661: Conditions for a breakthrough

"Let's exchange the battle merits first."

Lin Yang stepped into the Battle Merit Hall.

At the same moment, his communication jade slip also began to vibrate.

It was a message from Wu Feng, informing him that he had already called for reinforcements.

Regarding this, Lin Yang replied directly: "Wu Feng, there is no need to call for reinforcements; I have already returned to Tai Shi City."

"...Ah?"

Wu Feng was completely stunned.

How long had it even been?

They hadn't even returned to Tai Shi City yet, and yet Lin Yang had actually arrived back at Tai Shi City first??

"Your Excellency Lin Yang... did you kill all those Foreign race members?"

Wu Feng swallowed hard, his heart filled with extreme shock.

Even if he had killed all twelve of those Foreign race members, it shouldn't be possible to return to Tai Shi City this quickly.

He was completely bewildered.

Lin Yang did not offer too much explanation, only saying: "Due to some special reasons, I am fine now, and I am currently preparing to exchange my battle merits. After the exchange, I will leave the Tai Shi Battlefield. I cannot continue to stay in the Tai Shi Battlefield, otherwise, there will be big trouble!"

"This..." Wu Feng was stunned again, then seemed to understand something, and replied: "Alright, I understand. Your Excellency Lin Yang, take care!"

"Mm, take extra care when you are acting alone." Lin Yang said this and then cut off the communication.

Inside the Battle Merit Hall, Lin Yang took out his token.

He had teamed up with Wu Feng and the others to kill Foreign race members for a year or two, and he took ninety percent of the battle merits, adding that to the previous thirty thousand.

Currently, he had a total of ninety-six thousand eight hundred points.

This meant he had earned nearly seventy thousand battle merits in these two years.

Although this number did not look like much at first glance, it was actually quite a lot.

After all, he had only been doing this for a year or two in total.

This was already equivalent to the harvest of a team over tens of thousands of years!

That was why it had attracted the Foreign race to specifically target him for attacks.

Otherwise, if he were allowed to continue killing, the Foreign race would not have enough members, no matter how many they had.

Lin Yang exchanged all these battle merits for resources that would help improve his cultivation, and then withdrew from the Tai Shi Battlefield.

However, the battle merit token was not confiscated.

This token was still useful in other places.

It just couldn't be used to continue operating within the Tai Shi Battlefield.

Upon returning to his residence in Mang City, Wan Fei sent a message to inquire immediately.

Lin Yang explained it simply, and Wan Fei understood, saying with some regret:

"It's a pity; it will be very difficult to have such a good opportunity to earn battle merits in the future."

"Your Excellency Wan Fei, I am going to continue my closed-door cultivation to put my full effort into reaching the Dao Tribulation Realm." Lin Yang stated his plans.

The words Azure Mountain Dao Lord had spoken meant that he should reach the Dao Tribulation Realm as soon as possible.

This was a hard requirement for knowing certain secrets.

Lin Yang did not want to continue wasting time.

"Then I wish you a smooth breakthrough." Wan Fei said.

"I will accept your auspicious words."

...

Lin Yang entered closed-door cultivation once again.

However, before officially starting his closed-door cultivation, he reviewed the situation of his previous battle with those twelve Foreign race members.

Although the biggest reason he couldn't defeat them was that they carried a wisp of that Chi's power, even if he set that wisp of power aside, Lin Yang felt that he might still have found it very difficult to win.

"A magic treasure; I still need a better magic treasure!"

Lin Yang's eyes were solemn.

During the battle when he snatched the rebirth flower, as well as this battle, the power of a supreme-treasure-level Dao weapon was too crucial.

It could almost completely play a decisive role.

A Dao Illusion Realm cultivator holding a supreme-treasure-level Dao weapon could fight against someone in the Dao Tribulation Realm.

What a terrifying improvement and amplification that was.

"If I also had a supreme-treasure-level Dao weapon, even if they carried a wisp of that Chi's power, I should be able to kill a few of them in return."

Lin Yang calculated for a moment, and once again had a goal in his heart.

He absolutely had to obtain a supreme-treasure-level Dao weapon.

"It's just that supreme-treasure-level Dao weapons, even in major countries, are existences kept as bottom-of-the-box trump cards. It is not easy to obtain one. I should first find a way to break through to the Dao Tribulation Realm."

Lin Yang stopped overthinking and began his official closed-door cultivation.

His breakthrough actually did not have any difficulty.

His combat power was already no weaker than an ordinary Dao Tribulation Realm cultivator.

What he was currently lacking was an improvement in his cultivation base.

And his cultivation base could be improved through various heavenly treasures and resources.

What remained was that sliver of understanding of the Dao.

And...

Crossing the Tribulation.

Yes.

To reach the Dao Tribulation Realm, one must experience the Dao Tribulation to succeed.

This was a test of the great Dao of heaven and earth.

If one fails the tribulation, one cannot break through.

This was also the reason why the number of Dao Tribulation Realm existences was suddenly much smaller than those in the Dao Illusion Realm.

It was also the reason why the strength of the Dao Tribulation Realm was much stronger than that of the Dao Illusion Realm.

Lin Yang estimated that the hard standard for knowing the secrets was set at the Dao Tribulation Realm, which might also be related to the Dao Tribulation.

There were two types of Dao Tribulations.

The Heart Tribulation and the Body Tribulation.

The Heart Tribulation was a test targeting the soul and inner demons.

The Body Tribulation, as the name implied, was a test of physical strength.

Neither of the two tribulations was easy to pass.

"During the Heart Tribulation, there would be all kinds of temptations. Once one could not withstand them, one would sink and fail.

To pass the Heart Tribulation, one needed a strong soul and a firm will.

But precisely in the aspect of will, even the most firm people had the softest and most easily broken places in their hearts.

And the Heart Tribulation would precisely target these easiest-to-break and softest places.

Therefore, this stage was very difficult to pass.

As for the Body Tribulation, it was relatively simpler; as long as the body could withstand the attacks of various Dao Powers, it would be fine.

Of course, the attacks of the Dao Tribulation would be very abnormal.

But Lin Yang was not worried about the Body Tribulation.

He had a friendship with Lanlou Country; at worst, he could borrow a supreme-treasure-level Dao weapon from Lanlou Country to protect himself.

Only regarding the Heart Tribulation, although he considered his soul not weak, he had too many attachments in his heart.

He was not sure he could definitely pass the Heart Tribulation smoothly.

"If only there were a treasure to protect the heart and soul."

Lin Yang sighed inwardly.

Such a thought, of course, could only be thought about.

Treasures related to the soul were a hundred times rarer and more precious than supreme-treasure-level Dao weapons.

One could not even see them easily at all.

Even those major countries might not necessarily have them!

Even if they did, they would absolutely not lend them out.

"Before crossing the Heart Tribulation, I must find a way to go home once."

Lin Yang whispered.

Going home to see all his relatives and friends might make his state of mind more stable and complete.

However, wanting to return to Endless Spacetime from High-Level Spacetime was also a problem.

Without reaching the Dao Tribulation Realm, one could not break through the spacetime barrier to perform physical travel.

And wanting to reach the Dao Tribulation Realm meant one had to cross the tribulation first.

To a certain extent, this was also a limitation.

And even if one reached the Dao Tribulation Realm, breaking through the spacetime barrier to perform physical travel required a great price; it was not something that could be done casually.

If it were just transporting some supplies back, it would be much simpler.

He could do that now.

But for him to return physically, it would be very difficult.

"I estimate that when the time comes, I will still have to ask Wan Fei for help..."

Lin Yang sighed, then stopped thinking about it, and began to absorb the power of various resources in large quantities to strengthen himself, focusing intently on his cultivation.

(End of chapter)