72: With the camp firmly established, the summit platform is ready; breaking through barriers and battling beasts, one ascends to the land of inheritance.

The golden light of the Origin Altar gradually faded as the team returned to camp. The residue of the Origin Peak Liquid in Lin Chen's palm glowed with a warm light.

"Daddy, can we really go to the Peak Platform in three days? I want to get stronger quickly!" Nian Xue sat on A Qing's dragon back, swinging her little feet.

A Qing spread his golden wings to speed up: "Definitely! I'm stronger now and can help my little sister fight the bad guys!"

Back at the camp, each clan immediately threw themselves into the work of stabilizing their Realms: the Metal Clan forged Origin Realm weapons, the Spirit Plant Clan refined Consolidation Pills, and the Stone Spirit Clan repaired defensive fortifications.

Lin Chen distributed the Consolidation Pills to everyone: "One pill a day. Once your Realms are stable in three days, we will brave the Peak Platform!"

He swallowed one himself. His Origin concentration went from 65% (Origin Realm Middle Stage) to 67%, and his Divine Thought range expanded to 730 kilometers. After Clear Snow absorbed hers, she went from 10% (Origin Realm Early Stage) to 13%, and her Ice and Snow Domain expanded to ninety-eight zhang.

Nian Xue chewed on a Medicinal Pill, her concentration rising from 5% (Post-Diamond Middle Stage) to 8%, while the demon god mark on her forehead shimmered with a purple-gold light. A Qing went from 74% (Transcendence Middle Stage) to 77%, and the temperature of his Dragon Breath rose by another twenty percent.

On the first day, the team rested and reorganized: the Wood Spirit Clan nurtured sacred plant seedlings, using origin liquid to accelerate their growth to a zhang high; the Sea Spirit Clan manufactured spare parts for the Deep Sea War Chariots; and the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards practiced combined attack techniques, their golden wings glowing with gold as they resonated.

Nian Xue and the Little Sea Spirit played "Origin Ball Toss." The Origin Ball flew back and forth between them, and as the spots of light landed on them, their concentration rose by another 0.5%.

On the second day, practical combat training began: Lin Chen fought Clear Snow, the Anti-Heavenly Dao Rule clashing with the Ice and Snow Law, kicking up a sky full of golden light. The Dragon Clan Dragon Guards fought the Origin Clan warriors, golden wings clashing with origin staffs, improving their coordination.

"Husband, your power of rules has become more solid!" Clear Snow withdrew her move, her eyes full of admiration. Her Origin concentration went from 13% to 15%.

Lin Chen nodded: "Your Ice and Snow Domain has also become stronger; you're almost catching up to me."

On the third day, they took inventory of their supplies: the Metal Clan had forged twenty Origin Realm longswords; the Spirit Plant Clan had prepared fifty furnaces of healing pills; the Stone Spirit Clan had crafted ten crystal-embedded shields; and the Sea Spirit Clan checked the Breathing Talismans and Detoxification Talismans.

In the evening, Lin Chen gathered the leaders of each clan: "The Peak Platform is fifty li from here. We need to pass through the 'Origin Stone Forest' and 'Peak Canyon.' The Guardian Beast is at the top of the platform!"

The Origin Clan Leader added: "There are 'Stone Forest Beasts' in the stone forest, at the Transcendence Late Stage Peak. In the canyon, there are 'Canyon Poison Flood Dragons' at the Origin Realm Early Stage. The Guardian Beast is the 'Peak Lion,' at the Origin Realm Peak!"

"Divide into three teams!" Lin Chen ordered:

"1. vanguard team: Thirty people from the Wood Spirit, Sea Spirit, and Origin Clans. Clear Snow will lead the team to clear the Stone Forest Beasts and purify the canyon poison."

"2. main force team: Fifty people from the Metal, stone spirit, and Dragon Clans. I will lead the team to break the Canyon Poison Flood Dragons and attack the Peak Lion."

"3. Support Team: Forty people from the Crystal Spirit, Elf, and Star Spirit Clans. The Star Spirit Clan Leader will lead the team, responsible for supplies and healing."

The next morning, the team assembled and set out. The vanguard team was the first to step into the Origin Stone Forest—the rocks inside the stone forest glowed with Origin light, and Stone Forest Beasts were hidden in the crevices.

"Do it!" Clear Snow ordered. The Wood Spirit Clan shot out vines to entwine the beasts' bodies, the Sea Spirit Clan sprayed Origin water to purify the beasts' venomous fangs, and the Origin Clan struck the beast cores with their origin staffs.

A Stone Forest Beast roared and crashed into the team. A Stone Spirit Clan warrior threw a shield to block it: "main force team, come help!"

Lin Chen arrived with the main force team. The Metal Clan's laser cannons fired at the beast's eyes, and the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards' golden wings slapped against the beast's back. The Stone Forest Beast collapsed instantly, yielding five Transcendence Late Stage peak crystal cores.

Leaving the stone forest, they entered the Peak Canyon—the canyon was filled with poisonous mist, and a Canyon Poison Flood Dragon rushed out from the mist, its aura reaching the Origin Realm Early Stage!

"sacred plant purification!" The Wood Spirit Clan threw out sacred plant powder, and the poisonous mist dissipated. Clear Snow deployed her Ice and Snow Domain to freeze the flood dragon's tail, while Lin Chen teleported to its back and struck its core with the Anti-Heavenly Dao Rule.

The flood dragon thrashed its head in pain and spat out poisonous water, which the Sea Spirit Clan purified with Detoxification Talismans. A Qing breathed out golden wing Dragon Breath, aiming at the flood dragon's wound, and the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards' golden wings struck its eyes—the Canyon Poison Flood Dragon fell with a crash, yielding an Origin Realm Early Stage crystal core.

"Keep moving! The Peak Platform is just ahead!" Lin Chen ordered. The team moved toward the exit of the canyon, and the silhouette of the Peak Platform gradually became clear—it was a hundred zhang high, built entirely of Peak Golden Crystals, with the top glowing with thick golden light.

Ascending the Peak Platform, a Peak Lion lay at the top. It was thirty zhang long with golden fur all over, and its aura reached the Origin Realm Peak: "Outsiders, you dare to trespass on the Peak Platform? You're looking for death!"

"Attack in four groups!" Lin Chen ordered. He attacked the lion's head, Clear Snow attacked the tail, the Dragon Clan Dragon Guards attacked the left side, and the Origin Clan attacked the right side.

Lin Chen teleported to the lion's head and struck its eyes with the Anti-Heavenly Dao Rule. Clear Snow's Ice and Snow Domain froze the lion's tail, and ice spears pierced its joints. The Dragon Clan Dragon Guards' golden wings struck the lion's left side while their Dragon Breath burned its fur. The Origin Clan struck the lion's right side with their origin staffs, shooting golden light at its core.

The Peak Lion roared and swung its head to ram into Lin Chen. Lin Chen teleported away and turned to strike the lion's core with a palm. Nian Xue condensed a Void Light Orb and smashed it into the lion's wound: "Daddy, I'll help you!"

The light orb exploded, and the lion's aura plummeted. The warriors of each clan attacked together—the Metal Clan's laser cannons fired at the lion's core, the Stone Spirit Clan's stone projectiles smashed into the lion's head, and the Elf Clan's arrows shot into the lion's joints.

"Final blow!" Lin Chen condensed Origin Realm Middle Stage energy in his palm, combined it with the Anti-Heavenly Dao Rule, and struck with his strongest attack—"Boom!" The Peak Lion fell with a crash and turned into Origin light spots, leaving behind an Origin Realm peak crystal core and a peak bead.

"We won!" everyone cheered. Nian Xue ran over and touched the peak bead: "It's so warm! Even brighter than the core bead!"

Lin Chen picked up the crystal core and peak bead. After absorbing the crystal core's energy, his Origin concentration went from 67% to 72% (Origin Realm Middle Stage); Clear Snow went from 15% to 20% (Origin Realm Early Stage); Nian Xue went from 8% to 13% (Post-Diamond Middle Stage); and A Qing went from 77% to 82% (Transcendence Middle Stage).

The team rested at the top of the platform. The Spirit Plant Clan used the peak bead to refine three furnaces of Peak Pills; the Metal Clan refined the lion core to obtain eight bottles of origin realm medicinal liquid; and the Stone Spirit Clan reinforced the defenses at the top to prevent Vicious Beasts from approaching.

Lin Chen looked toward the center of the platform's top, where there was a Peak Legacy Array glowing with the aura of the Peak of the Origin Realm—the Legacy was inside the array, and they only needed to activate it to obtain it.

"Everyone, rest for half an hour, then we'll activate the Legacy Array!" Lin Chen ordered. Everyone immediately went into action, preparing to welcome the Origin Realm Peak Opportunity.