Attempting to Refine Spiritual Root Fragments, Cultivation Level Slightly Rises

After breaking through to the Early True Immortal stage, Lin Yue shifted his cultivation focus to "Law Deepening." He took out the Spiritual Root Fragment previously gifted by Senior Pangu—after days of nurturing, the fragment had grown from the size of a thumb to half a palm's width, its surface veins flowing like living creatures, emitting a vitality aura that made the moss in the valley grow wildly. He decided to use the fragment's energy to deepen the fusion of the Law of Life and the Spatial Domain, forming a tighter closed loop between the domain's "self-healing" and "defense."

Before refining, Lin Yue first soaked the Spiritual Root Fragment in a puddle. The spring water resonated with the fragment's vitality energy, causing layers of green light to ripple across the surface. Impurities in the water were automatically purified, and even fine "Vitality Crystals" precipitated out. He collected the crystals and integrated them into the Space Vitality Domain—the moment the crystals touched the domain, they transformed into countless green light dots, evenly distributed within the domain's patterns, adding a glossy sheen to the originally pale green glow.

After preparations, Lin Yue sat cross-legged and pressed the Spiritual Root Fragment against his Dantian. The fragment's vitality energy flowed like a gentle stream, slowly seeping through his meridians—unlike the previous violence, this energy was exceptionally mild, as if "nourishing" rather than "impacting." He guided the energy toward the Law Triangle, and the patterns of the Law of Life lit up instantly, intertwining with those of the Law of Space to form a "Double Helix" structure. The domain's defensive strength and self-healing speed both increased by thirty percent.

"So refining the Spiritual Root Fragment requires 'overcoming hardness with softness,'" Lin Yue realized. Previously, he had always focused on absorbing energy quickly, ignoring that the core of the Law of Life was "nourishment," requiring gradual progress. He adjusted his rhythm, no longer pursuing speed, but letting the vitality energy slowly permeate his limbs and bones, repairing the subtle meridian damage left from previous battles while strengthening his body's capacity to bear the laws.

On the third day of refining, Lin Yue suddenly sensed the silver-white vortex in his Dantian taking on a pale green luster—the vitality energy had successfully merged with the Chaos Qi, forming "Vitality Chaos Qi." This type of qi not only boosted cultivation speed but could also automatically heal injuries in battle, effectively granting him an extra "life." He tried using Vitality Chaos Qi to activate the Spatial Domain; while the domain's range didn't expand, it could instantly condense a "Vitality Shield" when attacked, blocking damage while quickly mending cracks.

Even more surprising was that the Spiritual Root Fragment also contained a trace of "Life Origin"—the core energy of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, capable of enhancing affinity with all Laws of Life. After absorbing the origin, he could even faintly resonate with the moss in the valley and the microorganisms in the puddle, sensing their "emotions," which deepened his understanding of the Law of Life.

"My cultivation level has risen again!" Lin Yue examined his Dantian internally; the density of the silver-white vortex had increased by nearly half, leaving him only a step away from Mid-Early True Immortal. He opened his eyes, looking at the remaining Spiritual Root Fragment in his hand (still two-thirds of its energy), filled with gratitude—if Senior Pangu hadn't gifted such a precious treasure, he could never have progressed so quickly.

At that moment, Pangu woke from his meditation, his gaze falling on the Spiritual Root Fragment as he said calmly, "Life Origin can merge into the domain's core."

Lin Yue instantly understood—the senior was telling him to integrate the Life Origin into the core of the Space Vitality Domain, giving the domain a "perpetual" property. He quickly complied, peeling the Life Origin away from the Spiritual Root Fragment and injecting it into the Law Triangle at the domain's core. The moment the origin merged, the domain erupted with dazzling green light. What previously required Chaos Qi to sustain could now automatically absorb surrounding vitality energy (such as from moss and puddles), achieving self-sustaining operation and greatly reducing his energy consumption.

"Thank you for the guidance, Senior!" Lin Yue quickly expressed his gratitude. Now, the Space Vitality Domain was not only offensive and defensive in one, capable of self-healing, but also perpetually self-sustaining—a veritable "Mobile Fortress" that would provide him with strong protection during the World Creation.

Pangu nodded slightly, turned, and walked toward the valley entrance, gazing into the depths of Chaos with a solemn expression—the opportunity for World Creation was drawing closer. Lin Yue watched the senior's back, gripping the Spiritual Root Fragment tightly, silently resolving to refine the remaining energy as quickly as possible, break through to Mid-Early True Immortal, and greet the World Creation in peak condition.

Over the next few days, Lin Yue continued refining the Spiritual Root Fragment. The Vitality Chaos Qi grew purer and purer, and the Spatial Domain's operation became increasingly smooth. During this time, he also tried using vitality energy to nourish Kong Yu (the spatial being he had encountered earlier); Kong Yu's wings became more transparent, its speed increased considerably, and it could even help him scout the situation outside the valley, becoming his "little helper."

One day, while using Kong Yu to probe the outside world, Lin Yue suddenly sensed an emotion of "fear" from Kong Yu. He quickly recalled Kong Yu and expanded his Spatial Perception—one hundred fifty zhang away, a black figure was rapidly approaching, surrounded by a dense Law of Demonic Path. It was one of Luohu's subordinates!

"Testing me again?" Lin Yue clenched his fists, unfolded the Space Vitality Domain, and prepared for battle. He knew this was the final trial before the World Creation; he had to withstand the pressure and not let the senior down.