After handing the corpse to Zou Dongsheng, he left the room.
Inside the chamber.
“Time to open the fifth divine vein.”
Having made up his mind, Lin Yun reviewed the route for the fifth divine vein in the Divine Vein Technique once more.
He then entered the One-Thought Illuminated Heart Tower and took out a jade gourd.
All the beastman’s essence blood had been stored inside this gourd.
Opening a divine vein was no easy feat. Apart from the difficulty of gathering essence blood, actually forging the vein was equally challenging. Essence blood was merely the prerequisite; possessing it did not guarantee success.
The further one progressed, the harder it became.
Yet Lin Yun was reasonably confident about opening his fifth divine vein.
“Let’s begin.”
Lin Yun uncorked the gourd and drank one-tenth of the essence blood.
Once it entered his stomach, he immediately guided it along the route of the fifth divine vein and began forging the vein. Every tiny advance absorbed a portion of the essence blood.
However, the forging of the fifth divine vein was clearly slow and arduous.
The process also brought an unbearable itching sensation throughout his body.
Fortunately, it was still progressing bit by bit. Slow though it was, it at least meant success was possible.
Twenty years passed in a flash.
Inside the One-Thought Illuminated Heart Tower, when the final segment of the fifth divine vein was finally forged, the vein glowed red and fully manifested within Lin Yun’s body.
“The fifth divine vein is complete.” Lin Yun stopped, opened his eyes.
Opening the fifth divine vein had taken twenty years. Midway through, he had consumed essence blood twice more, using a total of three-tenths. Seven-tenths remained.
The more divine veins one opened, the greater the surge in power. The direct strength boost from the fifth divine vein spoke for itself.
“Next comes the sixth divine vein. With seven-tenths of the essence blood left, it should be enough.”
“Continue!”
Resolute, Lin Yun opened the gourd again, drank more essence blood, and began forging the sixth divine vein.
The sixth was far more difficult.
This time, it took Lin Yun a full sixty years to succeed.
The beastman essence blood was completely exhausted.
“At least I succeeded.” Lin Yun opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
With this vein opened, Lin Yun now possessed the same number of divine veins as Zou Dongsheng.
Both of them now held the record for the most divine veins in the Infinite Heavenly Palace.
The opening of the sixth divine vein undoubtedly granted Lin Yun an even more tremendous increase in power.
“Each new divine vein demands higher-quality essence blood. To open the seventh, just obtaining essence blood of sufficient quality will be extremely difficult,” Lin Yun sighed.
Moreover, even with the essence blood prepared, opening the seventh would be extraordinarily hard.
He had already found the sixth divine vein incredibly taxing and had nearly failed. The difficulty rose exponentially with each vein.
After all, even Zou Dongsheng had only reached the sixth and had never managed to open the seventh. That alone showed how daunting the seventh truly was.
Lin Yun then stood up and left the One-Thought Illuminated Heart Tower.
Back in the guest room, he immediately sought out Zou Dongsheng.
“How did it go, Young Master?” Zou Dongsheng asked the moment he saw him.
“The sixth divine vein has been successfully opened,” Lin Yun replied.
“Excellent!” Zou Dongsheng was overjoyed at the news.
“Opening the seventh, however, will probably be very difficult,” Lin Yun said.
“Naturally. To open the seventh divine vein, one must at least reach the Supreme realm. A higher cultivation realm grants stronger vein-forging capability, making the seventh possible,” Zou Dongsheng explained.
“I see.” Lin Yun nodded.
“From now on, Young Master, you should focus more on raising your cultivation realm,” Zou Dongsheng advised.
“Of course,” Lin Yun agreed.
“To reach the Harmonisation Realm, apart from comprehending the necessary insights, you’ll also need to cultivate with Bright Moon Crystal Stones. Roughly four hundred and fifty million will be required,” Zou Dongsheng said.
He flipped his hand, producing a storage ring.
“This ring contains exactly four hundred and fifty million Bright Moon Crystal Stones. Some come from selling the beastman corpse; the rest I prepared for you, Young Master.”
With that, Zou Dongsheng handed the storage ring to Lin Yun.
