After checking all his information and gains after this breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, Ye Lin stood up from the ground and stretched deeply.
With a thought, he directly withdrew from the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda.
As for the Immortal-grade talent ‘Charm’ he had obtained from the inner demon, he didn't have much interest in it. After all, his sole focus right now was cultivation.
But it was an Immortal-grade talent nonetheless. It wouldn't be bad to save up a few more other talents in the future to strengthen his overall talent foundation.
"Buzz!"
Accompanied by a wave of spatial fluctuations, his figure appeared in the sky above the scorched earth that had been turned into a purgatory.
Looking at how everything within a hundred li had been completely destroyed by his tribulation, Ye Lin thought for a moment. Then, with a wave of his hand, he activated the Blessing of Heaven and Earth divine ability, ‘Lotus of Reverting Life’.
This divine ability could restore anything destroyed within the past day to its original state.
"Rumble!"
As the divine ability was unleashed, time seemed to rapidly rewind within the hundred-li radius of scorched earth. Trees grew anew, mountains and rivers were quickly restored, and the birds, beasts, insects, and fish within them all returned to how they were before the destruction.
“Now I don't owe any karma.”
Seeing everything restored to its original state, Ye Lin rested his hands behind his head. He then leisurely activated 【Forced Swap】, disappearing from the sky above the barren mountains in the blink of an eye.
Though he had cultivated for several months inside the Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda, only a little over an hour had passed in reality.
Therefore, when he returned to the academy, the sky was not yet dark, and a group of people was already waiting for him.
It was Xiao Jintian, the old drunkard, Xu Qing'an, and the white-clothed woman, Su Miao'er, who had traveled all the way from outside the Tianyuan Dynasty.
In addition, there were Li Xuan and Zhao Xiaoyu, the geniuses from the Sacred Domain with whom he had previously established a relationship.
One was the Holy Son of the True Sword Sacred Land, and the other was the Holy Maiden of the Xuanqing True Palace. Upon hearing that the Tianyuan Dynasty had been traded to the evil spirit race as blood food, they had specifically rushed over with their Dao protectors.
After all, both of them highly valued their friendship with Ye Lin. Hearing that he was in great danger, they naturally rushed over as quickly as possible.
Knowing everyone's intentions, Ye Lin smiled and invited them to a meal in a private room at the Celestial Abode in the Xuanqing Market.
At the dinner table, the young people started off a bit constrained, but as they chatted, they gradually grew familiar with one another.
Adhering to the principle of always keeping a card up his sleeve, Ye Lin had already hidden his Taboo Golden Core cultivation to the First Layer of the Golden Core Stage on his way back.
But even so, it still drew sighs of amazement from Zhao Xiaoyu, Li Xuan, Xu Qing'an, and the others.
They had all witnessed Ye Lin's journey from when he was weak... No, Ye Lin had never actually been weak. Every time they met him, this guy always gave them a feeling of being as deep and boundless as the abyss and the ocean.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaoyu and Li Xuan believed even more in Ye Lin's previous claim of being the Young Hall Master of the Heaven's Punishment Hall. After all, they also came from colossal forces in the Sacred Domain.
Yet, only a little over a month had passed since the Immortal Hall secret realm. They considered themselves fast cultivators, having broken through from the Great Perfection of the Qi Condensation Stage to the Seventh Layer of Foundation Establishment.
But Ye Lin had skipped the Foundation Establishment Stage entirely and broken through straight to the Golden Core Stage in one go. He was simply an indescribable monster.
However, they had witnessed Ye Lin's terrifying combat power in the Immortal Hall secret realm, so they could still somewhat accept this result.
As for Xu Qing'an, the young man had become much more mature and confident compared to a month ago.
After dinner, he specifically sought out Ye Lin to tell him about the Heavenly Dao Kill List and offered to give him some life-saving trump cards.
In response, Ye Lin felt deeply grateful for the boy's loyalty and affection. Clearly, Xu Qing'an had reached the sky in a single bound, moving from Great Desolation Village to a Mysterious-grade Cultivation Academy.
Yet in a time of crisis, Xu Qing'an could still run back regardless of the cost. Ye Lin quite admired the boy's righteous heart.
Through the 'Reflecting the Present Life' ability of the Great Dao Mirror of Years, he also knew that Xu Qing'an was one of the nine Chosen Ones of the Heavenly Desolation Continent, possessed the ‘Desolate Ancient Divine Physique’, and had a resident old grandmother helping him.
It was no exaggeration to say that this boy was the textbook definition of a protagonist destined to sweep through all geniuses.
However, such a righteous protagonist was rare. Having finally met one, Ye Lin was naturally willing to become good friends with him.
So, after simply thanking him, Ye Lin also told him that he already had a way to deal with the Heavenly Dao Kill List.
Hearing this, Xu Qing'an hesitated to speak.
“Alright, brat. Ye Lin's opportunities and methods are no worse than yours. Since he speaks with such confidence, he must have a trump card to escape from death's door.”
At this moment, the mysterious woman in Xu Qing'an's jade pendant smiled and transmitted her voice to him.
“Then, Brother Ye, please be extra careful. It's best to keep a low profile. The rewards given by the Heavenly Dao this time are so generous that there will definitely be Chosen Ones who won't be able to resist going all out against you.”
Patting Ye Lin on the shoulder, Xu Qing'an turned and left.
Afterward, Ye Lin met with Senior Xiao Jintian and the old drunkard alone.
Although Xiao Jintian was shocked to see him break through to the Golden Core Stage, he was mostly happy for him.
After all, Xiao Jintian had also been a one-in-a-million dazzling genius back in the day, but due to certain events, his foundation was completely ruined, and he had nearly lost his life.
Therefore, seeing Ye Lin, whose temperament, combat power, and talent were all a level above his own past self, he felt as if he were looking at himself from back then.
As for the old drunkard, Jian Wuji, on the way to the Tianyuan Dynasty, he had constantly heard Xiao Jintian brag about how awesome Ye Lin was.
Seeing him now, he was indeed awesome!
Originally, he had wanted to meet Ye Lin in person, and if he was qualified, take him as a disciple and pass down all his inheritances.
But now that they had actually met, he felt he wasn't worthy.
It wasn't that his cultivation was unworthy, but rather that he felt the grade of his inheritance was a bit too low.
For Ye Lin to break through to the Golden Core Stage so quickly, and with such terrifying combat power, anyone could see that this boy possessed a powerful inheritance.
After all, no matter how heaven-defying a genius's talent was, without a powerful inheritance, it was impossible to accumulate such a deep foundation.
Therefore, compared to the inheritance Ye Lin possessed, the grade of his own inheritance was indeed a bit low, so he naturally did not mention taking him as a disciple.
“Sigh, what do they call it? The world's geniuses are as numerous as the stars, but you alone lead the way.”
Jian Wuji took a heavy gulp of wine from his gourd. Both happy and a bit depressed, he wanted to compose a poem. However, he usually only cared about drinking and hadn't studied seriously. At this moment, he mumbled for a long time but couldn't compose a single line.
“Talent emerges in every generation, each leading the way for centuries,” seeing that the other party really couldn't come up with anything, Ye Lin could only casually recite a line from an old friend.
“Ah, yes, yes, yes! That's exactly the flavor. Talent emerges in every generation, each leading the way for centuries... We, after all, are getting old.”
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