128: Chapter 128: Taking Stock of the Gains, A Tremendous Change!

The phenomenon lasted for a full half-day.

The scene of Hongmeng Creation over the Chu family estate did not completely fade until the next morning.

News had already spread.

The intelligence networks of all factions in the Desolate Domain were in an uproar almost simultaneously, with countless flying talismans crisscrossing the sky.

"What strange event happened over at the Chu family again?"

"It's not the Chu family; it's the Holy Son of Tianxuan, Lin Yi, who is in seclusion at the Chu family estate making a Breakthrough."

"Did you see that phenomenon? The entire sky was covered; even over in the Central Province, they could sense it."

"Late Stage Venerable Realm."

"Confirmed. Lin Yi jumped directly from the Middle Stage Venerable Realm to the Late Stage Venerable Realm, and his Chaos Body broke through along with it."

"He's crazy."

"How old is he? A Late Stage Venerable at eighteen? Searching through the entire history of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, who has ever achieved such a feat?"

The news spread further and wider.

By the third day, top factions from over a dozen surrounding domains had all received wind of it.

Some were shocked.

Some were wary.

Others held emergency Sect meetings overnight to re-evaluate the threat level of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land.

But Lin Yi himself did not care about the outside reaction.

At this moment, he was sitting in the back hall of the Chu family's Imperial Garden with a pot of hot tea in front of him, and the three women were seated to his left and right.

Chu Wanqing had finally temporarily dumped that pile of deadly account books onto a few trusted aides she had just promoted.

Having gained half a day of leisure, she slumped in her chair, looking just like a dried-out salted fish.

Shen Qingyue's complexion had improved quite a bit.

That mass of erosion yin Origin was indeed effective against her Dao wound.

Although it hadn't completely repaired her Dao wound, the old crack deep within it had mostly closed up.

Su Yuxi remained sitting cross-legged, the Dao seal between her brows flickering in and out of existence.

It was clear she was still digesting the lingering effects of that Great Emperor's insights.

Lin Yi took a sip of tea and spoke.

"Things have been too chaotic these past few days; while everyone is here, let's take stock."

Upon hearing the word "stock," Chu Wanqing reflexively sat up straight.

"Don't tell me you want to look at accounts again."

Lin Yi glanced at her.

"Taking stock of our gains, not accounts."

Chu Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief and slumped back down.

"Alright then, you speak, I'm listening."

Lin Yi raised a finger.

"First, Realm."

"I broke through from the Middle Stage Venerable Realm to the Late Stage Venerable Realm, and my Hongmeng Chaos Body has officially entered the Major Achievement stage."

He said it nonchalantly.

But the three people present all knew what this meant.

A Major Achievement Chaos Body meant his Physical Body was already approaching the level of an extreme dao imperial weapon.

Within the same Rank, if someone purely used their Physical Body to collide with him, basically no one could withstand it.

Su Yuxi said.

"With your current Physical Body strength, you have no opponents within the Venerable Realm."

"Even if an old monster from the Saint Realm came over, they might not be able to bite through you."

Lin Yi did not deny it.

"Pretty much."

Chu Wanqing's eyes lit up.

"Brother Lin Yi, doesn't that mean that in the entire younger generation of the Desolate Domain, no one can compare to you anymore?"

Lin Yi thought about it.

"In the Desolate Domain, indeed not."

"But the Three Thousand Dao Domains are vast, filled with hidden talents," Shen Qingyue added.

"However, in the short term, no one should come looking for trouble with you."

"That phenomenon caused too much of a stir; whoever comes will have to weigh the consequences."

Lin Yi raised a second finger.

"Second, secret techniques and extreme dao imperial weapons."

"I obtained two things this time."

"One is the Qian Secret, one of the Nine Secrets from the primordial era, which focuses on deduction and prediction."

"The other is the Haotian Tower, an extreme dao imperial weapon, capable of locking space, locking Laws, and locking Qi."

Chu Wanqing suddenly sat up.

"Wait."

"You already had the heavenly emperor cauldron and the immortal burial coffin before."

"And now you have another Haotian Tower?"

Lin Yi nodded.

Chu Wanqing counted on her fingers.

"The heavenly emperor cauldron is for smashing people."

"The Haotian Tower is for locking people up."

"The immortal burial coffin is for refining people."

After she finished counting, she was completely stunned.

"Brother Lin Yi, isn't this set of equipment specifically meant for bullying people?"

Su Yuxi picked up her teacup.

"You only just realized?"

Chu Wanqing's mouth opened and closed, opened and closed.

"First lock them up, then smash them, and after smashing them, throw them into the coffin to refine."

"This process is just too overbearing."

Shen Qingyue rarely chimed in.

"It is indeed very overbearing!"

Lin Yi drank his tea.

"As long as it's practical."

Chu Wanqing looked at his matter-of-fact expression and suddenly shivered.

"Brother Lin Yi, I've decided I will never provoke you again."

Su Yuxi said indifferently.

"You said the exact same thing an hour ago."

Chu Wanqing pretended not to hear.

Lin Yi raised a third finger.

"Third, the Nine Secrets."

"Adding the Secret of Jie I obtained previously in the Imperial Fall Valley, I now have two of the Nine Secrets in my possession."

"The Secret of Jie provides a ten-fold increase in combat power across the board."

"The Qian Secret predicts the trajectories of all Laws and glimpses into the immediate future."

With these two secret techniques combined, the effect was no longer a simple one plus one.

The Secret of Jie maxed out his base combat power, and the Qian Secret locked onto all changes in advance.

This meant that Lin Yi could not only unleash ten times the power, but he could also know in advance what his opponent would do next.

Su Yuxi put down her teacup and looked at him seriously.

"If you were to face an old monster at the Peak Saint Realm head-on now, what are your chances of winning?"

Lin Yi thought about it.

"If the opponent doesn't have an extreme dao imperial weapon."

"Ten out of ten."

Su Yuxi didn't say anything more.

She lowered her head to look at the water ripples in her teacup, the corners of her lips curving slightly.

Chu Wanqing, however, muttered softly to the side.

"I used to think the Saint Realm was very powerful."

"But now looking at Brother Lin Yi, I just feel like those old men at the Peak Saint Realm don't seem so scary anymore."

Shen Qingyue tapped the table lightly.

"Don't get carried away."

"He is him, you are you."

Chu Wanqing immediately shrank her neck.

"Sister Qingyue is right."

Lin Yi raised a fourth finger.

"Fourth, influence."

"This time, by helping Wanqing secure her position as the Imperial Daughter, the parasites within the Chu family have been cleared out in a round of purges."

"The Wang family paid a large amount of resources and suffered heavy losses to their Origin Qi; they won't be able to make waves in the short term."

"The Heavenly Profound Holy Land has officially formed an alliance with the Chu family, and Uncle Chu has already given his nod."

"Coupled with my Revered Master and the Holy Revered Master personally endorsing us, our influence in the Desolate Domain has basically reached its Peak."

When Chu Wanqing heard "Uncle Chu has already given his nod," her face instantly turned red.

"Brother Lin Yi, it's not really appropriate to say it like that..."

"What Uncle Chu? My father hasn't officially acknowledged you yet."

Su Yuxi glanced at her.

"The way your father looks at him, he might as well have the words 'good son-in-Law' carved onto his face."

Chu Wanqing's ears burned bright red.

"Sister Yu Xi, don't undermine me!"

Shen Qingyue said in a low voice.

"What she said is the truth."

Chu Wanqing buried her face in her arms and gave a muffled hmph.

Lin Yi ignored this topic and continued.

"There is one more thing."

His voice deepened, and the three of them quieted down.

"The three thousand extreme dao list should be changing soon!"

As soon as his words fell.

A low rumble suddenly came from above the firmament.

It was as if something was falling from a great height, or as if the whole world was resonating.

Chu Wanqing looked up suddenly.

Su Yuxi and Shen Qingyue stood up at the same time.

The next moment.

A golden pillar of light struck down from the center of the firmament, piercing through the Nine Heavens and crashing straight into the Three Thousand Dao Domains.

The three thousand extreme dao list.

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