A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 524 Two hundred years later, there are actually successors.
Duan Rong, like a great eagle, flew out of the dense forest and soared into the sky. It was already night.

The mountain wind blowing from the valley swayed the treetops like waves, making a rustling sound.

A bright moon hangs high in the sky, its silvery light bathing the valley.

Duan Rong's eyes flickered, and he flew towards the deep valley where Lü Yinlin lived in seclusion.

He rode the wind, the night breeze filling his sleeves, his body bathed in silver light, and after about half an incense stick's time, he landed in a mountain hollow.

In the pitch-black night, Duan Rong walked into the withered forest at the foot of the mountain.

In the deadwood forest, the moonlight shines through the thin mist, creating an eerie beauty.

Duan Rong took out the array ruler from the withered forest, sensed the direction, and then walked through the thin mist in a certain direction.

Guided by the array ruler, he quickly emerged from the withered forest and arrived at the entrance of the deep valley.

Duan Rong put away the array ruler and looked up. He saw moonlight streaming obliquely from the high cliff into the deep valley, creating a strange scene where half the valley was bright and half was dark...

He slowly walked into the deep valley and glanced up at Lü Yinlin's cave.

Duan Rong felt it was presumptuous to disturb Lü Yinlin so late, so he decided to visit him the next day.

The phosphorus crystal powder melted more slowly than he had imagined; otherwise, he wouldn't have been delayed until now. He had originally thought he would reach this deep valley by dusk.

Duan Rong sighed softly and walked towards his cave dwelling.

He had just reached the entrance of his cave when a voice suddenly rang out above him without warning.

"Come and see me!"

The sound, like a thunderclap, suddenly exploded above his head, startling him.

That was clearly Lü Yinlin's voice; Duan Rong could detect a certain anger in it.

He turned around and walked diagonally across the half-lit, half-shadowed valley toward Lü Yinlin's cave.

When he was about ten feet away from Lü Yinlin's cave, a faint voice came from behind him.

"Here!"

Duan Rong paused, turned around, and saw a figure sitting in the shadow of an ancient pine tree at the junction of light and shadow in the deep valley.

A few scattered rays of silver sunlight filtered through the sparse branches and leaves, falling on half of Lü Yinlin's right shoulder...

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat. He was certain that when he walked past that ancient pine tree earlier, no one was sitting under it, but now Lü Yinlin was sitting at the stone table.

In the shadows, he couldn't see Lü Yinlin's face at all.

Duan Rong took a few quick steps and knelt down not far from the ancient pine tree, clasping his hands in a respectful gesture. He said in a deep voice, "Duan Rong pays homage to the Ancestor!"

Silence fell beneath the ancient pine tree. After a long while, Lü Yinlin's voice finally broke the silence. "Duan Rong, Chu Wushang said you left the Myriad Manifestations Cave in three days. Is that true?"

Duan Rong said, "It is indeed as Mr. Chu said."

Lu Yinlin remained silent for a while before saying, "Three days?! That's quite fast!"

Duan Rong could hear the sarcasm and dissatisfaction in Lü Yinlin's words. He knelt there silently.

After a while, Lü Yinlin suddenly asked, "Duan Rong, do you know why I locked you in the Myriad Manifestations Cave?"

Duan Rong replied calmly, "Under the light of my blade, hundreds of complex and varied artistic conceptions flickered. The reason why the Ancestor sent me into the Myriad Manifestations Cave was to allow me to fuse and refine those complex artistic conceptions into one."

Duan Rong's words only fueled Lü Yinlin's anger, who demanded, "If you knew all this, why did you leave the Myriad Manifestations Cave in just three days?!"

"Because I have already integrated and refined all those complex ideas into one."

Duan Rong remained calm, kneeling in the moonlight where yin and yang intersected, the moonlight illuminating him in half-light and half-darkness, making him appear like a ghost in the night.

Lu Yinlin stared at Duan Rong for a long time in the shadow of the ancient pine tree before suddenly asking, "If I heard correctly, boy, you just said that you only took three days to fuse and refine over a hundred different kinds of complex concepts into one?"

Duan Rong replied, "Yes! This disciple would not dare to deceive the Ancestor!"

In the shadows of the ancient pine trees, Lü Yinlin's expression shifted between light and shadow. He simply couldn't believe that Duan Rong could fuse together over a hundred complex artistic conceptions in just three days. It's not like cooking porridge; how could it be that fast?!
But what's the point of Duan Rong making such boastful remarks in front of him at this moment?

"Alright!" Lü Yinlin said, "You try practicing it and see!"

"Yes!"

Duan Rong clasped his hands in greeting, stood up, and stepped back to a spot about ten feet away from the ancient pine tree. The silvery light of the slanting moon illuminated that area quite brightly.

In the shadows of the trees, Lü Yinlin frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Boy, where's your weapon?"

Duan Rong stood in the moonlight, assuming a starting stance, but his hands were empty, and he held no weapon. Lü Yinlin was naturally curious.

"Ancestor!"

"All eighteen kinds of weapons are merely cumbersome and superfluous!"

"This is what I have learned in the Myriad Manifestations Cave! Human hands are the most powerful weapons in the world!"

Duan Rong flipped his hands over, and the phosphorescent silk gloves he had refined in the cave were already on his hands. In the moonlight, they shimmered with a cold, white light.

Duan Rong moved with the agility of a rabbit and the swiftness of a falcon, darting and shifting in the moonlight. His gleaming white hands moved with incredible speed and agility, sometimes wielding a knife, sometimes a sword, sometimes a grappling hook, sometimes a spear, and sometimes an axe...

A myriad of changes, complex yet unified...

The palm strike becomes a blade!

Hand drills are like guns!

Make a fist into a hammer!

His hands were performing all kinds of techniques, a hundred kinds of martial arts, with effortless ease...

Lu Yinlin sat in the shade of an ancient pine tree, his breath catching in his throat. "What is this!?"

Lu Yinlin stared intently at Duan Rong's hands, which were constantly shifting and changing in the moonlight. Before he knew it, he had stood up and walked out of the shadow of the ancient pine tree, standing in the moonlight.

What Duan Rong was performing for Lü Yinlin at this moment not only exceeded his experience, but also exceeded his imagination.

He had Duan Rong refine and integrate hundreds of different artistic conceptions into one within the Myriad Manifestations Cave. His intention was for Duan Rong to use a single artistic conception to absorb and dissolve those chaotic and fleeting concepts.

In other words, in the end, only one kind of artistic conception remains!
But at this moment, Duan Rong actually integrated those hundreds of artistic conceptions into one, without any contradiction!
"How could this be done?!" Lu Yinlin was astonished; he simply couldn't understand it.

While Lü Yinlin was still in shock, Duan Rong's hands suddenly burst forth with a light of artistic conception!
Moreover, the light of that artistic conception spread rapidly as soon as it burst forth, only stopping at Duan Rong's elbow.

Within Duan Rong's clear and bright sea of ​​consciousness, at the center of his brow, a swirling cloud shimmered with light, its shape constantly shifting.

The cloud formation would sometimes transform into a sword, and just as the cloud sword was formed, it would suddenly become a blade. The moment the cloud blade appeared, it would transform into a cloud spear, constantly changing and dazzling...

As Duan Rong practiced, his mind suddenly became clear and lucid!

He entered a state of clarity and emptiness!

He always used the concept of "state of emptiness and clarity" to excuse his understanding of the concept before advancing to the Qi vortex level, but the original owner of this body truly possessed the state of emptiness and clarity. However, the state of emptiness and clarity is inherently unreliable, and no one knows when it will be triggered.

At that moment, Duan Rong unexpectedly triggered the Realm of Clarity!
The moment he entered the state of emptiness, his entire aura suddenly changed!
Standing beside that ancient pine tree, watching Duan Rong display his artistic conception, Lü Yinlin's gaze also sharpened!
In that instant, Duan Rong suddenly seemed to merge with his surroundings; the moonlight, the deep valley, the breeze, and he himself abruptly formed a harmonious and unified aura.

It was as if, in that instant, Duan Rong was no longer someone who had walked into the deep valley, but rather someone who was a part of the deep valley, someone who was naturally there!

Moreover, at that instant, the cloud of spiritual energy at the center of Duan Rong's clear and bright brow also changed.

It no longer transforms into cloud swords, cloud sabers, cloud spears... but instead, it becomes a person!

It was a blurry figure, positioned between the brows of the clear, glassy body, moving in the exact same motion as Duan Rong, swift and agile, dodging and weaving...

Duan Rong suddenly had a strange feeling that he had transformed into a weapon unlike any other in the world!
Not his hands, but his whole being!

The aura of intent that had been flashing on Duan Rong's arm suddenly burst forth, spreading like wildfire from his waist down to his entire body in an instant!
Lu Yinlin stared in astonishment at the bizarre scene before him!
He has lived for over a thousand years!

This scene was something he had never seen before, and had never even heard of before!

At this moment, Duan Rong's entire body was shimmering with the light of artistic conception!

Even Lü Yinlin's usually steady body couldn't help but tremble!
Duan Rong's eyes were clear and bright, but there was no trace of thought in them.

Lü Yinlin could tell that Duan Rong was in an unconscious state at this moment.

"It's the Realm of Emptiness!?" Lü Yinlin's expression changed.

But in just a few breaths, Duan Rong had already withdrawn from the realm of emptiness. The aura of intent that had spread throughout his body quickly faded and returned to his elbows.

Duan Rong suddenly realized something and stood there frozen in place.

He stared blankly at the shimmering light of spiritual energy on the phosphorescent gloves on his hands, recalling the few moments of clarity he had just experienced.

At that time, he had a delusion that he himself was a weapon!
It wasn't his hands!

But himself!
Duan Rong's eyes suddenly shone like stars!
"Yes! If hands can be weapons, then why can't the body be a weapon?!"

"Duan Rong! Duan Rong! You truly only see the trees and not the forest!"

Duan Rong muttered to himself for a while, then suddenly his body rose and fell again, and he began to show off his skills, with all sorts of martial arts coming one after another!

As Duan Rong unleashed his power, the aura of his artistic conception slowly spread once more. Although it wasn't as raging as before, it was still gradually spreading...

Duan Rong acted as if no one else was around. At this moment, he had forgotten that Lü Yinlin was right next to him, watching him practice!
He was completely absorbed in the deduction of martial arts!

Lu Yinlin stood there, his understanding of Duan Rong's condition crystal clear!

At this moment, Duan Rong's eyes were filled with contemplation, clearly indicating that he had gained some insight during the activation of the Void Realm!
Afraid of disturbing Duan Rong, Lü Yinlin silently retreated into the depths of the tree shadows, standing there and gazing at Duan Rong.

Lu Yinlin had to admit that, until tonight, he had underestimated Duan Rong!
In the moonlight, Duan Rong's eyes were as clear as autumn water and sparkled like stars. The light of his artistic conception spread to the area below his neck and finally stopped there. For the entire time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it did not go any further.

Lu Yinlin, standing in the shadow of the ancient pine tree, looked somewhat depressed; Duan Rong had clearly encountered some kind of bottleneck.

Although Lü Yinlin was a Nascent Soul cultivator, one of the most outstanding figures in the Nine Provinces, he could not offer guidance on the bottleneck Duan Rong encountered.

Not only him, but Lü Yinlin felt that probably no one in the entire Nine Provinces could guide Duan Rong.

Because no one has ever comprehended hundreds of complex artistic conceptions, and yet they can coexist without contradiction, and be integrated into one.

Time flows on and on, and we see no trace of the ancients before us!
Just then, the aura of spiritual energy that had been hovering around Duan Rong's neck for almost an incense stick's time before stopping suddenly moved forward a little.

Seeing the flash of that artistic light, Lü Yinlin's pupils shrank slightly in the shadows of the trees!
Although it was only a small amount, it was of great significance. He knew that Duan Rong had already overcome the bottleneck!
Lu Yinlin couldn't help but step out of the shadows again. Just then, the slowly spreading aura of intent suddenly surged, enveloping Duan Rong's entire body in just a few breaths!
At this moment, within Duan Rong's clear and bright sea of ​​consciousness, at the center of his brow, the cloud of artistic conception once again transformed into a human figure!
Duan Rong suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a long roar!
The howl was like the mournful roar of a monkey or the cry of a lion!

His tactics have changed!

All the martial arts techniques he possessed had vanished!
His moves were no longer sharp, fierce, or cunning, but gentle as the wind and tender as water!
With hands gently stroking, waist and hips moving slowly, body leaning slightly backward...

He seemed to be dancing in the moonlight...

But Lu Yinlin, who was not far away, was terrified. He knew that those seemingly gentle gestures were deadly attacks with every light touch!
Under the laws, the ultimate killing move!
Below the Cave of Clarity Realm, no one can withstand it!

After a few gentle rises and falls, Duan Rong suddenly stopped, stood still, and his mind was as clear as water!
Lu Yinlin was in a great mood and shouted, "Boy, is there anything else? Don't hold back, let this old man see more!"

Lu Yinlin's divine sense had already penetrated Duan Rong, and there were dozens of flying needles hidden inside his clothes!
He really wanted to see it!
Duan Rong stood at attention, and upon hearing Lü Yinlin's words, he smiled slightly and said, "Ancestor, then this disciple has offended you!"

Lü Yinlin said, "Stop dawdling!"

Suddenly, Duan Rong moved, and a plum blossom afterimage bloomed on his hand, which was wearing phosphorescent gloves!
A phosphorescent crystal needle shot out from the afterimage of the plum blossom. In the moonlight, a flash of white light appeared, and it had already silently shot towards Lü Yinlin, as fast as a ghost!

Duan Rong's figure darted left and right, and the afterimages of plum blossoms bloomed around Bai Linlin's hands. Under the moonlight, they looked like plum blossoms blooming in icicles.

Phosphorus crystal needles shot out from various directions and angles toward Lü Yinlin. In just a moment, Duan Rong was like a ghost, shooting out more than thirty phosphorus crystal needles.

Moreover, these thirty-odd arrows are fired one by one, and each one has a different angle and orientation!
More than thirty flying needles densely enveloped Lü Yinlin!

However, the thirty-odd phosphorescent flying needles in front of him suddenly stopped, all of them floating there without warning!
It's as if someone suddenly froze you in that place in time and space.

Looking at the thirty-odd shimmering white flying needles floating in front of him, Lü Yinlin couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Impressive skills!"

"Young man, I have nothing more to teach you!"

"With this kind of intensive training, you will surely enter the Cave-Nether Realm within three years!"

After finishing speaking, Lü Yinlin turned and walked towards his cave dwelling.

Where he left, the thirty-odd flying needles remained suspended motionless.

Lu Yinlin walked into his cave. He had lived for over a thousand years and hadn't been this happy in a long time.

He said that Duan Rong would definitely enter the Cave-Nether Realm within three years, which was actually the most conservative estimate. If things went quickly, it was not impossible for him to enter the Cave-Nether Realm within a year.

In terms of understanding the essence of the art, Duan Rong is almost the number one person under the laws!

With this level of understanding, he will have no hindrance in advancing to the Cave of Enlightenment!

Even if he achieves the Cave-Ming realm within three years, he'll only be in his early twenties!
A cultivator in his early twenties at the Cave of Clarity Realm!

What kind of concept is that?!

Since he was over fifty years old when he advanced to the Cave-Ming Realm, he already possessed the most outstanding talent in this world!

On the surface, one is in his fifties and the other is in his twenties, seemingly only a difference of more than thirty years!
Actually, it's much more than that!
To advance to the Cavern Realm, one must progress step by step from the Inner Breath Realm, the Primordial Qi Realm, and the Qi Cyclone Realm! The accumulation of many realms requires painstaking effort!
Just over a month ago, he had only just begun to form a spiral, and now he is already on the verge of reaching the Cave Realm!

Duan Rong's cultivation speed reminded Lü Yinlin of the Spirit Foundation Master of the Dharma Aspect Sect once again!

The Spirit Origin Master of that time achieved the Qi Refining stage at eighteen and the Cave Enlightenment stage at twenty-one! He was already hailed as a celestial being by the Nine Provinces!

Lu Yinlin actually thought that it wouldn't take Duan Rong three years to advance to the Cave of Enlightenment realm, but he only said three years because Master Lingji Yuzhu was there first!
"Master Lingji, more than two hundred years ago, he achieved enlightenment in three years, which shocked the entire land! Who would have thought that two hundred years later, there would be a successor!"

"If this child were to advance to the Primordial God Realm someday..."

Thinking of this, Lü Yinlin couldn't help but smile slightly and mutter to himself, "If that's really the case, then the Nine Provinces Continent will be quite lively!"

(End of this chapter)