Lin Yue: Senior's combat power is so strong, clinging to their leg is a sure win

Lin Yue kept the Great Immortal Yang Mei's reminder close to his heart and trained even harder. He discovered that with the blessing of the Law of Heaven Opening, the fusion of the Law of Space and the Law of Life became increasingly smooth, and the red-gold vortex in his Dantian was drawing closer and closer to the bottleneck of "Early True Immortal." To break through as quickly as possible, he even cut down on rest time, spending almost every moment except for necessary recovery absorbing the energy of the Origin of Heaven Opening Crystal and refining the Space Vitality Domain.

One afternoon, Lin Yue was attempting to trap a low-level Chaos Fierce Beast (an Earth-Splitting Lizard) that had wandered in with his domain when he suddenly felt the vortex in his Dantian tremble violently. In the next instant, a surge of pure energy burst through the bottleneck, the red-gold vortex instantly turning silver-white, and the Law Triangle emitted a dazzling radiance—he had successfully broken through to Early True Immortal!

The moment he broke through, Lin Yue's Spatial Perception expanded to one hundred fifty zhang, his teleportation range reached eighty zhang, and the range of his Space Vitality Domain also extended to one hundred fifty zhang. The Law of Space and Law of Life within the domain became more condensed, and he could even briefly condense a "Spatial Clone" within the domain to confuse enemies.

"I made it!" Lin Yue waved his hand excitedly, eager to share the good news with Senior Pangu. He walked to the center of the valley and saw Pangu sitting cross-legged by the pool, the aura of the Law of Heaven Opening around him even denser than before, clearly making final preparations for the Heaven Opening as well.

"Senior, this junior has broken through to Early True Immortal!" Lin Yue said excitedly.

Pangu opened his eyes, glanced at him, and a trace of relief flickered in his gaze as he nodded. "Passable." He extended his hand, and a golden "Lightning Protection Bead" condensed in his palm, which he handed to Lin Yue. "The Heaven Opening brings a lightning tribulation; this bead can protect you."

Lin Yue took the Lightning Protection Bead and immediately felt a gentle defensive energy envelop his entire body, resonating with his Space Vitality Domain to form a double layer of protection. He knew that this was a Heaven Opening safeguard specially prepared for him by Senior Pangu, and his heart was filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Senior! With you here, this junior feels much more at ease."

Pangu said nothing more, simply closing his eyes again to continue his cultivation. Lin Yue looked at the senior's back, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind—being able to latch onto Senior Pangu's "thick thigh" was the luckiest thing to happen to him since his transmigration. From their first encounter in the chaos to now, the senior had silently protected him, gifted him Chaos Qi Condensation, Spiritual Root Fragments, and the Origin of Heaven Opening, and even stepped in when he was in danger. If not for the senior, he would probably have become food for a Chaos Fierce Beast long ago.

"With the senior's combat power this strong, following him through the Heaven Opening will definitely be safe!" Lin Yue thought silently to himself, his fear of the Heaven Opening diminishing somewhat. He decided that from now on, he would stick close to the senior's side and never act on his own again, while also striving to improve his strength as quickly as possible, hoping to share some of the burden for the senior during the Heaven Opening—even if it was just a trivial help.

In the days that followed, Lin Yue consolidated his Early True Immortal realm while perfecting his Space Vitality Domain. He integrated the Lightning Protection Bead into the core of the domain, granting it the ability to withstand lightning tribulations. At the same time, he experimented with using Spatial Clones in coordination with Space Blades, forming a tactic of "clone lures the enemy, main body strikes by surprise," which greatly enhanced his combat capability.

During this time, Luohu indeed sent someone to probe again—this time, a low-level Demon God wielding a faint Law of Demonic Path. As soon as the Demon God approached the valley, he was intimidated by the aura of Pangu's Law of Heaven Opening and dared not attack rashly, merely releasing a few streams of demonic energy from a distance to test the valley's defenses.

Lin Yue volunteered to fight, and with Pangu's tacit approval, he engaged the Demon God. He deployed his Space Vitality Domain, using Spatial Clones to confuse the Demon God while condensing Space Blades to strike at the Demon God's weak points. Though the Demon God was stronger than him, he was restricted by the Spatial Domain and, wary of Pangu's power, dared not go all out. In the end, Lin Yue temporarily trapped him with a Space Seal, and the Demon God fled in disgrace.

"I can't believe I actually drove off a Demon God!" Lin Yue returned to the valley excitedly, gaining a new understanding of his own strength. He knew that part of it was due to Senior Pangu's deterrent effect, but it was also inseparable from his own hard training during this period.

Pangu looked at him and said calmly, "Passable, but guard against arrogance. The dangers of the Heaven Opening far exceed your imagination."

Lin Yue quickly nodded: "This junior understands. I will not become complacent."

He returned to the rock and continued his cultivation. In the valley under the setting sun, the pale green Space Vitality Domain rotated slowly, the silver-white Chaos Vortex in his Dantian pulsed steadily, and Lin Yue's gaze was firm and full of anticipation—he knew that the day of the Heaven Opening was drawing near, and he was ready to follow Senior Pangu and welcome this great creation-changing upheaval.