508: Promotion, begging! (43k words)

On an unknown planet.

Lin Yang sat cross-legged on a mountain peak where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was most concentrated, bathing in the morning glow, fully absorbing the spiritual energy of the entire planet.

He didn't even need to move; as long as he actively absorbed, the planet's spiritual energy would gather towards him.

Although it wasn't like on Source Star, where he could absorb enough spiritual energy to fill himself in a few breaths.

But it only took a few minutes.

"System, is this normal?"

Lin Yang murmured:

"Why does it feel a bit off? Isn't my speed of absorbing spiritual energy a bit too fast?"

Before, on Source Star, although he also felt the absorption speed was very fast, Source Star was originally designed for breakthroughs to the Ling Realm, possessing incredibly rich spiritual energy.

Therefore, he didn't pay too much attention to it at the Time.

But now... even though the spiritual energy inside this planet was more abundant than in the Ten Thousand Universes.

It couldn't compare to Source Star.

Yet, he still maintained such a terrifying absorption speed, which made him realize there was a problem.

He felt as if there was a large suction cup on his body.

He had consulted Song Qingfeng and Bai Pang and others about the normal speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

It was always relatively slow.

His, however, was excessively fast.

"Host, System has not detected any negative effects on your body due to the excessively fast absorption speed, please rest assured."

"Alright, asking you is pointless."

Lin Yang sighed, no longer asking questions, and began to transform the spiritual energy within his body.

After all, fast absorption wasn't a bad thing.

After the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was absorbed into the body, it needed to be transformed and refined to become a power he could manipulate and control.

However, the efficiency of transformation wasn't as fast.

It took several days to completely transform and refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth absorbed once to fill his body.

Of course, during this period, he could continue to absorb and replenish the spiritual energy that had already been transformed and refined at any Time.

However, although the efficiency of transformation was relatively slow compared to absorption, it was actually far beyond the normal speed.

And the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on one planet here could support Lin Yang's absorption and transformation about five Times before needing Time to slowly recover.

One month, two months... one year, two years... Lin Yang traveled between planets with rich spiritual energy in various Universes to absorb.

At the same Time, he was also merging high-quality Life Characteristics, extraordinary substances, and all other extraordinary substances he had that could be merged.

After another three years.

Lin Yang's Life Characteristics also advanced to the Ling Realm, making him a Life Spiritualist.

"After the Ling Realm, the power of Life Characteristics seems to have undergone some wonderful changes."

Lin Yang felt it for a moment, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.

Not only did the healing effect increase by more than ten Times, but most importantly, he seemed to be able to vaguely sense the vitality of every flower and blade of grass.

This was a very peculiar feeling.

He found it somewhat difficult to describe.

It was as if flowers, plants, and trees had become closer to him.

He tried injecting some Life spiritual power into the plants.

A wild grass, originally half a person tall, instantly grew to over a person's height at a visible speed.

"This..."

Lin Yang was stunned.

After Life Characteristics reached the Ling Realm, its abilities were somewhat outrageous!

It could even accelerate the growth of plants.

"Life Characteristics can heal all things; it turns out the 'all' here isn't an exaggeration..."

Lin Yang gained a deeper understanding of the abilities of Life Characteristics.

Then, he continued to absorb spiritual energy to improve himself.

Time flew by, never stopping for anyone.

Unconsciously, more than ten years passed like sand in the palm of his hand.

Lin Yang's power also received a major level-up on this day.

"Finally, I've advanced to the Ling Yun Realm."

Lin Yang sat cross-legged under a peach blossom forest, a look of joy on his face.

Nearly twenty years of absorption and improvement, and he had finally advanced to the second major realm level of the Ling Realm!

"After the Ling Realm, it is divided into the Ling Chu, Ling Yun, and Ling Tong Realms. Most Ling Realm cultivators get stuck in Ling Chu, finding it difficult to complete the spiritual essence storage to reach the Ling Yun Realm."

"Only upon reaching the Ling Yun Realm can one be considered a true Ling Realm expert."

Lin Yang murmured, while also condensing a wisp of spatial power to cut at the space in front of him.

A crack instantly appeared in space, but it healed in less than half a second.

"The power intensity has increased by more than twenty or thirty Times."

Lin Yang was very satisfied.

His power level had increased too much.

Under normal circumstances, it should have been a tenfold increase, but he directly increased it by at least thirty Times.

"Not only is the power increase exaggerated, but the obstacle of spiritual essence storage seemed to not exist for me at all; I broke through naturally."

Lin Yang couldn't help but ponder.

To advance from the Ling Chu Realm to the Ling Yun Realm, one must complete the storage of spiritual power within oneself.

Making spiritual power exist throughout the body like blood, permeating every inch of flesh, blood, and internal organs.

This sounds easy, but it often requires decades or even centuries of careful nurturing.

And there's still a possibility of failure, with a very high failure rate.

Therefore, many Ling Realm cultivators in the Ling Chu Realm sometimes get stuck in this realm for many years.

A hundred years was already the most ideal state.

Coupled with the need to raise spiritual power to a level sufficient for breakthrough, it also required at least a century to start.

Therefore, it wasn't that easy to break through.

But he, in less than twenty years, accomplished what others would need at least two hundred years to do.

"Well, never mind how strange it is, a smooth breakthrough is a good thing. The next step is to advance to the Ling Tong Realm!"

Subsequently, Lin Yang stopped thinking too much.

There were many peculiar aspects to him, and being able to quickly improve his strength was a good thing, so there was no need to overthink it.

Continuing to advance to the Ling Tong Realm was the most important thing.

Upon reaching the Ling Tong Realm, characteristic abilities could truly be called spiritual divine abilities.

At that Time, their power would undergo a qualitative leap.

For example, spatial movement could be elevated to instantaneous movement.

Instantaneous movement not only allowed for greater distances but also, to some extent, ignored spatial blockade.

As long as the opponent's strength did not exceed his own too much, he could instantly move away, ignoring the spatial blockade formed by the opponent's other means.

That Time at the Source Star entrance, Bai Pang was mainly entangled by experts from the Old Monster Faction, and the spatial blockade was also formed using some of the power and methods of Northern Branch Rock and others, which is why Bai Pang couldn't break free to take him away.

Moreover, upon reaching the Ling Tong Realm, he would only be one step away from the strength of Northern Branch Rock and others.

At that Time, with his power level far exceeding that of normal cultivators in the same realm, he would be sufficient to contend head-on.

"To advance from the Ling Yun Realm to the Ling Tong Realm, one needs to comprehend and improve characteristic abilities, which normally takes one to two hundred years. Let's see how long it takes me."

Lin Yang sighed softly, then got up and went to other planets to absorb spiritual energy.

Time flew like an arrow, years flowed by.

Unconsciously, more than thirty years passed again.

Beside a cliff, Lin Yang had stayed here for several years.

On the edge of the cliff, there was a wild flower growing towards the sun.

Years of wind and frost did not make the wild flower wither; instead, it grew even more robust.

On a spring day, the flowers bloomed, their yellow petals shining brightly in the sun, and a faint fragrance drifted with the wind.

"It's another spring day; Time really flies!"

Looking at the wild flower blooming again, Lin Yang sighed.

Several years ago, after two or three decades of absorption, his spiritual power had reached the point where he could break through to the Ling Tong Realm.

However, his comprehension of characteristic abilities was still lacking just a tiny bit.

He stayed by this cliff, facing the changing seasons, contemplating characteristic abilities.

Now, after several years, his comprehension of Space Characteristics hadn't improved much. Instead, because of the presence of this wild flower, which endured years of wind and rain yet still bloomed towards the sun, Lin Yang gained a profound understanding of Life Characteristics.

"Life is nature's greatest creation."

"Observing the rise and fall of a Life is very helpful for comprehending Life Characteristics."

"But for Space Characteristics, perhaps I still need to experience some battles to fully grasp it."

Lin Yang got up. His comprehension of characteristics had now reached a bottleneck and could not progress further in a short Time.

He had reached a bottleneck.

There was also a vague direction in his heart.

Simply relying on secluded cultivation wouldn't work.

He needed some battles.

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"Now, Life Characteristics can be elevated to the Ling Tong level at any Time, but in terms of combat, it's too weak. I still need to rely on Space Characteristics. I should first go fight to improve Space Characteristics to the Ling Tong Realm."

Lin Yang said, pointing a finger, and a shimmering glow emerged from his fingertip, injecting into the wild flower.

"Years of companionship, I give you some Life power as a thank you and a farewell gift."

This Life power could allow the wild flower to survive beyond its original lifespan.

A common wild flower typically reaches the end of its Life in a few years, and after spring, it would completely wither and die.

This surge of Life power would allow the wild flower to have a second spring and live for a few more years.

Afterward, Lin Yang left the cliff and went to a Life planet.

Over these past few decades, he had gained a deeper understanding of the Ten Thousand Realms Universe.

The Human War Alliance and the alien races had over a dozen main battlefields, known as Alien Passes.

If he wanted to experience combat, going to the Alien Pass battlefield to fight high-level Ling Realm experts of the alien race was the most suitable option.

"Let's first understand the current situation."

Lin Yang entered the nearest human planet, preparing to gather some information.

For these past few decades, he had basically not absorbed on Life planets.

Many uninhabited planets had very rich spiritual energy.

Absorbing on uninhabited planets was more comfortable and wouldn't affect the people on Life planets due to the massive loss of spiritual energy.

So he was basically in a semi-isolated state.

Only occasionally, when changing planets or Universes, he would pass by Life planets and gather some information.

More than twenty years ago, the Human War Alliance and the alien races engaged in an unprecedented fierce war due to some reason.

However, Lin Yang was busy improving himself at the Time and didn't pay attention.

He didn't know what the situation was like now.

But soon, Lin Yang saw the worried expressions on the faces of the humans on that planet.

Almost everyone was like this.

"It seems the situation is not optimistic."

Lin Yang murmured, instructing System to invade the planet's central computer.

Over these decades, although separated by a Universe Zone, he could still receive the passive national treasure value brought to him by the title "Glory of Homeland."

Over the decades, there must have been significant changes in the Ten Thousand Universes.

Because his passive national treasure value income alone amounted to over three billion.

System also intercepted some to restore basic System functions.

Therefore, he no longer needed to be close to the central computer to complete the invasion.

Just as System was invading the planet's central computer to gather and organize information, a thin old woman suddenly rushed towards Lin Yang and said:

"Respected sir, could you please be kind enough to give me a hundred War Alliance coins? I want to buy a Life Potion for my child. May you, sir, have great fortune!"

The old woman clasped her hands together and bowed to Lin Yang, begging.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but be stunned.

Begging.

This word hadn't appeared in his mind for an unknown number of years.

But now... "Elder, have you encountered some difficulty?"

Lin Yang asked softly.

He was also very puzzled.

The humanitarian care department here actually hadn't taken care of this old woman.

According to his understanding of the Ten Thousand Realms Universe.

The humans here were more united, jointly resisting the alien races.

For some special groups, there was a humanitarian care department led by the Human War Alliance.

Here, people who were old, weak, sick, or disabled would all be properly cared for by this department.

Reporting such special groups in need of care to the Human War Alliance would even receive certain rewards.

After all, no matter what, in a highly developed civilized society, ensuring a person's basic needs for food and warmth was absolutely no problem.

But this old woman was actually begging.

She was only begging for a hundred War Alliance coins.

This was roughly equivalent to begging for one yuan in the most prosperous city in Blue Star Country.

Just enough to buy a steamed bun.

"I want to buy a Life Potion for my child. He was injured on the battlefield and needs a Life Potion, but Life Potions are too expensive. I, an old woman, can't afford it, so I can only beg from you, sirs, to slowly save up money."

The old woman's eyes were somewhat cloudy, and she spoke in a low voice.

"Life Potion?" Lin Yang frowned.

He hadn't heard of such a thing.

As for injuries.

"Elder, if someone is injured fighting alien races on the battlefield, doesn't the Human War Alliance take care of it?"

Lin Yang asked again.

If injured on the battlefield, all treatment costs were covered by the Human War Alliance. How could it come to this old mother begging for medicine for her child?

"Could it be that in these past twenty-odd years, something major has happened on the Human War Alliance's side?"

Lin Yang's eyes grew much more serious.

"Sir, the War Alliance does take care of it, but they are overwhelmed." The old woman still explained in a low voice, "There are too many casualties. We don't blame the War Alliance sirs; they are already very hardworking to resist the alien races."

"This..." Lin Yang's eyes flashed, and he didn't continue to ask.

This was just an ordinary old woman; she wouldn't know much about the situation within the War Alliance.

He immediately asked: "Elder, how much does one of those Life Potions you mentioned cost?"

"To answer you, sir, one ordinary Life Potion costs ten billion War Alliance coins." The old woman's voice became even more despondent.

"Ten billion?"

Lin Yang slightly condensed his voice and said: "So expensive. Elder, how long would you have to beg for?"

"There's no other way, sir. Everyone is struggling now. I, an old woman, have no other skills and can't earn money, so I can only save up slowly."

The old woman lowered her head:

"If my child is unlucky and doesn't live to see the day I save enough, then it's his fate."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang suddenly felt an unspeakable tightness in his chest.

Then, he took a deep breath and said: "Elder, I don't have that many War Alliance coins, but I am a very skilled doctor. Perhaps you can take me to your home to take a look; maybe I can directly heal your child's injuries."

"Are you a doctor?"

The old woman looked up slightly, then said somewhat cautiously:

"Sir, no offense intended, but my child's injuries can't be healed by doctors. Even the sirs of the War Alliance can only rely on Life Potions for treatment. These are special injuries caused by the alien races."

"I know, but I'm different from ordinary doctors. Elder, trust me."

Lin Yang added:

"Of course, I won't delay your Time in raising money, Elder. If I can't heal him, I'll call my friends to send you some War Alliance coins. They are all rich people. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately shook her head and said: "Sir's kindness, I, an old woman, should be grateful. If sir doesn't mind the trouble, then please come to my home with me."

"Good, Elder, just lead the way!"

Lin Yang nodded, and at the same Time asked System:

"How is it? Are you done with the invasion? What exactly is the situation in this Ten Thousand Realms Universe now?"

"And what's the deal with that Life Potion?"