32: Chapter 32 One Hundred and Eight Thousand

Rumble! Thunder roared, and rain poured down.

This was not actually happening; rather, it was a hallucination appearing before Lin Yuan's eyes.

In a daze, he seemed to have arrived in a primordial era. The sky split open like a giant maw, and boundless rain poured down from beyond the heavens. The curtain of rain obscured the wilderness, making it impossible to see anything.

Then, violent lightning tore through the sky like a spear thrust down from the heavens, piercing through the Nine Heavens and the ten lands. Even the legendary Pure Land or the netherworld of the underworld bowed before this raging heavenly might.

At this moment, a figure gradually became clear in the rain curtain. A giant stood up on the earth, disheveled and fierce-looking.

He wore a robe tanned from animal hide and held a war spear sharpened from stone in his hand, roaring up at the sky, as if rebuking it, as if declaring war.

Thus, the world grew angry.

It brought down boundless heavenly retribution, using a brilliant and unfathomable power to annihilate the giant. All the paths of the heavens turned into calamities.

Yet, under such great destruction, the giant suffered not the slightest injury. Instead, he was undergoing a transformation, branding the patterns belonging to the heavens onto his body and into his blood.

Lin Yuan watched these patterns be born, perfected, and reach their Peak; they revealed an aura of being eternal and indestructible, unyielding through ten thousand kalpas.

The thunder became increasingly manic, its vast will filling the space between heaven and earth, transforming into a ferocious beast to do battle with the giant. The primitive, bloody slaughter was reenacted before Lin Yuan's eyes.

As the battle grew more intense, the water in the external Marrow Cleansing Pool became increasingly violent. A large amount of white vapor emerged, transforming into the shapes of Dragons, oxen, bears, and tigers, roaring silently within the cave.

Gate Master Tie Kongshan saw this, and instead of being alarmed, he was overjoyed.

"It is the True Blood of a Yao Beast!"

"When the Young Lord was undergoing his transformation, he actually triggered the most fundamental power within the Yao Beast blood!"

"He is worthy of being an ancient remnant lineage; he can evolve to this extent on just his first transformation!"

That voice also laughed, "As long as we give the Young Lord a few years to develop, everything will be fine!"

"However, most of the power was absorbed by the Young Lord, so the improvement Lin Yuan obtained is limited. Think of a way to make up for it afterward to delay some time for the Young Lord."

"Of course, I still have some Medicinal Pills here. Although they have strong side effects, it won't be a problem to last a few years."

Gate Master Tie Kongshan stroked his beard and smiled.

And just as they were celebrating prematurely, the Marrow Cleansing Pool finally stopped boiling, returning to its initially calm and waveless state.

Suddenly—the water surface exploded, and a figure broke through the water!

"Congratulations—"

Gate Master Tie Kongshan had intended to offer congratulations, but after seeing the person's appearance, obvious astonishment appeared on his face.

How could it be you?

Lin Yuan stood up from the pool, waterfalls of water cascading down his bulging muscles, shimmering with a cold, silvery light in the dim glow.

Compared to a few breaths ago, his body had grown larger, and every muscle was like meticulously carved granite, containing explosive power.

Having absorbed the energy accumulated in the Marrow Cleansing Pool, Lin Yuan's cultivation had made another Breakthrough, reaching the third level of the True Aperture Realm.

Even more terrifying was his pure Physical Body strength, which had reached an upper limit.

A single arm swing, one hundred and eight thousand catties!

A value that could only possibly appear in ancient legends had appeared vividly in the real world.

If he met Hong Tianming again, he'd be disappointed if he couldn't beat him to death in three punches!

"Sect Master Tie, this Opportunity is truly excellent; I am very satisfied."

Lin Yuan walked out of the pool and put on his outer garment.

"As long as you are satisfied."

Sect Master Tie nodded blankly, seeing the now turbid and unbearable Marrow Cleansing Pool, wanting to cry but having no tears.

Splash. The pool rippled again, and Xiao Yongnian silently emerged from beneath the water, casting an inquiring look at Sect Master Tie.

Sect Master Tie guiltily averted his gaze, because he discovered that the Young Lord hadn't even broken through to the True Aperture Realm, let alone undergone a transformation.

The accumulation that their lineage had worked hard for decades to build had gone to an outsider for nothing!

Yet, he couldn't show it and could only reveal a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Xiao Yongnian, I have some Medicinal Pills here; I will hand them to you for use later."

Xiao Yongnian was also bitter in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud, feeling as miserable as if he had eaten something truly foul.

"Many thanks to Sect Master Tie for the reward..."

In the days that followed, the Outer Sect of the Liuyun Sect was peaceful.

Occasionally someone would challenge an expert on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, but few succeeded.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs; those who needed to Cultivate were cultivating, those who needed to gain experience were out gaining experience, and some others, having completely seen the reality of their situation, had started pulling strings, hoping to be sent out to manage the Sect's secular industries.

A few days later, an order suddenly came from the Sect Leader's small courtyard.

Summon the top five of the Hidden Dragon Ranking here immediately.

Lin Yuan and the others finished their arduous training and arrived at the Sect Leader's small courtyard. In its vast courtyard, a small flying boat was docked, and a stern-faced middle-aged man stood beside Gate Master Tie Kongshan.

"Everyone, this is Elder Meng Yuansheng of the Outer Affairs of Ziyun Peak in the Inner Sect, here to escort you to the trial."

"Greetings, Elder Meng."

The five of them offered their greetings in turn.

Even the three disciples from the noble families were very polite.

Because the Ziyun Peak where Meng Yuansheng belonged was one of the three main Peaks of the Inner Sect; not only did it consistently produce one person to serve as the Hall Master of the Upper Three Halls, but many Sect Masters throughout the generations had come from this Peak.

"Enough idle talk, I will take you to the dawei airship."

Meng Yuansheng was uninterested; he did not believe that Lin Yuan and the others had any hope of becoming True Disciples, and he had only come here to complete a task.

Lin Yuan and the others did not hesitate and immediately boarded his small flying boat.

Driven by Spirit Stones, the flying boat sped into the sky at an extremely fast pace. About half an hour later, a massive aerial fortress came into everyone's view.

It was a large airship about five hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide. Its bottom was black, covered with planks on top, with a high watchtower at each of the four corners. The gunwales were painted gold, and brocade sails and magnificent banners hung from it.

In its center, which was also the highest point of the airship, there was a nine-story tower with upturned eaves, surrounded by dimly visible buildings accompanying it like stars around the moon, possessing a naturally majestic atmosphere.

This was the treasure of the Liuyun Sect's Inner Sect, the dawei airship, full name the Dragon Kingdom-Engineered Wave-Breaking dawei airship!

It possessed power rivaling that of an expert at the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, and its endurance was even better.

Meng Yuansheng's small boat docked at the bottom of the airship, and the group entered the interior of the airship via a staircase.

"Let's go, come with me to meet the Grand Elder."

Meng Yuansheng led the people toward the central high tower, encountering many Inner Sect Disciples along the way.

By the time they arrived, the area in front of the high tower was already bustling with people; more than one hundred Geniuses from the Inner Sect had gathered there.

The sound of their discussions was like a boiling pot of porridge, filling the air with a layer of excitement and tension.

Influenced by the atmosphere, Song Zhipeng, Xiao Yongnian, and the others also became nervous. This was not the Outer Sect; disciples from noble families were everywhere, and no one would care about your status.

Only Lin Yuan remained calm.

The reason was simple.

One hundred and eight thousand catties! It really is a number worth savoring.

Anyone who possessed this power would be as calm as him, even if they were confined to a wheelchair.