The End

After nearly a month from start to finish, Ling Yun had finally refined the fifth-tier supreme-grade antidote pill-the Cold Essence Pill.

He was in rather poor shape, and waves of mental fatigue had begun to set in. It was the result of keeping his mind under intense strain during this final stretch, but heaven rewarded the diligent, and the final result was perfect.

Only after sitting in meditation and regulating his breathing for a while did Ling Yun recover considerably.

But this was no time for him to relax. The month was nearly over, and the Poison-Inducing Technique was almost unable to suppress the strange poison locked in several of the Spirit King's acupoints. Ling Yun had to use the time remaining to cure his father, the Spirit King.

When Ling Yun returned to the royal residence, he was relaxed. Madam Wang, by contrast, wore a grave expression, and she was extremely nervous.

Ling Yun simply asked her to take him to see the Spirit King.

The Spirit King slept in a restricted area of the residence, and even Ling Yun had never gone to disturb him before. Passing through layer upon layer of restrictions, he was led to an ancient hall, where he saw the Spirit King.

Strange poison Qi had once again appeared around the Spirit King, a sign that even the Poison-Inducing Technique was nearly unable to suppress it.

"Divine physician, are you about to begin treating the poison?"

Madam Wang asked despite knowing the answer, hoping for a reassuring word from Ling Yun.

"I'll begin now."

Ling Yun nodded and got straight to work without the slightest delay.

He took out a Cold Essence Pill that shimmered with spiritual light and let it float slowly before him.

"An... an eighth-grade spirit pill!"

Madam Wang's eyes went wide. The sight of her looking so utterly inexperienced gave Ling Yun a secret thrill.

But he didn't let Madam Wang marvel for long. He guided the precious spirit pill into the Spirit King's mouth for him to swallow.

In an instant, the Cold Essence Pill turned into a cold stream and entered the Spirit King's abdomen. Ling Yun moved swiftly, injecting his own Spiritual Yuan into the Spirit King and guiding the medicinal power into several streams toward the acupoints where the poison was locked.

The instant the medicinal power met the strange poison, a fierce devouring reaction erupted. The strange poison, which had run rampant through the Spirit King's body, seemed to have met its nemesis. It was devoured bit by bit by the medicinal power until it vanished without a trace.

The effects of this one-sided slaughter within his body soon appeared on the Spirit King. The poison Qi around him was gradually dissipating, and the blood Qi in his skin and flesh was slowly returning.

It worked!

Madam Wang's face lit up with joy, but she didn't dare make a sound and disturb Ling Yun. She could only hold back her immense joy, nearly fainting in the process.

It had been too long.

Seven or eight years had passed since the Spirit King was afflicted by the strange poison! Madam Wang had also struggled alone for seven or eight years, and now it had finally come to an end. How could she not be wild with joy?

After another while, Ling Yun stopped guiding the medicinal power for the Spirit King and rose to his feet.

"Divine physician..."

Madam Wang was about to speak, but Ling Yun interrupted her.

"This treatment has eliminated ninety percent of the strange poison. It will take two more Cold Essence Pills to eliminate the rest."

As he spoke, Ling Yun took out a medicine bottle containing the remaining two Cold Essence Pills.

"Once the medicinal power of all three pills has been fully expended, his strange poison can be completely eliminated, and the hidden injuries originally caused by it can also fully heal."

Madam Wang took the pill bottle with trembling hands, but Ling Yun had already vanished.

There was no other reason: the Spirit King was about to wake up. Ling Yun hadn't decided how to face this father of his.

When Madam Wang realized that Ling Yun had disappeared, a multitude of emotions welled up in her heart.

Ling Yun returned to the Royal Mausoleum.

He had a feeling that once the Spirit King woke up, he would surely come to the Royal Mausoleum again. The Royal Mausoleum might even be closed off and made a true forbidden area of the royal residence.

So he was considering moving somewhere no one could find him.

Could you give me a breath-concealing technique, system?

Ling Yun prayed inwardly.

The system did conceal the traces of heaven-defying things about him-for example, the heavenly secrets surrounding the awakening of the Immortal Physique of Myriad Daos, his cultivation of the Myriad Dao Immortal Scripture, and the Great Emperor inheritances. None of their phenomena could spread beyond him.

But that was a passive function of the system. If he wanted to hide himself, he still needed a superior breath-concealing technique.

I haven't signed in for a month. Let's see what I can get.

Ling Yun thought to himself.

Next came the familiar process.

System, use the monthly sign-in!

He shouted inwardly.

This was Ling Yun's first time using the monthly sign-in. Thus, there was no doubt that this sign-in would also yield a high-tier treasure!

"Ding-congratulations, host! Sign-in at the Royal Mausoleum successful!"

"Obtained a sixth-tier supreme-grade illusion formation core-the Heart of Heavenly Illusion!"

The system's congratulatory chime rang out for quite a while.

Ling Yun's face lit up with delight.

"The heart of an illusion formation!"

High-tier illusion formations could undoubtedly confuse perception, cross the sea by deceiving the heavens, and steal the sky and replace the sun.

Although Ling Yun had not learned a formation inheritance, he could still control the heart of an illusion formation. With this Heart of Heavenly Illusion, Ling Yun could personally create a world hidden beneath everyone's gaze!

He acted as soon as the thought struck him.

In an instant, Ling Yun activated the Heart of Heavenly Illusion. A wondrous membrane slowly spread outward, and only when it had encompassed the entire Royal Mausoleum did he stop it from expanding.

"As expected of a sixth-tier supreme-grade treasure. I'm certain that if the Heart of Heavenly Illusion were unleashed to its full extent, it could even cover all of Myriad Phenomena City!"

"Within the illusion formation's range, I can fabricate a world at will, and those whose levels are far below the Heart of Heavenly Illusion can only be obediently deceived!"

Ling Yun filled in the huge crater left by the cauldron explosion while he was refining pills. Under the illusion formation's concealment, the place became exactly as it had been before, without the slightest trace of the mess.

"This Heart of Heavenly Illusion is also a movable illusion formation core. It's effectively an object of concealment that even those in the Dao Palace Realm would have trouble detecting. It's a treasure."

Ling Yun was extremely satisfied. He found a secluded spot deep in the forest and built a somewhat larger wooden cabin there. With that, his new place to stay was complete.

After looking over the cabin, which was somewhat simple yet gave him a sense of belonging, Ling Yun couldn't help but smile.

This was the state he liked best. In this other world, only he knew where he had come from. He couldn't blend into the crowds of this world, but he desperately hoped to reach its pinnacle.

Ling Yun washed up and changed into a new set of cloud-patterned robes. Rather than cultivate, he lay on the bed and recalled everything that had happened since he came to this world.

It had been fraught with danger.

Having been through so much, he could finally settle down and focus on improving himself. He had already decided that next, he would use the spirit-nurturing method to develop an origin for the Crimson Gold Spirit Fire.

He would deepen his cultivation of Life Talismans. According to the Life Talisman Heavenly Canon, each Life-bound Talisman seal he condensed would grant him an incomparably fearsome origin spell.

He was now in the Core Formation Realm and had just lit up one talisman seal. Its origin spell had been taking shape and was nearly complete!

He also had the Dao of Formations and the Great Emperor's inheritance of the Dao of Artifacts, which he had yet to cultivate.

As for cultivation, his breakthrough some time ago had greatly shortened the time he needed to cultivate in the Core Formation Realm. With the mysterious Spirit Refining Technique as well, Ling Yun was confident that his breakthrough to the Primordial Spirit Realm was not far off.

So very many things awaited Ling Yun, filling his heart with a sense of purpose. No matter if heaven and earth fell apart outside, he asked only how far his own path would take him.