Breakthrough to the Ninth Layer of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, Song Yiling Visits!

After calming his emotions.

Lin Feng took stock of his current gains.

The heads of Demon Sect disciples had earned him fifteen million Low-Grade Origin Stones—a truly handsome haul.

All told, it was even more than the rewards from challenging the cultivation cave, though it was fraught with danger.

Lin Feng was not afraid of danger. However, the missions to kill Demon Sect disciples had now all been suspended. Otherwise, he would not even have bothered challenging the cultivation cave, instead killing Demon Sect disciples in exchange for Origin Stones. That would have been much faster!

Fifteen million, plus the more than five million Origin Stones he had just obtained—Lin Feng now possessed a fortune of over twenty million Origin Stones. In the Great Yan Dynasty, that was wealth enough to rival a nation!

Twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones, along with three ninth-grade spirit herbs!

After absorbing them all, just what level would his cultivation reach?

Lin Feng's heart brimmed with boundless anticipation!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Lin Feng took out the twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones. The cultivation cave was instantly filled with dense, pure heaven-and-earth origin energy!

The moment the heaven-and-earth origin energy appeared, a sharp gleam flashed through Lin Feng's eyes.

Now!

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, all meridians open!

At a thought from Lin Feng, the barrier restricting the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body's absorption of heaven-and-earth origin energy opened. Boom... In almost an instant, his body became like a black hole, madly devouring the heaven-and-earth origin energy!

For Sea of Reincarnation Realm disciples, twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones might be more than many could use in an entire year, requiring a long time to absorb completely.

But for Lin Feng...

The Low-Grade Origin Stones vanished like clouds passing before one's eyes. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of thousands had disappeared!

One million, two million... five million.

Boom!

The shackles on Lin Feng's cultivation realm broke open, and he reached the Sixth Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm!

Determination filled his eyes. This was not enough—he needed to absorb faster.

Continue absorbing!

As every second ticked by, all twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones were eventually absorbed completely!

Lin Feng's cultivation had also risen from the Fifth Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm to the Seventh Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm!

This result made the corner of Lin Feng's mouth twitch slightly.

Was this some kind of mistake? Twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones had only raised him by two minor realms?

It seemed that if the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body wanted to cultivate faster, its hunger for cultivation resources was a bottomless abyss!

And this was only the Sea of Reincarnation Realm. Once he entered the Palace of Destiny Realm or the Dao Condensation Realm, wouldn't that be terrifying? Wouldn't he need hundreds of millions of Low-Grade Origin Stones—or even more—for every breakthrough?

"Let's see how effective this Azure Flame Spiritheart Flower is."

With a thought, Lin Feng looked at the three Azure Flame Spiritheart Flowers floating in the air. These were ninth-grade spirit herbs. When Elder Song had taken them out, countless inner disciples' eyes had turned red with envy. Their value was evidently extraordinarily high.

Lin Feng simply did not know how much they would raise his cultivation.

At a thought, Lin Feng swallowed one Azure Flame Spiritheart Flower.

Boom!

The instant he swallowed it, terrifying origin energy surged through Lin Feng's body!

"Hiss, what violent energy!" Shock flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

If Elder Song had seen this, she would surely have been dumbfounded. This was a ninth-grade spirit herb—if even Palace of Destiny Realm disciples swallowed it directly, they might explode and die. Yet Lin Feng, merely in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, dared to do so. He was truly outrageously bold.

However, Lin Feng, who possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, had no such concerns. He continuously absorbed the Azure Flame Spiritheart Flower's origin energy.

Five days passed like this.

Refining a ninth-grade spirit herb was not something that could be done in a moment.

Five days later, Lin Feng suddenly opened his eyes!

"My current realm..."

"The Ninth Layer of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm!"

His eyes were razor-sharp, carrying an exceedingly terrifying edge.

He possessed the Spirit-Nurtured Medicinal Body. It was truly heaven-defying. Under normal circumstances, he definitely would not have risen two minor realms, but with the Spirit-Nurtured Medicinal Body, his absorption rate for spirit medicines was effectively doubled!

If he encountered heavenly treasures in the future, Lin Feng could not afford to let them slip through his fingers.

There was also another cause for celebration: his Sword Intent had climbed another level, reaching Eight-Layer Sword Intent!

He was now at the Ninth Layer of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, only one step away from the Palace of Destiny Realm!

"It seems that if I want to level up quickly in the future, these heavenly treasures are the most useful things—far more useful than Origin Stones." Lin Feng thought to himself.

After all, twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones had only raised him by two minor realms, while three ninth-grade spirit herbs had directly raised him by two minor realms as well. If he were given a few more ninth-grade spirit herbs...

His cultivation would surely climb even higher!

"The inner sect's Prodigy Ranking, huh?" Lin Feng's gaze flickered.

He could hardly wait to properly test his current strength.

Just how strong were those disciples on the Prodigy Ranking?

Just then, a clear female voice sounded outside the cultivation cave. "Junior Brother Lin?"

Hearing that voice, Lin Feng's eyes shifted. He remembered it—it was Song Yiling.

Lin Feng rose and went outside, where he saw Song Yiling.

The first thing Song Yiling did upon seeing Lin Feng was stare in surprise!

She could clearly sense that Lin Feng's cultivation had changed dramatically. His aura had become even more unstoppable!

"Junior Brother Lin, you broke through again?" Song Yiling asked in astonishment.

Lin Feng nodded slightly.

Song Yiling could not help but feel startled inwardly. Previously, Lin Feng, at the Fifth Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, had been able to kill a Sixth Layer Palace of Destiny Realm disciple across realms. Now that his cultivation had advanced again, just how much stronger had he become?

"Junior Brother Lin, you may not know this, but over the past few days, your fame in the inner sect has already become no weaker than that of many people in the top fifty of the Prodigy Ranking," Song Yiling said with a smile.

"Oh? What happened?" Lin Feng asked.

"With combat strength as terrifying as yours among those of the same realm, how could you remain unknown? The fact that you displayed the head of a Sixth Layer Palace of Destiny Realm Demon Sect disciple at the Internal Affairs Hall was enough to explain everything. Now the entire inner sect is abuzz with discussion, saying that you possess strength around the ninetieth rank on the Prodigy Ranking."

Song Yiling sighed as she continued, "Junior Brother Lin, you may not know much about the Prodigy Ranking. Even the hundredth-ranked person—the very last place—has reached the Seventh Layer Palace of Destiny Realm. They have also comprehended quite a few cultivation techniques and divine abilities, and possess some unknown trump cards. Their combat strength is formidable indeed."

"And you have been judged to be around ninetieth place on the Prodigy Ranking. That is even more inconceivable. Looking through the history of the Prodigy Ranking, there have been very few Sea of Reincarnation Realm disciples who occupied a spot among the top hundred!"

Hearing this.

A glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. "Ninetieth place? I feel that I should be ranked higher than that."

"Of course." Song Yiling smiled, though inwardly she felt that ninetieth place was about right for Lin Feng. No matter how much higher he ranked, it could not be by much.

After all, the Prodigy Ranking gathered the strongest people in the entire inner sect. Entering the top hundred meant standing at the forefront among tens of thousands of inner disciples!

For Lin Feng to enter the top hundred and even rank around ninetieth was already incredibly impressive.

"Senior Sister Song, if I want to challenge the Prodigy Ranking, what should I do?" Lin Feng asked.

At those words, the smile on Song Yiling's face slowly vanished. She looked at him in surprise. "What rank do you want to challenge?"

"Let's start from ninetieth place." Lin Feng smiled faintly.