“Alright.”
Lin Yun smiled and hooked pinkies with Yu Ying.
Then, with a chuckle, he turned to Yun Shang.
“Yun Shang, shall we hook pinkies too?”
“Your words just now are enough,” Yun Shang said with a gentle smile.
“For the next year, I’ll likely stay home most of the time. I’ll make a trip to Earth soon to bring Su Yan, Qin Shi, and the others over,” Lin Yun said, smiling.
“Great!” Yu Ying beamed with joy.
“By the way, in the four hundred years I was away, any changes at home?” Lin Yun asked.
During his long seclusion, Lin Yun had been cut off from all news.
“Our daughter has become the Xingwu Empire’s top array master, and her realm has reached the Ninth Turn Tribulation Realm. Yi’er has also reached the Ninth Turn Tribulation Realm. They have access to the empire’s best resources, including top-tier manuals and weapons,” Yu Ying said.
Lin Yun couldn’t help but marvel. His daughter and son were now over a thousand years old.
Yet in his eyes, they would always be his children.
Yun Shang added, “Yi’er has made notable achievements in body refinement. Emperor Fire Cloud has taken good care of him, providing many resources and opportunities to enhance his body refinement. Recently, Yi’er’s physical realm reached the Heavenly Hao Body.”
For a Ninth Turn Tribulation Realm cultivator, achieving the Heavenly Hao Body was quite impressive.
“Really? Seems that lad can endure quite a bit,” Lin Yun said, a gratified smile on his face.
“Also, in these four hundred years, at the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Sect Leader and several elders attempted to cross the tribulation. Only the Sect Leader narrowly succeeded. The others who tried all failed,” Yun Shang said.
Lin Yun was stunned for a few seconds upon hearing this.
“No way around it. Crossing the tribulation to reach immortality is incredibly difficult. The Sect Leader’s success is already remarkable,” Lin Yun said with a sigh.
Lin Yun hadn’t known about the Sect Leader’s successful tribulation, as he had blocked public communications during his seclusion.
Come to think of it, the Sect Leader and the elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect were already quite old when Lin Yun joined. After his two seclusions, a thousand years had passed. If they didn’t attempt the tribulation, they would have only a few hundred years of lifespan left.
Immediately, Lin Yun contacted the Sect Leader via his communication bracelet.
“Congratulations, Sect Leader, on achieving immortality. I was in seclusion earlier and couldn’t personally offer my congratulations,” Lin Yun sent.
The Sect Leader quickly replied, “Lin Yun, if not for the resources you provided, helping me reach the Ninth Turn Tribulation Realm so quickly, I wouldn’t have attempted the tribulation so soon. I owe you my thanks.”
“Sect Leader, your success was mainly due to your own efforts. I’ll send you some Qiankun Crystal Stones later to aid your progress,” Lin Yun replied.
He continued, “By the way, has my Master, Elder Cui, attempted the tribulation?”
Yun Shang had mentioned that several elders failed their tribulations, but Lin Yun wasn’t sure if Elder Cui was among them.
“Your Master, Elder Cui, underwent reincarnation once, so he’s relatively young, only about a thousand years old, much younger than the other elders. He hasn’t attempted the tribulation yet. But the others…” The Sect Leader trailed off with a long sigh.
“Sect Leader, crossing the tribulation is inherently perilous. Most cultivators are destined to fail. There’s no helping it,” Lin Yun said.
The elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect, like Elder Mei Gu, had treated Lin Yun well. Their failures pained him.
But Lin Yun had done all he could, using his resources and the Coffin of Mystery to help them reach the Ninth Turn Tribulation Realm.
The tribulation itself was beyond his control.
After a brief chat, Lin Yun ended the communication.
“Yu Ying, Yun Shang, are you preparing for your tribulations?” Lin Yun asked, looking at them.
“Emperor Fire Cloud has given us some tasks to accumulate fortune, and we’re working on them to prepare for the tribulation,” Yu Ying said.
“Take your time. You both have fifteen hundred to two thousand years of lifespan left, so there’s no rush,” Lin Yun said earnestly.
“Don’t worry, Lin Yun. We’ll prepare thoroughly,” Yu Ying said with a sweet smile.
…
The next month, Lin Yun visited Earth to see Fatty, his senior sister, and others, bringing his loved ones back for a reunion.
While at home, he also checked on his son and daughter’s cultivation progress.
He visited the Sect Leader, delivering resources, and saw Elder Cui, as well as old friends from the Xingwu Empire like King Bei Liang, Du Yuanzi, and the Wanderer.
…
A month later, inside the One Thought Clear Heart Tower.
Lin Yun prepared to resume cultivation.
During his four-hundred-year seclusion, he had been immersed in swordsmanship, his mind never resting.
This past month, he hadn’t cultivated at all, treating it as a break to relax and adjust.
But with the Demon Lord still a threat, Lin Yun didn’t dare rest too long.
“Next, it’s time to cultivate *Extinguishing Heavenly Fire*,” Lin Yun murmured.
*Extinguishing Heavenly Fire* was a reward from passing the ultimate test, a signature sacred technique of the Heavenly Fire Temple.
It had nine levels.
The first level: Heaven-Burning Monarch Fire.
The Monarch Fire resides in the upper burner, governing the entire body, and must be ignited by the heart.
A strong heart fire leads to a strong Monarch Fire; a weak heart fire makes it hard to form.
Ten days later.
“Extinguishing Heavenly Fire, First Level: Heaven-Burning Monarch Fire!”
From his heart, Lin Yun ignited the vast inner force in his Dantian Sea, transforming it into a refined flame that surged out instantly.
Raising his hand, a blaze erupted from his palm.
Whoosh!
The firelight surged, illuminating the space in red, distorting it instantly. The entire One Thought Clear Heart Tower trembled with a buzzing sound.
“Not good!”
Lin Yun quickly withdrew the technique, and the commotion subsided.
“That was close. The space in the One Thought Clear Heart Tower nearly collapsed from the burning!” Lin Yun exclaimed.
He was certain that if he had continued, the tower’s space would have collapsed, destroying it entirely.
Then, Lin Yun grinned. “But this power is truly formidable!”
He could feel that *Extinguishing Heavenly Fire* was an extraordinary flame, terrifyingly powerful, as if it could incinerate space itself.
It was indeed a signature sacred technique of the Heavenly Fire Temple!
