As the puppet appeared, Lin An immediately collected the more than seven thousand Origin Fragment.
He then put away the puppet and the Teleportation Formation and entered the stone tower again.
Only after Lin An's figure disappeared from the stone tower did the geniuses of all races at the scene begin to make a fuss.
"Holy crap, did you guys just see that? How many Origin Fragment were there?"
"More than seven thousand, a full seven thousand Origin Fragment, how is that possible? How could the Human Race obtain so many Origin Fragment?"
"Even with ten people from our clan working together, we've only obtained a little over five hundred Origin Fragment so far. The Human Race is clearly fewer in number and weaker than us, so how come they've been able to obtain so many?"
" Lin An is too arrogant. He didn't even try to hide from us, and he wasn't afraid of us attacking him all at once. He just snatched his Origin Fragment directly."
Is it possible that he's genuinely not afraid, and we're genuinely afraid?
"..."
When Lin An collected the Origin Fragment, he did not hide them from these geniuses of all races.
Indeed, just as one of them said, he was not afraid at all of these geniuses from all races joining forces to snatch it.
Despite the presence of over a hundred prodigies, Lin An didn't need to kill them all with a single strike; he could have annihilated them all with a single punch.
As for intercepting Wu Tianshan and his group, Lin An cared even less; he didn't care how many went, as long as they died.
In his eyes, these prodigies from all races posed less of a threat than the Sin Beast.
Upon returning to the stone tower, Lin An waved his hand and immediately recharged all the Origin Fragment.
Although more than seven thousand Origin Fragment seem like a lot, they are actually far from enough for him to forge the Eternal Dao Foundation.
"Does it also take other people this long to forge Eternal Dao Foundation?"
"Or is it because my foundation is too strong, so the Origin Power required to forge the Eternal Dao Foundation far exceeds that of others?"
The thought flashed through Lin An's mind for a moment, then he didn't care anymore.
No matter how long it takes to forge Eternal Dao Foundation, it will be worthwhile for him.
If he were to leave the Sacred Realm and lose these Origin Power, he would need to reach the Immortal Ninth Grade and complete the Path of the Extreme Realm before he could begin forging Eternal Dao Foundation.
Moreover, it will take much longer than it does now; it's estimated that it won't be possible to do it in less than several thousand years.
Achieving the Eternal Realm in just a few thousand years is already considered an extremely fast pace.
"Let's continue cultivating and improve our cultivation level."
Lin An once again activated the Auxiliary Cultivation Lotus Platform, took the Black-Yellow Immortal Pill, and began cultivating.
He is still some distance from the Immortal Eighth Grade, and even with the help of the Black-Yellow Immortal Pill, it would normally take him thirty years to break through.
Breaking through from the Immortal Seventh Grade to the Immortal Eighth Grade in thirty years is considered very fast in the eyes of the geniuses and even prodigies of the myriad races, but it is very slow for Lin An.
Fortunately, he has a 100x time acceleration, which means he should be able to break through in a little over three months.
Time continued to pass quickly.
Lin An continued cultivating while simultaneously controlling the puppet to lead Wu Tianshan and the other four in slaying the Sin Beast.
The prodigies of all races are also busy slaying Sin Beast and earning more Origin Fragment.
There aren't many people who can cultivate peacefully in the stone tower like Lin An.
They were mostly top 100 geniuses, and some of them even gave up cultivation to lead teams out to hunt Sin Beast.
It is estimated that there are only forty or fifty people absorbing the Origin Power to cultivate in the entire stone tower.
Moreover, after the first month of free access ends, those geniuses from all races who went out to hunt Sin Beast will gradually leave the Sacred Realm due to the lack of Origin Fragment.
Afterwards, these forty or fifty people, lacking the Origin Fragment, will leave the stone tower and go out to hunt Sin Beast.
Lin An estimated that in the end, he would be the only one who could cultivate peacefully in the stone tower without worrying about lacking the Origin Fragment.
However, Lin An didn't care about these things, as long as they didn't affect his cultivation.
Ten days passed quickly.
On this day, the geniuses of all races who had gone out to hunt Sin Beast returned one after another, and the entire city became lively once again.
The last time the city was this lively was on their very first day of arrival.
At this moment, these prodigies from all races gathered together according to their different races.
"Everyone, thank you for your hard work these past few days. It's a pity that these Origin Fragment are too difficult to obtain; they simply cannot support so many of us staying in the Sacred Realm."
"There's no other way. The chances of low-level Sin Beast producing Origin Fragment are too small, and high-level Sin Beast come in packs, making it too dangerous for us to hunt them down."
"I've done my best. Although I can't forge Eternal Dao Foundation, achieving the Immortal Ninth Grade and undergoing seven or eight bloodline transformations in the future is still achievable. Moreover, there might be opportunities to reforge Eternal Dao Foundation in the future."
"Very well, it seems our clan can only go this far."
This is a conversation among some weaker races. They have fewer people on the list and obtain fewer Origin Fragment. It's already quite good that they can come to the Sacred Realm to cultivate for a period of time.
"Gentlemen, although according to the rules, starting tomorrow, the chance of Origin Fragment being born from within the Sin Beast will increase significantly, given our large numbers, the daily acquisition of Origin Fragment is still insufficient for everyone to remain in the Sacred Realm."
"Therefore, I can only send some of my clansmen away first, leaving the strongest few to go out with me to hunt Sin Beast. This way, I will have more time to cultivate in the Sacred Realm."
"As for those clansmen who left, once they return to the clan, the clan will naturally make arrangements for them and will not let them down."
Compared to those weaker races, these powerful races are much more at ease.
They were still able to allow a portion of their people to remain in the Sacred Realm, continuing to hunt Sin Beast and obtain Origin Fragment.
"Huh? That's strange, why don't I see Human Race?"
At this moment, someone noticed that there were no Human Race present, not even Lin An.
"Stop looking. The Human Race has no shortage of Origin Fragment. More than ten days ago, I personally saw Lin An walk out of the stone tower and then obtain more than seven thousand Origin Fragment."
"That's impossible. It seems only six people from the Human Race made the list, and the strongest, Lin An, is still cultivating. How did they manage to do that?"
"Who knows? Maybe they have other methods."
"..."
The top ten prodigies, such as Ao Kuang and Ye Wuya, were all looking at the stone tower with gleaming eyes.
They were also curious about how the Human Race had obtained so many Origin Fragment, but unfortunately Lin An didn't come out, so they had no chance to ask.
And even if they asked, the Human Race wouldn't tell them.
Another day passed quickly.
"The one-month free period is over. Starting today, if you wish to remain in the Sacred Realm, you must pay a certain amount of Origin Fragment every day. Those who fail to pay will be teleported away directly."
The Realm Guardian's voice echoed through the city, and many people immediately sighed, knowing that their journey to the Sacred Realm was coming to an end.