To put it bluntly, in the world today, it would be hard to find orc essence blood of such high quality again.
“The gap to fully opening the eighth divine vein is not too great. Moreover, the essence blood in this gourd is of extremely high quality. It should not take much to completely form the eighth divine vein.” Lin Yun estimated.
“I have no choice but to use some first.”
With that thought, Lin Yun opened the jade gourd, swallowed one-tenth of its essence blood, and guided it toward the eighth divine vein.
This portion was absorbed quickly, and its effect was extraordinarily potent.
Yet because the quantity was small, the eighth divine vein still fell slightly short of full formation.
Lin Yun opened the gourd again and took another tenth.
This was the essence blood he had reserved for the ninth divine vein. Naturally, he felt pained to use it now.
After fully absorbing this second portion, the eighth divine vein finally took complete shape.
“There are nine divine veins in total. I have now opened eight.” Lin Yun sensed the eight divine veins within his body, and excitement filled his heart.
With eight divine veins opened, the power amplification they provided would undoubtedly surge once more.
“The ninth divine vein will probably require the Golden Supreme realm before I can even attempt it.” Lin Yun murmured.
His early Supreme realm was no longer sufficient to clear the final vein.
Still, Lin Yun was content.
“With eight divine veins, breaking through the physical body’s bottleneck to reach the Primordial Body should now be achievable.” Lin Yun looked forward to it with great anticipation.
However, from his experience, it would certainly take a considerable amount of time, possibly thousands of years.
Lin Yun had no intention of pursuing the physical breakthrough right now.
This seclusion had been solely for opening divine veins. With that task accomplished, he prepared to emerge and move on to his next objective.
He would leave the physical breakthrough for his next seclusion, since it would demand a very long period.
“With my current strength, even against a Golden Supreme, I should be able to hold my own in battle.” Lin Yun assessed.
One must understand that at the Supreme level, the gap between even minor realms is staggering. Moreover, anyone who reaches Golden Supreme is exceptional in every aspect. For instance, most Supremes possess Origin Artifacts as weapons.
This was unlike Lin Yun’s time in the Saint, Tongtian, and Xudao realms, where his weapon grade surpassed that of most peers, granting him a direct advantage from armament alone.
At the Supreme realm, fighting across levels is extraordinarily difficult.
Furthermore, Lin Yun’s current combat power still has substantial room for growth. His physical realm can advance.
Once the physical realm improves, the Hunyuan Hand can also be further enhanced.
His divine sense likewise has space to progress.
All of these, however, require significant time. After all, Lin Yun has only recently broken through to Supreme. His potential for growth is vast, and many areas need time to settle and mature.
Once he elevates every aspect, he might even be capable of defeating a Golden Supreme across realms.
After leaving his sleeping chamber, Lin Yun sent a transmission to Zou Dongsheng, asking his location.
“Palace Master, do you wish to see me? As it happens, I have matters to report. I am currently in my Elder Pavilion.” Zou Dongsheng replied via voice transmission.
“Good. I will come to you.” Lin Yun responded briefly, then headed straight for the Elder Pavilion.
The current Wuji Heavenly Palace still had relatively few disciples. Walking through its grounds felt somewhat spacious and empty. One would only occasionally encounter anyone.
“Palace Master.”
“Palace Master.”
The disciples who saw Lin Yun all paid their respects.
Elder Pavilion.
Upon entering, Lin Yun went directly to the courtyard where Great Elder Zou Dongsheng resided.
Zou Dongsheng was already waiting in the courtyard when Lin Yun arrived.
“Palace Master.” Seeing Lin Yun approach, he rose immediately to greet him.
“Zou Dongsheng, I will be away for a while. Please take care of matters in the Wuji Heavenly Palace.” Lin Yun said.
“Rest assured, Palace Master. Attend to your affairs with peace of mind. I will manage the palace well.” Zou Dongsheng agreed without hesitation.
“By the way, during my seclusion, how many cultivators have come forward to join our Wuji Heavenly Palace?” Lin Yun asked.
“People arrive almost every day, but the numbers are small. After careful screening, only about one or two hundred have formally been accepted during this period. The strongest among them is merely a single Tongtian realm cultivator.” Zou Dongsheng replied with a wry smile.
