Yin Yang Pearl

"What incredibly pure Yin Yang Qi!"

Inside the Pill Immortal Pool, Lin Dong felt the surging energy continuously pour into his body and marveled inwardly.

Streams of Yin Yang Qi flowed into the mass of Primal Energy in his dantian, causing it to rapidly swell at a visible rate.

"No wonder it's the Pill Immortal Pool. It can greatly shorten the time needed to break through to the Primal Core Realm. I wonder how miraculous the Yin Yang Pearl must be."

Lin Dong's heart immediately burned with anticipation. Even the Pill Immortal Pool's leftovers had such an effect, so the Yin Yang Pearl must be even more extraordinary.

Just as Lin Dong, who had never seen the world, was lost in awe, Cang Wu's dismissive voice rang out in his mind.

"All right, kid. Instead of marveling, why don't you hurry up and absorb the Yin Yang Qi here, then dive to the bottom of the pond and retrieve the Yin Yang Pearl?"

Lin Dong gave an awkward laugh, quickly focused his mind, and began absorbing the Yin Yang Qi in the Pill Immortal Pool with all his might.

But he soon discovered a problem: he was absorbing it too slowly—far slower than Xia Zhilan and the other two.

Xia Zhilan, in particular, had more than twice as many channels drawing it in as he did. Lin Dong's Qing Yuan Gong had only seven meridians, giving him seven streams of suction, while Xia Zhilan had a full fifteen.

"This lousy Qing Yuan Gong is completely useless."

Lin Dong cursed inwardly. Cang Wu's face darkened with anger, and he snorted.

"Do you really have no brains, kid? Have you forgotten about your Life Spirit Talisman?"

"My Life Spirit Talisman?"

Lin Dong froze for a moment. Then he finally understood. With a grin, he stopped feeling annoyed and immediately drew on the power of his Life Spirit Talisman, forming two vortices around his body.

In the next instant, an immense force surged into Lin Dong's body, nearly bursting his meridians. Fortunately, he reacted in time and reduced some of the Devouring Power.

Even so, that Devouring Power sent the water throughout the entire Pill Immortal Pool surging and roaring.

Before long, under the pull of the Devouring Power, vast amounts of Yin Yang Qi poured out of the Pill Immortal Pool. A huge vortex of energy formed around Lin Dong, and the Qi rushed into him.

The commotion naturally startled Xia Zhilan and the others. Seeing Lin Dong brazenly seize the Yin Yang Qi, Xia Zhilan couldn't help clicking her tongue in disapproval. Still, she guarded her focus and hurriedly circulated her cultivation technique at full force, making the most of her time to absorb the energy in the Pill Immortal Pool.

Under the forceful pull of the Devouring Power, Lin Dong's Primal Energy grew rapidly.

Before long, Lin Dong felt a fuller, more abundant power spread from the mass of Primal Energy through his limbs and bones.

Late Heavenly Yuan Realm!

If he had broken through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm a few days ago, Lin Dong might have been overjoyed. But now, he felt remarkably calm, with scarcely a ripple in his heart.

After all, he had already killed a Lesser Perfection of the Primal Core Realm. Breaking through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm didn't seem like anything to get excited about.

Under the relentless pull, Yin Yang Qi continued pouring into Lin Dong's body. After a little over the time it took an incense stick to burn, he felt that his Primal Energy had reached its limit and could no longer increase.

He had absorbed enough. Though Lin Dong felt a little regretful, he stopped and glanced at Xia Zhilan and the others before asking inwardly, "Senior, where is the Yin Yang Pearl?"

"Have you absorbed enough?"

Cang Wu asked in a low voice. Though he was also somewhat impatient, he didn't show it. Only after Lin Dong nodded did he point the way.

"It's at the bottom of this pond. Just head straight down. I'll guide you."

Without hesitation, Lin Dong plunged into the depths of the pond and swam downward through the Pill Immortal Pool.

The passages below the Pill Immortal Pool were anything but straight. They twisted and turned, branching off in every direction, while underwater currents coursed through them and formed turbulent streams.

As he went deeper, the water grew increasingly cold, the chill piercing to the bone. Fortunately, Lin Dong could use the Devouring Power within his Life Spirit Talisman to keep the cold out completely.

"Take the passage on the right. We're almost there!"

As Lin Dong drew closer, Cang Wu's voice grew more excited. Lin Dong looked at the dark passage before him, then plunged straight into it without hesitation.

After swimming for a while longer, Lin Dong finally saw a faint glow in the darkness ahead. At the same time, the space around him began to widen.

"Whoosh!"

With a splash, Lin Dong emerged from the water, only to find himself standing in a slightly damp cave. The water behind him seemed to be blocked by some invisible barrier.

As he entered the cave, Lin Dong was just about to look around when his gaze was drawn to a deep-blue orb of light in the center.

Within the orb, he could just make out a snake-shaped shadow swimming around. It contained an immensely powerful energy, stronger even than Wei Tong, whom Lin Dong had killed.

"What the hell is that?"

Lin Dong was taken aback. He had nearly lost when he fought Wei Tong last time. Now there was something even stronger here. Even after breaking through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm, he couldn't possibly handle it.

"It's just the demon spirit of an Azure Water Demonic Python."

A voice suddenly came from beside him in the enclosed cave, startling Lin Dong. He turned to look and saw that Cang Wu had somehow appeared at his side.

"Senior, why did you come out?"

Seeing him, Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly. Cang Wu glanced at him and chuckled.

"If I didn't come out, could you handle the demon spirit of this Azure Water Demonic Python? Don't say I didn't warn you: its current strength is roughly equivalent to the Great Perfection of the Primal Core Realm."

As he spoke, Cang Wu's gaze fell on the three black-and-white spheres behind the Azure Water Demonic Python's demon spirit. They were the Yin Yang Pearls he needed.

The Yin Yang Pearls contained extremely pure, abundant Yin Yang Qi. Though they might seem insignificant to experts of the Three Realms of Creation, they were enough for Cang Wu to obtain a physical body for himself.

"Yikes! I'll leave this to you, Senior."

Lin Dong drew in a breath of damp, icy air and gave an awkward smile.

Just then, another petite figure emerged from the Ancestral Stone. The little figure perched on Lin Dong's shoulder and asked softly, "Senior, what do you plan to do with this Azure Water Demonic Python?"

When Little Marten saw Cang Wu looking over, he gave an awkward smile.