"Such a huge consumption!"
No one knew that Lin Xuan was sighing inwardly at this moment.
He had only a pitiful 450 years of cultivation time left.
That instant of cultivation just now had directly cost him 18,000 years of cultivation time and 1.1 million Spirit Crystals—equivalent to 110 million spirit stones.
At the 17,000th year, his cultivation had broken through, reaching the early Inner Core stage. The strength of his Martial Dao Pill had increased; not only had its cracks been repaired, but Lin Xuan had also inscribed another mid-grade Metal Rune onto it.
The eleven Law Runes had now become twelve. The additional one was the Metal Rune representing supreme hardness, providing an immensely powerful enhancement to weapons.
Of course, this was also the limit. If he inscribed any more Law Runes, the Martial Dao Pill still would not be able to withstand it.
With so little cultivation time remaining, Lin Xuan simply did not dare take any more risks.
At the same time, those 18,000 years of cultivation time had allowed Lin Xuan's spiritual power to grow by another 180 zhang.
Now, his spiritual power had reached a terrifying 1,232 zhang, completely surpassing experts who had only just entered the Golden Core Realm.
The magnitude of one's spiritual power determined the range over which one could mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth, and it was also a crucial component of battle strength.
At this point, Lin Xuan's combat power had once again undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
It was vastly different from Hua Xing's expectation of being only slightly stronger. This was not merely one notch stronger—it was an entire street ahead.
Finally, Lin Xuan moved. The Law Runes on his body shifted, changing into an arrangement focused on ultimate speed.
The next moment, he shot into