After leaving the city walls of Shenglin City, Lin An did not return to the City Lord's Residence, but instead flew towards Black Mountain.
"Perhaps the idea of time travel is just something I've been imagining?"
Lin An shook his head, deciding not to dwell on the matter.
Whether or not I'm from another time is not that important; the most important thing is to improve my strength.
"Let's deal with the fall of Shenglin City in the previous life first."
Soon, Lin An arrived at Black Mountain.
A year ago, there were nearly a million Sin Beast Sin Beast in the Black Mountain, but after he slaughtered them, there were not many left.
However, a year has passed, and the number of Sin Beast in Black Mountain has increased somewhat.
Lin An swept his divine sense across the area and then shook his head. There were only a little over 100,000 Sin Beast in total. Even if they launched an attack on Shenglin City, it would barely be enough to trigger a small-scale siege.
Lin An then searched Black Mountain carefully again, but found nothing amiss.
"What was the reason that in my previous life, I even had my adoptive father use Epic Realm techniques, yet it still ultimately led to the fall of Shenglin City?"
Lin An for a moment, then searched Black Mountain five times, but found nothing.
"It is now December 5th. Shenglin City fell on the 15th."
"There are still ten days left, or perhaps the time hasn't come yet?"
Thinking of this reason, Lin An was no longer in a hurry.
"Since there are still ten days left, I might as well take this opportunity to break through to the King Realm."
"No matter what trouble comes afterward, I'll just One Saber Slash."
Then Lin An to his adoptive father, informing him that he would be going into seclusion for a period of time.
Lin Xiao didn't ask any further questions, only telling Lin An to be careful.
Lin An arrived at the central peak of Black Mountain and went directly into the cave of a Sin Beast.
As for the Sin Beast inside, he had already killed it a year ago.
Lin An then took out an array plate and activated it, and a Mythic Rank array enveloped the cave.
This array plate was not made by him, but taken directly from the Heavenly Vault Army's treasury. It has multiple effects, including concealing one's presence, trapping enemies, defense, and killing enemies.
In a remote place like Shenglin City, there would be no need to set up an array if Lin An hadn't been so cautious.
"Only King Realm expert could break this formation instantly, but it's impossible for the King Realm expert to appear in Shenglin City."
Lin An thought for a moment, then took out a futon and sat cross-legged on it.
"I'm absolutely certain of breaking through to the King Realm, but before that, it's still necessary to make some more preparations."
Thinking it over, Lin An immediately opened the panel and looked at the secondary professions.
He currently has six King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card, which can upgrade six sub-professions to King Rank.
As for attribute points, there are certainly enough; they're almost at 300 million now.
The King Rank sub-profession itself has already touched upon the rules of heaven and earth. If he had ten King Rank sub-professions, breaking through to the King Realm would be much easier.
"Although I don't know if there will be any other benefits, I'll have to upgrade sooner or later anyway, so I might as well upgrade now."
With that in mind, Lin An started allocating attribute points to his character.
[You have consumed 20 million attribute points, and your secondary profession, Puppet Master, has reached its maximum proficiency level.]
[You have consumed 20 million attribute points, and your secondary profession, Runemaster, has reached its proficiency cap.]
[You have consumed 20 million attribute points, and your secondary profession Heavenly Diviner, has reached its proficiency cap.]
[...]
Soon all six secondary professions reached their maximum level, costing a total of 120 million attribute points.
Lin An then took out six more King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card.
"Upgrade."
As Lin An finished speaking, the six King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card in his hand instantly transformed into streams of light and flowed into his body.
[You have used King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card. Your Sub-Profession, Puppeteer, has been upgraded to King Rank.]
[You have used King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card. Your sub-profession, Heavenly Diviner, has been upgraded to King Rank.]
[You have used King Rank Secondary Profession Upgrade Card. Your Sub-Profession, Runemaster, has been upgraded to King Rank.]
[...]
[You have become the first King Rank Puppeteer in the entire server, and have received an additional reward: 50 Divine Ability Upgrade Stone.]
[You have become the first King Rank Heavenly Diviner in the entire server, and have received an additional reward: 50 Divine Ability Upgrade Stone.]
[You have become the first King Rank Rune Master in the entire server, and have received an additional reward: 50 Divine Ability Upgrade Stone.]
[...]
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations...]
As the notification sounds rang out, Lin An could imagine the huge shock that these server-wide announcements would cause among the players if he directly upgraded all six secondary professions to the King Rank.
However, he couldn't care less about that at the moment; his gaze was fixed on the Divine Ability Upgrade Stone he had obtained.
This time, he directly obtained 300 Divine Ability Upgrade Stone, bringing his total to 337 stones, including those he had left over.
Now he only has two Divine Ability left that haven't reached their full potential: the Time-Reversing Blade and the Life Lamp Tribulation Substitution Technique. After using them up, he will still have quite a few left.
Without hesitation, Lin An immediately upgraded both of these Divine Ability to their maximum potential.
[Your Divine Ability Time-Reversing Blade, has been successfully upgraded; this Divine Ability has reached its maximum potential.]
[Your Divine Ability Life Lamp Tribulation Substitution Technique, has been successfully upgraded; this Divine Ability has reached its peak.]
[Extreme Time-Reversing Blade ]: Divine Ability that disrupts the flow of time wherever the blade slices through, allowing three seconds to pass in a single cut.
[Extreme Life Lamp Tribulation Substitution Technique ]: Divine Ability. Life is like a candle flame, and I hold the lamp myself. After using this Divine Ability, one can light a life lamp to ward off disasters and calamities. When the life lamp goes out, the body can instantly teleport to a place tens of thousands of miles away. It can be used nine times in a lifetime.
When both Divine Ability reach their peak, their effects are greatly enhanced.
In particular, the Life Lamp Tribulation Substitution Technique, which could only be used three times before, can now be used nine times after reaching its peak, which further enhances his ability to survive.
"There are still 201 Divine Ability Upgrade Stone left, enough to upgrade two more Divine Ability to their maximum potential."
Lin An carefully stored away the remaining Divine Ability Upgrade Stone, intending to study the visualization diagram after returning to the Heavenly Vault Army and obtain new Divine Ability.
Lin An then looked at his system panel.
[Player]: Lin An
[Title]: First Blood
[Realm]: Mythic Ninth Grade
[Secondary Professions]: Array Master ( King Rank ), Puppet Master ( King Rank ), Alchemist ( King Rank ), Weapon Refiner ( King Rank ), Talisman Master ( King Rank ), Spirit Musician ( King Rank ), Spirit Mark Master ( King Rank ), Battle Array Master ( King Rank ), Heavenly Diviner ( King Rank ), Brewer ( King Rank ), Spirit Plant Master (Mythical), Spirit Chef ( Mythic Rank ), Animal Husbandry Master ( Mythic Rank )
[Cultivation Techniques]: Spirit Rune Art (Legendary Perfection), Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (Mythical Perfection), One Saber Slash (Mythical Perfection), Nine Nether Soul Devouring Art (Mythical Perfection), Nine Heavens Sky-Treading Steps (Legendary Perfection), Purple Sun Battle Armor (Legendary Perfection)
[Secondary Training]: Great Derivation Seal ( King Rank Perfection), Nirvana Life-Extending Pill ( King Rank Perfection)...
[ Divine Ability ]: Ultimate - Dharma Heavenly Transformation, Ultimate - Spirit Devouring, Ultimate - Power of the Dragon and Elephant, Ultimate - Void-Piercing Finger, Ultimate - Void Escape, Ultimate - Formless Illusory Tower, Ultimate - Nine Tribulations Thunder Prison, Ultimate - Resentful Tiger's Eye, Ultimate - Earth Vein Power, Ultimate - Soul Possession Technique, Ultimate - Life Lamp Tribulation Substitution Technique, Ultimate - Time-Reversing Blade.
[Talent]: Heart of Auxiliary Cultivation
[Attribute Points]: 170 million
Looking at his panel, Lin An nodded in satisfaction.
"Next, I should break through to the King Realm."
Lin An closed the interface, shut his eyes, and began to adjust his state.