“Thank you for your praise, Vice Palace Master Yao.” Lin Yun clasped his fists.
“Lin Yun, today you’ve truly shown me, and all the Eternals, your real strength. I believe you’ve revealed all your abilities and trump cards today. It’s truly impressive,” Vice Palace Master Yao said with a broad smile.
With such a remarkable prodigy emerging in the Heavenly God Palace, Vice Palace Master Yao was naturally delighted.
“You’re too kind, Vice Palace Master,” Lin Yun replied with a polite smile.
“By passing the sixth stage, your reward is three thousand six hundred Haoyue Crystals. Here, take them!” Vice Palace Master Yao waved his hand, presenting three thousand six hundred Haoyue Crystals.
“That’s three thousand six hundred Haoyue Crystals!”
“No one has ever earned so many Haoyue Crystals in the initiation test before.”
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Many Eternals at the scene cast envious glances.
Typically, those taking the initiation test only earned one or two hundred Haoyue Crystals. Even passing the third stage to earn four hundred was a rare feat.
Moreover, the initiation test was the easiest opportunity to earn Haoyue Crystals in the Heavenly God Palace. For ordinary Eternals, aside from the rewards distributed every thousand years from the rankings, there were few other chances to obtain them.
But earning rewards from the rankings posed a problem.
For newly ascended Eternals, their rankings were inevitably low, yielding meagre rewards. Without Haoyue Crystals, they couldn’t advance quickly or improve their rankings, trapping them in a vicious cycle where the strong grew stronger and the weak remained weak.
Thus, low-realm Eternals mostly had to rely on their own cultivation.
Only someone like Lin Yun, with history-defying strength, could break this cycle.
Naturally, the Eternals envied Lin Yun, who, shortly after becoming an Eternal, had earned so many Haoyue Crystals in succession.
But they also understood that Lin Yun had earned this through his own strength.
“Thank you, Vice Palace Master Yao.” Lin Yun smiled and accepted the Haoyue Crystals.
“Lin Yun, from your performance today, your physical body, swordsmanship, and divine sense are all exceptional. To reach this level after only a few decades of cultivation is remarkable,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
Then, his tone shifted: “If there’s a flaw, it’s your cultivation realm. If your realm were higher, I believe passing the seventh stage would’ve been no issue.”
“Vice Palace Master Yao, Lin Yun has only been an Eternal for a month. It’s normal for his realm to be low among Eternals. Reaching the second stage of the Eternal realm in just a month is already extraordinary,” the master of Xiaoyao Tower interjected.
Vice Palace Master Yao nodded with a smile: “I understand that, of course. I’m simply advising Lin Yun that cultivation realm is fundamental, so advancing it must be a core priority.”
Turning to Lin Yun, he continued: “Lin Yun, with these Haoyue Crystals, plus those your master gave you before, you have enough to smoothly reach the third stage of the Eternal realm. This will save you thousands of years of cultivation time, greatly boosting your efficiency.”
“Yes, Vice Palace Master Yao,” Lin Yun nodded.
The Eternals present understood this too. After today, it wouldn’t take long for Lin Yun to reach the third stage of the Eternal realm, a certainty.
“However, once you reach the third stage, you’ll face the bottleneck of a major realm. Minor realm advancements can rely on Haoyue Crystals, but crossing a major realm depends on you alone,” Vice Palace Master Yao said.
“Vice Palace Master Yao, what’s needed to break through the bottleneck and reach the Myriad Things realm?” Lin Yun asked curiously.
Lin Yun had long suspected that crossing major realms wasn’t as simple as using Haoyue or Qiankun Crystals. If it were, mass production would be possible.
Having only been an Eternal for a month, and spending that time preparing for the initiation test since joining the Heavenly God Palace, Lin Yun hadn’t yet considered this.
Now that Vice Palace Master Yao brought it up, it was indeed time for Lin Yun to think about it.
For most Eternals, a lack of Haoyue Crystals slowed their realm advancement, and crossing major realms was even harder.
For Lin Yun, resources like Haoyue or Qiankun Crystals wouldn’t truly limit his progress, given his Qiankun Supreme Cauldron. At most, it would take some effort to acquire them.
What would truly restrict Lin Yun’s advancement was the bottleneck of major realms!
“Regarding breaking through major realm bottlenecks, consult your master later. He’ll surely explain in detail,” Vice Palace Master Yao said with a smile.
“I understand, disciple,” Lin Yun replied.
“You’re still young, not even a hundred years old, so there’s no rush to cross major realms. With your prodigious talent, I’m confident you’ll overcome it. It’s just a matter of time,” Vice Palace Master Yao said, still smiling.
“Well, I should be going.”
With that, Vice Palace Master Yao soared into the air and left.
The Eternals at the scene dispersed amid discussions, sighs, and exclamations.
News of Lin Yun passing the sixth stage of the initiation test and setting a new record had already spread through communication bracelets to all Eternals.
Even those not present learned of it!
Everyone understood that Lin Yun’s future was boundless.
Take Li Tian, ranked twelfth on the Heavenly God List. Over ten thousand years ago, he set a record by passing the fourth stage of the initiation test, and now he was twelfth.
With Lin Yun now setting a record by passing the sixth stage, everyone believed he would surely rank high on the Heavenly God List in the future, achieving no less than Li Tian.
It was only a matter of time.
After Vice Palace Master Yao left, Lin Yun returned to Emperor Huoyun.
“Master,” Lin Yun clasped his hands.
“Haha, well done, lad. Today, you’ve made me see you in a new light. I didn’t expect you to have hidden so much strength before,” Emperor Huoyun said, beaming.
With Lin Yun performing so brilliantly, Emperor Huoyun, as his master, was overjoyed and felt proud.
Moreover, with Lin Yun’s remarkable talent, his future achievements would surely be great, strengthening their Huoyun Empire faction within the Heavenly God Palace.
“Lin Yun, congratulations on setting a new initiation test record. Your performance today was eye-opening and truly made me see you in a new light,” the patriarch of the Mu Clan quickly offered congratulations, with a hint of flattery.
