720: Take the initiative

Mirror Lake, though called a lake, was countless times larger than the largest ocean on Blue Star.

It took Lin Yang a considerable amount of time to travel from Moon Shadow Sect to Mirror Lake.

Along the way, he did not encounter any guy.

Mirror Lake had many resources, so the path leading to it was regularly cleared and patrolled.

It had been patrolled recently, which was why Lin Yang felt confident accepting this mission.

However, even if he did encounter a guy, Lin Yang was not necessarily afraid.

The 'World' had a clear suppressive effect on guy; even if he couldn't win, running away was not a problem.

Mirror Lake was too vast. Lin Yang searched for quite some time before finding an unbloomed Dao Spirit Flower, then waited quietly beside it.

While meditating and cultivating, Lin Yang reviewed his current situation.

In these years, his cultivation had advanced by one level, reaching the Second Level of Dao Above.

Currently, if he unleashed his full power and all his techniques, injuring a Fifth or Sixth Level of Dao Above would not be an issue.

The injury he inflicted on the Ninth Level of Dao Above Black-robed person that day was purely due to Shi Jie and the other two burning their Dao power to desperately help him, combined with the use of the 'World's' power.

In a direct confrontation, there would be no such opportunity to achieve that level again.

Therefore, Lin Yang estimated that his current limit in a direct confrontation was dealing with a regular Sixth Level of Dao Above.

Venerable-grade Dao weapons were a significant advantage.

He had observed that most Dao Above practitioners only possessed ordinary Dao weapons, at most Supreme Treasure-grade Dao weapons.

He was very fortunate to have a Venerable-grade Dao weapon.

For this, he still had to thank Daoist Master Qing Yuan.

Another factor was the World-in-a-Flower.

The power of the World-in-a-Flower had greatly increased again after he reached Dao Above.

This technique, originating from the 'World,' was incredibly profound.

If it were further amplified by the power of the 'World,' its might would be even more terrifying.

In contrast, the various techniques of Space Dao could only be described as mediocre for now.

"Cultivation and the power of Dao techniques need to be improved simultaneously."

Lin Yang pondered.

He needed to continue comprehending the Space Great Dao.

There was still a lot of room for improvement in Space Dao.

Its upper limit was extremely high.

Besides that, there was also the Time Dao.

Time was even more complex and difficult to comprehend than space.

For now, space should remain the priority.

In the future, when igniting Dao Fire, he would still prioritize igniting Space Dao Fire.

As for the Life characteristic Dao... Lin Yang simply couldn't spare any more energy to specifically comprehend it.

It could only temporarily serve as a healing method, improving as his cultivation advanced.

The further one progressed in cultivation, the more one needed to focus on a single Dao to go further and more steadily in terms of its upper limit.

Cultivating multiple Daos simultaneously was counterproductive.

"However, the Life characteristic, after my cultivation reached Dao Above, its characteristic power could add a very small amount to my lifespan limit, which was an unexpected pleasant surprise."

Although he had reached Dao Above, his lifespan was already very long, but it still had a limit.

Yet, the Life characteristic could increase his lifespan limit a little, which was very powerful.

The longer one lived, the more possibilities one would have.

Time flew by, and another thousand years passed.

Lin Yang had completely stabilized his cultivation at the Second Level of Dao Above.

He had also successfully plucked a Dao Spirit Flower.

Immediately, he changed locations, searching for a second Dao Spirit Flower and waiting beside it for it to bloom.

In this way, over twenty thousand years passed, and Lin Yang harvested nearly ten Dao Spirit Flowers.

His cultivation also steadily advanced to the Third Level of Dao Above.

After the third level, the speed of cultivation improvement instantly slowed down significantly.

One day, Lin Yang was cultivating and waiting near a Dao Spirit Flower when his expression suddenly changed slightly.

In the distance, faint Dao power fluctuations were approaching.

Someone was coming in his direction.

Lin Yang quickly concealed himself.

Soon, a man and a woman appeared in his sight, both cultivators.

The woman had a delicate face, a tall figure, and an outstanding temperament. She wore a light purple palace dress, exuding charm.

Her cultivation was around the Seventh Level of Dao Above.

The man had an ordinary appearance, but his cultivation emanated the aura of the Eighth Level of Dao Above.

At this moment, both were rapidly approaching Lin Yang's location, and their target was clearly that Dao Spirit Flower.

"Junior Sister Zi Hong, there's a Dao Spirit Flower here that looks like it's about to bloom." The male cultivator spoke, his gaze towards the female cultivator showing a hint of fervor and desire.

The female cultivator, called Zi Hong, replied indifferently, "Thank you, Senior Brother Lan Gang. Please help Junior Sister pluck the Dao Spirit Flower."

"Haha, Junior Sister, you're too polite. Junior Sister is already close to the Eighth Level of Dao Above and needs to prepare to ignite Dao Fire. It's naturally Senior Brother's responsibility to help Junior Sister pluck one or two to complete the sect mission as soon as possible and obtain Dao Fire Pill materials."

Lan Gang laughed, revealing a subtle hint of flattery:

"Besides, Mirror Lake was originally within the sphere of influence of Moon Shadow Sect. Senior Brother wouldn't feel at ease if Junior Sister came alone."

Clearly, this guy was likely pursuing that female cultivator, Zi Hong.

Zi Hong frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Senior Brother, Moon Shadow Sect has gradually retreated these past years. This place should be relatively safe, otherwise the sect wouldn't have given us the mission to pluck Dao Spirit Flowers."

From her words, it seemed she didn't want to owe Lan Gang too much of a favor.

"That may be so, but it's always better to be careful. After all, our Tiankun Sect and Moon Shadow Sect are enemies." Lan Gang still smiled.

Zi Hong said no more, gracefully descending and squatting in front of the Dao Spirit Flower to wait.

Lan Gang still tried to make conversation from time to time, but Zi Hong only responded casually.

This scene made Lin Yang, watching from the shadows, feel a bit speechless.

This Lan Gang was somewhat like a 'lick-dog'.

His cultivation at the Eighth Level of Dao Above, yet he wasn't planning for himself, but instead doing missions for this woman?

He found it hard to imagine how this guy had cultivated to this level.

But he was most likely a native of the Primal Ancient Continent.

If he were from within the Space-Time Tree, he would definitely not be like this.

At the same time, Lin Yang also sighed inwardly.

After Pei Fei's death, Moon Shadow Sect's days were getting harder and harder.

It had been less than thirty thousand years, and Tiankun Sect was already openly sending people to Mirror Lake.

This was clearly an attempt to annex the Mirror Lake resource area.

"Fortunately, this place only produces basic resources, and only Dao Above cultivators have come." Lin Yang muttered to himself.

Although these two guys had cultivation levels of seven or eight, he was not completely unable to deal with them now.

However, Lin Yang did not act rashly.

After all, there were two of them.

One Dao Spirit Flower, giving it to them was no big deal.

Anyway, Mirror Lake was very large; he could just go in the opposite direction later and find another Dao Spirit Flower.

However, although Lin Yang had no intention of acting, the female cultivator Zi Hong quickly looked towards his hidden location with flickering eyes, suspiciously saying:

"Senior Brother Lan Gang, I always feel that this vicinity seems a bit strange. I have a feeling of being watched."

Lan Gang's expression immediately turned stern, and he began a thorough inspection.

A moment later, he said: "Junior Sister, you must be overthinking. There is no one else here."

"But I still feel something is off."

The female cultivator Zi Hong was still uneasy, and then said:

"Senior Brother, please perform an indiscriminate attack on this entire area to be safe."

"Alright!" Lan Gang agreed, then began to condense his Dao power, preparing to strike...

"This woman, her sixth sense is really accurate. She can vaguely sense someone nearby even with this?"

Lin Yang, on his side, was somewhat speechless.

His concealment methods were undetectable by those in the same realm.

Just like Lan Gang's repeated checks failed to reveal any clues.

But a woman's sixth sense sometimes had no logic whatsoever.

"This is troublesome. That man has the cultivation of the Eighth Level of Dao Above. If he performs an indiscriminate attack, I will definitely need to defend to withstand it. But once I defend, there will certainly be Dao power fluctuations. It seems I can only strike first to gain the upper hand."

Lin Yang thought, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.

Since it was unavoidable, he would take the initiative to attack! (End of this chapter)