176: Chapter 177 The Sundial Reaches the Sky, the Mind Monkey Manifests

Commander Zhuge Yuan took a deep breath as he spoke and slowly stood up, leaning on his blade.

"The only plan now is to compete with the opponent for control of that Spiritual Artifact."

"When that happens, all of the opponent's schemes will come to nothing."

Lin Ye's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Then let's go now!"

Commander Zhuge Yuan could not help but show a bitter smile.

"Easier said than done."

"Not to mention that the opponent has been planning this for a long time; our chances of interfering now are truly slim."

"Furthermore, a legendary rank Spiritual Artifact cannot be refined so easily."

Commander Zhuge Yuan looked at Lin Ye, his tone heavy.

"I can feel that your Mental Energy is very strong, but to refine a Spiritual Artifact of that level, you are currently..."

He did not continue, but the meaning was clear.

Lin Ye was only in the Eighth Realm; no matter how strong his Mental Energy was, how strong could it really be?

"A sufficiently strong Mental Energy, huh..."

Lin Ye was lost in thought.

Immediately, a thought stirred in his mind.

Hum~~

He saw a Heart Ape with a body of dark gold step out from his Sea of Consciousness.

Its eyes were lively and spirited, revealing a hint of cunning and unruliness.

Its entire body was permeated with Mental Energy fluctuations so powerful they were heart-palpitating.

That fluctuation was like substance, spreading out in all directions.

The surrounding gray mist began to dissolve automatically the moment it touched the golden light.

Commander Zhuge Yuan's pupils shrank sharply, and his shock was clearly written on his face.

"Manifestation of True Intent?!"

"You have actually... stepped into this Realm!"

His voice was filled with disbelief.

As a member of the Zhuge Family, he naturally knew what the manifestation of True Intent meant.

It was the ultimate sublimation of the Soul level; only those with deep attainments in the path of the Soul could achieve this step.

Even for him, he was still a long way from that Realm.

And the young man in front of him, only in his early twenties, had actually...

Commander Zhuge Yuan took a deep breath, and the way he looked at Lin Ye changed completely.

"How about it, Commander? Is my Mental Energy enough?"

Lin Ye withdrew the Heart Ape and looked at Commander Zhuge Yuan, a hint of hope on his face.

After comprehending the True Intent of the Heart-Ape, his spirit attribute reached 200 points, and he later absorbed 100 points from The Woodcutter.

With a spirit attribute as high as 300 points, could it really not make the Spiritual Artifact acknowledge its master?

Commander Zhuge Yuan fell silent upon hearing this.

"Perhaps it is worth a try."

At this moment, there was a glimmer of hope in his tone as well.

"That's good. There is no time to lose, so I will head over first. Be careful, sir."

Lin Ye said this and prepared to use Lightning Flash Movement to leave.

"Wait..."

"Take this jade pendant. If things go wrong, remember that preserving your life is the priority."

"After all, as long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood."

"As long as my Zhuge Family steps in, he will undoubtedly die!"

Commander Zhuge Yuan said this and forced the jade pendant into Lin Ye's hand.

This time, Lin Ye did not refuse.

"Alright!"

He tucked the jade pendant into his bosom, a flash of lightning flickered under his feet, and he was already a hundred meters away!

"I hope you can create a miracle!"

Commander Zhuge Yuan whispered to himself, then could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.

He had already exhausted his strength, and he had only been holding on thanks to the Internal Qi Lin Ye had input into him.

Meanwhile, Lin Ye ran rapidly, following the direction of the flowing mist.

Wherever he passed, the gray-white mist churned to both sides, torn open by Lin Ye to create a path.

He pushed Lightning Flash Movement to its limit, white electric arcs exploding under his feet, and every step crossed a distance of several dozen zhang.

However, the closer he got to the center of the grand formation, the greater the pressure around him.

That was not physical pressure, but a kind of Mental pressure.

Lin Ye could feel a powerful Mental Energy ahead, spreading in all directions like water ripples.

Mixed with greed, obsession, unwillingness, and madness, various chaotic emotions intertwined to form a Mental storm capable of crushing an ordinary person's Soul.

However, for Lin Ye, whose spirit attribute was as high as 300 points, this Mental impact was still manageable.

As the distance closed, suddenly, a huge phantom of a sundial appeared in Lin Ye's mind, hovering over his Sea of Consciousness.

Roar!

The Heart Ape, sitting cross-legged in the center of the Sea of Consciousness, let out a roar toward the sky, and the sundial phantom immediately vanished into thin air.

"That is..."

Lin Ye suddenly snapped back to reality and looked up into the depths of the gray mist.

There, one could vaguely see a human silhouette sitting cross-legged.

"Found you!"

Lin Ye stomped his foot and charged straight toward that figure.

Although he didn't see the Spiritual Artifact, it was naturally better to deal with The Woodcutter directly.

However, the next second, Lin Ye felt his vision blur.

He looked up, and a huge sundial stood before him.

It was like a sun that had fallen into the mortal world, emitting a brilliant golden light.

Its surface was covered with ancient patterns and runes, and wisps of gray mist were slowly flowing along those patterns.

"Is this that Spiritual Artifact?"

A hint of shock appeared in Lin Ye's eyes.

The pressure this thing gave him was too strong; it felt like an ant facing an elephant.

No, it was even more exaggerated than that.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Ye's consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

Deep in the Sea of Consciousness, the dark golden Heart Ape sat cross-legged, its crimson eyes half-closed and half-open, like a sleeping deity.

Hum...

The Heart Ape's eyes suddenly opened, shooting out two beams of golden light.

It then took a step out and appeared in the real world.

This time, Lin Ye's mind and spirit merged completely with it.

Lin Ye, transformed into the Heart Ape, looked up at the sundial in front of him.

It was his first time observing the world from this perspective, and he had to say, this experience was very magical.

It was as if he were overlooking everything in front of him from a higher dimension.

At this moment in his eyes, the sundial had disappeared, replaced by a huge staircase that seemed endless.

"As long as I climb to the peak, does that count as a successful refinement?"

A realization rose in Lin Ye's heart.

He did not hesitate, lifted his foot, and walked toward the staircase.

Hum~~

Just as he stepped onto the stairs, a massive Mental impact surged from under his feet, attempting to blow him away.

This was a test from the sundial.

To be precise, it was this Spiritual Artifact instinctively resisting anyone who tried to control it.

At this moment, countless chaotic images flooded into Lin Ye's Sea of Consciousness, as if tens of millions of people were roaring in his ears.

If it were an ordinary person, they would likely have suffered a mental breakdown by now.

However, Lin Ye, transformed into the Heart Ape, only frowned slightly and suppressed all these distracting thoughts.

The 10th floor, the 20th floor...

For every 10 floors he climbed, that Mental impact doubled in strength.

By the 90th floor, even Lin Ye felt a bit strained, and the golden light on his body became flickering and unstable.

"You cannot stop me!"

Lin Ye gritted his teeth and took another step.

The 91st floor!

That chaotic Mental storm almost solidified, crazily tearing at his Heart Ape true body.

Fortunately, the Heart Ape true body was tough enough, and his figure remained as steady as a rock.

However, just as he reached the 97th floor, a figure suddenly appeared before him.

"I didn't expect you to be able to walk this far."

It was a golden-armored divine general, but Lin Ye, in his Heart Ape form, could see through its essence at a glance.