140: Foundation Building Triple

Lin Yan also took this chance to Cultivate.

He took out a Vermilion Fruit from his Storage Pouch.

The Vermilion Fruit was crimson like congealed blood, with fine Dragon patterns flowing across its skin, and felt slightly warm to the touch.

He swallowed it decisively. The moment the pulp entered his mouth, a warm, gentle heat instantly burst forth.

It wasn't like being scorched by fierce fire; instead, it felt like soaking in a spring hot spring, sliding down his throat into his abdomen, and then slowly circulating along his Meridians.

He closed his eyes and looked inward, seeing shallow golden ripples spread across the Spiritual Sea in his Dantian, the medicinal power spreading out evenly like fine sand.

There was no violence whatsoever; instead, guided by the Wood Element Spiritual Energy, it gradually “solidified” the Spiritual Power that had previously been somewhat restless.

His Foundation was like a tree root being steadily watered, rooting deeper and firmer.

“It truly is a Miraculous Fruit for stabilizing the Foundation,” Lin Yan nodded inwardly.

Many Spiritual Items that enhance Cultivation often have side effects, causing the Foundation to become unstable.

However, the Vermilion Fruit lacked this flaw, allowing him to refine it without worry.

The Vermilion Fruit contained dense Fire Spiritual Power. Since Lin Yan now possessed a Fire Spiritual Root, he could perfectly absorb its medicinal power.

After refining the first Vermilion Fruit, Lin Yan did not rush to consume the second. Instead, he repeatedly circulated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art to thoroughly refine the medicinal power.

Only when the Spiritual Mist in the Spiritual Sea turned from thin to dense and completely solidified did he reach for the second one.

The pace of refining the second and third Vermilion Fruits was faster, yet still orderly.

Every time he consumed one, he used Earth Spiritual Power to stabilize the situation, preventing the Spiritual Power from surging out of control.

Once the medicinal power dissolved, he used Wood Element Spiritual Energy to sort out his Meridians and quietly expel any latent Internal Heat.

This was the benefit of having Multiple Spiritual Roots.

The Spiritual Qi inside the cave was drawn by his aura, gradually forming small vortices that circulated three feet around him, like stars revolving around the moon.

By the time the third one was fully refined, he could clearly feel a slight stagnation when the Spiritual Power rushed through his Meridians.

This was a sign that he was touching the Foundation Establishment Third Layer Bottleneck.

He immediately pressed on with determination, continuing to refine the Vermilion Fruit.

When the fourth Vermilion Fruit entered his mouth, the heat surged violently, stirring up a considerable wave in his Spiritual Sea.

Lin Yan was not alarmed but rather delighted, feeling that a Breakthrough was imminent.

The fifth and sixth followed in quick succession. With the medicinal powers stacked, the Spiritual Power within his body entered a completely active state.

The Spiritual Power surged through his Meridians like a boat sailing down a river, flowing smoothly with deeper force and greater stamina.

When the last wisp of medicinal power was refined and returned to his Dantian, Lin Yan suddenly opened his eyes.

A clear light flashed in his eyes, and the aura around his body suddenly soared.

The shackles of the Foundation Establishment Second Layer silently shattered like thin ice meeting the sun, and his Spiritual Power Cultivation firmly entered the Foundation Establishment Third Layer!

...Wang Feiyu and the others nearby were all drawn by the commotion of Lin Yan's Breakthrough.

“Congratulations, Junior Brother Lin! Your Cultivation has advanced! Now we have a greater chance of seizing the Water Palace Opportunity!” Wang Feiyu said with a smile.

Those who entered the Secret Realm were the elites among the current generation of Sword Pavilion Disciples, and Wang Feiyu was a standout among them.

But he knew very well that Lin Yan was stronger than him.

“Junior Brother Lin clearly only has Foundation Establishment Third Layer Cultivation, yet his aura is shockingly powerful.”

“Indeed, Junior Brother Lin's Dao Foundation must be at least Sixth Grade!”

“Junior Brother Lin looks very young. In a few years, he might be able to replace Xiao Suian and become the Leader of the Wood Lineage!”

The other few couldn't help but speculate as well.

Lin Yan smiled without speaking, tacitly agreeing.

Since everyone's condition had reached its Peak, they decided not to delay further.

Immediately, led by Wang Feiyu, they headed straight for the lake where the Water Palace they had previously scouted was located.

They traveled quickly. When they arrived at the lakeside, the surroundings were silent.

“The Formation has disappeared, look!” Wang Feiyu pointed toward the center of the lake.

They saw a Palace suspended on the water surface at the center of the lake.

The Palace was not large, and the entrance was open. It seemed to be just an entrance point.

“It's so quiet. Where are those Devil Cultivators?”

“They probably already entered the Water Palace.”

“The Devil Cultivators got a head start, we need to hurry.”

The group felt a chill in their hearts and flew through the air toward the Water Palace entrance.

Only upon getting closer did they see a Devil Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, dressed in a blood-red Devil Robe, lazily guarding the entrance.

Clearly, Mo Yuan had already led the main force into the Water Palace.

“Attack!” Lin Yan roared softly, his figure shooting out like an arrow released from a bowstring.

He formed a hand seal with his left hand, and the qinggang sword “zheng’d” out of its sheath, hovering before him.

At this moment, with a thought, he not only condensed his own sharp Sword Intent but also quietly merged the Wind Intent into the Sword Intent.

Before the sword light arrived, an invisible Wind Blade materialized at the entrance, cutting the Devil Cultivator's cheek painfully and slightly disturbing his mind.

“Flying Sword Art, Slash!”

The qinggang sword transformed into a bolt of green lightning, carrying the sharp Wind Intent, and arrived in an instant.

The Devil Cultivator was greatly alarmed, sacrificing a gray Ten Thousand Souls Banner to block, but felt a violent tremor pass through the banner body.

With a tearing sound, fine sword marks appeared one after another on the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Several soul bodies were shattered by the Sword Qi, turning into green smoke and dissipating.

The sword light's momentum did not decrease, easily breaking through the Devilish Qi shield and flashing past his neck!

“Ugh...” The Devil Cultivator's eyes were filled with disbelief. His body fell limply to the ground, his life force extinguished.

“Well done, Junior Brother Lin!” Wang Feiyu praised, leading the few Sword Pavilion Disciples quickly into the Water Palace entrance.

As soon as the group stepped into the Water Palace, they felt their vision suddenly widen.

The Palace that had been suspended above the water surface was indeed just the entrance.

The Water Palace contained a world of its own. This place should have been at the bottom of the lake, yet it was a waterless realm!

The ground beneath their feet was paved with white marble, the Palaces on both sides were towering, and the pillars were carved with lifelike Dragon patterns.

They saw no lake water overhead; only soft light shone down from the gaps in the Palace structures, illuminating the entire Water Palace like a dream.

However, the tranquility did not last long.

“Hehehe... You defeated subordinates of the Sword Pavilion, you arrived quite quickly!”

A cold, sinister laugh came from the main hall ahead. Mo Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, followed by seven or eight Devil Cultivators, all exuding a grim aura.

“Mo Yuan!” Wang Feiyu's expression was grave. “Everyone be careful, this person is extremely troublesome!”

“Look, what is that?”

A sharp-eyed Sword Pavilion Disciple noticed a piece of crystal-clear bone in the center of the main hall behind the Devil Cultivators.

The bone was crystal clear like jade, emitting an oppressive aura that was not intensely strong but extremely overbearing.

“I smell the aura of a True Dragon,” Wang Feiyu said solemnly.

“Could that bone be the true dragon bone!”

When the Sword Pavilion group heard this, their eyes flashed with excitement.

Anything related to a True Dragon is a treasure, let alone the bone within its body!

The true dragon bone was covered by a Restriction, and Mo Yuan and the others were about to break through the Restriction, but Lin Yan and his group unexpectedly burst in at this moment.

“Insignificant Sword Cultivators, daring to covet my true dragon bone,” Mo Yuan shouted sternly.

“Attack, capture them!”

Having said that, he violently shook the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand. Countless hideous ghost shadows instantly poured out from the banner, letting out chilling wails.

The Sword Pavilion members quickly deployed their methods to resist.

Although their Cultivation was inferior to Mo Yuan's, they were all Sword Pavilion elites, so they were not completely defenseless.

Someone like Wang Feiyu, who had grasped Sword Intent, wouldn't fear encountering an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

Seeing this, Mo Yuan was completely unperturbed, a strange smile playing on his lips.

“The Sword Intent of the Sword Pavilion is indeed somewhat interesting...” Mo Yuan roared loudly.

“Now, let me show you the methods of my Human Emperor Sect... Soul Concept!”

A strange fluctuation emanated from his body.

The soul bodies within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, enhanced by this Soul Concept, let out malicious shrieks, striking directly at everyone's Divine Souls!

“Ah!!!”

Several weaker Sword Pavilion Disciples were caught off guard, immediately feeling intense pain in their Divine Souls, their vision turning black, and nearly dropping the Magical Artifacts in their hands.

Wang Feiyu quickly circulated the Dao Foundation Power and used his Sword Intent to desperately resist, but he was also entangled by the ghost shadows, his aura rapidly weakening. He was clearly being almost completely crushed by Mo Yuan's Soul Concept!