deltrittennovels Chapter 622 The storm has been brewing for so long, it's time for it to come.
Chapter 622 The storm has been brewing for so long, it's time for it to come.
Time flew by like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall during these desolate and oppressive years of seclusion. Before we knew it, three whole years had passed.
Over the past three years, the external situation has remained calm and almost unchanged.
For three whole years, the three holy lands did not launch even a single probing attack on the protective array of the Tai Xuan Holy Land.
What's even more bizarre is that in these three years, the supreme saints, saint kings, and even the great saints of the three holy lands seem to have vanished into thin air, never showing their faces even once.
The highest combat force stationed outside the gate of the Tai Xuan Holy Land consists of only a few cultivators at the Dao Severing Realm who are responsible for daily surveillance and patrols.
The entire cultivation world of the Eastern Continent was terrified by this eerie calm.
But all the well-informed older generation cultivators knew the truth.
The three holy lands are not showing kindness at all, but out of fear!
The powerful figures above the Saint level from the three holy lands had already secretly withdrawn from their respective holy lands' residences three years ago when they started seizing territory, and all of them went into hiding in unknown places!
What are they afraid of?
What they feared was the quasi-emperor ancestor deep within the Tai Xuan Holy Land, who might breathe his last at any moment!
Reaching the Quasi-Emperor level means having one foot in the Emperor realm. Although their life force is depleted, if they are truly forced into a desperate situation and choose to burn their last bit of life force, the resulting combat power will be devastating.
Moreover, the Tai Xuan Holy Land also possesses a truly supreme weapon of mass destruction—the Ultimate Emperor Weapon!
That was the supreme weapon of a true emperor from the Tai Xuan Holy Land.
Once the Imperial Weapon is fully restored, its power will be equivalent to a strike personally delivered by an ancient emperor, enough to sink the entire Eastern Continent and instantly turn billions of lives into ashes.
The leaders of the three holy lands are not fools.
They knew that if they forcibly attacked the Tai Xuan Holy Land at this time, or showed up to provoke them, they would surely anger the ancestor whose lifespan was about to end.
If that ancestor knew he was doomed, he would have brought his supreme imperial weapon without hesitation, torn through the void, and descended upon the mountain gate of one of their three holy lands for a self-destructive attack that would take everyone down with him.
Even though the three holy lands also possess their own supreme imperial weapons and patriarchs, none of them can guarantee that their holy land will remain unscathed in the face of a quasi-emperor with a death wish.
No holy land is willing to bear the terrifying cost of this "strategic nuclear deterrence."
Therefore, the three holy lands chose the safest tactic—waiting.
They were like experienced vultures circling above the heads of dying elephants.
Their main force of saints all went into hiding, and even their own holy lands were turned into empty shells guarded by only one or two low-level saints.
They were simply waiting, patiently waiting for the Grand Ancestor Tai Xuan to pass away completely.
Only when the greatest threat dies naturally will they pounce on it like hungry wolves and completely divide up the Tai Xuan Holy Land.
The three years of calm were merely a temporary dam used to build up strength before the destructive torrent arrived.
In these three years, amidst turbulent external currents and with the three holy lands treading on thin ice...
Inside the Holy Son's Cave in the Tai Xuan Holy Land.
"Buzz—"
A terrifying surge of spiritual energy, like a dam bursting, rumbled and spread throughout the spacious cave.
The ground paved with top-grade spirit stones cracked and splintered under the impact of this aura.
Lin Hanzhou sat cross-legged on a magic array in the center of the cave, his entire body surrounded by blazing golden Heavenly Flame.
His black hair moved without wind, and his skin was as clear as jade, radiating a flawless, precious glow.
"call……"
Lin Hanzhou slowly opened his eyes, his gaze burning with endless flames.
He opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of hot, stale air, feeling the vast and boundless power within his body, like a galaxy.
Peak of the Dao-Slaying Realm!
For three whole years, with the "unlimited resources" poured into the Tai Xuan Holy Land, coupled with his own cultivation speed of the Burning Heaven Holy Body without any bottlenecks, and his cultivation experience as a Great Emperor in his previous life, he was able to achieve his goal.
Lin Hanzhou's cultivation level was like a rocket, advancing rapidly and unstoppable!
Three years ago, he had just passed the first level of the Dao Severing Realm and crossed nine levels without any hindrance. Today, he has completely reached the peak of the Dao Severing Realm!
They were only one step away from the Saint realm, which countless cultivators dreamed of.
He can summon a saintly tribulation at any time, whenever he wants, and forcibly break through to sainthood!
For 99% of cultivators in this world, taking that final step from the peak of the Dao-Slaying Realm to the Saint Realm is extremely difficult, and can even be described as filled with despair.
The so-called "severing the Dao" does not mean severing the Dao of Heaven, but rather one's own Dao.
It means to sever the seven emotions and six desires of the mortal world, to cut off the obsessions and distractions in one's heart, and to cut off the fear of life and death and reincarnation.
Only by polishing one's mind to the point of clarity, like crystal, can one comprehend the supreme path that truly belongs to oneself, thereby condensing the sacred laws and transcending the mundane.
Many exceptionally talented individuals may be able to cultivate to the peak of the Dao in a very short time, but they will be trapped before the final step of "severing distracting thoughts and understanding the Great Dao," sitting in meditation for hundreds or thousands of years, ultimately ending up with a demonic possession and death.
Because the human heart is the most complex thing, who can truly be free of all thoughts?
Who can live without attachments, regrets, or fears?
But all these hardships and obstacles seemed like a joke to Lin Hanzhou.
Do I need to cut off distracting thoughts?
A wildly arrogant smile curled at the corners of Lin Hanzhou's lips.
He possesses a heaven-defying system, and his goal has always been singular: to ascend to the highest peak of all the heavens and myriad worlds and trample all those who dare to stand in his way under his feet!
His Dao heart didn't need any deliberate tempering, because it was already as firm as a rock!
He had no extraneous thoughts in his mind, nor any weak emotional entanglements.
His entire being, all his will, was frantically pursuing the supreme path that represented absolute power.
"My path is the domineering way of annihilating all enemies and becoming the sole ruler!"
Lin Hanzhou stood up, his tall figure resembling a peerless, deadly sword about to be drawn, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the heavy dome of the cave dwelling to see the seemingly calm sky outside.
"It's been three years."
"My cultivation has reached a point where it can't advance any further. Supreme Saint Lord Tai Xuan, if you don't put your so-called scheme into practice soon, I'm about to lose patience and stop playing this game with you."
Lin Hanzhou clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking repeatedly.
He is ready, ready to break through to the Saint Realm.
No matter what earth-shattering conspiracy is about to unfold, no matter when the allied forces of the three holy lands arrive, he has already grasped the absolute power to overturn everything on this chessboard!
The storm has been brewing for so long, it's time for it to come.