86: Chapter 86 Mission Completed, Cultivation Breakthrough

Lin Yi did not want the matter of the Forbidden Ground to be fully exposed, so he immediately interrupted: "That great being? I heard from Faxiang that it was just a Tier 7 Beast inside, but it seems in the Abbot's eyes, there is more to it than meets the eye?"

Abbot Huiming was startled and immediately fell silent.

He had only dealt with Lin Yi's mother and knew that Lin Yi would come to Fanyin Mountain today, twenty years later. However, with his seniority, he naturally had no way of knowing the injustice of the Nine-Nether Mysterious Snake that had been gathering dust for thousands of years... And he dared not tell Lin Yi all the secrets directly, so he could only remain silent for a moment before giving a perfunctory reply.

"That has been a commandment of my Fanyin Mountain for many years. It is only said that we must respect the Yao Beast in the Forbidden Ground, that is, the Nine-Nether Mysterious Snake. It is said that its Bloodline is extremely powerful and carries a vast amount of Luck, which one day will protect my Fanyin Mountain..."

Lin Yi wanted to probe further, but at this moment, Buddhist Saintess walked in, with Faxiang following behind her.

"Master, Senior Sister Buddhist Saintess is here."

Buddhist Saintess was still dressed in white, her expression cold and aloof.

She walked into the Abbot's room, her gaze sweeping over Lin Yi. It paused on Lin Yi's face for a moment, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Abbot, did you summon this Disciple?"

"Buddhist Saintess, this benefactor wishes to see you." Abbot Huiming gestured toward Lin Yi.

Buddhist Saintess looked at Lin Yi, her gaze as calm as water, without any ripples.

Lin Yi stood up, walked in front of her, and handed her the portrait.

Buddhist Saintess took the portrait and looked down.

Her fingers trembled slightly.

The woman in the painting had features exactly like hers.

The three characters "Liu Ruyan" in the bottom right corner made her heart skip a beat!

"This is..." Her voice was a bit hoarse.

"This is a portrait my mother left for me. She said the person in the painting is my aunt. Aunt, it seems that your calling me 'Yi'er' was not wrong." Lin Yi looked into her eyes, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc.

Buddhist Saintess's pupils contracted violently.

She took a step back, her fingers clutching the portrait tightly.

"Impossible... I don't know you... I have no memory..." Her voice began to tremble, her brows furrowed tightly, as if she were enduring some kind of pain.

Then, she stepped back, appearing to be suppressing something.

"Aunt, your memory has been sealed!" Lin Yi took a step forward and reached out his hand.

"Let me help you! My Divine Grade Golden Core can break the Seal!"

Buddhist Saintess looked at his hand, hesitating for a long time.

Something was surging in her mind, as if something was about to break out of its shell. Those blurry images, those indescribable emotions, those nightmares that woke her up in the middle of the night...

"Buddhist Saintess, if one wishes to transcend the world, one must first enter it. If you have Karma, you must resolve it before you can continue to comprehend the Dao of our Buddhist sect." Abbot Huiming's words of admonition drifted over.

"This Disciple... obeys." Only then did Buddhist Saintess hesitantly extend her hand and place it in Lin Yi's palm.

Lin Yi closed his eyes and channeled the Golden Core in his Dantian. Following the method of his previous memory Awakening, he channeled the Golden Core within his body in the same way!

Nine-colored light surged from his Dantian, flowing through his Meridians into his palm, and then into Buddhist Saintess's body!

The power of the Divine Grade Golden Core wandered through Buddhist Saintess's Sea of Consciousness, searching for that ancient Seal.

It was a layer of pale golden light membrane, covered in dense runes, locking Buddhist Saintess's memories firmly away.

Lin Yi's Golden Core power struck the light membrane; the membrane flickered violently but did not shatter.

Once, twice, three times...

With every impact, Buddhist Saintess's body would tremble, and her brows would furrow tighter... Beads of sweat seeped from her forehead, her lips turned slightly pale, as if she were enduring immense pain!

"Ugh..."

Lin Yi gritted his teeth, like a fierce tiger, pushing his Golden Core power to its limit.

The nine-colored light flared brilliantly, illuminating the entire Abbot's room!

Faxiang stood in the corner, squinting his eyes against the light.

He felt the vastness and purity of that power and was shocked in his heart.

"This... is this the Divine Grade Golden Core?"

Crack!

With a soft sound, a crack appeared on the light membrane.

Immediately after, more and more cracks appeared, becoming denser, until it finally shattered with a boom!

A vast amount of memory fragments flooded into Buddhist Saintess's mind like a tidal wave.

She saw herself as a child, playing in the courtyard with her brother Lin Zhentian, the two chasing and frolicking, their laughter crisp and clear.

She saw her brother's wedding, the bride smiling like a flower, the younger brother holding the bride's hand, his eyes full of joy.

She saw the birth of her nephew, her brother holding the child, grinning from ear to ear, and she reached out to tease the child, who giggled.

She saw the pursuit by the Liu family, her brother and sister-in-law fleeing everywhere, and finally, the sister-in-law protecting the child with her life, handing the child over to a farm family.

And she herself, having found an elder of the Liu family, traded her memories and freedom in exchange for them no longer pursuing her nephew. And the name Liu Ruyan vanished from then on; she was sent to Fanyin Mountain, with the Dharma name Buddhist Saintess!

All these images naturally entered Lin Yi's eyes as well. At this moment, their consciousnesses were intertwined as if there were no distance between them, and the emotions within their Bloodline were ignited at this moment!

Tears slid from Buddhist Saintess's eyes, silent and soundless!

She opened her eyes, looked at Lin Yi, and her lips trembled.

"Yi'er... you are Yi'er..."

Lin Yi's eyes also turned red. He crouched down and took Liu Ruyan's hand.

"Aunt, it's me!"

Liu Ruyan also slowly reached out, gently stroking his face as if to confirm he was not an illusion.

"You've grown up... you've grown up so much..."

She laughed through her tears and pulled Lin Yi into her arms.

Lin Yi did not struggle, letting her hold him. His aunt's body was soft and fragrant, like a gentle haven.

The Abbot's room was silent.

Faxiang stood in the corner, watching this scene, a complex emotion surging in his heart.

"So, Senior Sister Buddhist Saintess still has relatives in this world. Benefactor Lin Yi coming to Fanyin Mountain was not just for the nine nether cold marrow, but to find his relative... It seems my Dao of Fate still needs diligent study..."

Just then, the System's prompt sounded in Lin Yi's mind.

"Ding! Host helped the Child of Destiny, Buddhist Saintess, recover her memories. Task completed!"

"Task reward being issued... Cultivation Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Ningdan Realm!"

Lin Yi felt the Golden Core in his body vibrate violently, the nine-colored light flared, and spiritual power surged like a tidal wave!

The Bottleneck of the Early Stage of the Ningdan Realm collapsed at this moment, and his cultivation climbed step by step!

Middle Stage of the Ningdan Realm!

Faxiang felt the Spiritual Pressure erupting from Lin Yi and his pupils contracted violently. The purity of this spiritual energy fluctuation far exceeded that of an ordinary Cultivator at the Middle Stage of the Ningdan Realm!

A surge of power shot out in all directions. Su Qianxue screamed, and her whole body was pushed against the wall, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Ah! Lin Yi!"

"Benefactor Lin Yi, this..." Faxiang was also stumbled and knocked to the ground by this power!

He didn't know what to do, only feeling a great threat. He could only look at Abbot Huiming, who had remained motionless on the side. At this moment, Huiming's robes were fluttering from the aura, but his eyes were firm as he said: "You two, do not panic. Protect your own heart Meridians. Benefactor Lin Yi is likely going to make a Breakthrough in his Realm here!"

"Breakthrough in his Realm? But... I have never seen such an intense Breakthrough! He is only in the Ningdan Realm! This scene is simply like... the Undergoing Tribulation of the Soul Transformation Stage!"