"Damn it, the price I paid this time was far too great."
In the Earth God Realm, within an unnamed mountain range, Ye Lin sat cross-legged in a cave, covered in blood.
After roughly examining his condition, Ye Lin's expression turned grim as he muttered to himself.
This time, the price he had paid was simply too great.
Back when Yue Qingyi had been asleep, Ye Lin had slipped something into her medicine, causing her to fall into a deep slumber.
He had then faced the heavenly tribulation alone. Drawing the Human Emperor Sword, he used the Human Race's destiny to threaten the Heavenly Dao. In the end, after multiple rounds of mutual restraint, the Heavenly Dao poured all of its wrath onto Ye Lin.
Ye Lin had exhausted every trump card he possessed just to barely survive the heavenly tribulation.
"Whew, forget it. So what if I'm injured? At least it's better than being dead."
"I should be the one to take this thing."
At that moment, Ye Lin took out a black stone.
The black stone was incomparably smooth and rounded. It looked ordinary, yet was anything but.
It contained an extreme concentration of Earth Vein Essence.
And it was not merely a trace of Earth Vein Essence within—it held the Earth Vein Essence of an entire great world.
This was the reward for this mission.
With this thing, as long as Ye Lin's comprehension of the laws was sufficient, he could directly step into the seventh level of the Golden Immortal realm.
That old man had been honorable after all; he had not deceived him.
After looking at the stone, Ye Lin ultimately sighed and placed the black stone into his Spatial Ring.
He then took out several precious pills and medicinal herbs, swallowed them in one