"He's the one you chose, isn't he?"
The young man sitting cross-legged in the void suddenly spoke.
"It wasn't my choice; it was fate's decision," a faint voice replied.
"It's fate again. You guys are all the same."
The young man chuckled, "If you ask me, you'd be better off asking me to help; it's just a matter of one sword strike."
"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're up to."
"You can't stop me."
"But you wouldn't want so many lives to perish because of you, otherwise you wouldn't have helped him just now."
The young man shrugged. "Alright, alright, I'll wait another hour. If it still can't be resolved, I'll take matters into my own hands. After all, my patience is limited."
The ethereal voice did not reply, but that was an implicit agreement.
One hour in the Void is equivalent to a thousand years in the outside world.
A thousand years should be enough.
In Land of Rules.
Lin An sat cross-legged, his entire body enveloped by the Eternal source refined by Jialuo Moye.
It was a power that surpassed even the Immortal Power, each strand containing fragments of the rules of the Eternal Realm, and at this moment it was surging into his body like a raging tide.
Boom!
With the infusion of the Eternal Origin, Lin An's body began to undergo astonishing changes.
The patterns on its surface turned dark gold and moved around as if they were alive.
Perhaps it was because of the Chaos Heart Lamp that each Dao pattern contained a trace of chaotic energy with each breath.
Within his body, the incomplete Eternal Heart was being rapidly refined, its power flowing out and coursing through Lin An's limbs and bones.
This caused his meridians to be coated with a jade-like luster, and his bones to radiate a golden glow, making his hardness comparable to that of an Immortal divine weapon.
Jade veins and golden bones, forging Immortal Dao Foundation!
Splash...
At that moment, Lin An sensed something, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an ocean.
The entire ocean is composed of an Immortal source, with billions of laws of heaven and earth interwoven within it.
In the distance, towering waves rise from the sea, their crests frozen in place, as if time and space have been distorted.
"This is the Immortal Sea of Origin."
"Strange, isn't it said that breaking through to Immortal requires undergoing tribulation?"
As Lin An pondered this, a sudden realization dawned on him.
He didn't avoid the tribulation; rather, he successfully overcame it.
The existence of Jialuo Moye, a being of the Eternal Realm, was his Fate Tribulation.
" Eternal as Calamity, is this the prestige of the Extreme Realm Ninth Heaven?"
As Lin An was thinking, the entire Sea of Origin suddenly erupted in chaos.
Swish, swish, swish...
Countless streams of light flew out from the source and surged toward Lin An from all directions.
Countless origins intertwined, ultimately transforming into a lotus flower that enveloped Lin An.
Lin An, who was in the midst of it, also felt that he was establishing some kind of connection with the origin of heaven and earth.
Just then, the system's voice suddenly sounded.
[Your Lin Clan Cultivation Technique is attempting an advancement. Would you like to spend 10 billion attribute points to advance it?]
"Promotion!"
Lin An did not hesitate.
[You have consumed 10 billion attribute points, and your Lin Clan Cultivation Technique has successfully advanced to the Immortal Rank.]
Whoosh!
The next instant, the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique began to operate wildly, rapidly absorbing the Origin Power and propelling Lin An's cultivation level towards the Immortal Realm!
It is unknown how much time passed, but the lotus flower faded, revealing Lin An's figure, with a cluster of golden flames leaping between his brows.
Immediately afterward, Lin An's heart stirred, and another cluster of purple flames flew out from between his eyebrows.
As soon as the two clusters of Immortal Origin Fire appeared, they immediately began to merge with each other, quickly transforming into a purple-gold flame.
After the purple-gold Immortal Origin Fire returned to Lin An's soul, Lin An felt a blur before his eyes and returned to his original body.
[You have become the first player on the entire server to break through to the Immortal Realm, and you have received an additional reward: Talent Advancement Card.]
"Finally, I've broken through to the Immortal Realm."
A smile appeared on Lin An's face.
Moreover, he is not an ordinary Immortal Realm. Although he is currently only at the Immortal First Grade, his combat strength is comparable to that of Immortal Seventh Grade, and he is not weak even when facing Immortal Ninth Grade.
After all, he had absorbed the Eternal Origin, causing himself to undergo another transformation.
Although their physical strength still cannot reach the level of Eternal, it is not something that ordinary Immortal Realm can contend with.
"I wonder if there are any beings in this Land of Rules who could rival me."
Lin An estimated that there should still be some, after all, this Land of Rules is not only Human Race, but also by other races and beings.
Thinking about it, Lin An looked at the Talent Advancement Card again.
"I should upgrade to the Nine Hells Saber Soul."
The explosive power of this talent is still terrifying; it was able to leave a knife mark on the Eternal Bone before.
[You have used Talent Advancement Card; the effect of your talent, Nine Hells Saber Soul, has been enhanced.]
[ Nine Hells Saber Soul ]: For each target killed whose realm is not lower than your own, you can gain one layer of ' Hell Mark '. Each layer of Hell Mark increases your attack damage by 100%, and can be stacked up to 999 times. When you reach nine layers, you can choose to consume a certain number of layers to release Blade Soul, lock onto the target, and deal true damage to the target's next attack.
Seeing the improved effect, Lin An nodded in satisfaction. Being able to stack 999 layers of Hell Mark meant that he could unleash a thousand times more damage.
Most importantly, this is real damage.
"If I can fully stack this talent now, I should be able to sever one of the Eternal Bones' arms when facing it again," Lin An thought to himself.
Lin An then opened the panel to take a look.
[Player]: Lin An
[Title]: First Blood
[Realm]: Immortal First Grade
[Secondary Professions]: Array Master ( Immortal Rank ), Puppeteer ( Immortal Rank ), Alchemist ( Immortal Rank ), Weapon Refiner (Immortal Rank ), Talisman Master ( Immortal Rank ), Spirit Mark Master ( Immortal Rank Immortal Rank ), Battle Array Master ( Immortal Rank ), Heavenly Diviner ( Immortal Rank ), Brewer ( Immortal Rank ), Spirit Plant Master ( Immortal Rank ), Spirit Chef ( Immortal Rank ), Animal Husbandry Master ( Immortal Rank ), Incense Master ( Immortal Rank ), Spellcaster ( Immortal Rank ), Poison Master ( Immortal Rank ), Dream Master ( Immortal Rank ), Earth Vein Master ( Immortal Rank ), Spirit Builder ( Immortal Rank ), Astrologer ( Immortal Rank )
[Cultivation Techniques]: Lin Clan Cultivation Technique ( Immortal Rank ), One Saber Slash ( Immortal Perfection)...
[Minor Skills]: Sovereign Pill ( Sovereign Rank Perfection), Nine Palaces Sword Annihilation Formation (Ancient), Heavenly Peak Demon Sealing Formation (Ancient), Yellow Springs Netherworld Formation (Ancient)...
[ Divine Ability ]: Ultimate - Return of All Laws to the Ruins
[Talent]: Heart of Auxiliary Cultivation, Nine Hells Saber Soul
[Attribute Points]: 5.922 billion
Looking at his panel, Lin An nodded in satisfaction.
The next step is to continue improving my strength and then break through to the Eternal Realm.
It's time to leave.
Lin An glanced around. Although he had arrived in the Land of Rules, he could only stay for three months thanks to the Heaven and Earth Rules Token.
When we get back, we'll ask Qin Shao and the others how to enter the Land of Rules.
Lin An's expression changed slightly upon thinking of Qin Shao.
The commotion caused by the Eternal skeleton was quite significant. Qin Shao and the others were already unconscious at that time; could they have been killed by the aftershocks?
Immediately, Lin An's heart stirred, and he hurriedly left the Land of Rules.
At the same time, a server-wide announcement rang in the ears of all players.