56: Chapter 56 Young Master Lin, the calligraphy and painting I gave you

[Ding! Your ranking on the Yue Kingdom Heroes Ranking has risen to fourth place, life stealer system activated! The entry "Steel Tendons and Iron Bones Lv.1" is evolving, evolving... Congratulations, you have obtained "Steel Tendons and Iron Bones Lv.6"]

[Steel Tendons and Iron Bones Lv.6: Increases the cultivation speed of Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, strengthens the limits of Cultivation Techniques, current multiplier is 7 times]

Lin Yuan was originally meditating in the quiet room, consolidating the Realm he had just broken through, when the System's notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.

The next moment, a terrifying power emerged from the Void Realm and poured into his body.

Whoosh!

His Physical Body immediately ignited, emitting rays of blinding divine brilliance outwards.

Between heaven and earth, sounds of wind and thunder suddenly arose, not relying on external objects, nor borrowing the might of heaven, but originating from that figure sitting cross-legged in the quiet room.

Lin Yuan's bones rumbled, the old bones shattering, being forcibly squeezed out of his body and scattering as crystalline powder.

The new bones were as white and lustrous as jade, engraved with a profound and mysterious Dao pattern, resembling divine iron and immortal gold.

His blood surged like a bursting river, pressurized to a terrifying state, as if what flowed in his blood vessels was not blood, but a type of liquid metal.

Changing bones and replacing blood, a transformation and Rebirth!

Lin Yuan's Physical Body seemed to have transformed into a small world; his bones were the heavenly pillars, his blood the rivers and seas, and the divine brilliance he radiated automatically gathered behind his head, condensing into a halo of light.

Transcending the mundane, a true saint among men!

He opened his eyes, and within the depths of his pupils, stars seemed to flicker and fade.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the wind and thunder died down, the divine light retracted, and the massive transformation of his Physical Body vanished without a trace.

Lin Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the power leaping within his muscles, and slowly let out a breath.

He was trying hard to keep a straight face, really; anyone who played an account like this and didn't immediately burst out laughing could go to the hospital to get diagnosed with depression.

A several-fold enhancement, his stats... forget it, it's not even worth mentioning; they had already reached a point where just looking at them would cause an explosion.

Endurance, defense, agility, resistance, neural response, dynamic vision... stacked layer upon layer, they had caused a complete change in his body.

For example, Lin Yuan focused his mind and breath, trying hard to concentrate his gaze on the wall of the quiet room, where there was a small green patch with mold attached.

As he concentrated, the image before his eyes magnified bit by bit, from the green patch to the mold's tissue structure, then to a single organism, and finally, he actually saw an extremely tiny spherical object.

That was a cell nucleus.

Viewing the cell nucleus with the naked eye, his great stats were completely materialized at this moment.

"This is true power!"

...

Upon coming out of the quiet room, the doorway was actually crowded with people.

The innkeeper of the inn where Lin Yuan was staying was personally guarding the door with a group of subordinates.

"Young Hero Lin Yuan, you have finally come out."

The stout and short innkeeper, his face full of smiles, hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"Boss Zhang, is something the matter?"

Lin Yuan asked.

Boss Zhang hurriedly said: "A few days ago, several factions in Dahuang City sent gifts to you, Young Hero, to celebrate your Breakthrough to the fifth level of True Aperture and your rise to fourth place on the Heroes Ranking. Seeing that you were in closed-door Cultivation, we dared not disturb you, so we kept the gifts here, waiting for you to come out."

"Oh? What did they send?"

Lin Yuan was not the least bit surprised by this.

For Dahuang City to establish a foothold on the border of Wu and Yue, it must certainly smooth things over with the relevant factions of both countries.

As a True Disciple of the Liuyun Sect who had achieved such results, Lin Yuan would at the very least be an Elder with real power in the future, so they certainly had to build a relationship in advance.

"I will have my men bring them over for you."

Boss Zhang hurriedly ordered his subordinates to move the boxes of treasures in from outside, while a servant stood by to announce their names.

"The Wang family of Dahuang City presents one Dragon Pearl from the East Sea, several Spirit Stones..."

Lin Yuan was slightly surprised; this East Sea Dragon Pearl was a rare secret treasure that allowed one to breathe freely underwater when held in the mouth, and it was of immense value.

"The Wang family is very thoughtful."

He nodded, keeping it in mind.

"The Iron Sword Sect of Dahuang City presents Thousand-Tribulation Divine Iron, one piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Jade, several Spirit Stones..."

The Iron Sword Sect, one of the three major factions, was not stingy; in fact, they were even more generous than the Wang family. Both the Thousand-Tribulation Divine Iron and the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Jade were raw materials for forging divine weapons.

Very good, Lin Yuan noted them as well.

"The Black Tiger Gang of Dahuang City presents a piece of calligraphy and painting personally written by their Gang Leader, Black-Heart Tiger..."

"Hmm?"

Say that again, what did the Black Tiger Gang send?

Lin Yuan glanced over; there was a scroll in the Black Tiger Gang's box. He opened it to take a look, and hey! It really was a piece of calligraphy.

Huh?

Was the Black Tiger Gang among those who sent gifts?

It seems not.

As one of the three major factions of Dahuang City, they actually didn't come to give me a gift; they have already invited death upon themselves!

Following that, there were some other factions like the Ghost Spirit Sect and the Golden Sand Gang that sent Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and other items.

A rough estimate placed the value at around fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Of course, besides gifts, there were even more miscellaneous things, such as invitations.

There were those asking to become his apprentice, those inviting him to dine, and even those offering to marry off their daughters, saying they had beautiful, flower-like maidens at home who couldn't sleep at night after seeing him.

Looking at the age, they were only ten years old!

...Do you know you are committing a crime?

Lin Yuan ignored them all. After thanking Boss Zhang, he left Dahuang City and headed to Red Rock Mountain, ten kilometers outside the city.

This was a highly active volcano; the crater constantly spewed thick smoke and raging fire. The power of the earth's veins manifested here, making it suitable for refining treasures.

Lin Yuan took out the Eye of Asura and tossed it into an erupting crater.

The pupil floated and sank in the raging flames, while the earth's vein Qi surged from deep underground through the crater, wearing away the outer shell of the Eye of Asura.

About an hour later, there was a sound of "pop."

The Eye of Asura burst open, and a flickering flame spilled out from within.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan immediately opened the gourd and poured all six types of evil Qi he had collected into it.

The flame, upon meeting the evil Qi, was like gasoline added to a fire; it roared to life, but its color was not the bright yellow of ordinary flames, but pitch black like ink, and it carried a sense of heaviness and stagnation.

This continued for three breaths of time before the black flame suddenly surged, burning through the air all the way into mid-air, dyeing half of Red Rock Mountain black.

Boom!

Just then, the celestial phenomena suddenly changed; wind and clouds gathered, condensing into a dark cloud even deeper and darker than the flames.

The heavens were enraged, appearing not to allow such an evil thing to be born, intending to shatter the darkness with the power of thunder.

Lin Yuan was not alarmed but delighted.

Strike well; it should be struck hard by lightning.

If the Lightning Tribulation did not descend, how would all living beings know that this fire is extraordinary and capable of extinguishing the common people?

As for whether it would fail?

Impossible, because I will take action.