Three Consecutive Fate Reversals—The System Was Nearly Ringing Itself Smoking

[Target: Yunxiao.]

[Predetermined death tribulation: After the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation, she would be personally suppressed and killed by a Saint.]

[Current result: Tongtian intervened, completely interrupting the Saint's killing tribulation.]

[Predetermined death trajectory changed.]

[Fate Reversal successful!]

The instant the first complete notification appeared.

Lin Yuan was instantly wide awake.

Yunxiao.

After Zhao Gongming, another top-tier target in the truest sense.

And judging from the intensity of the system's death-tribulation notification.

Yunxiao's importance even surpassed the Four Sages of Nine-Dragon Island and the Ten Heavenly Lords.

[Inheriting the target's strongest talent...]

The next moment.

Lin Yuan's sea of consciousness shook with a thunderous boom.

There was none of the intense combat impact that had arrived with Zhao Gongming's Daluo Combat Insight.

Instead, there was an incomparably mysterious sense of clarity.

Heaven and earth seemed to have suddenly become countless crisscrossing lines.

How spiritual energy flowed.

How mountains and rivers gathered momentum.

Why a formation could turn a hundred li of heaven and earth into part of itself.

Formation eyes were not fixed points.

Formation patterns were not merely markings carved into the ground.

A truly brilliant formation.

Mountains were formations, water was formations; wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning could all enter the formation.

Even the mana released by the enemy themselves could become part of the formation's transformations.

After successively inheriting the Ten Heavenly Lords' insights into formations, Lin Yuan's attainment in formations was already extremely high.

But compared to this talent from Yunxiao.

Those were more like ten specialized courses, each profound in its own right.

What Yunxiao gave him—

Was the entire framework.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining—Innate Formation Core!]

Lin Yuan's eyes slowly widened.

Innate Formation Core.

All the scattered insights into formations from the past began sorting themselves out automatically at this moment.

Heaven-Absolute Formation.

Earth Inferno Formation.

Wind Roar Formation.

Ice Formation...

The ten formations unfolded anew in his consciousness, one after another.

Many problems that had once required repeated deductions now revealed their roots at a glance.

The most obvious change was this.

When Lin Yuan recalled the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation again.

It was no longer simply a matter of "not understanding it."

Though he was still far from truly mastering the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

At least he could understand part of its outer workings.

"This one..."

"Was worth far too much."

The thought had barely surfaced in Lin Yuan's mind.

When the second system notification followed immediately after.

[Target: Qiongxiao.]

[Predetermined death trajectory changed.]

[Fate Reversal successful!]

[Inheriting the target's strongest ability...]

This time.

The change fell upon his control of mana and the pure qi of heaven and earth.

The previously still wind around Lin Yuan suddenly began moving on its own.

He had not activated Wind-Thunder Escape.

Yet his body naturally glided several zhang forward.

It was not merely fast.

It was light.

As though the currents of heaven and earth would actively bear him up.

Immediately afterward.

The surrounding clouds and mist also seemed drawn by an invisible force.

They condensed beneath Lin Yuan's feet into a thin cloud platform.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining—Nine-Heavens Qi Mastery!]

A vast amount of talent regarding qi control, wind control, cloud-riding, and mobilizing the pure qi of heaven and earth flooded in.

The talent for Wind-Thunder Escape that Lin Yuan had originally obtained from Yang Sen changed almost immediately.

When he had used Wind-Thunder Escape before.

Its core had been "explosion."

Lightning provided the thrust.

Wind provided the acceleration.

It was fast.

But it also consumed no small amount of mana.

Now that he possessed Nine-Heavens Qi Mastery.

Lin Yuan suddenly realized that many places where he had previously forced his way forward with mana could be navigated entirely along the currents of heaven and earth.

Over the same distance.

The expenditure could drop by at least thirty percent.

For long-distance travel.

The advantage was even more obvious.

Lin Yuan could not help smiling.

Finally.

He would not need Wen Zhong to give him a lift every time he traveled.

Though riding his senior brother's wind-and-thunder light was not embarrassing.

For a future candidate for Dao heir to hitch rides every day...

It somewhat damaged his personal image.

The third notification came hard on its heels.

[Target: Bixiao.]

[Predetermined death trajectory changed.]

[Fate Reversal successful!]

This time, Lin Yuan was prepared.

After all, Bixiao had the most straightforward temperament.

And she fought most fiercely.

Her strongest ability was most likely related to combat.

Sure enough.

The moment the system began inheriting it.

It was as though a ball of fire suddenly exploded in Lin Yuan's mind.

It was not Zhao Gongming's Daluo combat experience, refined through countless years.

It was more like intuition so pure it was nearly terrifying.

When an enemy raised a hand.

Should he advance or retreat?

When the other party's gaze shifted.

Was it a real attack or a feint?

Amid a chaotic melee.

Which direction was the most dangerous?

At which instant was it best to stake his life on a counterattack?

These judgments required no complicated deductions.

Almost at the very instant they appeared.

The answers appeared with them.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining—Primal Battle Intuition!]

Lin Yuan subconsciously halted his escape light.

Zhao Gongming and the others had flown some distance before realizing he had not followed.

Bixiao turned back.

"Martial Nephew Lin?"

"Why have you stopped?"

Lin Yuan closed his eyes.

For a moment, he did not respond.

Because the three rewards were producing a simultaneous resonance within him.

Innate Formation Core.

Thoroughly integrated the formation abilities brought by the Ten Heavenly Lords.

Nine-Heavens Qi Mastery.

Connected Wind-Thunder Escape with his own mana control.

Primal Battle Intuition.

Resonated at the same time with the Innate Spiritual Perception, Battlefield Killing Intent Perception, and Daluo Combat Insight he had obtained earlier.

Lin Yuan had possessed many abilities before.

And their advantages had been obvious.

The problem was that their origins were too miscellaneous.

Biyun's spiritual perception.

Shiji's Dao body.

The Four Sages of Nine-Dragon Island's combat skills, escape arts, and immortal bones.

The Ten Heavenly Lords' formation arts.

Zhao Gongming's Daluo Combat Insight.

Now, these three abilities from the Three Cloud Sisters were like three new core nodes.

They pulled together all the abilities that had originally been scattered everywhere in one go.

Perceiving danger.

Judging the moment of battle.

Borrowing the power of heaven and earth to move.

Using formation arts to control the battlefield.

Then using Zhao Gongming's Daluo Combat Insight to decide how to strike.

Lin Yuan even had a powerful feeling.

If he fought the previous Nezha again now, the result would definitely be completely different.

At that time, he could only rely on the toughness of the Blackstone Dao Body, rely on Innate Spiritual Perception to evade, and keep dragging things out.

Now, he at least truly had the qualifications to fight back.

Zhao Gongming also turned back. "Martial Nephew?"

"Have you attained enlightenment?"

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes. "I think so."

Bixiao's gaze turned suspicious.

"What do you mean, you think so?"

"I had just left with the three Martial Aunts."

"And suddenly understood some things."

Bixiao wore a strange expression.

"You managed to attain enlightenment just by traveling with us?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment.

"Maybe the Dao rhythm of the three martial aunts was more pronounced."

Yunxiao fell into thought.

She had indeed just noticed that the aura of the Formation Dao around Lin Yuan had suddenly undergone a tremendous change.

Especially in that instant.

She had even sensed from Lin Yuan a trace of Formation Dao affinity similar to her own.

"Have you studied formations before?"

"I learned a little from the Ten Heavenly Lords."

Lin Yuan answered.

Qin Wan immediately corrected him.

"Senior Sister Yunxiao."

"You can't say 'a little' anymore."

"Lin Yuan adjusted more than half of the later transformations of the Ten Ultimate Formation."

The way Yunxiao looked at Lin Yuan became even more interested.

"After we return to Three Immortal Island."

"You may come study the formation diagram of the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation."

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up at once.

"Really?"

"Mm."

"But only to look."

"How much you can learn."

"Will depend on yourself."

"Thank you, Martial Aunt!"

Lin Yuan agreed with startling speed.

The Innate Formation Core had only just arrived.

Yet Yunxiao had directly opened up permission for him to study the Nine-Twist Yellow River Formation.

This was like receiving the reward, with an advanced course thrown in on top.

Bixiao grew interested as well.

"Then shall I teach you how to use the Primordial Golden Dipper?"

Yunxiao glanced at her.

"What does the Primordial Golden Dipper have to do with you?"

"I've used it too."

"It belongs to the three of us jointly."

"So that means I know how to use it too."

"..."

Lin Yuan nearly laughed when he heard that.

The system obviously could not duplicate the Primordial Golden Dipper for him.

A treasure was a treasure.

It was not a talent.

But with his connection to the Three Cloud Sisters.

There would surely be plenty of opportunities to come into close contact with top-grade spirit treasures in the future.

The group continued flying toward the Eastern Sea.

Lin Yuan unfolded his movement technique once more.

This time.

There was no thunder exploding beneath his feet.

Only a faint wisp of breeze curled past.

And his figure had already drifted far ahead.

Yang Sen stared from the side.

"Your Wind-Thunder Escape..."

"Why is the thunder gone?"

Even Lin Yuan was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

"It saves energy."

"Before, every burst came with a boom."

"Too much commotion."

"Traveling at night might disturb people."

Yang Sen: "..."

In the desolate mountains and wilderness of the Primordial World.

Who were you going to disturb?

Still, the speed had indeed increased noticeably.

More importantly, the consumption of his magic power had dropped drastically.

Lin Yuan tested it several times.

In the end, he simply flew the entire way himself.

He no longer needed anyone to carry him along.

Such a small change would have been hardly worth mentioning under normal circumstances.

But for Lin Yuan, it signified something immensely important.

His various shortcomings—

Were becoming fewer and fewer.

His body had the Blackstone Dao Body and Vajra Immortal Bone.

His perception had Innate Spiritual Perception, Battlefield Killing Intent Perception, and Primal Battle Intuition.

His escape techniques had Wind-Thunder Escape and Nine-Heavens Qi Mastery.

His Formation Dao had the insights of the Ten Heavenly Lords and the Innate Formation Core.

His combat had Supreme Clarity Battle Intent and Daluo Combat Insight.

For slaughter, he also had the Qingxuan Sword and Thick Earth Sword.

The gains from every person he had saved before.

Had now begun to truly stack together.

And as these abilities continued to merge.

Lin Yuan's Early Golden Immortal cultivation finally began to loosen noticeably once more.

The circulation speed of the magic power within his body grew faster and faster.

Supreme Clarity Immortal Scripture began operating on its own.

By the time they returned to Golden Turtle Island.

The barrier to Mid-Stage Golden Immortal—

Had already begun to show faint signs of cracking.

The moment Lin Yuan landed.

Before he could even find a place to enter seclusion.

The system's final notification suddenly appeared.

[Three high-value targets have successfully undergone Fate Reversal in succession.]

[The host's own fate has received substantial feedback.]

[The cultivation bottleneck has begun to loosen.]

Lin Yuan raised his head and glanced toward the depths of Golden Turtle Island.

"Looks like..."

"This time, I'll need to enter seclusion first."