99: Chapter 99 Capturing the Dragon in the Nine Desolations

After the two continued chatting for a while, the old man Chan Yiming left the Tower and returned to the Research Institute.

"Master, I didn't lie to you, right? Junior Brother is truly a genius! No, a super genius!"

Long Daoyi's eyes were filled with joy. It was a heartfelt joy, and he was genuinely happy for Ling Yichen.

However, the old man looked at him with a complex expression in his eyes, then asked, "Daoyi, have you let go of the hatred in your heart over these years?"

Upon hearing this, Long Daoyi was stunned and looked at the old man with some confusion.

"Sigh, it's my fault. I was useless; my strength was too weak, and I couldn't avenge you, leading to you becoming like this."

"Back in the day, you were also a one-in-a-hundred genius, with the potential to become a top-tier powerhouse."

The old man felt deeply emotional as he mentioned the past, his eyes filled with sorrow.

In a world where the weak are prey to the strong, low strength is the greatest original sin.

Long Daoyi should have had a brighter future, but because of a trivial matter, he provoked the judgment of the Six Great Families, and his dantian qi sea was crippled.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly bringing these things up today? It's all in the past; whether I let it go or not isn't important anymore."

Long Daoyi lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected.

Was it in the past? No, it wasn't. That hatred, that love, had always been hidden in the depths of his heart, and with the fermentation of time, it had only grown stronger.

There was not a moment he didn't want to take revenge, didn't want to personally kill those bastards from back then.

But... he couldn't do it.

Twenty years had passed, and the bastards from back then had now become the heads of various families, regional overlords.

And him? He was nothing more than an obscure researcher at the Research Institute, a teacher at an academy, his strength stalled at C-rank for many years.

With himself like this, how could he take revenge?

And he also knew deep down that he might not even have a chance to kill his enemies with his own hands in this lifetime.

So he endured, held it in.

He didn't know how long he could endure, how long he could hold it in.

Beneath his calm exterior lay a heart suppressed to the point of near madness.

If one day he couldn't hold it in anymore, couldn't suppress it, he would rush out and burn himself up.

It was just that he really, really missed her... He really wanted to see her one more time...

And this had become his greatest longing, the spiritual pillar supporting him to keep living.

That was why he studied desperately. If she could give him even the slightest response, he would die without regrets.

Chan Yiming looked at Long Daoyi, whose aura was fluctuating, and already understood the thoughts in his heart.

He sighed, then stood up, walked in front of Long Daoyi, and said softly, "Wait a little longer, perhaps... your opportunity is about to arrive."

Upon hearing this, Long Daoyi instantly raised his head and asked with confusion, "What opportunity?"

"The opportunity of the world falling into chaos, the opportunity of the Six Great Families being in disarray, and the opportunity to change your current situation."

Long Daoyi instantly became excited, looking at the old man eagerly.

"Master, what can I do? What should I do?"

The old man smiled slightly, and in a rare gesture, reached out to pat the top of Long Daoyi's head, like a loving father comforting his son, and said softly, "Take good care of your Junior Brother, and let him become stronger quickly!"

Long Daoyi paused for a moment, then seemed to have realized something, a simple, honest smile slowly appearing on his chubby face.

He nodded heavily, smiling broadly, and said, "I will, I will. I really like Junior Brother; seeing him is like seeing my former self."

The old man's expression changed instantly, and he retorted, "Forget it, you're not as handsome as he is!"

Long Daoyi's face also changed instantly, showing a bitter expression: "I wasn't talking about looks, I meant... fine, I'm indeed not as good as Junior Brother. Junior Brother is more talented than me, more handsome than me, and more capable than me!"

After speaking, the master and disciple burst into laughter.

At this moment, Ling Yichen did not know everything that had happened outside. After coming out of that small space, he immediately entered a state of cultivation.

With a 5x cultivation speed bonus, his current speed of condensing stars was astonishingly fast.

And within his spiritual sea of consciousness, there were already over a hundred stars.

They hung in the sky, shining with light, illuminating many places within his spiritual sea of consciousness.

Besides this, the small space containing the Immortal Deer corpse had now also firmly taken root within his spiritual sea of consciousness.

That small space stayed at the edge of his spiritual sea of consciousness, as if it were a small cave, its entrance always open, with a constant stream of Immortal Spirit Power pouring out from within.

And after those Immortal Spirit Power dissipated into Ling Yichen's spiritual sea of consciousness, not only did it not erode his spiritual sea of consciousness, but on the contrary, it continuously expanded the barriers of his spiritual sea of consciousness, making the already boundless spiritual sea of consciousness continue to grow.

Besides this, Ling Yichen also discovered that his spiritual ocean had been cleansed.

His Mental Energy intertwined and fused with the dissipated Immortal Spirit Power, becoming stronger and more resilient.

And the benefit this brought was that the consumption of Mental Energy became less.

To be precise, his Mental Energy had become more durable.

To put it in an analogy, cultivating the Star Origin Guiding Technique is like cooking a meal, and Mental Energy is the fuel for cooking.

Originally, when cultivating one star of the Star Origin Guiding Technique, it required five pieces of wood.

But now, because of the fusion and change of Immortal Spirit Power, it only required one piece of wood for him to cultivate one star of the Star Origin Guiding Technique.

Although the wood became less, the heat generated remained unchanged. This was a qualitative improvement.

Of course, it wasn't just Mental Energy and the barriers of the spiritual sea of consciousness that were affected, but also his Divine Sense.

His Divine Sense was originally not much, just a small pool of Divine Sense liquid deposited at the bottom of the spiritual ocean.

However, when the Immortal Spirit Power fused with his Mental Energy, Ling Yichen was surprised to find that a portion of his Mental Energy was undergoing a transformation.

It directly transformed from Mental Energy into Divine Sense, causing his Divine Sense to also slowly increase.

This made him very happy.

The role of Divine Sense is actually greater than that of Mental Energy. When Divine Sense accumulates to a certain extent, he can use Divine Sense to forge Divine Sense weapons, which is extremely important.

After possessing Divine Sense weapons, his combat methods would not just rely on Worms.

Wherever his thoughts reached, his Divine Sense could transform into weapons to attack targets, truly killing invisibly.

Therefore, the changes in his entire spiritual sea of consciousness made Ling Yichen feel very happy.

While quickly cultivating the Star Origin Guiding Technique, he observed the Little Immortal Deer inside the small space.

The Little Immortal Deer had only been born a short while ago, its body weak, and it basically stayed curled up resting beside the Immortal Deer corpse.

However, its spiritual body would constantly run out of its physical body, running around within Ling Yichen's spiritual sea of consciousness like an elf, like a curious baby, exploring everywhere.

Fortunately, there was nothing else found within his spiritual sea of consciousness at the moment, and it was spacious enough, so Ling Yichen just let it run around as it pleased.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, 24 hours had passed.

Ling Yichen ended his cultivation, feeling unsatisfied, and then walked out of the Tower.

When he arrived outside the Tower, he immediately saw the simple and honest-looking Long Daoyi.

"Senior Brother, why are you here?"

He had not expected Long Daoyi to be waiting for him here.

Long Daoyi looked at him with amazement in his eyes, examining him carefully from head to toe, then punched his shoulder heavily, complaining somewhat, "You kid, you were actually able to enter the Tenth Floor. You really kept Master and me in the dark for so long. You're no longer just a genius, you're a monster. In the entire school, currently, only you can enter the Tenth Floor!"

Hearing this, Ling Yichen was instantly stunned.

Ah... is that so? Then didn't I expose my strength?

He was a bit dumbfounded; he truly had not thought about this point.

He just wanted to cultivate in a greater acceleration environment, and had not thought at all that this would expose his strength.

He looked at Long Daoyi somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Senior Brother, I..."

However, before he could explain, Long Daoyi directly covered his mouth and shook his head, saying, "No need to explain. Master and I both understand. Master said you did very well."

"If you were just an ordinary genius, then you should tell everyone to let them know, in order to obtain more cultivation resources."

"But if you are a super genius or a monster, then you shouldn't say it. The fewer people who know, the better, because super geniuses and monsters are envied by others. You have no power and no background; once you expose that you are a super genius or a monster, you will receive the attention of everyone, and be fought over. If they can't get you, they will fear you becoming a sharp weapon in someone else's hands."

"Ultimately, the vast majority of people will be jealous of you, envious of you, and wary of you, thereby developing a murderous intent towards you. In such an environment, even if you are a super genius or a monster, you may not necessarily be able to grow to the point where you can face the masses alone."

"So, it's good as it is now, cultivate silently, and grow yourself."

"And Master also said, now is a good time. Major forces are all fighting over the Immortal Bloodline, so naturally, they won't put their attention on you. You must seize the time to cultivate."

"Oh, that's right, Master also asked me to give this to you!"

As he spoke, Long Daoyi handed over a booklet. The booklet was not large, and the words [Dragon Capturing Nine Desolations] were written on it.

Ling Yichen was immediately surprised. Isn't this the unique skill of the Lin family? Non-core disciples cannot learn it.

"Master said you can rest assured and learn it. This is what he got from the Lin family. Even if you learn it, no one will come to trouble you. This is what he, the old man, promised you last time."

The old man had indeed said that when he cultivated the first star within two months, he would get him this Lin family body-refining Secret Art [Dragon Capturing Nine Desolations].

[Dragon Capturing Nine Desolations] is known as the strongest human body-refining Secret Art, and its value is extraordinary.

Although he hadn't told the old man his true situation yet, the old man had already gotten the [Dragon Capturing Nine Desolations], which moved him quite a bit.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, thank you, Master!"

Ling Yichen did not stand on ceremony, directly took the Dragon Capturing Nine Desolations, and put it into his Storage Ring.

"You have already cultivated for a day and a night. Master wants you to go back and rest today; you don't have to go to the Research Institute."

Long Daoyi said simply and honestly. After he finished speaking, he looked at Ling Yichen and discovered that Ling Yichen did not look tired at all from the consumption of Mental Energy during cultivation.

This shocked him again. "You cultivated on the Tenth Floor for a whole day and night, and you don't even look the slightest bit tired. Are you a human or a god?"

Hearing this, Ling Yichen immediately looked startled, then staggered and lunged toward Long Daoyi.

"Ah, Senior Brother, I'm dizzy!"

Seeing this, Long Daoyi immediately dodged, not helping him at all.

"Keep acting, keep acting, stop with the nonsense!"

Seeing that his Senior Brother wouldn't help him up, Ling Yichen immediately stood straight, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Senior Brother, you've changed. You're not the cute and honest Senior Brother I knew."

Long Daoyi showed a rare look of disdain. Not only does he love to pretend, but he also loves to act...