The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3569 The Path to Sainthood

Huo Ling Shuang stared at Lin Chen with wide eyes, her gaze filled with shock.

"Then you?"

Ning Hesheng was Lin Chen's prisoner and slave. Even though Lin Chen was kind and did not act arrogantly, exploit or humiliate him, he would not allow Ning Hesheng to break through to sainthood first when he himself was short of Dao Spirit.

Even if Lin Chen couldn't use the Dark Attribute Dao Spirit, he could still exchange it.

Since Ning Hesheng has already used the spirit of the Great Dao, it can only mean that Lin Chen has no shortage of it.

Lin Chen grinned and said, "I've become a saint."

Huo Ling Shuang gasped, her gaze towards Lin Chen becoming increasingly complex, clearly showing a hint of awe.

He possesses the spiritual roots of all five elements!
Others only need one portion of the Great Dao Spirit to advance, but he needs five portions, each corresponding to one of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
Even disregarding the difficulty of obtaining the Spirit of the Great Dao, it's only been a little over a decade since we parted ways after the last trial.

In such a short time, he actually attained sainthood.

At that moment, Huo Ling Shuang felt as if her Dao heart had shattered.

She had always considered herself a prodigy, and in the ranks of sub-saints, she didn't think she was inferior to anyone. But ever since she met Lin Chen, she had been repeatedly defeated, and her original pride had been crushed to the ground.

This alien cultivator, whom even the Celestials looked down upon, was displaying his powerful abilities and was rising unstoppably upwards.

Seeing Huo Ling Shuang's shocked expression, Lin Chen smiled and asked, "Have you been busy lately?"

Huo Ling Shuang shook her head: "It's nothing."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Since you have nothing else to do, then come with me to Snow Demon Valley."

Huo Ling nodded without hesitation. After all, her life was in Lin Chen's hands, so how could she dare to refuse?

"Snow Demon Valley is quite far from here, but by passing through the teleportation arrays between the major cities, we can save a lot of time. I estimate we can arrive in about three months..."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "It's alright, let's take our time. I have nothing else to do right now."

Huo Ling Shuang asked cautiously, "May I ask what we're going to Snow Demon Valley for?"

"I met an old friend."

Lin Chen answered frankly, "He, like me, controlled a Snow Demon Valley trial participant to come to the Celestial God Realm in search of an opportunity to break through to sainthood. More than ten years have passed, and I don't know how he is now."

Huo Ling Shuang's expression was subtle.

They originally thought Lin Chen was the only prodigy, but they didn't expect there to be other intruders.

These humans are not to be underestimated.

Huo Ling Shuang returned to the sect to say hello, and then accompanied Lin Chen on his journey.

Lin Chen concealed the holy mark between his brows; as long as he wasn't fighting at full strength, the holy mark could be hidden.

There are many alien races in the Celestial Realm, but there are not many saints among them. After all, alien races have a low status. Except for extremely special circumstances, how could the Celestial Race allow the Spirit of the Great Dao to fall into the hands of alien races?

Lin Chen did not want to attract attention and cause unnecessary trouble, so he continued to travel with Huo Ling Shuang as a slave of the Quasi-Saint.

"Your Heavenly Crane Sect has so many Saints, can you tell me what these Saints do on a daily basis?" Huo Ling Shuang replied, "They search for cultivation resources that can improve their abilities, participate in sect affairs, and go into seclusion for cultivation. Apart from that, they have unimportant leisure time and can do whatever they want."

Lin Chen asked, "How does a sage improve their strength?"

Huo Ling Shuang replied, "Improve your understanding of the Dao, enhance your control over the power of the Great Dao, cultivate more powerful supernatural abilities and strive for perfection."

Lin Chen frowned: "Explain in detail?"

Even when Lin Chen was still in the Immortal Realm, he knew that once a Quasi-Saint broke through to the Saint Realm, their strength was basically determined. However, in the Celestial God Realm, there were Celestial Gods above Saints, and the difference between Saints was vast. Clearly, there were ways to improve the strength of a Saint.

The Enchantress is a life form created by the Creation God. She possesses the ability to devour and transform to become stronger. For her, as long as she continues to devour stronger beings, she will continuously grow stronger. As for the path of advancement for a normal saint, she is unaware of it.

Duanmu Wen did mention some things, but even though he was a sage, he was just a recluse with limited knowledge.

Tianhe Sect is a major sect with nearly twenty saints. Although it may not be considered top-tier, it certainly has a strong foundation, far surpassing that of Duanmu Wen.

Nangong Li, Dugu Feng, and Xi Dongcheng, who live in the Linglong Tower, all come from wealthy families and must know something about it. Lin Chen will also have some conversations with them later and summarize what he has learned.

Huo Ling Shuang organized her thoughts and said, "The essence of a sage is to control the Great Dao and use the power of the Great Dao for his own purposes. Therefore, improving one's strength is not simply about absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and cultivating diligently. Such cultivation is almost ineffective."

"The difference in strength among sages lies in their comprehension and control of the Great Dao. The deeper the comprehension and the higher the degree of control, the more powerful the Great Dao can be manipulated. Therefore, the core essence of improving strength is to improve the comprehension of the Great Dao and the control of its power."

"Comprehension and mastery are two different aspects. Comprehension is perceiving the essence of the Dao, while mastery is using it. Being able to perceive it does not mean that you can fully master and use it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen vaguely understood.

"Could you put it this way: I can see a lake or a sea with my eyes, but that doesn't mean I can completely control all the water in it?"

"I can only control what I can see; I can never control what I can't see."

Huo Ling Shuang nodded: "Yes, that's the idea. What you can control is always a portion that you can perceive. It could be 10%, 50%, or even 100%, but it can never be 120%."

Lin Chen nodded: "Comprehending the Great Dao increases the amount of Great Dao power that can be perceived, and improving control will increase the proportion of Great Dao power that can be manipulated."

Huo Ling Shuang smiled and said, "Yes."

Lin Chen pressed further, "You mentioned earlier that a sage's daily life includes seeking out resources to improve their cultivation. Do you mean things that can help them comprehend the Great Dao or enhance their control over it?"

"Correct!"

Huo Ling Shuang explained in detail: "However, such cultivation resources are extremely rare and precious. Even saints find it difficult to obtain them. They are basically priceless on the market. After all, saints who normally obtain such resources will not sell them. They will keep them all for their own improvement."

Lin Chen immediately perked up; wasn't this a shortcut to improving his strength?

I love taking shortcuts!

If one were to meditate day and night like an ordinary sage, repeatedly going into seclusion, even after millions of years, one's strength would hardly improve significantly. How then could one climb upwards and become a god?

"Come, tell me in detail, what kind of cultivation resources are available that can enhance the strength of a saint?"

Lin Chen asked a question, but then remembered something else: "As far as I know, there are no realms for saints, right?"

(End of this chapter)