Transcending Limits

*CRACK*

The world shattered and so did the memories of the day.

Sheng Tian desperately tried to remember the events of the day, yet it turned more and more hazy before it finally disappeared from his memory!

"Ugh!" a terrifying roar escaped his throat as a deep hatred for the powerlessness rose from the depth of his heart.

The feeling of losing something he cherished reminded him of the past he always avoided.

"Aaaah!" a growl filled with extreme pain and despair escaped him as the barrier he set barely withstood his subconscious dragon roar.

A violent sensation spread in every inch of his body as the Primal Seed in his dantian suddenly shook.

Ignoring the barrier, a tremendous force was exerted on all the Profound Energy in the Mythical World Planet.

Every cultivating suddenly realised that they couldn"t absorb the profound energy anymore. The profound energy in between the Heaven and Earth grew more an more chaotic with each pa.s.sing second.

Torrents of Profound Energy howled and threatened to destroy everything.

At that moment, Sheng Tian"s Soul at the centre of the Sea of Consciousness, suddenly shone with an intense white light and instantly, the Heavenly Dao of the Mythical World was surpa.s.sed.

The Five Elements no longer acted on the basis of mutual suppression and induction!

The water couldn"t put off fire and fire didn"t burn the fuels!

The Life and Death were disregarded. The people in their last could"t die and the babies weren"t born.

s.p.a.ce and Time were suppressed. The Cycle of Reincarnation stopped.

The Profound Arts no longer worked! The Cultivators in the Mystic Ice Sect"s attacks had no form or whatever. The Profound Arts lost the foundation they were built on—the Laws of the Dao!

Every single soul in the Mythical World experienced a strange suppression. Be it Mortals or Heaven Realm experts, they couldn"t even try to resist before their souls were crushed with tremendous pressure!

"Sto..p it." a weak voice sounded in his ears waking him out of the stupor.

"Huh?!" with a confused expression, Sheng Tian opened his eyes.

That very moment, the rage in his body was controlled. Following that, the Primal Seed and Origin returned to normal. The Profound Energy and Heavenly Dao reverted to their usual state. No one in the world could find the reason and source of the unbelievable yet horrifying incident that just pa.s.sed.

In fact, even the Heavenly Dao was clueless!

"What happened?" Sheng Tian shouted, no longer remembering the state of rage he just exited. Receiving no response, he checked Xiao Lian.

Xiao Lian in the Snow Glazed Realm had a pale face, her soul flickered into and out of existence as her Soul dimmed and brightened from time to time. Only now did her face stared turning back to normal.

Meng Xin, on the other hand closed her eyes and her beautiful eyebrows deeply furrowed. Her fingers almost dug into her palms to bear the unbearable.

After conforming that Xiao Lian needed some time to respond, Sheng Tian walked up to Meng Xin. With his spirit sense, he tried to find any injuries. To his surprise, she had no injuries whatsoever.

"Meng Xin, are you alright?" he said.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked into his eyes.

"The same eyes! They no longer held the affection they once did!" a sudden thought appeared in her mind, stunning her.

Meng Xin took deep breaths and took few minutes to calm herself. Sheng Tian saw her smile at him and was relieved. But her smile felt ....familiar and different.

"What happened?" he asked, looking at the tears at the corner of her eyes.

"I lost my consciousness earlier for some strange reason. After I woke up, I felt a sudden pressure out of nowhere."

"Pressure? Wait, you also lost consciousness?!" he gawked.

Meng Xin"s eyes widened as the strange things continued.

"What do you remember?" they both asked, somehow feeling a bit familiar with the situation.

"I don"t remember anything other than the fact that it is important to me." he said.

"Me as well. I only know that I didn"t want to forget it. I don"t think we know the reason for the horrifying pressure just now, but I think you should know that us losing consciousness was no coincidence. You are not telling me the whole truth, are you?" she squinted at him.

"Let"s just say I was taking a test which involves souls. I don"t know anything else besides that as well. The Examiner was an idiot, he should be the one responsible for this problem." he sold out the Poor Old Dragon Soul right away.

"How? We were not even taking the test together." in disbelief, she said.

"Trust me when I"m saying the truth." he shook his head, not wanting to reveal more. "Let"s talk about the effects of the test. I don"t want to be affected by them just like you. I don"t know how you"re feeling, but I feel that I have lived with you in the past life as a couple. However, I don"t want to be forced by some test to have a relations.h.i.+p, so don"t force yourself either. You pursue your goal, I pursue mine." he walked to the window.

Snow has already started melting as the cold gales were replaced by the warm breezes. The Sun seemed to bring more warmth as the temperature felt just right. The mornings were no longer spent rolling in the blankets in the coldness as the enthusiasm filled the lives to welcome each morning and pursue the dreams.

Meng Xin stared at Sheng Tian. She closed her eyes and thought of her life as it flashed before her eyes. When she was done, she took small steps and stood next to him as she gazed into the distance.

Sheng Tian didn"t speak further as they enjoyed the silence. Sometimes, words are better left unsaid and silence is a better message.

Sheng Tian smiled lightly "When all is said and done, I have a very good impression of you, girl. Don"t try to shoulder my responsibility. I can take care of myself. If you need any help, contact me. I might not be stronger than you soon, but I can, however, solve things that people at Sky Realm can"t."

"Are you trying to show that you"re the man in the relations.h.i.+p and want to earn respect?"she asked without turning her head.

With an amused smile, he said "Nope. I don"t need to prove anything. I want something, I will have it."

"To be honest, I am quite confused. Are you even the same person everyone thought you were?" she sighed as she placed her elbows on the sill of window and supported her head with her hands.

"Soul Lotus!" a yell sounded in his mind as Sheng Tian almost wanted to beat up the person shouting. But the words she spoke caused him to change his mind.

"What did you just say?" he saw Xiao Lian that Xiao Lian was recovered in the Soul Lotus. At this moment, her eyes were widened and her whole body was trembling. She said in a shaky voice "Heavenly Soul Lotus!"

"For real?" Sheng Tian almost said out loud. Thankfully, Meng Xin was watching the snow and didn"t pay attention to his actions.

"Yes." Xiao Lian said, her voice contained deep emotions. "I am sure that it is the aura of the Heavenly Soul Lotus. It is extremely weak. If it was not so close, I would have never found it out." she said, taking short breaths.

"You mean...." Sheng Tian narrowed his eyes as he turned his vision to Meng Xin.

On the upper garment of her Snow White dress, a white lotus pendant hung touching her bosom. If not for her bending to watch the snow, the pendant would have stayed inside her dress and they would have never known!

"Meng Xin...." he called out, a certain uncertainty in his tone.

"Hm....?" she turned at him.

Wait, why was she feeling so comfortable with him? She questioned herself, but found no answer. Instantly, she composed herself. Despite her hasty action, she looked graceful as ever.

"Can you tell me about the Pendant?" he probed, feigning some curiosity.

Touching the pendant with both her hands, Meng Xin"s beautiful eyes showed deep emotions "This is the only gift my parents left behind."

The deep feelings in her voice made all the plans to get the pendant stop for ever.

Parents. Such a nice word it is. What did they leave behind for him? A world to struggle in? At least, her parents still loved her and he didn"t want to take away the only thing they left for their daughter.

Though Sheng Tian never considered himself a good and kind person, he still had his own values and past. He couldn"t bear to take away the last thing that brought a smile to this kind girl who always tried to help him. But, he can"t not help Xiao either.

Calming down his emotions, he smiled "Cherish it well."

Before he could even ask her, Xiao Lian"s voice sounded out "I know what you"re thinking and luckily, it"s fine. The pendant itself is not the Heavenly Soul Lotus. It is definitely a part of it, at least it stayed with the Heavenly Soul Lotus for a long time. That is the reason it has the Heavenly Soul Lotus"s aura. When I checked it with my divine Sense properly, I realised that the only thing this pendant has is a Cultivation Technique—Heavenly Lotus Sutra."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Sheng Tian revealed a bomb of news to Meng Xin "I have an idea about it"s origin."

Meng Xin was shocked hearing his words. "What is it?"

"I can tell you. But you need to answer me truthfully." he replied. Seeing her nod, he continued "It is a part of a Natural Treasure—Heavenly Soul Lotus. As for its prowess, it is beyond the scope of this world."

"A divine treasure?" she asked, in a small voice.

Taken back by the word "divine" coming from her, he looked at her curiously "You know about Divine Cultivators?"

She shook her head "Not much. The Ancient Records state that Beyond Mortal Peak lies the Legendary Realm of Divine."

"Interesting. Yes, the Heavenly Soul Lotus is a divine Treasure, one of the best in fact. Now, tell me where did your parents acquire the pendant from?"

"The only thing I know is that it is from the Snow Moon Continent." Meng Xin looked into his eyes as she spoke honestly.

The reply was not the worst, but not the best either. However, Sheng Tian was not discouraged.

"Xiao Lian, hurry up. Let"s go to Snow Moon Continent and search for the Heavenly Soul Lotus! Once you find it, everything will be fixed!" he spoke in excitement.

The reply was however, "It"s not that simple. Even if I use my divine sense, I have no chance of finding a Heavenly Treasure if there was even a layer of concealment on it. And remember, we are talking about Heavenly Treasures. They cannot be used by just anyone. It is too much of a risk."

"But Xiao..." "No buts. If we fail, the consequences would be too harsh. First, the only choice to travel there is to use my powers. If I do that, my cultivation will drop further reaching the Mortal Realm and the poison will deepen. Two, you would be risk once you lose my protection and whatever you might say, I don"t want to do that. Three, though we are sure that the Pendant was from the Snow Moon Continent, what if the Heavenly Soul Lotus itself is not in this world and the pendant was there accidentally?

For me, you would end up in an unfamiliar place and unknown dangers. Do you realise how crazy that is? I am fighting death now and I don"t want to see you do the same. Treasure your life more. I don"t want you to die just as much as you want me to live. Unless you are strong enough to go there by yourself, we are not going."

"Fine." all the enthusiasm and hope in curing Xiao Lian turned into determination to gain strength.

Quietly, Xiao Lian muttered "Hope you get strong at least for this."

He smiled at Meng Xin "Thank you. I guess only owe you even more now. I need to go to Snow Moon Continent as well, I must, very soon.I will meet you in the Dragon Prodigy Champions.h.i.+p."

She looked at his receding back as he left "Take care and don"t become fat."

She was still processing his words as she was dazed by his smile earlier.

Hearing his words of caring, she unknowingly felt happy. But when she heard the last part, she glared at him. With a grumpy mood, she stomped her foot to vent her anger.

"Fat? When did I ever become fat?" She thought.

Sheng Tian is the only person who can make Meng Xin show such a myriad of emotions. Anyone else who knew Meng Xin including Ke"Er would only see her calmness. With mixed emotions, she exited the room.

Leng Yue Yan and Ke"er were having tea with Ke"er blabbering. The Ice G.o.ddess was silently listening and very rarely, she nodded. She still had the same cold expression but it seemed to soften a bit.

Meng Xin looked at the two and thought "One can"t stop talking and the other won"t speak at all, Truly a perfect pair."