The next moment, Lin Yun turned into an after-image and instantly shot to the stone platform. He reached out and seized the Origin Heart in one grasp.
Both the Origin Heart and the Origin Tree inside Lin Yun’s body began to fluctuate violently.
The Origin Heart, which had originally been extremely hard, instantly dissolved into countless black specks the moment it was held in Lin Yun’s hand and merged into his palm.
The countless black specks that entered his palm rapidly surged into his dantian sea and then flowed directly towards the Origin Tree.
Lin Yun had experienced this before, so he was not surprised.
“Haha, I truly never expected to obtain this fragment of the Origin Heart without the slightest effort!” Lin Yun laughed excitedly.
Whether it was the first Origin Heart or this second one, Lin Yun had obtained both with remarkable ease.
He grew even more expectant. Once this second Origin Heart fused with the Origin Tree, what kind of special ability would it grant him?
“This is no place to linger. I should leave first and let the Origin Heart slowly fuse with the Origin Tree inside my body.” Lin Yun said to himself.
After all, the opening of the broken-sword monument and the appearance of the passage had been witnessed by everyone present. Staying too long might attract some major power and bring unnecessary trouble.
Moreover, never lingering at the site of a great harvest was a habit Lin Yun had developed through countless adventures and trials.
Having made up his mind, Lin Yun scanned the chamber once more. Finding nothing else, he immediately headed out.
Boom!
The instant Lin Yun stepped out of the chamber, the chamber behind him suddenly began to collapse. The collapse spread rapidly along the passage.
“Go!”
Lin Yun exploded with speed, turning into a streak of light and racing outwards at full tilt.
Why had neither the formations in the passage nor the one in the chamber activated when he entered?
Lin Yun guessed it was very likely related to the Origin Tree inside his body.
He suspected the same reason had caused the broken-sword sculpture’s passage to open.
If that was true, then whoever had set this place up had probably done so to protect the Origin Heart and wait for someone possessing the Origin Tree to come and claim it.
As for who had arranged it and why, Lin Yun had no way of knowing.
“No matter which senior left this behind, it must have been so the Origin Heart could fulfil its purpose. What I, Lin Yun, can do is ensure this Origin Heart achieves exactly that!” Lin Yun vowed silently.
On the square.
Many of the cultivators had gathered around to watch.
Everyone was speculating and discussing whether there was some ruin below, or perhaps an inheritance or treasure.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Lin Yun’s figure shot out of the passage at high speed.
The instant he emerged, the passage completely collapsed and was buried once more.
Seeing Lin Yun appear, the crowd hurriedly scattered, filled with awe.
Lin Yun transformed into a beam of light, soared into the sky, and vanished from sight in the blink of an eye.
…
In mid-air.
“This time it really was effortless.” Lin Yun sped along with a broad smile.
In the past, whenever Lin Yun explored ruins or sought treasures, he usually had to overcome countless hardships.
This time had been absurdly smooth, truly requiring no effort at all.
While flying, the Origin Heart that had turned into countless black specks gathered onto one of the branches of the Origin Tree, completely fusing with it and becoming embedded in that branch.
Once the Origin Heart was fully embedded, that branch rapidly grew and extended, becoming extraordinarily lush.
The entire Origin Tree underwent another growth spurt. The intensity of the energy released by the Origin Tree also saw a remarkably obvious increase.
With the strengthened energy from the Origin Tree flowing into Lin Yun’s dantian sea and combining with his inner force, the boost it provided to the power of his inner force would now be noticeably greater.
After this Origin Heart successfully fused with the Origin Tree, two of the tree’s five branches were now fully grown. Only three branches remained without an Origin Heart fused to them.
“Now to test the special effect granted by this second Origin Heart.” Filled with anticipation, Lin Yun activated the second Origin Heart within his body.
Once an Origin Heart grew on the Origin Tree, it could absorb the tree’s energy and be controlled and activated by Lin Yun.
Buzz!
The moment Lin Yun activated this second Origin Heart, an incomparably vast power instantly surged forth from it, rapidly spreading throughout his entire body.
“It’s strength!”
“Such immense, domineering, utterly pure strength!”
“Haha! Amazing!”
Lin Yun clenched his fists tightly. Feeling the surging power, he laughed aloud in excitement.
For any cultivator, possessing tremendous strength was an utterly thrilling matter.
Moreover, this surge of strength was extraordinarily powerful. Its amplification far exceeded that of his four divine veins and was also far greater than the boosts from the Divine Dragon Claw or the Dragon Emperor Bone!
Lin Yun even felt that the strength enhancement provided by this Origin Heart alone slightly surpassed the combined total strength increase from his four divine veins, the Divine Dragon Claw, and the Dragon Emperor Bone put together.
