The First Step I

Jade Brilliance Hall.

This is a rare, relatively normal location within the Thunder King Sect, shrouded in ethereal mist, with white jade pavilions and rare and exotic beasts everywhere.

The various halos and array patterns are intricate and beautiful, making this place seem like a sacred celestial realm from mythology.

The Jade Brilliance Hall is a giant spherical space composed entirely of countless palaces and pavilions.

The inner walls of this space are covered with countless pavilions, where many core disciples and their servants reside.

Dinisha was one of them.

Even though she was about to be expelled.

Now, carrying the core token, she instantly appeared before the secret vault inside the hall, her pretty face frosty.

It glanced at the signboard above and then flew inside.

"Wait, this is..." A tall, crocodile-headed humanoid figure clad in heavy white armor appeared from the side, attempting to stop him.

"Get out of my way!" A murderous glint flashed in Dinisha's eyes. "I haven't truly left the core yet. Dare to say another word, and I'll eat you!!" The crocodile-man shrank back, his body stiffening. In that instant of hesitation, Dinisha vanished into the secret vault.

A moment later, she emerged with a disposable spatial pouch, not even glancing at the crocodile man, and strode away.

One hour later.

In the void of the Guangxin Hall, after many years, Lin Hui saw Dinisha once again.

The two were surrounded by a ring of golden array patterns that shielded them from perception and secret techniques.

They were both somewhat surprised to see each other.

Lin Hui was surprised that Dinisha's aura was much stronger than before. She had become so much stronger in such a short time, and the resources she had gained must have far exceeded his expectations.

However, most of the Fusion Faction had long since lost their potential for progress, yet they possessed an outrageous abundance of resources, so their ability to amass such massive amounts was understandable. Dinisha, on the other hand, had a completely different perspective on Lin Hui.

"You've certainly grown in size. I thought you might not be able to keep up with the sect's official standards after your size increased," Dinisha said in surprise. You see, in the Myriad Stars Tower and the Thunder King Sect, the vast majority of the true formal disciples are extremely large individuals. Expanding one's physical body actually depends a lot on one's control over one's soul.

If one's spiritual soul is not strong enough, one cannot control enough Disaster Energy, and naturally one's physical form will not be large enough.

She used some techniques and ate a lot of good food to quickly adjust to the standard height.

I didn't expect Lin Hui to be able to keep up even when he was alone in the Guangxin Hall. It seems that the good treatment in the Guangxin Hall is not just empty talk; there's something to it.

"Sigh, I only managed to keep up with what I could. I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Senior Sister," Lin Hui sighed.

"Enough with the small talk, where's the energy?" Dinisha asked, casually tossing over the disposable pouch.

Lin Hui caught it, opened it and took a look. To his surprise, there really were a full thousand Star Butterfly Fish Eye inside!

So generous!?

He had always had a bad impression of Dinisha, but unexpectedly, after this closer contact, things turned out differently.

"Okay!" Without saying another word, he immediately handed over the small space ring containing his spiritual energy.

Both of them received their own items. Dinisha glanced inside the ring; a full 115 strands of primordial energy floated quietly within. While everyone receives this, it's entirely a consumable item; no one would complain about having too much. After all, for the Fusion Faction, this thing often serves to maintain cognition, act as a crystallization of cognition, and also help geniuses unlock their potential and enhance their strength.

Therefore, supply cannot meet demand.

Most people use up their vital energy very quickly after acquiring it. Very few people are like Lin Hui, who saves it up for themselves.

Dinisha's eyes Microflash as she noticed the extra strands of energy within.

She was born invincible in her original world. Her mother, the progenitor of the Blood Ancestor, was drained of her life essence and died. So, she was alone from a young age, killing and consuming at will. Everything else was just a toy or food in her hands. Because of her extraordinary talent, she never suffered a defeat. Only after she lost her way and entered the Court, joining the Thunder King Sect, did she truly taste the bitterness and sweetness of life.

Now severely injured, all those who used to fawn over her have vanished without a trace. Even her master has closed his door, completely ignoring her, believing she is beyond recovery.

After she exhausted all her energy, she went around borrowing from everyone, but only Lin Chengdao, whom she had never been very familiar with before, was willing to lend her some. And the only reward she asked for was a useless decorative Star Butterfly Fish Eye.

How can something as priceless and unavailable as Vitality be compared to the Star Butterfly Fish Eye?

Therefore, at this moment, Dinisha was deeply moved by the comparison.

"Very good, I'm very satisfied with this deal. In the future... in the future, I will definitely repay you!"

She seemed completely incapable of polite conversation; even her thanks sounded somewhat stiff.

Lin Hui smiled and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect towards her.

"It's simply a matter of each getting what they need."

Dinisha pursed her lips, turned around, and quickly disappeared.

A moment later, she passed through the isolation array barrier between the different halls and returned to the core disciples' residence.

He entered his cultivation room, took out his vital energy, and began to absorb it rapidly.

Time flows slowly by, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

As Lin Hui and Dinisha gradually became more connected, often just a little trust and a change in perspective were enough to slowly open someone's heart. This was the case with Dinisha; she trusted Lin Hui and gradually became more willing to take the initiative to come to him and communicate with him.

She was later expelled from the core disciples, but she didn't care. Instead, she went to the Black Tree Abyss to hunt Star Butterfly Fish and deliver fish eyes to Lin Hui.

Fish eyes bring vitality.

The two gradually formed such a long-term and stable cooperative relationship.

The total number of fisheyes in Lin Hui's possession also increased rapidly, quickly soaring to over two thousand five hundred.

This was an unprecedented and enormous fortune. Many times, he couldn't resist the urge to evolve and transform into various things, but he always restrained himself and waited.

wait.

He would wait for the Heaven Seed's stealth to be tested before he could truly unleash his full potential.

At that time, the Existence Force will have plenty of opportunities to be used.

Money should be spent wisely; this is a profound truth he has come to realize as he faces the ever-increasing costs of evolving the Blood Seal.

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Hey, Lin Chengdao, could you wait a moment?"

As usual, after handing over his mission in the main hall, Lin Hui was about to leave when he was stopped by Hongyu Chun, who was on duty.

This time, however, his tone was much more polite than usual.

"Senior Hong, is there something you need?" Lin Hui stopped and turned to look at the other person with some doubt.

"Is that so? You and that Dinisha have a good relationship, right?" Hongyu Chun asked.

"It's alright." Lin Hui thought for a moment. Although he and Dinisha were only in a transactional relationship, her trust in him seemed to be growing stronger without him even realizing it, and she would often confide her thoughts to him.

Although his tone remained arrogant and he always liked to be sarcastic, he genuinely treated the other party as a friend in their interactions.

"That's good. You're lucky. From now on, your monthly tasks will be reduced by one-third, but your pay will remain the same." Hongyu Chun smiled and waved.

"Thank you, senior!" Lin Hui was taken aback, then smiled and quickly bowed.

"Alright, let's go back." Hongyu Chun didn't explain why, but Lin Hui had already guessed the reason.

After leaving the main hall, he took the initiative to contact Tao Zheng and Xiling Ghost.

Xiling Ghost responded the fastest this time, sending a message immediately.

"Brother Lin, Dinisha exploded!!"

"What exploded??" Lin Hui asked in astonishment.

"Not only has her cultivation been fully restored, but it has also increased significantly. It turns out she has an extremely strong innate talent: she can only undergo a qualitative leap by being severely injured and on the verge of death, thus making up for her deficiencies and achieving a complete transformation! Now this guy is dozens of times stronger than before, and he has directly annihilated all the other enemies he fought before." Xiling Ghost's tone was filled with deep envy.

Indeed, for the Fusion Faction, it is already extremely difficult to ensure that their strength does not regress with their understanding. Someone like Dinisha, who can defy the trend and become stronger, is probably one in several thousand.

While Xiling Ghost was still talking, a communication request came in from Dinisha's side.

Lin Hui answered the call at the same time.

Immediately, Dinisha's signature aloof and mature voice came from the other end.

Have you received the message?

"Yes, I just received it. Congratulations!"

"Yes, I said I would repay you. From now on, you are my best brother Dinisha!"

"... Lin Hui wanted to say something more, but the other end had already cut off the conversation.

"Brother Lin, how are things on your end? Did you hear what I just said?" Xiling Ghost kept asking.

Hearing the question from the other end, Lin Hui was speechless.

He sensed that something ominous might be about to happen, and for a powerful person of his level, such premonitions were often quite accurate.

Sure enough, a few days later, Tao Zheng contacted him, saying that when Dinisha was hanging around in other branch halls, she claimed that Lin Chengdao was her person.

Then, when others asked her who Lin Chengdao was, she would patiently introduce Lin Hui's detailed identity, location, and physical characteristics. Lin Hui's low-key plan to live in seclusion seemed to have been completely ruined by an accident.

To be honest, he had mixed feelings when he heard the news.

After these encounters, he could roughly determine what Dinisha was thinking when she said those things. She was indeed a very simple-minded person. Because she had been strong since childhood, she rarely considered things from other people's perspectives. As long as she felt it was right, she would do it, and anything that stood in her way was an obstacle that she would eliminate.

Just like directly revealing one's core talents to others, most Fusion Faction keep their secrets hidden, afraid that others will guess what their core trump card is.

She's quite something, speaking freely and openly to outsiders.

Fortunately, what Dinisha brought wasn't all bad; there were also good things. For example, she had two thousand more Star Butterfly Fish Eye sent over, saying that she had taken all the stock meant for replacement decorations.

With this added together, Lin Hui now possessed an unprecedented 4,500 Star Butterfly Fish Eye.

Meanwhile, the deputy hall master, True Person Feather Blood, was finally about to begin his routine inspection.

Three enormous alchemy furnaces floated and were enveloped in three dark bubbles.

In the vast black hall, the Vice Hall Master of the Guangxin Hall, True Man Feather Blood, slowly appeared out of thin air.

He had white hair and eyebrows, wore a red robe, and had three eyes; his mouth, nose, and eyes all shone with a faint red light.

Its size is much larger than the Three Greats alchemy furnaces.

The moment he appeared, more than ten guardians, including Hongyu Chun, quickly materialized in front of him. They appeared one after another, floating in mid-air, and knelt down to greet him.

"We, the guardians of the pills, greet Palace Master Feather Blood!"

The crowd shouted in unison.