Time flew by like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, Ye Lin had spent over a month inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda.
During this month, besides his daily routine of swinging his sword ten thousand times and studying the 《Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart》, he spent the rest of his time doing the following:
First, under the buff of his three special God-grade Alchemist buffs and the hundredfold gains from his 【Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness】 trait, learning alchemy was like receiving divine assistance.
In just over a month, since he already had a flame like the Great Dark Heaven Flame and an alchemy cauldron prepared in advance, he advanced all the way from a complete novice to a low-grade Alchemist, a mid-grade Alchemist, and finally a high-grade Alchemist.
Now, as a high-grade Alchemist, he could refine various Golden Core Stage pills. For an ordinary cultivator to reach this level, it would take at least several decades.
Even the most talented of alchemists would need at least half a year, yet he had achieved it in just over a month of his spare time.
If he hadn't done anything else and dedicated all his time to alchemy, that duration would have been cut by at least half. Such speed was simply unheard of.
Second, using his 【The Strictest Father of Other Races】 trait, he directly consumed other-race lifespan to max out his proficiency in the Saint-grade 《Nine Shadows Ultimate Slay》, allowing him to exert its full eightfold power amplification.
As for the Heavenly Dao-grade divine ability 《Embracing Mountains and Rivers with a Sword》, just like his spatial divine ability 《Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand》, it was extremely demanding of comprehension.
He had expended almost all of the tens of thousands of years of other-race lifespan he had recently acquired just to barely reach the Novice rank of 《Embracing Mountains and Rivers with a Sword》.
However, even at the Novice rank, the terror of 《Embracing Mountains and Rivers with a Sword》 was obvious. He could stack a thousand mountain and river artistic conceptions into a single strike.
A thousand! Once fully stacked, a single strike would carry the power of a thousand mountains and a thousand rivers. Its sheer destructiveness was truly unimaginable.
Third, all the talents he had obtained from killing evil spirits—including Spirit Eye, Gigantification, Blood Curse, Voidification, and so on—had been fused into his body using his 【Talent Forging Pool】 trait.
Since the talents of the evil spirit clan were mostly bloodline and physical types, none of them were suitable for upgrading his Chaos Spiritual Root.
However, after absorbing so many evil spirit talents, his 'Circulating Heaven Stellar Physique' had its foundation supplemented and enhanced, actually conceiving a new Saint-grade divine ability—the Blood Curse Heavenly Pupil!
Once activated, a vertical crimson eye would appear on his forehead. The moment it opened, anyone illuminated by its light would be afflicted with a blood curse and quickly dissolve into a pool of blood.
This divine ability was incredibly underhanded. Unleashing it in the middle of a battle would surely catch any enemy completely off guard.
These were essentially all his achievements after spending over a month inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda.
As for the 'Heritage Key to the Thunder Ancestor Hall', although it was now fully charged with the energy of the Taboo Tribulation and could be opened at any time, he had only completed one of the three missions from the Demon Suppressing Division. He didn't have the time to open this heritage right now. It wouldn't be too late to accept it after returning to the imperial capital to hand in his missions.
Having finished everything he needed to do, Ye Lin didn't linger in the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda. After a long, deep stretch, a thought crossed his mind, and he reappeared in the outside world.
Below him was still the same barren mountain, looking as if nothing had ever happened. The evening sun had already set, and a gentle night breeze brushed against his cheeks, making him feel completely refreshed.
“Such a beautiful night is perfect for slaying some evil spirits to liven things up,” Ye Lin chuckled softly.
Looking up at the bright, clear moon and the starry sky, Ye Lin chuckled softly.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, he retrieved his high-grade flying vessel and followed the map's guidance toward his second mission location, Seven Kings County.
According to the intelligence reports, since the founding of the Tianyuan Dynasty, seven kings of different surnames had been buried in this place one after another. However, the reasons for their demise were shrouded in conflicting rumors and mysteries.
Some said they were devoured by evil spirits, while others claimed this was the royal family's execution ground for kings. Whenever a king grew too powerful, they would be exiled here by the royal family, who would then find a way to eliminate them.
There were even more mysterious rumors claiming that a spatial passage to another realm existed here, and those kings had obtained opportunities to travel to other worlds through it.
But no matter what, one thing was undeniable: Seven Kings County was indeed filled with bizarre anomalies.
What Ye Lin needed to do was uncover the secrets of this place and completely resolve any hidden dangers.
Time flew by, and over two shichen passed during his journey.
In the middle of the night, Ye Lin finally arrived within the borders of Seven Kings County.
【Ding! A new day has arrived. Today's Immortal Destiny Secrets have been refreshed.
Thousands of years ago, a genius Tribulation Transmutation cultivator came from the Sacred Domain. Ultimately, unable to recover from his severe injuries, he perished in a cave dwelling deep beneath a lake in Seven Kings County.
For thousands of years, the cave dwelling has been protected by a restriction, and the Tribulation Transmutation cultivator's storage ring has never been taken. With the 'Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda' in your possession, you can retrieve everything left behind by this cultivator without any danger. Please hurry and claim this opportunity!】
Just as Ye Lin stepped into Seven Kings County, the notification of today's refreshed secrets suddenly rang in his ears.
Hearing the announcement of the Immortal Destiny Secrets, Ye Lin couldn't help but mutter to himself, “Could the deaths of so many kings of different surnames in Seven Kings County be because of this Tribulation Transmutation cultivator's cave dwelling?”
After all, the secrets mentioned that there was a restriction outside the Tribulation Transmutation cultivator's cave dwelling. Those seven kings had all vanished without a trace, likely because they had secretly discovered this land of opportunity and rushed to enter, only to be killed by the restriction.
However, these were merely his speculations. To find out the truth, he would have to visit the cave dwelling mentioned in the secrets.
Without pausing, Ye Lin steered his flying vessel straight toward his destination, guided by the built-in navigation of his 【A Daily Immortal Destiny】 trait.
Meanwhile, in an incredibly hidden cave within Seven Kings County, a pale, green-robed young man slowly pushed open a heavy jade coffin lid.
“Once I devour a few more Golden Core Stage ants, my secret technique will reach great perfection. At that time, not only will I be resurrected, but my talent will be even greater than before.
Those who participated in surrounding and killing me back then, just you wait. When I finish my cultivation and return to the Sacred Domain, I will make you pay a devastating price.”
Feeling the life force in his body growing stronger, the green-robed young man couldn't help but let out a sinister laugh.
His name was Su Mo, and he was indeed that genius Tribulation Transmutation cultivator who had perished back then.
Back then, because he stole a supreme treasure from his sect, he was hunted down and cornered by a crowd of Tribulation Transmutation Stage experts. In the end, he had luckily managed to escape to the mortal realm below the Sacred Domain.
He originally thought he would perish from his severe injuries, but he hadn't expected that supreme treasure to preserve his soul and grant him a method to devour cultivators to reconstruct his body and talent.
Over the years, relying on the Tribulation Transmutation-grade restrictions he had set up before his death, he had deliberately leaked information to lure Golden Core Stage experts into discovering the cave dwelling where his corpse lay.
Through this method, he was now very close to being reborn. As long as he devoured a few more Golden Core Stage cultivators, he would be completely resurrected.
By then, his talent would skyrocket, and he would open the restrictions he had left behind to retrieve the various resources he had stolen.
With no shortage of talent and resources, his cultivation speed would explode, and it wouldn't be long before he could fight his way back to the Sacred Domain.
“Oh? Another new fish has taken the bait. Hehehe!”
At that moment, Su Mo's divine soul suddenly sensed someone approaching the restriction he had set up. He immediately burst into a joyful laugh.
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