu's eyes softened.
A faint warmth appeared within her expression.
She looked at the bowl.
Then back at Yang Lin.
"Thank you."
She paused.
Then smiled softly.
"Good morning."
Yang Lin turned a page.
"Good morning."
Qiuyue Lu stood from the bed.
She walked toward the table.
She picked up the bowl with both hands.
Then—
she drank the Transcendence Soup.
The powerful energy immediately entered her body.
Her Immortal Qi stirred.
Yet because the soup was perfectly refined—
there was no danger.
Qiuyue Lu quickly finished the entire bowl.
She placed the empty bowl back onto the table.
Yang Lin calmly closed his novel.
"Let's go."
The empty bowl suddenly disappeared.
It vanished into nothingness.
There was no Immortal Qi.
No Spiritual Qi.
No technique.
The object simply ceased to exist.
Qiuyue Lu had already become somewhat accustomed to Yang Lin's strange abilities.
Yet even so—
her eyes still carried a trace of astonishment.
The two walked outside the wooden bamboo house.
The scenery of the Immortal Forest appeared before them.
Immortal trees stretched endlessly into the distance.
Some ancient trees were enormous.
Their branches covered the sky.
Others possessed crystal-like leaves that reflected the morning sunlight.
Countless immortal plants grew beneath the trees.
Rare herbs covered the forest floor.
Some herbs emitted faint golden light.
Others released fragrant spiritual mist.
Small immortal flowers bloomed between ancient roots.
In the distance—
immortal waterfalls descended from floating mountains.
Silver-white water poured downward and eventually disappeared into the vast forest.
Immortal birds flew between the branches.
Occasionally—
powerful immortal beasts could be seen moving through the distant mountains.
The entire forest seemed peaceful.
Yang Lin calmly looked ahead.
"Alright."
Then—
he glanced back at the wooden bamboo house.
Without doing anything—
the wooden bamboo house slowly disappeared.
It did not collapse.
It did not turn into dust.
It simply vanished into nothingness.
It was as though it had never existed.
Qiuyue Lu briefly turned around.
Her expression became slightly complicated.
She stared at the empty space.
A moment later—
she quietly shook her head.
Yang Lin calmly said,
"Let's go."
He looked toward the distant horizon.
"Towards the border of the Southern Domain and the Central Domain."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became serious.
She nodded.
"Alright."
The two figures rose into the sky.
They flew slightly above the Immortal Forest.
Their figures moved calmly through the vast sky.
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### Chapter 2269 — The Honli Ocean
The Immortal Forest stretched endlessly beneath them.
Yang Lin and Qiuyue Lu flew toward the distant border.
After some time—
Qiuyue Lu looked toward Yang Lin.
"Yang Lin."
Yang Lin glanced at her.
"Do you know about the border?"
Yang Lin calmly answered,
"The border is the Honli ocean."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became slightly curious.
"I've heard about it."
"Is it true?"
Yang Lin nodded.
"Yes."
"The border between the Southern Domain and the Central Domain is the Honli ocean."
He looked toward the distant horizon.
"It is ten million light years or Ly wide."
Qiuyue Lu's expression gradually changed.
Ten million light years.
That number alone was astonishing.
But Yang Lin continued.
"The Honli ocean contains dangers that most beings throughout the Lower Realm don't even know about."
"Some dangers are so terrifying..."
"Even Transcendence Realm cultivators are terrified of them."
Qiuyue Lu's pupils contracted.
Her face slowly became horrified.
"Even Transcendence Realm cultivators?"
Yang Lin calmly nodded.
"Yes."
Qiuyue Lu stared toward the distant horizon.
Her breathing became slightly heavier.
Then she asked,
"Are we really going to cross that ten million light year ocean?"
Yang Lin calmly answered,
"No."
Qiuyue Lu froze.
Yang Lin continued,
"We are going underneath the ocean."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became even more horrified.
"Underneath?"
Yang Lin nodded.
"Yes."
Qiuyue Lu looked at him in disbelief.
Yang Lin calmly added,
"Light years."
"It's ten million light years."
Qiuyue Lu became speechless.
She had understood what he meant.
But somehow—
he had made the situation sound even more frightening.
Yang Lin continued flying.
A few seconds later—
the scenery ahead suddenly changed.
The vast Immortal Forest gradually disappeared behind them.
A gigantic blue ocean appeared ahead.
It stretched endlessly.
The surface was dark blue beneath the sunlight.
Immense waves moved slowly across the horizon.
Yet beneath that beautiful surface—
Qiuyue Lu could faintly sense an incomparably dangerous aura.
Her expression instantly became horrified.
"This..."
She stared at the enormous ocean.
"The Honli ocean..."
Yang Lin calmly looked ahead.
"Yes."
They had arrived near the border of the Southern Domain and the Central Domain.
The Central Domain—
was ten million light years away across the Honli ocean.
Yang Lin remained completely calm.
He slowly looked back toward the distant direction of the Southern Domain.
His gaze seemed to pass through endless distance.
Then—
he quietly said,
"See you soon, Qingyun Sword Sect."
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### Chapter 2270 — The Breakthrough of Zhen Yi and Sun Mi
Meanwhile—
inside the Qingyun Sword Sect.
The atmosphere was completely different.
Within the main hall's cultivation chamber—
Zhen Yi and Sun Mi were preparing for their breakthrough.
Both were Immortal Emperor Supreme Peak cultivators.
They were about to step into a completely new major realm.
Dao Severing Realm.
The two sat opposite one another.
Immortal Qi continuously circulated around their bodies.
Powerful fluctuations spread through the cultivation chamber.
Zhi Nan stood calmly to the side.
Her Transcendence Perfection Early Stage cultivation remained completely restrained.
She quietly observed the two.
Yuqin Yi stood nearby.
Ju Jingli was also present.
Lan Bailian stood beside the others.
The four young masters had also arrived.
They watched the scene with anticipation and determination.
Qin Lu.
Xue Yao.
Shuiluo Sha.
Han Chen.
FeiFei.
Su Qinglan.
Liao Yue.
Xiao Rui.
Daji.
Zhao Feng.
Gu Tian.
Bai Yao.
Ning Mei.
Han Qing.
Yue Bingxin.
Su Liyulu.
Cui Ye.
Liu Yi.
Qin Mo.
Shen Rui.
Baiyu.
Xu Yi.
Mo Han.
Yu Lianhua.
Yu Huaxianzi.
Hua Chao.
All of them were present.
Their gazes remained focused upon Zhen Yi and Sun Mi.
Nobody spoke.
The atmosphere was solemn.
Zhen Yi slowly opened his eyes.
He looked toward Sun Mi.
Sun Mi also opened her eyes.
The two nodded.
Then—
their Immortal Qi surged.
Boom!
A profound aura spread through the cultivation chamber.
The Heavenly Laws of the Lower Realm immediately began reacting.
Yet Zhi Nan remained completely calm.
Qin Lu and the others were equally calm.
They knew that nothing unexpected would happen.
After all—
would the Heavenly Laws of the Lower Realm truly dare interfere with a Transcendence Perfection Early Stage cultivator?
Never.
Zhi Nan simply watched.
Zhen Yi closed his eyes.
His understanding of the Dao began circulating within his mind.
He remembered everything he had experienced throughout his cultivation journey.
The people he had met.
The battles he had fought.
The paths he had walked.
The countless years of cultivation.
Then—
he slowly severed his connection to everything he once knew.
Sun Mi did the same.
Their Dao was severed.
Their previous understanding was broken apart.
Then—
they called upon their own understanding of the Dao.
What was Dao?
To Zhen Yi—
Dao was the path he had chosen.
It was the understanding that had carried him through countless years.
It was the reason he had continued cultivating despite endless difficulties.
To Sun Mi—
Dao was her own path.
Her understanding of existence.
Her determination.
Her cultivation.
Their thoughts gradually became clearer.
Their Immortal Qi continued circulating.
Boom!
The entire cultivation chamber trembled.
The aura surrounding them suddenly transformed.
A profound force erupted.
Zhen Yi's cultivation began breaking through.
Sun Mi's cultivation followed.
Their Immortal Emperor Supreme Peak auras completely changed.
Then—
a powerful Dao light emerged.
The Heavenly Laws trembled.
But Zhi Nan remained standing there.
Nothing happened.
No interference.
No danger.
Everything proceeded naturally.
Finally—
Boom!
A profound pressure spread throughout the cultivation chamber.
Zhen Yi opened his eyes.
Sun Mi opened hers.
Their cultivation had successfully broken through.
**Dao Severing Realm — First Stage, or Early Stage!**
Both had entered the Dao Severing Realm.
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### Chapter 2271 — Congratulations
Silence lasted for several moments.
Then—
joyful expressions appeared throughout the cultivation chamber.
Zhen Yi slowly stood.
His eyes carried disbelief and happiness.
Sun Mi also stood.
A brilliant smile appeared upon her face.
The twelve peak masters were filled with excitement.
Yuqin Yi's eyes widened with joy.
Ju Jingli smiled.
Lan Bailian also revealed a happy expression.
The four young masters looked toward Zhen Yi and Sun Mi with admiration.
Zhi Nan calmly watched them.
Then—
even she felt a trace of pride.
"Congratulations."
Her voice was calm.
Zhen Yi immediately turned toward her.
"Senior Zhi Nan."
He respectfully bowed.
"Thank you."
Sun Mi also bowed.
"Thank you for protecting us."
Zhi Nan nodded.
"It was nothing."
She had merely fulfilled Yang Lin's instruction.
Yet for the Qingyun Sword Sect—
this breakthrough was an enormous event.
The Sect Master and Sect Mistress had both entered the Dao Severing Realm.
The entire sect's foundation had risen dramatically.
However—
Qin Lu remained calm.
Xue Yao remained calm.
Shuiluo Sha remained calm.
Han Chen.
FeiFei.
Su Qinglan.
Liao Yue.
Xiao Rui.
Daji.
Zhao Feng.
Gu Tian.
Bai Yao.
Ning Mei.
Han Qing.
Yue Bingxin.
Su Liyulu.
Cui Ye.
Liu Yi.
Qin Mo.
Shen Rui.
Baiyu.
Xu Yi.
Mo Han.
Yu Lianhua.
Yu Huaxianzi.
Hua Chao.
None of them were surprised.
None of them regarded this as the end.
They knew—
this was only the beginning.
Compared with what would come next—
the breakthrough of Zhen Yi and Sun Mi was merely a small step.
Far away—
near the border between the Southern Domain and the Central Domain.
Beside the Honli ocean—
Yang Lin suddenly smiled.
"Congratulations."
Qiuyue Lu looked toward him.
Her expression was slightly confused.
She didn't understand why he had suddenly said that.
Yang Lin turned toward the enormous blue Honli ocean once again.
Qiuyue Lu looked at him for several seconds.
Then she asked,
"You're from the Qingyun Sword Sect?"
Yang Lin paused.
Then calmly answered,
"Well, yeah."
"I was about to tell you."
"But since you already know..."
"Then fine."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became complicated.
She had never expected that the mysterious man beside her—
the person who could casually erase Immortal King Late Stage cultivators—
was actually connected to such a powerful sect.
Yet before she could ask anything else—
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### Chapter 2272 — The Origin Submarine
Yang Lin slowly raised his right hand.
Qiuyue Lu looked at him with curiosity.
Then—
something appeared.
There was no Immortal Qi.
No Spiritual Qi.
No formation.
No technique.
Nothing.
Yet—
a dark black submarine appeared from nothingness.
It quietly floated above Yang Lin's right hand.
Qiuyue Lu's eyes widened.
Her expression became completely horrified.
She stared at the strange object.
It was unlike any artifact she had ever seen.
The dark black body was enormous.
Yet what surprised her most—
upon the top of the submarine stood a **two-story Immortal pavilion**.
A small courtyard surrounded the pavilion.
The Immortal pavilion appeared completely integrated with the dark black submarine.
Ancient yet mysterious.
Elegant yet terrifying.
Qiuyue Lu stared at it.
"What... is that?"
Yang Lin calmly looked at the submarine.
"This is called the Origin Submarine."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became even more confused.
Yang Lin continued,
"It has twenty-five Origin missiles."
"Each one is ten meters tall."
Qiuyue Lu's eyes widened further.
Yang Lin's voice remained completely calm.
"The minimum capability of the Origin missile is Low Infinity."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became stiff.
Yang Lin continued explaining,
"Infinity is actually the lowest of all."
"The Origin missile ignores the River of Time nonsense."
"It ignores cause and effect nonsense."
"It ignores utterly cause and effect."
"It can go through anything."
"Any structure."
"Any artifact."
"Any space."
"Nothing can save you from an Origin missile."
Qiuyue Lu's face gradually became pale.
Her eyes trembled slightly.
She had already witnessed Yang Lin erase four Immortal King Late Stage cultivators.
But this—
was something completely different.
An artifact that ignored the River of Time.
An artifact that ignored cause and effect.
An artifact that could penetrate any structure, artifact, or space.
She swallowed slightly.
Her body even trembled a little.
"Yang Lin..."
She looked toward him.
"Are you saying..."
Before she could finish—
Yang Lin calmly stepped closer.
He placed his right hand upon Qiuyue Lu's right shoulder.
"Don't worry."
"You are with me."
Qiuyue Lu froze.
Her horrified expression slowly changed.
A faint blush appeared upon her cheeks.
She looked away slightly.
"...Alright."
Then she hesitated.
"What is a missile?"
"And what is a submarine?"
Her voice remained calm, but there was still a trace of trembling.
She clearly understood what the Origin missile was capable of now.
She didn't understand everything Yang Lin had described.
But one thing was certain.
Even a **Transcendence Perfection Late Stage** cultivator—
the peak of the Lower Realm—
would be wiped out by a single Origin missile.
No trace would remain.
No record.
No connection.
Nothing.
Yang Lin calmly said,
"Even the so-called peak of the Lower Realm..."
"The Transcendence Perfection Late Stage..."
"is nothing but a joke to this Origin missile."
"That's only testing its minimum capability."
Qiuyue Lu's expression became extremely horrified.
Her eyes widened.
Her lips parted slightly.
She couldn't even imagine what kind of existence could create such an artifact.
Yang Lin continued,
"A submarine is a water artifact, you could say."
"But to me..."
"it's a space and ocean artifact."
"A missile is a weapon."
"An artifact too."
Qiuyue Lu slowly regained her composure.
She looked at the enormous black submarine.
Then at Yang Lin.
Then back at the submarine.
After several seconds—
she sighed.
"Whatever."
"I'm with you."
Yang Lin nodded.
He calmly placed the Origin Submarine onto the Honli ocean near the edge of the Southern Domain.
The enormous black submarine quietly descended.
Then—
Yang Lin and Qiuyue Lu disappeared.
---
### Chapter 2273 — Beneath the Honli Ocean
Yang Lin and Qiuyue Lu appeared upon the second floor of the Immortal pavilion on top of the Origin Submarine.
The pavilion stood quietly above the submarine.
A courtyard surrounded it.
There were no water barriers.
No water-concealing arrays.
No protective formations covering the Immortal pavilion.
Qiuyue Lu looked around.
She was slightly surprised.
Yang Lin calmly explained,
"Why would anyone above the Human Immortal Realm need such a thing?"
Qiuyue Lu thought about it.
Then—
she nodded.
She was currently at **Immortal King Realm — Second Stage Peak**.
Yang Lin was at **Heaven Immortal Realm — Seventh Stage Peak**.
Neither of them needed ordinary water barriers or water-concealing arrays.
Below the Immortal pavilion—
the Origin Submarine slowly entered the Honli ocean.
The enormous blue ocean surrounded it.
The water became deeper.
Deeper.
And deeper.
The surface gradually disappeared above them.
The vast blue darkness surrounded the submarine.
Yet the Immortal pavilion remained completely peaceful.
The courtyard was still.
The second floor remained bright.
Yang Lin calmly stood there.
Qiuyue Lu stood beside him.
She looked toward the ocean surrounding them.
Her expression carried a mixture of curiosity and caution.
The Honli ocean was said to contain dangers that even Transcendence Realm cultivators feared.
Yet the Origin Submarine continued descending.
Nothing could stop it.
Nothing could interfere with it.
The journey of Yang Lin and Qiuyue Lu had officially begun.
They were now inside the Immortal pavilion's second floor—
on top of the Origin Submarine—
with the Honli ocean extending endlessly around them.
A few miles underneath—
the Honli ocean continued stretching into the darkness.
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### Chapter 2274 — The Silent Descent
The Origin Submarine continued moving forward.
The Honli ocean remained vast and blue.
Its enormous waters surrounded the submarine from every direction.
Qiuyue Lu stood quietly beside the courtyard railing.
She looked downward.
The deeper they went—
the darker the ocean became.
Yet the Origin Submarine remained completely unaffected.
Qiuyue Lu's expression slowly became serious.
She could sense strange fluctuations within the surrounding ocean.
Some were faint.
Some were extremely powerful.
Some disappeared the moment she attempted to sense them.
She quietly frowned.
"This ocean..."
Yang Lin remained calm.
"Yes."
Qiuyue Lu looked toward him.
"There are many strange things here."
Yang Lin nodded.
"I know."
He didn't seem concerned.
The Origin Submarine continued forward.
The enormous pressure of the Honli ocean didn't affect it.
The water couldn't damage it.
The surrounding space couldn't restrain it.
Even the strange forces hidden within the ocean couldn't interfere.
Qiuyue Lu gradually understood why Yang Lin had been so confident.
She looked toward the mysterious black submarine again.
Her expression became complicated.
She had only followed Yang Lin for a short time.
Yet already—
she had witnessed too many things beyond her understanding.
Yang Lin calmly stood in the courtyard.
His dark-purple immortal robe moved gently.
Then—
he casually took out his novel.
He began reading again.
Qiuyue Lu stared at him.
Her expression became speechless.
They were inside the legendary Honli ocean.
A place feared by countless cultivators.
Yet Yang Lin was reading a novel.
She finally shook her head.
"You're really strange."
Yang Lin didn't look up.
"I'm used to it."
Qiuyue Lu sighed.
Then she turned her gaze toward the endless ocean.
The Origin Submarine continued forward.
---
### Chapter 2275 — The Unknown Beneath the Ocean
Time slowly passed.
The Origin Submarine continued moving beneath the Honli ocean.
The surrounding darkness became deeper.
The blue water gradually turned almost completely black.
Occasionally—
enormous shadows passed in the distance.
Qiuyue Lu's expression became cautious.
Some of those shadows were so enormous that she couldn't see their entire bodies.
She quietly watched them.
Yet none approached the Origin Submarine.
It was as though—
even the terrifying creatures within the Honli ocean instinctively avoided it.
Yang Lin continued reading.
His expression remained completely relaxed.
Qiuyue Lu eventually looked toward him.
"Yang Lin."
"Hm?"
"Those creatures..."
She pointed toward the distant darkness.
"Are they dangerous?"
Yang Lin calmly glanced in that direction.
"Probably."
Qiuyue Lu became speechless.
"Probably?"
Yang Lin returned his gaze to the novel.
"I don't know."
Qiuyue Lu stared at him.
Then—
she quietly sighed.
She had already realized that Yang Lin's definition of danger was completely different from hers.
For him—
something capable of frightening Transcendence Realm cultivators might not even qualify as even dust.
The Origin Submarine continued forward.
The strange creatures disappeared into the darkness.
The ocean became peaceful again.
Qiuyue Lu slowly relaxed.
She stood beside Yang Lin.
Neither spoke.
The Immortal pavilion remained quiet.
The Origin Submarine continued its silent journey through the Honli ocean.
---
### Chapter 2276 — Toward the Central Domain
The Origin Submarine continued moving through the depths of the Honli ocean.
Above them—
the enormous ocean stretched for countless light years.
Ahead—
the Central Domain awaited.
Yang Lin finally closed his novel.
He calmly looked toward the distant darkness.
Qiuyue Lu noticed his movement.
"Are we getting closer?"
Yang Lin nodded.
"Yes."
"We're heading toward the Central Domain."
Qiuyue Lu looked ahead.
Her expression became serious.
She had spent enough time with Yang Lin to understand one thing.
His journey was only beginning.
He had already said that he intended to conquer the Lower Realm.
The Central Domain—
would be the first major destination.
Qiuyue Lu slowly took a breath.
Then she looked toward Yang Lin.
"I'm ready."
Yang Lin nodded.
"Good."
The Origin Submarine continued forward.
The Honli ocean remained vast.
Countless mysterious dangers remained hidden within its depths.
Yet none could stop the black submarine.
Inside the two-story Immortal pavilion—
Yang Lin and Qiuyue Lu quietly continued their journey.
One calmly reading.
The other watching the endless ocean.
Far ahead—
the Central Domain waited.
And soon—
Yang Lin's journey to conquer the Lower Realm would truly begin.