Time flies when you're cultivating; half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past six months, Lin An has spent most of his time cultivating inside the stone tower, except for leaving twice a month to collect Origin Fragment.
With such diligent practice, the results were very gratifying.
At this moment, within Lin An's dantian, compared to half a year ago, the Origin Seed had grown from a tiny spark of spiritual light to the size of a fist.
"It has basically reached its limit; the Origin Seed has been successfully nurtured."
"The next step is to nourish oneself with the Origin Seed, transforming into Eternal Dao Body."
Once one's physical body transforms into Eternal Dao Body, it also means that one's physical body transcends heaven and earth, is no longer subject to the control of heaven and earth, and is Eternal indestructible.
"Once the physical body becomes Eternal, all I need to do is make my soul Eternal as well, and evolve my own laws of heaven and earth, transforming myself into heaven and earth, to break through to the Eternal Realm."
Lin An wore a satisfied expression.
Although he is currently only at the Immortal Eighth Grade, he has already made some progress on the path to Eternal.
Once his cultivation reaches the Immortal Ninth Grade and he completes the Path of the Extreme Realm, he can directly break through to the Eternal Realm.
"Next, we will transform into the Eternal Dao Body."
Thinking this, Lin An closed his eyes again and began to cultivate.
The Origin Power continues to flow into his body, but after being absorbed by the Origin Power of Origin Seed, it transforms directly into Lin An's power, circulating throughout his limbs and bones, imbuing his physical body with the aura of Eternal and transforming it towards Eternal.
This process won't be quick; Lin An estimates it will take about two months.
Perfect timing, by then his cultivation level should have reached the Immortal Ninth Grade.
As Lin An's physical body transformed into Eternal Dao Body, deep within the Sacred Realm, on a vast ocean, a figure sat cross-legged.
If Lin An were here, he would surely recognize the other party as the Realm Guardian.
"Has it started?"
The Realm Guardian glanced back in the direction of Lin An, then looked away and gazed at the vast ocean below.
The seawater was pitch black, but deep in the ocean, 108 stone pillars stood.
Within each stone pillar resides the figure of a Sin Beast, and even though it has been sealed, the aura it exudes far surpasses that of Immortal.
At this moment, most of the 108 stone pillars were intact, but one pillar was hollow and contained no Sin Beast.
The Realm Guardian stared silently at the hollow stone pillar.
Seven hundred years ago, a top-tier prodigy was born, and guided by Him, I came to this Sacred Realm.
The Eternal Sin Beast sealed within this hollow stone pillar was slain by the opponent, who also successfully broke through to the Eternal Realm.
He thought the other person would be that person, but the other person chose a different path, simply to pave the way for future generations.
He's already paved the way for you; I hope you succeed.
The Realm Guardian murmured something, then waved his hand, and one of the stone pillars began to tremble, cracks gradually appearing on it.
Boom...
The next instant, the eyes of the Sin Beast sealed within the stone pillar suddenly shifted, and a chilling aura erupted, instantly turning the once calm sea into a turbulent sea.
Seeing this, the Realm Guardian remained calm, and with a simple press of his hand, the sea instantly calmed down again.
The Sin Beast within the stone pillar seemed to sense the great terror and quieted down, but its power continued to challenge the seal on the stone pillar.
The Realm Guardian as if he hadn't seen anything, or rather, it was He who had taken the initiative to help the Sin Beast escape its predicament.
Then the world fell silent again, and the Realm Guardian sat cross-legged on the sea, remaining motionless for a long time.
Meanwhile, in the War Calamity Sin Domain.
A figure suddenly looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of space, and saw something.
"You have betrayed us, just as you betrayed Human Race back then."
At that moment, an angry voice rang out, "Do you think you can still return to the Human Race even after doing this?"
You're talking too much.
The figure raised an eyebrow, and with a wave of his hand, a terrifying power erupted, directly suppressing the owner of the voice.
The last thing the voice said was, "You wouldn't dare kill me!"
"Someone will come to kill you."
The figure murmured something, then closed its eyes.
"What's going on? That felt like the aura of the Sin Lord just now."
The Thousand-Eyed Evil Dragon's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty. It was at a critical moment, and if the Sin Lord appeared, its previous plans would be in vain.
The Thousand-Eyed Evil Dragon's gaze fell upon a cluster of eerie light before him.
If you look closely, there are hundreds of figures within that eerie light; they are its bloodline offspring.
"No, we must hurry, otherwise I will surely die once the Sin Lord emerges."
After a while, his gaze turned to the Human Race pass outside the Sin Domain.
It hadn't forgotten that Lin An was its Fate Tribulation. If it didn't eliminate this Fate Tribulation, no matter how much power it possessed, it wouldn't be able to break through the shackles.
"This Sin Domain has been peaceful for far too long."
A ruthless glint flashed in the Thousand-Eyed Evil Dragon.
Lin An was unaware of the changes happening in the outside world.
Another two months have passed.
Lin An had thought he would be the first to transform into the Eternal Dao Body, but unexpectedly, his cultivation level broke through to the Immortal Ninth Grade first.
On the third day after he broke through to the Immortal Ninth Grade, the Origin Seed within Lin An's body began to tremble.
Click, click...
With a series of shattering sounds, Lin An's physical body began to crumble, his skin and flesh peeling off like porcelain, eventually turning into ashes.
However, Lin An did not feel any pain. Instead, as the Origin Power surged, his bones turned dark gold, and countless natural Dao patterns appeared on them.
The blood transformed into liquid starlight, each drop brimming with boundless vitality.
Countless rules of heaven and earth descended, imprinting Eternal divine runes on Lin An's body. With each rune inscribed, his aura surged by one degree.
At the same time, the Origin Seed within him also burst forth with light, resonating with his Dao body.
With each breath, primordial light emanated from his mouth and nose, and his aura underwent a transformation.
Just sitting there, he seemed like a deity, exuding boundless majesty.
He was clearly still in this world, yet it seemed as if he didn't belong to it.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Lin An suddenly opened his eyes. Wherever his gaze fell, the void itself opened up into a world, which even exuded the aura of life.
Wherever the eye falls, the world is created and life is born.
As soon as Lin An withdrew his gaze, these worlds instantly shattered and rapidly vanished.
Lin An felt the boundless power surging within him, and a smile appeared on his face.
" Eternal Dao Body, my very being is the Dao, indestructible through countless eons!"
With the Eternal Dao Body forged, Lin An could clearly feel that he was different from before.
This is a leap in the level of life.
Even at the time of Immortal, no matter how powerful his physical body is, even if he relies on his talent for Treasure-Forging Body to make his physical body hundreds of times stronger than others in the same realm, it is still considered a body of flesh and blood.
Especially within this world, one still needs to abide by the laws of heaven and earth, such as death and annihilation.
But now that his Eternal Dao Body has been forged, his physical body is no longer subject to the control of heaven and earth.
Even if the death rules of heaven and earth were to fall, his Dao body would not be affected in the slightest.
Of course, this doesn't mean he's qualified to challenge this world.
Even a true being in the Eternal Realm cannot withstand the terrifying power of heaven and earth.
Even from the perspective of heaven and earth, the Eternal Realm is actually equivalent to another small world. If one can devour and refine it, it will be of great benefit to oneself.
Especially now that Lin An's physical body has transformed into Eternal Dao Body, transcending heaven and earth, his soul is still subject to the control of heaven and earth.
Even the power he wields belongs to this world.
If he were to fight against this world, it would simply confiscate his power, leaving him nothing more than a physically strong punching bag.
"I am indeed unable to contend with this world right now, but with my current Eternal Dao Body, even Half-Step Eternal expert would find it difficult to harm me through physical means."
He can't be considered Half-Step Eternal, but he's closer to the Eternal Realm than even Half-Step Eternal expert.
Half-Step Eternal was merely touching the threshold of the Eternal Realm, but now he has already stepped halfway across that threshold.
Once one's realm is elevated and one's spirit transcends, the other foot can be taken to achieve true Eternal.
Moreover, the difficulty is much lower than those Half-Step Eternal.
"I'd like to find an opponent to practice against."
Feeling the immense power within his body, Lin An estimated that he could now easily suppress Half-Step Eternal being with his physical strength alone.
Boom!
Just then, a terrifying aura swept over them.
Sensing this aura, Lin An's expression changed slightly; this was the aura of Eternal.
He suddenly realized that there were indeed Eternal Realm Sin Beast in this Sacred Realm.
"No way, I just forged the Eternal Dao Body, and Eternal Realm Sin Beast has already appeared?"
"And aren't these kinds of Sin Beast supposed to be deep within the Sacred Realm, never coming out at all?"
Lin An frowned, then stepped out of the stone tower.
When he came out, he saw that others had also come out of the stone tower.
Nine months have passed since the Sacred Realm opened. There were a thousand people on the Battle Ranking before, but now there are less than twenty people still in the Sacred Realm.
And this also includes Wu Tianshan and his four companions.
"Oh no, an Eternal Realm Sin Beast has appeared!"
Ao Kuang exclaimed in surprise, and everyone's gaze turned to the sky above the city.
Within the dark clouds, an unimaginably enormous figure loomed in and out of sight, its mere presence causing everyone to feel suffocated by its oppressive aura.
Fortunately, a faint light appeared around the city at this moment, isolating the oppressive aura; otherwise, simply being within that aura would have been enough to kill everyone on the spot.
How could Eternal Realm Sin Beast appear?
Ye Wuya frowned. Although he knew that there were Eternal Realm Sin Beast in the Sacred Realm, no one dared to provoke them.
They also lack the strength to provoke them.
But now this Eternal Realm Sin Beast has actually come here on its own initiative, which is really strange.
Brother Lin.
At this moment, Wu Tianshan and his four companions emerged from the stone tower and hurriedly gathered around Lin An.
Ye Wuya and the others were also surprised to see Wu Tianshan and his group of five. They had not expected that these five people were still in the Sacred Realm.
However, considering the Origin Fragment that Lin An had obtained before, it seems quite normal.
Then everyone looked at Lin An.
Upon seeing this, Ye Wuya and the others were shocked.
"Has he forged the Eternal Dao Foundation?"
The so-called Eternal Dao Foundation is actually the Eternal Dao Body. At this moment, Lin An's face showed no change, but they could clearly feel that the gap between themselves and Lin An was as deep as an abyss.
That wasn't a difference in strength... well, there was indeed a huge difference in strength.
But the current gap stems more from the level of life itself.
Those who remain in the Sacred Realm today are all from powerful races and possess a high level of life, but they are still no match for Lin An.
They had only ever experienced this kind of disparity with their own Eternal Ancestor.
"Could that Eternal Sin Beast be here to find him?"
This thought couldn't help but flash through everyone's minds.
Although they were all top-tier prodigies, they didn't believe they were qualified to attract the Eternal Realm Sin Beast.
Only Lin An, who has already forged Eternal Dao Body, is qualified for this.
At this moment, Lin An was also looking at the Eternal Realm Sin Beast outside the city, his expression solemn.
As he looked at the other person, the other person was also looking at him.
With just one glance, Lin An knew that the other party's target was him.
" The Eternal Realm, huh?"
Lin An narrowed his eyes. If it were Eternal Realm in their prime, he didn't think he would be a match for them.
Although this Sin Beast was also at the Eternal Realm, he could sense that its strength had been greatly diminished.
He's better than him, but not by much.
"Judging from the appearance of this Sin Beast, it seems to have suffered severe injuries. Who could have injured it to such an extent?"
As Lin An was pondering this, he quickly found his answer, for a figure appeared before him.
They are the Realm Guardian.
"Kill him."
The Realm Guardian said directly.
Why?
Lin An did not refuse, but he also wanted to know the reason.
" The Eternal Heart can help your soul undergo a transformation," the Realm Guardian replied.
Lin An asked in surprise, "What is the Eternal Heart? Also, are you helping me break through to the Eternal?"
"After the fall of the Eternal Realm, one can forge the Eternal Heart."
The Realm Guardian said, but only answered one question for Lin An.
After saying this, the Realm Guardian disappeared and left.
"Brother Lin, what's wrong?"
At this moment, Wu Tianshan spoke up and asked.
Lin An glanced at the group, realizing that the Realm Guardian's presence had gone unnoticed.
"You wait here while I go and meet Him."
Lin An looked at the Sin Beast outside the city and said.
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.
Are you kidding me? That's an existence at the Eternal Realm.
Although Lin An was incredibly talented and possessed unparalleled combat power, he was only at the Immortal Realm; how could he possibly be a match for someone at the Eternal Realm?
"Brother Lin, please don't be impulsive. We are perfectly safe here in the city; there's no need to take any risks."
"Yes, yes, at worst we can just leave the Sacred Realm. With Brother Lin's talent, he will surely achieve Eternal future, there's no need to rush."
Brother Lin, please think it over...
Everyone tried to dissuade him.
Lin An is currently the most promising person in the Human Race to achieve Eternal. If he were to perish here, it would be a tremendous loss for the Human Race.
"That was my great opportunity to achieve Eternal."
Lin An smiled and said, "You don't need to worry. If we're outmatched, I have my own ways to protect myself."
Before anyone could say anything more, they saw Lin An take a step out and arrive outside the city.
They wanted to stop him, but they lacked the power to do so, and could only watch Lin An with anxious expressions.