124: Martial Saint! A realm beyond the Innate level!

While the outside world was in turmoil, Lin Yi, who had returned to room ninety-nine of the Tianshan Pavilion's mother pool of the scarlet dragon courtyard to cultivate, felt perfectly calm and composed.

Because he knew that once the news of him possessing a treasure like the emperor wus final edict spread, its ultimate ownership would no longer be his to decide.

It all depended on whether the Heavenly Mountain Sect was willing and able to protect him, and if they did, whether they would still be willing to give him the token.

Beyond that, he could influence nothing and decide nothing.

So, rather than falling into idle anxiety, it was better to cultivate in peace.

He would simply wait for the Sect's final decision.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Inside the room, as Lin Yi was silently cultivating, a knock suddenly sounded at the door, followed by a voice:

"Lin Yi, it's me, the Sect Master! Open the door; I have urgent matters to discuss with you."

"Sect Master!"

Hearing Gu Changsheng's voice, Lin Yi was startled. He quickly stood up, went to the door, and opened it.

Immediately, Gu Changsheng's handsome and ethereal face, wearing a faint smile, appeared before Lin Yi.

"Sect Master, why have you come in person? Has the Sect already reached a decision regarding the final ownership of the emperor wus final edict in my hand?"

Lin Yi asked.

"Indeed!"

Gu Changsheng nodded with a smile:

"I've come primarily to tell you two things. First, the Sect has decided that the emperor wus final edict belongs to you. From now on, you can simply wait in peace to enter the Martial Emperors Relic Palace."

"Second, to ensure you can obtain more Opportunity and benefits within the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, the Sect has decided to do everything possible to help you Breakthrough to the Innate Realm before you enter!"

"What! Breakthrough to the Innate Realm before entering the Martial Emperors Relic Palace! How is that possible?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi's heart couldn't help but shake violently.

Reaching the Innate Realm is difficult, harder than climbing to the blue heavens!

Countless Prodigies have been born in the history of the Nine Provinces, yet those who ultimately managed to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm remain a mere minority.

Although his own talent was extremely high—much higher than theirs!

If given enough time, his Breakthrough to the Innate Realm would be almost certain.

But time was exactly what he lacked right now!

Because after obtaining the emperor wus final edict, Lin Yi had received a piece of information from it.

That was—the Martial Artist holding this emperor wus final edict must reach within a hundred-mile radius of Martial Province's Liuzhong Mountain after twenty-three days and within one month.

Only then could a Martial Artist use the emperor wus final edict to enter the true Martial Emperors Relic Palace.

Once that time passed, the edict would become void.

It had already been ten days since he obtained the emperor wus final edict, meaning that even if he pushed it to the one-month limit, he had at most twenty days left to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

Breakthrough to the Innate Realm in twenty days?

To Lin Yi, this was no different from a fairy tale!

"I naturally know how difficult it is to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm within twenty days."

Hearing this, Gu Changsheng also nodded slightly:

"That's why I've come to bring you some treasures that can help you Breakthrough to the Innate Realm. Come, let's go inside and talk."

Saying that, Gu Changsheng immediately led Lin Yi into the room to an Eight Immortals table and waved his hand... "Whoosh!"

Three crimson fruits, blood-red and about the size of green apples, appeared, along with a soul profound spirit fruit he had used before, and another fruit shaped like a grape but entirely deep blue with faint red liquid flowing inside. They all rolled out from Gu Changsheng's sleeve.

"This is..."

Seeing these fruits, curiosity couldn't help but rise in Lin Yi's eyes.

Seeing this, Gu Changsheng explained:

"These three crimson fruits are called Vermilion Fruits. They are a type of Low Grade Innate Heaven And Earth Treasure for cultivation. Not only is their effect much stronger than the hundred dew grass—another Low Grade Innate Heaven And Earth Treasure you've used—but their medicinal nature is mild and extremely easy to absorb."

"With the help of these three Vermilion Fruits and your Physical Body Aptitude, your cultivation should reach the limit of the First Rank in at most three days, satisfying the first condition for an Innate Breakthrough."

"As for the conditions of Force Exertion Realm and age, you have long since satisfied them and need no further help."

"Thus, of the four conditions for an Innate Breakthrough, you will soon satisfy three. The only thing lacking is Divine Soul power."

"And that Divine Soul power will be supplemented by this soul profound spirit fruit and this water-fire one qi grape!"

"I know the soul profound spirit fruit, but this water-fire one qi grape? It can actually supplement my Divine Soul power? Could it be..."

Looking at the blue grape before him, Lin Yi's eyes were full of shock. Before he could finish, Gu Changsheng nodded slowly:

"Correct! This water-fire one qi grape is indeed a High Grade Innate Divine Soul-type Heaven And Earth Treasure!"

"It really is a High Grade Innate Divine Soul-type Heaven And Earth Treasure!"

Getting the confirmed answer from Gu Changsheng, Lin Yi was instantly filled with both shock and joy.

A High Grade Innate Divine Soul-type Heaven And Earth Treasure—how rare is such a treasure?

Even in the entire Nine Provinces, there are likely few in existence. If one appeared, even the many Innate Golden Core Grandmasters on the Heavenly Rank would fight tooth and nail for it!

And now, the Sect Master had given such a treasure to him. This kindness was truly... "Thank you, Sect Master!"

Thinking of this, Lin Yi immediately cupped his fists solemnly to Gu Changsheng:

"The Sect Master's great kindness will be engraved in my heart for life. If I achieve success in the future, I will certainly do my best to repay you and the Heavenly Mountain Sect, living up to the expectations of both the Sect Master and the Sect!"

"Haha! Repaying the Sect is right, but there's no need to repay me."

Gu Changsheng shook his head and laughed:

"Because I wasn't the one who brought out this water-fire one qi grape; I don't have the ability to produce such a treasure."

"This treasure was given to me by our Heavenly Mountain Sect's Old Ancestor to deliver to you."

"The Heavenly Mountain Sect's Old Ancestor?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi was stunned:

"Isn't the Sect Master the highest authority in the Heavenly Mountain Sect? Since when has there been an Old Ancestor?"

"There always has been!"

Gu Changsheng smiled:

"The Old Ancestor is the pillar of the Sect. He was already here long before I even joined."

"By my count, his senior self should be nearing four hundred years old now! And even at that age, he still has over a hundred years left before reaching his lifespan limit. Calculating it this way, I'll likely pass away before the Old Ancestor."

At this point, Gu Changsheng sighed with emotion, his eyes filled with envy for the Old Ancestor.

Beside him, Lin Yi also exclaimed in shock:

"Heavens! Nearly four hundred years old! And still over a hundred years from his limit? Doesn't that mean he can live to five hundred, longer than the history of many Sects?"

"I heard that in the entire Nine Provinces, only the Martial God has lived to such an age in thousands of years. Other than him, not even the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands reached this age. Could it be that the Old Ancestor has reached the level the Martial God was at before his Ascension?"

"The level of the Martial God before Ascension? How is that possible!"

As soon as Lin Yi spoke, Gu Changsheng couldn't help but shake his head and laugh:

"The Martial God is the founder of all paths in our Nine Provinces, the one who single-handedly led our Nine Provinces' Human Race from a weak group in the Ancient Desolate Era to become the Dominators of the Nine Provinces."

"His contribution is so great that no one in the history of the Nine Provinces' Human Race can match it!"

"His strength was so terrifying that it reached a level where all the experts in the thousands of years of the Nine Provinces' martial history combined could not defeat him, even before his Ascension!"

"Therefore, if the Old Ancestor truly reached the level the Martial God was at before Ascension, then our Heavenly Mountain Sect wouldn't just be a top-tier power in the Nine Provinces, but a supreme existence capable of sweeping through everything and dominating the entire Nine Provinces."

"In fact, let alone reaching the level of the Martial God, even reaching the level of the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands would be enough to easily sweep through the Nine Provinces and recreate a Sacred Martial Dynasty!"

"It's just that the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands back then weren't ambitious conquerors. So, while they had the strength, they didn't establish a new Dynasty after the Sacred Martial Dynasty; they simply founded their own powers."

"As for the current Great Yuan Dynasty's Old Ancestor, while he has the ambition, he lacks the strength."

"After all, his Realm is comparable to our Heavenly Mountain Sect's Old Ancestor. Although his strength and Aptitude are greater—even rivaling the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands after his Enlightenment—making his Aptitude and strength arguably the undisputed number one in the current Nine Provinces."

"But he ultimately failed to take that step to the level of the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands. Thus, the Buddhist World-Honored One, the Daoist Venerable, and the Master of the Wanxiang Tower can easily suppress him by joining forces."

"Therefore, no matter how ambitious he is, for now, he can only dominate a single province."

"I see!"

Hearing Gu Changsheng's explanation, Lin Yi was shaken, feeling as if he had finally unveiled the mysterious veil of this world and discovered a trace of the true high-level secrets.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yi finally came to his senses and asked a question that filled his heart with both doubt and intense longing:

"Sect Master, since our Heavenly Mountain Sect's Old Ancestor, the Master of the Wanxiang Tower, the Daoist Venerable, and the Buddhist World-Honored One are all so formidable, even if they haven't reached the level of the Martial God or the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands, they must have surely surpassed the Innate Realm, right?"

"May I ask, Sect Master, what exactly is the level above the Innate?"

"Martial Saint!"

"The Saint of the Martial Dao!"

Hearing Lin Yi's question, Gu Changsheng pondered for a moment before speaking with an incredibly solemn expression.