Once the discussion about Lin Shen came to a close, they started discussing the real issue
The faction that waged war on the Golden Azure sect was the demonic faction.
Led by the Heavenly Demon cult the Blood demon sect and Blade demon sect focused their attacks on multiple sects
The blood demon sect attacked Shaolin sects while the Blade demon sects target major swords sects and the Heavenly Demon cult attacked the golden Azure Sect because the Golden Azure sect currently dominates the markets and have strong cultivators.
"So what do we do" madam Feng asked
"Amitabha, I suggest we defend ourselves and gather information on what the bloodcult is planning" replied abbot Fang Zeng
"I suggest we do not give them time to regroup and attack them immediately" Hyun Jong said slamming his first onto the table
"We cannot rush in blindly; we must try to figure out their plans does the beggar union have any information regarding this"
"No, damn Bloodcultists are being careful if they see a beggar they immediately steer clear of them even our spies in the cult are unable to report anything because they are maintaining tight security 24/7" replied Hong Qigong
"Why can't we capture their commanders and interrogate them" He Zudao asked
"That's an issue because the one we caught killed himself" said Heo San "And as soon as he killed himself the other disciples also killed themselves"
Lin Shen let out a deep sigh
"What wanna say something" Hyun Jong said his tone dripping with condescension
"Yes, in fact while we have been wasting time here, I have already gathered some information" Lin Shen replied
"What do you mean gathering information you have been sitting here the entire time" Hyun Jong replied
Fang Zheng signaled him to keep quiet and asked Lin Shen:
"Amitabha did you create a device that lets you gather information"
"Yes in fact I will show it now" Lin Shen replied pulling out a spider and placed it on the table
"That is just a spider" Abess Miejue said
"look closely" Lin Shen replied
They all took a closer look and their face transformed from curious to shock in an instant
"This my friends is a robotic insect I use many different robotic insects to gather information"
He then activated the holographic display on his wrist a blue screen appeared in the air above the table for everyone to see
"While you were discussing on your future actions I sent these robotic insects to the Headquarters of each demonic faction and what I found confirmed our suspicions" said Lin Shen
The hologram showed the current leader of the demonic faction discussing their plans when the video played everything became clear.
"HAHAHAHA! Those fools think we are waging war on them little do they know that we are just stretching their resources thin." Said Cheon Ma Jin The heavenly demon
"What fools we will not wage war until they are stretched so thin and we will deal the final blow to the murim alliance" said Jang Seok-Han the blood demon
"We must be cautious of Lin Shen I heard that the entire Tang sect attacked only to walk away like a limping beast so I heard" said Ryu Kang-Jin the blade demon
"Ah yes Lin Shen of the golden Azure sect do not worry about him send two ascendant rank cultivators and one Dao integration cultivator to deal with him. Even I cannot win unscathed against those odds" Said Cheon Ma Jin
Then the recording ended
And the entire room stood in silence until madam Feng spoke first:
"How about we take the fight to them"
"Mother you are not seriously implying that we go and knock on their door are you" Lin Shen replied
"Why are you against it" Madam Feng asked
"If anything, I agree with you" He said grinning widely
"Supposing we do attack their head quarters how do you suggest we go there the journey alone will tire the soldiers" Hyun Jong said his voice no longer carrying arrogance
"I have the means to transport us quickly so gather your soldiers and meet me at Xuanwu valley in a month" Lin Shen said
"I agree with the young man my intelligence reported him using some kind of construct built for transportation purposes to move towards Xuanwu valley" said Hong Qigong
One by one all the leaders agreed and in the end they decided to gather in front of Xuanwu valley in a month
Three days had passed since the meeting and Lin Shen returned to Xuanwu valley
He entered his base of operations and the three mechs behind him went to their respective hangars he went to the panel and got to work for building transportation vehicles
As his schematics was uploaded into the assembly lines
Lin Shen went to his private chambers
And locked the door
Lin Shen sat alone within his chamber, legs crossed, breathing slow and controlled as silence filled the room.
But inside him there was no silence only chaos as his dantian churned violently.
The cores within it pulsed chaotically with each other unstable, clashing and refusing to settle.
A faint tremor ran through his body as the cores clashed
"Still unstable..." he thought as his brows furrowed.
Ever since that day, his cultivation had changed completely. What others called a foundation... his had become chaos.
Different energies collided within him, each refusing to submit or make peace with each other this would have caused a normal cultivator to collapse but Lin Shen was not normal.
"Then I won't cultivate like a normal cultivator." As if responding to his thoughts his eyes snapped open as a faint glow flickered within them.
"If they won't stabilize then I'll make them stabilize." He said closing his eyes
This time, he didn't try to suppress the cores but rather he let the cores do what they always do.
He let the cores throw their tantrums like children but then pain surged instantly as his body trembled as violent Qi tore through his meridians and a thin line of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Too violent..." he thought as the energies tore him apart from within.
But Lin Shen didn't stop instead he focused on the rhythm not control he recorded each pulse, each interval, the way each core surged, retreated, then surged again.
"They're not random, there is a pattern" he realized so he slowed his breathing and one by one, he began to follow it.
Not forcing neither suppressing only aligning
The chaos didn't disappear, but it changed as the violent clashes began to overlap.
They began to resonate
A low hum echoed faintly within his body as his eyes shot open.
"There it is..." he said as a surge of power exploded outward cracking the ground beneath him.
His robes fluttered violently as energy spiraled around him.
"Chaos Resonance Sutra..." he said in a steady and low voice "First Cycle: Resonance Surge."
The energy burst outward in a controlled wave.
Then there was Silence.
Lin Shen exhaled slowly as his body trembled with lingering pain on every part of his body.
But this time he did not break.
He looked down at his hands and said in a low voice:
"They can be used..."
But his expression didn't relax because he knew that this was only the beginning and the rest was yet to come
The next moment, Lin Shen pushed further.
If his body couldn't handle it, he would remake it.
He drew in Qi again, but guided it differently this time
He did not draw it towards his dantian but he drew it towards his flesh.
His muscles tightened as heat spread through them.
Then lightning followed it was sharp and violent as his nerves screamed in protest.
His bones felt like they were being crushed and reforged at the same time.
A groan escaped his lips.
"This... is worse than the tribulation..." Lin Shen said his struggle visible
Sweat poured down his face as his body trembled uncontrollably.
But he didn't stop.
"If this body can't hold them, I'll reforge it into one that can." He said fists clenched
The different energies spread through him each attacking a different part of his body.
But instead of resisting he let the change take over,
Minutes turned into hour and hours turned into days.
By the end his breathing was ragged as his body covered in blood but the trembling had stopped as a faint, stable power lingered within his flesh.
"...Chaos Forged Body Sutra." He called it he would use this sutra to forge a body that can withstand his dantian
But even then he did not feel right he felt that he was missing something.
The cores still clashed and his control wasn't perfect.
"This isn't just a physical problem anymore" he said so he closed his eyes once more.
And this time he looked inward towards the deepest parts past his body, past the energy and into his mind
The moment he did noise exploded as the chaotic pulses echoed like thunder in his consciousness.
It was unstable, unaligned and threatened to tear his thoughts apart.
Lin Shen's breathing faltered.
"So that's it," Lin Shen said in a quiet voice "the real problem stemmed from my mind trying to control them."
He steadied himself and slowed his thoughts.
Instead of controlling he listened to the rhythm the same way he had done before.
Gradually the noise softened and the chaos which could not be interpret was now understandable
His mind aligned with the flow not against it, not above it, but within it. As a strange calm settled over him.
"...Harmonic Soul Sutra." He called it
Lin Shen opened his eyes as a faint glow lingered within them.
No longer chaotic but deep and unfathomable.
He slowly stood up despite his body aching and his unstable cores.
But now they were his.
A month had passed and this was only the start