The Prodigies War
Chapter 1591: Night Sky Jade Vine

Everything Lin Xun saw along the way made him realize for the first time that the creatures in the Flying Immortal Battle Realm were not only comparable to supreme Saints in terms of strength, but also some were even stronger and more terrifying!

For example, the blood colored giant made out of countless corpses in the sea of bones.

For example, the armor-clad figure transformed from a towering mountain.

Every creature that Lin Xun met was more terrifying than the previous one he encountered. He began to feel a sense of danger.

“Master, after killing Yunyi, the Flying Immortal Tablet in my hand gained another two hundred and eighteen Fortunes of War Merits,” Little Silver exclaimed in excitement. “It seems like it's true. In the Flying Immortal Battle Realm, after killing an opponent carrying a Flying Immortal Tablet, you will acquire all their Fortunes of War Merits!”

As he was speaking, he handed a Flying Immortal Tablet to Lin Xun. “This is the Flying Immortal Tablet obtained from Yunyi after killing her, but it is empty now.”

Lin Xun took it and said in a low voice, “The competition in the Flying Immortal Battle Realm only lasts for ten days. Now, we have four Flying Immortal Tablets in our hands, we should try to collect enough Fortunes of War Merits before the Flying Immortal Battle Realm comes to an end.”

“Master, it’s a Night Sky Jade Vine!” The usually quiet Little Sky suddenly became pumped up.

Lin Xun raised his eyes and saw a snow-white vine that was as perfect as jade entwined around a pile of rocks not far away, its leaves glowing a splendid white hue.

But the vine was shrouded in an obscure darkness like it was enveloped by its very own dark sky. From a distance, it looked like the vine was holding up the night sky!

“It really is that treasure!” Little Silver’s eyes lit up. “It is rumored that the vine is a primordial divine object. It is covered with natural strange dao runes. If picked and refined into medicine, it could accelerate one’s cultivation!”

“Yes, after consuming it, your body and mind will feel as if you have entered the vast night sky. Your state of mind will be stimulated, and it will have an unimaginable effect on both your cultivation and comprehension.”

Lin Xun had also heard about this treasure before, but it had long been extinct in the outside world. He never thought to see one in the Flying Immortal Battle Realm.

“If I consume it, my cultivation may be able to improve further...” as Lin Xun muttered, he was already approaching the Night Sky Jade Vine.

But just when he reached out to pick it, he noticed ancient dao runes imprinted on the rocks near the roots of the vine. It turned into a prohibition array and protected the vine.

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and carefully checked the array with his spirit sense. He immediately determined that the prohibition had been put in place at least eight thousand years ago!

Throughout the history of the nine domains, the Nine Domains Battlefield had only appeared three times in total, and the first was at the end of the primeval era.

The second time was in the ancient era.

The third time was now.

However, eight thousand years ago was not even close to the end of the ancient era, and it was still regarded as the present era!

The Nine Domains Battlefield did not appear in the nine domains eight thousand years ago, which meant it was impossible for anyone to enter the Flying Immortal Battle Realm. Yet, eight thousand years ago, someone arranged a prohibition array around the Night Sky Jade Vine! Unbelievable!

“Could it be that there are people who can freely enter and exit the Flying Immortal Battle Realm?”

Lin Xun’s eyes glinted.

“What amazing dao runes!”

Very quickly, Lin Xun made a new discovery. The dao rune array seemed to involve only a few rune patterns, but each one that made up the array was extremely complex.

Even given Lin Xun’s mastery in the art of runes, he was unable to discern the secrets right away.

“This should be the handiwork of a rune founder. If we use any force, the power of the array will instantly destroy the Night Sky Jade Vine and all our efforts will be in vain.”

Lin Xun raised his eyebrows. His intuition told him that it was not the doing of someone from the nine domains.

The nine domains experts all entered the Flying Immortal Battle Realm to collect Fortunes of War Merits, and they only had ten days to do so.

And when the Conflict of the Nine Domains came to an end, who knew when the Nine Domains Battlefield would reemerge? Who would go to such great lengths to set up a dao rune prohibition array to ensure the growth of a divine plant?

It was completely unnecessary!

“Could it be the doing of a cultivator outside of the nine domains? They might have the means to enter and exit the Flying Immortal Battle Realm as they please and use the Crossing Mist Mountain as a natural ‘herb garden’ for themselves,” Lin Xun speculated.

Could it be that eight thousand years ago, the Night Sky Jade Vine was discovered when it was still a seedling, so it was put under a protection array, and when it matured, the discoverer would come back to harvest it.

“Master, can that array be destroyed?” Little Silver asked.

Lin Xun immediately put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, nodded, and began to concentrate.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Xun, who had been motionless all this time, finally made a move. He waved his sleeve, and wisps of bright blue light flew out in a strange and mysterious trajectory and penetrated the prohibition array engraved on the rocks.

Instantly, the array faded like melting snow.

At the same time, a ray of jet-black light shot straight up from the Night Sky Jade Vine like the curtain of night falling upon the world!

When Lin Xun looked at the Night Sky Jade Vine again, he noticed that it had become completely different from before. Not only did it exude a pleasant aroma, but it was also drizzling with misty light and its snow-white jade-like surface had glittering flecks that sparkled like stars.

This was the true face of the Night Sky Jade Vine!

It was just previously obscured by the power of the prohibition array.

Lin Xun picked it up without any trace of restraint.

But there was a trace of puzzlement in his mind. Who actually set up the prohibition array…?

Without further delay they continued onwards.

The Crossing Mist Mountain was too vast. There were ranges upon ranges of mountains and peaks towered into the sky. The area was always shrouded in mist, and the air was saturated by an undispellable prehistoric aura.

Lin Xun scanned the surroundings as he moved forward, hoping to discover rare treasures similar to the Night Sky Jade Vine and to see if there were any dao runes nearby.

Unfortunately, he did not encounter any more along the way, but he did pick up a few rare materials and aeth herbs.

Some of them would spark jealousy from Saints.

But in terms of rareness and mysteriousness, they were still far inferior to the Night Sky Jade Vine.

“That’s right, those divine herbs are first-class treasures in the world. They can only be discovered serendipitously...” Lin Xun sighed.

Two hours later.

Lin Xun stood atop a steep thousand foot mountain. A wave of dense mist rolled around and persisted despite the strong mountain wind.

“Interesting.” There was nothing nearby but Lin Xun’s eyes flashed. He seemed to notice something.

Tens of thousands of miles away from where he was standing, Kun Shaoyu, Chi Wushu and other experts from the other eight domains were working together to tackle a group of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits.

Suddenly, a thought struck Zhu Yingkong, and he brought out a bronze mirror engraved with patterns of flowers, birds, insects and fish.

In the mirror, a tall and slender figure emerged, standing atop a mist-shrouded mountain, looming imperiously.

“I knew you would be investigating in a sneaky way.” A cold smile curved on the corners of Zhu Yingkong’s lips. “Everyone, the prey has fall into the net. From this moment on, that kid can no longer escape from Crossing Mist Mountain!”

Kun Shaoyu and others gathered around. When they saw the tall figure in the bronze mirror, their faces became contorted with hatred and resentment.

Lin Xun!

How would they not recognize him?

Chi Wushu couldn’t help asking, “Brother Zhu, when can we draw in the net?”

“There’s no rush, he has already been caught. Once we’ve captured enough Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits, it will be time to draw the net.” Zhu Yingkong’s expression was full of confidence.

The dao rune forbidden array he arranged this time was a supreme inheritance of the Torch Dragon Lineage. It would be impossible for rune founders to escape it, let alone ordinary rune masters.

“Brother Zhu, you also know that Lin Xun is also adept in setting up rune arrays, don’t be careless,” Xue Qingyi reminded him.

He had always been wary of Lin Xun.

Zhu Yingkong said aloud, “It is precisely because I treat him as a formidable enemy that I put so much effort into setting up this dao rune forbidden array. But thank you for your reminder, Brother Xue. We must not let down our guards when dealing with that boy.”

As he spoke, he put away the bronze mirror.

No one noticed that the moment Zhu Yingkong put away the bronze mirror, Lin Xun, who had his back facing them, suddenly turned around, and he had a glint of mischief in his eyes.

Lin Xun smiled on the steep mountain peak and spoke with a lofty air, “I heard that the Torch Dragon Lineage’s most powerful inheritance power is the art of runes. Is Zhu Yingkong planning to use a dao rune forbidden array to deal with me?”

He had never been afraid of a competition in the art of runes!

Why did he choose to stay here and not leave?

It was very simple, because he sensed the aura of a dao rune forbidden array!

If Zhu Yingkong believed that Lin Xun was completely unaware of the array and just fell right in like a fish, then he was gravely wrong.

However, Lin Xun had to admit that Zhu Yingkong’s ability was rather remarkable. The dao rune forbidden array that he had set up was completely integrated into the mountains and landscape of the world.

As far as the eye could see, the peaks that were like spears piercing the sky, the rolling waves of mist, the plants and trees in every corner had all become part of the power of the forbidden array.

Even a rune founder would struggle to detect anything unusual, let alone ordinary people.

Zhu Yingkong had to be the most powerful opponent Lin Xun had met in his generation on the rune path. Therefore, he couldn’t help feeling delighted and excited.

“Zhu Yingkong comes from the Absolute Yin Ancient Domain. I wonder if he knows about Quasi-Emperor Baqi. No matter what, l am going to capture and interrogate him if there’s a chance...”

Lin Xun’s eyes turned ice-cold as he thought of the murderer who had been hiding behind Yun Qingbai.

Yun Qingbai had been a tragic chess piece. He had never been able to control his fate and had been tightly controlled by quasi-Emperor Baqi.

Strictly speaking, Baqi was the mastermind behind the massacre of the Lin Clan!

“Master, what is our next plan?” Little Silver asked. Through their spirit exchange, he had already learned that they’ve walked into the dao rune forbidden array of Zhu Yingkong.

Lin Xun thought about it for a moment and then spat out, “Turn their trick into ours.”