A faint green light flashed, and the soul returned to its place.
Lin Yu and Shi Hao stood under the old willow tree again. The willow branches drooped down, moving without wind, as if nothing had ever happened.
Just then, a tender branch gently wrapped around Lin Yu's wrist.
"In a critical moment, I can guarantee your survival."
Willow God's voice resounded directly in Lin Yu's heart, without any further words.
Lin Yu gripped his wrist and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Willow God."
Shi Hao, standing to the side, was still pondering Willow God's words, "Following behind me will only lead to a bad end."
His little face scrunched up, but he understood that the High Priest never said anything wrong.
"Brother Yu, then I won't stop you."
"Cultivate diligently in the Great Wilderness and break through to the Formation Arrangement Realm as soon as possible. I'll be waiting for you outside!"
Looking at the pure expectation in the boy's eyes, Lin Yu felt a warmth in his heart and nodded. "Okay."
In the following days, Stone Village returned to its former liveliness.
Shi Hao took Lin Yu to eat all the best beast meat in the village, drank all the treasured spiritual spring water, and stuffed all the cultivation resources he could find into Lin Yu's arms.
Until the morning of the fifth day
Shi Hao quickly tidied up and stood under the old willow tree at the village entrance.
At this moment, the boy looked up at the sky, his eyes losing their former childishness and only showing an unyielding sharpness.
"Grandpa Village Chief, Willow God, I'm leaving."
"Brother Yu, I'll be waiting for you outside."
Stone Village gradually returned to peace.
Lin Yu didn't linger.
He bid farewell to Shi Yunfeng, and the old man didn't ask any questions, only handing him a bag of dried animal meat and patting him on the shoulder. "Come back alive."
"Um."
In the morning mist, Lin Yu turned around and, alone, stepped into the boundless depths of the Great Wilderness.
Following the path that Shi Hao walked back then, we move forward step by step.
The early stages are the most dangerous, but also the most crucial.
Start by fighting weak, ferocious beasts, using battle to sustain yourself and temper your body with blood.
When hungry, it devours the essence and blood of its offspring and swallows the essence of beast bones.
When thirsty, they seek out sacred springs and ancient caves to absorb the Genki of heaven and earth.
When tired, I would sit cross-legged against an ancient tree, close my eyes to rest, and gradually integrate the life essence bestowed by the Willow God into my flesh and bones.
He can also cultivate the complete magical technique, but he only borrows its essence, extracts its operating method, and integrates it into his own Dao.
Unbeknownst to them, Lin Yu's many clones seemed to have all embarked on the same path.
During this process, the Number Ten Clone did not seize opportunities, did not take over the nests of ancient species, and did not touch the destiny that was destined to belong to Shi Hao.
He only picks up scraps of bone, broken pieces of wood, withered branches, and sacred soil that others wouldn't consider worthwhile.
Little by little, I refine myself.
During the day, he fought against the Dragon-Horned Elephant, the blue phoenix beast, and the fire python, his physical body shattering time and time again.
At these times, the willow branch on his wrist would radiate vitality, and his body would be rebuilt and strengthened again under the life force of the Willow God.
At night, sitting alone under the starry sky, I observe the movement of the stars in the Great Wilderness, comprehend the changes in the rules of heaven and earth, and gradually engrave the Dao of Hunyuan into my bones.
Early stage of the Blood Transformation Realm...
Mid-term...
Later...
The barriers loosened time and time again, only to be forcibly suppressed and refined to their ultimate perfection.
He was about to take an unconventional path.
Instead, it's about the Blood Transformation Extreme Realm.
In my memory, the True Lord's Eight-Nine Profound Art Technique was not without its merits.
He also wanted to see what it would be like for someone to achieve physical sainthood in this world.
Until this day.
Lin Yu unleashed a punch, causing a slight tremor in the void. A tremendous force of ten thousand jin burst forth from his body, shattering the bones of a giant snake tens of meters long.
He slowly withdrew his fist, feeling the surging blood and qi within his body.
Arm strength of 100,000 jin.
Just one step away from the Blood Transformation Realm Extreme Realm.
At this moment, Willow God's clear and cold voice resounded directly in his heart:
"You have reached the threshold of the ultimate realm. I have a place to help you achieve perfection."
Lin Yu remained calm, unsurprised.
With the Willow God's level of power, the entire Great Wilderness is probably under His gaze.
"Please enlighten me Willow God."
"Find a quiet place."
Lin Yu found a nest of an ancient remnant species.
With a single step, he shot forward like an arrow. Deep within the cave, the remnant species, startled, roared and pounced.
Lin Yu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead threw a straight punch.
Bang!
The ancient remnant didn't even have time to scream before its head was smashed open by a single punch, killing it instantly.
Lin Yu cleaned the nest and sat cross-legged in the deepest part. "Willow God, I am ready."
Lin Yu sat cross-legged, his blood and qi gradually calming down, awaiting the next guidance from the Willow God.
The tender branch on his wrist glowed faintly, and then a clear, cold voice echoed in his heart, "Close your eyes."
The next instant, Lin Yu felt dizzy, as if his consciousness was being forcibly pulled from his body by a gentle yet irresistible force.
The feeling was extremely strange, like a drowning person surfacing.
I don't know how much time passed.
Lin Yu opened his eyes.
All around was a chaotic void, with no sky, no earth, no sun, moon, or stars, only endless gray mist slowly surging.
He instantly understood where Willow God had sent him.
He looked down at his hands.
The palms are clearly visible, and you can even feel the flow of mist at the fingertips, just like the real thing.
"The Void Spirit Realm."
Willow God's voice rang out, neither hurried nor slow.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu nodded slowly.
"This place is beneficial to your path."
Seeing that Lin Yu understood, Willow God didn't offer any further explanation about this realm, keeping her words brief.
"The period is one month; I will come to pick you up then."
As soon as the words were spoken, that cold voice vanished completely, leaving no echo.
The Void God Realm, First Layer.
Beneath a sky shrouded in gray fog lay a vast, boundless wilderness.
In the distance, there are mountains, rivers, broken ruins, and collapsed stone tablets.
Lin Yu stood still, quietly sensing the rules of this world.
The Void God Realm an extremely special realm within the Perfect World, existing independently of the real world.
Living beings can project their consciousness here; they will not truly die, even if they fight, comprehend the Dao, or break through to a higher level.
It is a place of trial, and also a place of enlightenment.
More importantly
Here, one is not entirely bound by the rules of the real world.
Here, he can observe all things more clearly and comprehend his own path more freely.
A moment later, Lin Yu opened his eyes, a flash of understanding in them.
"It's definitely different."
The laws of the Great Wilderness are incomplete. Although no harm is immediately apparent, if this continues, one might have to rebuild them like Shi Hao did.
The laws governing the Void God Realm are certainly much more complete than those of the Great Wilderness.
Lin Yu did not rush to explore.
He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and focused his mind on his body.
His cultivation at the Blood Transformation Realm remained intact, and his arm strength of 100,000 jin was exactly the same.
But in this Void God Realm, the physical body is no longer made of flesh and blood, but a projection formed by consciousness.
"New here? I've never seen you before?"
Lin Yu passed through a golden passage and appeared in another area.
Before Lin Yu could answer, a stone tablet appeared.
[The Soul of a Celestial Spirit, the First Soul of All Time, rewards one fragment of a Bronze Treasure Book.]
The instant the words were written.
The entire area erupted in excitement.
The cultivators in the distance stared in disbelief, their faces filled with disbelief.
"How come all the kids these days are so amazing? This newbie must be here for the first time, and they've already gotten a reward on their very first visit!"