One week later.
Lin An stopped cultivating.
Simply because...
June 1st is here, and there are still three months left until the players arrive.
The leaderboard has been recalculated.
[Leaderboard rankings are being calculated... Calculation successful.]
[You are ranked number one on eleven leaderboards. Please select the type of reward you wish to receive.]
"Attribute points," Lin An said.
[Selection successful. You have gained a total of 650,000 attribute points.]
As the system notification sounded, Lin An's attribute points rose again, reaching 1,015,500.
"That's the benefit of being number one on the leaderboard! Eleven leaderboards mean I get 650,000 attribute points every month."
Lin An smiled, then closed the system interface and resumed his cultivation.
A week of cultivation has brought him to the Epic Realm Third Grade, and he should be able to reach the Epic Fourth Grade tonight.
If he hadn't deliberately slowed down his cultivation speed, it would have been even faster.
Time continued to pass quickly, and without the worry of lacking resources, Lin An's cultivation level was also rising rapidly.
During this process, Lin An also had Zheng Tang deliver batches of the corpses of the Sin Beast on time, which he then threw into his Spirit-Devouring Ring.
Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
[Your cultivation level has increased to Epic Ninth Grade. ]
Upon hearing the system's voice, Lin An stopped cultivating.
"I've reached the Epic Ninth Grade; it's about time I exited seclusion."
Lin An slowly stood up; he planned to go out and hunt down the Sin Beast.
While hunting Sin Beast, one can reach the ninth rank of perfection by relying on the Spirit Devouring Divine Ability, and can also use the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Art to enhance one's own soul power and refine one's realm.
Of course, the main reason was that he was itching to chop down some Sin Beast.
Lin An immediately found Zheng Tang.
"Young master, you've reached the Epic Ninth Grade?"
When Zheng Tang saw Lin An's level of cultivation, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
It's only been a little over a month, how did the other person reach the Epic Ninth Grade?
Isn't this cultivation speed a bit too terrifying?
Lin An did not answer the other party's question, but instead asked, "Where nearby are there a large number of the Epic Realm Sin Beast?"
He also had a map of the area, but it didn't mark where the Epic Tier Sin Beast were, so he had to ask Zheng Tang.
"Young Master, as you know, we are the Third Line of Defense, mainly responsible for logistics, so although there are some Epic Tier Sin Beast nearby, their numbers are not large."
"These Sin Beast are mainly for the soldiers of the Third Legion to practice on; after all, they're bound to become complacent if they don't go to the battlefield for a long time."
"If we're talking about places with a large number of the Epic Realm Sin Beast, besides the First Line of Defense, only the Second Line of Defense exists."
"If you wish to go to the Second Line of Defense, you can use the Teleportation Formation to get there."
Zheng Tang said, "I was originally planning to tell you in a couple of days that there's an Epic Tier Spirit Realm on the Second Line of Defense that will open in half a month."
Lin An's eyes lit up; this was good news, he definitely couldn't miss out on Epic Tier Spirit Realm.
"Then let's go to the Second Line of Defense," Lin An said.
He has already reached the Epic Ninth Grade. Once he comes out of the Spirit Realm, he will break through to the Legendary Realm. He will no longer need to stay in this rear area and can go to the front line.
"No problem, I'll contact the Second Line of Defense. Also, if there's anything you need to prepare, please let me know." Zheng Tang nodded.
"Prepare a batch of Legendary Rank materials for me. I need them to craft puppets and set up formations. I also need a Legendary Rank destructive formation."
Lin An thought for a moment.
Although he could retrieve these items directly from the Second Line of Defense, he wasn't familiar with that area yet.
Furthermore, the Third Legion is primarily responsible for logistics, so these things are absolutely not lacking.
Zheng Tang nodded and immediately ordered people to prepare the things Lin An needed.
"By the way, shouldn't the legion have some concept art? May I take a look?" Lin An asked.
I've been so busy with cultivation lately that I've forgotten about the visualization diagram.
"Of course, no problem. Our Third Legion has two visualization diagrams in total. I'll take you there now, young master," Zheng Tang said.
Lin An nodded. He knew that visualization diagrams were very rare; he had only seen three so far.
The first one was won in a lottery.
The second picture is from the City Lord's Residence of Shenglin City.
The third picture was seen in Guangwu City after passing through the Ancient Spirit Tower.
Although Guangwu City is Upper City, it doesn't even have a single visualization diagram.
When he went to the Third Legion's treasury before, he only saw two visualization diagrams.
"The entire Heavenly Vault Army only has two visualization diagrams?" Lin An asked curiously.
"Of course not. Each legion has two or three visualization diagrams, so our Heavenly Vault Army has about fifty in total."
"Generally speaking, new recruits have one opportunity to meditate on a visualization diagram when they first join the party, but very few of them are able to gain Divine Ability powers."
As Zheng Tang spoke, he led Lin An back into the treasure vault.
"Young master, these are the two visualization diagrams."
Zheng Tang removed the restrictions from the visualization diagram and said.
Lin An looked at the first visualization image, which depicted a golden elephant and a black dragon fighting in the clouds, with the dragon scales and elephant skin radiating a dazzling light.
This visualization is titled "Dragon and Elephant Contending for Heaven."
The second image shows a dark light piercing the sky, causing space to shatter and vanish wherever it passes.
This visualization painting is titled " Void-Piercing Tribulation Light Visualization Diagram ".
"Would you like to take it with you and study it slowly, young master?" Zheng Tang asked.
The visualization diagrams are not easy to comprehend; it took him one or two months to make any progress.
Lin An did not answer, his gaze first falling on the "Dragon and Elephant Contending for Heaven Visualization Diagram," and the system's voice sounded.
[Should I spend 100 attribute points to comprehend this visualization diagram?]
"Yes."
[Failed to comprehend.]
Lin An was not surprised and continued to consume attribute points to comprehend the teachings.
Perhaps it was because he had undergone four marrow cleansing and meridian tempering sessions, and he thought it would take at least 100,000 attribute points to successfully comprehend it, but unexpectedly he only spent 10,000 attribute points to succeed.
[You have successfully comprehended the "Dragon and Elephant Contending for Heaven Visualization Diagram" and gained the Divine Ability: Power of the Dragon and Elephant.]
Lin An didn't rush to examine it, but instead looked at the " Void-Piercing Tribulation Light Visualization Diagram ".
This time, I spent more attribute points, over 17,000, before I finally succeeded in comprehending it.
[You have successfully comprehended the " Void-Piercing Tribulation Light Visualization Diagram " and gained the Divine Ability: the Void-Piercing Finger.]
Hearing the system's voice, Lin An finally spoke, "Let's go."
"Good."
Although Zheng Tang was puzzled as to why Lin An had stood in front of the two visualization diagrams for a quarter of an hour without saying a word, he did not ask any further questions and immediately decided to pack the two visualization diagrams for Lin An.
"No need," Lin An shook his head.
Zheng Tang looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"I've already figured it out, I don't need it anymore," Lin An said with a smile.
Have you figured it out?
Zheng Tang was startled and looked at Lin An in disbelief. He'd only been here for about fifteen minutes, and he'd already grasped it?
Furthermore, the other party doesn't need to take either of the two images with them, doesn't that mean they've comprehended both visualization diagrams?
Although shocked, Zheng Tang was a man of the world and could only suppress his astonishment.
"As expected of Miss's child, the speed at which he comprehends the visualization diagram is even faster than Miss herself was back then," Zheng Tang thought to himself.
When Lin An's mother, Li Xiyun, spent a whole day comprehending the visualization diagram, they were already amazed. They never expected Lin An to be even more extraordinary.
After leaving the treasure vault, Lin An had prepared all the resources he needed. After saying goodbye to Zheng Tang, Lin An flew towards his residence.
Back in his room, Lin An began to examine the effects of the two Divine Ability he had just acquired.