The memory synchronization caused the fairy herself to be so angry she vomited blood!

"The depth of his magic power is at least several times that of Cultivators at the same stage, almost reaching the Late Golden Core Stage..."

"His Physical Body's strength is even far beyond imagination; ordinary Magical Artifacts probably can't even break my skin..."

With a thought, he brought up the golden characters in his mind.

"Name: Lin Yuan"

"Cultivation: Early Golden Core Stage: 0/1,000,000 (addable points); Middle Golden Body Realm: 0/100,000 (addable points)"

..."Low-Grade Spiritual Root: 0/100 (addable points)"

"Available attribute points: 2388"

"special attribute points: 317"

The Lightning Tribulation Body Refining not only allowed him to mend the flaws in his Dao foundation but also pushed his Body Refining Cultivation through the Early Stage Bottleneck, advancing him to the Middle Golden Body Realm!

This Breakthrough brought an enormous harvest, far exceeding his expectations.

"No... Low-Grade Spiritual Root? addable points?" Lin Yuan's heart tightened, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face!

Lin Yuan focused his thoughts, and the golden characters instantly refreshed.

"Name: Lin Yuan"

..."Medium Grade Spiritual Root: 0/200 (addable points)"

"Available attribute points: 2388"

"special attribute points: 217"

The moment his Spiritual Root quality transformed, Lin Yuan's entire body violently shook!

An indescribably profound sensation spread throughout his limbs and bones.

If before, he was separated from the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth by a thick layer of frosted glass, only able to perceive it vaguely and absorb it with difficulty.

Then now, this layer of frosted glass was instantly wiped clean!

He felt as if the entire world had changed before him.

The Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was no longer distant and thin mist, but a stream that was within reach and actively drew close.

He didn't even need to deliberately circulate his Cultivation Technique; the pores all over his body seemed to come alive, greedily and autonomously breathing, drawing wisps of pure Spiritual Qi into his body.

This feeling was too wonderful!

Lin Yuan's heart surged with overwhelming joy!

How long had he prepared to Break through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core?

Massive Spiritual Qiirrigation, a Spirit Gathering Formation composed of more than ten High-Grade Spirit Stones, plus several supreme grade poyuan pills — such thorough preparation still left him battered and bruised by that damned Bottleneck.

If not for a stroke of Opportunity, seizing the dao seed power from Situ Piaomiao's Clone, his Breakthrough this time would have inevitably ended in failure!

Ultimately, it was the drag of this Low-Grade Spiritual Root!

It was like a leaking wooden bucket; no matter how much water you poured in, you couldn't fill it.

To be honest, Lin Yuan had not held much hope for Breaking through to Nascent Soul in the future.

If Golden Core was so difficult, wouldn't the Nascent Soul Bottleneck be an insurmountable chasm?

But now... everything was different!

"Not enough!"

"Still not enough!"

An unprecedented gleam burst forth in Lin Yuan's eyes.

He looked at the three words "addable points" still present after "Medium Grade Spiritual Root" on the panel, and his heart pounded uncontrollably.

"High Grade!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yuan once again focused his thoughts.

The golden characters in his eyes refreshed wildly, and the special attribute points that had just seemed abundant instantly evaporated by two hundred points, leaving only a lonely seventeen points.

But Lin Yuan didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache!

"High Grade Spiritual Root: 0/500 (addable points)"

"Boom!"

This time, the change was even more intense!

Lin Yuan only felt as if his Divine Soul had been washed by a warm, clear spring, and his entire consciousness instantly merged with the surrounding heaven and earth.

He could "see" colorful Spiritual Qi light points in the air, like mischievous sprites, joyfully dancing around him.

He could "hear" the muffled sound of Spiritual Qi flowing deep within the earth veins, like the pulse of the earth.

He could even "smell" the different "flavors" emitted by Spiritual Qi of different attributes.

Spiritual Root qualities are divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, Variant Spiritual Root, and supreme grade.

supreme grade Spiritual Roots are extremely rare, one in ten thousand, and a Sect might not even receive a Disciple with a supreme grade Spiritual Root for several years or even decades.

Lin Yuan is currently a High Grade Spiritual Root; although he is not considered a Genius, he is not bad! Besides the ease of Breaking through Bottlenecks, Lin Yuan was also excited for another reason: Cultivation speed.

The improvement of the Spiritual Root also means a significant increase in the utilization rate of Spiritual Qi. For example, with the same Medicinal Pill, a supreme grade Spiritual Root Cultivator can extract most of the Spiritual Qi and convert it into Cultivation, while a Low-Grade Spiritual Root can only absorb about one-tenth of the Spiritual Qi, which is already considered good.

Now, Lin Yuan needs one million attribute points to advance to the Mid Golden Core Stage. If he were to rely solely on face-to-face arduous Cultivation... he would probably die of exhaustion.

"I can take Medicinal Pills to improve my Cultivation again, this is great... relying on arduous Cultivation before was truly too tiring!" Lin Yuan's mouth curved upwards... A thousand li away from Black Stone City, in a desolate mountain valley, space twisted, and a disheveled phantom stumbled out. It was Situ Piaomiao's Early Nascent Soul Stage Clone.

As soon as she stood firm, another figure appeared silently behind her, dressed in white like snow, with peerless grace. However, her cold, pretty face was pale, clearly indicating she was also severely injured.

The Clone and the main body exchanged glances, and their memories instantly synchronized.

"Pfft!"

Situ Piaomiao's true body suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, her complexion grew even paler, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

Her body trembled violently, and her face flushed with a mix of humiliation, fury, and disgust.

That was not the backlash from the Clone's injuries.

Those were memories, images, sensations.

It was that man's whispers in her ear, the sensation of her painstakingly cultivated dao seed Origin being forcibly plundered in such a manner!

It was experiencing everything the Clone felt, from beginning to end!

Humiliation!

"Lin Yuan..." She squeezed out these two words from between her teeth, her voice filled with venom, "This child... his Formation is god-like, his alchemy Heaven-Defying, and he can even create Nascent Souls... The Eastern Region will bear the surname Lin!"

She had never felt such intense powerlessness. No matter how deep your schemes, how heaven-reaching your methods, in the face of such unreasonable absolute power, they all seemed so ridiculous.

Just then, the thousand-li sound transmission talisman at her waist glowed with a reddish-gold light.

Ji Wushuang's voice came through: "Come quickly to Soul Severing Cliff. A few of us are gathering here to discuss subsequent countermeasures!"

The chill in Situ Piaomiao's eyes deepened. She said to her Clone, "You should return to the Sect to recuperate first!"

After speaking, her figure flickered, and she headed towards Soul Severing Cliff.

Situ Piaomiao's Clone looked in the direction she left, a strange look in her eyes: "That person... his methods are Heaven-Defying..."

Situ Piaomiao arrived at Soul Severing Cliff.

Except for the Late Nascent Soul Stage Ice Phoenix Phoenix Nine Songs, whose expression was normal, only her eyes were serious. The rest of them were all injured and in a sorry state.

Murong Yue's face was as pale as paper, with a trace of blood still on the corner of her mouth. Clearly, activating the ultimate killing Formation and having it broken had injured her mind and spirit.

Ji Wushuang's mysterious gold dragon robe had dimmed a few shades, and her aura was unstable. Clearly, she had paid a considerable price to escape.

And the most miserable was Xiong Kaishan.

His powerful Corpse Ghoul body was now covered in wounds, his left arm was missing, and a huge hole in his chest went all the way through, with dark green corpse blood continuously seeping out, corroding the rocks beneath him with sizzling sounds. If not for the zombie body's vitality far exceeding that of ordinary people, he would have perished on the spot.

"Situ Piaomiao!" As soon as Xiong Kaishan saw her, his venomous soul fire pulsed violently, letting out a thunderous roar, "And you, Murong Yue! Your plan was nothing but a fart! You almost got me killed there!"

"Xiong Kaishan, why are you yelling at me!" Murong Yue retorted sharply, full of indignation, "Who would have thought that Xuan Yin and Ye Youmeng were both in the Late Nascent Soul Stage! And who would have thought they would suddenly have nearly twenty more Nascent Souls!"

"Twenty-odd strange phenomena in Black Stone City, we all thought it was a bluff." This matter

"It's meaningless to pursue these now." Ji Wushuang forcibly suppressed the surging Qi and blood within her body, spoke in a deep voice, and interrupted the argument. "The Yin Corpse Sect and Five Poisons Sect's strength has surged, becoming a prairie fire. It is far beyond what any single Sect of ours can resist. Before long, they will attack our mountain gates. By then, all of us will be like fish on a chopping block."

"I'm fine." Situ Piaomiao interrupted her coldly, her gaze sweeping over everyone, and she gave a bitter smile,

"Now it seems we were frogs in a well."

"It's not just the number of Nascent Souls!" Murong Yue's voice was sharp and filled with indignation, "Xuan Yin and Ye Youmeng are both in the Late Nascent Soul Stage! How did they achieve this?!"

"It's meaningless to pursue these now."

Ji Wushuang forcibly suppressed the surging Qi and blood within her body, speaking in a deep voice.

"The Yin Corpse Sect and Five Poisons Sect's strength has surged, becoming a prairie fire, far beyond what any single Sect of ours can resist."

"Before long, they will attack our mountain gates."

"By then, all of us will be like fish on a chopping block."

Upon hearing this, even Phoenix Nine Songs, who had been silent, furrowed her brows tightly.

Although she was in the Late Nascent Soul Stage, the opponents also had two Cultivators of the same Rank, plus nearly twenty Nascent Soul Cultivators.

If she were to be besieged, she would not have the slightest chance of winning.

For a time, the shadow of death hung over everyone's hearts.

"Could it be that our thousand-year foundation will be destroyed just like this?" Murong Yue's voice was bitter.

"There is a way, though."

In the dead silence, Ji Wushuang slowly spoke, attracting everyone's attention.

"I have two paths for you to choose from."

She held up a finger:

"The first is to seek aid from the Central Divine Land. Our Yan Yang Kingdom is originally a branch of the Great Yan Dynasty. If we are willing to offer enough benefits, I can invite a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor from the Dynasty to act, crushing that Lin Yuan as easily as turning a hand."

Everyone's spirits lifted, but then the light in their eyes dimmed again.

It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away.

Once a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor descended, would they still have a say in the Eastern Region?

All the secrets on Lin Yuan would become the Dynasty's spoils of war. They wouldn't even get a drop of soup, and their Sect's foundation might even be annexed, reducing them to vassals.

Seeing the changing expressions of the crowd, Ji Wushuang seemed to have anticipated it and held up a second finger.

"The second path is right here in our Eastern Region."

Her gaze swept over everyone, and her voice took on a hint of fanaticism.

"Everyone, do you still remember the legend of Demon Falling Valley?"

Demon Falling Valley!

These three words, like a clap of thunder, made everyone present, including Phoenix Nine Songs, contract their pupils.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, extraterrestrial devils invaded, and Immortals from the Upper Realm descended, battling the devils here. Ultimately, the devils were Sealed deep within Demon Falling Valley."

Ji Wushuang's voice was full of seductive power.

"The Immortal laid down the Heaven-Severing Formation, and the Formation Eye consisted of two heaven-piercing spirit treasures!"

She flipped her palm, and the reddish-gold longsword appeared: "This human emperor sword of mine was refined by imitating one of those heaven-piercing spirit treasures!"

"You mean..." Situ Piaomiao's eyes burst with brilliance.

"Precisely!"

Ji Wushuang nodded heavily, her voice impassioned.

"No matter how strong that Lin Yuan is, he is ultimately human! If we can obtain those two heaven-piercing spirit treasures that suppress the extraterrestrial devils, let alone him, even a Soul Transformation Cultivator arriving in person might not be able to contend!"

"Hmph, just a legend!" Xiong Kaishan interrupted gruffly, "Demon Falling Valley has unstable space, numerous cracks, and poisonous miasma. Cultivation must be suppressed to the Qi Refinement Stage to enter! Even if we go in, what if that Old Devil Head isn't completely dead? Wouldn't we just be seeking death?"

"That's because they don't have this."

Situ Piaomiao spoke coldly, and an ancient Jade Slip appeared in her palm.

"Demon Falling Valley opened not long ago. My thirteenth sister risked her life to bring out this map of the routes, which can avoid most of the spatial cracks."

Ji Wushuang immediately chimed in: "Our Yan Yang Kingdom can refine Vermilion Sun Pearls, which can resist the poisonous miasma. As for that demonic creature... nearly ten thousand years have passed; any living being should have had their Lifespan exhausted and turned to dust!"

Two paths lay before them.

One was to invite external aid, surrendering control of the Eastern Region. They might save their lives and Sects, but from then on, they would have no chance of further progress, let alone of prying into Lin Yuan's secrets.

The other was to take an extreme risk, enter aJedi, and gamble! If they won, they could not only resolve the current crisis but also seize the heaven-piercing spirit treasures and capture Lin Yuan, forcing out all his secrets. By then, Breaking through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage, or even stepping into the legendary Deity Transformation Realm, would no longer be a dream!

Which of those present was not ambitious and arrogant?

With almost no hesitation, the flames of greed and madness ignited in everyone's eyes.

"Let's do it!" Xiong Kaishan was the first to roar, "Rather than grudgingly wait to be picked off one by one by that bastard Lin, it's better to fight for it in Demon Falling Valley!"

Murong Yue and Ji Wushuang exchanged glances, then slowly nodded.

Finally, everyone's gaze fell upon Phoenix Nine Songs, who had the highest Cultivation.

Phoenix Nine Songs remained silent for a moment, then her clear, cold voice rang out: "Wealth is found in danger. If there truly is an Opportunity for Soul Transformation, this risk is worth taking."

Her stance settled the matter.

"Good!" A glint flashed in Ji Wushuang's eyes. "Since that's the case, let's depart immediately! First, we'll find a hidden place to heal. Once recovered, we'll explore Demon Falling Valley together!"