Chapter 445: Ascending to the Supreme Grandmaster, the Most Powerful in the World!
Over the past year, Lin Beifan had accumulated nearly 200 million taels through various means, and when combined with other sources of income, his total wealth reached 300 million taels. With so much ill-gotten wealth, he could easily level up to the next stage. Since the time had come for his advancement, Lin Beifan secretly slipped out of the capital city late at night. Knowing that this advancement to Supreme Grandmaster might cause some commotion, he ran quite far, nearly 200 li from the capital, into the deep forest.
With his spiritual power extended and no one in sight, Lin Beifan excitedly said to himself, “System, settle my account!”
“Ding! Host embezzled a total of 312 million taels of gold, silver, and precious gems, a massive amount that qualifies for the reward of merging with the God of War (Immortal) Yin Zhong (Later Stage) mode!”
A terrifying force immediately penetrated Lin Beifan’s body. This force was truly immense and also included the pinnacle martial art of the world, Dragon God Technique! You see, the character he merged with was essentially a deity among mortals. He had lived for over 500 years and possessed over 500 years’ worth of power!
This was a terrifying martial art technique that allowed one to transform into a dragon, soar through the air, and unleash dragon-shaped attacks on enemies. It could also dispel poisons, heal injuries, and provide protection, among other abilities, making it incredibly powerful. And it offered the ability of immortality!
As long as Lin Beifan was willing, he could also obtain the power of immortality and live forever. This continuous influx of power seemed never-ending, and Lin Beifan was starting to feel overwhelmed.
Next, a massive wave of memories rushed into his brain, including all the martial arts of this mortal deity and the Taoist arts…
It was truly, truly, truly… incredibly powerful!
Lin Beifan sat cross-legged, accelerating the absorption of this power, and his strength continued to rise.
Meanwhile, in the outside world, the heavens and the earth changed colors, thunder roared, lightning flashed, and fierce winds and heavy rain swept through. Vaguely, a ferocious dragon shadow could be seen, and the sound of a dragon’s roar could be heard, creating a frightening scene. In the capital city, Bai Guanyin’s expression changed as she looked in the direction of Lin Beifan’s location.
Her eyebrows furrowed, and she muttered to herself, “Someone is breaking through to the Supreme Grandmaster?”
Upon closer sensing, she found the person’s aura somewhat familiar.
A smile curved her lips beautifully. “So, it’s him! He’s incredibly fast!” In the blink of an eye, her body leaped into the air, walking on thin air as if treading on solid ground. With each step, she covered several zhang, quickly flying toward Lin Beifan’s location, which was two li away in a secluded mountain hut.
A white-haired but ruddy-faced old man appeared from the sky. He puffed on his pipe and gazed in the direction of Tianwu’s capital city, saying, “Another fellow Daoist joins us; my path is not lonely!”
Then, he furrowed his brow. “But this fellow Daoist’s aura… so vigorous, seemingly not even 30 years old. In the past few years, that demon girl nearly shattered this old man’s bones when I encountered her. Now, this person seems even more… destined to be part of the young generation!”
With that, he suddenly soared into the sky, transforming into a flying crane, heading towards Great Wu.
At this moment, Bai Guanyin had already arrived at the location where Lin Beifan was breaking through, standing outside as a guardian. However, when she witnessed the scene of Lin Beifan’s breakthrough, her eyes were filled with astonishment.
“What martial art is he cultivating that makes his breakthrough scene so terrifying?” The fierce wind and heavy rain, combined with thunder and lightning, occasionally revealed the figure of a dragon soaring amidst the storm.
Lin Beifan had always given her a sense of mystery. He didn’t seem to practice much, but his strength had consistently soared. Especially since he had become a Grandmaster, he had gained various strange abilities, like summoning storms, turning spiritual energy into substance… He didn’t seem quite human, more like a monster.
And now, this breakthrough scene appeared even more monstrous.
Despite her shock, Bai Guanyin continued to guard diligently from the outside. She was filled with anticipation in her heart, wondering what abilities Lin Beifan would possess after breaking through to the Supreme Grandmaster.
Could she compete with him now?
After about two hours, Lin Beifan finally completed his breakthrough. He took a large step forward and became the highest-level martial artist in the world—a Supreme Grandmaster!
Examining himself, he found that his strength had truly skyrocketed. In less than three hours, he could defeat his previous self effortlessly. His strength was unbelievably overwhelming.
Lin Beifan raised his head and saw a cold, ethereal woman standing in the sky outside.
She was Bai Guanyin, and Lin Beifan had sensed her presence when she had just arrived. However, he was too busy with his breakthrough to pay her much attention.
Now, the white mist on Bai Guanyin’s face couldn’t obstruct Lin Beifan’s view anymore. He could see a beautiful, icy face underneath. She possessed a unique kind of beauty.
Different from the empress’s grace and world-leading beauty, different from Li Shi Shi’s elegance and virtuous beauty, different from Mo Rushuang’s heroic and valiant beauty, different from Ziyue’s enchanting and seductive beauty, and different from Little Princess’s adorable and cute beauty…
Her beauty carries a hint of otherworldliness, much like the goddess in the Guanghan Palace, ethereal and unattainable. At this moment, her clear and stunning face had a touch of a smile, and she said contentedly, “Lin Beifan, congratulations on breaking through to become a Supreme Grandmaster! I always knew that sooner or later, you would reach this realm. It’s just that I didn’t expect this day to come so quickly!”
Lin Beifan smiled and flew towards her. “Bai Guanyin, thanks for guarding me just now.”
Bai Guanyin nodded. “No need to thank me! Even without me, you would have achieved enlightenment. But your path is something I find truly puzzling. I sense that there seem to be several different paths within you. These paths are all different, but you’ve merged them together to form your own path. It’s quite strange.”
Lin Beifan chuckled inwardly. After all, he had assimilated the paths of so many individuals, so naturally, their paths became a part of his own. “Everyone has their own destiny,” he explained.
Bai Guanyin agreed, “That’s true, different destinies lead to different paths.”
Then, with a hint of fighting spirit in her beautiful eyes, she asked, “How about we have a battle?”
As top-tier martial artists, encountering an equal opponent meant that they couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a duel.
“I’d be delighted!” Lin Beifan’s eyes blazed with enthusiasm. It had been a while since he had a worthy opponent.
He wanted to test his current strength and see how far he had come. He also wanted to find out the level of cultivation this seemingly otherworldly woman had reached.
“However, let’s wait for another fellow Daoist first.” Lin Beifan and Bai Guanyin turned their heads to the northwest.
There, a white-haired man in plain attire was approaching, holding a tobacco pipe and smiling. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of them.
