81: Enter the secret realm and receive continuous feedback.

Lin Dao stood with his hands behind his back atop the Boundless Desert, with rippling spatial waves still churning behind him and the towering, radiant gate of the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm before him.

The clamor and Chaos gradually subsided as most of the Cultivators flooded in, but many powerful figures remained outside, either resting with their eyes closed or sizing each other up with flickering gazes, and some even cast ambiguous looks toward Lin Dao, who stood quietly alone.

These stragglers were mostly guardians from various factions, with cultivation levels ranging from the Nirvana Realm to the Samsara Realm.

There were even a few extremely obscure auras that seemed to merge with the Void Realm, making even Lin Dao slightly turn his head—these must be the hidden experts secretly following from the Emperor-level Factions.

Lin Dao did not care about these.

His Divine Thought had long since spread out like an invisible net, silently covering the entire entrance area of the Secret Realm and even the Void Realm further away.

Every flow of aura, every fluctuation in space, and even the prying eyes hidden in the deep layers of space could not escape his perception under his Peak of Reincarnation Realm Ninth Level Divine Thought and Chaos Law.

[Ding! Detected Family member (Lin Hao) entering the special Secret Realm 'Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm', Luck fluctuation is intense, feedback efficiency increased...]

[Ding! Detected Family member (Ye Chen) encountering energy baptism, Physical Body strength improved, feedback + 500...]

[Ding! Detected Family member (Lin Yun) triggering star resonance, Divine Soul insight deepened, feedback + 800...]

A series of subtle yet continuous System prompts rang in his mind.

Although the individual feedback values were negligible to him now, they added up, and more importantly, it meant the Lin Clan's Luck was active and growing within this Secret Realm.

"Within the Secret Realm, everyone has their own Opportunity."

Lin Dao had bestowed treasures upon the Seven Saint Sons to help them improve their Realm.

Now that they had stepped into the Secret Realm, whether they were a Dragon or a worm, whether they would ride the wind to become a Dragon or suffer a crushing defeat, depended more on their own Opportunity.

His main attention was focused on these "onlookers" outside.

He could feel several Divine Thoughts carrying scrutiny and inquiry, like invisible tentacles, cautiously trying to approach him, but upon touching the layer of invisible Chaos Dao rhythm around him, they were like clay oxen entering the sea, instantly swallowed without even stirring a ripple.

Those few war chariots of the Emperor-level Factions remained silent, but Lin Dao could perceive the gazes within, which had landed on him several times, carrying gravity and assessment.

"Zixiao Heaven... Nine Nether Mansion... and that one hidden the deepest, carrying a trace of the fresh scent of vegetation, should be the people from the 'Azure Emperor Palace'."

With a slight movement of his mind, Lin Dao had roughly deduced the Origins of these few Emperor-level Factions.

These existences were the true chess players currently standing at the top of the Nine Provinces Continent.

Just then, a slightly cold Divine Thought transmission rang directly in his mind:

"Fellow Daoist Lin Dao, I have long admired you."

"This old man is an Elder of the Nine Nether Mansion, You Yan."

"The seven Saints of your noble Family are indeed Dragons and Phoenixes among men."

"However, the Heavenly Emperor Legacy is of great importance and cannot be monopolized by one person or one Family."

"How about we join forces to clear the field first, and then compete for the core Legacy based on our own abilities?"

This was a blatant solicitation, and also a threat.

Clear the field?

Clear whom?

Naturally, those Saint-level Forces and Loose Cultivators.

They wanted to use the Lin Clan as a blade to deal with others.

A barely perceptible arc curled at the corner of Lin Dao's mouth, and he responded with his Divine Thought, mocking: "Not interested. When the Lin Clan acts, why would we need to join forces with others? If you want the Legacy, just rely on your own means within the Secret Realm."

The Divine Thought of the one named You Yan paused, seemingly not expecting Lin Dao to refuse so cleanly and decisively, while also carrying undisguised arrogance.

A cold wave of anger was transmitted over: "Hmph! You don't know what's good for you! I hope your Disciples can be just as tough inside!"

Lin Dao ignored him.

A clown, not worth a laugh.

If the Nine Nether Mansion really dared to strike at the Lin Clan Disciples within the Secret Realm, he wouldn't mind letting this so-called Emperor-level Faction replace an Elder.

Time passed bit by bit, the glow at the entrance of the Secret Realm gradually stabilized, but the energy fluctuations coming from inside the gate became increasingly intense, with faint rumbles and sounds of Law collisions heard from time to time; clearly, the struggle inside had reached a fever pitch.

Suddenly—

[Ding! Family member (Phoenix Spirit) activated Phoenix ancestral blood, triggering resonance with the Secret Realm's fire-type Law, obtaining part of the ancient fire-type divine script Legacy! Triggered hundredfold critical feedback! Host's insight into fire-type Law deepened!]

[Ding! Family member (Lin Feng) had an Epiphany in the Secret Realm's 'Myriad Dao Corridor', Innate Dao Body resonated with the Myriad Daos, deducing the exclusive Divine Ability 'Dao Deriving Heaven and Earth'! Triggered thousandfold critical feedback! Host's comprehension of Chaos Law improved!]

[Ding! Family members (Yang Yan, Moon Radiance) combined efforts to trigger the Taiyin and Taiyang Origin, cracking the ancient Yin and Yang Restriction, obtaining the Chaos spiritual object 'Yin and Yang Chaos Stone'! Triggered Yin and Yang mutual assistance feedback! Host's Primordial Divine Demon Body received subtle tempering!]

A series of dense and high-quality feedback poured in, especially the thousandfold critical hit triggered by Lin Feng, which allowed Lin Dao's comprehension of the Chaos Law to take a small step forward, and the Minor Achievement Primordial Divine Demon Body within him also seemed to have solidified a bit more.

"Oh?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Lin Dao's eyes, then turned into gratification.

These little guys truly did not disappoint him.

Especially Lin Feng; the Innate Dao Body was like a fish in water in such a place where Myriad Daos converged.

He could imagine what kind of waves the activity of the Seven Saints of the Lin Clan must be stirring up within the Secret Realm at this moment.

Just then, the golden gate shook violently, and a disheveled figure flew out from within, charred all over, aura withered; it was none other than Ice Without Trace, the successor of the Guanghan Immortal Palace who had previously fought with Phoenix Spirit!

As soon as she appeared, a Nirvana Realm Elder from the Guanghan Immortal Palace instantly appeared to protect her, looking toward Lin Dao's direction with an ugly expression; she had sensed Phoenix Spirit's aura on Ice Without Trace.

Immediately after, one figure after another was thrown out, some seriously injured, some even directly becoming corpses!

Among them were many Disciples of Saint-level Forces!

The brutality of the struggle was evident.

And yet, not a single Lin Clan Disciple had been expelled so far!

The outside world was in an uproar, and the expressions of the guardians from various factions became grave.

The Secret Realm was inherently a place where the great waves wash away the sand.

His Divine Thought perceived that the auras inside those few Emperor-level war chariots also fluctuated slightly.

Clearly, the strong performance of the Seven Saints of the Lin Clan within the Secret Realm had truly attracted the attention of these top existences.

"Not enough."

Lin Dao thought to himself, "This Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm is probably not as simple as it appears on the surface. The true core Legacy may not have appeared yet."

He raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the golden Secret Realm gate, seeing the deeper dimensions of time and space within.

"Hao'er, Chen'er, Yun'er... and you others, do not disappoint your master. This pool of water might as well be stirred up even more."

He slowly closed his eyes, no longer paying attention to the disturbances outside, sinking all his focus into digesting and fusing the feedback of Law insights, his aura becoming increasingly profound and ethereal.