Breakthrough to the Ninth Layer of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, Song Yiling Pays a Visit!

After his emotions had settled.

Lin Feng took stock of his current gains.

The Demon Sect disciple's head had earned him fifteen million Low-Grade Origin Stones, an exceedingly generous reward.

All things considered, it was even more than the challenge rewards from the cultivation caves, though it was also fraught with danger.

Lin Feng was not afraid of danger, but now all missions involving the killing of Demon Sect disciples had been suspended. Otherwise, he would not even have bothered challenging the cultivation caves. He would have simply hunted 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 twenty million Origin Stones. In the Great Yan Dynasty, that was truly wealth enough to rival a nation!

Twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones, along with three Ninth-Rank 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. At once, the cultivation cave filled with dense, pure heaven-and-earth origin energy!

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

Now!

Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, all meridians open!

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

For disciples of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones might be enough for many people to cultivate with for an entire year. It would take a very long time to absorb them all.

But for Lin Feng...

The Low-Grade Origin Stones vanished like clouds passing before the 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!

A resolute will appeared in his eyes. This was still not enough—he needed to absorb faster.

Continue absorbing!

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

Lin Feng's cultivation realm 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.

You've got to be kidding. Twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones only raised me by two stages?

It seemed that if the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body wished to accelerate its cultivation, its thirst for cultivation resources was truly a bottomless pit!

And this was only the Sea of Reincarnation Realm. Once he entered the Palace of Destiny Realm or the Dao Condensation Realm, would that not be outrageous? Wouldn't advancing require hundreds of millions of Low-Grade Origin Stones, or even more?

"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-Rank Spirit Herbs. When Elder Song had taken them out, countless Inner Disciples' eyes had turned red with envy. Clearly, these Ninth-Rank Spirit Herbs were enormously valuable.

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

With another 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!" Lin Feng's eyes widened in alarm.

If Elder Song had seen this scene, his jaw would surely have dropped. This was a Ninth-Rank Spirit Herb—even Palace of Destiny Realm disciples could explode and die if they swallowed one directly. Yet Lin Feng, merely in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, dared to do so. He was truly bold enough to defy the heavens.

But 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 just like that.

Refining a Ninth-Rank Spirit Herb was not something that could be done in a moment or two.

Five days later, Lin Feng abruptly opened his eyes!

"My current realm..."

"The ninth layer of the Sea of Reincarnation!"

A blade-like sharpness burst from his eyes, carrying an incomparably terrifying edge.

He possessed a Spirit-Nurtured Medicinal Body. It was truly heaven-defying. Under normal circumstances, he certainly would not have advanced two stages, but with the Spirit-Nurtured Medicinal Body, it was equivalent to having twice the absorption rate for spirit medicines!

If he encountered heavenly treasures in the future, Lin Feng absolutely could not let them slip past him.

There was also another joyous development: 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, heavenly treasures are the most useful things. They are even more useful than Origin Stones. Lin Feng thought.

After all, twenty million Low-Grade Origin Stones had only raised him by two stages, while three Ninth-Rank Spirit Herbs had also directly raised him by two stages. If he had a few more Ninth-Rank Spirit Herbs...

His cultivation would definitely rise even higher!

"The Inner Disciple Prodigy Ranking, is it?" Lin Feng's gaze flickered.

He could no longer wait to properly test his own 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?"

Upon hearing that voice, Lin Feng's gaze shifted. He remembered it—it was Song Yiling.

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

The moment Song Yiling saw Lin Feng, she was astonished!

She could clearly sense that Lin Feng's cultivation realm had changed significantly. That aura of his had become even more unstoppable!

"Junior Brother Lin, you broke through again?" Song Yiling could not help asking in surprise.

Lin Feng nodded slightly.

Song Yiling could not help but feel shocked 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 reputation in the inner sect has 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 your boundlessly terrifying combat power 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 already explained 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 spoke. "Junior Brother Lin, you may not know the situation of the Prodigy Ranking. The hundredth-ranked person—the very last place—is already at the Seventh Layer Palace of Destiny Realm. Moreover, they have comprehended quite a few cultivation arts and divine abilities, and they also possess hidden trump cards unknown to others. Their combat power is quite formidable."

"And being rated around ninetieth on the Prodigy Ranking is even more inconceivable. Looking across the history of the Prodigy Ranking, there have been very few Sea of Reincarnation Realm disciples who occupied a place within the top hundred!"

Hearing this.

A glint flashed through Lin Feng's eyes. "Ninetieth place? I feel 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 went, 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 among the foremost ranks out of tens of thousands of Inner Disciples!

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

"Senior Sister Song, how should I go about challenging the Prodigy Ranking?" 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.