A surge of wild joy rose in Lin Tian's heart, as unstoppable as raging waves!
After all, Ling Daozi was no ordinary figure. He had been a Venerable Saint powerhouse from the Primordial Chaos era!
Although Lin Tian did not know what realm a Venerable Saint belonged to, he knew that such a person stood at the very pinnacle!
Within the memories of such an ancient and mysterious figure, there were surely countless secrets and immensely powerful cultivation arts.
Especially Primordial Chaos-level cultivation arts. If he could learn even a few of them, it would be an enormous stroke of fortune for Lin Tian!
With that thought, Lin Tian immediately took action without hesitation.
He took a deep breath and instantly mobilized the vast Chaos power within his body, operating the Chaos Great Dao Art with all his strength.
As the art circulated, an invisible suction force spread from Lin Tian's body and swept directly toward Ling Daozi's primordial spirit fragments.
At the same time, astonishing changes occurred in the outside world.
The wisps of purple energy that had been quietly floating in the void seemed to answer some kind of summons, rushing desperately toward Lin Tian.
In the blink of an eye, the purple energy surged into Lin Tian's body like a tide.
In an instant, dense purple energy enveloped Lin Tian. He looked like a deity descending upon the mortal world, radiating an awe-inspiring and mysterious light.
Moreover, as the purple energy continuously fused into him, his aura rose steadily at a visible rate, growing stronger and stronger.
Time quietly passed, though no one knew how long had gone by.
Finally, at a certain moment, Lin Tian's body suddenly shook, and an overwhelming surge of power erupted from within him!
"Hahahaha, not bad at all! I never expected refining that damned old dog's primordial spirit fragments would allow my strength to break through to the late Chaos Realm in one go!" Lin Tian let out a long cry, unable to conceal his excitement.
Then he slowly rose to his feet and stretched his limbs. His bones and joints immediately produced a series of crisp cracking sounds.
Lin Tian threw back his head and laughed wildly. His bold and unruly laughter drifted across the continent, echoing through the air.
"Huh? What happened? Where did all that purple energy floating in the void go?" Lin Tian abruptly stopped laughing and stared suspiciously into the empty sky.
After observing carefully, he found that the faint purple energy that had previously hovered in the void had vanished without a trace!
Although there had not been much of that purple energy, it might have been a precious remnant left behind since the Primordial Chaos era!
After such an immense span of time and countless changes of eras, perhaps very little of its energy remained.
Yet even so, that purple energy still held immense attraction and value for Lin Tian.
"Could it be... that I absorbed it?" Such a thought suddenly flashed through Lin Tian's mind as he recalled his sudden leap in strength.
The more he considered it, the more likely it seemed. Other than that explanation, he could not find a more reasonable reason for why the purple energy had disappeared into thin air.
He activated his primordial spirit and sensed the continent once more, but still did not discover a single living creature!
"Looks like I really absorbed that purple energy. No wonder my strength increased so much. I just don't know how much time has passed."
Lin Tian calculated with his fingers, but frowned. "What's going on? Why can't I calculate the time? Could the space here be distorted?"
Lin Tian analyzed the situation, but could not understand why.
Could it be because this was the Chaos Edge, and this space had survived from the Primordial Chaos era, causing heavenly secrets here to be obscured and impossible to discern?
"Forget it. If I can't calculate it, then so be it!"
Although Lin Tian was puzzled, he still had other matters to attend to.
"Alas, those primordial spirit fragments of that old dog only contained a few scattered memory fragments. There weren't any valuable cultivation arts or secret manuals left behind." Lin Tian helplessly shook his head and sighed inwardly.
From those fragments, Lin Tian had only obtained a few pieces of information.
Ling Daozi had transformed from a stone when the Primordial Chaos first opened.
After receiving an inheritance, he cultivated alone in silence and eventually reached the level of a Primordial Chaos Saint Venerable.
In the end, in order to seize the Primordial Chaos Purple Lotus and the Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron, he joined others of the same level in besieging Dao Tian and Luo Li.
Ultimately, he was beaten until only a trace of his remnant soul remained.
"What a pity. I didn't expect that old dog to leave one last trick before dying. He was afraid I'd obtain his inheritance. Damn old dog!"
Lin Tian had originally thought he could at least obtain some cultivation methods or secret arts from him, allowing his strength to improve further.
Who would have thought that Ling Daozi had kept a trick up his sleeve, destroying his own primordial spirit before he died.
Even in death, he refused to let Lin Tian gain any benefit.
In the end, all Lin Tian gained was a slight increase in the strength of his primordial spirit, with no other substantial harvest.
Those scattered memories were merely fragments of Ling Daozi's life experiences. They were of no use at all.
Faced with such a result, Lin Tian could not help feeling somewhat disappointed and regretful.
However, he also knew that surviving such a dangerous situation by sheer luck had already been no easy feat. As for other gains and losses, there was no point in forcing them.
Thus, Lin Tian let out a soft sigh and quickly adjusted his mindset.
"Fortunately, there's still a broken sword left behind."
Lin Tian looked at the broken sword before him, slowly walked forward, and beckoned with his hand. The broken sword flew into his grasp.
"Good sword, what a good sword!"
Lin Tian examined it from every angle. Unknown patterns were carved upon its hilt, and although it was damaged, faint flowing radiance still glimmered from it, displaying its extraordinary nature.
"What a pity. At this point, only a small section of the blade remains."
Lin Tian could not discern its material, but he understood that it was of a higher grade than any Chaos material.
Suddenly, an idea struck Lin Tian.
"This broken sword's material can be used to repair my Primordial Chaos Purple Lotus and Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron. It should be able to raise their grades somewhat."
Since they were all objects from the Primordial Chaos era, it should be useful for repairing the Primordial Chaos Purple Lotus and the Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron.
Previously, Lin Tian had consumed a great deal of Chaos materials, yet he had been unable to raise the grade of the Primordial Chaos Purple Lotus or Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron by even the slightest amount.
Now that he had Primordial Chaos material, it was the perfect chance to try it!
Thus, Lin Tian took out the Primordial Chaos Purple Lotus and the Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron.
Then he closed his eyes, swiftly formed hand seals with both hands, and murmured incantations as he fully activated the magic power within his body.
As he performed the art, strands of Chaos fire rose from his palms, coiling around the Primordial Chaos Supreme Cauldron like nimble fire dragons.
The Chaos fire blazed fiercely, its scorching heat seeming as though it would melt the entire space.
Yet Lin Tian remained completely unmoved. He focused intently on controlling the flames, continuously increasing his magic power as he began refining the broken sword.
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