533 Test I

Select the Supreme Serene Mystery Art to view and identify the final evolutionary branch.

Lin Hui noted that there are three possible evolutionary branches.

"It seems my current level is far from the cultivation technique this cheap teacher hastily created... otherwise, there wouldn't only be three branches to evolve from."

Evolutionary branching is actually a very convenient attribute to determine the approximate level of things.

Having many branches means that this thing is at a lower level and has more flaws for me, so there is more room for improvement and strengthening.

Fewer branches mean that the structure is relatively perfect, with few flaws and little room for improvement or enhancement.

This attribute does not determine strength, but it can determine whether a cultivation technique has a more distant and perfect future.

Lin Hui gently tapped on the branch and scanned it with his attention.

1. The Mysterious Heaven Blessed Light Art: Evolved and perfected from the Supreme Serene Mystery Art, it can greatly amplify the strength and quality of the divine soul, doubling every thousand years, with a total of nine levels that can increase it ninefold. No side effects.

Good grief, the first one is a version without side effects. But while the side effects are gone, this nerf is just too much.

Lin Hui skipped over that and looked at the second one.

"2. Supreme Celestial Authority Formula: A soul-enhancing method created by an unknown entity, exclusively for those in the Dao Integration Realm. Its principle is to activate all aspects of oneself that are in harmony with the Dao, transforming them into a part of oneself. The soul and body are inherently intertwined in their birth and death, corresponding one-to-one. This method strengthens the body, indirectly increasing the soul. The specific intensity and speed of the soul enhancement are entirely related to the strength and speed of the body."

This is something worth considering; it aligns quite well with my own Wind Energy strategy.

Lin Hui was somewhat tempted. This was a perfect match for the Dao of Wind Energy. The only problem was that this unknown entity might harbor hidden dangers.

The third one.

"3. The Nine-fold Cage of Faith: This technique was created by a mysterious and supremely powerful Celestial Venerable. It consists of nine levels, each of which allows one to make a great oath. Each of the nine oaths, once completed, will cause the divine soul to increase by a factor of ten to a thousand, corresponding to the difficulty of the oath. After the final oath is completed, the creator of the technique ascends directly to the supreme Celestial Venerable level and then mysteriously disappears during the Great Annihilation."

Note: Practicing this method can trigger unpredictable changes; please choose carefully.

"Here we go again." Lin Hui shook his head slightly. He already knew how Teacher Seven Extinctions survived, how the Heart Source Demon Emperor survived, and how the Heavenly Father survived. He was quite familiar with it.

Now they're doing this again.

The hidden meaning of this statement is that practicing this method will bring karmic troubles, and may even drag the long-forgotten and vanished Supreme Celestial Venerable back to life.

"Even setting aside the restrictions of these nine oaths, this method isn't the most suitable. The second one is better. Expanding Wind Energy corresponds to increasing the divine soul accordingly, which perfectly unifies all my current goals. I don't need to scatter my energy too much; I can just focus on expanding Wind Energy." Without any hesitation, Lin Hui decisively chose the second one— the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula.

The required Existence Force for this technique indeed increased dramatically, reaching a full fifteen million.

The boost is rapid, but the energy consumption is also increasing rapidly.

After smashing nearly five hundred fish eyes, Lin Hui felt a slight pang in his heart. Looking at the remaining four thousand five hundred, he carefully put away the Black Token.

Recently, the harvest of fish eyes has gradually decreased. According to the Black Tree Abyss, due to the large number of fish being killed by having their eyes gouged out, many of them no longer gather together but have scattered to other parts of the courtyard.

Especially in the area under the jurisdiction of Myriad Stars Tower, it has become increasingly difficult for everyone in our sect to collect resources.

As a large amount of information about the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula flowed into his mind, because it was evolved directly before he even entered the realm of cultivation, Lin Hui still needed to practice and learn the technique on his own after the evolution.

They only have the corresponding cultivation methods and simulated experiences in their minds, but in reality, they still have to learn step by step on their own.

After sitting cross-legged and resting for a while, he began to carefully adjust his spirit.

The soul is now scattered across various Wind Energy, making adjustments quite difficult.

However, this method seems to be tailor-made for the soul in the state of Dao integration, and every adjustment is in line with this dispersed mode.

As the adjustment of the incantation quickly came to an end, Lin Hui opened his hand, and a bright green spherical crystal naturally appeared in his palm.

The crystal resembles a sculpted diamond, with countless facets that refract a multitude of colors as the surrounding light shines through, making it quite beautiful.

This is the evolved Supreme Celestial Authority Formula Seed, not a physical entity, but a strange phenomenon naturally triggered by the convergence of countless pieces of information and the condensation of characters. It cannot be touched, only observed. And only by cultivators can it be observed; others cannot detect any clues.

According to the description of this method, even for Lin Hui, once he shifts his attention away, the crystal will automatically dissipate and disappear. Only when he returns here and refocuses his attention will he be able to see the clues again.

This crystallized mental cultivation technique is the core of this method; only with it can one even begin to cultivate.

Lin Hui tossed the crystal gently into his mouth. Without feeling anything, he discovered that the crystal had instantly disappeared into his throat.

The next second.

His spirit, scattered throughout all the Wind Energy, suddenly became restless.

Along with this, Wind Energy has also begun to show some activity.

Taking advantage of this state, Lin Hui quickly and repeatedly practiced the cultivation steps of this technique in his mind.

The so-called steps are actually efforts to adjust the structure of the soul through visualization, fantasy, control, mental focus, self-hypnosis, and other means. The essence of the soul still relies on these basic self-control methods.

As he continued adjusting, Lin Hui gradually sensed something unusual.

The origin of the spirit is the soul; the origin of the soul is chaotic consciousness.

Chaotic consciousness itself cannot think; it can only feel, passively accepting all sensations.

In the later stages of the soul state, a person can systematically transform all perceptions into knowledge, process and deduce externally, and then transmit memories in reverse to enhance their own evolution. In this process, people begin to pass on their knowledge.

It is passed down from generation to generation, training the thinking speed and consciousness system of living beings.

Until the very soul.

The greatest advantage of the divine soul lies in its significantly enhanced memory and greatly increased thinking speed, equivalent to a computer with a major hardware upgrade. All of this is actually based on the six senses for collecting sensory information: sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and the sixth sense. However, Lin Hui sensed that this technique seemed to be creating a completely new perception beyond the most basic six senses, and even providing a special method for training this perception.

Finally, he was told that this kind of training would allow his soul to merge more closely with his body, and while his body would be strengthened, his soul would also be greatly enhanced, without being affected by the instincts that naturally arise from his body.

"Instinct and humanity have always been two mutually restrictive and controlling forces. This method... seems to forcibly merge the two through another path..."

Living beings naturally possess innate bodily instincts, and this method seems to have some Daoist concepts related to the dismemberment of the body. It is clearly very likely to originate from a similar system.

Lin Hui stayed indoors for the time being, since he no longer needed to do tasks or process medicinal herbs, and continued his secluded cultivation.

Time passed day by day; cultivation knows no time, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months had gone by.

The method that can integrate instinct is undoubtedly not simple, but even with the blessing of the Flash Extreme Seal, Lin Hui has not yet mastered it after more than two months, which has made him gradually become a little impatient.

Actually, it's because he's too young; his entire cultivation period is less than three hundred years.

Knock knock knock.

Suddenly, a soft knocking sound came from the courtyard.

"Who?" Lin Hui opened his eyes and asked, slightly impatiently.

"Senior Brother Lin, I heard that you have been promoted to a core position and refused to move out of the Guangxin Hall. As neighbors for a long time, I am Xu Lingfei, who lives nearby, and I have come to pay you a visit." A pleasant, cool female voice came from outside the door.

Xu Lingfei?

Lin Hui never accepted visits from outsiders, but this person...

He instantly recalled the memory cluster he had touched when he entered the Gray Dimension of the arcane arts.

He felt somewhat indebted for using someone else's memories for experiments without asking.

The words of refusal that were about to come out of Lin Hui's mouth were swallowed back down.

With a crisp creak, the courtyard gate slowly opened.

Since the door was created during the materialization process, it naturally wouldn't make any real sound. This was an automatic sound effect that Lin Hui deliberately simulated because he felt it should. Outside the door, a cold and beautiful woman in a blue dress slowly entered.

The woman had black hair and black eyes, with a golden vertical pupil between her eyebrows, the purpose of which was unknown.

She has a curvaceous figure, which is neither too big nor too small, and is well-proportioned.

"I apologize for the long delay in visiting. I went to expel the mutants and got a little injured. I've been recuperating for a while." Xu Lingfei clasped her hands in a respectful greeting. "Not at all, Junior Sister, you're too kind." Lin Hui pointed and casually conjured a gray-white stone bench next to the stone table opposite him.

"Sit."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Xu Lingfei nodded and gracefully sat down. "I'm visiting this time because my mission has been exceptionally difficult. Those mentally unstable lunatics are wreaking havoc on farms everywhere, wantonly destroying the world's planet, causing damage to many clearly sustainable and regenerative cognitive fields. Inside the court, they've become even more outrageous, each one extremely mentally unstable. One second they're negotiating with you, the next they're turning on you, crying and laughing—it's truly mental pollution..."

"That's true... I've encountered some of these kinds of lunatics outside of court before, and they are indeed difficult to deal with," Lin Hui sighed.

"Yes, so when I came back and saw that my senior brother had been promoted to the core level... to be honest, I've been following you ever since you entered the sect, and in just a few decades... you've surpassed us old folks who have been here for tens of thousands of years... to be honest... in my heart..." Xu Lingfei lowered her head, her pretty face showing some sadness.

"Junior sister, don't take it to heart. Everyone has their own destiny, and rising quickly isn't necessarily a good thing," Lin Hui said with a wry smile.

"The faster you rise, the more control you have over your own destiny. I don't want to spend my days dealing with medicinal herbs, barely managing to maintain my cognitive balance. This kind of life is just too hopeless..." Xu Lingfei sighed.

"Junior sister is attached to appearances," Lin Hui said.

"So I don't want to work hard anymore." Xu Lingfei raised her head. "I heard that Senior Brother has a great need for sex, so I would like to offer myself up. I'll try it out for a month first. If Senior Brother is satisfied, we can sign a long-term contract. It only costs two strands of Yuan Qi per month. I can do my best to meet any requirements." She stood up, turned around, and showed off her figure.

"If you prefer a different type, I can adjust accordingly. For example..."

Zi.

Suddenly, her chest swelled several times its normal size, and her snow-white skin, almost impossible to conceal, was revealed through the hem of her skirt.

The next second, her chest shrank, and then her buttocks suddenly swelled up and bulged into a bizarre shape, wide enough to be used as a chair.