After arriving at Sovereign Heaven, Ye Lin sat cross-legged on the cultivation platform, unable to calm his mind for a long time.
What had happened today made him realize once again the crueler side of this world.
Without strength, one was merely an ant at the mercy of others in this world. No one would care about your thoughts, let alone your life or death. The strong ruled supreme—cold and ruthless.
If he hadn't been fully loaded with cheats, and if his luck hadn't been boosted, he might have been just another one of the many tragic, dead new students, leaving no corpse behind and completely ignored by everyone.
As for the academy's claim that they would give everyone a satisfactory explanation, it was something best taken with a grain of salt.
If they truly cared about the lives of ordinary new disciples, they wouldn't have altered the rookie trial's task in the first place.
“Strength... I need even greater strength!” Taking a deep breath, Ye Lin began to sit in meditation, emptying his mind.
Originally, according to his plan, he had intended to return to the Blue Planet once this trial was completed.
After all, the matter regarding Ye Tian was like a needle stuck in his chest; it was truly uncomfortable not to resolve it sooner.
But the mysterious Immortal Hall would open tomorrow.
Moreover, he had already accepted the compensation from Li Xuan and Zhao Xiaoyu, so he definitely had to venture into this Immortal Hall.
“Then I'll head back to the Blue Planet after returning from the Immortal Hall.” Ye Lin began to adjust his cultivation plan accordingly.
After all, as a special dungeon, the mysterious Immortal Hall only opened once every thousand years. If he missed it, it would be a great pity.
With a plan in mind, he summoned his personal game panel to check his harvest from this rookie trial.
【Player: Ye Lin】
【Dao Name: Tai Cang】
【Traits: Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness, A Daily Immortal Destiny, Time Walker, Random Replication, The Strictest Father of Other Races】
【Cultivation: First Layer of Qi Condensation (307 times base combat power, a Taboo Sovereign of the same rank)】
【Strength: Two hundred thousand jin】
【Talent: Heaven's Punishment Moment (Rule-grade), mid-grade seven-element mixed Spiritual Root】
【Cultivation Method: Origin Unity Art (Taboo-grade)】
【Techniques: Nine Shadows Ultimate Slay (mid-grade), Nine Suns Heaven-Shaking Fist (Heaven-grade)】
【Special Items: Heaven-Cleaving Sword Intent Inheritance Card (Dao-grade), Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart (Dao-grade), Great Dark Heaven Flame (Immortal King-grade), Eternal Stellar Plate (Ancient Rare Treasure), one special achievement gift pack】
【Current Identity: Yellow-grade Cultivation Academy freshman (Identity bonus: cultivation speed increased by 20%)】
【Current Class: 【Lord of Heaven's Punishment】 (First Class Change)】
【Luck Value: 1,000 points (Tier One Child of Fortune)】
【Weapons: Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda (quasi-Dao-grade), mid-grade spirit sword, Sword of Original Sin (exclusive weapon, Rule-grade)】
【Items: Immortal Hall Guidance Token, 4 wisps of Origin Ancestral Qi, two mid-grade Fireball Talismans, 11 mid-grade Comprehension Pills, one mid-grade dharma robe, ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones, 33 low-grade spirit stones, 31 bottles and one low-grade Qi Gathering Pills, one low-grade storage bag, two hundred liang of silver...】
“Holy crap, I actually became a Child of Fortune?” Carefully browsing the various pieces of information on his personal panel, Ye Lin nodded in satisfaction again and again.
But when he saw the label “Tier One Child of Fortune” next to his 1,000 points of Luck Value, his entire body froze.
A Child of Fortune was a darling of heaven and earth, protected by the Heavenly Dao, shielded from disasters, and blessed with endless opportunities.
Who would have thought that one day, he would actually counterattack from a cannon-fodder minor villain with a single point of Luck Value to become a Child of Fortune?
“I'm almost moved to tears. Even though it's only the lowest tier among the Children of Fortune, it's still millions of times better than being a cannon-fodder villain.”
“Now that I know the method to upgrade my luck, and with my favorite 'dark creatures' desperately helping me, I will definitely reach the peak of luck one day.”
Smiling with relief, Ye Lin continued to browse the other information.
The Nine Suns Heaven-Shaking Fist was obtained from his trade with Li Xuan and the other. As for the Great Dark Heaven Flame, it was the black lotus-shaped flame he had taken from beneath the rock.
And the Eternal Stellar Plate was dropped by the octopus evil Venerable when he killed it instantly.
What surprised him, however, was his identity as a Yellow-grade Cultivation Academy freshman.
According to common cultivation knowledge, the levels of the Cultivation Academies established jointly by the myriad races were divided from low to high into Yellow-grade, Mysterious-grade, Earth-grade, Heaven-grade, and Saint-grade.
When he heard that Xu Qing'an was to be sent to the main campus for cultivation, it naturally referred to the Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy above the Yellow-grade.
A Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy managed many Yellow-grade Cultivation Academies. To the latter, it naturally counted as the main campus.
But none of this was important. What was important was that this identity actually boosted his cultivation speed by 20%.
One had to know that a mere 20% boost might only be considered a small benefit for others, but for him, it was paired with a thousand-fold acceleration of cultivation time.
Thus, the boost he gained from cultivating for one second would be equivalent to 20,000% of someone with the same talent in the outside world, which was a two-hundred-fold increase in cultivation speed.
If he also added the hundred-fold harvest multiplier from the trait 【Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness】, his cultivation speed would be 20,000 times that of an ordinary mid-grade seven-element mixed Spiritual Root cultivator in the outside world.
Twenty thousand times! With such a terrifying cultivation speed, even though he had a mid-grade mixed Spiritual Root, his cultivation speed alone could absolutely crush any genius with a Saint-grade Spiritual Root.
And this was only the identity boost of a mere Outer Academy new disciple. If he became an Inner Academy disciple, a Senior Brother, an Elder, or even the Principal in the future, how powerful would the boost be?
“I don't need to waste effort upgrading my Spiritual Root grade to match the cultivation speed of geniuses. It seems some positions in this academy should be vacated for me.”
“And the best way to elevate my status is to join the Demon Suppressing Division.”
“Slaying evil spirits grants merit points. As long as one has enough merit points and cultivation, regardless of talent or age, their status can be promoted rapidly.”
With a plan in mind, Ye Lin took out the ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones from his storage ring.
(Note: This storage ring was a casual gift from Li Xuan and Zhao Xiaoyu during their trade.)
“Now that I've become a Child of Fortune, I wonder how much my random replication multiplier can increase?”
Looking at the mid-grade spirit stones rich in spiritual energy before him, Ye Lin did not hesitate to activate the trait 【Random Replication】.
"Boom!"
The familiar red virtual wheel appeared once again. The pointer spun rapidly before finally stopping in the area for a 100x replication multiplier.
Seeing this result, Ye Lin fell into a brief contemplation.
When his Luck Value was 100, his replication multiplier was stable at 30x. This time, his Luck Value was 1,000, but the replication multiplier had only reached 100x.
“It seems that the further it goes, the more difficult it is to increase this multiplier.” In the end, he reached this conclusion.
However, it didn't matter. A hundred-fold resource replication was more than enough to support his current cultivation needs.
Anyway, after he joined the Demon Suppressing Division, he could kill even more evil spirits. At that time, his Luck Value would shoot up rapidly, and wouldn't the replication multiplier rise right along with it?
"Boom, boom, boom!"
As the multiplier was confirmed, the ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones in front of him instantly turned into one million. Adding his original ten thousand, it was a total of 1.01 million.
Looking at the mountain-like pile of spirit stones before him, Ye Lin couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile.
With a wave of his hand, he brought out all 31 bottles of Qi Gathering Pills and 33 low-grade spirit stones.
He had originally planned to use these things as starting capital to exploit bugs and achieve freedom in basic cultivation resources.
But now that he had over a million mid-grade spirit stones, these plans were naturally no longer needed. Even if he wanted to exploit bugs, he would have to trade for higher-grade resources to accumulate wealth faster.
With so many resources in hand, Ye Lin naturally wanted to make a massive breakthrough.
His breakthrough during the Qi Condensation Stage involved two aspects: one was the Dantian Sea opened up by his seven Spiritual Roots, and the other was the growth of the Origin Dao Seed seedling.
Filling the Dantian Sea opened up by his seven Spiritual Roots only required infusing it with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was extremely simple.
On the other hand, the growth of the Dao Seed seedling required blood qi and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Two tender leaves had already grown on the seedling.
One was the Sea of Blood, and the other was the Sea of Spiritual Power. Only with a large amount of nourishment would the sprout grow.
Only when both he and the Dao Seed grew together could his cultivation break through.
Although these conditions were somewhat harsh, it was related to his Taboo Sovereign combat power, so he would unswervingly persist on this path.
“Now, let's see just how fast a cultivation speed equivalent to twenty thousand times that of an ordinary mid-grade seven-element Spiritual Root cultivator in the outside world is.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Lin ran the Qi Condensation chapter of the Origin Unity Art to frantically refine the Qi Gathering Pills and spirit stones before him.
At the same time, he had the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda pour all the blood qi obtained from refining the evil spirits into his body.
"Rumble!"
As a massive amount of blood qi and spiritual energy of heaven and earth were absorbed by him, his aura began to climb rapidly at this moment.
It was worth mentioning that although the swallowing ability of the Origin Dao Seed seedling was incomparably powerful, it was all built on the premise that Ye Lin could provide enough spiritual energy and blood qi himself.
Simply put, this was like a dam; the Dao Seed seedling was the dam's capacity, while Ye Lin's talent acted as the inlet and outlet. No matter how large the dam's capacity was, water had to pass through the inlet first to accumulate.
And while Ye Lin was immersed in his frantic cultivation, undercurrents were surging within the Tianyuan Dynasty.
First and foremost was the Commander of the Imperial Guard, Xiao Yun. Not only had his most talented son, Xiao Yue, fallen, but he now had to kneel before the Second Prince, Nangong Yun, and endure a harsh scolding.
“I will give you one last day. No matter what method you use, you must bring me the head of that Ye Lin.”
“If you fail this task and affect my cooperation with Venerable Tianku, I don't mind feeding your entire clan to him. Do you understand?”
In a secret room of the prince's residence, Nangong Yun, dressed in a black python robe, spoke coldly to Xiao Yun.
“This subordinate understands.” Xiao Yun knelt and kowtowed in fear like a dog.
Once he walked out of the prince's residence, his previous subservient and sycophantic image completely vanished, replaced by rage and a face full of killing intent.
Of course, all of this killing intent and rage was directed at Ye Lin. As for the prince's residence behind him, he didn't dare to harbor even the slightest disrespect.
He only ever dared to swing his sword at those weaker than him.
“A stubborn reptile. You look very much like how I used to struggle to survive in the mud at the bottom.”
“Too bad I had a benefactor to guide me back then, while you are destined to become a soul slain by my blade.” Looking in the direction of the Cultivation Academy, Xiao Yun muttered to himself with a cold gaze.
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