117: The source of life is baptized by the long river.

The "culprit" who caused this storm sweeping across the various factions of the Taichu Divine Continent — Lin Yuan, was calm as water at this moment.

He stared at the options on the light screen, which emitted endless mysterious fluctuations, and without hesitation, chose to consume the special privilege he had just obtained to redeem a legendary baptism of the river of origin!

He wanted to experience for himself what kind of transformation this priceless baptism could bring!

The river of origin was vast and contained the Origin Laws of the three thousand Dao.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the four core Laws on his data panel: Devouring Origin Law (50%); Chaos Origin Law (12%); Life Origin Law (5%); Death Origin Law (5%).

"My advantage lies in my Foundation — the Immortal-Rank Chaos Dharma Body! The dual blessing of the Primordial Dao Body and the Great Void Body!" Lin Yuan's thoughts were like lightning.

"In terms of equipment, the chaos heavenly extreme sword still has huge potential to be tapped; I must visit the Weapon Pavilion later. As for the Laws... that special ability bestowed by the Primordial Dao Body..." His gaze wandered between the Life and Death Laws, finally settling on the Life Origin.

"The basic comprehension of 5%... the room for improvement is far greater than the others! Moreover, Life... could it perhaps resonate strangely with my special ability?" A thought flashed through his mind.

"This is it!" Lin Yuan's eyes were sharp as he locked onto it instantly — Baptism of the Life Origin River!

【Special privilege verification passed!】

【Connecting: Core baptism channel of the Life Origin River...】

"Hum —!"

The Void Realm in front of Lin Yuan was torn apart by an invisible giant hand! A crack flowing with pure, thick, emerald green divine light that could not be melted suddenly opened!

"Swish —!"

It was not the sound of water, but a grand symphony of billions of lives being born and all things growing!

A brilliant river, over ten meters wide and composed purely of liquid Life Origin Law, rushed out from the crack and floated in the pure white space! The river water was crystal clear and dripping with emerald green; in every drop of water, countless tiny yet clear life runes, pulsating like living creatures, floated! An intensely rich vitality permeated the air, and the entire personal space was instantly filled with the freshness of a forest after rain and the vitality of the warm sun in early spring!

"This is... the ultimate manifestation of the Life Law!" Lin Yuan's heart surged with excitement, and he couldn't help but stretch out his finger to gently touch the emerald green river surface.

Sizzle —!

What came from his fingertip was not wetness, but a life pulse that was between tangible and energy, penetrating directly into the Soul Origin! A few drops of the emerald green "river water" seemed to possess spirituality, winding up along his fingertip. Wherever it passed, mysterious and complex light green Law patterns exuding vigorous vitality immediately appeared on the surface of his skin!

Boom!

The river suddenly boiled! A vast, irresistible suction force, as if originating from the Life Origin of the Universe, erupted violently!

Lin Yuan was completely swallowed by the emerald green brilliance and pulled into the core of the Life Origin River!

In an instant!

His five senses and six consciousnesses were completely submerged and reshaped by the torrent of the Life Law, which was pure to the extreme!

Sense of smell: No longer air, but the ultimate fragrance interwoven with the birth of billions of plants, the blooming of flowers, and the first cries of life!

Sense of hearing: The subtle explosions of cell division, the cosmic drumbeats of the heartbeat, and the echoes of fetal movements where stars are conceived!

Sense of sight: The scene before his eyes changed crazily — towering ancient trees experienced millions of years of withering and flourishing in an instant! Stars were born from nebulae and then collapsed into silence! The magnificent epic of countless life races from Origin to prosperity to extinction! The birth and decay of life unfolded like a fast-forwarded cosmic scroll deep in his Soul!

"Urgh —!"

Lin Yuan couldn't help but let out a low grunt! This was not fake pain, but the Life Origin Law performing the ultimate transformation and attunement on his Physical Body in the most direct and brutal way!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! ...

It was as if billions of emerald divine needles condensed from Laws were piercing into every cell, every meridian, and every inch of his bones simultaneously!

Muscle fibers absorbed vitality while breaking, Nirvana-rebirthing in destruction, becoming more resilient and active!

Emerald green veins, as dense as Innate dao patterns, appeared on the surface of his bones, and their density and strength increased geometrically!

The flowing blood, as if injected with the essence of the mother river of life, gradually stained with a layer of deep and noble cyan-gold color, containing majestic vitality!

【Life Origin Law comprehension: 5% → 8%!】

This excruciating pain of tearing and restructuring lasted for nearly half an hour! Just as Lin Yuan's mental will gradually adapted and even began to guide this majestic life force —

A change occurred!

The surging Life River suddenly stopped! Then... it began to rotate and collapse crazily with Lin Yuan as the core!

Finally, the entire brilliant Life Origin River turned into a beam of emerald divine light condensed to the extreme, and with a "whoosh," it was fiercely branded on Lin Yuan's chest! Forming a mysterious rune that seemed to contain the mysteries of the life Universe!

Hum —!

A torrent of Law comprehension, ten times stronger and a hundred times purer than before, rushed into his Sea of Consciousness like a bursting galaxy!

He "saw" it clearly!

The tree rings of the towering ancient tree were no longer simple patterns, but natural dao books carrying the rhythm of life, the changing of seasons, and even the trajectory of star movements!

The sparks of the most primitive and brilliant Life Law burst out at the moment of cell division! Containing the code of creation!

Even... deep in that vast torrent of life, he captured a wisp of the true meaning of the Life Origin, as pure as the fetal breath of the Universe! Although he couldn't understand it immediately, it was deeply branded in the depths of his Soul!

【Life Origin Law comprehension: 8% → 15%!】

"Hoo —!"

Lin Yuan opened his eyes suddenly! Two materialized emerald divine beams pierced through the Void Realm like sharp swords, and did not dissipate until several breaths later!

He looked down, and the originally pure white ground was now covered with a layer of tender green Spiritual Plants, a foot thick and exuding rich life spiritual light! This was a phenomenon caused by the overflow of pure Life Law energy! The moment he woke up, these Spiritual Plants withered, dissipated, and turned into pure energy returning to the world at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had never appeared.

"One baptism... an increase of a full 10%!" Lin Yuan clenched his fists, feeling the majestic life energy surging endlessly in his body, as if inexhaustible! Every cell was cheering! "The effect... far exceeded expectations!"

He immediately called up the updated data panel:

【Life Origin Law】: 15%

【Total combat power】: 1,935,000 Yu

The increase in combat power value was not the key! Lin Yuan could clearly feel that his Physical Body's recovery ability had reached an unbelievable level! Now, even if he suffered a fatal wound, relying on this vast Life Origin force in his body, he could recover as before in a very short time! Survival ability skyrocketed!

What Lin Yuan didn't know was that for an ordinary Myriad Laws Realm Martial Artist, experiencing a baptism of the river of origin and being able to increase comprehension by 5% was already a stroke of luck! And he, actually, soared by 10%! The root of this Heaven-Defying effect lay in his unprecedented Aptitude — when he completely fused that wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, his life level had already leaped, and the System panel had silently prompted: Aptitude promotion — "Supreme Prodigy"!

"Supreme Prodigy"!

This kind of Aptitude meant that his affinity for the Laws of Heaven and Earth, speed of comprehension, and endurance... all reached an unbelievable multiplier bonus! Looking at the vast history of the 902 eras of the Taichu Divine Continent, beings with such Aptitude... basically did not exist!

The baptism ended, and Lin Yuan was about to continue exploring the infinite mysteries of the virtual world, but his gaze was attracted by an icon in the corner of the panel that was flashing crazily and jumping with a glaring red exclamation mark — it was the Primal Virtual World communication function!

"Huh? Information explosion?" Lin Yuan clicked on it.

【Ding! Information overload detected! It is strongly recommended that the Master purchase a 'Virtual Assistant' to assist in efficiently managing the information flow and deeply integrating into the Primal Virtual World! Do you want to view the assistant details?】

"Sure enough, I need a helper." Lin Yuan understood and checked immediately.

The price of Virtual Assistants varied greatly, from the entry-level model of 1,000 virtual coins to the top configuration of hundreds of millions of virtual coins, and the functions were vastly different:

Level 1 Assistant: Can only mechanically process emails and archive basic data (low information processing efficiency).

Advanced Assistant (starting from Level 3): The core functions are Cultivation planning and Secret Realm navigation! It can intelligently deduce the optimal Cultivation path based on the Master's Aptitude, Cultivation Technique, and Law mastery, and accurately recommend suitable trial grounds and Secret Realms! For "Martial Fanatics" pursuing the Peak of martial arts and "rookies" entering the virtual world for the first time, the value is immeasurable! And the higher the level, the more diverse the forms that can be conjured, from light balls to peerless beauties!

Lin Yuan's eyes were like torches, and he quickly locked onto the 【Level 3 Virtual Assistant】 option — Price: 100,000 virtual coins!

"Just use the daily reward I just got! This investment is worth it!" He clicked confirm without hesitation!

【Ding! Purchase successful! Loading Level 3 Virtual Assistant (Model: XZ-3000)...】

The virtual panel shone brightly! A condensed torrent of data flowed out like liquid light silver, quickly gathering and shaping in front of Lin Yuan!

The light gradually converged, and a light ball about the size of a palm, emitting a soft milky white light, floated quietly. The light ball pulsed slightly, like breathing, and then stretched out countless slender and agile light threads, quickly outlining a delicate and perfectly proportioned small human silhouette. Although the facial features were blurry, they already had initial spiritual charm.

"Hum!"

The light ball stabilized, and the little figure "opened" its eyes made of pure data flow, and a crisp, pleasant voice with an absolutely precise mechanical texture rang out:

"New Master binding detected — Lin Yuan, Myriad Laws Realm Peak Martial Artist, Origin Controller (Devouring/Chaos/Life/Death)."

"Deeply scanning Master's core information, building an exclusive database..."

The small Virtual Assistant flew lightly around Lin Yuan, and its eyes erupted with a dense data stream like a galaxy waterfall!

"Scan complete! Master's core data is as follows:

【combat power Assessment】: 1,935,000 Yu (Myriad Laws Realm · Peak Limit)

【Origin Law Mastery】: Devouring Origin Law: 50%; Chaos Origin Law: 12%; Life Origin Law: 15%; Death Origin Law: 5%.

【Virtual Assets】: 0 virtual coins (Note: 100,000 virtual coins have been consumed to purchase this assistant)"

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows: "The report is quite concise and clear."

"This assistant model is XZ-3000, and the core function modules have been activated: deep information processing, intelligent deduction of Cultivation paths, precise analysis of market dynamics, and suitability assessment of trial grounds/Secret Realms." The Virtual Assistant floated at Lin Yuan's shoulder, its voice steady, "Master's information flow is seriously overloaded! Current accumulated unprocessed information: 1,337,529 items! Do you want to start deep processing immediately?"

"Over 1.3 million items?!" Even though Lin Yuan was mentally prepared, he was shocked by this number, "What are they?"

"Analysis engine started... filtering redundant information..." The assistant's eyes flashed with data streams, and the efficiency was amazing, "Analysis complete:

87.3%: Solicitation letters/cooperation intent letters from various factions (including institutions under the Five Great Immortal Dynasties, Seven Great Temples, Hundred Great Sacred Lands, ancient clans, etc.).

9.1%: Commercial promotion information (Weapon Pavilion new products, auction previews, Cultivation resource promotions, etc.).

3.2%: Challenge invitations to the Taichu Arena (including anonymous and real-name).

0.4%: Important System notifications and function guides."

"Block all solicitation information and commercial advertisements!" Lin Yuan ordered decisively; these were temporarily useless.

"Instruction confirmed! Permanent blocking rules have been established! Junk information flow cleaned up!" The assistant's efficiency was extremely high, "The remaining important/pending information is as follows, sorted by priority:

【myriad laws heavenly stele · Official Notification】: Congratulations on ranking tenth on the Prodigy List! The daily basic reward has been issued! Special privilege × 1 has been deposited into the mark! Please check!

【Taichu Arena · Profile Activation】: Your personal combat profile has been established! You have officially become a registered member of the Taichu Arena! Current arena points: 0.

【Weapon Pavilion · Diamond Membership Invitation】: Detected that you hold the chaos heavenly extreme sword (Potential assessment: extremely high), you are specially invited to become a Diamond-level member of the Weapon Pavilion, enjoying weapon maintenance, upgrade consultation, exclusive discounts, and priority purchase rights for new products! (Annual fee required)

【Primal Virtual Bank · Account Activation】: Your exclusive virtual bank account has been opened! Account number: ! Initial credit limit: 1,000,000 virtual coins (granted based on ranking on the Prodigy List)! Please set the security key as soon as possible!"

The Virtual Assistant floated in front of Lin Yuan, its eyes made of data flow watching him calmly, waiting for the next instruction. And in Lin Yuan's mind, he began to quickly calculate the newly obtained huge credit limit, as well as the invitation from the Weapon Pavilion.