Lin Yue kept Great Immortal Yang Mei's warning in mind and trained even harder. With the Law of Heaven Opening bolstering him, he found that the fusion of the Laws of Space and Life flowed more smoothly, and the reddish-gold vortex in his dantian drew ever closer to the bottleneck of the Early True Immortal realm. To break through as quickly as possible, he even cut back on rest. Apart from the time he needed to recover, he spent nearly every moment absorbing energy from the Origin of Heaven Opening Crystal and refining the Space Vitality Domain.
One afternoon, Lin Yue was trying to trap a low-level Chaos Fierce Beast—a Earth-Splitting Lizard—that had wandered into the area with his domain when he suddenly felt the vortex in his dantian shudder violently. A surge of pure energy burst through the bottleneck, and the reddish-gold vortex instantly turned silver-white. The Law Triangle shone with dazzling light—he had successfully broken through to the Early True Immortal realm!
The moment he broke through, Lin Yue's Spatial Perception expanded to a range of one hundred and fifty zhang, and his teleportation distance reached eighty zhang. The Space Vitality Domain also expanded to a range of one hundred and fifty zhang. Within it, the Laws of Space and Life grew more condensed, and he could even briefly conjure a Spatial Clone to deceive his enemies.
"I did it!" Lin Yue waved his hand excitedly, eager to share the good news with Pangu. He walked to the center of the valley and saw Pangu sitting cross-legged beside a puddle. The aura of the Law of Heaven Opening around him was even denser than before; clearly, he was making his final preparations for World Creation.
"Senior, I've broken through to the Early True Immortal realm!" Lin Yue said excitedly.
Pangu opened his eyes and glanced at him. A hint of approval flashed across his face, and he nodded. "Not bad." He held out his hand, a golden Bead of Lightning Protection forming in his palm, and passed it to Lin Yue. "World Creation will bring a lightning tribulation. This bead can protect you."
The moment Lin Yue took the Bead of Lightning Protection, he felt a gentle defensive energy envelop his body, answering the Space Vitality Domain and forming a double layer of protection. He knew Senior Pangu had prepared this protection for him specifically for World Creation, and his heart filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Senior! With you here, I feel much more at ease."
Pangu said nothing more. He simply closed his eyes again and resumed cultivating. Looking at his senior's back, Lin Yue suddenly had a thought: being able to cling to Senior Pangu's coattails was the luckiest thing that had happened to him since he transmigrated. From their first meeting in the Chaos to now, Senior Pangu had quietly watched over him, giving him Chaos Qi Condensation, Spiritual Root Fragments, and the Origin of Heaven Opening. He had even stepped in just in time whenever Lin Yue was in danger. Without him, Lin Yue would probably have long since become food for a Chaos Fierce Beast.
Senior's so powerful. If I stick with him, I'll definitely make it through World Creation safely! Lin Yue's fear of what lay ahead faded a little. He decided he would stay close to his senior from then on and never act rashly on his own again. At the same time, he would work to strengthen himself as quickly as possible, hoping he could take some of the pressure off Senior Pangu during World Creation, even if he could only help a little.
In the days that followed, Lin Yue consolidated his Early True Immortal cultivation while perfecting his Space Vitality Domain. He incorporated the Bead of Lightning Protection into the core of the domain, giving it the ability to withstand lightning tribulations. He also tried pairing his Spatial Clone with Space Blades to develop a tactic of using a clone to bait the enemy before the real body launched a surprise attack, greatly improving his combat ability.
During that time, Luohu did indeed send someone to probe them again. This time it was a low-level Demon God who controlled a faint trace of the Law of Demonic Path. The moment the Demon God approached the valley, Pangu's aura of the Law of Heaven Opening cowed him. He didn't dare attack recklessly, and only released several blasts of demonic energy from a distance to test the valley's defenses.
Lin Yue volunteered to fight the Demon God, and Pangu gave his tacit approval. Lin Yue spread his Space Vitality Domain and used Spatial Clones to confuse his opponent, while forming Space Blades to strike at the Demon God's weaknesses. Though the Demon God was stronger than him, the Spatial Domain restricted his movements, and fear of Pangu's power kept him from fighting at full strength. In the end, Lin Yue temporarily trapped him with a Space Seal, forcing him to flee in a sorry state.
"I can't believe I'm strong enough to drive off a Demon God now!" Lin Yue returned to the valley, excited, with a new understanding of his own strength. He knew that much of it was thanks to the deterrent effect of Senior Pangu's presence, but it also wouldn't have been possible without all his hard training.
Pangu looked at him and said flatly, "Not bad, but don't get arrogant. The dangers of World Creation are far beyond what you imagine."
Lin Yue hurriedly nodded. "I understand, Senior. I won't become conceited."
He returned to the rock and continued cultivating. In the valley beneath the setting sun, the pale green Space Vitality Domain rotated slowly as the silver-white Chaos Vortex turned steadily in Lin Yue's dantian. His gaze was firm and full of anticipation. He knew the day of World Creation was drawing closer, and he was ready to follow Senior Pangu and face this world-shaping upheaval.
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