18: Seize the opportunity and create new species

Inside the conference room.

Lin Yuan casually pulled over a chair and sat down in front of Feng Zhenghao.

The Feng family siblings, standing nearby, had long been stunned into silence.

"My name is Lin Yuan, and my master is Daoist Tongtian!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhenghao immediately knelt to apologize: "So it's Daoist Lin! I've long heard that the Old Celestial Master recently took on a new disciple. My apologies! My apologies! Today's events were all a misunderstanding!"

Lin Yuan waved his hand dismissively, signaling Feng Zhenghao to rise.

He had no intention of killing him. Feng Zhenghao was quite a talent and one of The Ten Elders; he might be useful in the future.

"Since you already know my identity, I'll be taking Zhang Chulan with me first."

With that, Lin Yuan stood up and left the conference room. Zhang Chulan, pulling Feng Baobao, immediately followed suit.

Feng Zhenghao watched the three completely depart, then sat back on the sofa, adjusted his glasses, lit a cigar, and took a deep puff. However, the hand holding the cigar was still trembling.

"Mount Longhu is truly extraordinary. After Zhang Zhiwei, another new pinnacle is about to emerge."

...Several days later, late at night.

Lin Yuan was alone on the rooftop, cultivating the Wind Cloud Dragon Transformation Art, continuously absorbing the moonlight.

Since coming down the mountain, he had been practicing diligently. Perhaps because he had frequently taken action recently, he would soon break through to the second layer.

In the following period, besides teaching Zhang Chulan during the day, Lin Yuan dedicated all his remaining time to cultivation.

In recent days, his Qi was constantly being compressed, simultaneously strengthening his bones and muscles.

In three days at the latest, he would break through to the second layer, Body Refinement.

Thinking this, Lin Yuan felt a bit hungry and decided to look for something to eat.

However, just as he reached the outside of the kitchen, he saw Lü Liang and Zhang Chulan dragging a person back into the backyard.

"Hey! Why are you bringing someone here?"

Zhang Chulan pointed at the unconscious person.

"This person was subtly observing me while I was practicing during the day. Lü Liang and I discussed it and decided to knock him out and bring him back."

"Doesn't Lü Liang have the Mind-Plumbing Art? It's perfect to use on him to see if we can get any information."

To be honest, Lin Yuan had never seen Lü Liang use the Mind-Plumbing Art before. In the original work, Lü Liang's ability evolved from the Mind-Plumbing Art to the All-encompassing Hands.

If he used it, and Lin Yuan watched it a few times, he might be able to comprehend something.

"Uncle, leave this kind of interrogation of small fry to us. Aren't you about to break through recently? You should go cultivate."

Zhang Chulan took out a rope and tightly bound the man in front of them.

"I've cultivated long enough. I wanted to come out and relax. Besides, I've never seen the Mind-Plumbing Art before. I want to watch. Won't Lü Liang let me observe?"

Seeing Lin Yuan's curiosity, Lü Liang immediately activated the Mind-Plumbing Art, preparing to force the target to confess.

As the Mind-Plumbing Art continuously operated, everyone eventually learned that this person was indeed a small fry from Quansheng. He was ordered to monitor Zhang Chulan and Lin Yuan.

At the same time, they also obtained a crucial piece of information: Quansheng was suspected of planning retaliation against Lin Yuan because not long ago, the instigator Shen Chong had been crippled by him.

But Lin Yuan didn't dwell on that. Instead, he was pondering how Qi flowed when Lü Liang had just used the Mind-Plumbing Art.

Finally, in Lin Yuan's mind, the Mind-Plumbing Art that Lü Liang had just performed was deconstructed, re-calculated, and integrated into a more vast system.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, lost in thought. The All-encompassing Hands possessed the ability to control the physical body and soul of living beings.

All of this stemmed from the pursuit of the origin of life.

Heaven and Earth possess creation, allowing them to create all things.

If one masters creation, would it not be possible to reshape life?

The moment this thought arose, a familiar electronic sound echoed in Lin Yuan's mind.

【Host perceives the Mind-Plumbing Art, self-creates: Heaven-Seizing Creation】

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes, surprised that it was the divine ability of Heaven-Seizing Creation.

This method could create life, alter life, and even reshape and merge life.

Simply put, as long as it was a living being, he could now manipulate it.

With this, Tian Jinzhong's severed limbs might even be saved.

However, Lin Yuan was not very familiar with it yet, so he dared not use it directly on humans.

To be safe, Lin Yuan planned to find some test subjects to practice on first.

Moreover, he also had to determine if this divine ability would have any side effects.

Because abilities like the All-encompassing Hands had fatal flaws.

Duanmuying's hair turned white overnight after saving Tian Jinzhong—this was the equivalent exchange of life.

There was also Ma Xianhong's personality split, where excessive alteration of the soul could lead to the collapse of self-cognition.

He had to understand all these things thoroughly before he could use it.

"Zhang Chulan, you and Lü Liang deal with this person. I'm going out to take care of something."

After speaking, Lin Yuan left the villa and arrived at a secluded forest.

He was wondering what kind of animal he could use for experimentation when a mouse, foraging for food, happened to pass by.

Lin Yuan stared at the mouse not far away, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Perfect, you're the one!

Lin Yuan waved his hand in the air, and a pair of large hands formed, directly grabbing the mouse in front of him.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!

The mouse continuously squeaked, trying to escape, but it could not.

Soon, the mouse was controlled and brought before Lin Yuan.

"Alright, alright, don't struggle. Our encounter today is fate. I'll give you a great opportunity. Although there might be risks, if you succeed, you'll be the overlord of the West Forest, or 'West Mouse Overlord' for short."

Then, Lin Yuan circulated the Qi within his body. At this moment, two streams of Qi, one black and one white, suddenly appeared in his hands.

These two streams of Qi were Yin and Yang. Soon, the black and white Qi condensed into a pair of hands, just like real palms.

Under Lin Yuan's control, the black and white hands completely enveloped the mouse.

Since this treatment was for Tian Jinzhong's limbs, Lin Yuan prioritized operating on the mouse's limbs.

As Qi was continuously infused and the technique operated, a miraculous scene appeared!

The mouse's legs rapidly grew larger, and even its body began to swell. Its fur even turned yellow.

The mouse looked at its changing body with some confusion.

Lin Yuan looked at the yellow-skinned rodent in front of him, which strongly resembled a certain anime he had seen before. Although this mouse couldn't generate electricity, its appearance was already eighty percent similar.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!"

The mouse continuously squeaked, as if saying, 'Are you messing with me!?'

Hearing the mouse's sound, Lin Yuan couldn't help but smile.

"Don't worry, it's not done yet. This is just the first step. Next, I'll make you able to generate electricity!"

Then, as Lin Yuan continued to operate the technique, he began to channel the power of lightning into the yellow-skinned rodent's body.

Soon, a yellow-skinned rodent, about half a meter tall and strikingly similar to Pikachu, appeared before Lin Yuan...