Send an eighth-level Heavenly Demon to the human territory for assassination?
Eighth-level Heavenly Demons couldn’t be dispatched to human lands lightly.
This failure made the Demon Commander feel that even dispatching an eighth-level demon wouldn’t guarantee success.
Lin Yun was just too uncanny!
In other words, this failure convinced the Demon Lord that assassinating Lin Yun, especially on human territory, was no longer feasible.
After several furious roars, the Demon Commander slumped back onto his throne, drained.
He considered himself a legendary figure, yet he kept stumbling because of this Lin Yun.
“I should’ve listened to Di Jiang back then…” the Demon Commander murmured weakly.
When Lin Yun had just become the lord of Dongyuan Prefecture, Di Jiang suggested eliminating him, warning that sparing him would lead to endless trouble.
At the time, Lin Yun was merely a newly ascended Tribulation Realm cultivator, unworthy of the Demon Commander’s attention. He dismissed Di Jiang’s advice.
Now, he regretted ignoring it. Back then, killing Lin Yun would’ve been as easy as crushing an ant.
Now, after this failed assassination, he was powerless.
Regret came too late, especially since Lin Yun had already killed Di Jiang in their last encounter.
After a moment of silence, the Demon Commander stood, preparing to report to the Demon Lord.
He knew this failure would bring the Demon Lord’s questioning and scolding, possibly even doubts about his competence.
But he had no choice but to face it.
Still, he felt aggrieved. It wasn’t his incompetence; this Lin Yun was just too freakish!
…
Meanwhile.
Fire Cloud Empire, Divine Capital City.
Upon returning to the Lin Residence, Lin Yun went straight to the training room and began secluded cultivation.
Inside the training room.
Lin Yun took out the Purple Cloud Tower given by Fire Cloud Emperor, established a connection with it, and entered.
“Eightfold time-flow rate, not bad,” Lin Yun said with a satisfied smile.
Four years inside would be just half a year outside.
Next, Lin Yun summoned Fei Huo’s corpse and the Qiankun Supreme Cauldron.
“Let’s see how many Qiankun Crystals Fei Huo’s corpse can yield,” Lin Yun said, curious and expectant.
This was, after all, a seventh-level Qiongqi Heavenly Demon.
He tossed the corpse into the Qiankun Supreme Cauldron, which began processing it.
After some time, it produced 20,000 Qiankun Crystals.
“So many from one corpse!” Lin Yun was astonished.
“Master, it’s a seventh-level Heavenly Demon with Qiongqi bloodline, likely top-tier among its peers. Even among same-realm Heavenly Demons, the yield of Qiankun Crystals varies,” the cauldron’s spirit explained.
“Understood,” Lin Yun nodded, pleased with the bonus.
Ten such demons could yield around 200,000 Qiankun Crystals, though the demon race had few of this caliber.
“Next, I’ll advance my realm.”
Determined, Lin Yun took out Qiankun Crystals and began absorbing and refining them.
With 160,000 Qiankun Crystals, breaking through to the third level of the Myriad Things Realm was well within reach.
Each crystal turned into vast energy, cycling through his body under his guidance, ultimately merging into his boundless, galaxy-like Dantian Sea.
With each absorption, the Dantian Sea glowed, expanding slightly…
…
About half a year later.
When his galaxy-like Dantian Sea expanded to a certain point, a powerful energy surged through his body.
From inside out, Lin Yun’s entire being was comprehensively strengthened and elevated.
His aura soared in that moment.
When the phenomenon subsided, his aura had reached the third level of the Myriad Things Realm!
“Great, third level Myriad Things Realm!”
Lin Yun opened his eyes, exhaled deeply, and felt elated.
Realm was the foundation, so its advancement was crucial and the most noticeable!
He consumed 43,000 Qiankun Crystals, a few thousand more than expected.
“No shortage of Qiankun Crystals, so I’ll push to the peak of the third level.”
Resolved, Lin Yun resumed cultivation.
About half a month later.
His galaxy-like Dantian Sea had expanded to its limit; no amount of Qiankun Crystals could make it budge further.
“Phew, peak third level Myriad Things Realm. I’ve hit a bottleneck,” Lin Yun said, opening his eyes.
Reaching this point so quickly was thanks to Qiankun Crystals. Ordinary Myriad Things Realm cultivators relied on slowly absorbing cosmic essence.
But Lin Yun knew that no matter how many Qiankun Crystals he had, the next bottleneck depended on himself.
Major bottlenecks were immensely difficult.
To break from Eternal Realm to Myriad Things Realm, he’d traveled for years, only succeeding after gaining insight from observing creation at the Human Emperor’s ruins. Without that opportunity, it could’ve taken ages.
The bottleneck from Myriad Things Realm to Dominion Realm was exponentially harder.
“Without a special opportunity, relying on myself to reach Dominion Realm could take thousands of years, or even tens of thousands if it goes poorly,” Lin Yun murmured.
But that was inevitable. If Dominion Realm were easy, it wouldn’t be so rare.
Its immense difficulty made every Dominion Realm cultivator formidable.
“Even if I can’t reach Dominion Realm, my impact can still rival it,” Lin Yun mused.
If war broke out, his current strength could make him a pillar of the human race.
With his realm at a bottleneck, he shifted focus to other areas.
“Next, I’ll fully cultivate the Infinite Dharma Form and Tianyuan Sword Technique,” Lin Yun decided.
After prior seclusion, many aspects had reached their limits, but these two still had room for growth.
