“Buzz!”
Just as Ye Lin held the Sword of Original Sin, a sinister grin on his face as he offered an incredibly sincere welcome, a blurry female figure slowly emerged from the space before him.
When the figure fully solidified, a cold-faced woman in white, exuding an ethereal aura, appeared before him.
She looked noble and aloof from the mortal world, without a trace of demonic energy. She was the very image of a peerless female immortal.
“You traveled thousands of miles to deliver your head—it is the thought that counts. This strike is my return gift, so you'd better catch it well.”
Ye Lin did not hold back in the slightest just because she looked like an aloof female immortal. The moment she appeared, he raised the Sword of Original Sin and unleashed a seamless sequence of the 《Nine Shadows Ultimate Slay》 sword technique upon her.
Yet, he missed this time. It was not that the Sword of Original Sin could not breach her defense, but rather that every single one of his strikes seemed to be anticipated by her in advance.
After all nine strikes, the woman still stood in her original spot, looking as if she had never moved at all.
“The sword is good, but the sword technique is terrible. A Great Dao Foundation Establishment should not only be at this level.”
Having dodged Ye Lin's nine strikes, the woman suddenly spoke with an indifferent expression.
“Incredible. Have inner demons turned over a new leaf now? Instead of killing the tribulation-transmuter, they come to guide their cultivation?”
Seeing the cold woman's demeanor, which resembled a senior guiding a junior, Ye Lin almost lost his composure.
This was far too different from the Inner Demon Clan he had imagined. For others, inner demons either charged in with sinister laughter to slaughter the tribulation-transmuter, or they took the form of soft, cute girls to test the person's weaknesses and lead them to corruption.
Yet, when it came to him, a righteous inner demon had actually appeared?
“I am like you, one of the Great Dao Enforcers. Your Foundation Establishment inner demon was slain by me. No need to thank me.”
“I will give you this sword divine ability and this imprint. Recently, the myriad worlds of the universe have been targeting us Great Dao Enforcers like crazy. Be careful.”
Before Ye Lin could speak, the woman waved her delicate hand, leaving behind a sword technique and a small, sword-shaped imprint before instantly turning insubstantial and dispersing.
Standing where he was, looking at the two treasures floating in front of him, Ye Lin could only remain silent.
His kill had been stolen, but the mysterious woman had compensated him. She also claimed he was some Great Dao Enforcer and that they were currently being targeted by the powerhouses of the myriad worlds...
A lot of things had happened in this single instant; he needed to sort them out.
First, the mysterious woman was a friend, not an enemy.
Second, her calling him a Great Dao Enforcer was highly likely due to his class change into the 【Lord of Heaven's Punishment】. After all, this class carried out the affairs of heaven and enforced the laws on its behalf.
Of course, he was definitely not some mere Great Dao Enforcer. If interpreted in the truest sense, he was the Lord of the Great Dao Rules—the lawgiver.
And people like the mysterious woman were merely the executors of the 'laws' he formulated.
In terms of natural status, he was higher than the mysterious woman and her peers. Right now, it was simply a misunderstanding.
Finally, the mysterious woman said that all Great Dao Enforcers were being targeted by various giant factions in the myriad worlds.
This actually would not affect him too much, because he possessed the 'Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda,' which could shield karma and heavenly secrets.
If not for the fact that the mysterious woman belonged to the so-called same faction and had come here through the path of the inner demon, under normal circumstances, absolutely no one would have been able to track him down.
“On the whole, I obtained more compensation and learned about the situation in the universe. This wave wasn't a loss.”
“The only thing to watch out for is that every time the inner demon of a tribulation arrives, it's possible for the so-called Great Dao Enforcers to sense and track me down through this path.”
Casually putting away the two treasures, Ye Lin was in no hurry to inspect them, as he was currently waiting for the Blessing of Heaven and Earth after his breakthrough.
“Boom!”
While he waited, in the void outside that had been crushed by the lightning tribulation, a seed suddenly sprouted rapidly, grew, and finally bloomed into a golden lotus.
Wherever the golden light of the lotus shone, the cracks in the sky healed automatically, the ground that had been destroyed into ruins slowly recovered, tall mountains rose again, and all things were reborn. Everything was restored to how it had been before the lightning tribulation descended.
Immediately after, this lotus turned into a golden light, flew directly into the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda, and landed on Ye Lin's chest, ultimately turning into a lotus imprint.
【Ding! You have obtained the Blessing of Heaven and Earth, 'Lotus of Reverting Life.' The lotus blooms, and vitality reappears. You can designate any object or living thing in the world that was destroyed no more than one day ago and forcefully restore it to its peak state. This process cannot be interrupted, limited to once per day.】
The moment the golden lotus turned into an imprint and attached itself to Ye Lin's chest, the game notification rang in his ears.
“Lotus of Reverting Life? Does this mean I have a chance to resurrect on the spot once a day? Or it can be used to perfectly repair a damaged treasure as long as it wasn't destroyed more than a day ago?”
After understanding the effect of the special buff, Ye Lin was quite satisfied with this blessing.
With this buff, his survival capability had been significantly enhanced once again.
“Now that my cultivation has broken through, it is also time to properly take stock of my recent gains.”
Stretching deeply, Ye Lin silently muttered in his heart, “Open game panel.”
“Buzz!”
As a light shone, the game panel instantly materialized before his eyes.
【Player: Ye Lin
Dao Name: Tai Cang
Current Class: 【Lord of Heaven's Punishment】 (First Transition)
Current Identity: Eldest Senior Brother of the Yellow-Grade Cultivation Academy's Outer Academy (Identity bonus: Cultivation speed increased by 35%)
Creation Dao Palace Handyman Disciple (Identity bonus: Cultivation speed increased by 2000%, Comprehension increased by 2000%)
Luck Value: 13,006 points (First-Tier Son of Destiny, one of the nine Destinies of the Heavenly Desolation Continent)
Traits: Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness, A Daily Immortal Destiny, Time Walker, Random Replication, The Strictest Father of Other Races, Seeking Wealth in Danger, Dao Heart of the True Self, Endless Dantian, Talent Forging Pool
Cultivation: Taboo Foundation Establishment (Transcending the Extreme Realm, 310 times base combat power, a Taboo Supreme of the same rank)
Strength: 12 million jin (Normal Foundation Establishment Stage strength is between 100,000 to 200,000 jin)
Lifespan: 10,000 years (Normal Foundation Establishment Stage lifespan is around 500 years)
Innate Talents: Heaven's Punishment Moment (Rule-grade), Chaos Spiritual Root (Damaged, equivalent to Earth-grade), Lotus of Reverting Life (Rule-grade)
Other Talents: Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique (Pseudo-Immortal-grade), Voidification (Heaven-grade), Spirit Eye (Earth-grade), Blood Curse (Earth-grade)...
Cultivation Methods: Origin Unity Art (Taboo-grade), Circulating Heaven Stellar Art (Immortal King-grade)
Spells: Nine Shadows Ultimate Slay (Mid-grade), Nine Suns Heaven-Shaking Fist (Heaven-grade), Swimming Dragon Sky-Treading Steps (Heaven-grade), Nine Cauldrons Soul-Suppressing Seal (Heaven-grade)
Divine Abilities: Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand (Rule-grade), Overturning Rivers and Seas (Saint-grade)
Special Items: Heaven-Cleaving Sword Intent Inheritance Card (Dao-grade), Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart (Dao-grade), Great Dark Heaven Flame (Immortal King-grade), Great Dao Mirror of Years (Dao-grade, Damaged)
Weapons: Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda (quasi-Dao-grade), Sword of Original Sin (Exclusive Weapon, Rule-grade), Wanhua Sword (Immortal King-grade), Black Tortoise Black Dragon Seal (quasi-immortal-grade), Eternal Stellar Plate (Natural Wonder)
Special Achievements: One Achievement Gift Pack, One Mysterious Reward (Unopened)
Items: Heritage Key to the Thunder Ancestor Hall, Cauldron of Creation, 135 unopened storage rings, Heavenly Dao-grade sword divine ability (Uncultivated), Heavenly Dao-grade powerhouse imprint (Unrefined).
One mid-grade robe, two high-grade robes, two high-grade flying vessels.
15,700,000 mid-grade spirit stones, 6,500 low-grade spirit stones, 31 bottles and 1 low-grade Qi Gathering Pill, one high-grade refining cauldron, one low-grade storage bag, 200 taels of silver...】
After quickly and thoroughly scanning the data panel, Ye Lin was quite satisfied with his overall stats, because every single one of his attributes was just a tiny bit stronger than other cultivators of the same rank.
It was no exaggeration to say that across the myriad worlds of the universe, there was absolutely no other existence at the Foundation Establishment Stage whose stats were as absurdly overpowered as his.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Lin began to busy himself once more.
First, he had not opened the two mysterious rewards yet; then there were the items given to him by the woman in white; and finally, there was a pile of talents and storage rings obtained from killing evil spirits.
All of these would require a significant amount of his time to inspect and organize.
Without any hesitation, with a thought, Ye Lin opened the two gift packs.
【Ding! The Achievement Gift Pack has been opened. Congratulations on obtaining the trait 'Escape from Death's Door.'
Trait description: After equipping this trait, you can trigger the Escape from Death's Door effect once per day by consuming 100,000 years of other-race lifespan.
Once the effect is activated, regardless of the realm of the enemy you face, you will be granted a chance to escape.
The effect lasts for one shichen, during which you will be invisible, inaudible, and immune to all attacks in the eyes of the enemy.】
【Ding! The Mysterious Gift Pack has been opened. Congratulations on obtaining a God-grade Sub-profession Class Change Card.
By using this card, you can designate a sub-profession to change into. Once selected, you will receive the god-grade buff enhancement for that sub-profession.】
Just as the gift packs were opened, a trait and a blood-red class change card materialized before Ye Lin.
“Impressive. Although 【Escape from Death's Door】 is a trait with a side effect, with countless evil spirit family members aiding me with their lives, this side effect can be completely ignored.”
“From now on, I have another life-saving trump card.”
After glancing at the description of the 【Escape from Death's Door】 trait, Ye Lin bound it to his true spirit without the slightest hesitation.
At the same time, he could not help but sigh with emotion. The evil spirit race was truly his great demonic benefactors. Without the evil spirits risking their lives selflessly, there would be no path to heaven for him, Ye Lin.
After binding the 【Escape from Death's Door】 trait, Ye Lin held the God-grade Sub-profession Class Change Card in his hand.
Ever since entering the game, he had planned to grind achievements for all kinds of professions. Later, because he was unclear about the content of the handyman disciple assessment of the Creation Dao Palace in a year, he wanted to learn other sub-professions even more.
When he left Tianqi City last time, he had specifically exchanged for various basic profession introductory manuals in the Demon Suppressing Division's treasury and bought many materials at the Tianyu Chamber of Commerce. It was just that he had never found the time to practice.
And now, this God-grade Sub-profession Class Change Card came at the perfect time. With this card, he would be able to leave everyone far behind in his chosen sub-profession.
However, his current focus was still on breaking through his cultivation. According to his plan, he would only learn one sub-profession within each major realm.
This way, it would neither delay his cultivation nor stop him from grinding achievements along the way.
“Buzz!”
As he held the God-grade Sub-profession Class Change Card in his hand, the names of various sub-professions appeared before him.
Alchemist, Refiner, Talisman Master, Formation Master, Spirit Planter, Beast Tamer, Diviner...
Looking at the rows of sub-professions before him, Ye Lin ultimately tapped on Alchemist.
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