The stolen magic is a bit magical

"What do you think?" Lin Xiaosu picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea.

"The Dragon Gate has kept quiet about your killing of the Demon Lord, and no one outside knows. However, this matter is extremely sensitive. If Cang Yuan knew that you had come this far, he would definitely not let you complete the final step smoothly." Miao Yin said, "Perhaps you should use your best skill, disguise yourself, and infiltrate Tiandu!"

"My path begins with espionage and ends with espionage. Interesting!" Lin Xiaosu laughed.

"Don't talk about the destination, this journey is not the end!" Miaoyin glared at him.

"What? Worried that my words might bring bad luck?" Lin Xiaosu laughed. "But what taboos are there for me today? I'm leaving!"

The moment the sound faded, the figure vanished.

Completely disappear!

The next moment, Lin Xiaosu brushed past a disciple of Tiandu and became that disciple. The next moment, he entered the enormous bronze gate of Tiandu, which was as tall and clear as the Southern Heavenly Gate. Then, he became another disciple. His clothes changed three times, and he became a top-level disciple. Then, he arrived at a secret realm and became an elder.

Heavenly Capital Heavenly Flame Secret Realm.

The Heavenly Flame River lies within this secret realm.

This river doesn't flow with water, but with fire.

The fire flowed like water, making the entire space as hot as a furnace.

Hundreds of elders and disciples sat by the river, their red threads intertwined.

Lin Xiaosu swaggered to the Tianyan River without anyone objecting, because the clothes he was wearing were those of a top-tier elder.

As a top elder, he naturally wouldn't sit with disciples. He walked step by step, directly entering the Heavenly Flame River.

In the Heavenly Flame River, it was impossible for a disciple to enter, so he was left alone.

The nearest person was over a hundred feet away.

He did not stop, but continued onward.

Finally, we reached the middle of the river, and there was no one else around.

Lin Xiaosu's clothes changed, and she returned to her original appearance.

He raised his gaze and looked at this strange river he had never seen before.

Fire flows like water, and fire is as pure as water; this is known in the world as "heavenly fire"!
Heavenly fire danced around him like countless spirits.

Lin Xiaosu sat cross-legged, beginning the final step on his path of cultivation.

The five elements within the body are only missing the last one...

Time flows on, and the world changes.

In the blink of an eye, summer has turned into autumn, and then autumn into winter...

Outside the Tiandu Pavilion, yellow leaves are sparse.

A wisp of zither music, carrying endless desolation, seemed to blend completely into the chilly wind.

The Second Holy Maiden of Tiandu, Hanyan, slowly opened her eyes: "Miss Miaoyin's song 'Autumn Wind Chant' perfectly captures the chill of autumn. Hanyan has only one feeling: from now on, as autumn's chill passes before my eyes, my ears will be filled with 'Autumn Wind Chant'!"

The woman opposite her slowly raised her head, and it was none other than Miaoyin. Miaoyin smiled slightly: "The music of the two holy maidens is also a wonder of the world of music. How can you be so modest?"

Han Yan sighed softly: "In the past, Han Yan also considered herself a prodigy of the world. However, there are two people who have made Han Yan realize that there is more joy than joy, and you are one of them. This is from the bottom of my heart, and there is no falsehood."

"The other person is none other than the former Snow-Clad Marquis, is that right?" Miaoyin asked.

Han Yan sighed softly: "When I went down to Jiangnan, I was injured because of him. When I entered the Demon Realm, I was healed because of him. I once thought that I had found a kindred spirit on the path of joy. However, he turned out to be a person from another land..."

"He is from another land, and the Holy Maiden is quite saddened?" Miaoyin picked up a teacup from the coffee table.

"If he were more detached by nature, and willing to compose poetry with us in the brothel, play the flute under the moon, and live a carefree life, then there would be no sadness. Unfortunately, Hanyan knows that his path is a dead end." Hanyan said softly, "Beauty is often short-lived, and talent is often in vain; both are regrettable!"

Miaoyin slowly raised her gaze: "Beautiful women often have tragic fates because they choose the wrong person, while talented men often face hardship because of the times. How could he not be happy reciting poetry in a brothel and enjoying the moonlit night? However, with the lives of his loved ones hanging by a thread and his home on the verge of destruction, what can he do? If he really chooses to give up, how can he be worthy of this long flute and this snow-white robe?"

Han Yan said, "The snow-white clothes and the long flute, do you interpret them with other meanings?"

"A flute, its clear sound rises from heaven and earth; a white robe, a heart free from all worldly dust—this is him! His path is not a dead end; one's choices do not preclude alternative paths." Miaoyin said, "Tiandu stands atop the mortal realm, gazing upon the boundless path of immortality. However, let us not forget that beneath our feet lie countless miles of mountains and rivers, and the myriad beings are the very foundation of Tiandu!"

Han Yan looked at her quietly: "Miaoyin, you and I have known each other for four months, actually... there's another reason behind it."

"Today, I will not hide it from you! I, Miaoyin, also come from that world. Every piece I have played for you in the past four months has come from that world."

Han Yan gently closed her eyes: "My world has always been pure, and my path has been nothing but the Way of Joy. Why do you all have to do this? Why do you want to mix all this mess into the pure Way of Joy?"

"As the sage said, all music originates from the human heart! Music is the voice of the heart, so how can there be truly refined and elegant music?"

Han Yan slowly opened her eyes: "Deliberately getting close to me, Miao Yin... what is your intention?"

Miaoyin slowly leaned down: "I want to try!"

"try what?"

"We can enjoy talking about the same path, but can we also make sure that the path we are on is the same?"

Han Yan looked at her quietly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Miaoyin looked at her quietly, her eyes calm and undisturbed.

“Miss Miaoyin, I admire your courage!” Hanyan sighed softly. “In fact, to be honest, I also admire his courage… but…”

"But you still think this is a dead end?"

"Yes!"

"How about we make a bet?"

"What are you gambling?"

Miaoyin said, "I bet you can see a turning point!"

"If I see a turning point, I'll help you?"

"Yes!"

"What if we can't see it?"

"Then I will give you the music classics and scores that I can collect in that world, so that the thousands of years of civilization of that world can be preserved through your hands."

Why don't you keep it yourself?

Miaoyin smiled faintly: "If that day comes, my bones will surely be buried outside the country's borders. How can this generation of civilization continue to bloom?"

The tranquil river of my heart, once calm and serene, is now a tempest of waves.

She seemed to have finally stepped out of the refined and elegant world of music and glimpsed a trace of crimson in the mundane world.

That world, in her eyes, was originally nothing.

But now, she knows the joys of that world, which have amazed her time and time again.

A civilization is not determined by its length or strength, but by the individual shining moments that are connected little by little by something called spirit...

"I accept this bet!" Han Yan raised her hand and extended the teacup toward Miao Yin.

The two teacups touched lightly.

It stirred up endless ripples.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Flame River below also began to ripple endlessly...

Han Yan's expression changed slightly as her gaze fell upon him.

Miao Yin's heart pounded as her gaze fell upon the scene...

Another five months have passed!

He has been in Tianyan River for more than five months.

The Tianyan River has finally stirred!
Will this be the outcome he envisioned?
Has he finally taken that final step?
For the past four months, she has deliberately approached Han Yan, partly to try and win her over, but more importantly, from this Yan Pavilion, she can see the Tianyan River.

In the Tianyan River, Lin Xiaosu had actually achieved the entry into the Dao of Fire three months ago.

However, he still took the final step in the Tianyan River.

This is the final step!
Within his sea of ​​consciousness, his three primordial spirits simultaneously transformed into three wondrous flowers.

One flower connects to the sky, one flower connects to the earth, one flower supports the lamp of humanity.

Three flowers gather together!

Within his body, the seven laws converge, time flows, space is divided, yin and yang are separated, cause and effect are intertwined, reincarnation begins, and he emerges from chaos...

Chaos tears away the last veil.

The earth trembled, the rules of earth were activated, earth gave birth to metal, metal gave birth to water, water gave birth to wood, wood gave birth to fire, fire gave birth to earth, a closed loop was formed, and the five rules transformed into the five elements and rose up.

His entire body underwent a complete upheaval in an instant.

The heavenly fire around him shifted and changed.

The sky above him was ever-changing.

A wisp of purple energy, seemingly emanating from the vast and endless universe, shot into his brow.

Boom!

The entire Heavenly Flame River vanished completely, turning into drifting colorful clouds...

"What happened in the Tianyan River?" Countless disciples of Tiandu simultaneously broke through the air.

With a soft boom, countless elders descended from the banks of the Tianyan River, their usual calm and collected expressions vanishing from their faces.

Because the Heavenly Flame River contains Heavenly Fire, which is extremely stable and maintains the consistent purity of the Heavenly Capital, it has never experienced such a dramatic change.

Puff puff……

Dozens of skylights were opened simultaneously.

Now, as the leader of the three sects, almost all of Tiandu's top elders have come out of seclusion.

Dozens of people had their windows opened instantly, clearly demonstrating the profound foundation of the number one sect in the world.

In the northwest, a giant flower appeared out of nowhere, and as soon as the giant flower appeared, all the skylights disappeared.

"Grand Elder!" Dozens of top elders bowed in unison.

The Grand Elder turned his gaze to Tianyan River, his expression extremely solemn: "Tianyan's unusual movements are extraordinary; suppress them!"

call!
Dozens of giant hands descended from the sky.

It surged wildly in all directions, like a celestial fire drifting across the clouds.

This pressure successfully forced the heavenly fire back into the long river. However, within the long river, a figure clearly appeared—a person sitting cross-legged.

"Someone is causing trouble!" The crowd erupted in uproar.

The Grand Elder's face darkened: "What kind of monster are you?"

Let's get started!

He grabbed down with one palm!
The power of this palm strike was truly overwhelming.

The Grand Elder is the one who took that step, and his combat power surpasses that of everyone except the three sect leaders!

As long as the person who rashly entered the Heavenly Flame River and caused the Heavenly Flame to tremble is not one of the three sect leaders, he will surely capture him easily.

However, the figure below had its long hair sway gently.

The overwhelming palm strike was shattered into pieces.

Cold sweat broke out on the elder's back without warning.

To the world, his palm strike was a divine punishment, but he suddenly realized that the person beneath his claws was not human, but... the heavens!

The man slowly stood up.

Dressed in snow.

He looked up, revealing a handsome face.

Han Yan suddenly stood up: "It's him!"

Miaoyin took a deep breath: "Has the Holy Maiden glimpsed a glimmer of hope?"

Han Yan's entire body turned to stone.

A glimpse of a turning point...

Have you seen it yet?

The elder struck from mid-air, but the man vanished without a trace with just a flick of his hair.

He and the Grand Elder are not even in the same league!
What level is the Grand Elder?
The number one person in the world besides the three sect leaders!
Is this a turning point?

"Su Lin!" The Grand Elder couldn't believe it... "How could it be him?"

"How could his cultivation level have reached such a realm?"

The expressions of all the top elders changed...

In the Heavenly Flame River, Lin Xiaosu stepped through the void, ascending step by step...

"Lin Xiaosu, the Hidden Dragon of the Great Xia Dynasty, has come to pay a special visit to Sikong Changhe, the Commander of the Heavenly Capital. Would the Commander be willing to come out for a while?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

His voice was soft and refined, yet everyone within a radius of thousands of miles could hear it clearly.

Han Yan stared blankly into thought.

He once made a bet with her: if she lost, one day when he came to the capital, she would introduce him to the lord.

She lost that gamble.

As agreed, she had to take him to meet the governor.

However, this agreement was never fulfilled, and she couldn't even see the possibility of it being fulfilled, because she knew that his current identity was extremely sensitive, and that the Lord would absolutely not be able to see him.

However, today, there is no need for her introduction at all.

He came on his own.

They took the initiative to extend an invitation, and even addressed the Lord by his name.

No one felt offended.

Because today, with just a slight sway of his hair, he thwarted the Grand Elder's attack. His identity and his current status on the path of cultivation are enough to support him in meeting the Capital Lord.

There are always opportunities in the world.

Today, things have taken a turn for the better...!
In another of the twelve pavilions of Tiandu, a woman suddenly stood up.

This woman is Princess Shanling of the Great Wilderness Dynasty.

She stared at the figure in the air, completely disoriented.

"Princess, it's him...he...he's here!" The maid beside her was very excited.

"This bastard really is from another land. Now, he's not even pretending anymore!" Princess Flash murmured.

"He even addressed the capital's lord by his full name, Princess. He... he's getting stronger and stronger, isn't he?"

Deep within the Heavenly Capital, clouds and rosy hues float.

"please!"

A single word came from the deepest part.

With this word, a celestial ladder appeared in the void.

This heavenly ladder, faintly glowing with a bluish light, is like a world unto itself, with each section resembling a separate realm.

A voice reached Lin Xiaosu's ears: "This Heavenly Ladder is both real and illusory. Enter through the illusory, and the killing intent can be reduced by 90%!"

The voice was clear and cool, yet carried the rhythm of music.

It came from the cold smoke.

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly and stepped onto the crossbeam of the Heavenly Ladder, the one that looked the most solid...

Han Yan's face suddenly stiffened.

"What's wrong?" Miaoyin's heart skipped a beat.

“I warned him, but he’s a stubborn mule!” A wisp of cold smoke reached Miaoyin’s ears.

Miaoyin opened her eyes wide...

Han Yan said, "I saw a turning point, and I honored our bet, but he won't listen to me. What can I do?"

"Is this Heavenly Ladder very difficult?" Miaoyin asked.

"This is not a ladder to heaven, but the culmination of my master's cultivation!" Han Yan exhaled softly...

She knew, of course, her master's intentions.

It was inconvenient to act openly, so they acted secretly.

Moreover, they immediately unleashed their most powerful abilities upon meeting.

This ladder to heaven may look refined, but it is actually incredibly imposing.

It is the culmination of the three Heavenly Laws and seventeen Heavenly Rules that the Master has refined. Anyone who steps onto it is no different from stepping onto the cycle of reincarnation.

The secret to success was the ten words she told Lin Xiaosu: "The real is the unreal, the unreal is the unreal, and choose the unreal to enter."

However, this stubborn ox took its first step firmly!

Such a solid approach, with each step building up momentum for the master, would mean he would be bound hand and foot, at the master's mercy. However, if he chose to be solid, he would actually strike at the master's weak point, rendering the master's momentum ineffective...

Now, he has embarked on it.

Once she stepped onto the heavenly ladder, it was no longer possible for her to send a telepathic message to warn others.

Miaoyin smiled: "It's enough that Sister Han has such a heart! His combat skills and his strategic tactics have never disappointed me."

"Including today?"

"Of course!"

Lin Xiaosu had already taken eight steps in the blink of an eye.

Deep within the Heavenly Capital lies a vast expanse of stars.

In the Milky Way, an old man who looked like an immortal sat in the void. At this moment, starlight swirled around him, and every white beard of his was like a pillar supporting the sky.

His manhood is that of a supreme ruler who can hold up the sky with one hand.

Step nine!
A soft rumble...

The vast starry sky behind him collapsed inch by inch.

The old man's expression changed completely.

"Nine Steps to the Sky" – he transformed nine steps of heavenly secrets into a single strike, which he successfully unleashed. The response he received was as vast and boundless as the Dao itself.

He couldn't budge the other's steps, and the powerful backlash caused his own world to collapse.

This level of cultivation...

How could this be?

Step 10!
With the sound of light footsteps, the old man's figure shrunk.

In the eleventh step, the space behind him completely deformed...

Step thirteen: The space was completely dark.

Step 18...

With a soft hum, all the stars vanished without a trace, leaving only a pavilion in his vicinity, where a distraught old man stood.

The Heavenly Capital Lord, Sikong Changhe, stared blankly as one foot stepped into his chamber.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Lin Xiaosu bowed slightly.

Sikong Changhe took a deep breath: "What is the purpose of Prince Ding's entry into our capital?"

Taking a breath, his complexion slowly returned to normal.

"Let's chat!" Lin Xiaosu said casually.

"chat?"

A smile slowly appeared on Lin Xiaosu's face: "Since entering the Desolate Ancient Era, I have attacked and plundered the Great Desolate Dynasty, cleansed the Gate of Ten Thousand Poisons, eliminated the Path of the Heart, and killed the Lord of the Demon Ruins. Along the way, I have done more fighting than sitting down to talk. Now that I have some free time, chatting with the Capital Lord may be a good choice."

A brief, understated statement.

Sikong Changhe's heart was filled with a vast, surging wave.

Conquering the Great Wilderness Dynasty...

The Gate to Cleanse All Poisons...

Aside from the Way of the Mind...

Slay the Lord of the Demon Ruins!

This is a monumental transformation in cultivation that will sweep across the world and be recorded in history for ten thousand years.

Various rumors and gossip have gathered around the three major changes below, probably enough to fill a ten-thousand-page chronicle of cultivation adventures. Countless people have let their imaginations run wild, making all sorts of wild guesses.

Now, a single sentence has completely revealed the truth.

He did all of this!
"Does Your Highness Prince Ding wish to discuss these past achievements with me?" Sikong Changhe asked in a deep voice.

"Of course not. The past is all dust and sand, nothing to talk about. What I want to talk about is the future!"

"How will Your Highness define my Tiandu in your grand future strategy?" Sikong Changhe slowly raised his head.

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly and walked past him until he reached the edge of the pavilion. With a gentle wave of his hand, the space outside the pavilion changed, revealing the entire landscape of Tiandu.

Sikong Changhe's heart skipped a beat; this was yet another demonstration.

Show us his laws and principles!

This pavilion, laid out by Sikong Changhe, is only accessible to those of his own rank. But Lin Xiaosu is more than just a free spirit; he can effortlessly break through the spatial and temporal barriers outside the pavilion, effortlessly turning the tables...

"Tiandu has an excellent reputation, with everyone saying that Tiandu is closest to immortality and seeks purity in the Dao realm!" Lin Xiaosu said, "But I wonder if the higher-ups of Tiandu, who seek purity in the Dao realm, can still maintain a calm Dao heart, watch the clouds rise and fall, and sit back and watch the flowers fall if they see Tiandu in ruins?"

Sikong Changhe's white beard trembled: "In Your Highness's definition, Tiandu should be a place of utter devastation?"

"How Heaven is defined in my game of chess does not depend on me, but on you!"

Sikong Changhe said, "Our Tiandu is solely responsible for cultivation and has never interfered in worldly affairs..."

"Really, you didn't intervene at all?" Lin Xiaosu slowly turned around: "Even when the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man were fighting millions of years ago, Tiandu didn't intervene?"

Sikong Changhe, with his white beard, remained completely still in the void.

How could they not intervene when the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man were in conflict?
One Abyss, Three Sects, Six Paths—which one isn't a prominent force in the struggle between Heaven, Earth, and Man?

Without the suppression of humanity by the Heavenly Dao, how could there be a power structure on the ancient cultivation path?

“That…that’s Dao Zheng!” Sikong Changhe exhaled softly.

"Does the Lord think that your Ancient Realm's invasion of my Great Xia Realm is not a struggle between Heaven and Man?"

Sikong Changhe remained silent...

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly: "The ancient cultivation path does not consider their invasion of the Great Xia Realm as a struggle for the Dao, because in their dictionary, this is just a normal manifestation of the Heavenly Dao. If my Great Xia Realm is powerless to resist and is easily wiped out by you in the name of the Heavenly Dao, it naturally cannot be considered a struggle for the Dao. If there is no struggle, what kind of struggle is it? Unfortunately, the Great Xia Realm happens to have me! With me here, there will inevitably be a struggle! And that will inevitably lead to a struggle between Heaven and Man for the Dao!"

Sikong Changhe's long beard trembled again, but he remained silent.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Since it is a struggle between heaven and man for the Dao, then the Commander should not talk about self-preservation. You couldn't do it a million years ago, and you still can't do it a million years from now! Since you can't do it, there are only two outcomes: either you become my friend or you become my enemy. I have come to see the Commander today to hear your choice in person!"

Sikong Changhe slowly raised his head: "What if we're friends? What if we're enemies...?"

"If you are my friend, the seven billion people of the Great Xia Realm will respect your fairness! If you are my enemy, I will speak frankly..." Lin Xiaosu leaned forward slowly: "I will erect a warning monument on the ruins of your Heavenly Capital, to inform the entire Desolate Ancient World what price will be paid for making the wrong choice!"

Ruins, a warning...

The two words entered Sikong Changhe's ears, and his heart was filled with a raging storm...

What choice should we make?

If anyone else dared to be so presumptuous in front of him, how could the Lord of Tiandu tolerate it?

However, it was him I was facing!
Others may not know, but Sikong Changhe does: he is the Primordial Dao Master!

What is meant by "Primordial Chaos and the Way"?

The legendary realm of Dao attainment does not follow the upgrade system of first, second, and third attainment. Instead, it starts anew, requiring the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Qi Returning to the Origin to enter the realm of Dao attainment...

Such attachment is unprecedented in the history of spiritual practice.

Originally, no one knew what kind of combat power this legendary person possessed, but Sikong Changhe knew that it was someone who could easily defeat him!

The words have reached their end, and the road has come to an end. If we anger him, the entire Heavenly Capital will be reduced to ruins. With Heavenly Capital as a warning, which sect or force in the entire Desolate Ancient Land would dare to stand against him?
He really did have a reason to do so.

Kill one to warn a hundred!
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
By destroying the capital and pacifying the world, he will take an enormous step on his path...

"If Your Majesty cannot decide for the time being, I have a solution!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Your Majesty may issue the Heavenly Capital Treaty, inviting all Tianliang to come to Heavenly Capital to discuss the matter!" (End of this chapter)