Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing

After a few moments of cultivation, Lin Zheyu slowly opened his eyes. Within his sea of consciousness, he looked at the rule fragment wrapped by his soul form. The fragment was now covered in cracks, and his heart filled with delight.

As expected of a fully opened space-time node capable of supporting the passage of Deity Transformation realm experts. The rule fragment born from such a powerful node contained an astonishing amount of Dao resonance.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent]

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 1095]

[Skills: Heaven-Deceiving Art (Perfection), Seven Absolute Sabers (Sixth Stage: 3%), Earth Shrinking Technique (Second Stage: 100%), Primordial Golden Body (Fourth Stage: 100%)]

The sixth stage at last! But if I want to cultivate it all the way to Perfection of the seventh stage, the remaining Dao resonance probably won’t be enough... Lin Zheyu pondered inwardly.

After feeling a trace of regret, Lin Zheyu cast aside all distracting thoughts and began his second round of cultivation and advancement.

Use 10 units of Origin Force to cultivate the Seven Absolute Sabers.

The thought was transmitted, and his spirit blurred for an instant before entering the consciousness space, beginning another round of cultivation. Halfway through the process, the diamond-shaped crystal within his sea of consciousness emitted a faint cracking sound before dissolving like a bubble.

Without the assistance of the rule fragment, Lin Zheyu’s cultivation progress slowed considerably. However, once cultivation powered by Origin Force began, it could not be interrupted midway. Though the pace had slowed, it also gave him the opportunity to further absorb and digest the insights he had gained from the rule fragment.

Several breaths later, Lin Zheyu slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath of turbid air. Threads of rule energy lingered around his body. With a single thought, he vanished from where he stood and slipped into the void.

Rip!

Lin Zheyu reached out with his right hand and grabbed at the void. Space instantly warped, and a pitch-black rift half the height of a man abruptly appeared before him.

As his understanding of spatial laws deepened and the two worlds had only recently merged, the surrounding void had yet to fully stabilize. As a result, Lin Zheyu was able to open a half-man-high void rift with ease.

Looking into the abyss-like darkness beyond the crack, a trace of curiosity arose within Lin Zheyu. ”What exactly lies beyond a void rift?”

He smiled faintly and shook his head, casting aside the distracting thought. Even if he wanted to investigate it, he would do so after returning to the Martial Alliance.

[Heaven Rewards the Diligent]

[Name: Lin Zheyu]

[Origin Force: 1085]

[Skills: Heaven-Deceiving Art (Perfection), Seven Absolute Sabers (Sixth Stage: 64%), Earth Shrinking Technique (Second Stage: 100%), Primordial Golden Body (Fourth Stage: 100%)]

”The Earth Shrinking Technique can be optimized as well. Its speed should still be able to increase by another 30% or so... Hm? Who’s spying on me?” Lin Zheyu’s heart tightened slightly. Within his sea of consciousness, the golden Heavenly Eye snapped open.

Following the faint trace left behind by the observation, the gaze of the golden pupil traveled across space. At the end of that connection, Lin Zheyu saw a single eye glowing with ghostly light.

The one-eyed yao, Cecil, narrowed its eye sharply and pointed in Lin Zheyu’s direction. ”Found him! He’s over there!”

Without a single word, Blackmo had already moved. A thunderous explosion erupted beneath its feet as its figure vanished from sight. Monstrous demonic power surged around it. The terrifying presence of a peak six-pattern yao was unleashed to its absolute limit. Vast pressure spread outward, resisting the remnants of the terrifying forces still lingering throughout the void.

This region had not yet fully stabilized. The void remained filled with the terrifying will of the Heavenly Dao and traces of the aura of destruction. Entering recklessly carried a genuine risk of death.

But it was Blackmo! It possessed extraordinarily powerful instincts and an astonishing sensitivity to danger. It could sense chaotic and violent rule energy in advance, avoid it, and find the safest path through the unstable region.

”Die!” Savage light flashed in Blackmo’s eyes. It opened its jaws, revealing rows of vicious fangs, as though it intended to swallow Lin Zheyu whole in a single bite.

When Lin Zheyu saw the yao racing toward him, he felt not the slightest fear. Instead, a faint mocking smile appeared on his lips as he thought, A peak six-pattern yao! What nerve. It actually dares to charge into this region right now. Is it trying to get itself killed?

He was different from the other cultivators. With the assistance of Origin Force, he had completely absorbed all the Dao resonance contained within the rule fragment in only a few breaths.

At this moment, Lin Zheyu could simply turn around, enter the node’s rift, and return to his own world, but he had no intention of leaving so soon.

Lin Zheyu murmured softly, ”This is a good opportunity to test the power of the Sixth Saber of the Seven Absolute Sabers.”

At some point, a long saber had appeared in his hand. Terrifying rule power gathered around him, building rapidly.

This was the critical moment of the fusion of the two worlds. The Heavenly Dao had only just bestowed the rule fragments, and the surrounding area was saturated with powerful rule energy. Supported by these immense forces, Lin Zheyu could freely wield the power of spatial laws even within the demon realm.

Blackmo’s path constantly shifted as it relied on its powerful instincts to avoid the most dangerous areas. The distance between it and Lin Zheyu closed at astonishing speed.

The closer it drew to Lin Zheyu and the node’s rift, the more terrifying the pressure from the foreign world’s Heavenly Dao became. Under that pressure, its strength was continuously suppressed.

Even so, in Blackmo’s eyes, it was merely dealing with a five-pattern cultivator. No matter how monstrous or talented the opponent was, he was still only at the five-pattern level. Even with the suppression of a foreign Heavenly Dao weighing upon it, Blackmo remained confident that it could kill the cultivator with ease.

Hehe... Since you’ve come into the demon realm seeking death, letting you return alive would only make our demon realm look incompetent, Blackmo sneered inwardly.

Almost there. He was getting closer and closer to the powerful foreign genius.

Yao energy surged violently through its body. Its ultimate trump card had already been fully prepared.

Suddenly, a terrifying blade of light illuminated the darkness. An overwhelming sense of danger exploded within Blackmo’s mind. It continuously altered its course, trying to avoid the unseen threat. Yet no matter how it dodged or maneuvered, it could not escape the dreadful premonition of death.

”How is this possible? Could he be under the protection of the foreign world’s Heavenly Dao?” Blackmo was filled with terror.

For the first time, the thought of retreat appeared in its mind. The sensation of impending death was simply too intense. It was several times stronger than the most dangerous moment it had ever experienced in its life.

Run! I can’t go any further! If I keep advancing, I’ll die!

Every instinct in Blackmo’s body screamed a warning.

It abruptly changed direction and fled into the distance without a single glance backward. However, at the exact moment it turned around, the terrifying blade light unleashed by Lin Zheyu arrived at its side.

Ripples suddenly spread through the void as a pitch-black void rift tore open without warning. In Blackmo’s horrified and astonished gaze, a terrifying blade of light, so sharp it seemed capable of splitting apart all things, shot out from the rift.

Blackmo was completely caught off guard by the sudden strike. The blade was unimaginably fast. Every instinct in its body had already sounded the highest possible warning, yet its body could not react in time. It could only watch helplessly as the blade light sank into its body and cleaved it cleanly in two.

As Blackmo struggled to recover, a vast life force surged from within its body in an attempt to regenerate its wounds. But at that very moment, several more void rifts abruptly opened. One terrifying blade light after another slashed out from within them. In an instant, Blackmo’s body was chopped into countless pieces scattered across the ground.

Soon after, a gentle breeze drifted through the air. Lin Zheyu’s figure slowly emerged from the void.

This yao seems to be a rare specimen as well. Bringing it back for study should yield some worthwhile discoveries, Lin Zheyu mused inwardly.

With a wave of his right hand, the writhing chunks of yao flesh on the ground vanished instantly. He then lifted his head and glanced into the distance at the one-eyed yao, who remained rooted to the spot, eyes wide with disbelief. A friendly smile appeared on Lin Zheyu’s face.

This one’s a rare yao, too. I’d really like to capture it and bring it back as well...

Lin Zheyu sighed inwardly with regret.

Unfortunately, the other yao had never entered this region. Now that the space-time node was stabilizing, leaving the protected area would be dangerous. If he encountered a truly powerful yao outside, things could become troublesome.

I’ll head back first. The gains this time were quite good. I’ll spend some time consolidating them, then make a trip to the Shamanic Clan Ruins with Tu Mingzhen. After that, I can apply for the assignment of overseeing the Bloody Trial Grounds, Lin Zheyu pondered silently.

His figure moved, and with a swoosh, he entered the node’s rift and disappeared without a trace. Only after watching Lin Zheyu leave did the one-eyed yao, Cecil, finally recover from its shock. Yet its eye remained filled with disbelief.

”Blackmo actually died! It was a peak six-pattern yao, yet it was killed by a foreign cultivator genius at the five-pattern level! This...”

Even now, the one-eyed yao felt as though it were dreaming. The entire scene seemed unreal, leaving it with an overwhelming sense of disbelief.