An Lin and Xu Xiaolan immediately came to the decision to beat the Dark Spirit King and the Divine Bat Emperor into submission first.
This operation was going to be focused on speed and stealth, so it would not be a good idea to deploy too much of their forces.
Xiao Tu and Xiao Ze were vital to the eastern front and could not stray far away from the Kingdom of the Nine States. As for the phoenix, Little Huang, it had to replace Xu Xiaolan and defend the northern front.
The defenses of the northern front were extremely fragile compared to the other fronts. Even with the likes of the Great Empress and the High Priestess among their ranks, it would still be too much for Xu Xiaolan and the phoenix to leave at once, so during the time in which Xu Xiaolan was going to be away, Little Huang had to defend the northern front.
An Lin and Xu Xiaolan discussed the matter briefly before deciding to take Little Na along with them. The three of them would be able to beat a Dao Integration Initial Stage super mighty figure into submission for sure!
After recuperating for three more days, they were in peak condition again and traveled to the Opposite Shore Realm!
The Opposite Shore Realm was the world of the deceased spirits and heaven for the dead.
It was located to the southwestern direction of the Kingdom of the Nine States, and its land area was comparable to the Kingdom of the Nine States.
Due to the special laws of heaven and earth, the Opposite Shore Realm was always in eternal night and had extremely abundant yin energy. As such, it was the ideal place for evil cultivators to cultivate.
An Lin, Xu Xiaolan, and Tina traveled through space en route to the Opposite Shore Realm.
“The dao of Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures resonate with heaven and earth, so they’re extremely sensitive to one another. As such, I have to teach you a special spell technique that can conceal the aura of your dao!” An Lin smiled.
Xu Xiaolan was shocked. “You have a spell technique like that?”
“Of course. How else did you think Chen Chen managed to escape detection from the other mighty figures during our extermination team’s operation? Even the Heavenly Gods were unable to sense his presence, and it was all thanks to that spell technique…” White light shimmered from An Lin’s fingertips as he pressed them against Xu Xiaolan’s forehead. “Don’t resist. I’m going to bestow the true intent of the spell technique upon you…”
Xu Xiaolan closed her eyes and sensed the vast true intent flowing into her mind. She opened her eyes a short while later, and her expression instantly lit up.
“What an exquisite spell technique! It’s so extraordinarily innovative!” Xu Xiaolan exclaimed, “The Void Body Mantra can conceal the aura of one’s dao and even avoid detection from the Heavenly Dao…”
An Lin nodded with a smile. “Back when Chen Chen and I were looking for a way out in the river of time, we used this spell technique to keep the Heavenly Time God’s power at bay… This is a problem so many Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures have tried but were unable to resolve, but the Heaven Crushing Sect was able to resolve it. You have to admit that the Heaven Crushing Sect really do know their stuff.”
“They certainly do…” Xu Xiaolan nodded in agreement.
“Wow… Power that can conceal one’s dao? I want to learn, I want to learn!” Tina’s emerald eyes glowed as she tugged on An Lin’s hair excitedly.
An Lin was a little surprised. Tina had mastered so many divine techniques that were beyond even his comprehension, yet she was still interested in the Heaven Crushing Sect’s spell techniques?
However, seeing as Tina had made this request, he was naturally not going to refuse. He pressed a huge finger against Tina’s head and bestowed the spell technique’s true intent upon her.
Tina observed the Void Body Mantra, and her eyes lit up with excitement.
“Ohhh… I see now. This really is an exquisite spell technique. As long as the consciousness of the heavens doesn’t try to specifically target the user of the spell technique, it really wouldn’t be able to discover them…” White light imbued with countless laws suddenly flashed through Tina’s eyes before quickly disappearing.
“Alright, analysis complete! The living beings in the Divine Mirror World won’t be able to use similar methods to fool me now!” Tina clapped her hands together with an elated smile.
An Lin: “…”
Xu Xiaolan: “…”
So this was the reason why she was so eager to learn this spell technique?!
Tina had surprised him once again with her badassery.
“Little Na, how is your Divine Mirror World going?” An Lin asked.
“It’s still the same.” Tina heaved a forlorn sigh. “There are over twenty or so extremely powerful living beings who have attained the powers of the divine dao, but whenever they tried to progress to the Dao Integration Stage, it always feels like there’s something missing…”
An Lin nodded upon hearing this. This indicated that the Divine Mirror World was also facing a bottleneck of its own.
In order to break through this bottleneck, an opportunity would be required.
Last time, the realm core had been restored, thereby elevating the Divine Mirror World to the next level. What would the Divine Mirror World require to evolve this time?
An Lin couldn’t think of anything, and Goddess of Creation Tina couldn’t think of anything either.
They could only go with the flow.
The three of them did not take long to arrive at the border of the Opposite Shore Realm.
An Lin, Tina, and Xu Xiaolan tore through space and emerged from within.
There was a special law of heaven and earth here that prohibited spatial travel.
An Lin and the others flew into the Opposite Shore Realm.
Xu Xiaolan was a Dao Integration Stage super mighty figure, so she unleashed her Void Body Mantra from the get-go in order to conceal her aura before getting onto An Lin’s black brick.
The sky became increasingly darker, and dark, bone-chilling winds blew toward them.
The ground below wasn’t exactly desolate as there were all sorts of glowing plants down there, most of which were red and purple. They were shining with vibrant colors and presenting a lethal kind of beauty.
Xu Xiaolan: “The Dark Spirit King is located in Tian Ming City in the northern part of the Opposite Shore Realm, and it rules over countless ghostly soldiers of the northern part of the Opposite Shore Realm. It’s extremely renowned across the entire continent, and children are frightened to the point of tears just from hearing its name…”
“Alright, stop talking up the enemy. It’s just a Dao Integration Initial Stage super mighty figure…” An Lin chuckled.
Xu Xiaolan looked at An Lin with a speechless expression. “Don’t underestimate Dao Integration Stage living beings. All of them are exceptionally talented cultivators with limitless potential and have been acknowledged by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Furthermore, all of them possess trump cards, which we will need to be extra careful of.”
An Lin was naturally not going to underestimate his enemies. After all, many of the enemies he had slain had perished as they had underestimated him. As such, he was not going to make the same mistake.
Thus, Xu Xiaolan continued to boast in the Dark Spirit King’s stead.
She said things like “its Dark Earthly Energy was unmatched” and “even Heavenly Court emperors were extremely wary of it…”.
She was most likely doing this so that An Lin would exercise some caution.
An Lin could hear the concern in her voice, and he smiled as he listened carefully to what she was saying.
The three of them continued to dwell deeper and deeper into the Opposite Shore Realm.
Their cultivation bases were extremely powerful, and nothing could stop them in their footsteps.
Thus, they flew for over a million kilometers.
They finally stopped at a very peculiar place.
In this place, there were vibrant, rainbow flowers flourishing on the ground below, all of which were waving their enticing bodies.