194: Chapter 194 Money Has Nowhere to Go

With hundreds of billions in cash in hand, Lin Yun's first thought was:

Buy something to assist in cultivating the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art.

Medicinal Pills? Heaven And Earth Treasures? Special resources?

As long as it could speed up the entry progress, he was willing to spend any amount of money.

Unfortunately, Lin Yun scoured the Empire's martial arts official website and all cultivation resource malls.

Whether it was Advanced Medicinal Pills or Spiritual Plants and treasures to assist cultivation, he had looked through almost everything.

Yet, he never found anything that could directly assist in entering the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art.

Those resources could either only increase Qi and blood or stabilize one's cultivation Realm; they were of no help in constructing the Golden Core phantoms or mastering the secret technique.

"Is there really no resource that can assist in the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art?"

Lin Yun frowned and muttered to himself. After thinking for a moment, he still picked up his Communicator.

He found Qu Yanran's contact information and sent a message: "Young Miss Qu, may I ask if there are any Medicinal Pills or resources that can assist in cultivating the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art?"

Soon, a reply came: "Mr. Lin, there are currently no resources that can directly assist in entering the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art."

"This secret technique is too special; it can only be polished slowly through one's own Qi, blood, and insights."

"Only after you successfully construct a False Core and formally enter the Realm will the Imperial Star Royal Family have corresponding auxiliary resources available for exchange."

Lin Yun looked at the message, sighed softly, and had to give up helplessly.

It seemed that having money was useless.

He could only be down-to-earth, polish his Qi and blood bit by bit, and slowly attempt to construct the Golden Core.

After all, there wasn't even a shadow of a False Core in his body right now; even if there were auxiliary resources, he probably wouldn't be able to use them.

Since he couldn't find any auxiliary resources, Lin Yun went to the virtual cultivation room specially built in the manor.

There were two Advanced Virtual Pods here, each costing him a full ten billion.

They were even better than the ordinary Advanced Virtual Pods at school; this was the true top-tier configuration.

Lin Yun lay into one of them.

The pod door closed.

Consciousness linked.

"Welcome back, Lin Yun. Please select a mode:"

"Combat Simulation, highest difficulty."

"Mode selected. Scene generating..."

With a flash of light, Lin Yun appeared on the surface of a desolate planet.

Around him was an endless swarm of Yao Beasts.

The lowest were Tier 3.

Combat, begin!

Lin Yun's Micro-Perception state activated instantly, his figure turning into a streak of light as he charged into the swarm of Yao Beasts!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

The sword light was like a rainbow, and the fist strength was like a mountain!

With every strike, a Yao Beast fell!

The Yao Beasts were becoming more numerous and stronger.

But Lin Yun was also becoming stronger and faster!

The battle lasted for a full hour.

Mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and rivers flowed backward.

Finally, a terrifying BOSS a thousand meters tall appeared before him.

Lin Yun did not retreat; he went straight to meet it!

One punch, another punch, and then another!

Violent Qi and blood erupted like a volcano, blasting the BOSS backward step by step!

Finally... with the last punch, Lin Yun unleashed his full power!

The fist strength pierced through the BOSS's body and, with the remaining force undiminished, slammed into the planet's core behind it!

Boom!!!

The massive planet began to crumble from the inside, eventually turning into countless fragments and exploding in the Universe!

Lin Yun stood in the Void Realm, watching the magnificent explosion before him, and let out a long breath of stale air.

Although he knew it was fake, the feeling of blowing up a planet with one punch... was exhilarating!

Incomparably exhilarating!

He closed his eyes, savoring the feeling of strength filling his entire body.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and switched to another mode.

Virtual Tower.

Before his eyes, two giant towers towering into the clouds stood silently.

They were countless levels higher than the Virtual Tower at Tianshui Martial Arts University.

Lin Yun knew that this was the complete Virtual Tower, while the two at school were merely weakened versions from the Imperial Star.

He walked into the Combat Power Tower.

The first level, passed in seconds.

The second level, passed in seconds.

The third level, passed in seconds.

The fourth level, passed in seconds.

The fifth level, twenty Second-Stage Perfection Ming Deer — Micro-Perception, cleared in thirty seconds.

The sixth level, twenty First-Grade False Core Yao Beasts — Micro-Perception, cleared in ten minutes.

The seventh level... Lin Yun took a deep breath and stepped inside.

Twenty Second-Grade False Core Yao Beasts surged over like a tide.

Lin Yun unleashed his Micro-Perception at full strength, pushed his True Qi Body Protection to the limit, and shuttled through the swarm of Yao Beasts with sword light!

One, two, three...

As the fourth one fell, he was also surrounded and killed.

【Level 7 challenge failed, number of kills: 4, score: 4 × 0.05 = 0.2 points.】

Lin Yun opened his eyes and frowned slightly.

Just like the school version, he stopped at the seventh level.

He tried the Trial Tower again.

He cleared the first six levels easily, but still failed at the seventh level against the white light puppet.

This was the first time he had seen the white light puppet use a Xuan-grade Combat Technique.

Lin Yun managed to land a few hits, but was ultimately killed by it.

【Level 7 challenge failed, score: 0.15 points.】

After challenging a few more times, Lin Yun exited the virtual world.

The pod door opened, and he sat up, looking at the other virtual pod nearby.

Inside it lay a familiar figure.

Wen Yan.

He didn't know when she had arrived; she was cultivating Combat Techniques in the virtual world.

Lin Yun did not disturb her and waited quietly.

A few minutes later, the pod door opened, and Wen Yan sat up.

Seeing Lin Yun, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "Do you want to spar?"

Lin Yun's eyes lit up; he couldn't ask for more!

The two lay back into the virtual pods, and their consciousnesses linked to the same combat scene.

The scene was a vast plain.

The two stood a hundred meters apart, facing each other.

Lin Yun's Micro-Perception state activated instantly!

The world slowed down, and he could clearly perceive the solid and powerful aura on Wen Yan.

Middle Stage Tier 3, her Martial Dao Golden Core was already stable, and the quality and quantity of her Qi and blood far exceeded his.

But he was not afraid.

"Sister Wen Yan, be careful!"

As his voice fell, his figure flashed, turning into a streak of light as he rushed toward Wen Yan!

He unleashed Startling Swan Shadow at full strength, the sword light appearing like a startled swan!

Wen Yan's expression was calm; she swayed slightly, dodging the sword strike.

At the same time, she struck out with a palm!

The palm wind was like thunder, carrying the terrifying might of a Tier 3 Martial Artist!

Lin Yun narrowly dodged it under his Micro-Perception state, but the palm wind grazed him, still causing his True Qi Body Protection to fluctuate violently.

He did not stop, continuing his attack!

One sword, two swords, three swords!

Every strike was exquisite, and every strike aimed directly at a vital point!

But in his Micro-Perception state, he could clearly see that every time Wen Yan dodged, it was just right—not a fraction more, not a fraction less.

Her combat experience far exceeded his.

Ten minutes later, Lin Yun finally exhausted his strength.

Wen Yan struck his chest with a palm, his True Qi Body Protection shattered instantly, and his virtual body dissipated into specks of light.

The light gathered again, and Lin Yun reappeared on the plain.

He looked at Wen Yan and smiled bitterly: "It seems that to defeat Sister Wen Yan, I must successfully Cultivate the Nine-Grade Golden Core Art."

Wen Yan smiled faintly: "It's good that you know."

Her tone was relaxed, but she was inwardly shocked.

The Micro-Perception Realm... it was truly terrifying.

If Lin Yun's cultivation were the same as hers, she would have died at least ten times in those ten minutes.

This guy was growing too fast.