Purification, Living Being Gold!

The moment his spiritual power touched the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife, Lin Yuan's body began to tremble violently. His vision suddenly went dark, and the vicious knife transformed into a deep black hole, madly devouring his spiritual power. At the same time, an extremely cold aura carrying terrifying malice followed his spiritual power into his mind.

"You little broken knife, you really don't give me any face at all." Lin Yuan pouted, but instead of releasing the hilt, he activated Dragon God's Heart to strike back. Nine-Colored Flowing Light rapidly spread along his arm and, in the blink of an eye, wrapped around the entire Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife.

The instant the Dragon God's flowing light touched the engraving knife itself, the cold aura that had been madly devouring spiritual power froze. It trembled violently as if it had encountered its natural enemy. The next second, the vicious knife let out a shrill hum, and strands of azure airflow escaped from its trembling blade.

Provoked by the Spirit Devouring vicious knife, the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear imprint on the back of Lin Yuan's hand suddenly grew scorching hot. Nine-colored rays burst through his skin and transformed into a translucent spear phantom that floated beside him. Dragon patterns flowed across the spear tip as it actively reached toward the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife, seemingly intending to completely envelop the vicious blade.

Lin Yuan felt warmth spread through his palm as the resonance between Dragon God's Heart and the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear instantly reached its peak. He no longer suppressed his power, allowing Nine-Colored Flowing Light to surge wildly through the knife's hilt and slam fiercely into the core of the Spirit Devouring vicious knife. This time, the vicious knife directly let out a mournful cry, and the azure light it had just released was completely shattered.

Biji and Di Tian watched clearly from the side. Faint nine-colored halos glimmered in Lin Yuan's purple eyes, and his originally colorless spiritual power was now stained with fine strands of Nine-Colored Flowing Light. As though tempered by Dragon God Power, it slowly seeped deep into the knife along its engravings.

At almost the same moment, the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife began trembling more and more violently. Shrill hums continuously rang out from its blade. If someone with an unsteady will heard that sound, their emotions would likely be violently affected.

"A curse? Hehe, to me, it's nothing more than energy that can be converted and absorbed." Lin Yuan's small hand tightened slightly around the hilt, and the nine-colored light in his eyes suddenly flared.

He no longer suppressed the suction of Dragon God's Heart. The Divine Core in his dantian spun at high speed, and a powerful pulling force surged down his arm toward the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife. The cold curse entrenched within the blade seemed to be seized by an invisible hand. Along with the black mist condensed from evil thoughts, it was forcibly dragged out from deep within the knife's engravings.

Sizzle—

The instant the black mist left the engraving knife, it was wrapped in Nine-Colored Flowing Light from Lin Yuan's palm. The once-ferocious curse power struggled violently beneath the Dragon God's pressure. Twisted ghostly faces even emerged from within the black mist, letting out piercing shrieks. Yet no matter how they howled, they could not escape the confinement of the flowing light.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Yuan's lips. With a thought, the Nine-Colored Flowing Light abruptly tightened, crushing the black mist into tiny particles of energy. The next second, those particles were forcibly converted by Dragon God Power, shedding all their coldness and becoming strands of pure dark-attribute energy that flowed through his meridians into Dragon God's Heart within his dantian.

At that moment, the azure light on the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife became increasingly pure and gentle. A moment later, the light radiating from the blade was as clear and tranquil as water, without a trace of impurity. The knife's originally pitch-black body had also transformed into something like azure crystal.

"Sister Nana, put me down. The next step can't be disturbed in the slightest." Lin Yuan tightly gripped the engraving knife, which now had the texture of azure crystal. His purple eyes were filled with focus, and even his voice had become several degrees deeper than before.

Gu Yue Na obediently placed Lin Yuan gently onto the soft grass. She reached out to smooth his silver hair, which had been tousled by the wind, and said softly, "All right. Your sister will stand guard here. No one will disturb you."

As she spoke, she took two steps back, maintaining a distance that was neither too far nor disruptive to his work. Her gaze remained fixed on the engraving knife glowing with pure azure light. She could sense a vigorous vitality awakening deep within the knife. This vitality shared the same origin as the aura of the Lake of Life, yet after being tempered by Dragon God Power, it carried an additional domineering clarity.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and held the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife upright against his brow. The moment it touched his skin, he first felt a warm, gentle aura. Then, a strand of strange energy was released from Dragon God's Heart, surging out from between his brows and entering the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife pressed against his skin.

In an instant, the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife blazed with azure light. An extremely dense life force poured through Lin Yuan's brow into his body. He felt a warm, tingling sensation in his mind, as though a clear spring were flowing across parched earth. He immediately composed himself and focused all his attention on his spiritual level, allowing that vitality to circulate along with his consciousness and slowly wash over every inch of his mind.

At first, this vitality merely flowed gently, nourishing his not-so-vast spiritual domain. But as the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife continued to transmit energy, the vitality suddenly became turbulent. It stirred up faint waves in his mind and relentlessly battered the boundaries of his consciousness from every direction.

Lin Yuan could clearly feel his spiritual space trembling slightly under the impact. Its once-vague boundaries were gradually being pushed outward, and his consciousness itself became increasingly clear. He did not dare let his focus slip in the slightest. He hurriedly mobilized the nine-colored spiritual power tempered by Dragon God Power, carefully guiding the waves of vitality. Rather than resisting the impact head-on, he followed the current of the waves and pushed that vitality toward the undeveloped regions deep within his mind. With every inch he advanced, he could feel his spiritual space expanding. His once-narrow domain of consciousness slowly stretched in every direction like an inflating balloon.

Suddenly, a faint stabbing pain arose deep within his mind, as if he had touched some invisible barrier. Lin Yuan's heart tightened. This must be the critical point of his spiritual space. If he forced his way through it, it would likely cause his consciousness to fall into chaos. He immediately slowed the flow of vitality and condensed his nine-colored spiritual power into fine probes, gradually testing the barrier for weak points.

A moment later, he sharply sensed that the fluctuations in one section of the barrier were weaker. He immediately concentrated his vitality and spiritual power, gently striking that weak point. A faint hum echoed in his mind, and the barrier cracked open like breaking ice. More vitality and spiritual power immediately poured through the fissure, gradually widening it until the barrier completely vanished from his consciousness.

The instant the barrier disappeared, Lin Yuan's spiritual space seemed to open into an entirely new world. His domain of consciousness, which had once only been able to contain a small lake, suddenly expanded into a vast sea. Moreover, as the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife continued supplying vitality, the sea became covered in a dense azure hue.

Lin Yuan did not stop. He continued guiding the vitality into the sea while drawing upon the power of Dragon God's Heart to condense a pale golden barrier along the edge of the Sea of Consciousness. This barrier was woven from Dragon God Bloodline and spiritual power. It could both stabilize the boundaries of the Sea of Consciousness and isolate external Spiritual Interference.

As time passed, the Sea of Consciousness completely took shape. A faint azure-gold sheen rippled across its surface, and the seawater contained vast spiritual power. Every wave carried a nourishing effect, gently washing over Lin Yuan's consciousness. He could clearly sense that not only had the total amount of his spiritual power increased severalfold, but it had also become exceptionally condensed. His perception of the surrounding elements of heaven and earth had grown far sharper as well. An unprecedented sense of comfort spread throughout his body, and every cell greedily absorbed the dense life force emanating from the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife.

His meridians became more resilient, his internal organs grew tougher, and his bones became harder. It seemed as though his entire body was undergoing a qualitative transformation. Azure light continuously washed over him as impurities rapidly began to seep out through his pores, cleansing every corner of his body from the outside in.

The corners of Gu Yue Na's lips lifted slightly as she watched the azure light flowing around Lin Yuan. Her eyes were filled with relief and tenderness. She could clearly sense that Lin Yuan's aura was becoming increasingly condensed alongside the explosive growth of his spiritual power. Even the pressure of his Dragon God Bloodline had lost some of its sharpness, gaining a warm, heavy steadiness instead.

However, Lin Yuan did not relax. The next step was the most crucial one. The Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife had already left his brow, and its sharp tip was aimed directly at the spot above it on his forehead. The next second, the knife stabbed down viciously, its blade instantly piercing his skull.

Intense pain swept through his body in an instant. Lin Yuan could not help drawing in a sharp breath, and veins abruptly bulged on his forehead. As the blade entered his head, surging life force flooded into the Sea of Consciousness like a tide, stirring enormous waves across its once-calm azure-gold surface. Lin Yuan endured the piercing pain in his skull and gathered all his focus, guiding that vitality toward the center of the Sea of Consciousness.

As the energy continuously gathered, a cluster of nine-colored luminous mist gradually rose from the center of the sea. As it spun, dragon might quietly spread outward. The turbulent waves instantly calmed, and even the vitality in the air seemed drawn by that pressure, surging toward the mist.

Roar—

A clear dragon's roar rang out from the luminous mist as Nine-Colored Flowing Light suddenly flared. The Dragon God Martial Soul slowly took shape. Unlike the one-zhang form it had previously manifested in the outside world, the Nine-Colored Giant Dragon within the Sea of Consciousness now stood dozens of zhang tall. Its head was raised to the very edge of the Sea of Consciousness's sky. As its whiskers drifted, they stirred ripples across the azure-gold seawater. The nine-colored scales covering its body shone with a delicate luster under the nourishment of spiritual power. Its vertical pupils slowly opened, and purple-gold light swept across the Sea of Consciousness. Everywhere its gaze passed, even faint stray thoughts lurking deep in his consciousness were instantly scattered.

Gu Yue Na's pupils contracted slightly, and she instinctively stepped forward half a pace. Looking at the engraving knife embedded in Lin Yuan's forehead, her body trembled faintly, her silver eyes full of tension. Even though she knew how formidable the Dragon God Bloodline was, the sight of a blade piercing his skull still made her heart clench.

Under the gazes of the three, the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife embedded in Lin Yuan's forehead trembled slightly. Strangely, no blood flowed from the wound. Instead, the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife slowly softened, turning into azure-green liquid that flowed through the wound into Lin Yuan's head.

Lin Yuan's entire body was once more dyed by dense azure light. Enormous life force radiated from his forehead, continuously washing through his body. The wound that had been split open did not close as the knife fused into him. Instead, under the effect of a ring of azure-gold light, it slowly opened wider like an eye.

The wound wriggled as his muscles and bones repeatedly expanded outward and contracted inward amid the transformation. Lin Yuan's body shuddered continuously along with it. Such agony was beyond what an ordinary person could endure. The azure-gold light gradually stabilized, and a small blood-red bead materialized at the wound on his forehead, beginning to merge seamlessly with the surrounding split flesh and bone.

The severe stabbing pain assaulted Lin Yuan's nerves like countless steel needles. His soul and spiritual origin continuously let out silent screams. He only felt as though his spiritual origin were being torn apart, then reassembled. That extreme agony was simply beyond description. No matter how immense the life force was, he could no longer feel even a trace of comfort. Pain seemed to have dragged him into an abyss, causing him to sink deeper and deeper.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Lin Yuan was gradually growing numb from the intense pain, his shattered spiritual origin was wrapped in a vast mass of golden light and then reconstructed. As his spiritual origin fused together again, Lin Yuan's consciousness slowly revived.

As his perception spread outward, Lin Yuan first saw himself sitting cross-legged on the grass. An unusual eye had appeared on his forehead. More precisely, it was a crimson dragon pupil. Its vertical pupil gleamed with cold light, while fine azure-gold patterns intertwined across the white of the eye. As the dragon pupil opened and closed slightly, faint ripples appeared in the surrounding space, as though he could see through it into the flow of energy between heaven and earth.

After seeing Gu Yue Na's worried expression, Lin Yuan's spiritual power quickly returned to his body. He could clearly see that his bones, muscles, meridians, and internal organs were all covered in a layer of azure. That azure color was rapidly fusing with his body, gradually fading as it did so.

His Sea of Consciousness had become a real brilliant gold space, stretching endlessly beyond sight. After entering it, Lin Yuan first saw an azure-gold ocean. This ocean brimmed with life, its waves gently lapping against invisible boundaries. Every drop of seawater contained pure spiritual power and life energy, and merely touching it allowed one to feel its gentle nourishment of the soul.

At the center of the ocean, the dozens-of-zhang-tall Nine-Colored Giant Dragon floated quietly. Its nine-colored scales became even more dazzling against the backdrop of the brilliant gold space. Its dragon head was slightly lowered, as though guarding the core of this Sea of Consciousness. Not only that, but a bead floated directly above the giant dragon. Like a sun, its entire body flowed with an azure-gold halo. When Lin Yuan looked at it, it transformed into an eye and slowly opened, gazing at him gently.

The light flashed and vanished. Lin Yuan discovered that he had actually condensed a physical form. His spiritual power had transformed into a figure nearly identical to himself, standing quietly upon the sea.

At that moment, he seemed to have become the master of this place, controlling everything within the Sea of Consciousness!

His eyes slowly closed. The next second, Lin Yuan felt the world spin around him. Once the daze in his mind faded, he opened his eyes again and found himself still sitting cross-legged on the grass beside the Lake of Life. The crimson dragon pupil on his forehead had already closed, leaving behind only a faint azure pattern hidden among his silver-white hair. The Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife in his palm had vanished. Only the lingering warmth between his brows, along with the surging vitality and spiritual power within his body, reminded him that everything that had just happened was not an illusion.

Gu Yue Na immediately crouched down and gently brushed the faint azure pattern on Lin Yuan's forehead. Her voice was full of concern. "Xiao Yuan, how do you feel? Is there anywhere that hurts?"