138: The Celestial Mystic Spirit Body!!!

"What! The Heavenly Pride Assessment? Talent evaluated as C-minus?"

"This... what is going on?"

Hearing these sounds, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel shocked.

Heavenly Pride Assessment? What is this thing? Why has he never heard of it before?

And this talent evaluation—with his current talent, he only reached the C-minus level. Doesn't that mean the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands couldn't even reach the C-level? How high must this evaluation standard be? And where did the Martial God get this standard from?

Could even his own talent reach the "A-level" of this talent evaluation?

Lin Yi speculated in shock.

It wasn't that he was disrespectful to the Martial God, but as a Martial Artist, especially a powerful one, Lin Yi was extremely confident in himself.

In his view, even if his current talent couldn't compare to the legendary Martial God, the gap shouldn't be so ridiculously large.

If his own talent was only C-minus, then in Lin Yi's opinion, the Martial God reaching B-level talent would already be incredible.

As for A-level?

Judging by the legends of the Martial God circulating throughout the Nine Provinces, even someone as mighty as the Martial God likely had an extremely low chance of reaching that level.

Lin Yi pondered silently, and as he did, time slowly flowed by.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred breaths had passed..."Whoosh!"

Inside the palace, as soon as the time limit was reached.

On a golden pillar about thirty meters in front of Lin Yi, streaks of golden light suddenly appeared from the Void Realm.

Then, under Lin Yi's gaze, the golden light seemed to possess vitality, rapidly rearranging itself on the golden stone pillar as soon as it appeared, forming lines of characters.

"These are... the ancient Nine Provinces characters from the era of the Martial God?"

Seeing the first character appear on the pillar, Lin Yi was slightly startled, then immediately recognized it.

Since suffering the disadvantage of being uncultured last time with Chen Jiangping, Lin Yi, upon returning to the Heavenly Mountain Sect, took the time before the emperor wus final edict was announced by Chen Jiangping to study diligently.

With the powerful Divine Soul and Comprehension Ability of a First-Rank Martial Artist, although the study time was short, Lin Yi still learned many secrets he had never known before, and also mastered the ancient characters of the Martial God's era.

Therefore, when these characters surfaced, Lin Yi immediately recognized them one by one.

"Innate-Grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique: The Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body!"

"Heavenly Origin casts the Foundation Establishment, Profound Spirit opens the Meridians. The body absorbs the Great Circuit, the orifices conceive the Divine Embryo. Spirit and flesh merge, the Dao Body is initially formed. Heaven serves as the Profound Canopy, Earth serves as the corporeal vessel..."

In the palace, Lin Yi read the words one by one, and the more he read, the more shocked he became.

What is going on?

Innate-Grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique? Isn't the Innate Realm a Realm for absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Cultivating Xiantian True Essence? How can there also be a Body Refining Cultivation Technique?

Moreover, judging from the description of this Body Refining Cultivation Technique, the path of Body Refining is actually not inferior to the path of Cultivating Xiantian True Essence at all!

Within this Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body, it divides Body Refining into three levels: Foundation Establishment, Mortal Transformation, and the final True Body Realm, corresponding exactly to the Innate True Essence Realm, Core Formation, and Golden Core of the Xiantian True Essence path.

After achieving success in cultivation, Body Refining Martial Artists are not only not inferior to the Xiantian True Essence path in strength, but their sustained combat power and recovery ability are even superior!

This... this is simply a Great Dao leading to Heaven!

If combined with the Xiantian True Essence path, the Martial Artist's strength would definitely double. At that time, as soon as they Break through to a Realm, their strength would be nearly invincible among their peers.

If one properly accumulates foundation and raises both the Force Exertion Realm and Martial Arts Skill Realm, killing enemies across Realms would not be a dream!

Since the Martial God possessed such a path, why didn't he announce it back then? Instead, he hid it in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, allowing only those who came here the chance to see it?

Could it be because this Cultivation Technique is too difficult?

But even if the difficulty of this Cultivation Technique is high, as long as it is announced and people are allowed to practice it, someone might succeed in Cultivating it over thousands of years!

After all, throughout the history of the Nine Provinces, not every peerless Genius could obtain the emperor wus final edict and thus enter the Martial Emperors Relic Palace.

Especially some Geniuses whose Divine Soul and willpower Aptitude are insufficient; they are limited by a lack of Divine Soul power and can't even Break through to the Innate Realm.

In this situation, even if they obtained the emperor wus final edict, they would not be qualified to enter.

Therefore, if such a path of Body Refining could be added to the Nine Provinces Continent, it would definitely be monumental news for these Geniuses, and the number of powerful figures on the Nine Provinces Continent could increase significantly.

So, why didn't the Martial God announce it?

Lin Yi was filled with endless confusion.

On the other side, after dozens of breaths of manifestation, the incredibly miraculous Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body finally finished materializing.

At this moment, tens of thousands of golden characters were densely carved onto the huge golden stone pillar, emitting bursts of golden light, full of noble and solemn aura.

"Assessee number 0000396!"

Just as Lin Yi was staring intently, the mechanical voice sounded again next to his ear:

"First, congratulations on participating in the Heavenly Pride Assessment!"

This is the highest assessment of the Martial Emperors Relic Palace. Once you succeed in the assessment, you will obtain rewards far exceeding your imagination!"

"With these rewards, you will easily surpass any powerful figure in the history of the Nine Provinces besides my master, and you even have the hope of reaching my master's height. This is a true Opportunity capable of turning a snake into a Dragon!"

"As for this assessment, there are two stages in total: the Physical Body Stage and the Willpower Stage."

"The first stage, the Physical Body Stage, uses the Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body that has appeared before you as the specific assessment content."

"This Cultivation Technique is a Body Refining Cultivation Technique created primarily based on Physical Body Force Projection and supplemented by Physical Body Aptitude. Only Geniuses with extremely high talent in both Physical Body Force Projection Talent and Physical Body Aptitude Talent can hope to achieve success in Cultivation."

"What you need to do is Cultivate this Cultivation Technique to the introductory level within half a year, which means reaching the first layer of the Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body: the Foundation Establishment level."

"If successful, then you can proceed to the next stage and receive some extra rewards."

"If you fail, your Heavenly Pride Assessment will be declared over, and you will only receive the basic reward for challenging the Martial Emperors Relic Palace."

"You can still get a basic reward even if you fail?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi immediately felt relieved, a smile appearing on his face:

"The Martial God is truly benevolent. He deserves to be called the pioneer of the Martial Dao in the Nine Provinces and the greatest figure in Nine Provinces history. His Legacy is far more merciful than the Legacies I saw in some web novels in my previous life, which often threatened to annihilate the Assessee."

"However, although the Martial God is benevolent, this Heavenly Pride Assessment is definitely a monumental Opportunity for me."

"If I miss it, I'm afraid I'll regret it for the rest of my life, so I must double my efforts!"

"This time, I must succeed!"

As the thought settled, fierce flames ignited in Lin Yi's eyes. He then focused completely, diligently Cultivating the Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body... Just like that, inside the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, Lin Yi began quietly Cultivating the Heavenly Origin Profound Spirit Body.

Outside, at the foot of Liuzhong Mountain, on a patch of emerald green grass, the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect was sitting cross-legged on the ground, a faint smile on his face:

"It seems this little fellow, Lin Yi, received quite an Opportunity inside the Martial Emperors Relic Palace!"

"It's almost a full day, and he still hasn't come out. Based on experience, besides the rewards received by the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands and that old fellow from the Great Yuan Dynasty, he must have also obtained other Medicinal Pills and Precious Medicines."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't need to stay inside for so long."

The Martial Emperors Relic Palace is the safest place on the entire Nine Provinces Continent. Even powerful figures on the level of the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands cannot find its exact location.

Furthermore, since there is no danger inside, Martial Artists who have entered historically, if they obtained any Precious Medicine or Medicinal Pill, would usually consume and absorb it directly within the Martial Emperors Relic Palace.

The Martial Artist who stayed the longest in the Martial Emperors Relic Palace in history only emerged after more than a full year, and Lin Yi has only been there for one day; it's still very early.

Thinking of this, the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect was in a rather good mood, and he waited patiently on the grass.

But the next moment.

"Boom-crack!"

Between heaven and earth, a sound of thunder exploding suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, the originally clear sky suddenly became covered in dark clouds.

Within the dark clouds, terrifying purple lightning bolts, like giant pythons, crazily converged.

In the blink of an eye, a terrifying Sea of Thunder, covering an area of dozens of miles, formed in the sky.

"Yuan Emperor!"

Seeing this scene, the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect's expression instantly changed drastically.

In the Great Yuan Dynasty, there have been many Yuan Emperors throughout history, but only one could truly be called Yuan Emperor: Yuan Qingcang, whose Aptitude rivals the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands and who is the current number one powerhouse in the Nine Provinces!

"Yan Hui, how dare you!"

As the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect's voice fell, a vast voice, implying anger and resembling a Heavenly God, boomed from the Sea of Thunder:

"How dare you take Lin Yi into the Martial Emperors Relic Palace while I was unprepared!"

"Do you think that just because he entered the Martial Emperors Relic Palace and obtained a peerless divine weapon, he can grow into a powerhouse like the Ancestors of the Three Great Sacred Lands or myself?"

"I tell you, you are dreaming! This time, both you and Lin Yi shall die!"

"Boom-crack!"

As that vast voice subsided, a Bronze Spear wrapped in endless purple lightning streaked across the sky, swiftly piercing towards the Old Ancestor Yan Hui of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, as if traversing the Void Realm.

The Bronze Spear was simple in style, emitting endless destructive aura throughout its body, and its tip was stained with specks of golden blood.

When thrown toward Old Ancestor Yan Hui, its might was earth-shattering. It was feared that a mountain hundreds of meters high would be reduced to dust by this single spear throw!

This was truly the Peak strike of this Realm! It faintly surpassed the Realm of a Martial Saint!

Under this terrifying strike, even a Martial Saint powerhouse like the Old Ancestor of the Tianshan Sect seemed like an ant, about to be instantly obliterated by this dreadful spear.

But—

"Amitabha! Benefactor Yuan, please quell your anger!"

A vast Buddhist chant suddenly rang out in the sky. As if defying the Laws of physics, it instantly spread throughout a hundred miles of the Void Realm.

Immediately after, a string of Golden Buddhist Beads, each as large as a millstone, appeared from nowhere, instantly blocking the path of the Lightning Bronze Ancient Spear.

"Rumble!"

The Lightning Bronze Ancient Spear and the Golden Buddhist Beads collided, instantly resembling the crash of two small comets.

In the sky, massive mushroom clouds instantly rose. On the ground, it was as if an Earth Dragon had turned over; accompanied by a tremor of the earth and mountains, enormous cracks appeared out of nowhere, swallowing countless patches of emerald green grass.

Finally, after a few moments of stalemate, the Bronze Spear finally lost its power and rapidly retreated toward the Sea of Thunder.

The Golden Buddhist Beads, however, let out a mournful sound, like a child who had been hurt, and rapidly flew into the distance.

Finally, they landed in the hands of a large, Plump Monk who was bald, had large ears, perpetually smiled, wore a loose monastic robe, and exposed his chest and belly, looking like the legendary Maitreya Buddha reborn.

"Liaokong, you bald thief, it was you!"

Seeing the Plump Monk appear, a tall, domineering figure wearing a black Dragon Robe finally emerged from the Sea of Thunder.

His eyes were like swords, shooting out cold stars. He looked down at the Plump Monk and said coldly:

"Do you think that just one of you can stop me today?"

"Oh, is that so? If Great Master Liaokong is not enough to stop you, then what about adding me?"

A cold voice rang out, and immediately, in a spot in the Void Realm several hundred meters away from Old Ancestor Yan Hui, the Void Realm twisted.

The next moment, a man with completely white hair, a face as handsome as a demon, carrying an Ice Crystal Divine Sword, and emitting an endless cold aura, suddenly appeared.

"Myriad Phenomena Tower Master, Feng Juehan, you've arrived too!"

Seeing the white-haired man's figure, Yuan Emperor's expression changed slightly:

"It seems you few were prepared for this today."

"That's right!"

Hearing Yuan Emperor's words, Old Ancestor Yan Hui of the Heavenly Mountain Sect immediately nodded and sneered:

"The world knows that your Great Yuan Dynasty is utterly shameless. On the Nine Provinces Continent, historically, any force that has not submitted to your Great Yuan Dynasty—even ordinary Third-Rank or Fourth Grade Martial Artists—as long as their talent is sufficiently Prodigious, your Great Yuan Dynasty will use various means to assassinate them."

"Now that you've encountered a peerless Prodigy like Lin Yi, and he has entered the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, how could Yuan Emperor, the most shameless figure in your shameless Dynasty, not personally take action against Lin Yi?"

"Therefore, long before I brought Lin Yi out of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, I secretly informed the Buddhist World-Honored One and the Tower Master, my two Daoist Brothers, to come and help."

"With the two of them here today, you can give up that idea!"

"Damn it!"

Hearing this, Yuan Emperor was instantly enraged.

Although the Myriad Phenomena Tower Master and the Buddhist World-Honored One are not as strong as him, they are still Peak Martial Saint experts who possess peerless divine weapons.

With the two of them joining forces, even if he could suppress them, he couldn't gain too great an advantage, much less kill Lin Yi right in front of them.

Thinking of the future where Lin Yi obtains a peerless divine weapon and becomes another great enemy, even Yuan Emperor, a Peak Martial Saint powerhouse, couldn't help but feel towering rage.

"Damn it! Even with the two of you here, Lin Yi shouldn't dream of leaving safely."

Yuan Emperor's face was full of fury, his voice booming as he threatened:

"Now, I give you two choices."

"First, after Lin Yi emerges from the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, you immediately hand him over for me to deal with."

"Second, starting today, you and your factions will be in full war with my Great Yuan Dynasty!"