With a flicker of his body, Lin Baichuan stepped out. He had already crossed the surging sea of lightning and slammed into that curtain of light.
In an instant, the stars shifted and the world turned.
The next moment, Lin Baichuan discovered that he had returned to the palace.
"Kid... your speed in clearing the trials was beyond this old man's expectations..."
A deep voice rang out.
It was Old Mu.
He narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Lin Baichuan, sizing him up from head to toe as though he wanted to see straight through him.
He had known long ago that Lin Baichuan's physical body was exceptionally powerful.
Thus, passing the third trial should not have been difficult, but he had never imagined that Lin Baichuan would clear it so quickly. This efficiency had even broken the record since Yuheng Star Palace had been established.
That was rather terrifying.
It showed that Lin Baichuan's physical body was far more formidable than he had expected.
"Cough, cough..."
Old Mu's stare made Lin Baichuan's skin crawl. He deliberately coughed twice, and after drawing Old Mu's attention, pointed at a pillar in the distance. "Senior, I want that pillar..."
"Kid, you're quite impressive... This old man admits that I underestimated you before."
Old Mu gave Lin Baichuan a meaningful look. "However, you still have no hope of breaking through the fourth trial."
As he spoke, he pointed with a finger.
Boom...
The pillar Lin Baichuan had indicated exploded with a bang.
Another ball of light flew out, and within it was a medicinal pill.
The pill was as large as an infant's fist. What was especially strange was that it had nine openings, resembling a miniature infant.
"Nine Aperture Saint Embryo Pill..."
Upon seeing the pill inside the ball of