The discovery ignited immense hope in Lin Yun’s heart.
He desperately longed to rid himself of the Soul-Breaking Poison!
As his body’s particles absorbed the pool’s energy, Lin Yun noticed it had a slight purifying effect on the poison.
But the poison was too potent. The energy could only dilute its concentration in the particles, not eliminate it entirely.
“It’s somewhat effective, but… not enough,” Lin Yun said with a wry, helpless smile.
His newfound hope crumbled as quickly as it had risen.
No matter. He’d focus on absorbing the pool’s energy for now.
If the eighth floor couldn’t cure the poison, he’d pin his hopes on the ninth.
His immediate priority was seizing this floor’s merit!
As he absorbed the energy, his body underwent dramatic changes.
About five hours later, he’d consumed over half the pool’s energy.
Suddenly, every part of his body began to break down, regenerate, and reassemble at the particle level—first his organs, then his meridians, bones, flesh, and skin…
The process was extraordinary.
“I’m breaking through to the Nirvana Body!”
Lin Yun’s heart surged with joy.
This breakthrough involved systematically dismantling and reconstructing every particle of his body from the inside out!
He finally understood why it was called the Nirvana Body.
‘Nirvana’ meant destruction followed by rebirth!
Without the seventh floor’s vision of particle-level decomposition and reassembly, breaking through to the Nirvana Body would have been nearly impossible.
The seventh floor had provided the theoretical foundation for this breakthrough.
Without it, even this pool’s energy might not have sufficed.
“Hm?”
“What’s happening?”
Lin Yun was stunned to discover that as his particles shattered, the Soul-Breaking Poison, deeply embedded in each one, shattered too!
The newly formed, reassembled particles were pristine, free of any impurities—including the poison!
“The process of destruction, regeneration, and reassembly is breaking the poison in each particle!” Lin Yun’s heart pounded with shock.
“Haha! Yes! This is it! Amazing!!!”
After a moment of stunned realization, Lin Yun erupted in elation.
Fueled by this joy, his body continued transforming.
When the final patch of skin completed its particle-level cycle of destruction, regeneration, and reassembly, the transformation ceased.
Lin Yun leaped from the pool, his body brimming with power.
Early Nirvana Body!
His physical form had reached the early Nirvana Body stage.
But that wasn’t the most important part. He could no longer sense the Soul-Breaking Poison!
It had vanished completely from his body!
“It’s gone!”
“Haha, it’s gone!”
“The Soul-Breaking Poison is really… really gone!”
Lin Yun laughed wildly, trembling with excitement.
No words could capture the overwhelming joy and exhilaration in his heart!
Free of the poison, he felt lighter in both body and soul!
“Let’s test my inner strength!”
He channeled his inner energy.
A surge of immense power flowed, condensing into a glowing orb in his hand.
“I… I can use my inner strength again!”
Gazing at the orb, Lin Yun’s eyes welled up, his hands shaking uncontrollably.
This feeling—so familiar, so exhilarating!
For twenty years, the Soul-Breaking Poison had suppressed him.
He’d been mocked as a cripple, frustration gnawing at him, yet he’d been helpless, truly broken.
The Fire Emperor’s disappointed sighs, the pained looks from loved ones, and the smug sneers of enemies like the Dongguo Clan—they were etched in his memory!
The torment had haunted him relentlessly.
At times, he’d feared his life might end in ruin…
Who could understand the agony of those twenty years?!
But now!
The dazzling Lin Yun had returned triumphant!
“To hell with the Soul-Breaking Poison! I, Lin Yun, am back! Haha!”
He hurled the glowing orb skyward, laughing uproariously.
“Master, congratulations! You can roam the heavens again,” Little White’s excited voice echoed in his mind.
Snapped out of his fervor, Lin Yun reined in his emotions, embarrassed by his outburst.
“Master, I never imagined you’d expel the Soul-Breaking Poison this way,” the artifact spirit said.
“Indeed. You said I’d need the Chaos Body to purge it. I didn’t expect breaking through to the Nirvana Body would do it!” Lin Yun said, beaming.
“Master, it’s not the Nirvana Body’s strength that expelled the poison. It’s the breakthrough process—destruction, regeneration, and reassembly—that destroyed it. I didn’t know this before,” the spirit clarified.
It continued, “If someone with the Nirvana Body were poisoned, they couldn’t expel it. Only a Chaos Body cultivator could force it out with sheer physical power.”
Lin Yun nodded, understanding.
His cure wasn’t due to the Nirvana Body’s strength but the unique breakthrough process that eradicated the poison.
His earlier breakthrough from Myriad Forms Body to Tianhao Body hadn’t worked because it lacked this particle-level destruction and reassembly.
“Curing the Soul-Breaking Poison makes this Wuji Realm trip and entering the Wuji Heavenly Palace worth every moment!” Lin Yun said, grinning.
“And when Master learns I’ve recovered, he’ll be thrilled!”
“Our family, loved ones, and friends will be overjoyed!”
“And the Dongguo Clan, the Demon Clan, and that Heavenly Demon Di Yong—when I return in glory, they’ll see I, Lin Yun, am not so easily defeated!”
Lin Yun clenched his fists, his voice sharp, his dark eyes blazing with a fierce intensity absent for twenty years.
For two decades, those who mocked and scorned him would soon face the reality of his resurgence!
“Master, there’s still some energy in the pool. Finish absorbing it—don’t waste it,” the spirit advised.
“Haha, right, right!” Lin Yun laughed, nodding eagerly.
