Ye Lin was completely unaware that his fierce notoriety was spreading like wildfire among the various forces in Tianqi City, nor did he know that many people had already set their sights on the opportunities he possessed.
Upon returning to Cave Dwelling No. 1, with a single thought, he entered the Sovereign Heaven of the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda to begin taking stock of his harvest.
First were the talents he had picked up from killing Chu Yu'er and her two companions.
They were a high-grade Water Spiritual Root, an Earth-grade Wood Spiritual Root, and the Saint-grade talent, 'Flood Dragon Physique.'
There wasn't much to say about the two Spiritual Roots; he used the 【Talent Forging Pool】 trait to fuse them both into his incomplete Chaos Spiritual Root.
However, although the fused Chaos Spiritual Root improved his speed in absorbing and refining the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, it did not undergo any qualitative change.
Ye Lin was not surprised by this. Although his Chaos Spiritual Root was incomplete, it was formed from the fusion of his seven elemental Spiritual Roots. Its foundation was incredibly profound, and it had already reached the Earth-grade.
To upgrade it further, he would naturally need to devour many more Spiritual Roots.
Without dwelling on it, he turned his attention to the Saint-grade talent, 'Flood Dragon Physique.'
If he were to use this talent on its own, he would immediately possess the cultivation speed of a Saint-grade genius.
His comprehension, strength, and defense would also be immensely enhanced. It was indeed an excellent constitution.
However, if he used the Saint-grade talent 'Flood Dragon Physique' as his primary foundation for cultivation, the reserves he could accumulate would fall far short of the Chaos Spiritual Root.
After all, the Chaos Spiritual Root granted him a tenfold foundation at just the Earth-grade. On the other hand, although the Flood Dragon Physique allowed for rapid cultivation and was decent in all aspects, it only provided a fourfold foundation.
Furthermore, his prerequisite mission for Foundation Establishment had not refreshed yet. Even if he had the cultivation speed of a Saint-grade talent, he wouldn't have any place to utilize it.
“Let's just fuse it.”
With almost no hesitation, Ye Lin activated the 【Talent Forging Pool】 trait once more, instantly fusing the Flood Dragon Physique with his Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique.
The Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique was forged from the Immortal King-grade cultivation method 《Circulating Heaven Stellar Art》, and was essentially a type of pseudo-immortal physique.
The reason it fell short of a true immortal physique was because physical constitutions were born, not made. A constitution condensed later in life could only grant the power of that constitution, but not the corresponding talent of that level.
Just like how he currently possessed a pseudo-immortal physique, yet his cultivation talent was still only the Earth-grade incomplete Chaos Spiritual Root rather than a quasi-immortal-grade one. He could only enjoy the defensive and recovery boosts of the pseudo-immortal physique.
This was the greatest difference between an innate constitution and an acquired one.
Since both of his current physical constitutions enhanced physical defense, recovery, and strength, their abilities overlapped. Fusing them was naturally the best choice.
Rumble!
The familiar phantom of a cauldron manifested once again. Accompanied by a series of tremors, the fusion of his physical constitutions was instantly completed.
The new constitution was still called the 'Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique.' However, compared to before, its recovery and defensive power had received a minor boost of an additional onefold foundation.
In other words, while the Accomplished Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique originally boosted Ye Lin's recovery speed and defense by twentyfold, it was now twenty-one-fold.
Ye Lin didn't pay much attention to this minor upgrade. What he truly cared about was the new divine ability born from this new constitution—【Overturning Rivers and Seas】.
This ability allowed him to traverse rivers and oceans as if walking on flat ground, just like the Flood Dragon Clan. In water, not only would his strength remain unaffected, but he could even manipulate the water of rivers and oceans to fight.
“Not bad, not bad. It just so happens that the three missions I accepted are all in coastal areas. This new ability couldn't have come at a better time.”
Looking at the third ability added to his 'Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique,' Ye Lin nodded in satisfaction.
Having finished taking stock of his talents, he examined the storage rings of Chu Yu'er and her two companions, as well as the apology gift from the Dragon Empress, Lu Yun.
He opened the storage rings of the three first. There wasn't anything of great value inside—only over two thousand low-grade spirit stones, a mid-grade spiritual weapon, and some pills useful for the Qi Condensation Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage.
After all, the Tianyuan Dynasty was merely a remote place in the Southern Domain. Even though Chu Yu'er was the eldest young mistress of the Chu family, the resources she could produce were highly limited.
As for Chu Yu'er's clothes, jewelry, and other miscellaneous items, he didn't bother looking at them.
Tossing these gains aside, Ye Lin opened the storage ring Lu Yun had given him as compensation.
The storage ring itself was a Saint-grade treasure, with an internal space so vast it could hold several Tianqi Cities.
There weren't many things inside the space—only three items—but even the worst among them was Saint-grade.
They were a red bead radiating dense blood-vitality energy, an ancient yet mysterious gold sheet shaped like a book page, and a square black seal carved with dragon patterns.
Ye Lin didn't recognize these treasures, but he had his game panel. As long as an item belonged to him, a detailed description of it would be recorded on the panel.
Thus, without hesitation, he muttered in his mind, “Open panel.”
Buzz!
Accompanied by a flash of light, the pale blue data panel immediately manifested before him.
Quickly navigating to the items column, he soon learned the names and functions of the three treasures.
The red bead was called the True Dragon Bead. Swallowing it could increase one's strength by several hundred thousand jin and extend one's lifespan by over a thousand years. It was a quasi-immortal-grade supreme treasure.
As for the gold sheet shaped like a book page, its origins were quite immense. It was actually a page from the supreme treasure 《Book of Space》. It contained a spatial divine ability, though it was highly demanding of one's comprehension.
Presumably, either Lu Yun was truly unable to comprehend the divine ability within, or she had no idea that it contained something as precious as a spatial divine ability. That was why she had given this thin page to him as an apology.
As for the final square black seal, it was called the 'Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal.'
This was a Saint-grade magic treasure. Once activated, it could erect an all-directional defensive barrier spanning a radius of ten zhang around him.
Furthermore, as long as it was supported by spiritual power, it could remain active indefinitely. Even if a Tribulation Transmutation Stage powerhouse were to attack, they wouldn't be able to break it. It was a surefire life-saving divine tool.
“Amazing. As expected of these top-tier powerhouses, their family fortunes are incredibly abundant. Just a random piece from them makes it feel like I'm using cheats.”
Knowing the functions of the three treasures, Ye Lin couldn't help but sigh in awe.
If powerhouses of this caliber came to deliver gifts to his doorstep every now and then, he would laugh himself awake even in his dreams.
In reality, however, these powerhouses wouldn't pay any attention to him for the time being. No matter how heaven-defying he was, he was still just a Qi Condensation Stage cultivator. The gazes of those mighty figures were fixed on opportunities for immortal ascension; why would they have the spare time to pay attention to a minor character in a remote area?
Taking advantage of the open panel, Ye Lin glanced at the strand of 'Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi.'
The result was just as he had previously guessed. This 'Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi' was not as simple as the description in the Demon Suppressing Division's treasury made it out to be.
This 'Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi' was not just a natural spiritual wonder; it had actually birthed a trace of Heavenly Dao-grade Power of Yin-Yang.
It was just that this trace of the Power of Yin-Yang was too weak, making it extremely difficult for anyone to detect.
“Incredible. No wonder it caused such a violent reaction from the Eternal Stellar Plate. It actually contains Heavenly Dao-grade Power of Yin-Yang.”
Seeing the detailed explanation of the 'Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi' on the game panel, Ye Lin was momentarily filled with immense surprise.
He had originally thought that this 'Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Qi' would, at best, be a Saint-grade or perhaps a quasi-immortal-grade existence.
He had never expected that it would directly contain something of the Heavenly Dao-grade.
One had to know that this Power of Yin-Yang was the primal energy of the world's origin. To put it in more high-profile terms, it was the power of rules.
This level of power was on par with the Heavenly Dao origin that the Heavenly Dao, Xi, had given him. And that Heavenly Dao origin had allowed him to condense a supreme existence like the 'Heavenly Dao Seal.'
If he were to use this 'Power of Yin-Yang' to establish his foundation, what kind of heaven-defying benefits would he obtain?
“Indeed, having my luck skyrocket is amazing. If I weren't already a Tier 8 Child of Fortune, a heaven-defying object like this would have probably slipped right through my fingers.”
Obtaining such a supreme treasure, Ye Lin couldn't help but marvel at the unseen workings of destiny. This made him even more determined to head to the demon-infested lands to find his beloved evil spirit family members, whom he regarded as the 'love of his life.'
Only when his evil spirit family members supported him with their very lives would his luck skyrocket.
Having finished checking all of his gains, Ye Lin initiated a state of frantic activity.
He dripped his blood to claim ownership of the 'Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal,' used other-race lifespan to deduce the divine ability on the fragment of the 《Book of Space》, and mastered his new ability, 【Overturning Rivers and Seas】.
In addition, he swung his sword ten thousand times daily, visualized the 《Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart》 to boost his mental strength, and refined Stellar Essence Crystals to continue upgrading his Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique...
As for replicating cultivation resources, the True Dragon Bead, and the 'Power of Yin-Yang,' he wasn't in a hurry. He was confident that during this mission, he could elevate his Luck Value to that of a Tier 9 Child of Fortune or even higher.
At that time, a thousandfold replication multiplier would be far better. Besides, even if he replicated them now, he wouldn't be able to use them yet.
Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, he had spent three days inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda.
After these three days of intense work, he claimed ownership of the 'Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal,' became thoroughly familiar with the 【Overturning Rivers and Seas】 divine ability, and spent over a hundred thousand years of other-race lifespan to successfully deduce the spatial divine ability within the page of the 《Book of Space》.
Aside from this, he swung his sword ten thousand times every day, gaining insights into sword intent, significantly improving his mental strength, and finally pushing his Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique to the Master rank, which now boosted his stats by thirty-one-fold.
Once everything was done, he exited the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda and collapsed onto his bed, falling fast asleep from sheer exhaustion.
【Ding! You have accumulated enough opportunity counts to guarantee a high-grade opportunity. Would you like to activate today's opportunity?】
Early the next morning, just as Ye Lin finished eating at the Outer Academy cafeteria and was preparing to leave Tianqi City to set off on his missions, the notification chime for his daily opportunity suddenly rang in his ears.
“I'm just about to head out. Activate today's opportunity.”
Walking toward the gates of the Cultivation Academy without slowing his pace, Ye Lin spoke to himself in his mind.
【Ding! Today's Immortal Destiny Secrets have refreshed. At the bottom of the sea in Sanjiang County, in the southern part of the Tianyuan Dynasty, lies a mysterious rule fragment. There is no danger whatsoever. If you can obtain it, it will be of immense help to your path of cultivation. Please go and claim it quickly.】
Hearing the notification of the Immortal Destiny Secrets, Ye Lin couldn't help but marvel once more at the terrifying power of destiny.
This was because Sanjiang County happened to be one of the locations for his demon-plagued land missions.
Without any hesitation, upon stepping out of Tianqi City, he boarded the small flying vessel he had prepared beforehand and rushed toward Sanjiang County at maximum speed.
What he did not know was that the moment he left Tianqi City, many of those who coveted the opportunities he possessed also began to move.
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