Time I (Thanks to Alliance Leader Xie Lei Eats Eats Eats)

The matter of the sect leader involved too many high-level matters for Lin Hui to discuss, and once he was certain that both of them were in trouble, he decisively shut his mouth.

Everyone here is quite shrewd and calculating; even the more easygoing Dinisha noticed Lin Hui's odd behavior. And that goes without saying for Situ Muran.

The two men were taken aback and remained silent, waiting for the matter to end.

Soon, a huge, blurry phantom of a white-haired old man appeared in front of the three of them.

The old man wore a purple robe and a black crown, his white hair cascading down his back, exuding an eerie effeminate and icy aura.

"I am from the Nine Sects. It seems you have already met with the sect leader. You will need some time to digest and absorb what you have gained. According to the old rules, a hundred years of seclusion is the period during which you are not required to fulfill any sect obligations. Go back and digest it properly."

"Yes." Lin Hui and the other two bowed.

Swish.

As was their routine, the Nine Teachings True Lord vanished.

The three of them then prepared to return to their respective residences.

"Dinisha," Lin Hui suddenly called out, stopping his friend. "Come sit here for a bit?"

Dinisha blinked, then a smile appeared on her face.

"Good."

The two traveled together, passing through several portals, until they arrived at the Guangxin Hall.

Back in the courtyard, the two sat facing each other under a tree.

Lin Hui poured the other person a cup of tea.

"Did you really gain anything from this instruction from the sect leader?" he asked earnestly.

"Indeed," Dinisha nodded, "And I feel I've gained a lot. I was stuck at the beginner level of Colloidal Dissociation, and with my main cultivation method, if things were to develop normally, I would need to break through at least three more levels to reach the pinnacle of this level. But this time, the sect leader's guidance has saved me at least a thousand years of hard work."

"Do you feel anything is wrong? For example, in your body or in your soul?" Lin Hui asked again.

Swish.

Dinisha loosened the collar of her robe, revealing the white skin above the watermelon.

"What, you've only just gotten together with Yuanjun, and now you want to compare me to her?"

This guy was clearly well-informed and immediately knew about Lin Hui's situation. His words were filled with displeasure.

"It's just a last resort," Lin Hui sighed. "If your master were Nine Teachings True Lord, would you dare refuse him if he made a request of you?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Go ahead and kill me if you dare!" Dinisha said coldly.

BOOM!!!

The next instant, she exploded, shattering into countless pieces of flesh and blood that sprayed everywhere.

Lin Hui, holding the teacup, froze, his hand still suspended in mid-air. Looking at Dinisha, who had suddenly vanished, his mind went completely blank.

Dinisha's blood and flesh fragments slowly slid down the transparent barrier of Surrounding Wind him.

The stone table and chairs in front of him, the ground around him, the trees and flowers were all completely unharmed.

Only Dinisha...

"Insolence deserves death." A slightly familiar old man's voice echoed in the surrounding air before gradually fading into the distance.

Lin Hui put down his teacup and remained silent.

After waiting a moment, he activated the communication key to sense Dinisha's condition.

"Are you alright?" he asked telepathically, and with a thought, he gathered all of Dinisha's flesh and blood together and reshaped her into her original form in mid-air.

With a whoosh, her divine soul descended, and Dinisha opened her eyes again. Ignoring the fact that she was naked, she walked right up to Lin Hui.

"It's a pity, I really intended to be with you until the end."

She looked down at Lin Hui for a moment, then suddenly turned around, her figure vanished, and she left the courtyard.

Lin Hui remained silent.

In truth, neither Dinisha nor Junchen Primordial Lord were his ideal Daoist partners. They were merely passersby.

He remained silent, simply because a fairly good friend seemed about to drift away from him.

Although he hadn't planned to stay within the Fusion Faction for long, when this actually happened, he still felt somewhat... lonely.

He picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and stopped worrying about it. He got up, turned around, and went into the inner room to continue his cultivation.

Now that he has perfected Three Greats techniques, his only remaining problem is to convert wind Wind Energy at an alarming rate.

As Wind Energy increases, so does the spiritual energy, until a qualitative change is reached, which satisfies the foundation for entering the External Source void state.

In addition, the corresponding External Source cultivation method should also be prepared... After entering the void state, if there is no cultivation method, he has no idea what to do next.

In fact, each energy level has a corresponding main cultivation technique. Apart from a very few top-tier techniques that can cross energy levels, almost all Thunder King Sect cultivators have faced the same situation as him.

Of course, they don't need to worry about that now.

Since once you become Fusionist, 99% of people will only get weaker and weaker over time.

"Besides, we're running out of fish eyes from Myriad Stars Tower..." He now has 4,300 fish eyes, but that's the limit.

The Star Butterfly Fish have fled again!

After a batch of these fish were caught and killed, they quickly learned their lesson and gathered directly in the Falling Star Abyss area.

They are fast and scattered in number. In addition, they have been killed so many times that their numbers are even smaller, making them much more difficult to hunt.

This once common Wind Disaster species was reduced to a rare species by Lin Hui's brutal killing.

The core issue is that the power source within the Star Butterfly Fish Eye actually originates from their eyes. However, after the eyes were specially treated and collected by Lin Hui, they could no longer revive during the Wind Disaster, leading to a significant drop in their numbers.

Lin Hui felt somewhat helpless that even the Calamity Monster could be reduced to such a miserable state.

Looking at the last 4,300 fish eyes in his hand, he knew that these were probably the last remaining stock, and he had to use them sparingly.

This is probably all the resources of Existence Force within this entire courtyard.

He closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation once more.

The Wind Energy spread wildly in all directions at more than ten times the previous speed.

Cultivators came and went at the alchemy furnace, constantly being mobilized, and everyone's cultivation level continued to rise over time.

The inherent nature of the Fusion Faction Sect, which constantly diminishes its cultivation, has been reversed here, attracting more and more disciples to gather here.

As time went on, the Heaven Seed, carried by the Wind Energy, began to spread beyond the Guangxin Hall and cover other branch halls.

This phenomenon began to appear in the other branch halls.

Everyone immediately became excited.

Several temple masters appeared, and the Holy Lord also appeared to investigate the specific cause.

But after all the commotion, nothing could be found.

The source of Wind Energy is Lin Hui, and at this moment, Lin Hui possesses an essence that even Junchen Primordial Lord cannot shake, let alone these palace masters.

After the investigation yielded no results and it was determined that this change would only benefit everyone, no one did anything about it and everyone simply let it be.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another hundred years have passed...

The expansion of Wind Energy has essentially covered the entire Heart Gathering Division.

Over the course of a century, many cultivators from the Heart Gathering Division have successfully broken through their cultivation levels. Although they have not crossed energy levels, their cultivation has not regressed but rather advanced, and their strength has greatly increased. This has driven almost all the disciples of the Thunder King Sect into a frenzy.

Many people believe that this is a mutation of the Source Disaster, a sign that the Thunder King Sect is about to rise to prominence.

Lin Hui remained in seclusion, and he and Dinisha gradually lost contact with each other.

The enhancement of the spirit brought about by Wind Energy conversion allows it to expand and become stronger almost without limit.

Even he himself is now unsure of the extent to which his Wind Energy and spiritual power have reached.

All I know is that I am very, very big.

With the aid of numerous exaggerated techniques, he felt that his physique even surpassed that of the original Burning Shadow.

The extent of Wind Energy diffusion has far exceeded that of that guy.

And the soul was expanding endlessly, as if without limit.

This made him wonder if it was another change brought about by that part of the Celestial Venerable's essence.

Aside from these, he has been able to precisely control the speed, scale, start, and stop of External Source spacetime distortions through his own training and practice.

The next step is to lack the proper techniques.

Miscalculation...

In the courtyard, the immense, distorted aura naturally surrounding Lin Hui was almost impossible to stop.

This is the trace amount of divine soul radiation that he naturally emits every moment, yet it has reached a terrifying level that causes spatial distortion.

The sword technique is complete, but unfortunately it didn't lead me to comprehend External Source; it only granted me a few External Source techniques... spacetime distortion...

There are several avenues for obtaining cultivation techniques. One is to seek out Yuanjun, but the techniques from this cheap master all have problems and need further evolution. Another is to evolve them myself from scratch, using other techniques as a foundation, but this would require significantly more resources.

I felt slightly troubled.

Lin Hui was hesitating.

Suddenly, a snap.

A subtle fluctuation emanating from the distant Wind Energy struck his brain like a bolt of lightning.

He felt as if he had been electrocuted, and began to tremble violently.

In that instant, the feedback from the Heaven Seed transmitted a wealth of insights and experiences into his mind regarding breaking through the External Source level of Colloidal Dissociation.

At the same time, his body and soul began to be forcibly elevated and strengthened by the Heaven Seed External Source.

This is... someone has advanced within my Heaven Seed's coverage area!! And it's an advancement from Colloidal Dissociation to External Source!

I thought I had miscalculated; if the Heaven Seed effect had been replaced with the Resistance Army, countless geniuses would have broken through to the External Source, but here...

The Fusion Faction's cultivation had already regressed, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the Heaven Seed. It was even less effective than the Nether Seed, which was much fewer in number at the time.

Although the energy level raised by the Nether Seed is much lower.

As a result, the moment the idea came to mind, a forced advancement ensued.

It is unknown which manager, with the help of the Heaven Seed's amplification, forcibly broke through the bottleneck of countless years and successfully became the first person in the Thunder King Sect in countless years to advance to the External Source level on their own!

Lin Hui was immersed in the insights gained from the forced enhancement. In that instant, his ability to manipulate spacetime distortion reached a whole new level.

A special instinct, the instinct to manipulate the distortion of space and time, naturally flowed into his soul.

This is the forced enhancement effect of the Heaven Seed.

One year later.

He stepped out of the courtyard, where his communication card, which hadn't been opened in a long time, was filled with various messages.

Most of it was about the Star Butterfly Fish Eye, that's all, the Fish Eye is basically impossible to catch now. A small part was about a steward named Zhou Xi who successfully broke through the External Source and was promoted to deputy hall master.

His promotion drove the already fervent Thunder King Sect members even more into a frenzy. Now, almost 90% of the members have gathered at the Heart Gathering Division Hall, where Wind Energy diffuses.

Aside from completing their missions, they went nowhere else, staying in the Heart Gathering Division to cultivate.