Essence II

A few of the Celestial Venerable's special qualities?!

Lin Hui's heart pounded. If he hadn't understood what the Celestial Venerable meant or represented before, now, after being bombarded with a large amount of information and comparing and contrasting it, he clearly understood that the Celestial Venerable might represent a vast entity far exceeding the entire Thunder King Sect.

"And what does 'cannot be changed' mean!?"

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, put the remaining hundred or so fish eyes back into the Black Token, and quickly conducted a comprehensive test of his own strength.

His intuition told him that although this essence didn't meet his previous requirement of increasing the speed of Wind Energy conversion, its capabilities might be incredibly exaggerated.

Soon, after only a few minutes of testing, Lin Hui gained a preliminary understanding of just how exaggerated the Eternal True Order Essence.

"This is something that cannot be changed by external forces!?!"

Lin Hui sensed the Disaster Energy he had inhaled. Usually, before this Disaster Energy was successfully converted, it would agitate and try to dissipate outwards along the density difference.

But now...

The penetrating force generated by the density difference is ineffective.

The Wind Disaster and Disaster Energy entered his body and completely lost its vitality, obediently remaining in place, waiting to be transformed. It completely lost contact with the external Wind Disaster and disaster energy. Not only that, Lin Hui also vaguely sensed that his soul had undergone some subtle yet profound change.

"How are chaotic forces and orderly forces distinguished?"

He stretched out his hand, Wind Disaster and Disaster Energy transformed into a wisp of blue silk thread, floating in his palm.

This force appears docile on the surface, but it is actually extremely chaotic inside and possesses a powerful destructive force capable of disintegrating everything.

"Theoretically, even the Source Energy of Wind Disaster falls under the category of order and chaos. Does that mean I have 90% resistance to Source Disaster power?"

Since there were no other strength tests available, Lin Hui had no way of knowing what the effect would be for the time being.

After examining it for a while, he also discovered a rather significant change.

Essentially, any spiritual practice involves both evolution and degeneration.

The essence of cultivation is sublimation and evolution. But if one stops practicing for a long time, one will quickly degenerate and weaken.

Whether it's energy level or techniques and moves.

Energy levels will weaken, and skills and techniques will become rusty; these are natural laws and inevitable facts.

But at this moment, Lin Hui made a keen discovery during the testing process.

With each practice session, my familiarity with and understanding of the techniques and sword skills will never diminish.

This was calculated based on the significant increase in the speed of his cultivation progress.

Because he no longer regressed, except for protective amnesia, his cultivation speed increased by more than three times. At this time, his conversion speed into Wind Energy also increased by more than ten times.

It seems that without external interference, the efficiency of Disaster Energy conversion has increased significantly.

Immersed in this environment, Lin Hui simply put up a sign indicating he was in seclusion and devoted himself to cultivation.

Time flies by.

Year after year.

With the newly acquired Eternal True Order Essence and the Supreme Omniscience Seal, Lin Hui advanced his cultivation technique by almost one level per year, and by the ninth year, he had completely mastered the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula.

Since he couldn't use Yuan Qi anyway and lacked any cultivation resources, he simply used Yuan Qi to buy them. In addition, the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula didn't have many other needs. After reaching perfection, the enhancement of his divine soul brought about by the expansion of Wind Energy reached a ratio of one to one.

In just nine years, Lin Hui's divine soul expanded wildly. With the continuous expansion of Wind Energy, his divine soul became more than thirty times stronger than before. He didn't know how strong the requirements were for a divine soul at the External Source level, but at this moment, he...

Sometimes, even a slightly hasty thought can cause subtle distortions in the surrounding space.

Previously, he couldn't tear apart space without taking action, but now, with just a thought, he can easily tear apart the space within the courtyard.

With the assistance of the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula, the amplification brought about by Wind Energy conversion is even more terrifying.

Now, Wind Energy is his body, and his soul expands and strengthens along with it, leaving him with almost no weaknesses.

Just as Lin Hui was about to continue his cultivation of the Sentient Fangsheng Art, he was interrupted by an unexpected notification.

Inside a floating white palace in the Black Tree Abyss.

"Come on, let's have a toast!"

Having just emerged from the mysterious dimension, Dinisha, her hands now positioned where her ears should be, picked up her wine glass and clinked it against Lin Hui's and Xiling Ghost's. "And one more? That junior sister we met before..." Now that Lin Hui was a core member, he could call her "junior sister" too. "That's it," Dinisha replied, pointing to her forehead. "Can't you see how I've become?"

"That dimension is simply uninhabitable for living beings. Once inside, the body's organs are completely out of control, their functions are disordered and displaced. I didn't notice when I first went in, and my butt turned into my face. I had to use the same hole for eating and excretion. It was a miserable experience," Xiling Ghost couldn't help but complain from the side.

"Wait a minute. Aren't you just going to guard the gate?" Lin Hui interrupted them.

"I got caught in the door halfway through," Xiling Ghost sighed. "Tao Zheng lost his mind and died on the spot because the functions of his brain were transferred to his lower body. I was lucky; I had the seal technique to hold on for half a day before I found the pattern and reassembled myself."

"And there's one more?" Lin Hui asked, speechless.

"I killed her. She suddenly ambushed us and attacked like a madwoman. She probably had some problems too, and I killed her head-on. She probably resurrected and got out," Dinisha added.

"Then what are we going to do with you like this?" Lin Hui asked, looking at Dinisha with her hands hanging from her head.

In fact, not only his hands, but also his legs, which were tucked into his sides like a crab's, were also in a bold, V-shaped sitting posture.

"It's alright, we can just destroy part of our body and reassemble it after we get out," Dinisha said nonchalantly.

"Never mind that, I got some good stuff from there this time." Dinisha took a black brocade pouch from her waist and tapped it on the table with her fingertip.

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A black light flashed, and an old, square token, about the size of a palm, appeared before the three of them.

The token has a flowing, broken, iridescent film, and two characters are engraved in the center: Chuanqing.

The characters were clearly not ones that Lin Hui recognized, yet he could understand them at a glance.

"I had it appraised by our teacher. This is a mysterious token passed down from ancient times, capable of guiding its successors back to the sect. The fact that it remained intact for so many years suggests its essence is at least superior to that of our Thunder King Sect. Therefore, the three of us will share the exploration of this item!" Dinisha said solemnly. "I don't need it. You risked your lives to obtain it; I shouldn't have a share," Lin Hui said. "Besides, I don't want to go out exploring. I'm timid; I prefer to cultivate diligently within the sect."

Dinisha was slightly surprised, and after offering a few more words of persuasion, she could only give up when she saw that Lin Hui's attitude was firm.

She returned from this mission with a great deal of gains, including not only the loot from the slain Myriad Stars Tower, but also rewards from her teacher, sect, and a surge in strength gained from the brush with death.

After declining the token's invitation to explore, Dinisha and her companion left again, while Lin Hui returned to continue his cultivation.

The following year, he received news that the two of them were traveling together again. They went back to that dimension they had previously visited to explore the former site of some force that the token had guided them to.

That year, the battles Myriad Stars Tower and Thunder King Sect continued, and Lin Hui was often called to join the team for inspections. On the surface, he was inspecting, but in reality, he was cooperating with Yuanjun to hide some specially made trapping formations in various places.

Meanwhile, with the Wind Energy conversion speed greatly increased, the entire Guangxin Hall was almost filled with Wind Energy, and it began to spread to other outer palaces. Some people became wary of this, but most didn't care, since even if something went wrong, they could just die and start over. Lin Hui continued his cultivation year after year, sitting in meditation without end.

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye after his seclusion, and the Sentient Fangsheng Art was successfully perfected. He naturally switched to the Origin Scene Sword Canon.

This sword manual has only reached the sixth level, and the seventh level has only just begun. Before the sixth level, because no external aids are needed, the progress is rapid.

However, starting from the seventh level, additional cultivation resources are required.

This is also the key reason why Lin Hui has been stuck here.

Now, with the resources available from the Thunder King Sect and Myriad Stars Tower, he spent two years gathering all the resources needed for the seventh level, and then forcibly used the Supreme Omniscience Seal to successfully complete the cultivation.

Time flies, and this time, Lin Hui has truly entered a state of arduous cultivation.

Aside from occasionally getting together with Dinisha, he devoted all his time to secluded cultivation.

The perfection of the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula and the Sentient Fangsheng Art also brought him two brand-new special effects.

One form is condensation, which can instantly mobilize all Wind Energy to condense into a high-purity, massive body, forming its own domain. With every gesture, its power can be amplified tens of thousands of times.

Its drawback is that it's slow and unsuitable for dealing with single targets; it's only suitable for dealing with boundary targets.

Another special effect is the "pointing" effect.

"Enlightenment: After using the special effect, placing your index finger on the center of the target will grant it a trace of pure life force. Can be used on inanimate objects." Lin Hui had nowhere to use this ability for the time being, so it had to be shelved. However, the Sentient Fangsheng Art was originally a secret technique that could only be manipulated on living beings, and this was combined with Enlightenment... even if they weren't living beings, they would have to become living beings and be controlled by it, which was somewhat domineering.

Lin Hui judged that this was clearly a combination of techniques.

Before you know it, time flies by during periods of intense meditation.

Dinisha and her companion returned, only to leave again soon after. Their cultivation levels were increasing at an ever-accelerating pace. To be precise, it was her cultivation level that was growing rapidly. This guy was a war maniac; every time he returned, he was either half-dead or had all sorts of strange injuries.

Despite this, every time she returned, her overall spiritual energy would increase two or three times.

This is because Lin Hui can only sense his soul. As his soul grows even more, the Wind Energy conversion increases, and the Supreme Celestial Authority Formula causes his soul to also grow wildly.

That's why they were able to see Dinisha's growth rate from a high vantage point.

As for the rest, he didn't know. But it was clear that Dinisha's talent couldn't have only increased her spiritual power.

While cultivating his spiritual practice, he also collected Star Butterfly Fish Eye, and even secretly contacted people from the Myriad Stars Tower to purchase fish eyes on their behalf.

Unbeknownst to him, the Origin Scene Sword Canon was rapidly breaking through level by level under the Supreme Omniscience Seal, until the final level—the ninth level—was about to be completed. At this time, he had already been in the Thunder King Sect for nearly two hundred years.

The immense difficulty of mastering this sword manual is vividly demonstrated.

He was quite looking forward to seeing what special effects this powerful sword manual, which involved time and space, would produce once it was perfected.

In fact, it had been a long time since he had fully mastered a single sword technique.

They basically evolve as they adapt to the circumstances they face.

But this time, the stable life in the Thunder King Sect finally gave him a chance to thoroughly enrich himself.

Through the Supreme Omniscience Seal, Lin Hui vaguely sensed that the Origin Scene Sword Canon might become a unique channel for him to formally come into contact with External Source energy levels.