49: Breakthrough to the first level of the Great Emperor!

Thinking about being able to immediately rise from Venerable King First Level to Great Emperor First Level.

Lin Sheng couldn't help but feel excited.

The news of his ascent to Venerable King First Level hadn't even fully spread yet.

And now he's directly jumped to Great Emperor First Level?

“However...”

“If I were to advance to Great Emperor First Level right now, how would I explain it?”

“Another sudden enlightenment?”

Before raising his realm.

Lin Sheng furrowed his brows and began pacing inside the room, lost in thought.

When he returned, Chen Nanzhi went to the Holy Land's main hall to report in detail the specific events that just occurred at Tianji Restaurant, leaving him with time to think quietly.

“Forget it! No need to explain!”

“Among the Heavenly Mandated Protagonists, there are even innate Immortals, born directly into the Sansian realm.”

“Then for me, as an unparalleled prodigy, having sudden enlightenments every day isn't too much, right?”

Lin Sheng suddenly remembered that in the worldview of 'stars against the heavens', cultivators have a very high acceptance of prodigies.

As long as he manages his reputation as an 'unparalleled prodigy who has sudden enlightenments at the drop of a hat', even if he really breaks through at his current speed, the world will only think he is a peerless talent unmatched through the ages!

—After all, this is how the original author set up this world.

Even if one day an heaven-defying figure suddenly emerged who attained the Dao overnight, ascending directly from a mortal to above the Immortal Emperor realm—the world, after being shocked and going crazy, would slowly accept it.

Having figured this out, Lin Sheng's heart was no longer troubled.

He pushed open the wooden door and walked outside, looked up at the Enlightenment Tree, which was overflowing with spiritual light and shedding green leaves, for a moment, and then began to raise his realm.

This process was very simple.

【Consuming 1000 Collapse value, realm begins to break through!】

【Hide breakthrough commotion?】

‘No!’

Lin Sheng didn't plan to hide it afterward either!

And so.

Sheng Long'er, who was soundly sleeping on a thick branch of the Enlightenment Tree, was awakened by the continuous breakthrough aura!

She quickly looked in the direction from which the astonishing aura was coming.

But she saw that her Master had returned at some point, and his realm was breaking through every second!

【Venerable King First Level → Venerable King Second Level!】

【Venerable King Second Level → Venerable King Third Level!】

【......】

【Hint: Great Emperor bottleneck detected, automatically ignored to continue breakthrough!】

【Venerable King Tenth Level → Great Emperor First Level!】

“Waah—!”

Sheng Long'er, who witnessed the entire process, widened her eyes, was so surprised she lost her grip, and slipped down from the branch.

After tumbling twice in the air, she finally stopped steadily before landing, her feet, covered in small brocade-black shoes, were almost touching the tender green tips of the grass on the ground that held glistening dew drops.

“Master! You continuously broke through so many realms!?”

“Another sudden enlightenment?!”

As Sheng Long'er spoke, she saw a magnificent and spectacular phenomenon reappear in the sky above, a vast golden sea of clouds that seemed to swallow mountains and rivers!

The appearance of the phenomenon was like an auspicious sign manifesting in the world.

She even felt that just by looking from afar, her own realm seemed to have loosened slightly!

Loosened?

Sheng Long'er suddenly realized that this wasn't her imagination!

She also didn't bother greeting her Master and quickly flew to the top of the Enlightenment Tree, where she closed her eyes and calmed her mind.

The gap between her realm and her Master's was growing wider and wider, she also had to seize this opportunity to break through, otherwise, she might not even be able to help her Master in the future...

On the ground.

Lin Sheng no longer had time to pay attention to Sheng Long'er, his body was now unprecedentedly hot and burning, as if he had transformed into a furnace of heaven and earth, as if he had transformed into a scorching sun!

This feeling of being hot like the sun made him instantly realize the reason!

“Hongyang Undying Scripture!?”

His eyes widened, and he understood the source of his current abnormal situation.

After cultivating this technique, every breakthrough would greatly increase Yang energy, and since he continuously broke through so much, the Yang energy within his body naturally far exceeded the normal limit!

It had already overflowed from his body, forming thousands of visible golden light spots around his periphery!

Just at this moment.

A streak of red light swept across the sky, fell in front of Lin Sheng, and transformed into the figure of Chen Nanzhi in her red dress.

“Lin Sheng!? You broke through!?”

As soon as Chen Nanzhi stepped out of the main hall, she saw the aura from Tianyun Mountain surging like rolling waves, and immediately rushed over without stopping.

But now.

The first moment she saw Lin Sheng, Chen Nanzhi felt a terrifying aura from him that even she found startling!

It felt as though she was completely vulnerable before him.

Her beautiful eyes widened, and she quickly used her divine sense to perceive his realm.

—Great Emperor First Level!!

“What!!?”

As Chen Nanzhi exclaimed in shock, a slightly urgent, soft, and delicate voice suddenly came from beside her: “He continuously broke through, his Yang essence is excessive, I need to take him to the cold pond.”

She turned her head to look.

She saw that Third Elder Cizhai Jingren had arrived beside her at some point and was quickly walking towards Lin Sheng.

Wen Qin, who rarely left her dwelling, was still wearing her favorite snow-blue light gauze at this moment.

Chen Nanzhi looked from behind her and saw at a glance that her waterfall-like ink-black long hair had already draped down to her bare white ankles, and if it were a bit longer, it would be dragging on the ground.

She was slightly stunned.

The Third Elder, who usually stayed secluded in the mountains year-round, actually came out for Lin Sheng?

Without thinking further, she also quickly stepped forward.

“I'm fine.”

Seeing the two women looking concerned, Lin Sheng shook his head and smiled: “You two are making it sound like I took an aphrodisiac, it's not that exaggerated, it's just that my essence, energy, and spirit are too vigorous right now, I'll be fine once I calm down later.”

“There's a cool cold pond to help you regulate, do you insist on pushing your limits outside?”

Wen Qin glanced at Chen Nanzhi beside her.

A hint of playfulness quietly emerged in her soft, alluring beautiful eyes.

She feigned helplessness and sighed, a trace of sympathy appearing on her fair, charming face: “Ah, truly a child with a bitter fate, ever since being brought back, he hasn't received any attention, fending for himself like an unwanted wild child. Otherwise, why would he not dare to rely on others, but instead develop such a self-reliant and strong character in this vast Holy Land?”

“......”

Lin Sheng was a bit speechless, this Wen Qin really is...

Only Chen Nanzhi's expression changed slightly.

This was her debt to Lin Sheng, which often kept her awake at night recently.

“It's a pity your Saintess fiancée is cultivating at a crucial moment, leaving suddenly would make all her previous efforts go to waste. Otherwise, if she were here, she would definitely help you with all her heart and strength.”

“Sigh.”

“It seems you can only be alone in the cold pond, lonely and pitifully slowly dissipating the excess Yang energy, truly the most pitiful Holy Son in the history of our Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land...”

Wen Qin said this.

Seeing that Chen Nanzhi still hadn't taken action, she felt slightly annoyed.

‘I've said this much, and this woman still isn't quickly showing some initiative, helping with cultivation techniques, magical treasures, or even just directly sending servant girls would be fine!’

‘Indeed, the rumors were right!’

‘This woman isn't very good to Little Demon God!’

Wen Qin didn't go out often, her understanding of the Holy Land mostly came from the conversations of the Saintess Peak disciples.

Originally, she was just testing the waters this time.

This result of 'doing nothing' was also within her expectations.

‘Forget it! My Little Demon God, I will protect him myself!’