After the battle with the Heavenly Demon Lin Shen went into a deep sleep for three weeks
And today he opened his eyes for the first time in three weeks
He looked at the roof and got up slowly
"Am I in the infirmary again" he said to no one in particular
"Seriously I must start living here if I just keep coming here every few chapters"
He got up from the bed and found his body covered in burn marks from the heavenly demon and permanent scars from the tribulation
He wore the robes on the bedside table
Then he sat down and meditated
His Chaos Forged Body sutra broke through during the battle and now it is at the second stage allowing him to use the elements from his cores to temper him
His Harmonic Soul Sutra had also broken through the second stage allowing him to track multiple energies at once
"This is amazing not only can I use the elements to temper my body but now I could also track multiple energies with ease" said Lin Shen in excitement
CRASH
Lin Shen turned around to see Lin Shu standing behind him
Lin Shu gasped and put her hands over her mouth in surprise
"Lin Shu what happened" as Sun Rong rushed into the room daggers raised
Only for her to drop her daggers as if she had seen a ghost
"Hey why are you looking at me like that" Lin Shen asked
"How are you awake the doctors said that you would be in a coma for at least three months" Lin Shu said catching herself
"Lin Shu, Sun Rong what happened I heard some noise" then Madam Feng walked in
"Aren't you supposed to be unconscious for the next 69 days" Madam Feng said jokingly
Lin Shen shrugged his shoulders and said:
"I don't know. It's probably because of my unique cultivation path."
Then Lin Shen spent the next 3 hours explaining his three sutras and the function of each eye
"Son, can I ask you something" asked Madam Feng
"What is it mother" replied Lin Shen
"We currently have disciples with problems similar to yours do you mind writing down your three sutras and publishing them of course we will pay you a fair price" said Madam Feng confidently
"No need to give me any profits just distribute all three sutras to each disciple who needs them both within the sect and outside the sect" Lin Shen replied
"Why are you not interested in profits" Madam Feng asked
"No, mother it is because Xuanwu valley is the largest thing I could turn into a business even if you strip it of all its rare ores and other minerals it all reforms by next week." Said Lin Shen but his thoughts suggested that he wanted to help the unfortunate people and prevent anyone from suffering from their unstable cores
The next day Lin Shen got out of bed and made it to the meeting room and sat down
Ten minutes later murim alliance officials and leaders filed in one by one
The first to enter were the leaders of the nine great sects
After them the five great noble families arrived
The first of the noble families to arrive were Tang Sun Chen with Tang Sun Rong following closely behind
Then came Namgoong Jinho of the Namgoong family a strong swordsman
Behind them came a muscular man from the Hebei Peng family called Peng Gae Hyuk with a strong physical body
Next to him was a man with a smaller and smoother frame wearing long robes with long sleeves this was Jegal Hui of the Jegal family he scanned the room with calculating eyes
Then came behind them a man with a straw hat entered it was Moyong Bo of the Moyong family he had a sword mounted on his back
Then an old man entered the meeting room and sat on the highest chair
Lin Shen recognized the old man and greeted him politely while everybody else ignored him
As they were waiting an attendant entered the meeting room
He was the Murim alliance leader's aide and also the leader of the northern Heavenly sect Jin Mu Won
"Thank you all for coming here I am Jin Mu Won of the northern Heavenly sect"
"Now that we are all gathered and settled, we must discuss the new problem that everyone has concerns about" Jin Mu Won continued looking directly at Lin Shen
"According to soldiers reports the construct which called itself ARCHON had lost to the blade demon" Jin Mu Won said coldly
"Then how did the Blade Demon die and why is there a different construct in its place" Hyun Jong called out from the back
"Well... you see the "mech" called "ARCHON" received enlightenment and went through body restructuring" Jin Mu Won replied
"As a result, because of this irregularity a Major tribulation descended onto ARCHON" Jin Mu Won said holding up a report
"Amitabha how could a construct receive enlightenment even us monks who follow the shaolin way take at least thousands of years before we even receive enlightenment" Abbot Fang Zheng said
"I agree with abbot Fang Zheng even our sword scholars take years just to comprehend the meaning of the sword and on top of that they have to understand the laws of Yin and Yang"
"I did not give ARCHON the ability to restructure his body" Lin Shen replied coldly
"I built him to be a guardian one that guides in future if I die ARCHON's role would change from being a guardian to being a leader"
"He himself did not understand his role until he fought against the Blade demon" Lin Shen said his expression not changing
Sun Chen looked at Sun Rong who was still wearing the MK2 EXOSUIT
"I did not even think he would achieve enlightenment if you ask me" Lin Shen added
"But your mechs have enough destructive power to destroy large sects easily" Yu Canghai stated
"Even the Tang Clan could not withstand one mech if not for their ancestor they would have all died" Yu Canghai stated bluntly
"The Tang sect entered my territory with the intent to destroy" Lin Shen stated
"I gave them several warnings but they would not listen all because the Tang Sect did not want to negotiate the release of his daughter"
"What about the missiles I heard a core formation stage cultivator would be killed immediately if one of them strike" asked He Zudao from the Kunlun sect
"HAHAHAHAAHAHA, I don't care about that. I want to know—did his mech truly split the earth in half?" said Peng Gae-Hyuk
"Forget that" Namgoong Jinho said standing up from his seat
"How were you even able to target weak spots accurately and execute a set of complex moves" he said
"When I saw you, your swordsmanship was unrefined but with every clash... you became stronger"
"On top of that when the Heavenly Demon resorted to feints you saw through each one and struck accurately and the way you moved..."
"It was as if you were anticipating his attacks and your movements was as smooth as water," said Namgoong Jinho
"Our most advanced disciples take at least 30 years to master such swordsmanship" he continued
"We of the Jaegal family want to study Lin Shen's Qi circuits" said Jaegal Hui of the Jaegal family
"Amitabha is it also true that you managed to stabilized your unstable cores" Abbot Fang Zheng asked
"Yes," Lin Shen replied
"I have made three sutras and anyone with a similar condition as me should practice all three sutras" Lin Shen replied
"The Sutras I created are:
The Chaos Resonance Sutra for using their cores in combat which teaches them on how to make use of their cores in combat
The Chaos Forged Body Sutra a body cultivation technique which people need to cultivate to handle the higher stages of the Chaos Resonance Sutra
The Harmonic Soul Sutra which helps calm the mind and improve perception which allows you to find patterns within your unstable cores"
Then from there Lin Shen spent five hours explaining each sutra in excruciating detail
"Do not worry I will publish them through the Golden Azure sect soon it will be free and accessible to all" Lin Shen said
The Jaegal family and Wudang scholars took notes
"Amitabha, may I ask what happens if one does not cultivate all three" Fang Zheng asked
"You will go crazy, die or even suffer permanent soul damage" Lin Shen stated flatly
"Trust me suffering permanent soul damage is the bare minimum" as he said that someone in the back row fainted
"Is there any way to return them to their former selves if they go crazy" Hong Qigong asked
"Yes, there is. But it requires stabilizing the cores within the body manually.
The method is extremely risky. as you have to direct multiple cores with different Aura's into temporarily stabilizing themselves after that it will become dormant and the person will return to normal but he will be mentally scarred"
Then all the leaders present burst into arguments
The disciples outside put their hands on their swords ready to attack the Tang clan disciples held their daggers tightly
The Jaegal disciples readied their formation talismans
One disciple from the Tang sect was shaking so bad that he fainted standing
A sword disciple from Mount Hua was gripping his blade like his life depended on it
Until the old man on the highest chair got up and a heavy and suffocating Aura filled the room everyone except for Lin Shen were brought to their knees
"I am Gwak Yeom the leader of this alliance and I will have order"
then the heavy aura vanished and Gwak Yeom turned to Lin Shen
"Boy, we have met only once. How did you know I was going to do that?"
"My heavenly eye on my forehead lets me see a few seconds into the future, my golden eye lets me see structure and find weak points while my Azure eye lets me redirect incoming attacks and read the flow of Qi and this is only the first stage by the way" Lin Shen said coolly
"HAHAHAHA! Impressive. I have never met a lad as amusing as you." then Gwak Yeom turned toward the leaders of the nine sects and five great families
"This boy managed to take out the Heavenly Demon by himself"
"While his construct achieved enlightenment and killed the Blade demon while the other two managed to kill the blood demon with ease."
"He withstood heavenly tribulation and shattered its core"
"Brought multiple nascent soul cultivators down with ease and even killed a few ascendant stage cultivators and Dao Integration cultivators" Gwak Yeom said
"This meeting is dismissed and Lin Shen shall be left alone to his own devices." said Gwak Yeom
"Leader how about we send one disciple from each of the nine sects and five noble families if he wins, we will leave him alone but if he loses, he will be under alliance supervision and will be forced to share his other methods" Abbess Meijue who was unusually quiet in the conversation
"I accept the challenge" Lin Shen said straight away
"But I have a condition"
"What condition" Gwak Yeom asked
"Send your best disciples against me in a life and death match, the nature of the match would be all of you targeting me" Lin Shen replied as a grin appeared on his face
"What madness is this" Hyun Jong said standing up from his seat
"You think you can handle all our best disciples at once" Heo San continued
"For what its worth you want to get your grimy hands on my inventions, take them apart and study them" Lin Shen said with a grin
"The murim world is not yet ready for it and the moment this technology falls in the wrong hands one could even make devices that could bring the entire murim to its knees"
"Enough, we agree to your terms," said Gwak Yeom clenching his fists
"But sir we need to—"
"If anyone is against this decision come to my office and take it up with me or are you implying that your best disciples could lose"