127: Chu Haitian's plan is to break through to the Innate Realm!

"Rumble!"

Once the water-fire one qi grape entered his stomach, it was extracted by the "Spirit Swallowing Seed."

Soon, an energy far more powerful than when he had previously consumed the soul profound spirit fruit suddenly erupted within Lin Yi's body.

This was a medicinal power so massive it was almost inconceivable. If it were a more violent Heaven And Earth Treasure, this terrifying medicinal power alone would likely have instantly blown apart Lin Yi's spiritual Sea of Consciousness!

Fortunately, this water-fire one qi grape was a supreme treasure carefully selected by the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect. Although its grade was extremely high, its medicinal properties were very gentle.

Therefore, upon entering Lin Yi's body, it "perceived" that Lin Yi could not absorb it all at once, and it immediately stored itself within Lin Yi's Dantian like a pool of water, as if it possessed intelligence.

Then, under Lin Yi's active guidance, the medicinal power flowed like a trickling stream from his Dantian into his spiritual Sea of Consciousness, slowly strengthening his Divine Soul.

Strengthened by ten percent!

Strengthened by twenty percent!

Strengthened by thirty percent!

...Within Lin Yi's spiritual Sea of Consciousness, as the medicinal power of the water-fire one qi grape slowly poured in, his Soul Power continued to grow steadily.

The speed of growth this time was very slow, far inferior to when he consumed the soul profound spirit fruit before; it took nearly four or five hours to strengthen his Soul Power by ten percent.

However, although the speed was slow, its sustainability was far stronger than before.

The endless medicinal power of the water-fire one qi grape was like an inexhaustible spring, available for Lin Yi to use without limit!

Strengthened by seventy percent!

Strengthened by eighty percent!

...Doubled in strength!

...Tripled in strength!

...Within the spiritual Sea of Consciousness, Lin Yi's Soul Power grew slowly yet firmly.

And time slowly slipped away as Lin Yi's Soul Power increased.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed... "What! Great-grandfather, you're saying I still have a chance to obtain the emperor wus final edict and enter the Martial Emperor's Relic Palace? This... how is this possible!"

"Hasn't the Old Ancestor already ordered us to stop coveting Lin Yi's emperor wus final edict? Throughout the entire Heavenly Mountain Sect, who would dare to disobey the Old Ancestor's command?"

In a quiet courtyard within the Heavenly Mountain Sect, Chu Chuan, who had just been summoned by Chu Haitian, jumped up from his chair in excitement upon hearing his great-grandfather's words, but then spoke with a face full of helplessness and fear.

After the previous incident, he also realized that within the Heavenly Mountain Sect, his great-grandfather was not the terrifying existence he had previously imagined who could stand on equal footing with Gu Changsheng or even be ranked alongside him as the Sect's number one person.

Above him and Gu Changsheng, there was actually an even more transcendent Martial Saint Old Ancestor.

That was the true number one person in the Heavenly Mountain Sect, and even within the entire Nine Provinces, he was a powerhouse at the very Peak.

When he first learned this news, Chu Chuan was both excited and depressed.

He was excited because his Sect was even stronger than he had imagined; in the entire Nine Provinces, only the Three Great Sacred Lands and the Great Yuan Dynasty could firmly suppress them.

As for other top-tier forces, they were at most equal to his Sect, and most were far inferior.

The depression came from the fact that the Old Ancestor only valued Lin Yi. Even though Lin Yi had not yet reached the Innate realm, the Old Ancestor still insisted on giving him the emperor wus final edict, which instantly stripped away any hope Chu Chuan had of obtaining it.

Chu Chuan thought to himself helplessly.

On the other side, the handsome, white-haired man Chu Haitian nodded heavily upon hearing this and said:

"Indeed! Within the entire Heavenly Mountain Sect, no one dares to disobey the Old Ancestor's command, and I, your great-grandfather, am no exception!"

"However, while we cannot use forceful means to seize Lin Yi's emperor wus final edict, we can use a soft approach to make him hand it over voluntarily."

"What! Hand it over voluntarily?"

"Great-grandfather, how? Do you already have a way?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chuan's body jolted, and he quickly asked in excitement.

"Of course I do!"

Chu Haitian gave a cold smile:

"I have already inquired. To help Lin Yi break through to the Innate realm and allow him to gain as many benefits as possible in the Martial Emperor's Relic Palace, the Old Ancestor not only bestowed three Vermilion Fruits upon him half a month ago but also gave him an incredibly precious High Grade Innate Divine Soul-type treasure, the water-fire one qi grape."

"Although these treasures were originally the Old Ancestor's private property, he is a member of the Sect, and helping Lin Yi is also for the sake of the Sect. Therefore, to some extent, it can be argued that Lin Yi has consumed the Sect's resources."

"If Lin Yi breaks through to the Innate realm, then everything will naturally be settled, and you should never think about the emperor wus final edict again!"

"But if he fails to break through, hmph! Then you can publicly proclaim that although Lin Yi has talent, he is far too selfish!"

"He clearly consumed so many of the Sect's resources this time, yet failed to reach the Innate realm. Despite that, he still relies on his talent to stubbornly hoard the emperor wus final edict, refusing to hand it over to someone who could bring more benefits to the Sect. He is selfish to the extreme!"

"The Old Ancestor naturally won't believe such nonsense, but Lin Yi is just a seventeen-year-old youth and likely thin-skinned. I estimate there's an eighty to ninety percent chance he'll voluntarily hand over the emperor wus final edict because he can't withstand the moral pressure."

"At that time, won't the emperor wus final edict naturally be yours for the taking?"

"As for the Old Ancestor? He won't interfere in any of this. After all, although we slightly schemed against Lin Yi in this plan, in the final analysis, it would be because Lin Yi's own Heart-Nature was lacking."

"And someone with poor Heart-Nature will never become a Martial Saint, no matter how high their talent."

"Based on my understanding of the Old Ancestor, not only will he not punish us in the end, but he will instead treat this matter as a trial for Lin Yi's Heart-Nature. Thus, we will be fine in the end."

"Haha! Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! It truly is brilliant!"

Hearing Chu Haitian's plan, Chu Chuan was instantly overjoyed:

"Great-grandfather is truly a Master Strategist reborn, your wisdom is unparalleled!"

"With such a brilliant plan, if Lin Yi really fails to break through to the Innate realm this time, how could I possibly fail to get the emperor wus final edict?"

"When the time comes, if I gain benefits from the Martial Emperor's Relic Palace and successfully achieve the Innate Golden Core, I will surely ensure the Chu Family's prosperity within the Heavenly Mountain Sect for another hundred years!"

"Mm, I hope so!"

Chu Haitian nodded indifferently, but in his heart, he sighed helplessly.

In fact, there was one drawback to the plan he had just mentioned that he didn't voice.

That was, if this plan truly succeeded, while it wouldn't lead to punishment from the Old Ancestor, it would severely offend Lin Yi.

With Lin Yi's talent, even without entering the Martial Emperor's Relic Palace, there was a high probability he could become a Martial Saint in a hundred years.

At that time, even if he didn't lower himself to settle scores with the Chu Family due to his status and reputation, just showing a slight bit of displeasure would make life extremely difficult for the Chu Family.

But there was no other way!

The Chu Family currently truly needed this emperor wus final edict!

After all, as the number one Family in the Heavenly Mountain Sect, the Chu Family occupied far too many resources. Aside from Chu Haitian himself, there were no other top experts in the Family, only three in the Innate True Essence Realm.

But Chu Haitian was already over a hundred and seventy years old; how much longer could he hold on?

If the Chu Family failed to produce a new Innate Golden Core or at least a top-ranked expert on the Earth Board before his fall...

Then, under the assault of other Innate families, the Chu Family would likely decline very quickly. This was something Chu Haitian, who had spent his entire life fighting for the Chu Clan, could absolutely not allow!

"Sigh! Lin Yi, don't blame me. For the sake of our Chu Family, I can only do you wrong!"

Thinking of this, Chu Haitian sighed in his heart and then sent the excited Chu Chuan out of the courtyard... Meanwhile, at Courtyard No. 99 of the mother pool of the scarlet dragon.

After half a month of absorbing medicinal power, Lin Yi had now almost completely consumed all the medicinal power from the water-fire one qi grape, that High Grade Innate Divine Soul-type treasure.

At this moment, within Lin Yi's spiritual Sea of Consciousness, a vast and viscous Soul Power, like flowing water, surged through the sea.

And within his Dantian, the dwindling medicinal power of the water-fire one qi grape continued to be sent into Lin Yi's Sea of Consciousness strand by strand.

Soon, another half hour passed.

Finally—

"Whew~~~"

Inside the Dantian, the final strand of medicinal power from the water-fire one qi grape was actively drawn into the Sea of Consciousness by Lin Yi and then quickly refined.

At that instant, Lin Yi felt his entire spiritual Sea of Consciousness shudder as his boundless Soul Power finally reached a true Peak. It seemed as if in the next moment, it would burst from his body, drive the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and reverse into the Innate!

And then, Lin Yi, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed for a full half month, suddenly opened his eyes and let out an earth-shaking shout:

"Breakthrough to the Innate realm, it is time! Innate! Break!"