91: Emerging from seclusion! The power of the precious body!

One day... two days... three days... As the morning light of the third day outside just tore through the sky—

Inside the Enlightenment Hall, the giant, ten-thousand-year-old Profound Iron Gate, which had been tightly shut for three days, slowly let out a dull, ear-grating 'creak'.

Sect Master Su Changqing and several Core Elders, who had long been waiting outside, subconsciously held their breath.

Their gazes were fixed on the slowly opening crack in the door, their eyes filled with endless anticipation and... tension.

They desperately wanted to know what kind of... surprise this young man, on whom they had placed such high hopes, could bring them within these short three days.

However, when the massive stone door finally opened completely, revealing the still-seated, slender figure within—

Everyone's pupils instantly constricted to the size of a needle tip!

Inside the hall, Lin Ye sat quietly.

Around him, a faint yet seemingly boundless, brilliant Treasure Light swirled, as if containing endless Divine Might!

A terrifying aura, hundreds of times stronger than three days ago, slowly emanated from his slender body, like an ancient beast awakening!

His Cultivation Bottleneck, which had been stuck at the Great Perfection of the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm, had long since been shattered!

Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the sea of Spiritual Qi, which had originally been gaseous, had now condensed into a liquid state! A vast and boundless sea of fire, composed of the purest Heaven Burning True Fire Spiritual Liquid!

And in the center of that sea of fire, a deep-red, rhomboid-shaped "Dao Seal," its surface covered with countless profound Dao patterns, slowly rotated, emitting a terrifying Divine Might capable of making Heaven and Earth resonate!

Treasure Body Realm!

This was clearly the mark possessed only by Treasure Body Realm powerhouses—the Seal of the Great Dao!

He had, in these short three days, actually leaped across the entire Spirit Body Realm, taking a single step... to ascend to the Heavens!

He had directly entered the Treasure Body Realm, a Realm that countless Cultivators could not hope to reach in their entire lives!

This... this could no longer be described by the word "Genius"!

This was simply... a miracle!

Just then, inside the hall, the young man who had kept his eyes closed slowly opened them.

Boom!!!

Two brilliant divine lights, like solid entities, condensed from pure flames and Sword Intent, burst forth from his dark eyes!

He slowly rose from the ground.

With a thought, he brought up the System panel that only he could see.

The entirely new, terrifying data on it... [host: Lin Ye]

[Cultivation: Treasure Body Realm (Early Stage)]

[Cultivation Technique:]

["Heaven Burning Heart Sutra" (Earth Rank Low Grade): Second Layer]

["Golden Bell Shield" (Mortal Rank Medium Grade): Perfection]

["Wind Chasing Sword Technique" (Profound Rank Medium Grade): Perfection]

["Advanced Stealth Technique" (Profound Rank Low Grade): Perfection]

...He slowly raised his hand, looking at his still fair and slender palm.

He could clearly feel that beneath the seemingly ordinary flesh, there was a terrifying power capable of... shaking mountains and rivers!

He casually threw a punch at the empty Void Realm in front of him!

He didn't use any Martial Skill, nor did he activate any Spiritual Qi.

It was just the pure, Physical Body's strength!

"Boom—!!!"

A dull, terrifying sonic boom, like a bolt from the blue, suddenly exploded within the grand hall!

Wherever his fist passed, the incomparably solid space rippled like a calm lake, creating visible... ripples!

"Is this... the power of the Treasure Body Realm...?"

Lin Ye slowly withdrew his fist, looking down at his still fair and slender palm, his dark eyes filled with endless shock and... ecstasy!

Just now, he hadn't even used a trace of Spiritual Qi; relying solely on the purest Physical Body strength of this body, he had unleashed a terrifying sonic boom capable of making space ripple!

This was an unprecedented, absolute power capable of shaking mountains and rivers!

He could clearly feel that his body had undergone an earth-shattering, almost "reconstructive," terrifying transformation within these short three days!

Every inch of his skin was as tough as the highest-grade Yao Beast hide, with a faint Treasure Light slowly circulating on its surface, as if he had donned an invisible treasure garment!

Every one of his bones had long surpassed the level of "bone forging," becoming harder than thousand-year Profound Iron, and containing a trace of indestructible golden divine charm!

Every drop of his blood was like surging magma, full of explosive power and vitality!

And within his Dantian Qi Sea, the boundless sea of fire, composed of the purest Heaven Burning True Fire Spiritual Liquid, was even more vast and boundless! In the center of that sea of fire, a deep-red, rhomboid-shaped "Dao Seal," its surface covered with countless profound Dao patterns, slowly rotated, generating subtle and profound resonances with the Heaven and Earth beneath his feet and the stars in the Nine Heavens!

This was the mark of the Treasure Body Realm!

The Physical Body is like a treasure, forming its own Heaven and Earth!

From this moment on, he, Lin Ye, could truly be said to have broken free from the Realm of the "mortal" and possessed the genuine confidence to establish himself in this world!

...Just as Lin Ye was immersed in the extreme pleasure of this explosive surge in strength, outside the ten-thousand-year Profound Iron Gate of the Enlightenment Hall, which had been tightly shut for three days, it was already... earth-shattering!

When that dull, terrifying sonic boom, like a bolt from the blue, penetrated the powerful Restriction of the Enlightenment Hall, which was capable of isolating everything, and clearly reached the ears of Sect Master Su Changqing and several Core Elders who had long been waiting outside—

Everyone's expressions changed drastically in that instant!

"This... what is this sound?!" A Core Elder's face turned pale with shock, "Why is there such a terrifying sonic boom inside the Enlightenment Hall?!"

"Such... such terrifying Physical Body strength!" Another Elder, who specialized in the Dao of Body Refining, looked as if he had seen a ghost, his eyes, which had been full of anticipation, instantly filled with endless horror, "Just the punch's force can trigger spatial ripples! This... this is at least the might possessed by a Physical Body powerhouse of the Treasure Body Realm Middle Stage!!"

Treasure Body Realm Middle Stage?!

They exchanged glances, and from each other's eyes, they could see the undisguised... absurdity and disbelief!

Lin Ye... three days ago, when he entered, he was just a little fellow at the Great Perfection of the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm!

This... how is this possible?!

Even Su Changqing, whose face had always been as calm as an ancient well, seemingly containing the entire Heaven and Earth, for the first time showed a trace of uncontrollable... emotion!

He stared intently at the slowly opening stone door, and an unprecedented brilliant light burst forth from his deep eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through all ages!

Finally, under the gaze of countless eyes filled with tension, anticipation, and fervor, the massive stone door fully opened.

A slender figure, yet seemingly more towering than a mountain, bathed in the first ray of morning light, slowly walked out from within the grand hall, which was filled with endless mystery and profound aura.

In that instant, everyone's breath seemed to be forcibly choked by an invisible hand!

Lin Ye was seen surrounded by a faint yet seemingly boundless, brilliant Treasure Light, as if containing endless Divine Might!

A terrifying aura, hundreds of times stronger than three days ago, slowly emanated from his slender body, like an ancient beast awakening, causing the extremely dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around him to... boil!

"Treasure... Treasure Body Realm! It really is the Treasure Body Realm!!"

The Elder who specialized in the Dao of Body Refining could no longer suppress the turbulent waves in his heart and let out a terrified shriek as if he had seen a ghost!

"Three days! It only took three days! He crossed the entire great Realm of the Spirit Body Realm! A single step to ascend to the Heavens! This... this is no longer a Prodigy! This is a miracle! It's a miracle unseen in our Qingyun Sect for hundreds of years!!!"

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Several figures appeared before Lin Ye in an instant, as if teleporting!

Each of them, as if looking at a rare treasure, meticulously scrutinized Lin Ye from head to toe with eyes full of fervor and disbelief, exclaiming in wonder!

"Incredible! Truly incredible!"

"This old man has Cultivated for three hundred years and has never seen such... such a Heaven-Defying thing!"

Su Changqing did not lose his composure like them, but his hands, tightly clenched beneath his wide sleeves, and his slightly trembling knuckles, still betrayed his extremely unquiet inner state at this moment!

"Lin Ye," he slowly spoke, his voice trembling almost imperceptibly due to extreme excitement, "How do you... feel?"

Lin Ye had already perfectly reined in his astonishing aura.

He calmly performed a grand bow to Su Changqing and the Elders who had been startled like children.

"Disciple Lin Ye greets Sect Master, and greets all Elders."

"Disciple... feels very good."

He raised his head, and on his handsome face hung just the right amount of "honesty" and "bewilderment," as if even he didn't know what had happened to him.

"Disciple... Disciple doesn't know why, but I just feel that in the Enlightenment Hall, I seemed to... have a very long, very long sleep. After waking up, my body... became like this."

He perfectly attributed all of this to the mysterious Divine Might of the "Enlightenment Hall."

This explanation, though absurd, was the only one everyone present could accept!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Su Changqing suddenly burst into loud laughter, his laughter filled with endless joy and... heroism!

He heavily patted Lin Ye's shoulder, and an unprecedented brilliant light burst forth from his deep eyes!

"Heaven bless my Qingyun! Heaven bless my Qingyun!"

He knew that he had made the right gamble!

This young man was a supreme treasure bestowed by Heaven upon the Qingyun Sect, capable of changing the fate of the entire Sect in the future!

"Issue my command!" He suddenly turned around and, in an unquestionable tone, issued the most solemn gag order to the Elders behind him since he took office as Sect Master!

"What happened today, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, I know! No one is to reveal a single bit of it! Lin Ye's true Cultivation will be the Qingyun Sect's highest-level... top secret!"

"Those who disobey... will be punished as traitors to the Sect!"

"Yes!"

...When Lin Ye once again walked out of the Forbidden Ground of the Enlightenment Hall and returned to the vibrant world of the inner Sect, he clearly felt that the entire world had changed.

Although his appearance was still that of a "Body Refining Cultivator" with only Qi Refining Realm Cultivation and a slender body.

But his heart had long since possessed the supreme confidence to... look down upon this Heaven and Earth!

He returned to Luoyun Peak, an independent mountain with the most concentrated Spiritual Qi, specially opened for him, a "Core Disciple," by the Sect.